Journals Of The Continental Congress 1774 1789 Vol 23

Author : Gaillard Hunt
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ISBN 13 : 9781331389750
Total Pages : 464 pages
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Download or read book Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Vol. 23 written by Gaillard Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Vol. 23: Edited From the Original Records in the Library of Congress by Gaillard Hunt, Chief, Division of Manuscripts; 1782, August 12-December 31 In pursuance of the resolution of the sixteenth day of July last, the agents for the Commonwealth of Pensylvania and for Connecticut made report as follows: To the honorable the Congress of the United States of America: We the underwritten agents on the part of the Commonwealth of Pensylvania, and of the State of Connecticut, do humbly certify, that in pursuance of the resolution of Congress bearing date the sixteenth day of July last, we have met and conferred together, and by joint consent have appointed the following gentlemen as commissioners to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question between the said states, that is to say, the Hon. William Whipple, esq. of New Hampshire; the Hon. Major General Nathaniel Greene, of Rhode Island; the Hon. David Brearley and William Churchill Houston, esqrs. of New Jersey; the Hon. Cyrus Griffin and Joseph Jones, esqrs. of Virginia; and the Hon. John Rutledge, esq. of South Carolina, any five or more of whom we have agreed shall constitute a court, and have authority to proceed and determine the matter and difference between the said states. At the same time we beg leave most humbly to request that Congress will be pleased to determine how much shall be allowed to the said commissioners as a compensation for their services, and also in what manner and by whom they shall be paid. Dated the 8th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, and in the 7th year of our independence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.