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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, FEBRUARY 9, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina; and from the state of Pennsylvania, Mr. [Joseph] Gardner, and from Georgia, Mr. [William] Houstoun.
The order of the day being called to proceed to the election of three Commissioners, pursuant to the Ordinance of the 23 of December, 1784,
The same was postponed till to-morrow, by the state of Virginia.
[Motion of Mr. Hugh Williamson and Mr. David Howell:]
That the Minister for Foreign Affairs to whom are refer'd sundry letters and papers respecting illtreatment that citizens of the U. S. have lately suffered from the government at the Havannah, be instructed to enquire into a report circulated concerning the Commercial Agent at the Havannah, whether he has been concerned in attempts to smuggle goods in that Port and whether any part of the ill treatment since that time suffered by Citizens of the United States may be passed to the account of the conduct of commercial agent.
Ordered, That the above motion be referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to take Order.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of Hugh Williamson, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, II, folio 503. It is also entered in No. 123 where the order is recorded.
In consequence of this motion the committee of December 1, 1784, Mr. [George]Partridge, Mr. [John] Beatty, Mr. W[illiam] C[hurchill] Houston, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, Mr. [Charles] Pinckney and Mr. [Joseph] Gardner, to whom had been referred the letter of the Governor of Havana respecting Oliver Pollock, was discharged and the papers referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report, as was also a letter from Jay, dated February 8, and a letter and memorial from D. Beveridge respecting ill-treatment received at Havana. Jay reported on Pollock July 11 and on both September 16, 1785. The letter from the Governor is in No. 50, folio 493; that of Beveridge in No. 80, I, folio 25.
On this day, as the indorsement states, was read a memorial and petition of John Lamb offering his services to conduct negotiations with the Barbary States. It is in No. 42, IV, folio 368. It was referred, February 9, to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
On this day, according to Committee Book No. 186, Henry Knox was nominated by Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry as Commissioner for erecting the federal buildings and John Stevens by Mr. [John] Beatty.
On this day, according to Committee Book No. 190, the letter of January 26 from D. Pentecoast with a petition and "sundry papers relative to Inhabitants on the Illinois" was referred to Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, Mr. [Egbert] Benson, Mr. [Hugh] Williamson and Mr. [David] Howell, who reported February 15. The petition is there noted as from Francois Carbonneaux. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, folio 453, and the sundry papers are on folios 435, 463 and 467. See ante, December 4, 1784.]
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