| PREVIOUS | NEXT | NEW SEARCH |
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1787.
Congress assembled present as before.
1Ordered That the papers presented by the Delegates of North Carolina, touching Goods seized at the Natches, and also papers transmitted by the Executive of Virginia and laid before Congress by the Delegates of that State the 28, be referred to the Secretary for foreign Affairs to report.2
[Note 1: 1 The entry from this point is by Benjamin Bankson in Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 5, III, p. 1564.]
[Note 2: 2 This order was entered in the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 143. Report rendered April 13, 1787.]
[Paper of delegates of North Carolina3]
[Note 3: 3 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 72, p. 269, read March 30, 1787. The five enclosures are on pp. 273, 281, 283, 285--286, and 277--278.]
The undersigned Delegates in Obedience to the command of the State of North Carolina have the honour to lay before Congress, the papers hereinafter mentioned: to the end that the United States in Congress assembled may take such order thereon as the information may justify.
Page 148 | Page image
To this information the delegates have thought proper to subjoin the extract of a letter No. 5. from a representative of Davidson County in the general assembly of North Carolina, directed to the hon'ble William Blount and Benjamin Hawkins.
Wm. Blount
Benjamin Hawkins
John B. Ashe
Congress chamber the 29th March, 1787.
[Report of Secretary of Congress on sundry petitions 1]
[Note 1: 1 Reports of Secretary of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 180, pp. 52--53.]
Office of Secretary of Congress
March 30, 1787
On the petition of Elizabeth Gaudin2 stating that her husband entered into the continental service in October 1775 on board one of the vessels of the squadron commanded by commodore Hopkins, that he was slam in battle, that sundry prizes were taken and that she has never recd. any part thereof,
[Note 2: 2 See March 29, 1787.]
The Secy of Congress reports that
The petition of Elizabeth Gaudin be referred to the Agreed to commissioner for settling the marine Accots. to report.3
[Note 3: 3 According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 143, the petition was referred as indicated. Report rendered April 3, 1787.]
On the memorial of the clerks4 stating their situation and circumstances and the difficulties to which they will be reduced by the deduction to be made from their salaries
[Note 4: 4 See March 29, 1787.]
Page 149 | Page image
The Secretary of Congress reports,
That the petition of the clerks in the several Offices rejected of the civil list department be referred to a committee.1
[Note 1: 1 March 30, 1787. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 143, a letter of John Pierce, March 29, 1787, respecting final settlement of certificates was referred to the Board of Treasury to report.
According to indorsement was read:
Letter of Duncan Campbell to the President of Congress, March 9, 1787.Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, II, pp. 257--259.]
PREVIOUS SECTION .. NEXT SECTION .. NAVIGATOR
| PREVIOUS | NEXT | NEW SEARCH |