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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 --FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1788.
Congress assembled present New hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Pensylva Delaware Maryland, Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia.
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On the report1 of a comee . consisting of Mr [Abraham] Clarke Mr . [Hugh] Williamson and Mr . [Jeremiah] Wadsworth to whom was referred a letter2 of Thos Hutchins Esqr touching his salary.
[Note 1: 1 See August 7, 1788.]
[Note 2: 2 See August 4, 1788.]
Resolved That in the settlement of Mr T. Hutchins accot he be allowed for the whole of his tune since passing the resolution3 of the 23 of March 1787 except so much of the said time as he was employed in running the line between the states of Massachusetts and New York.
[Note 3: 3 Journals, vol. XXXII, p. 129.]
[Letter from the Office of Secretary at War respecting Indian affairs4]
[Note 4: 4 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 150, III, p. 417, read August 8, 1788. St Clair's letter of July 13, is on pp. 421--425 with its enclosure, message of the Governor of the Western Territory to the Indian Chiefs, on pp. 437--440. The letter of July 16, is on pp. 431--434, with two enclosures on pp. 441 and 445--446. See August 11 and 12, 1788.]
War Office August 8th . 1788.
Sir: The Secretary at War being absent, I have the honor to transmit to your Excellency letters from the Governor of the Western Territory dated Fort Harmar the 13th . and 16th . ultimo, with enclosures.
I have the honor to be, etc.,
William Knox.
His Excellency
The President of Congress.
[Letters of Secretary for Foreign Affairs transmitting correspondence]
Office for foreign Affairs
7th . August 17885
[Note 5: 5 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 80, III, p. 532, read August 8, 1788.]
Sir: I have the Honor to transmit to your Excellency herewith enclosed, two Letters6 from Mr . Dumas of 23d . March and 10th . May
[Note 6: 6 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 93, IV, pp. 51 (translation on p. 55) and 67--69 (duplicate, pp. 71--73), respectively. A statement of the arrearages of Dumas, enclosed in the first letter, is on pp. 58--59. There is a note of Dumas, dated March 25, on p. 61. Letter No. 38, March 28, 1788, refers to the arrearages due to Dumas. No. 39, May 10, 1788, treats of affairs in Europe. See August 11, 1788.]
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last, together with the Papers that accompanied them and Translations.
I have the Honor to be, etc.,
John Jay
His Excellency
The President of Congress.
Office for foreign Affairs
8th . August 17881
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 80, III, p. 536, read August 8 and referred on August 15, 1788.]
Sir: I have the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency herewith enclosed, two Letters2 of the 30th . June and 2d . July last from his Excellency the Governor of Virginia, with the Papers referred to in the latter, and am with great Respect and Esteem, etc.,
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 71, II, pp. 627 and 631--637, respectively, read August 8, 1788. The enclosures mentioned are no. 1, An Act for the protection and encouragement of the commerce of nations acknowledging the independence of the United States of America, on pp. 639--641, and no. 2, Extract from the Journal of the Council of Virginia, August 21, 1784, on p. 643. The letters discuss the complaint of Count de Moustier regarding the case of Joseph Marie Anne Ferrier. See June 13 and September 25, 1788.]
John Jay3
[Note 3: 3 August 8, 1788. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 201, the following committee was appointed:
Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Alexander Hamilton and Mr. Abraham Clark on the letter of the Board of Treasury, August 4, 1788, copy of a letter of the Secretary at War, August 2, 1788, and a letter of Joseph Howell jr. to President of Congress, August 5, 1788, relating to the appointment of a Commissioner of Army Accounts. See August 5, 1788. Howell's letter is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XII, p. 465. The committee was discharged and Howell was elected on August 28, 1788.]
His Excellency
The President of Congress.
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