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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, AUGUST 21, 1788.
Congress assembled present as yesterday.
On the report1 of a committee to whom was referred a letter2 of Samuel Frauncis and a report3 of the board of treasury to whom was referred a petition4 of the said S. Frauncis
[Note 1: 1 See May 11, 1787. (Journals, vol. XXXII, pp. 290--291.)]
[Note 2: 2 See May 3, 1787. (Journals, vol. XXXII, p. 257n.)]
[Note 3: 3 See March 22, 1786. (Journals, vol. XXX, pp. 125--126.)]
[Note 4: 4 See March 13, 1786. (Journals, vol. XXX, p. 112n.)]
Resolved5 That the advances already made and sums paid to Samuel Frauncis in consequence of the act6 of 4 April 1785 are a full compensation for all his demands against the United States and that he have leave to withdraw his petition.
[Note 5: 5 This resolve was taken upon a second application of Fraunces, as is indicated by the indorsement on a copy of his petition of March 5, 1785, which is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, III, pp. 296--298. See March 15, 1785. (Journals, vol. XXVIII, p. 163n.)]
[Note 6: 6 Journals, vol. XXVIII, p. 228.]
On a report7 of the board of treasury to whom was referred a memorial8 of Samuel Montgomery
[Note 7: 7 See July 30, 1788.]
[Note 8: 8 See July 22, 1788.]
Resolved That the application of Samuel Montgomery for the reimbursement of certain damages stated to have been sustained by him while acting in the department of Indian affairs be dismissed, the memorialist having no claim against the United States.
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[Report of Board of Treasury on petition of T. Donellan1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, pp. 287--289, read August 21, 1788. The covering letter of the Board also read is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 140, I, p. 599. See February 11, 1788.]
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred a Petition of Thomas Donellan.
Beg leave to Report
That the Memorialist solicits the renewal of a Certificate issued by Timothy Pickering late Quarter Master General of the American Army for 308 Dollars, which was destroyed by a fire which consumed his dwelling House in the Town of Baltimore in the Month of Decemr . 1785.
On the above Memorial, the Board beg leave to Report
That by a Register filed in the Treasury; it appears that the Certificate above stated was actually issued; and by a deposition of the Memorialist, that it was destroyed, as set forth in the said Memorial.
That the said Certificate can in fact be considered in no other light, than a Voucher proving the delivery of certain supplies, for the Public use; and, as it has been customary under the Act2 of the 3rd . of June 1784, to permit persons furnishing such supplies to substantiate their claims (when written Vouchers were deficient) by other satisfactory evidence; The Board are of opinion that a Certificate of the same Amount as the one destroyed, may be issued to the Memorialist, by the Register of the Treasury; more particularly, as the Certificate stated to have been consumed (was it still existing) could not now be taken up, at any other Office than that of the Treasury; This was not the case when the application for renewal was first made to this Board; and therefore to avoid a precedent productive of great abuse, they did not at that time judge it adviseable to comply with the application.
[Note 2: 2 Journals, vol. XXVII, pp. 541--544.]
The commissioners therefore submit it to the consideration of Congress, whether under the circumstances above stated it would not be proper to refer the application of the Memorialist to this Board to take order.
All which is humbly Submitted.
Samuel Osgood
Arthur Lee
August 21st . 1788.
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