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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, MAY 29, 1788.
Congress assembled present New hampshire Massachusetts New York New Jersey Pensylvania Delaware Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia and from Rhode island Mr [Peleg] Arnold and from Maryland Mr [Joshua] Seney.
Mr John Swarm a delegate for North Carolina attended and produced the credentials of his appointment.
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[Credentials of John Swann, North Carolina1]
[Note 1: 1 Original credentials, indorsed as read May 29, 1788, in Papers of the Continental Congress, North Carolina Credentials. Copied in Record of Credentials, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 179, I, pp. 257--258.]
The State of North Carolina
To the Honorable John Swann of Pasquotank County Esquire, Greeting.
Whereas the honorable John B. Ashe Esquire, who was by joint Ballot of the General Assembly elected a Delegate to represent us in the Congress of the United States of America for one year to commence on the first day of November last, and was appointed by our Commission bearing date the 22d day of December Anno Dom. 1786 to execute the said Office, hath resigned and given up his said Commission;
In Confidence of your Fidelity, Skill, and Ability, We have appointed, and by these Presents do appoint you the said John Swarm one of our Delegates to represent us in the honorable the Congress of the United States of America in the Room and Stead of the said John B. Ashe Esquire, To have, hold, use, exercise and enjoy the said Office of Delegate in Congress, with all the Rights, Privileges, Preeminencies, Authorities and Emoluments to the same belonging or in any ways appertaining untill the first day of November next.
Witness Samuel Johnston Esquire, our Governor, Captain General and Commander in Chief, under his hand, and our Great Seal, at Edenton, this 22d . day of March Anno Dom. 1788, and in the twelfth year of our Independence.
Sam Johnston
By his Excellency's Command
Wm . Johnston Dawson P. S.
[SEAL PENDENT]
Congress resumed the consideration of the supplement to an ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the western territory2 and after debate thereon adjourned.
[Note 2: 2 See May 28, June 19 and July 9, 1788.]
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[Motion of delegates of Georgia on cession of lands1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, p. 597, in the writing of Mr. Abraham Baldwin. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 192, the motion and the Act of Georgia were referred to a committee consisting of Mr. Abraham Clark, Mr. Nathan Dane, Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Alexander Hamilton and Mr. Edward Carrington. Mr. Hamilton was replaced by Mr. Paine Wingate on June 24. The committee report was delivered July 9 and read July 14, 1788. See July 15, 1788.]
The Delegates of the State of Georgia having laid before Congress, an act2 of the legislature of that state empowering the delegates thereof to cede to the United States the claim of the said state to a certain tract of western territory. And the said Delegates having represented to Congress that they are ready to execute a deed of cession in compliance with said act,
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 76, pp. 292--295, certified copy read May 29, 1788. A certificate of the Governor is on p. 290 and a map of the lands ceded on p. 298.]
Resolved, That Congress are ready to accept the cession of the claim of the State of Georgia to the tract of country described in the act of the said State, whenever the Delegates will execute a deed conformable to the said act.3
[Note 3: 3 May 29, 1788. According to indorsement and the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 192, was referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report:
A resolution of the House of Georgia, in session of January 30, 1788, respecting fugitive negroes, who fled to Spanish territory. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 76, pp. 268--269 (certified copy), with a certificate of the Governor on p. 266 and a letter of Governor Zespedes to the Governor of Georgia, December 12, 1784, pp. 272--273 with translation on pp. 276--277. Report rendered August 15 and acted on August 26, 1788. Under this last date these papers were entered in a footnote in the Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 5, III, pp. 1699--1700.
According to indorsement was read:
Memorial of John Macpherson, respecting building of an impregnable fort, finding out of longitude and constructing a church. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VI, pp. 504--506. The receipt for the return of the plan of the fort, dated June 28, 1791, is on p. 508.]
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