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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, JANUARY 19, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina; and from the state of Pennsylvania, Mr. [Joseph] Gardner; from Maryland, Mr. [James] McHenry, and from Georgia, Mr. [William] Houstoun.
Congress proceeded to the election of another chaplain, and, the ballots being taken, the Red. Mr. Provost was elected, having been previously nominated by Mr. W[illiam] Livingston.1
[Note 1: 1 On this day, as the indorsement states, was read a letter of David Humphreys asking for a continuance of his rank in the Regular Army. It is in No. 59, II, folio 251.
January 19: The following committees were appointed:
Mr. [Hugh] Williamson, Mr. [William] Ellery, Mr. [James] McHenry, Mr. [David] Howell and Mr. [William S.] Johnson, on letter of January 18, from Samuel Parsons, on his claims for services, etc. in Martinique. Report made March 4. Parsons' letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XVIII, folio 535.
Mr. [William S.] Johnson, Mr. [Samuel] Hardy and Mr. [Rufus] King, on memorial of George Meade respecting the brig Hope and also petition of Col. John Ely. Discharged of the Meade memorial February 22 which was then referred to the committee on the letter from Cyrus Griffin and J. Lowell, of December 23, 1784, Mr. [Jacob] Read, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry and Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, which had been appointed December 24. This committee, was renewed and augmented February 22. Report on the Ely petition was made February 18.
Mr. [George] Partridge, Mr. [John] Bull and Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, on letter of January 5, 1785, from Joseph Howell, Jr., on claims of Captain Ayott. Report made February 21. Howell's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 62, folio 99.
Mr. [James] Monroe, Mr. [Zephaniah] Platt, Mr. [Jacob] Read, Mr. [Samuel] Hardy and Mr. [Richard D.] Spaight, on letter of November 3, from John Adams and of November 11 from Adams, Franklin and Jefferson with accompanying papers. Committee discharged January 24 and letters referred to the Grand Committee.
Committee Book, No. 186.]
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