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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 --STANDING COMMITTEES

Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789
STANDING COMMITTEES

Committee of the States Appointed to sit in the recess of Congress
• 29 May, 1784.

  For New Hampshire, Jonathan Blanchard

  Massachusetts, Francis Dana

  Rhode Island, William Ellery

  Connecticut, Roger Sherman

  New York, Charles DeWitt

  New Jersey, Samuel Dick

  Pennsylvania, Edward Hand

  Maryland, Jeremiah Townley Chase

  Virginia, Samuel Hardy

  North Carolina, Richard Dobbs Spaight

  South Carolina, Jacob Read

• 30 June,

  Georgia, William Houstoun attended and produced credentials.

Standing Committee of Qualifications
• 26 February, 1784.

  Roger Sherman

  Thomas Jefferson

  John Beatty

  Jeremiah Townley Chase

  Hugh Williamson

• 11 May, 1784.

  Roger Sherman

  John Beatty

  Jeremiah Townley Chase

  Hugh Williamson

  Elbridge Gerry

• 2 December, 1784.

  Jacob Read

  Gunning Bedford

  John Beatty

  David Howell

  Samuel Hardy

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Committee of the Week
• 5 January, 1784.

  Richard Dobbs Spaight

  Edward Hand

  James Monroe

• 12 January, 1784.

  Abiel Foster

  James Tilton

  Charles Morris

• 19 January, 1784.

  No appointment is recorded for this week.

• 26 January, 1784.

  John Montgomery.

  Richard Beresford

  Elbridge Gerry

• 3 February, 1784.

  Edward Lloyd

  John Beatty

  David Howell

• 10 February, 1784.

  Samuel Osgood

  John Montgomery

  James Monroe

• 17 February, 1784.

  No appointment is recorded for this week.

• 24 February, 1784.

  Samuel Hardy

  Abiel Foster

  James Tilton

• 1 March, 1784.

  Jonathan Blanchard

  Samuel Dick

  James Wadsworth

• 8 March, 1784.

  Gunning Bedford, Jr.

  David Howell

  Samuel Hardy

• 15 March, 1784.

  Samuel Dick

  James Monroe

  George Partridge

• 22 March, 1784.

  Jonathan Blanchard

  James Wadsworth

  John Beatty

• 29 March, 1784.

  No appointment is recorded for this week.

• 5 April, 1784.

  James McHenry

  Charles DeWitt

  Thomas Stone

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• 12 April, 1784.

  Jeremiah Townley Chase

  Ephraim Paine

  James Monroe

• 19 April, 1784.

  Thomas Stone

  John Francis Mercer

  James Wadsworth

• 26 April, 1784.

  Samuel Hardy

  Hugh Williamson

  Richard Dobbs Spaight

• 3 May, 1784.

  Samuel Dick

  Edward Hand

  Jonathan Blanchard

• 10 May, 1784.

  David Howell

  James Monroe

  Abiel Poster

• 17 May, 1784.

  Richard Dobbs Spaight

  James Wadsworth

  George Partridge

• 24 May, 1784.

  Richard Beresford

  John Stevens

  John Montgomery

• 31 May, 1784.

  James McHenry

  Francis Dana

  Jacob Read

• No Congress, June 3 to November 30.
• 30 November, 1784.

  Jacob Read

  William Henry

  Hugh Williamson

• 6 December, 1784.

  Charles Pinckney

  Joseph Platt Cook

  William Gibbons

• 13 December, 1784.

  Abiel Foster

  Joseph Gardner

  Rufus King

• 20 December, 1784.

  Egbert Benson

  Samuel Dick

  George Partridge

Congress adjourned December 24.

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