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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 --FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present, as yesterday.
[Motion of Mr. King, seconded by Mr. Monroe.]
Ordered that the commissioners authorised to treat with the Indians in the Northern and middle Departments, be and hereby are
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directed immediately to report to Congress, such information as they may be possessed of concerning the Disposition and conduct of the indians next adjacent to the Settlements of Kentucke towards the inhabitants thereof; also the conduct of the inhabitants of said District or Settlement towards such Indians and particularly those living on or near the Wabash River.
That the said commissioners be farther directed to accompany their Report with such Vouchers and Documents as may be in their Power.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of Rufus King, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, III, folio 265. According to indorsement it was made June 16 and referred to the Commissioners for treating with the Indians in the Northern and Middle Departments to take order. Committee Book No. 190, notes that a report was rendered June 21.
On this day also, according to indorsement was read a letter of June 15 from the Secretary at War, on the need of replenishing the western magazines with powder and lead on account of hostile attitude of the Indians, and his application for money to transport same to Fort Pitt. Knox's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 150, I, folio 369. Copies of his letter to the Board of Treasury and the Board's answer are on 357--365.
Also was read the report of the committee of May 12 on the New York impost act. It is undated and, in the writing of Henry Remsen, Jr., is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 20, I, folio 421. It was read June 16 and made the "Order of the day for tuesday." On folio 422 is a paper in the writing of Rufus King smoothing the phraseology of the 5th article of the report. The report is spread verbatim on the Journal under date of July 27, 1786, q. v.]
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