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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, DECEMBER 3, 1784.
Congress assembled: Present, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pensylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia; and from the State of New Hampshire, Mr. [Abiell] Foster, from New York, Mr. [Egbert] Benson.
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [James] Monroe, Mr. [William Churchill] Houston and Mr. [David] Howell, to whom was referred a commission of consul from his Majesty the King of Sweden, to Charles Hellstedt, dated the 22d of September, 1783, with an appointment to reside at Philadelphia,
Resolved, That the said commission be registered in the Secretary's office; and that thereupon acts of recognition in due form be immediately issued to the several states, in order that they may respectively furnish him with an exequatur or notification of his quality, that the same may be made known and published.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of James Monroe, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, folio 128. It was also entered in the manuscript Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs.]
On the report of a committee consisting of Mr. [Samuel] Holten, Mr. [William] Ellery, Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, Mr. [James] Monroe and Mr. [Hugh] Williamson, to whom were referred letters from the Commissioners for negotiating with the Indians,
The Committee to whom were referred the letter from Mr Wolcott, Mr Butler, and Mr Lee with their enclosures submit the following Report,
The Commissioners (here insert their title) having transmitted to Congress a Treaty which they have concluded with the Six Nations in the following words viz. * * * (here insert the treaty)
Resolved, That the United States in Congress assembled approve Postponed. of this treaty and every part of the same.
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Resolved, That the Secy: in the war Office cause the Troops at Fort Stanwix to be marched immediately to West Point Passed. Fort Ranselaer.
Resolved, That Congress are highly pleased with the readiness expressed by the Indians to receive a Missionary among them and being desirous to embrace every opportunity of diffusing Postponed. the benign precepts of Christianity among those nations the--is hereby authorised to cause a church to be built in place of that which was destroyed during the war, and to engage Mr Saml Kirkland as a Missionary among the Indians.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Hugh Williamson, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, folio 239. Wolcott, Butler and Lee's letter is in No. 56, folios 133 and 137.]
Resolved, That the Secretary in the War Office take order for the removal of the Troops from Fort Stanwix to Fort Ranselar and for the cantoning and supplying said troops in the neighbourhood of the said Fort.2
[Note 2: 2 The above motion undated is on folio 245. A speech of the Oneidas, Fort Stanwix, October 20, 1785, is on folios 309.]
Resolved, That the Secretary in the War Office cause the troops at Fort Stanwix to be marched immediately to West-point.
According to order, Congress proceeded to the election of commissioners for the Board of Treasury, but no choice being made,
Ordered, That the election be postponed till Tuesday next.
On motion of Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, seconded by Mr. [George] Partridge,
Resolved, That Wednesday next be assigned for the election of a Secretary at War.
The Committee [Mr. James Monroe, Mr. David Howell, Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Egbert Benson and Mr. William Houstoun] to whom was referred the motion of Mr [James] Monroe respecting the northwestern posts of the U. S. beg leave to submit the following resolution report, viz:
Whereas it was stipulated in the 7th article of the treaty between his B. Majesty and the U. S. of A. that the Troops of his B. Majesty
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should be withdrawn from the posts and fortifications within the U. S. "with all convenient speed"; and whereas Michilamackinack, Detroit and other posts within the U S are still held by British garrisons, therefore
Resolved, Thatbe instructed to represent to his Britanick Majesty the dissatisfaction of the U S at the delay of the Court of G. B. in complying with said article, and to require that his troops be withdrawn from every post and place within the territory of the U. S. and to assure His B. Majesty that it is the desire of the U. S. to live in amity with him and that they will do everything necessary on their part to cultivate the most friendly intercourse between the citizens and Subjects of either power.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of James Monroe, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, folio 67. The indorsement states that it was delivered this day, read and debated, and "further consideration postponed until Tuesday next."
On this day, as the indorsement indicates, instructions to the delegates of Massachusetts, respecting value of gold and silver coin, was referred to the Grand Committee, and by the Grand Committee to a subcommittee, consisting of Mr. [Hugh] Williamson, Mr. [John] Henry and Mr. [James] McHenry. It is in No. 65, II, folio 255. Committee Book, No. 186, shows that the committee was renewed January 17, 1785.]
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