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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 --TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1787.
Congress assembled, Present Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Pensylvania Delaware Virginia North Carolina and Georgia and from Rhode island Mr [James Mitchel] Varnum and South Carolina Mr D[aniel] Huger who produced Credentials whereby it appears that he is duly appointed a delegate to represent the State of South Carolina in Congress until the first Monday in Novr next.
[Credentials of Daniel Huger, South Carolina1]
[Note 1: 1 Original credentials, on parchment, indorsed as read March 20, 1787, Papers of the Continental Congress, South Carolina Credentials. Copied in Record of Credentials, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 179, I, p. 208.]
State of South Carolina
By His Excellency Thomas Pinckney Esquire Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the State aforesaid.
To the Honorable Daniel Huger Esquire, Greeting.
Know ye that by Virtue of the Power and Authority in me Vested by the Legislature of this State, I have Commissioned and by these Presents do Commission, you the said Daniel Huger, to be a Delegate, to represent this State in the Congress of the United States of America. This Commission to Continue and be in force until the first Monday in November next, and no longer.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State, in the City of Charleston, this sixth day of March in the year of Our Lord One
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thousand Seven hundred and eighty Seven, and of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America, the Eleventh.
Thomas Pinckney1
[Note 1: 1 March 20, 1787. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 141, the following committees were appointed:
Mr. Rufus King, Mr. William Grayson and Mr. William Pierce on a petition of Anthony Son, read March 20, 1787, for pay for services in the army. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, VII, pp. 275--276. The accompanying certificates are on pp. 279--282. Report rendered March 22, 1787. This is the same committee as that of March 19 on petition of Pierre Charlong.
Mr. William Grayson, Mr. James Mitchel Varnum and Mr. Stephen Mix Mitchell on the memorial of Matthias Ogden, dated and read March 20, 1787, regarding payment under contract for transportation of mail. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VII, pp. 283--284. Report rendered March 21, 1787. See March 23, 1787.
According to indorsement and the Committee Book, p. 141, the following memorials were read and referred to the Board of Treasury to report:
Memorial, dated November 10, 1786, of Eb Sproat, Isaac Sherman, Robt. Johnson, James Simpson, Israel Ludlow, S. Montgomery, Winthrop Sargent, Charles Smith and Absalom Martin, surveyors for the several states for executing the ordinance of 1785, regarding expenses. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, IX, pp. 431--432. See October 3, 1787. Benjamin Tupper also signed this petition but his name was erased.
Memorial of Banjamin Tupper, surveyor for Massachusetts, November 10, 1786. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, X, pp. 263--264. See October 3, 1787.
Also according to the Committee Book, p. 141, the Board of Treasury was ordered to report a plan for selling the townships surveyed in the Western territory for public securities. Report rendered April 5, 1787.]
By His Excellency's Command.
Peter Freneau Secretary.
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