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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 --THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina.
Office of Secretary of Congress,
April 13, 1786.
On the petition of Anthony Paulint, late a captain in general Hazen's regiment, who served till the 1 Jany., 1781, stating his services and losses, and that he has recd. a certificate N 32 of the balance of pay due to him amounting to 1,753 23/90 dollars; that wishing to avail himself of the generous offer made to the Canadians by the State of New York, of land on lake Champlain but not having the means of beginning a new settlement, providing stock and utensils of husbandry and supporting a large family of Children without the assistance of Congress and praying Congress to consider his situation and grant him relief.
The Secretary of Congress reports, That the petition Agreed 17 April. of Anthony Paulint be referred to the board of treasury, to consider the case and situation of the Canadian refugees and report.1
[Note 1: 1 This entry, in Thomson's writing, is in Reports of the Secretary of Congress, No. 180,]
On the petition of Gotlieb Meyer and Peter Witig in behalf of themselves and others later bakers for the Army, praying to be allowed for depreciation on their pay, the Secretary of Congress reports:
That by the resolution of May 3, 1777, Christopher Ludwick was appointed Superindant of bakers and had power to regulate their pay; that by sundry memorials of the sd. C. Ludwiek it appears that he varied their pay from time to time and that being paymaster as well as Superintendant he paid the bakers their wages every two months, adding a few dollars more from time to time as the money
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grew worse. On this state of facts the Secy. of Congress submits--
That the petition of Gotlieb Meyer and Peter Agreed to 17 April Witig be filed.1
[Note 1: 1 This entry, in the writing of Thomson, is in the Reports of the Secretary of Congress, No. 180. The petition, signed by Gotlep Meyer and Peter Wirtirg is in No. 42, V, folio 351, and a separate petition of Meyer is on folio 355. They are indorsed as read in Congress April 13.
Also, according to indorsement, was read a letter of April 12 from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs enclosing letters from John Pintard, U.S. Agent at Madeira, dated 1785, December 5, 12, and 29. Jay's letter is in No. 80, II, folio 195. It is indorsed as returned to the Office for Foreign Affairs, October 13, 1786.
Also was read a letter of April 12 from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs relative to an unofficial correspondence between him and John Temple on infractions of the treaty of peace between the United States and Great Britain, with special reference to the memorials from Lawrence, Hunt and Mullenox, British subjects in prison in New York. Jay's letter is in No. 80, II, folio 199 and his correspondence with Temple is on folios 203--207.]
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