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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, JULY 12, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia; and from Rhode Island, Mr. [James] Manning.
Mr. Jonathan Sturges, a delegate for Connecticut, attended, and took his seat in Congress.2
[Note 2: 2 For credentials see ante, 1785, November 23.]
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [James] Monroe, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, Mr. [Rufus] King,
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Mr. [John] Kean and Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, to whom were referred the treaties made with the Indians:
Whereas it is unnecessary to continue the Commissions longer in force, which were granted for the purpose of treating with the Indians in the Northern, Middle, and Southern departments, as the future connexion and intercourse with the several Indian nations, may, at a less expence, be maintained by a proper organization of the Indian department; therefore,
Resolved, That the several Commissions of the 17 May and 22 September, 1785, be, and they are hereby revoked.
The Committee consisting of Mr. [William] Harrison, Mr. [John Cleves] Symmes and Mr. [William] Grayson, to whom was referred the Memorial of Jacob Rubsamen, beg leave to report:
That it appears to your Committee, that the Memorialist, in consequence of an Agreement entered into on the 4th. December, 1775, with a Committee of Congress for promoting the manufacture of Salt-petre, went to Virginia as an Instructor in the making of that Article, and is entitled to the Sum ofpr Day, from the time of his entering on that Business until the 26th. August, 1782, when he was discharged; also to a reasonable allowance for his travelling expences from Philadelphia to Virginia, and to a gratuity of 6/90ths of a dollar pr C. on 4,000 lbs, and 4/90ths of a dollar pr C. on 1,000 lbs Salt-petre, produced from the works under his direction within a certain limited time, as appears by a Certificate, and a letter, from Archibald Cary Esqr, who was Chairman of a Committee in Virginia, appointed by Congress to superintend the Business aforesaid.
Resolved, That Congress agree to the above report; and that the Board of Treasury take order for settling the Accot. of the said Jacob Rubsamen.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of William Harrison, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, V, folio 255. According to indorsement it was read July 12.]
Office of Secretary of Congress,
July 12, 1786.
On the petition of Maurice Desdevens praying that a committee may be appointed to take into consideration all the papers he sent to
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Congress last year containing his demands, the Secretary of Congress reports
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That the petition of M. Desdevens with the papers Agreed to July 12, 1786. formerly presented containing his claims be referred to the board of treasury.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in Reports of the Secretary of Congress, No. 180. The omitted portion is a long list of the various petitions submitted by Desdevens. See post, July 17.
July 12: A "letter 10 [6] July from Secy. for forn. Affairs with letter enclosed from Doct. B. Franklin prest. of Pensylva. Letter 6 July from sd. presidt. to Secy of Congress" was referred to the Secretary at War to report. He reported July 13. Jay's letter is in No. 80, III, folio 17; Franklin's are in No. 69, II, folios 545 and 553 and relate to a proposed visit of the Indian chief Scotosh to Europe; a speech of Scotosh is on folio 549 and another copy is in No. 30, folio 385.
Committee Book No. 190.
Also, according to indorsement, the report of the committee of July 11, on a monument to Nathanael Greene, was read. This report was Lee's original motion with verbal changes to cast it into report form. It was passed August 8 and is there spread on the Journal in its adopted form.
Also, according to Reports of the Secretary of Congress, No. 180, his report on the memorial of J. Sparhawk was this day agreed to. See ante, June 27.]
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