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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, JULY 1, 1788.
Congress assembled present New hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia and from Maryland Mr . [Benjamin] Contee from North Carolina Mr . [Hugh] Williamson.
Mr . Benj.[amin] Huntington a delegate from Connecticut and Mr Jonathan Elmer from New Jersey attended and took their his seats.3
[Note 3: 3 For credentials of Mr. Huntington, see January 21, 1788.]
[Report of committee on mail contracts4]
[Note 4: 4 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 61, pp. 571--572, in the writing of Mr. Abraham Baldwin. Read July I and passed July 3, 1788. See June 6, 1788.]
The Committee [consisting of Mr. Abraham Baldwin, Mr. Nathan Dane, Mr. Jonathan Dayton, Mr. Dyre Kearny and Mr. Nicholas Gilman] submit the following resolves
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That the Postmaster general be and he hereby is authorized and instructed with the consent of the Comtee hereeinafter mentioned to enter into contracts with sufficient security, for the conveyance of the mails for one year commencing on the 1st day of Jany next, from Portland in Massachusetts to the state of Georgia, by stage carriages or horses, as he may judge most expedient and beneficial; provided that preference is given to the transportation by stages, to encourage that useful institution, when it can be done without material injury to the public; and that the mail be conveyed three times each week from the 1st of May to the 1st of Novr and twice a week from the 1st of Novr to the 1st of May, from Portland in Massachusetts to Suffolk in Virginia and from Suffolk to the state of Georgia, agreeably to the resolution of the 15th Octr 1787; the same to be done by four or more separate contracts.
In case of only four contracts, the first shall extend from Portland to New York; the second from New York to Philadelphia; the third from Philadelphia to Suffolk in Virginia; and the fourth from Suffolk to the state of Georgia, by such route as the Postmaster general may find most convenient and proper.
Resolved That the Postmaster general be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to make arrangements for the transportation of the mail for one year from the 1st day of Jany next, on the cross roads mentioned in the resolves of congress passed the 4th Sepr 1786 and the 27th of July 1787, on the principles provided in the resolution of the 15th Feby 1787.
Resolved That the Postmaster general be and he hereby is directed to employ posts for the regular transportation of the mail, for one year, from the 1st Jany next, between the city of Philadelphia and the town of Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania; by the route of Lancaster, Yorktown Carlisle, Chamberstown and Bedford, and between Portland end Pownalborough in the state of Massachusetts and that the mail be dispatched once in each fortnight from the post offices respectively.
Resolved That the stated Committee of the Post Office, appointed in pursuance of the resolution of the 17th June 1782, be instructed to superintend the execution of the preeeeding resolves, and to report specially thereon to congress.
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[Report of committee on memorial of G. Morgan1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, IV, pp. 163--164, in the writing of Mr. Hugh Williamson. Read July 1 and recommitted July 15, 1788. See June 25, July 30, August 11, 12, 15 and 28, 1788.]
The Committee consisting of [Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis and Mr. Abraham Baldwin] to whom was referred a Memorial of Mr George Morgan beg leave to report
That it appears to your Committee that the Memorialist Geo. Morgan is duely authorised by a considerable Company viz by William Newbold, John Cox Clayton Newbold, Jos Newbold, Joseph Bloomfield, Joel Gibbs, Danl Vardon Jur , Isaac Smith Saml W. Stockton, David Brearley, Aaron Dunham Rd Stockton, Fred. Frelinghuysen, Henry Vandike, Everit Van Wickle, William Edgar, Aaron Burr, Alex Macomb Moore Furman, Henry Vandike and Olr . Pollock to contract with Congress for two Million of Acres of Land on the Mississippi.
That the Memorialist is willing immediately to contract for the Tract of Land described in the Act of 20th June Ult. at the Price and with the Exceptions and Reservations therein mentioned provided Congress shall agree that the first Payment of 150,000 Dlrs be made on the first day of March next, and the remainder of the Purchase Money to be paid according to the Terms of the Act. Provided also that Congress shall agree that the Company shall have the Right of Entry on the said Lands thus to be purchased as soon as the first Payment shall be made or after that Period as soon as the Indian claim, if any such claim Exists, shall have been extinguished, the Company above named together with the Memorialist being held as Security for the due Payment of the Purchase faithful Discharge of the Contract. On which your Committee are of the Opinion that the Board of Treasury should be authorised to contract with Mr Geo Morgan in behalf of himself and Associates according to the Terms mentioned.
The Committee farther observe that the memorialist is desirous to extend his Purchase as far North as the Mouth of the River au Beuf, on which they beg leave to report That in Case Messrs . Flint and Parker shall not be ready to Enter into a Contract for a Tract of Land on the Mouth of the Illinois River according to the Act2 of 22nd Octr 1787, The Board of Treasury be authorised instead of
[Note 2: 2 Journals, vol. XXXIII, pp. 697--698.]
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the Bounds described in the Act of 20th June Ult . to Contract with Geo Morgan in behalf of himself and his Associates for the Sale of a Tract of Land within the following Boundary viz Beginning on the River au Vase in the parallel of Latitude that passes through the Mouth of the little Wabash River thence North to the parallel of the Mouth of the River au Beuf thence West to the River Mississippi opposite to the Mouth of the River au Beuf, thence down the River Mississippi to the Mouth of the River au Vase thence up the River au Vase to the Place of Beginning.
[Report of committee on memorial of U. Hay1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, p. 137, in the writing of Mr. James R. Reid. Read July I and passed July 22, 1788. See June 12, 16 and 27, 1788. According to indorsement on this report a report of the Secretary of War on the case of Hay was read August 23, 1785. See Journals, vol. XXIX, pp. 652--653.]
The Committee [consisting of Mr. James R. Reid, Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis, Mr. Pierpont Edwards, Mr. Hugh Williamson and Mr. Abraham Clark] to whom was referred the memorial of Udney Hay beg leave to report
That on examining the memorial and other papers accompanying the same, they find that Congress by their resolution2 of the 10th . of May 1781 did refer the claims of the memorialist to a board of Officers to be considered and determined upon.
[Note 2: 2 Journals, vol. XX, pp. 491--492.]
That the said claims agreeably to said Resolution were considered and determined upon by a board of Nine General Officers who reported, that Udney Hay Esqr . ought to enjoy "the rank and emoluments of a retiring Lieut Colonel, and as the said determination was posterior to the resolution3 of Congress of the 3d . of October 1780, your Committee are of opinion that Udney Hay ought to have the emoluments of a retiring Lieut Colonel under said resolution.4
[Note 3: 3 Journals, vol. XVIII, pp. 893--897.]
[Note 4: 4 July 1, 1788. According to indorsement the report of committee on the memorial of James Wilson was postponed. See June 27, 1788.]
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