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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 --MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1788.
Congress assembled present Massachusetts Connecticut New York Pensylvania, Virginia North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and from New hampshire Mr [Nicholas] Gilman from Rhode island Mr [Peleg] Arnold from New Jersey Mr [Abraham] Clarke and from Delaware Mr [Dyre] Kearny.
On a report2 of the corer for settling accounts in the commissary's department to whom was referred a memorial3 of Jacob Cuyler late deputy comy genl of purchases, praying to be relieved from a demand brought against him by David Reynolds for a number of Cattle said to have been delivered by the said Reynolds for the use of the army.
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 31, pp. 353--354, read October 3, 1786. Printed in Journals, vol. XXXI, pp. 736--737.]
[Note 3: 3 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, II, pp. 354--356, read September 20, 1786.]
Resolved That no payment or allowance be made to Mr J Cuyler unless he produces vouchers for the purchase of the cattle.
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[Motion of Mr. Carrington on superintendant of Indian affairs1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, III, p. 425, in the writing of Mr. Edward Carrington.]
Resolved that so much of the ordinance of the1786 as restrains the superintendants of Indian affairs from being concerned in Trade with the Indians be, and is hereby repealed.
[Report of committee on the Mississippi question2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 25, II, p. 503, in the writing of Mr. Alexander Hamilton. Read September 15 and passed September 16, 1788. The three resolves of this report are crossed off in the original report. The first and third in the form they were passed are written on attached slips and the second is interlined on the report. See September 8, 1788.]
The Committee [consisting of Mr. Alexander Hamilton, Mr. James Madison, Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Nathan Dane and Mr. Pierpont Edwards] to whom was committed the Report of the Secretary for Foreign affairs founded on a referred motion of the Delegates of N. Carolina, stating the uneasiness produced by a Report "that Congress are disposed to treat with Spain for the surrender of their claim to the navigation of the river Mississippi" and proposing a resolution intended to remove such apprehensions, submit the following Resolutions
That the Report mentioned in the said motion, being not founded in fact, the Delegates in Congress be authorised (any former injunctions of secrecy notwithstanding) to contradict the same and, to communicate all such circumstances as may be necessary to correct misconceptions on this subject.
That the United States have a clear and absolute right to the free navigation of the river Missippi; and that the same ought in no manner whatsoever to be invalidated.
The Committee beg leave further to report
That no negociations for Treaties with foreign powers be prosecuted by virtue of any powers authority heretofore granted by Congress for that purpose, and that the same requisite provision for such cases be referred to the federal Govt . about to be established and organised.
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[Letter from the office of Secretary at War on Indian affairs in Western territory1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 150, III, p. 305, read September 15 1788. The copy of the letter of St. Clair to Knox is on pp. 309--313. Its seven enclosures are between pages 317 and 342.]
War Office September 15th . 1788.
Sir: In the absence of the Secretary at War I have the Honor to transmit to your Excellency a letter from the Governor of the Western Territory just received, dated Fort Harmar August 17th 1788. with seven enclosures.
I have the Honor to be, etc.,
Wm . Knox.2
[Note 2: 2 September 15, 1788. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 206, the following committee was appointed:
Mr. Alexander Hamilton, Mr. William Irvine, Mr. Nathan Dane, Mr. Thomas Tudor Tucker and Mr. Jonathan Dayton on the report on Canadian papers of July 5, 1785 and the report of the Board of Treasury on the memorial of Hazen and Hay in behalf of the Canadians of May 22, 1786. As the committee did not report the papers mentioned do not appear among the Papers of the Continental Congress. The report dated May 20, 1786, of the Board of Treasury, rendered May 22, 1786, was entered in Reports of the Board of Treasury A, pp. 169--173.]
His Excellency
The President of Congress.
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