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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, OCTOBER 9, 1788.
Congress asembled, present as yesterday.
[Report of committee on memorial of J. Northrop2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, IV, p. 507, in the writing of Mr. Pierpont Edwards. Read October 9, 1788. See October 8, 1788.]
The Committee [consisting of Mr. Pierpont Edwards, Mr. Abraham Clark and Mr. Alexander Hamilton] to whom was refered the Memorial of Joel Northrop, report the following Resolution thereon,
Resolved that upon the Memorialists producing to the Board of treasury a Receit from David Austin of New Haven, Agent for the Managers of the United States Lottery, for the Ticket No . 30,281 in the third Class of said Lottery, and also the Deposition of said Austin that he received said Ticket from said Deceased Joel as stated in said Memorial, and sent the same by the Post to said Managers; and upon Lodging said such Receit and Deposition with the Board of Treasury, the said Board take order for satisfying said Claim, provided the Memorialist, do give security that no further Claim on account of said Prize Ticket shall be made upon the United States
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by the Heirs, Executors or Administrators of the said deceased, Gail, or either of them.1
[Note 1: 1 October 9, 1788. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 208, the following committee was appointed:
Mr. John Swann, Mr. James R. Reid, Mr. Dyre Kearny, Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis and Mr. Jonathan Dayton on the Post Office department. This was a renewal of the committee of July 7, 1788. See July 9, August 27, and September 30, 1788.]
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