certificate, or take any other measure whereby a discrimination may be made by such State, between the holders of loan office certificates issued from his office, who are citizens of that State, and foreigners, or the citizens of any other State that shall have complied with this requisition; Provided always, that any continental loan-officer shall issue certificates for interest as aforesaid, due on continental loanoffice certificates issued from his office, and belonging to foreigners, and also to the citizens of such States as shall have passed a legislative act complying with this requisition. That every commissioner of the continental loan office, previously to settling or issuing certificates as aforesaid, for the interest due on certificates of liquidated debts, other than loan office certificates, shall administer an oath or affirmation, or require a certificate signed by one of the persons whom the State in which the commissioner resides, shall, in the legislative act complying with this requisition, appoint, that he has administered to the owner or possessor of every such certificate, an oath or affirmation, that the same is bona fide the property of the particular State in which the said commissioner resides, or of a citizen or citizens of the said State, or of some corporate body or charitable institution within the same, or of some person who is not a citizen of the United States, describing the certificate or certificates alluded to in every such oath or affirmation, in such manner as shall be necessary to identify the same, or as may be prescribed by the legislature of the said State. And for preventing the depreciation of certificates to be issued as aforesaid, the legislature of each State is required to provide, in the act complying with this requisition, that if, on the first day of July, 1787, the said States quota of the said certificates so to be issued, shall not be in the hands of the state treasurer, or other proper officer, the deficiency shall be collected and paid into the continental treasury in specie, which when so paid, is hereby appropriated to the redemption of such surplus certificates. That the board of treasury furnish the several loan officers with certificates to be issued for interest, as aforesaid, and also with such checks and instructions as they from time to time shall judge necessary to prevent counterfeited certificates of debts, from obtaining a settlement of interest, and to detect counterfeit evidences, of interest, and thereby to avoid receiving them in discharge of taxes; which certificates of interest being parted with by the holders of the principal, shall be deemed evidence that he has received satisfaction for the same; and therefore shall be receivable from the bearer in lieu of money, in the proportion of one dollar and one-third in specie for one dollar in indents, in any other State in the Union, as well as in the State in which they were issued. That the State receiving such certificates, and paying the same into the public treasury, with a proportion of specic as aforesaid, shall have credit therefor, which payment shall be considered as a discharge of the interest on the domestic debt in the proportion that each State avails itself of the said certificates of interest. That all loan-office certificates issued after the first day of March, 1778, shall be reduced to their specie value, conformably to the resolution of Congress of the 28th June, 1780, and the interest shall be ascertained and settled agreeably to the specie value of the certificate. SAMUEL OSGOOD, June 22, 1786. PROCEEDINGS OF ASSEMBLY OF DELAWARE ON INTERNAL NAVIGATION, 1786. State of Delaware. In the House of Assembly, June 15, 1786. Whereas, by the Communications made from the Executives of the States of Pennsylvania and Maryland, it appears that those States respectively have appointed Commissioners to confer with Commissioners to be appointed on Behalf of this State for effecting a navigable Communication between the Bays of Chesapeake and Delaware, improving the inland Navigation of the River Susquehannah, and on any other Subject tending to promote the Commerce and mutual Convenience of those three States; therefore, in Compliance with the Desire of the said States of Pennsylvania and Maryland, expressed by their Appointments of Commissioners for the Purposes aforesaid, Resolved, That the Honorable William Killen, Esq, The Honorable Gunning Bedford, Esqr, The Honorable John Jones, Esqr, Robert Armstrong, Esq, and Eleazer McComb, Esqr, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to meet such Commissioners as are, or may be, appointed on the Part of Pennsylvania and Maryland, for the Purpose of considering and digesting the most proper Measures for effecting a navigable Communication between the Bays of Chesapeake and Delaware, for improving the inland Navigation of the River Susquehannah and the Waters communicating with it, and also to confer on any other Subject that may tend to promote the Commerce and the mutual Convenience of the said States; and that their Proceedings be reported to the next Session of the General Assembly for their Examination and Adoption, if approved; and that His Excellency the President be requested to transmit a Copy of this Resolve to the Executives of Pennsylvania and Maryland. Sent for Concurrence. In the Council, June 23, 1786. Read, considered, and agreed to. THO. MCDONOUGH, Speaker. Extract from the Minutes. JAS. BOOTH, Cl'k of Assembly. COMMISSIONERS FOR WESTERN BOUNDARY LINE TO COUNCIL, 1786. Gentlemen, Shanangoe Creek, 25th of June, 1786. We beg