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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 --1WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1788.
[Note 1: 1 Charles Thomson resumes the entry.]
Congress assembled present New hamshire, Massachusetts, Rhode island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania Delaware Maryland, Virginia North Carolina, and South Carolina and from Pensylvania Mr [William] Irvine and from Georgia Mr [Abraham] Baldwin
On a report2 of a comee . consisting of Mr [Abraham] Baldwin Mr [Benjamin] Huntington and Mr [Hugh] Williamson to whom was referred a memorial3 of John Pierce.
[Note 2: 2 See July 15, 1788.]
[Note 3: 3 See July 11, 1788.]
Resolved That the board of treasury be and they are hereby directed to credit John Pierce to the amount of one hundred dollars per month as commissioner of army accounts from the time he entered on the duties of that Office in 1783 to the end of the year 1785.
On the question to agree to this resolution the yeas and nays being required by Mr [Paine] Wingate.
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So it passed in the affirmative.
[Report of committee on copper coins1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 26, p. 677, in the writing of Mr. Nathan Dane. Read July 16, 1788. Mr. Abraham Clark made a motion respecting the copper contract, which according go the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 199, was referred to a committee consisting of Mr. Abraham Clark, Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Abraham Baldwin, Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis and Mr. Jeremiah Wadsworth. The committee reported August 4, 1788. See May 21, June 6, August 20, 27 and September 16, 1788. According to Reports of Committees, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 189, p. 36, this report was filed.]
The Committee consisting of [Mr. Thomas Tudor Tucker, Mr. Abraham Clark and Mr. Nathan Danel to whom was referred the report of the board of Treasury respecting the copper Coin, report that in their opinion it is necessary to reduce the nominal value of the copper coin and for the reasons stated in the report of the board of Treasury of the 21st of May last. Whereupon the Committee submit the following resolutions:
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That no copper coin struck under the authority of the United States, or that of a particular state, shall pass at a greater value than one federal Dollar for three pounds avoirdupois weight of such copper coin, that the Cents composing the said dollar shall be represented by a copper coin containing two hundred and nine grains and 98/100 of a grain Troy weight of pure copper, and that the copper coin struck in pursuance of the act1 of Congress of the 8th . of August 1786 shall pass for three quarters of a Cent and that a smaller coin be struck to represent one moiety of a Cent.
[Note 1: 1 Journals, vol. XXXI, pp. 503--504.]
[Report of Board of Treasury on memorial of R. Walton2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, II, pp. 495--496, read July 16, 1788. See May 30, July 18 and 28, 1788.]
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred the Memorial of Robert Walton of the State of Georgia.
Beg leave to Report
That from certain Documents relative to the Accounts of the late Major General Greene deposited in the Treasury; there is no room to doubt, that the Supplies stated by the Memorialist were actually furnished. That there is not at present sufficient evidence to ascertain whether payment may not have been made by the State of Virginia; on which the Memorialist received two different Orders; the first (as is alledged) having been lost.
That the Board have directed the necessary enquiries to be made on this head, the result of which is daily expected. Should it then appear that no payment has been made by the State of Virginia, a certificate will issue from the Treasury for the amount agreeably to the general mode, bearing Interest from the supply of the Articles furnished by Mr. Walton.
All which is humbly Submitted.
Samuel Osgood
Walter Livingston
Arthur Lee 3
[Note 3: 3 July 16, 1788. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 199, the following committees were appointed: Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Nathan Dane and Mr. Edward Carrington on the motion of Mr. Williamson respecting the appointment of surveyors. The committee reported July 17, 1788.
Mr. Nathan Dane, Mr. Thomas Tudor Tucker and Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis on the letter of Samuel Nicholson, dated July 14, 1788, read July 16, 1788, respecting prize money. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XVII, pp. 401--402. Report rendered July 17 and acted on July 18, 1788.
Also according to the Committee Book the memorial and vouchers of M. Faunt le Rey, respecting his claims, were referred to the Commissioner of Army Accounts. According to the Despatch Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 185, IV, p. 36 these documents were received July 16, 1788. See May 6, 1788.
Accordng to the Committee Book, p. 186, the committee of March 12, 1788 on land bounities for the army was discharged. See August 28, 1788.]
July 15th . 1788.
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