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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, OCTOBER 5, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia; and from the State of New Hampshire, Mr. [Pierse] Long; from Delaware, Mr. [John] Vining; from Maryland, Mr. [William] Hindman, and from North Carolina, Mr. [William] Cumming.
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [William] Houston, Mr. [David] Howell, Mr. [Samuel] Holten and Mr. [William] Grayson, to whom was referred a letter of 9th September, from the postmaster general,
Resolved, That the Secretary of Congress, inform the postmaster general, that the words "accustomed route," mentioned in the resolution of the 7th day of September last, relate to the stage carriages, and that the postmaster
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general be directed, to establish cross posts, where the same shall thereby be rendered necessary.1
[Note 1: 1 According to Committee Book No. 190, this report, which is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 61, folio 531, in the writing of William Grayson, was rendered October 3.]
On a report from the Secretary at War, to whom was referred a letter of the 14th of June last, from captain Aaron Hill,
Resolved, That the account exhibited against the United States, by captain Aaron Hill, an Indian hostage, for sundries supplied himself and other Indians with him, while residing at Fort Schuyler, be paid by the board of treasury, deducting the sum of fifty four pounds, New York currency, charged as a ransom for two negroes.2
[Note 2: 2 Consideration of the report of the committee on the letters of Samuel Kirkland and James Dean was this day postponed to October 11, according to indorsement on the report. See ante, October 4.]
The Committee [consisting of Mr. Elbridge Gerry, Mr. William Grayson and Mr. John Kean] to whom was referred a Motion of the Delegates of New Hampshire in Behalf of the State for obtaining of Congress the Loan of 16 ps. brass artillery and 8 ammunition Waggons submit the following report:
That however desirous Congress may be on every Occasion, to comply with the Request of the State of New Hampshire, they cannot with a due Regard for the publick Safety, establish a precedent for disposing the field artillery or military Stores of the United States by loaning the same to individual States; but earnestly recommend it to every State not supplied with such artillery Stores to procure them without Delay pursuant to the 6th. Article of Confederation.3
[Note 3: 3 This report, in the writing of Elbridge Gerry, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 89. According to indorsement it was read this day. See post, November 2.]
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