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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 --WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1784.
The committee of the states assembled: Present, nine states as yesterday.
The committee, consisting of Mr. [Francis] Dana, Mr. [Edward] Hand and Mr. [William] Houstoun, to whom was referred a report of a committee of Congress, on a letter from R. Totten to Oliver Pollock, agent for the United States at the Havannah, dated 27th February, 1784, and a letter from said Pollock, to the Superintendant of Finance, dated 16th March following, submitted to Congress by him on the 13th April last, reported the draught of a letter to the charge des affaires of the United States, at the court of Madrid: and that copies of the said letters be transmitted therewith; which was agreed to.
[Motion of Mr. Jacob Read Seconded by Mr. Edward Hand referred to the Supert. of Finance to take order, Respecting a letter from Oliver Pollock of 16 March 1784.]
On motion of Mr. [Jacob] Read seconded by Mr. [Edward] Hand ordered that the Superintent. of the Finances of the U. S. do inform Mr. Oliver Pollock agent for the United States at the port of Havanna on the Island of Cuba That the Committee of the States have seen and deliberated on his letter of the 16th. day of March 1784 to the Superintendt of Finance and have taken such steps as have been Judged necessary on the subject contained in the said letter and papers accompanying the same.2
[Note 2: 2 This motion, in the writing of Jacob Read, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32, folio 53. According to the indorsement it was made on this day.
On this day, according to the indorsement, was read a memorial, dated June 9, of Patrick Ewing. It is in No. 41, III, folio 129.]
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