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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, OCTOBER 4, 1787.
Congress assembled present as before.
[Report of committee on petition of Rutgers, Lush and Lansing4]
[Note 4: 4 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, V, p. 263, read October 4, 1787. See September 29 and October 3, 1787.]
The Committee consisting of [Mr. John Kean, Mr. Rufus King and Mr. Dyre Kearny] on the petition of H Rutgers, Richard Lush, and Jacob John Lansing, report,
That it appears to your Committee that the petitioners were recommended to the State of New York for a settlement of their arrears, and one years pay granted them by resolution of the 12th. Jany. 1780, by a resolution passed the 2d. June 1785; which settlement
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was to be made at the value in specie at the respective terms the monies were due, against which they pray redress.
Your Committee observe that the resolution deranging these officers was prior to that allowing depretiation to the army, which last resolve required the persons to be in service on the day of its passing, which these officers were not And that Congress have uniformly denied refused granting depretiation to those officers who were deranged prior to the passing of the sd. resolution.
[Report of Secretary of Congress on memorial of I. Morrison 1]
[Note 1: 1 Reports of Secretary of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 180, p. 65. According to the Despatch Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 185, IV, p. 19, Morrison's memorial was received October 3, 1787. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 171, the memorial was referred as indicated in the report.]
Office of Secretary of Congress
Oct. 4, 1787
On the memorial of Isaac Morrison, stating that he was appointed to command a company in the first N Jersey regiment Jany 1777 and continued in that command till the spring 1779 when he was deranged, that in the summer of 1780 he went to Kentucky where he continued till the spring of 1786 and did not hear of the resolution of Congress which limits the time for bring[ing] in claims against the United States until the term fixed was expired and therefore praying for relief.
The Secretary of Congress Reports
That the Memorial of Isaac Morrison be referred to the board of treasury to report.
[Report of Board of Treasury on accounts of J. Adams 2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, pp. 13--14, read October 4, 1787. A copy of Adams' letter of January 26, 1787 is on pp. 15--16 and an abstract of his account to August 1, 1786, is on pp. 21--22. According to Reports of Committees, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 189, p. 26, this report was filed. See September 25, 1787.]
Board of Treasury
October 3rd. 1787.
Sir: In obedience to the order of Congress we do ourselves the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency, an Abstract of Mr Adam's particular Account as Commissioner, or Minister of the United
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States in Europe to 1st. August 1785; since that period Congress will observe, by Mr. Adams letter herewith enclosed, that no Official statements have been transmitted of his Account; it is proper, however to observe, that subsequent to the date last mentioned, Mr. Adams has not drawn any Monies, but from the Commissioners of the Dutch Loans in Holland; and that principally for the Barbary Treaties, the disbursements on which Amount to Seven thousand Pounds Sterling; the remainder of his Drafts are on Account of his own, and Secretary's Salary, and contingencies of his Appointment; Mr. Adams has joint Accounts, under the heads of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams Franklin Lee and Adams, and Deane and Adams; but on these Accounts, by Mr. Barclay's statement, Mr. John Adams does not appear responsible for any Balance due to the United States.
We have the honor to be, etc.,
Walter Livingston
Arthur Lee
His Excellency
The President of Congress.
[Report of Secretary for Foreign Affairs on letter of Mr. Gardoqui 1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 81, III, pp. 9--11, read October 4, 1787. This report, with only minor changes to make it a Journal entry, was entered in the Journal on October 8, 1787, when it was passed. See September 20, 1787.]
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