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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, JULY 12, 1787.
Congress assembled present Massachusetts New York New Jersey Delaware Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia.
On a report2 of the board of treasury
[Note 2: 2 The original report dated July 11, 1787 and signed by Samuel Osgood and ArthurLee, is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 139, pp.535--536. Thomson endorsed this report as passed July 13, which is evidently an error.]
That from late information received at their Office, they find that Application has been made to the State of Pennsylvania for the payment of a Pension under the Act3 of Congress of the 7h. of June 1785 by an Officer in the Line of the late Army who has Unsettled Accounts with the United States to a considerable amount; and who, though long since called upon, has hitherto paid no attention to their Adjustment.
[Note 3: 3 Journals, vol. XXVIII, pp. 435--437.]
That in the opinion of this Board, it is neither consistent with justice, or the interest of the United States, that persons under the description abovementioned should receive the Pensions to which they may be respectively entitled in pursuance of the Acts of Congress; They therefore submit to the consideration of Congress the following Resolve,
Resolved That all officers in the line of the late Army who may be entitled to pensions in pursuance of the acts of Congress in that behalf made shall previous to the receipt of such pension deposit with the proper Officers appointed to discharge the same in the state in which they reside a certificate from the commisioner of army Accounts purporting that no balance is due from the claimant to the United States.
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According to Order the Ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States North west of the river Ohio was read a second time.1
[Note 1: 1 The printed emended copy of the Ordinance in Papers of the Continental Congress, Broadsides, is indorsed "read 2d time. Third reading to be 13 July." See July 11, 1787, for first reading.]
Ordered that to morrow be assigned for the third reading of the said Ordinance.
[Letter of Secretary at War on movement of troops2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 150, II, p. 409, read July 12, 1787. A copy of Col. Harmar's letter is on pp. 405--408.]
War Office, July 12'th 1787.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit to Congress, the copy of a letter just received from Colonel Harmar. The movements of the troops down the Ohio axe in consequence of the orders of Congress respecting the intruders at St. Vincents on the Wabash. But as the orders were solely founded on the principle of the existence of that intrusion, and as Colonel Harmar has transmitted information by his letter of the 14'th of May that the intruders were dispersed, the present movement cannot be well accounted for, excepting that Colonel Harmar doubted of the truth of his information.
Should Colonel Harmar proceed to St. Vincents, as is probable, it may have happy effects; provided he should be enabled to treat with the indians as proposed in my report to Congress of ye. 11'th instant, and directed to establish a strong post there.
I have the honor to be, etc.,
H Knox
The Honorable
William Grayson, Chairman of Congress.
[Report of Commissioner of Marine Accounts on memorial of T. Pownal.3]
[Note 3: 3 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 31, p. 171, read July 12, 1787. It is indorsed see report of the Board of Treasury on the application of S. Nicholson (see April 24, 1787) and see Act of August 1, 1787. Also see May 8 and July 7, 1787.]
Sir: I do myself the honor to return to you the Memorial of Thomas Pownall referred to me the 8 Instt.
The Honble. the Board of Treasury on the 24th. of April last Reported generally on the subject of this Memorial, and a great number of
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Persons who are under similar circumstances with Mr. Pownal are waiting the determination of Congress thereon.
I have the honor to be, etc.,
Ben Walker1
[Note 1: 1 July 12, 1787. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 152 the following matters were referred:
Motion of Mr. Nathan Dane respecting supplies furnished to the French fleet in 1778, to the Board of Treasury to report.
An Indian letter of Credence, to the Secretary at War to report. Report, dated July 14, was read July 16, 1787.]
Office of Marine Accounts July 10, 1787
Charles Thomson Esqr
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