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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 --MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia; and from the state of Virginia, Mr. [William] Grayson, and from North Carolina, Mr. [William] Cumming.
The Order of the day being called for, and read, to go into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration a letter of 24th December, 1784, from the governor of Connecticut, stating claims of settlers at Wyoming, with a copy of a memorial of sundry inhabitants at Wyoming, and a copy of the proceedings of the legislature enclosing an act of the General Assembly of that State, and a copy of a memorial of John Franklin, Ebenezer Sullivan and Phineas Pierce of Connecticut relative thereto.
On motion, Resolved, That the business be taken up in Congress.2
[Note 2: 2 See ante, January 13.
Also, on this day, according to the indorsement, was read a letter from the Board of Treasury, dated September 17, respecting a letter from Stephen Gorham, Commissioner of Accounts for New Hampshire, and also on the subject of settlement of the accounts of the States. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 140, II, folio 91.
Also, according to Committee Book No. 190, "three papers relative to the claim of government of New Brunswick to sundry islands west of Schooduck [Schoodic] river [lake]" were this day referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report. See post, September 24.]
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Board of Treasury,
17th. September, 1785.
Sir: We do ourselves the honor of laying before Congress in Obedience to their Resolves of the 5th. and 15th. Septr. Instant, the Report of the Comptroller, and Auditor of the Treasury on the Claims of Monsieur Du Calvert.
We have considered the Principles on which the Officers of the Treasury have rejected certain Claims, as stated in their Reports; and are of Opinion that they cannot, without great Public injury, be departed from.
We are with the greatest respect etc.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, signed by Waiter Livingston and Arthur Lee, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, folio 289. According to indorsement it was read September 19. Roger Alden notes: "No original claim accompanies this report." See ante, September 5. The Treasury's statement of the account, the Comptroller's report and that of the Auditor are on folios 293--301. Calvet wrote two additional letters to Congress, dated September 18 and 26, respectively, which are in No. 78, VIII, folios 429 and 435. They appear to have been ignored. See post, September 29.]
His Excellency
The President of Congress.
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