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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, JUNE 4, 1788.
Congress assembled present as yesterday.
On motion2 of Mr [Edward] Carrington seconded by Mr
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, IV, p. 63, in the writing of Mr. Cartington. A vote is recorded on the reverse of this document.]
Resolved That the board of treasury take order for the payment of four hundred dollars to the guardian of Hugh Mercer son of the late genl . Mercer for his education for one year commencing on the 27 of April last.
On motion of Mr [Nathan] Dane seconded by
Resolved That the board of treasury take order for the payment of four hundred dollars to John Warren guardian of the eldest son of the late genl . Warren for his education for the term of one year commencing the 4th . day of July last.
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[Report of Board of Treasury on memorial of J. Woods 1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, II, pp. 589--591, read June 4, 1788. Two enclosures are on pp. 593 and 597--598. See May 30, and June 6, 13 and 19, 1788.]
Board of Treasury,
June 4th . 1788.
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred the Memorial of John Woods,
Beg leave to Report,
That the Claims of the Memorialist against the United States, have been fully considered, and reported on to Congress by this Board, and that in consequence it was Resolved by that Honorable Body on the 15th . Instant
"That the Sum of Fifteen hundred and eighty seven Dollars and 30/90ths. heretofore paid to John Woods, for service and Expences in attending Indians in the Years 1785 and 1787; be in full compensation of all his claims and demands whatsoever against the United States for the purposes aforesaid."
That any distresses which the Memorialist may be subjected to, are imputable to his pertinacious adherence, in prosecuting unwarrantable and extravagant Claims against the United States; although a liberal allowance had been made to him for services altogether unauthorised; and that to make him any further allowance, would only encourage others, in following an Example, highly injurious to the Public Interest.
With respect to the Warrant on the State of Pennsylvania for Five hundred Dollars, which was delivered to the Memorialist in part Payment of the Sum of 1587 30/90ths. Dollars as above stated,
The Board beg leave to observe that the same was delivered to him with an express agreement that it should be in full of all further Claims against the United States.
All which is humbly Submitted.
Samuel Osgood
Walter Livingston
Arthur Lee
On a report of Board of treasury to whom was referred a memorial of John Wood
Resolved That the memorial of John Woods be dismissed.
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On the report1 of a comee . consisting of Mr [William] Ellery, Mr [John] Bull and Mr [Samuel] Holten to whom was referred a memorial2 of John Halsted late of Canada
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, pp. 13--15, read March 28, 1785. See Journals, vol. XXVIII, p. 207.]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, III, pp. 461--462, read March 24, 1785. See Journals, vol. XXVIII, p. 196n.]
Resolved That the Commissioners of the board of treasury take order for paying to John Halsted the sum of thirteen hundred and twenty six dollars and eighty ninetieths of a dollar being the balance which became due to him May 1776 according to an adjustment of his account by Jonathan Burral commissioner of the commissary department with the interest thereof or such part of the said balance as the state of the finances will admit, first deducting therefrom the sum of four hundred dollars paid to the said John Halsted by the late superintendant of finance on the 30th . day of Oct 1783.
On a report3 from the board of treasury to whom was referred a memorial4 of Mr David Henley third Commissioner for settling the claims of the State of Virginia on account of the western territory ceded by that state to the United States
[Note 3: 3 See February 1, 1788.]
[Note 4: 4 See July 6, 1787. Journals, vol. XXXII, p. 308n.]
Resolved That the expences attending the service of David Henley, the third commissioner appointed to adjust certain claims on account of the western cession made by the state of Virginia in pursuance of the act5 of Congress of the 13th . day of April 1785 ought in the Opinion of Congress to be a joint and equal charge against the State of Virginia and the United States.
[Note 5: 5 Journals, vol. XXVIII, p. 261.]
Resolved That on the part of the United States there be allowed to the said David Henley at the rate of three dollars
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per day on Account of his service and expences whilst attending on that business.1
[Note 1: 1 June 4, 1788. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 194, the following committees were appointed:
Mr. Abraham Baldwin, Mr. Dyre Kearny, Mr. Nicholas Gilman, Mr. Nathan Dane and Mr. William Bingham, on the letter of November 15, 1787 from the Governor of Georgia and a committee report of that State regarding the Creek Indians. This was a renewal of the committee of February 1, 1788. Mr. Pierpont Edwards replaced Mr. Kearny on June 17. The committee reported June 20, 1788. See June 27 and July 15, 1788.
Mr. Nicholas Gilman, Mr. Dyre Kearny, Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis, Mr. Hugh Williamson and Mr. Edward Carrington on the letters of Baron yon Steuben and General Washington. This was a renewal of the committee of February 1, 1788. Mr. Kearny was replaced by Mr. Ezra L'Hommedieu on June 24. The committee reported July 7, 1788. See July 9, 25, August 25 and September 11, 1788.
Also according to the Committee Book, a petition of Hardouin Merlet, received June 4, 1788, asking for assistance, was referred to the Board of Treasury to report. Report rendered June 17, 1788.]
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