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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, JUNE 12, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina; and from New Hampshire, Mr. [Pierse] Long; from Rhode Island, Mr. [James] Manning; from Delaware, Mr. [William] Peery, and from Georgia, Mr. [William] Few.
The Secretary of the United States for the department of war to whom was referred the memorial of Eleazer Lindsly, Reports:
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That on the union of Spencer's with Malcolm's regiment in the month of May, 1779, lieutenant colonel Lindsly was deranged as a supernumerary. That agreably to the resolve of Congress of November 24th., 1778, in addition to his arrearages he was entitled to one years pay only which was drawn for him by the paymaster of the regiment.
On this statement your Secretary submits the following resolve:
Resolved, That lieutenant colonel Eleazer Lindsly having been deranged and settled with agreably to the resolve of Congress of the 24th. November, 1778, his petition for additional emoluments cannot be granted.
H. Knox.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 151, folio 183. According to indorsement it was read June 12.]
War Office, June 10, 1786.
The Board of Treasury, to whom was Referred the Petition of Samuel Davis of Chesterfield in the State of New Hampshire, Claiming the Compensation promised by the Proclamation of the United States of the 2d. February, 1785, to the Discoverers of Persons Convicted of Counterfeiting the Final Settlements Issued by the Commissioner of Army Accounts, Beg leave to Report:
That from the Evidence produced by the Memorialist it appears that he has been the principal person in bringing to Conviction at the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, Jonathan Finney and Moses Fish of Windsor in the State of New Hampshire; and that being therefore Entitled to the Reward promised by the United States in Congress, by their Proclamation of the 2d. February, 1785.
They submit to the Consideration of Congress the following Resolve:
That there be Granted to Samuel Davis the sum of Five hundred Dollars, agreeably to the Proclamation of the 2d. February, 1785, as a Reward for bringing to Conviction Jonathan Finney and Moses Fisk of the State of New Hampshire, for counterfeiting certain Public Securities of the United States; and that the Board of Treasury take
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order for paying the same, in such manner as the State of the Finances will best admit.
All which is humbly Submitted.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, signed by Samuel Osgood and Walter Livingston, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, folio 271. Fish, or Fisk's name is spelled differently each time. According to indorsement, the report was read June 12 and on September I referred to a committee. Further indorsement states: "enquire the name of the Person who gave the first Information of the Forgery. Examination on the files." The letter of the Board, transmitting the above report is in No. 140, II, folio 241, and contains the following sentence: "We beg leave to Suggest whether the Reward promised by the Proclamation of the United States in Congress of the 2d February last, might not be diminished in such a manner as still to operate as a sufficient inducement for the discovery of Persons convicted of the Offence specified in the Proclamation."]
June 9th, 1786.
Your Committee [consisting of Mr. Henry Lee, Mr. Rufus King and Mr. John Kean] beg leave to Report:
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[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of Henry Remsen, Jr., is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 23, folio 293. According to indorsement it was read June 12 and made the "Order of the day for thursday 15 June, 1786. pass'd July 14, 1786." The omitted portion remained unchanged throughout the proceedings. On June 15 the above report was modified and ordered printed; a printed copy is on folio 297, and has been altered, in ms., by Charles Thomson, to agree with the form adopted July 14. On June 15 the word "equals" as above was changed to "sovereignties" and the word "duties" in the second paragraph of the adopted report, July 14, was substituted for "services"; the fifth paragraph was rendered into smoother English; the sixth substituted "recalled" for "unless ordered so to do" and the seventh was suppressed entirely.]
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Office of Secretary of Congress,
June 12, 1786.
On the letter of the 7 from B. Hawkins esqr. one of the Comrs. for treating with the Southern Indians stating that the Gentlemen who supplied the sd. Comrs. with goods and necessaries desire to know the pleasure of Congress respecting the balance yet unpaid to them; and soliciting the attention of Congress to this subject.
The Secretary of Congress reports That the letter of Mr. B. Hawkins of the 7th. together with the former letters of the Comrs. passed 12 June. relative to the expences of the treaties with Southn. Indians be referred to the board of treasury to report.1
[Note 1: 1 This proceeding, in the writing of Charles Thomson, is in the Reports of the Secretary of Congress, No. 180. Committee Book, No 190, gives dates of the treaties as February 14 and March 20.
June 12: "Ordered That the board of treasy. do forthwith lay before Congress a state of the Measures taken by the different states respecting or in any manner affecting the requisition for 1785 together with the laws which have been enacted thereupon and how far in their Opinion the funds for complying with the said laws will be productive."
The "Memorial of Udney Hay respecting the Canadian refugees" was referred to the Board of Treasury to report.
The "Petition of Clement Gosselin and Germain Dionne--Canadian refugees" was referred to the Secretary at War to report.
Committee Book No. 190.]
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