leave to inform Council, That on the 19th Inst. we began to extend the Line of the Western boundary of the State, and have proceeded upwards of Three Miles-we have fallen in with several Hunting parties of Indians since our arrival in the woods; they all appear friendly & peaceable. We are, with Respect, Gentlemen, Your Obedt. Serv'ts, Sir, JOHN VAN CAMPEN TO SEC'Y OF COUNCIL, 1786. Smithfield, June 27, 1786. It Remains no Longer a Doubt with me that this Bandity at Wioming is determined not to Subordnnat to the Laws of this State. You will observe by the inclos'd paper, Sign'd Franklin, his assuming authority at that place the woman he mentioned was Legally Removed to that place agreeable to the Law provided for that purpose. Franklin is Lately arriv'd at Wioming from the State of Connecticut from the meeting of the Susquehanna Company. Ethan Allen is Expected Soon. Franklin assumes more authority and more positive Dispises the Laws of this State with more Contempt than formerly; to be particular in Regard to this Bandity, time will not admit. From many Circumstances, I am now Convinced that the people will Declare a New State, or pretend the Laws and Regulations of State of Connecticut-the old proverb is worthy of observing in this Case-nip the Bud when young. I fear it has been Neglected in this Case. Directed, I am, Sir, your most obedient, Humble Serv't, JOHN VAN CAMPEN. John Armstrong, Esq', Secretary of Council, Philadelphia. Sir, ROBERT MILLIGAN TO SEC'Y ARMSTRONG, 1786. 27th June, '86. The enclosed is a copy of the list of Commissioners appointed by the Delaware Assembly to confer with us on the subject of the Canal; it was sent to me a few days ago by Doctor Way, of Wilmington, & I believe may be depended on as the true appoinment. Thinking this information might be acceptable to Council, I take the liberty to forward it to your hands to be communicated if you see proper. I am, Sir, yr. obed't Serv't, ROBT. MILLIGAN. Commissioners to meet the Commercial Convention: John Dickinson, George Reed, R. Basset, Wm Killen. Commissioners to confer on the subject of the Canal: Gunning Bedford, Eleazer McComb, Robt. Armstrong, J. Jones. Directed, Gen. Armstrong, Council Chamber. Sir, DELEGATES IN CONGRESS TO PRES. FRANKLIN, 1786. New York, 30th June, 1786. It is with Regret we find occasion to mention that the discontents which arose between Congress and the Executive Council of Pennsylvania in the year 1783, are not wholly forgotten. An Application frem Mr John Sullivan for pay and commutation as an officer of the Line or Quota of Troops of Pennsylvania, which has been pressed on the Commissioner of Army Accounts in an unusual Manner, has occasioned a Reference to Congress, and of course a revisal of some of the circumstances which accompanied those Discontents. The matter we more particularly allude to, is a supposed Reluctance in the Executive of Pennsylvania to call to account & punish the persons concerned in the Mutiny of the Soldiers in 1783 which produced consequences not necessary to be now described. This Mr Sullivan and Mr Carbery were supposed to be promoters of the Mutiny, & to have fled the Country in consequence of it. In 1784 Mr Carbery returned to Maryland and was there arrested. Notice, it is said was given to the Council of Pennsylvania, where the offence was committed, and certain affidavits and other Documents tending to prove the guilt of Mr Sullivan and Mr Carbery were transmitted to Council & still remain in their custody; but that Mr Carberry was not de manded, nor any legal cognizance of the Affair taken on the Part of Pennsylvania. Some time in 1785, it is said, Mr Sullivan appeared and that he has since remained publickly and without disguise in Philadelphia, unquestioned by public authority touching the said offence. We know of no late Act of Congress as a Body, except the Resolution approving the Conduct of the Commissioner in refusing the Demands of Mr Sullivan, on which to ground this communication; but in the course of the Investigation suggestions and Insinuations were used which indicated opinions and sentiments less honourable to the Executive Authority of Pennsylvania than we could perceive without Pain, tho' we were not sufficiently informed to oppose them with Success. We are not apprized that Congress either desire or expect any Explanations on this Subject, nor would we be understood as desirous of reviving Discussions which have been heretofore permitted to subside; but we conceive it to be our Duty to advise your Excellency of the existence of some remains of those discontents which we had hoped would forever have remained in oblivion. Your Excellency and the Council will judge whether any and what use to make of the Information. We do ourselves the Honour to inclose herewith a Copy of a List of Papers transmitted to Council by the Secretary of Congress in 1784, which List was called for and read on the occasion we have alluded to; and a copy of the Resolution of Congress on the application of Mr Sullivan. We have the honor to be very respectfully, CHA. PETTIT, JOHN BAYARD. Directed, His Excellency, The President of Pennsylvania. In pursuance of Order of 17 May, 1784, sent to the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, the following Papers, indorsed as follows. 1. Copy of Demand made by Mutineers, June 21, 1783. 2. Copy Address of Mutineers to Sup. Ex. Council of Pens'a delivered 25 June, 1783, read in Congress, June 30, 1783. *See pages 59, 60, 61, 74, 290, 293, 320, 323, 324, 575, 576, 580, of Vol. X., and Col. Rec. Vol. XIII., p. 610-612, Vol. XIV., p. 105, 106. |