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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 --THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present as before.
On motion of Mr. [Rufus] King, seconded by Mr. [William] Grayson,
Resolved, That the geographer of the United States be, and hereby is authorized and empowered, in case he shall judge it convenient in surveying the western territory, under the ordinance of the 20 of May last, to employ three or four Indians to accompany him for such time as he shall judge it necessary.
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. Houstoun, Mr. Howell, Mr. Holten, Mr. Grayson and Mr. Dick, appointed
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to prepare an additional ordinance for better regulating the Post Office motion of Mr. [William] Houstoun, seconded by Mr. [William] Grayson,
Resolved, That the postmaster general make enquiry, and report the best terms upon which contracts may be entered into, for the transportation of the several Mails, in the stage carriages on the different roads, where such stage carriages are or may be established.1
[Note 1: 1 On this day, according to indorsement, was read a letter mof June 29 for Maurice Desdevens, praying attention to his claim. It is in No. 35, folio 243.
June 30: The following committees were appointed: Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [Charles] Pettit, Mr. [James] Monroe and Mr. [John] Lawrance, on the "Motion of Mr. Monroe respectg. facilities" This committee was discharged July 6. See ante, June 22.
Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson and Mr. [William] Grayson, on the letter of June 30 from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs on the letter of June 14 from Barbé Marbois and a memorial from James Le Ray de Chaumont acting for French creditors. The committee was discharged July 7 and the matter referred to the Board of Treasury. According to indorsement the Marbois letter and de Chaumont memorial were transmitted to the Orifice for Foreign Affairs Nov. 12, 1787. Jay's letter of June 30 is in No. 80, I, folio 229. See ante, May 27.
Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson and Mr. [John] Kean, on a letter of May. 16 from Stephen Sayre and report of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs on Sayre's former memorial. A report was rendered July 12. See ante, May 17.
Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, Mr. [William] Grayson and Mr. [William] Hindman, on the "Report on Court of Appeals, meml. of G. Meade, Ellis &c." A report was rendered May 18, 1786. See ante, April 13 and June 1.
Committee Book No. 190.]
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