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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 --2FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1788.
[Note 2: 2 Charles Thomson resumes the entry.]
Congress assembled present as yesterday.
[Report of committee on memorial of J. Story3]
[Note 3: 3 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, V, p. 431, in the writing of Mr. Paine Wingate. Read and passed September 5, 1788. See February 1, March 12, 25, and July 28, 1788.]
The Committee consisting of [Mr. Paine Wingate, Mr. Daniel Huger and Mr. John Armstrong] to whom was referred the memorial of John Story dated Feb. 7, 1785. and the Report of the Board of Treasury thereon, also his memorial of March 20, 1788, Report,
That they have carefully attended to the Representation of Mr . Story's case, and to the papers which accompany his memorials, And after the fullest investigation of his pretences and claims which they are able to make, they are of opinion that Mr . Story may with propriety have his pay, as Commissioner of accounts for the State of Pennsylvania, continued from Sep. 1. 1786 to December 20 following, when his accounts were finally settled with the comptroller, and that the pay of his Clerks be further allowed to him, one of them for two months, and the other for two months and a half, during which time they were employed by him in that department, also that his contingent expences be allowed to him amounting to thirty three dollars and seventy five ninetieths. Therefore the committee submit the following resolution.4
[Note 4: 4 The resolve which follows in the original is identical with that entered in the Journal below.]
On the report of a comee . consisting of Mr [Paine] Wingate Mr [Daniel] Huger and Mr [John] Armstrong to whom were referred sundry letters and memorials from John Story
Resolved That John Story be allowed the sum of six hundred and three dollars and twenty five ninetieths in full consideration of all his past services and claims and that the board of treasury take order to settle with him accordingly.
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[Report of Board of Treasury on invalid pensions1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 139, pp. 697--698, read September 5, 1788. The enclosure, a copy of a letter of the Board to Oliver Wolcott, July 21, 1788, is on pp. 701--704. The covering letter of the Board, indorsed as read September 4, 1788, is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 140, I, p. 607. According to indorsement and the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 205, the report was referred to the Board of Treasury to take order. See September 3, 1788.]
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred a Letter of his Excellency the Governor of the State of Virginia dated the 11th . August last on the subject of Arrearages of Pensions due to Invalids in the State of Virginia,
Beg leave to lay before Congress a Copy of a letter written by the Board on this subject to Oliver Wolcott Esqr . Comptroller of Accounts for the State of Connecticut. Should the construction given by the Board on the several Acts of Congress, referred to in this Letter, meet with the approbation of that Honorable Body; we submit to their opinion the propriety of directing the Commissioners of the Treasury to transmit a copy of the same for the information of the Executive of the State of Virginia.
All which is humbly Submitted
Samuel Osgood
Arthur Lee
September 4th . 1788
[Motion of Mr. Williamson respecting letter to Wolcott2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 26, p. 695, in the writing of Mr. Hugh Williamson. According to indorsement and the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 206, the motion was referred to the Board of Treasury to take order.]
Resolved that a Copy of the Letter written by the Board of Treasury to Oil Wolcott be sent to the Executive of the Several States for their Information as to the general Rule of settling the Accounts of Invalids.
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