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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, MARCH 4, 1788.
Congress assembled. Present New hampshire Massachusetts, Connecticut New York, New Jersey Pensylvania, Delaware Virginia and South Carolina and from New York Mr [Leonard] Cansevort and from No . Carolina Mr [James] White.
According to the Order of the day Congress was resolved into a comee . of the whole.
Mr [Samuel Allyne] Otis was elected to the chair.
After some time the president resumed the chair and Mr Otis reported that the Comee . of the whole had taken into consideration the subject referred them but not having come to a resolution desire leave to sit again, which was granted.2
[Note 2: 2 The subject under consideration was a motion of the Delegates of Virginia respecting Kentucky. See February 29, June 2 and July 3, 1788.]
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[Report of Board of Treasury on memorial of J. Read1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, II, pp. 285--288, read March 4, 1788. See February 5, 1788.]
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred the Memorial of James Read
Beg leave to Report
That the Memorialist sollicits of Congress an allowance for his expences from Bordentown to Baltimore, and at Baltimore in the year 1778 when agreeably to the Orders of Congress he removed to Baltimore the Books and Papers of the Navy Board of the Middle Department; and an additional Compensation for performing the duties of a Paymaster at the time he acted as Secretary to the late Agent of Marine from July 1783 to September 1784.
On the above Memorial the Board beg leave to Report, That it appears by a Resolve2 of Congress of the 13th . May 1778 that the sum of Six hundred Dollars was granted to Francis Hopkinson and Joseph Wharton (then Commissioners of the Navy Board for the Middle district) on account of their extra expences at Bordentown and to defray their expences at Baltimore, which sum when reduced, to Specie Value, is equal to 247 dollars.
[Note 2: 2 See Journals, vol. XI, p. 493.]
That it does not appear by any document amongst the papers of the Marine, that Mr . Read has received any compensation on account of this Service.
That it is represented by the Commissioner for settling the accounts of the Marine Department, that Mr Read has settled the Accounts of his Department with great regularity and integrity; and that it therefore appears equitable that an allowance should be made to him, as well as to the principals of the Navy Board, for expences incurred in a similar service.
With respect to any additional Compensation to Mr . Read for discharging the duties of a Paymaster whilst acting as Secretary to the Agent of Marine, the Board beg leave to Report,
That Mr . Read has been allowed for his Services whilst acting as Secretary to the Agent of Marine at the rate of One thousand dollars per annum; that during the time he officiated in that department there was little or no business transacted therein or disbursements made; and that from an examination of Receipts and Expenditures
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made at that period by the Memorialist, the Board are of opinion that the Compensation already received by him is fully adequate.
Under these Circumstances they submit to the Consideration of Congress the following Resolve,
That there be allowed to James Read late Paymaster for the Navy Board of the Middle district the sum of two hundred and forty seven Dollars in full for his extra Service and Expence in removing the Books and Papers of his Office from Bordentown to Baltimore in the year 1778; and that the Commissioner of Accounts for the Marine Department issue his Certificate for the above sum.
All which is humbly submitted.
Samuel Osgood
Walter Livingston
March 3d . 1788.
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