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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 25, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present as before.
On the report of a committee consisting of Mr. [Edward] Reconsidered Aug. 28, 1786. Carrington, Mr. [Charles] Pinckney and Mr. [Nathan] Miller to whom was referred a memorial of Marinus Willett, report as follows:
It appears to your Com. that the condition annexed by Congress to the Act for taking into the pay of the U. S. the Regimt. of Militia commanded by the said Marinus Willet, viz "that the State of New York should fill up their quota of Troops for the Continental Army, could be for no other purpose than to guard the said U. S. from paying the said Regiment while, from deficiencies of men in the Continental line of the said State many idle officers might be also drawing pay, and, as the Arrangement of the Army under the Resolutions of the 7th. of August, 1782, which took effect on the 1st. of January, 1783, put out of pay all Officers not actually employed, the reasons of the said condition ceased at the latter period to exist. It is therefore the opinion of your Corn. that as the claims of the said Regiment for arrears of pay are for actual services subsequent to the 1st. of January, 1783, and do not extend to the commutation, the same ought to be allowed, whereupon the following Resolution is proposed:
Resolved, That the commissioner of army accounts settle with the regiment of Militia late commanded by Marinus Willett for all arrears of pay and subsistence due the same while in the actual service of the United States in the year 1783.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Edward Carrington, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, VI, folio 559. According to indorsement it was read this day and agreed to "reconsidered Aug. 28, 1786. Acted on March 21, 1787, from report of Bd. of treasury."]
[Office of the Secretary of Congress,]
August 25, 1786.
On the memorial of the Grasshopper Chief Counsellor of the Oneida Indians stating his attachment to the Cause of America his losses in Consequence thereof and the promises made to him in behalf of the U. States and praying Congress in reward of his services to do something
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for him to make his old age comfortable, the Secretary of Congress reports:
That the Memorial of the Grasshopper be referred Aug. 25 agreed. to the Secretary at War to report.
On the memorial of David Henley late col. in the Army of the United States, representing his services, that he never resigned nor was deranged and praying to be allowed Commutation in lieu of half pay as granted to other Officers of the Army, the Secretary of Congress Agreed Aug. 25. reports: That the Memorial of David Henley late a col. in the Army be referred to the Commissioner of Army Accounts to report.1
[Note 1: 1 These reports were entered by Thomson in Reports of the Secretary of Congress No. 180. According to Committee Book No. 190, the report on Henley's memorial was rendered August 26. It is in No. 41, IV, folio 366. According to indorsement it was acted on September 5.]
That the petition of Richard Damry be referred to the Commissioner of Army Accounts to enquire into the truth of the facts stated in the said petition and if it shall be proved to his Satisfaction that the detention of the petitioner by the British after the close of the war prevented his Application for a settlement prior to the time fixed by the resolution of 2 Novr. 1785, that the said Commissr. settle with the petitioner in the usual manner the said resolution notwithstanding.2
[Note 2: 2 This motion, in the writing of Charles Thomson, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, III, folio 297. According to indorsement it was referred August 25 to the Commissioner of Army Accounts to take Order.
August 25: The letter of the Commissioner of Army Accounts, dated August 24, "relative to depreciation due to sundry individuals of Whitcomb's Independent corps" was referred back to the Commissioner to take order.
The report of the Board of Treasury on Oliver Pollock's accounts and the letter of the Board of August 24 was referred back to the Board.
Committee Book No. 190.]
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