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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, JUNE 24, 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 Maryland Mr [Benjamin] Contee and from North Carolina Mr [Hugh] Williamson.
On a report2 of the board of treasury to whom was referred a letter3 of Andrew Dunscomb esqr commissioner of the state of Virginia for settling their accounts with the United States addressed to his Exy the governor of the said state and dated on the 23 of May last
[Note 2: 2 See June 23, 1788.]
[Note 3: 3 See June 6, 1788.]
Resolved4 That the several States be allowed three Months in addition to the time limitted by the Ordinance5 of the 7th May 1787 for exhibiting to the district commissioners their respective accounts against the United States; and that three Months be added to the twelve Months mentioned in the said ordinance for terminating the commissions of the said district commissioners.
[Note 4: 4 This resolve was adopted on a motion for amendment which is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, p. 331, in the writing of Mr. Edward Carrington.]
[Note 5: 5 Journals, vol. XXXII, pp. 262--266.]
Resolved That the several states be authorised to transmit to the accountant of the treasury, the commissioner of army
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accounts, and to the general board of commissioners to be appointed in pursuance of the ordinance of the 7 May 1787 such additional vouchers or other testimony as they may think necessary to support any claims by them exhibited to the respective Officers aforesaid, provided the same be transmitted within at least six months previous to the termination of the Office of the general board as fixed by the ordinance above mentioned.1
[Note 1: 1 June 24, 1788. According to the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 196, the following committee was appointed:
Mr. Hugh Williamson, Mr. Nathan Dane, Mr. Abraham Clark, Mr. Thomas Tudor Tucker and Mr. Abraham Baldwin to prepare instructions to the governor of the Western territory for his conduct in the measures to be taken by the United Stages previous go their conveying a tract of land on the Mississippi. Report rendered July 7, 1788. See June 26 and August 29, 1788.
Also according to the Committee Book, the following were referred:
The memorial of Judges Parsons and Varnum, with reference to the commencing of their salary. See June 23, 1788. Referred to the Board of Treasury to report. Report rendered July 9, 1788.
The report of the Board of Treasury on petition of Elizabeth Wallace respecting money due Robert Patton. See June 13, 1788. Referred to the Board of Treasury to take order. See also May 21 and 22, 1788.]
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