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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 --MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1787.
Congress assembled. Present Massachusetts New York New Jersey Pensylvania, Delaware Virginia North Carolina and Georgia and from Rhode island Mr [James Mitchell Varnum and from Connecticut Mr S[tephen] M[ix] Mitchell.
[Motion of Mr. King for reducing postage rates 2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, III, p. 339, in the writing of Mr. Rufus King. On the back of the original is noted a vote by states. According to indorsement and Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 140, the motion was referred to the Postmaster General to report. Report rendered March 15, 1787.]
Resolved that the Post M. G. be and hereby is authorised to lower the present rate of Postage on Letters, Packets Dispatches, provided that he may not reduce the same more than twenty five per Cent lower than the present Establishment.
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[Report of Commissioner for settling Army Accounts on petition of Pierre Charlong 1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 62, p. 205, read March 12, 1787. See March 8 and 19, 1787.]
The commissioner of army accounts to whom was referred the Petition of Pierre Charlong, begs leave to report.
That it appears from a certificate of Ethan Allen who was a Colonel in the service, that the petitioner was a prisoner two years and about two months.
That it appears also from the musters of General Hazens late regiment that the petitioner joined the Regiment as a Volunteer about the beginning of February 1782. and continued as such until the discharge of the Army.
That the petitioner hath not received any recompence for these services, as far as your Commissioner can ascertain, and That a certain act limitting the claims of the Army2 dated the 2d. day of November 1785, having precluded any further demands of this nature, the Petitioner is therefore debarred from the same, unless a particular act of Congress is made in his favor
[Note 2: 2 Journals, vol. XXIX, p. 866.]
All which is humbly Submitted
Jno. Pierce3
[Note 3: 3 March 12, 1787. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 140, the following matters were referred:
Petition of William Taylor for the settlement of his accounts, received March 12, 1787. Referred to Board of Treasury to report.
Memorial of Nathaniel Appleton, February 21, 1787, read March 12, praying for allowance for extra service as commissioner of the Loan Office in Massachusetts. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, I, pp. 101--102. Referred to the Board of Treasury to report generally on the subject. Report rendered March 19, 1787.
Letter of Uriah Forrest, March 10, 1787, read March 12, requesting appointment as consul-general in England. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 46, p. 379. Referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report. Report rendered March 29, 1787.
Also according to the Committee Book, p. 137, Mr. James Mitchel Varnum was appointed, in the place of Mr. Charles Pinckney, on the committee of February 15, 1787 on a motion to repeal the Ordinance of October 13, 1786.]
Office of Army Accounts
New York March 9th. 1787
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