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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 27, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina; and from New Hampshire, Mr. [Pierse] Long, and from New York, Mr. [Melancton] Smith.
Office for Foreign Affairs,
27th April, 1786.
Sir: I have the Honor to transmit to your Excellency herewith enclosed, a Translation of the french Decree, giving a Bounty on the Exportation of Codfish, together with the Original--and am with great Respect, etc.
John Jay.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 80, H, folio 275. According to indorsement it was read April 27. Two arręts, dated September 18 and 25 respectively, in printed form, are on folios 279 and 291; the translations are on folios 295 and 305.
April, 27: According to indorsement, the committee of April 25 on the report of the Commissioner for Army Accounts on the petition of Andrew Pepin, was this day discharged. See ante, April 5.
Also a petition from Increase Carpenter, dated April 27, was read, praying that the prayer of his late memorial be granted. It is in No. 42, II, folio 206.]
His Excellency,
The President of Congress.
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