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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 --WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1788.
Congress assembled. Present as yesterday.
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Congress resumed the consideration of the Supplement to an Ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western territory1 and made some progress.
[Note 1: 1 See May 27, 29 and July 9, 1788.]
[Amendment to supplement to land ordinance2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 59, III, p. 469, in the writing of Mr. Abraham Baldwin (?). According to indorsement this amendment was agreed to on May 28 and 29, 1788.]
That the persons intitled to lands by virtue of such warrants shall be at liberty to locate them on any part of the two tracts or districts of land reserved and set apart for the purpose of satisfying ag: the military bounties due to the late army provided that each location be made either in contact with some point or part of the external boundary of the said tracts respectively or of some prior location therein. Locations to be made by causing a survey of the tracts located.
[Report of committee on loan3]
[Note 3: 3 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 25, II, p. 489, in the writing of Mr. Dyre Kearny. Read May 28, 1788. For ratification of the loan see July 2, 1788. See May 22 and 23, 1788.]
The Committee &c [consisting of Mr. Abraham Baldwin, Mr. Nathan Dane, Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis, Mr. Dyre Kearny and Mr. Edward Carrington] to whom was referred a Letter, &c. beg leave to report
That from the Ideas suggested in the two late Letters of Mr. Jefferson, and due Consideration had thereon, it appears to them that the Adoption of the Measure pursued by Mr Adams relative to a new Loan in the United Netherlands of one Million of Florins at this important and critical Juncture of American Affairs would be a wise one, especially as from the almost ascertained inability of this Country to make remittances provisional for the future payment of the foreign Interest, for Some time yet to come evident[l]y appears to your Committee. They further observe that as the Loan contracted for appears to be from every implication upon the same principles with the last Loan that of Last Year for One Milln of Florins which was ratified by Congress in October last, They therefore submit the following resolution.
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That Congress will agree to and ratify the Contract lately entered into by the Hon. J. Adams for the Loan of one Milln of Florins should the Same appear to be made on principles the Same, or equally advantageous to the United States with the Loan of 1787, for the same sum.
All which &c.
[Report of Secretary for Foreign Affairs on case of R. Lawrence1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 81, III, pp. 63--68. Read May 28, 1788. This report is entered verbatim in the Secret Journal Foreign Affairs, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 5, III, pp. 1683--1695, on June 13, 1788, when it was acted upon. See March 15, 1787 and March 24, 1788.]
[Letter of Secretary for Foreign Affairs transmitting correspondence2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 80, III, p. 512, read May 28, 1788.]
Office for foreign Affairs
27th . May 1788
Sir: I have the Honor to transmit to your Excellency herewith enclosed, two Letters3 from Mr. Dumas of 22d . Jany . and 22d . Feby . last, together with the Papers that accompanied them and Translations.
[Note 3: 3 The Hague, Algemeen Ryksarchief Stukken afkomstig van C. W. F. Dumas, Inventaris No. I, letter book copies; L. C. Facsimiles, pp. 944--945 and 950--951. Letter no. 35 of January 22 relates to a petition regarding a sum of money with a postscript on European politics. No. 36 of February 2, (not 22) deals with the political situation in Europe.]
I have the Honor to be, etc.,
John Jay.
His Excellency
The President of Congress.
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