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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, MARCH 6, 1786
Congress assembled. Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina; and from the State of Maryland, Mr. [William] Hindman.
Board Of Treasury,
March 4th., 1786.
Sir: We do ourselves the Honor of transmitting to you a Copy of the late Resolve of the Assembly of Jersey, concerning the present Requisition of Congress, together with a Copy of his Excellency
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Governor Livingston's Letter to this Board, Explaining the Cause of the Detention of the Express.
We have the Honor to be Sir,
Your Obedt. Humble Servts.
Samuel Osgood.
Walter Livingston.
Arthur Lee
To The Honble.
Nathl. Gorham Esqr.
Chairman of a Committee of Congress.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 140, II, folio 141. According to indorsement it was read, along with the New Jersey proceedings, March 6, and referred to Mr. [William] Grayson, Mr. [John Bubenheim] Bayard, Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, Mr. [Nathaniel] Gorham and Mr. [Stephen Mix] Mitchell. The New Jersey proceedings, dated in the House of Assembly, February 20, declining to comply with the requisition of Congress of September 27, 1785, and giving reasons therefore, are on folio 145. Copy of Livingston's letter is on folio 137. According to Committee Book No. 190, the committee reported March 7.
March 6: On this day, according to indorsement and Committee Book No. 190, a joint resolution of the Senate and Assembly of New York, February 24, 1786, was read and referred to the Board of Treasury to report. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 67, II, folio 529, and instructs the New York delegates to obtain an extension of time for the settlement of the accounts of New York by William Barber, the Continental Commissioner. It is accompanied by a letter from Governor George Clinton, folio 525. Apparently the New York delegates merely submitted Clinton's letter and the resolution. The Board of Treasury reported March 9.
Also a petition of Cornelius Decker, dated January 12, 1786, from Shawangunk, New York, detailing the difference in dating by a Continental Loan Officer, of his certificate of money loaned and praying protection against consequent loss, was referred to the Board of Treasury to report. Reported May 10, action was taken thereon September 12, 1786. Decker's petition is in No. 42, II, folio 324.
Also, was read a letter of March 2, from John Pierce "respecting Officers who were made prisoners in 1776 and 1777 and continued so till after Octr. 1780." Pierce's letter is in No. 62, folio 103. It was referred to Mr. [Nathan] Dane, Mr. [Henry] Lee and Mr. [Arthur] St. Clair, who reported March 10 and the report was passed June 30. See ante, April 26, 1785, on the memorial of Captains Jesse Grant and Jesse Cook.]
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