Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Volume 11U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 - Constitutional history |
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Page 415
... loan office in the State of Rhode Island , for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars , in favour of the governor and council of that State ; it being advanced agreeably to Governor Cooke's letter of the 4th April ; the said State to be ...
... loan office in the State of Rhode Island , for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars , in favour of the governor and council of that State ; it being advanced agreeably to Governor Cooke's letter of the 4th April ; the said State to be ...
Page 416
... loan office certificates of the following denomina- tions , bearing an interest of four per cent . per aunum , be struck , under the directions of the Board of Treasury , to be issued to such fortunate adventurers in the first class as ...
... loan office certificates of the following denomina- tions , bearing an interest of four per cent . per aunum , be struck , under the directions of the Board of Treasury , to be issued to such fortunate adventurers in the first class as ...
Page 466
... Loan Office Certificates or Bills of Exchange . That William Palfrey , Pay Master General , be allowed the addi- tional Pay of [ one hundred ] Dollars per month , from the date of this Resolution untill Congress shall otherwise order ...
... Loan Office Certificates or Bills of Exchange . That William Palfrey , Pay Master General , be allowed the addi- tional Pay of [ one hundred ] Dollars per month , from the date of this Resolution untill Congress shall otherwise order ...
Page 472
... loan office certificates , be , and it hereby is repealed and annulled . 1This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress , No. 136 , II , folio 275 . Resolved , That the commissioners appointed for the courts of 472 Journals ...
... loan office certificates , be , and it hereby is repealed and annulled . 1This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress , No. 136 , II , folio 275 . Resolved , That the commissioners appointed for the courts of 472 Journals ...
Page 484
... loan office certificates and bills of exchange ; they to be accountable . Ordered , That 20,000 dollars be advanced to the Marine Committee , for the use of the navy board in the middle district ; the said Committee to be accountable ...
... loan office certificates and bills of exchange ; they to be accountable . Ordered , That 20,000 dollars be advanced to the Marine Committee , for the use of the navy board in the middle district ; the said Committee to be accountable ...
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¹ This report ¹This 9 o'Clock Adams Adjourned to 9 appointed army Articles of Confederation auditor ay ay ay ayay Board of Treasury Board of War Brigadier Captain Christian Majesty cloathier cloathing Colonel command commissary Committee of Commerce committee of three Connecticut Continental Congress Cornelius Sweers Count d'Estaing Dana dated delegates deputy dollars be advanced Drayton Duer enemy États-unis expences favour folio Fort Pitt France Georgia Gerry Governor gress Hampshire Henry Henry Laurens Jersey John Joseph Nourse July June laid before Congress Laurens Lieutenant loan office Lovell M'Intosh Major Marchant Marine Committee Maryland Massachusetts Bay members chosen Morris motion North Carolina o'Clock to Morrow papers enclosed pay master Pennsylvania Plater President quarter master R. H. Lee read:¹ Ordered referred the letter resolution Resolved Rhode Island ship Silas Deane sujets thousand dollars Treasury brought treaty troops United Virginia warrant issue Washington Whereupon William Witherspoon
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Page 657 - And whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the Legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify the said articles of confederation and perpetual union.
Page 649 - ... well and truly to hear and determine the matter in question, according to the best of his judgment, without favour affection or hope of reward:" provided also that no state shall be deprived of territory for the- benefit of the united states.
Page 655 - ... and the delegates of a state, or any of them, at his or their request, shall be furnished with a transcript of the said journal, except such parts as are above excepted, to lay before the legislatures of the several states.
Page 649 - No vessels of war shall be kept up in time of peace by any State, except such number only, as shall be deemed necessary by the United States in Congress assembled, for the defence of such State, or its trade ; nor shall any body of forces be kept up by any State, in time of peace, except such number only, as in the judgment of the United States, in Congress assembled, shall be deemed requisite to garrison the forts necessary for the defence of such State...
Page 677 - July on the part and in behalf of their respective States, by the delegates of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina, agreeably to the powers vested in them.
Page 423 - ... engage mutually, not to grant any particular favor to other nations, in respect of commerce and navigation, which shall not immediately become common to the other party, who shall enjoy the same freely, if the concession was freely made, or, on allowing the same compensation, if the concession was conditional.
Page 511 - The Committee to whom was referred the Report of the Board of Missions...
Page 648 - America, agree to certain articles of confederation and perpetual union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. ... ARTICLE 1. The style of this confederacy shall be "The United States of America.
Page 452 - The two Parties guarantee mutually from the present time and forever, against all other powers, to wit, the United States to his most Christian Majesty the present Possessions of the Crown of France in America as well as those which it may acquire by the future Treaty of peace...
Page 443 - The two Contracting Parties have granted to each other the liberty of having, each in the ports of the other, Consuls, Vice Consuls, Agents, and Commissaries of their own appointment, who shall enjoy the same privileges and powers, as those of the most favored nations.