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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 --TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present, as before.
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred the Memorial of Andrew McFarlan of the Township of Schenectady, Merchant, Beg leave to Report:
That the Claim made by the Memorialist Originates from a Contract made betwixt Udney Hay, then Agent for the State of New York, with Jellis Fonda, for a certain quantity of Provisions furnished for the Oneida Indians at a Treaty held with the said Indians under the directions of Philip Schuyler, and Volker P. Dow Commissioners of Indian Treaties for the Northern District in the year 1780, in which Contract the said McFarlan became afterwards Interested.
That the Account of these Supplies was afterwards Settled at the Treasury of the United States, and a Funded Certificate issued for
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the Amount on the 13th. day of November, 1784, in favor of the Memorialist for Two thousand four hundred and seventy-six Dollars; of which Sum the Memorialist now asks payment.
From these circumstances the Board are of Opinion, that the Claimant had not originally any Claim against the United States; the Contract in which he was Interested being made with an Officer Acting under the Authority of the State of New York, which was called upon in that Year to furnish certain Articles of Specific Supplies for the Service of the United States, and who had a Right to include the Supplies furnished under the Contract abovementioned as part of its Quota of the said Tax: That the Memorialist by relinquishing Iris Claim derived under the Contract with the Agent of the State of New York, has voluntarily become a Creditor of the United States; and that if his pretensions therefore ought not to be distinguished from the numerous Class of Creditors, who have Contributed Money, or Supplies for the Public Service.
The Board therefore recommend to the Consideration of Congress, the following Resolve:
That the Prayer of the Memorial of Andrew McFarlan, cannot be complied with.
All which is humbly submitted.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, signed by Samuel Osgood and Walter Livingston, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, II, folio 89. According to indorsement it was read April 25. Committee Book No. 189, states that it was transferred.
April 25: The following committee was appointed: Mr. [John] Kean, Mr. [John Cleves] Symmes and Mr. [Charles] Pettit, on "Report of the Commr. for Army Accts. on Petition of Andrew Pepin." See ante, April 5 and post, April 27.
Also a petition from Dirk Van Ingen for reimbursement for depreciation, was read and referred to the Board of Treasury to report, which was done May 30. The petition is in No. 42, VIII, folio 97.
Also, "So much of the Note of Mr. Otto of 18th. April, 1786, as respects the ratification of Consular convention" with France, was referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report, which he did April 28.
Committee Book No. 190.]
April 24th., 1786.
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