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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, FEBRUARY 14, 1788.
Congress assembled present as before.
The Secretary for foreign Affairs having transmitted to Congress a letter2 from the Count de Moustier together with a copy of a letter of credence by which it appears that his Most Christian Majesty has appointed the count to succeed the chevalier de la Luzerne in quality of his Minister plenipotentiary to the United States of America and the said minister having requested that this may be communicated to Congress, that they may fix a day which shall appear to them the most convenient to give him a public Audience
[Note 2: 2 See February 5, 1788. See also February 13 and 26, 1788.]
Resolved That the said count de Moustier be received as Minister plenipotentiary from his most Christian Majesty and that agreeably to his request he be admitted to a public Audience on tuesday the 26 of the present Month in the room where Congress assembles.
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Ordered That the Secretary for foreign Affairs inform the honble . the minister of the United Netherlands and his Catholic Majesty's Encargado de negocios of the public audience to be given to the honble the Minister plenipotentiary of his most Christian Majesty.1
[Note 1: 1 A draft of the proceedings on the reception of Count de Moustier, in the writing of Benjamin Bankson, with emendations by Charles Thomson, is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 96, p. 414.]
[Report of committee on memorial of T. H. Cushing2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, p 619, in the writing of Mr. William Irvine. Read February 14, 1788. See October 12, 1787, February 11, 15, 18, March 20, and June 11, 1788.]
The Committee [consisting of Mr. William Irvine, Mr. John Eager Howard and Mr. James R. Reid] to whom was referred a Report of the Secretary at War, on the petition of Thomas H Cushing, report, that, though it appears to your Committee that Thomas H Cushing would have been cutitled to a Company on the 12th day of October 1782 if regular promotions had taken place in the first Massachusetts Regiment, and afterwards in the line of said State, but as the injury complained of and the remedy existed at the same time and Mr . Cushing was unfortunate enough not to avail himself of the redress, the petition of Mr . Cushing for rank and emoluments cannot be granted.
[Report of Board of Treasury on memorial of T. R. Kennedy3]
[Note 3: 3 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, II, pp. 1--3, read February 14, 1788. The covering letter, also read, is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 140, I, p. 451. According to indorsement and the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 181, this report was referred back to the Board of Treasury to take order. The report is entered in extenso in the Committee Book. See July 27, 1787. Journals, vol. XXXIII, p. 430n.]
Board of TreasuryFebruary 13th . 1788.
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred a Memorial of Thomas R. Kennedy,
Beg leave to Report
That on an examination of an Account exhibited by the Memorialist there appears to be due to him as Executor of the late Dr . Thomas Kennedy for the use of a Farm at the Yellow Springs, on which a
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general Hospital was Built during the late War; the Sum of Six hundred and thirty five Dollars, Eighteen Ninetieths of a Dollar.
That the Memorialist on the payment of this Sum is willing to enter into engagements to purchase at an equitable appraised Value, the Buildings erected on the Lands of his deceased Father; and that on a conference with the Secretary at War, as to the disposal of these Buildings, he has acceded to the propriety of this measure; and suggested a mode for ascertaining their Value.
Under these circumstances the Board submit to the Consideration of Congress the following Resolve
That the Register of the Treasury issue his Certificate in favor of the Estate of the late Dr . Samuel Kennedy for the Sum of Six hundred and thirty five dollars and Eighteen Ninetieths; bearing Interest from the 10th . day of June 1782, when the same became due; provided, That the Executor of the said Estate shall enter into engagements for the purchase of the public Buildings Erected on the same, at such Value, payable in the Securities of the United States, as shall be hereafter determined by a mode of appraisement to be agreed on betwixt tiao Board of Treasury, and the Executor of the late Dr Samuel Kennedy.
All which is humbly Submitted.
Samuel Osgood
Walter Livingston
[Letter of Secretary at War on military stores1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 150, III, p. 73, read February 14, 1788.]
War Office, February 13'th 1788.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit to Congress, a general return of the ordnance and military stores, and the stores in the quarter master's department, the property of the United States.
I have the honor to be, etc.,
H Knox
His Excellency
The President of Congress.
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[Letter of Secretary for Foreign Affairs transmitting correspondence.1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 80, III, p. 446, read February 14, 1788.]
Office for foreign Affairs
12th . February 1788
Sir: I have the Honor to transmit to your Excellency herewith enclosed, two Letters2 from Mr . Adams of 25th . October and 15th . November last, together with the Papers mentioned to be enclosed with the former of them; and am with great Respect, etc.,
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 84, VI, pp. 539 and 563--566, respectively, with enclosures of the first on pp. 543--544, 547--548, 551, 553--554, 555--556 and 559; and of the second on pp. 567 and 571. The letter of October 25 refers to the situation of Mr. Dumas and the demand of Holland for his recall. That of November 15 discusses the motives and objects of English and French politics and their effects on American politics. According to indorsement and the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 180, these letters were referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report.]
John Jay.3
[Note 3: 3 February 14, 1788. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 180, a petition of William Foster, for relief in a suit commenced against him as trustee of De la Lande and Finje, was referred to the Board of Treasury to report.]
His Excellency the Presidt . of Congress.
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