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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1783
On motion of Mr. [John] Rutledge, seconded by Mr. [Hugh] Williamson,
That the resolutions ofbe transmitted by express to the several States by the Delegates, with a circular letter from the President to the Executive of each State requesting that the said Resolution may be immediately laid before the Legislature of such State as soon as possible and that if the Legislature should not be sitting when the said Resolution shall be received by the said Executive that they may be called to sit as soon as possible in order that they may take the measures necessary for complying with the resolutions of gress within the time limited for that purpose. That it be recommended to the States of Delaware, Maryland and Georgia to send Delegates immediately to Congress, and to each State in the Union to keep up a constant representation of not less than three members as matters of grwat importance to the honor and interest of the United States are now and for some time will be under the consideration of Congress.2
[Note 2: 2 This motion, in the writing of John Rutledge, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 21, folio 325. It is undated.]
Resolved, That it be recommended to the States of Delaware, Maryland and Georgia, to send Delegates immediately to Congress, and to each State in the Union, to keep up a constant representation.
On a report from the war office, on a motion of Mr. [John Taylor] Gilman referred, Congress came to the following resolution:
War Office, February 21st, 1783.
Sir;
I do myself the honor to inform you your Excellency that I have conferred with the Superintendant of Finance on the subject of the
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enclosed motion by Mr. Gilman respecting the additional pay allowed to officers taken from the line to act in the Staff departments, and he is of opinion that the measure will facilitate the settlement of accounts.
Should Congress agree in its propriety they will be pleased to pass the motion into a resolve as proposed by Mr. Gilman.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, II, folio 291.]
Whereas sundry officers in the Army of the United States, have been taken from the line to act in the departments of the general Staff, and are entitled to additional pay in consequence thereof:
Resolved, That it be, and hereby is recommended to the several states, to whom such officers respectively belong, to adjust and discharge, on account of the United States, the deficiencies on the additional pay, to which they are entitled by the resolutions of Congress, in the same manner, and to the same time, they settle their accounts as officers in the line.2
[Note 2: 2 This motion, in the writing of John Taylor Gilman, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, II, folio 27. The indorsement shows that it was referred to the Secretary at War on February 13.]
Congress was resolved into a committee of the whole, to consider further the means of restoring and supporting public credit, and of obtaining from the states substantial funds for funding the whole debt of the United States, and after some time the President resumed the chair, and Mr. [Daniel] Carroll reported, that the committee have taken into consideration the subject referred to them, and are of opinion, that the committee of the whole be discharged and the business referred to a special committee.
Resolved, That Congress agree to the said report.
Ordered, That the committee consist of five.3
[Note 3: 3 The record in Committee Book No. 186 shows that Mr. [Nathaniel] Gorham, Mr. [Alexander] Hamilton, Mr. [James] Madison, Mr. [Thomas] Fitzsimmons, and Mr. [John] Rutledge were appointed, and that they brought in a report March 6. See post March 6, March 18, and April 18.]
On motion of Mr. [David] Ramsay, seconded by Mr. [Ralph] Izard:
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Whereas the passport granted by the Commander in Chief to the ship Amazon, extended only to Wilmington, in the State of Delaware, and the said ship being appointed to carry home sundry citizens of South Carolina now in Philadelphia, who were exiled from Charlestown:
Resolved, That the Secretary at War or his assistant agent of marine be, and he is hereby authorised and directed, to give a passport and safe conduct to the said ship Amazon, to proceed from Wilmington to Philadelphia, there to take on board the said exiled citizens, with their servants and effects, and to proceed with them to Charlestown, or any other port in the State of South Carolina.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of David Ramsay, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, II, folio 33.
On this day, as the indorsement states, was read a letter of the same date, from Captain William Armstrong, respecting the seizure of clothing imported for British prisoners in Pennsylvania. It is in No. 78, I, folio 429.]
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