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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 15, 1788.
Congress assembled. Present New hampshire Massachusetts, Connecticut New York Pensylvania Delaware Maryland, Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina and from New Jersey Mr [Abraham] Clarke and from Georgia Mr [Abraham] Baldwin.
On a memorial1 of Udney Hay
[Note 1: 1 See August 1 and 14, 1788.]
Ordered That the Commissioner of Army accounts in settling with Udney Hay agreeably to the resolution of the 22 of July last, make no deduction from the years pay on account of depreciation, and that interest be allowed from the 24 of Novr . 1778.
[Report of Secretary of Congress on sundry letters2]
[Note 2: 2 Reports of Secretary of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 180, p. 79. The several matters were referred in conformity with the report and the references are noted in the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 202.]
Aug. 15, 1788.
On the letter3 of the 8 from the Secretary for foreign affairs transmitting two letters of the 30 June and 2d . July last from his excellency the governor of Virginia and sundry papers referred to in the latter, touching the subject of which Cte . Moutier complains in his note4 of the 28 of May last.
[Note 3: 3 See August 8, 1788.]
[Note 4: 4 See May 30, 1788.]
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The Secy . of Congress reports
That the letter of the 8 from the Secy . for foreign Agd . affairs with the papers therein enclosed be referred back to the Secy . for foreign affairs to report.
On the letter1 of 2 June last from Mess N and J Van Staphorst, which was transmitted to Congress the 12 inst by the Secy for foreign affairs and in which Messrs . Van Staphorst earnestly desire to be furnished with a compleat sett of the Journals of Congress as a mean of providing in the best manner the monies necessary to support the credit of the United States until the new government can be organized and operate to this effect; And to lay the foundation for transferring to the money lenders in Holland the debt due by the US to the crown of France.
[Note 1: 1 See August 13, 1788.]
The Secy . of Congress reports That the letter of the Agd . 2 June from Messrs . Van Staphorst be referred to a Comee .2
[Note 2: 2 According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 202, this committee consisted of Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Abraham Clark and Mr. Nathan Dane.]
On the petition3 of W Imlay Commr . of the loan Office for the state of Connecticut representing the incompetency of his salary and the inequality of it compared with that of others and the business done in his office and praying for relief,
[Note 3: 3 According to the Despatch Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 185, IV, p. 38, the petition was received (read) August 14, 1788.]
The Secy . of Congress reports
That the petition of W Imlay Comr . of the loan Agd . office for the State of Connecticut be referred to the board of treasury to report.
[Report of Secretary for Foreign Affairs on Georgia resolutions4]
[Note 4: 4 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 81, III, pp. 79--80, read August 15, 1788. See May 29, August 20 and 26, 1788.]
Office for Foreign Affairs
14th . August 1788
The Secretary of the United States for the Department of foreign Affairs, to whom was referred a Resolution of the House of Assembly
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of Georgia of the 30th . January last, with a Letter from Governor Zespedes, dated at St . Augustin in Florida 12th . Decemr . 1784,
Reports.
That from these Papers it appears that sundry negroe Slaves belonging to Citizens of Georgia had fled to East Forida, and were there protected and detained.
That Application had been made on the Subject to the Governor of East Florida, and that although he has permitted those Fugitives to be apprehended and put in the keeping of Persons named by their Masters, yet that he cannot deliver them up without Instructions from his Court, which he has solicted, it having heretofore been the Practice of Florida not to deliver such Fugitives to Georgia, because the latter while under the british Government had refused to observe a reciprocal Conduct in that Respect.
That although in his Opinion these and similar Matters cannot be conveniently regulated but by Treaty, yet that for the present it would be proper to send Copies of these Papers to the Chargé des Affaires of the United States at Madrid, and instruct him to represent to his Catholic Majesty the Inconveniences which the States bordering on his Dominions experience from the Asylum afforded to their fugitive Slaves, to solicit his Orders to his Governors to permit and facilitate their being apprehended and delivered to their Owners or to Persons authorized to receive them, and to assure his Majesty that the said States will observe the like conduct respecting all such Slaves belonging to his Subjects as may be found therein.
That it also appears to him expedient to communicate these Papers to the Encargado de Negocios of Spain and that it be signified to him by your Secretary, that his Interposition to obtain proper Regulations to be made on this Head, would be very agreeable to Congress.
All which is submitted to the Wisdom of Congress.
John Jay.1
[Note 1: 1 August 15, 1788. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 202, the following committee was appointed:
Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis and Mr. Abraham Baldwin on their report of August 12, 1788, on the application of George Morgan. Report rendered August 28, 1788. See June 25, July 1, 8, 15, 30 and August 11, 1788.
According to indorsement was read:
Letter of Thomas Hutchins to President of Congress, August 15, 1788, announcing his departure for the Western territory. Papers of the Continental Congress, No, 60, p. 339.]
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