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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, MARCH 17, 1786.
Six states assembled; namely, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia and South Carolina; and from the state of New Hampshire, Mr. [Pierse] Long; from Pennsylvania, Mr. [Arthur] St. Clair, and from Maryland, Mr. [William] Hindman.
Office Of Secretary Of Congress.,
March 17, 1786.
On the petition of Henry Glen, stating that as Agent for the Comrs. of Indian Affairs in the northern department he performed services and Advanced considerable sums of money his accounts for which are not finally adjusted or settled and praying that William Barber Corer for the State of New York may be permitted to settle his Accts. and issue a certificate for the balance as from several circumstances his certificates are of more immediate value than those issued by the board of treasury
The Secretary of Congress reports that the Petition of Henry Glen Passed March 20 be referred to the board of treasury.
On the memorial of James McDowell of Ulster County in the State of New York, stating that the British and German troops on their march from Boston to Virginia, stopped at his house and that for their Accommodation, his house and barn was taken by Authority and filled with those troops; that notwithstanding his remonstrances fires were made near his barn by means whereof his barn, hay, grain and many valuable effects were set on fire and destroyed and he thereby reduced to great distress and praying for a compensation
The Secretary of Congress reports:
That in the Act of the 3d. June, 1784, Congress have declared "That according to the law and usages of Nations a State is not obliged to make compensation for damages done to its citizens by an army or wantonly and unauthorized by its own troops, yet humanity requires that some relief should be granted to persons who by such losses are reduced to indigence and want; and as the circumstances of such sufferers are best known to the State to which they belong, it be referred to the several States, at their own expence, to grant some relief to their citizens who have been injured as aforesaid, as they may think requisite." For which reason the Secy. further reports that the memorialist have leave to withdraw his memorial and that he be
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informed his application ought to be made to the State of which he Passed March 20 is a citizen.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in Reports of the Secretary of Congress, No. 180.]
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