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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 21, 1788.
Congress assembled present as before.
Mr N[athan] Dane a delegate of Massachussets attended and produced the credentials of his appointment which were read.
[Credentials of Nathan Dane, Massachusetts1]
[Note 1: 1 Original credentials, read February 21, 1788, in Papers of the Continental Congress, Massachusetts Credentials. Copied in Record of Credentials, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 179, I, pp. 246--247.]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To our trusty and well beloved The Honble . Nathan (Seal) DaneEsqr . of Beverly in our County of Essex Greeting
Whereas the General Court of our Commonwealth aforesaid did on the Twenty seventh day of June Ao . Dl , 1787 agreeable to the Constitution John Hancock of our said Commonwealth appoint the Honble Nathan Dane Esqr . a Delegate to represent our said Commonwealth in the Congress of the United States for one year commencing the first Monday in November 1787
Now therefore know ye, that We do by these presents and in pursuance of the said appointment commission you the said Nathan Dane Esqr . to represent our said Commonwealth in Congress, and vest you with all and singular the powers and authorities to the said Office or place of Delegate belonging by virtue of the Constitution of said Commonwealth and the appointment aforesaid, and to hold said Office until the first Monday of November 1788. And you the said Nathan Dane Esqr . are hereby required to observe the instructions which from time to time shall be given to you by the General Court of our said Commonwealth.
In Testimony whereof We have caused our public Seal to be hereunto affixed.
Witness His Excellency John Hancock Esqr . our Governor and Commander in Chief at Boston this eighteenth day of January Ao . Dl . 1788, in the Twelfth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency's Command.
John Avery junr Secretary
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On motion of Mr [Daniel] Huger seconded by Mr [Thomas Tudor] Tucker
Resolved That Monday next be assigned for electing a Superintendant of Indian Affairs for the Southern departmt in the room of Mr [James] White who has resigned.
[Motion respecting the public audience1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 23, p. 323, in the writing of Mr. Abraham Clark and Charles Thomson. The resolution was entered by Roger Alden in the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 182. It was referred to the Secretary of Congress to take order. See February 20, 1788.]
That the President of Congress may give 6 Cards of Admission to any Gentlemen hey may think proper, and each of the other members two to any Gentlemen they may think proper.
Resolved That for the Admission of Persons at the public Audience on Tuesday next the President of Congress may distribute 8 Cards Tickets of admission and each of the other members two, to Any Gentlemen they may judge proper.
That Seats be provided for the honble the Minister plenipotentiary of the U N and for the Encargado de Negotios of his Cath. Majy .
That no person whatever be admitted before half past eleven o clock the morning of the Audience.
That the heads of the several departments of the United States be admitted through the Office of the Secy of Congress into the Congress chamber and take their position at the left hand of the President and that the Secy of Congress notify them accordingly.
Thursday Feby 21 referred to the Secy of Congress to take order.2
[Note 2: 2 February 21, 1788. According to indorsement was read a letter from Thomas Pinckney, governor of South Carolina, to the delegates of South Carolina, February 7, 1788, regarding Indian affairs. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 72, p. 616. The enclosure, a resolve of the legislature appropriating 2000 dollars for carrying into effect the Act of October 26, 1787, is on p. 620.]
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