Book/Printed Material Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 Volume 33 (1787)
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Image 1 of Volume 33 (1787) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JOURNALS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1774–1789 EDITED FROM THE ORIGINAL RECORDS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BY ROSCOE R. HILL Volume XXXIII. 1787 July 21–December 19 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 2 of Volume 33 (1787)
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 3 of Volume 33 (1787) 385 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1787. Congress assembled present as before. Congress resumed the consideration of the report1 of the Com ee . on the report of the Sec y at War relative…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 4 of Volume 33 (1787) 386 Resolved That the Secretary at War place the troops of the United States in such positions as shall afford the most effectual protection to the frontier inhabitants of Pensylvania and Virginia…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 5 of Volume 33 (1787) 387 Resolved That the board of treasury take Order for providing for the subsistance of the Indians during the treaty and for defraying the incidental expences attending it, provided the said incidental…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 6 of Volume 33 (1787) 388 [Report of Secretary at War on Indian Affairs 1 ] 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 151, pp. 283–289, read July 21, 1787. A broadside of this report is in…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 7 of Volume 33 (1787) 389 totally lost. Specific supplies must also be requested of the several States which, besides being incompetent to the object, will form an enormous addition to the national debt. But even supposing…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 8 of Volume 33 (1787) 390 territory marked out by the treaties heretofore made, would not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars. As the treaty, if Congress should think proper to adopt the idea, would be…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 9 of Volume 33 (1787) 391 Resolved , That a general treaty be held with the tribes of indians, within the limits of the United States, inhabiting the country northward Part of this agreed to 31 july,…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 10 of Volume 33 (1787) 392 MONDAY, JULY 23, 1787. Congress assembled present Massachusetts New York Pensylvania Delaware Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. On motion1 of M r [Nathan] Dane seconded by Mr [Samuel] Holten…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 11 of Volume 33 (1787) 393 1On a report2 of the Secretary for foreign Affairs, Congress agreed to the following Letter to the Emperor of Morocco 1 From this point to the end of the day the…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 12 of Volume 33 (1787) 394 shining proofs of a great mind; proofs which will remain recorded in our Annals, and which will always render your Majesty's Name respected and glorious in these western Countries. These distinguished…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 13 of Volume 33 (1787) 395 Resolved That Congress entertain a high sense of the friendship which his Catholic Majesty has manifested for the United States of America on various occasions and particularly in the decided, kind…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 14 of Volume 33 (1787) 396 offices with which your Majesty has on various occasions been pleased to favor us, and to assure you of our earnest desire to embrace every opportunity of evincing the respect, esteem…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 15 of Volume 33 (1787) 397 Voyages in the course of which they may expect to meet with cruisers from Morocco.1 1 At this point there were struck out from the original report the three following paragraphs,…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 16 of Volume 33 (1787) 398 The Secretary having further reported that in his Opinion it wilt be expedient to transmit the letter for his imperial Majesty to M r . Jefferson to be by him forwarded…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 17 of Volume 33 (1787) 399 and liberality which distinguished his conduct on that Occasion.1 And that a compliment might also be paid in the same letter to the liberality and benevolence of the Emperor's preacher.2 1…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 18 of Volume 33 (1787) 400 The tract to be surveyed and its contents ascertained by the geographer or some other officer of the United States who shall plainly mark the said east and west line and…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 19 of Volume 33 (1787) 401 provided also that there shall be no future claim against the United States on account of the said rights. Not less than 500,000 dollars of the purchase money to be paid…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 20 of Volume 33 (1787) 402 Resolved that the post master General be, and he is hereby authorised and instructed to enter into contracts with sufficient security for the conveyance of the mails for one year, Passed…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 21 of Volume 33 (1787) 403 [Letter of Secretary for Foreign Affairs transmitting letters 1 ] 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 80, III, p. 281, read July 23, 1787. Office for foreign Affairs 23 d…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 22 of Volume 33 (1787) 404 Ordered that thursday next be assigned for appointing an Officer to superintend the coinage of Copper pursuant to the Act of the 21 st . of April last. 1The Secretary of…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 23 of Volume 33 (1787) 405 Whereupon Resolved That M r . Dumas be permitted to occupy and reside in the house of the United States at the Hague, until a minister of the United States shall…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 24 of Volume 33 (1787) 406 WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1787. Congress assembled, present Massachusetts New York New Jersey Pensylvania Delaware Virginia North Carolina and Georgia and from South Carolina M r [John] Kean. Congress resumed the consideration…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 25 of Volume 33 (1787) 407 Massachusetts Mr Holten no no Mr Dane no New York Mr Smith no Mr Haring no no Mr Yates no New Jersey Mr Clark ay * Pensylvania Mr St Clair no…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 26 of Volume 33 (1787) 408 any attack made on the citizens of the Union be it therefore resolved that it be recommended to the state of Georgia to use every possible means to preserve peace and…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 27 of Volume 33 (1787) 409 On the report1 of a com ee . consisting of M r [Nathan] Dane M r [Benjamin] Hawkins and M r [William] Pierce to whom was referred a letter2 from the…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 28 of Volume 33 (1787) 410 [Report of committee on unjust attacks on Indians1 ] 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, pp. 317–319, in the writing of Mr. Nathan Dane. Read July 26, 1787. See…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 29 of Volume 33 (1787) 411 the river Ohio, shall, after the first day of September next, and until the first day of September 1788, be allowed to pass through any part of the said territory, without…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 30 of Volume 33 (1787) 412 [Report of Board of Treasury on loan1 ] 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, pp. 5–12, read July 26, 1787. The covering letter of the Board, also read,…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 31 of Volume 33 (1787) 413 amount of these Drafts are, the Board cannot ascertain, no Account Current having accompanied these Letters. The Interest which became due on the 1 st. June last was fl s.250,000. When…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 32 of Volume 33 (1787) 414 of Loans would have had to Advance, on the first of June last, in order to complete the June interest, the Sum necessary for that purpose could not be less than…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 33 of Volume 33 (1787) 415 which from the present unfavorable state of the Finances of this Country, as well as its Commerce, ought by every possible means to be avoided. The United States in Congress have…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 34 of Volume 33 (1787) 416 Time after the 24 th . February in the Year of our Lord 1788; and that his Commission of Minister Plenipotentiary to their High Mightinesses do also then determine. Resolved ,…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 35 of Volume 33 (1787) 417 should concur in the Opinion that a Minister to succeed M r . Adams should be appointed, a Resolution like the following would perhaps be the most proper. Whereas divers important…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 36 of Volume 33 (1787) 418 In that Case therefore, it would in his Opinion be proper to Resolve , That a Person be appointed to take Charge of the Affairs of the American Legation at the…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 37 of Volume 33 (1787) 419 1A Motion2 being made by M r . [William] Grayson seconded by M r . [John] Kean “That the Minister plenipotentiary of the United States at the Court of France be…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 38 of Volume 33 (1787) 420 moved that the above Motion be referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report. And on the question for reference the yeas and nays1 being required by M r .…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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Image 39 of Volume 33 (1787) 421 and these papers respect a Sloop of that State called the Sally which in the month of March last putting into Tobago in distress as is represented was there seized and…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
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Image 40 of Volume 33 (1787) 422 leave through you to ask the pleasure of Congress as to the number they would chuse to have struck. Perhaps they might be willing to deposit one of each person in…
- Contributor: Tilley, Steven D. - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Hill, Roscoe R. - United States. Continental Congress - Fitzpatrick, John Clement - Ford, Worthington Chauncey - Hunt, Gaillard - Harris, Kenneth E.
- Date: 1904
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