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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 --[April 3.]
The Board of Treasury to whom was Referred a Letter of Edward Blake Esqr. of the 3st. December, last, Beg leave to Report:
That in the Opinion of this Board it would not be consistent with the 6th. Article of the Ordinance for Regulating the Duties of the Loan Office of the 30th. September last, that a Commissioner of the Loan Office, should at the same time Exercise the Employment of a Factor; because the Business of Factorage frequently requires the Advance of Money, and the spirit of the Ordinance implies, that no Person who may be engaged in the Receipt of Taxes, should be tempted by his situation to make any Appropriation of Monies, but by Warrants from the General Treasury
The Board further Report: That Mr Blake in his Letter to the Board of Treasury of the above mentioned Date says "that it will not suit him to accept the appointment of Commissioner of the Loan
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Office, unless he is allowed to carry on the Factorage Business, so far as it relates to Selling the produce of the Country on Commission."1
[Note 1: 1 This report, signed by Samuel Osgood, Walter Livingston, and Arthur Lee, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, folio 135. According to indorsement it was read April 3. "Debated, Question taken and lost 19 April, 1786. Acted on 9 May, 1786."
April 3: Also a memorial, dated Richmond County, New York, March 3, from Joshua Mercereau "for settlemt. of his accots. as depy. Comy. of prisoners and an allowance to his son" was this day read and referred to the Board of Treasury to report, which it did, April 19. The memorial is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VI, folio 450.
Also a petition from Andrew Pepin, dated New York, April 3, pray for commutation of rations, was read and referred to the Commissioner of Army Accounts to report. He reported April 4. Pepin's petition is in No. 42, VI, folio 367.
Also a letter of November 30, 1785, from R. Howe "respectg. Accot. of D. Hunt for a fire engine" was referred to the Board of Treasury to report.
Committee Book No. 190.
Also, according to indorsement, action on Mr. Henry Lee's motion of March 22 was again postponed this day.]
April 1st. 1786.
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