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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, DECEMBER 29, 1786.1
[Note 1: 1 At this point Thomson resumes the entries in the Journal.]
Congress assembled. Present as before.1
[Note 11: 1 Also on this day, according to indorsement, the Instructions to the delegates of Massachusetts on the petition of John Rowe and others to obtain compensation from Great Britain "for goods and merchandize taken by the order of the Commander in Chief of the British Army at Boston" was read and referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report. The Instructions and accompanying papers are in No. 74, folios 231--342. The matter was acted on by Congress January 31, 1786.]
On motion of Mr. [Pierse] Long, seconded by Mr. [Samuel] Livermore,
Ordered, That the Board of Treasury shall call on Captain John Paul Jones, now in Europe, to make a distribution of the monies he may have received belonging to the Officers and Crews of the Ships that were under his command for the prizes to which they were entitled.2
[Note 2: 2 This motion, in the writing of Pierse Long, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, III, folio 199. The text, as above, was entered in the Journal by Thomson under December 28 and later crossed out. According to Committee Book No. 190 the motion was offered December 29 and referred to the Board of Treasury to take order. Resolve Book No. 123 also has a note of the motion and order of Congress thereon, under this latter date, in the writing of Benjamin Bankson.]
[Office of Secretary of Congress,
Decr. 29, 1785.]
On the letter of 29th December from Mr. A. Lee, one of the Commissioners of the board of Treasury, stating that process has been served upon hi in this city at the suit of William Colbreath for recovery of damages alledged to have been sustained in consequence of the seizure of his spirituous liquors at fort Stanwix during a treaty with the six nations, and informing that he has given bail to the Sheriff, and employed Council to answer the suit; and that he has also desired the Council to move the Court for breach of privilege in all persons concerned in issuing the writ of Arrest, and requesting the Orders of Congress, either to proceed in the question of privilege or confine himself to defending the suit for damages,
The Secretary of Congress reports,
Consideration postponed.2 That the letter be referred to a Committee.
[Note 22: 2 This note is in Thomson's writing. The report is entered in No. 180, Reports of the Secretary of Congress, by Roger Alden, In the rough draft by Thomson, No. 49, folio 293, he has noted: "30 Decr. 1785, postponed." Lee's letter is in No. 78, XIV, folio 697.
December 29: On this day was read a letter of December 29 from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs forwarding a letter of December 21 from J. Temple. It was referred back to said Secretary "to report on the propriety of the application and expediency of a reply." A report was rendered January 2. Temple's letter which suggested action by Congress to enable American loyalists to obtain copies of evidence in the files of Congress substantiating their losses, is in No. 92, folio 491. Jay's forwarding letter is in No. 80, II, folio 89.
Also, a letter of December 29, from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, forwarding a note from Mons. Otto of November 30 "respecting paymt. of Interest &c." was referred to the Board of Treasury to report and report rendered February 8. Jay's letter is in No. 80, II, folio 93.
Also, a letter of December 29, from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, regarding a brevet from the French chargé d'affaires appointing Mons. de la Forest Vice-consul of France, was referred back to said Secretary to report and report rendered January 6. Jay's letter is in No. 80, II, folio 97; it is endorsed: "Commission registered origl. retd. to Off. For. Affrs. Jan. 9 1786." A translation of Otto's note is on folio 77.
Also "the report of W: Barber on acct. of Levy Solomon" was referred to the Board of Treasury to report.
Committee Book No. 190.]
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