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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, OCTOBER 1, 1787.
Congress assembled present Massachusetts Connecticut New York, New Jersey Pensylvania Delaware Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia and from New Hampshire Mr [Nicholas] Gilman and from Maryland Mr [David] Ross.
On motion1 of Mr [Rufus] King seconded by Mr. H[enry] Lee,
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 26, p. 661, in the writing of Mr. King. It is indorsed by Roger Alden as passed October 2, 1787.]
Resolved That the Commissioners to be appointed in pursuance of the Ordinance passed the 7th. day of May last for Settling the Accounts between the United States and individual States be allowed the same salary as is given to the Commissioners of the board of treasury, to commence from the time of their entering upon the duties of their office.
On the report2 of a committee consisting of Mr [William] Pierce Mr [William] Grayson and Mr [William Samuel] Johnson to whom was referred a report3 of the commissioner of Army Accounts on a Memorial of general Putnam.
[Note 2: 2 See May 7, 1787.]
[Note 3: 3 See May 2, 1787.]
Resolved That the commissioner of Army Accounts be directed to credit general Putnam for the sum of two thousand three hundred and eighty dollars; And that the said commissioner make a statement of the circumstances to the executive of Georgia and send on Authenticated copies of the several receipts given in the case, that the charges may be exhibited against the Officers in whose hands the Money was deposited.
On a report4 of the board of treasury to whom was recommitted their report5 on the Memorial of Arnold Henry Dohrman,
[Note 4: 4 See May 11, 1787.]
[Note 5: 5 See March 19, 1787.]
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Resolved That Arnold Henry Dohrman be reimbursed the sum of five thousand eight hundred and six dollars and seventy two ninetieths of a dollar with interest on the same from the time of expenditure, being the amount of sundry disbursements by him made for the relief of American prisoners agreeably to vouchers examined and admitted by the proper Officers of the treasury.
And whereas the claims of the said Arnold Henry Dohrman against the United States amount to twenty thousand two hundred and seventy seven dollars and 40/90 over and above the sum of five thousand eight hundred and six dollars and 72/90ths as above stated in support of which various and important documents are offered though of a nature too general to be admitted agreeably to the rules of the treasury.
And whereas this deficiency of vouchers appears to arise from the nature of the disbursements made by Mr Dohrman whose own house was frequently the Asylum of whole crews of captive American seamen who were fed, clothed and relieved in sickness through his benevolence and that at a time when his attachment to the cause of America was dangerous both to his person and property.
And whereas Congress are disposed to acknowledge in the most honorable manner the eminent services rendered by Mr Dohrman and to make him further compensation
Resolved Unanimously That the said Arnold Henry Dohrman be allowed in consideration of his faithful and generous services as agent from the United States at the court of Lisbon the sum of sixteen hundred dollars per annum and that the said salary be computed from the period at which his expenditures commenced to the present day.
Resolved Unanimously That one compleat and entire township, out of the three last ranges subject to the reservations as in the other townships agreeably to the Ordinance1
[Note 1: 1 Journals, vol. XXVIII, pp. 375--381.]
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of the twentieth of May 1785, out of the three last ranges surveyed, in the western territory of the United States be and hereby is granted to the said Arnold Henry Dohrman free from all charges of survey and that the said Arnold Henry Dohrman be allowed to make choice of the aforesaid township of land out of any of the said surveys [three ranges last surveyed] after the Secretary at War shall have drawn for the proportionate quantity of land assigned to the late army agreeably to the said Ordinance of the 20th. May 1785.
Resolved Unanimously that the above payments be made in such manner as the present state of the finances will best admit of and that the same together with the grant of land as aforesaid be in full of Mr Dohrman's claims against the United States.
A motion of Mr. Kean for offering for sale in Europe 10 mill. acres of Western territory1
[Note 1: 1 This entry is in the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 169. The motion was referred to the Board of Treasury to report.]
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