Journals of the American Congress from 1774-1788Way and Gideon, 1823 - United States |
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... paid to John Allen , esq . during his continuance as agent of this Congress , to the Indians of St. John's and Nova - Scotia : That 1000 dollars be advanced to John Allen , esq . agent , & c . to enable him to carry on the affairs of ...
... paid to John Allen , esq . during his continuance as agent of this Congress , to the Indians of St. John's and Nova - Scotia : That 1000 dollars be advanced to John Allen , esq . agent , & c . to enable him to carry on the affairs of ...
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... paid by him to Mr. Jacob Hyer , for keeping an express horse at Princeton , 89.60 dollars : To Robert Moore , for 13 walnut and 6 mahogany chairs , a desk and table , for the use of Congress , and the president's office , 93 dollars ...
... paid by him to Mr. Jacob Hyer , for keeping an express horse at Princeton , 89.60 dollars : To Robert Moore , for 13 walnut and 6 mahogany chairs , a desk and table , for the use of Congress , and the president's office , 93 dollars ...
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... paid to colonel Smith : That there should be advanced to William Sterret , on account of his expenses in going to and from the paper - mill in Pennsylvania , to attend the making of paper for the loan - office certificates , 30 dollars ...
... paid to colonel Smith : That there should be advanced to William Sterret , on account of his expenses in going to and from the paper - mill in Pennsylvania , to attend the making of paper for the loan - office certificates , 30 dollars ...
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... paid and charged to the account of the pay- master general , and that an account thereof be transmitted to the said pay- -master general . Resolved , That the arrears of pay due to brigadier Armstrong's brigade- major , be paid and ...
... paid and charged to the account of the pay- master general , and that an account thereof be transmitted to the said pay- -master general . Resolved , That the arrears of pay due to brigadier Armstrong's brigade- major , be paid and ...
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... paid ensign John Gassway , for the sup- port of sick soldiers on the road , belonging to the battalion late colonel Smallwood's , 6 dollars : To James Calhoun , esq . chairman of the committee of observation of Baltimore county , for ...
... paid ensign John Gassway , for the sup- port of sick soldiers on the road , belonging to the battalion late colonel Smallwood's , 6 dollars : To James Calhoun , esq . chairman of the committee of observation of Baltimore county , for ...
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Adjourned to ten aforesaid army articles of confederation ay ay ay battalion bills board of treasury board of war brigadier captain Clingan clothier-general colonel commissary commissary-general of purchases committee appointed committee of commerce committee of three Congress resumed Congress took Connecticut consideration thereof continental council day referred Delaware delegates deputy pay-master directed dollars be advanced dollars be paid Duer empowered enemy executive F. L. Lee Georgia Gerry governor John Jonathan Trumbull Joseph Trumbull laid before Congress Laurens loan-office M'Intosh major-general marine committee Maryland Massachusetts-Bay members chosen Michael Hillegas militia Mons New-Hampshire New-Jersey New-York North-Carolina northern department o'clock to-morrow officers Ordered Pennsylvania petition president prisoners provisions quarter-master R. H. Lee regiment Resolved respective resumed the consideration Rhode-Island Roberdeau S.-Carolina taken into consideration thereof be postponed took into consideration transmitted treasurer in favor treasury brought troops Trumbull United Virginia warrant issue Washington Whereupon William
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Page 327 - All bills of credit emitted, moneys borrowed, and debts contracted, by or under the authority of congress, before the assembling of the United States, in pursuance of the present confederation, shall be deemed. and considered as a charge against the United States, for payment and satisfaction whereof, the said United States, and the public faith, are hereby solemnly pledged.
Page 334 - ... armed and equipped, in the same manner as the quota of such State, unless the Legislature of such State shall judge that such extra number cannot...
Page 327 - All controversies concerning the private right of soil claimed under different grants of two or more states, whose jurisdictions as they may respect such lands, and the states which passed such grants are adjusted, the said grants or either of them being at the same time claimed to have originated antecedent to such settlement of jurisdiction, shall on the petition of either party to the congress of the united states, be finally determined as near as may be in the same manner as is before prescribed...
Page 333 - The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have authority to appoint a committee to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated a "Committee of the States," and to consist of one delegate from each State; and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction...
Page 330 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Page 327 - States; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively...
Page 320 - The committee of the states, or any nine of them, shall be authorized to execute, in the recess of congress, such of the powers of congress as the united states in congress assembled, by the consent of nine states, shall from, time to time think expedient to vest them with...
Page 331 - No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such state, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the united states in congress assembled can be consulted...
Page 301 - States in congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article ; of sending and receiving ambassadors; entering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective states shall .be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation...
Page 332 - States shall be divided or appropriated ; of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace, appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of Congress shall be appointed a judge of any of the said courts.