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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 & THURSDAY, MARCH 15 & 16, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present, as before.2
[Note 2: 2 March 15: The following committee was appointed:
Mr. [Arthur] St. Clair, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson and Mr. [John Bubenheim] Bayard, on "Petition of Sundries in & near Pitsburg respectg. Salt." There were three petitions from inhabitants living on the west side of the Allegheny Mountains, praying support from Congress for a company formed to extract salt from salt springs. "Discharged March 21, the business being already reported on." The petitions are in No. 42, VI, folios 347--357 and one of them is indorsed by Roger Alden: "See Report on meml. of Wm. Irvine &c. Sept. 13th. 1785, respecting salt works."
Committee Book No. 190.
March 16: On this day, was read a letter from the Secretary at War, dated March 15, giving the substance of letters received from Captain John Doughty and Major John P. Wyllys on the western frontier. Doughty's information was concerning the Shawnese and his troops; Wyllys' reported the infliction of the death penalty for desertion. Knox's letter is in No. 150, I, folio 175; it was referred back to him to report, which he did March 21.
Also, according to Committee Book No. 190, the Committee of July 20, 1785, on the reduction of the civil list, a motion of David Howell, salary of the secretary of the Board of Treasury etc., was this day renewed as Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, Mr. [Stephen Mix] Mitchell and Mr. [William] Hindman; to it was referred the letter of the Board of Treasury of March 24 and this committee was again renewed July 19, 1786. Committee Book No. 189 notes that Joseph Nourse's application for an increase in salary, which was one of the matters under consideration by the committee; "That it be referred to the consideration of next C"[ommittee?].]
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