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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 --TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1788.
Congress assembled present as yesterday together with New Jersey New hampshire Massachussetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey Pensylvania Delaware, Virginia N Carolina S Carolina and Georgia and from Rhode island Mr [Peleg] Arnold.
According to the order of the day2 Congress proceeded to the election of three commissioners pursuant to the ordinance of the 7 May 1787 and the ballots being taken the two following were elected Mr W[illiam] Irvine having been previously nominated by Mr [John] Armstrong Mr John Taylor Gilman, having been nominated by Mr [Paine] Wingate.
[Note 2: 2 See September 4, 1788.]
Ordered that the election of the third3 be postponed till tomorrow.
[Note 3: 3 See September 13, 1788.]
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[Motion of Mr. Kearny respecting the commissioner to Southern Indians1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, III, p. 423, in the writing of Mr. Dyre Kearny. Read September 9, 1788. 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 report. Report rendered September 30, 1788. See October 2, 1788.]
Resolved that the Board of Treasury take order for paying to William Perry late Commissioner for treating with the Southern Indians the Sum ofDollars being the Amount of the Stipend allowed to said Commissioner by the Resolve of Congress of Blank.2
[Note 2: 2 September 9, 1788. According to indorsement and the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 206, was read and referred to the Board of Treasury to report:
Petition of Duncan Campbell requesting payment of accounts claimed in his petition of May 7, 1787, that was referred to the Board of Treasury to Report on July 7, 1787. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, II, pp. 243--244. Report rendered September 16, 1788. See also the report of the Commissioner of Army Accounts, read September 12, 1785. Journals, vol. XXIX, p. 691n.]
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