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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, AUGUST 18, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present as before.
According to Order, Congress went into a committee of the whole. After some time the president resumed the chair, and Mr. Ball reported, that the Committee of the whole have had under Consideration the subject referred to them, but not having come to a conclusion, desire leave to sit again.
Ordered, That the Committee of the whole sit again on Monday next.
The Committee consisting of Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, Mr. [James] Monroe and Mr.
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[William] Grayson to whom was referred a letter from his Excellency The Governor of New York of the 16th. Instant, Report:1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Roger Alden, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 20, I, folio 321. According to indorsement it was read August 18 and made the "Order of the day for tuesday 22d." The report was printed for this consideration of the 22d and one of the imprints is pasted in the Journal of that date.
August 18: The following committee was appointed: Mr. [Nathaniel] Ramsay, Mr. [Josiah] Hornblower and Mr. [John Bubenheim] Bayard, on the "Meml. E. Fox compensation for expences and loss by removing to N. York." This committee "Discharged 12 Feby., 1787. Meml referred to bd. treas."
The petition of Francis Cazeau was referred to the Board of Treasury to report.
The letter of 15th from Arthur Lee was referred to the Postmaster General to take Order.
The "Petition of capt. J.P. Short to be paid a sum of money" was referred to the Board of Treasury to report and a report rendered September 12. Schott's petition is in No. 42, VII, folio 255.
Committee Book No. 190.
The report of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs on his report on the Consular Convention with France was this day submitted, according to indorsement and Committee Book No. 190. It was read September 12 and referred to a committee.]
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