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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 29, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present as yesterday.
Mr. Melancton Smith, a delegate for the State of New York, attended and produced credentials under the seal of the state, by which it appears, that on the 19th of this present month, the hon. John Lawrance, John Haring and the said Melancton Smith, were appointed additional delegates to represent the said state in the United States in Congress assembled, until the first Monday in November next.
The People of the State of New York, by the Grace of God, Free and Independent: To All to whom these presents shall come send Greeting:
Know ye that We having inspected the Records remaining in the Secretary's Office of our said State do find there a certain Commission in the Words following to wit, "The People of the State of New York, by the Grace of God, Free and Independent: To all to whom these presents shall come send Greeting: Whereas our Senate and Assembly have, on the nineteenth day of this present month of March nominated and appointed the Honorable John Lawrance, John Haring and Melancton Smith, Esquires, additional Delegates to represent our said State in the United States of America in Congress assembled from the Day of the Date hereof until the first Monday in November next: Now therefore Know Ye that in pursuance of the said Nomination and Appointment We have by these Presents Commissioned the said John Lawrance, John Haring and Melancton Smith to represent
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our said State in the said Congress accordingly: In Testimony whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made patent and the Great Seal of our said State to be hereunto affixed. Witness our Trusty and well beloved George Clinton, Esquire, Governor of our said State, General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia and Admiral of the Navy of the same, at our City of New York, the nineteenth Day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, and of our Independence the Ninth. Geo: Clinton." All which We have caused to be exemplified by these presents: In testimony whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made patent and the Great Seal of our said State to be hereunto affixed: Witness our Trusty and well beloved George Clinton, Esquire, Governor of our said State, General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia and Admiral of the Navy of the same, at our City of New York, the twenty first Day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, and of our Independence the ninth.
Geo: Clinton,
[With the Great Seal appendant.]
Passed the Secretary's Office
the 21st. March 1785.
Robt Harpur, D. Secrty.1
[Note 1: 1 The original is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, New York, Credentials of Delegates. It was entered in No. 179, Record of Credentials, and not in the Journal. There is a copy filed with the Credentials of Delegates; and a third, containing the Commission of March 19 only, and omitting the parts added March 21.
On this day, according to the indorsement, the reports of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, read February 17, on the case of Longchamps and also the motion of Mr. R. R. Livingston thereon, were referred to Mr. R. R. Livingston, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. J[ohn] Henry, Mr. [Gunning] Bedford and Mr. [Charles] Pinckney. This committee was renewed April 28.
Also, according to Committee Book No. 190, the petition of Hezekiah Wetmore respecting his pay, was referred to Mr. [Melancton] Smith, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson and Mr. [Hugh] Williamson, who reported June 13.]
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