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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 --SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1783
On motion of Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, seconded by Mr. [James] Duane,
Resolved, That the Superintendant of finance be directed to suspend, until the further order of Congress, the sale of all such goods belonging to the United States as may be necessary for cloathing two thousand troops, and suitable for supplying the Indians at a proposed negotiation with them.
The committee of the week [Mr. James McHenry, Mr. Silas Condiet and Mr. Elbridge Gerry] report that Lt. Andrew Lytle's memorial be read in Congress.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of James McHeary, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, IV, folio 313. Lytle's memorial, dated Princeton, October 2, is on folio 310. The indorsement shows that it was referred to Mr. [Richard] Peters, Mr. [Hugh] Williamson and Mr. [Abraham] Clark. Committee Book, No. 186, states that they reported October 7, and Committee Book No. 191 that the report was acted upon, April 15, 1784.
On this day, as the indorsement states, was read a letter of October 2 from General Washington, enclosing a copy of a letter from Colonel Kosciuszko. It is in No. 152, XI, folio 499. It was referred to Mr. [Jacob] Read, Mr. [Richard] Peters and Mr. [James] Duane. The record in Committee Books No. 186 and No. 191 shows that a report was delivered October 9, and acted upon October 13.]
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