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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 --TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present, as yesterday.
On the report of a comee. consisting of Mr. [Hugh] Williamson, Mr. [William] Ellery, Mr. [James] McHenry, Mr. [David] Howell and Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, to whom was referred a petition of Mr. Samuel Parsons,
Resolved, That the Comptroller of Accounts in the treasury, be instructed to settle the accounts of Mr. Samuel Parsons, against the United States, according to the act of 2d July, 1782.
That Mr. Parsons be referred to the state of South Carolina for the settlement of his account, for such goods as he may have shipped at the instance of the honorable John Rutledge, then governor, for the use of that State.1
[Note 1: 1 See ante, March 4.
On this day, according to Committee Book No. 190, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs reported on the letter from Giacomo Francisco Crocco. The report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 81, I, folio 87. See ante, March 4.
Also was read a letter from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, dated March 8, transmitting a letter from the Minister of the United Netherlands regarding the controversy between the Netherlands and the Emperor of Germany. It is in No. 80, I, folio 93.]
Congress proceeded to the election of a Secretary at War, and, the ballots being taken, Genl Henry Knox, Esqr. was elected, having been previously nominated by Mr. [James] Monroe.
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [Richard Dobbs] Spaight, Mr. [James] Monroe and Mr. [Rufus] King, to whom was referred a petition of Mr. Silas Talbot,
Resolved, by nine States, That the Officers who retired under the resolve of the 31 December, 1781, are equally entitled to the half pay or Commutation with those officers who retired under the resolves of the 3 and 21 Oct. 1780
On the report of a comee., consisting of Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, Mr. [John] Beatty and Mr. [William] Ellery, to whom was
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referred a Memorial of James Livingston, late a colonel in the army of the United States,
Resolved, by nine States, That the eminent services which col. Livingston rendered the United States in Canada, in the character of an Officer, previous to his receiving a commission, entitle him to the pay of a colonel, from the time of his joining the American Army in Canada, and the pay master, in the settlement of his Accounts, is hereby directed to make him such allowance from that time.1
[Note 1: 1 On this day, as the indorsement states, was read a petition of William Dewees for reimbursement for destruction of his property at Valley Forge, by the British and American troops, in 1777 and 1778. It was ordered to be filed and is in No. 42, II, folio 320.
On this day also, according to Committee Book No. 191, the Comptroller reported on the claim of James Morrison, which was acted on June 20.
March 8: The following committees were appointed:
Mr. [William] Ellery, Mr. [Joseph P.] Gardner, and Mr. [Hugh] Williamson, on the petition of John Jordan and letter from James Smith, March 7. Report was rendered on Smith's letter March 11.
Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [Hugh] Williamson and Mr. W[illiam] Livingston, on the petition of Samuel A. Otis regarding the settlement of the accounts of Otis & Andrews. Report was rendered April 13. The petition, dated February 1, was read March 8. It is in No. 42, VI, folio 109.
Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, Mr. [James] Monroe and Mr. R. R. Livingston, on a motion in favor of Benjamin Walker, late of General Washington's household. Report was rendered March 14.
Committee Book No. 190.
Also, on this day, the petition of John Buchanan, for the balance of pay due him, was referred to the committee for settling the accounts of the army, which reported August 30.
Also, the letter from the Minister from the United Netherlands on the controversy between that country and the Emperor of Germany was referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report. See ante, March 7.]
On Application of Mr. [Jacob] Read, a delegate for South Carolina,
Ordered, That he have leave of Absence.
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