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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, JULY 28, 1786.
Congress assembled; Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
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Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia; and from Rhode Island, Mr. [James] Manning.1
[Note 1: 1 July 28: The following committee was appointed: Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [John] Bull and Mr. [John Cleves] Symmes, on the memorial of "Sarah, Countess of Stirling to be paid the balance of pay due to her late Husband and to be recommended to the legislature of New Jersey for the benefit of the resolve of Congress of 24 Aug. 1780."
Also the "State of Major genl. Lord Stirling's" account was referred to the Commissioner of Army Accounts to report. He reported August 28. A statement of Stirling's account, which appears to have accompanied Countess Sarah's memorial, was prepared in the Treasury Office at her request and is in No. 41, IX, folio 404. It is indorsed: "July 28, 1786, Referred to the Comr. of Army Accots. to report....the Memorial missing. N. B. the comee. to whom was referred the Meml. Feby. 12th. 1787, have not reported."
"Petition of John Hayden praying for a new certificate instead of one destroyed" was referred to the Board of Treasury to report. The petition is in No. 42, III, folio 558.
"Petition of A. Baird, surgeon to the regiment of Artificers for commutation" was referred to the Commissioner of Army Accounts to report and a report rendered August 28. Baird's petition is in No. 42, I, folio 389.
"Letter of 20 July from Prest. of New Hampshire and Meml. of Jas. and Wm. Sheaf respecting the seizure and detention of their vessel and cargo" was read and referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report. He reported August 7. Sheaf's memorial is in No. 41, IX, folio 407; the letter from the President of New Hampshire is in No. 64, folio 288. See post, August 7 and August 8.
Committee Book No. 190.
Also, according to indorsement, was read a letter from the Secretary at War regarding the expenses of the visit of Scotosh and his return to his people. It is in No. 151, folio 211 and the resolve therein recommended was adopted and spread verbatim on the Journal August 9, q. v.]
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