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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 --MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1788.
Congress assembled, present New Hampshire Massachusetts, Rhode island, New York, New Jersey Pensylvania Virginia South Carolina and Georgia and from Connecticut Mr [Pierpont] Edwards from New Jersey Mr [Abraham] Clark from Delaware Mr [Dyre] Kearny from Maryland Mr [Benjamin] Contee and from North Carolina Mr [Hugh] Williamson.
Mr Ezra L'Hommedieu a delegate for New York attended and produced his credentials.1
[Note 1: 1 See February 25, 1788 for the credentials of Mr. L'Hommedieu.]
[Report of Committee on memorial of U. Hay2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, p. 139, in the writing of Mr. James R. Reid. Read June 16 and reeommitted on June 27, 1788. See June 12, July 1 and 22, 1788.]
The Committee [consisting of Mr. James R. Reid, Mr. Samuel Allyne Otis and Mr. Pierpont Edwards] to whom was referred the memorial of Udney Hay beg leave to report,
That on examining the memorial and other papers accompanying the same, they find that Congress by their resolution 3 of the 10th . of May 1781 did refer the claims of the Memorialist to a board of Officers to be considered and determined upon.
[Note 3: 3 Journals, vol. XX, p. 492.]
That the said claims agreeably to the resolution were considered and determined upon by a board of Nine General Officers and reported to Congress for their confirmation.
It appears also to your Committee that the Memorialist never loss sight of the object held forth in his petition, that he considered the determination of the board of Officers to be final, and fulfilled the contract on his part by continueing to do his duty.
From all these circumstances Your Committee are of opinion that the determination of the board of Officers in favor of the Memorialist Udney Hay ought to be confirmed [appointed by the commander in chief, pursuant to the instructions of Congress ought to be final.]
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