Absence, delegates granted leave of, 8, 8, 10, Adams John, appointed a commissioner to nego-
31, 57, 110, 182, 184, 478
Accommodation of Congress, buildings to be
erected for the, 456. appropriation for, 456. Accountant and two clerks in the Treasury De- partment, authorized, 774. Accounts of the expenditures of public moneys, settlement to be made of the, 34, 35, 54,55. of Commissioners of loans, to be settled, 46.
for pay and arrearages, commutation of half pay, and deficiencies of ra. tions, clothing, &c. due to officers and soldiers of the army, measures for the settlement of, 152.
not specially provided for, how to be settled, 168.
of individual states with the United States, proceedings of Congress rela- tive to the settlement of, 169, 170, 545, 704 to 712, 742 to 745, 799, 864, 867. of the army, information required re- lative to a settlement of, 173. of the marine department, by whom adjusted, 192.
of the Virginia line, instructions for the settlement of, 431, 432.
of the several states, credits to be al- lowed in the settlement of, 431, 432. of Pennsylvania and Massachu setts, directions relative to the, 441, 442, 443, 444. of persons acting in two or more of the great departments, how settled, 568. of the five great departments, revision of the settlement of, 624, 635, 815. of the secret and commercial committees of Congress, to be settled, 652. unsettled, measures to compel the ad- justment of, 817.
of states against the United States, fur- ther time allowed for exhibiting, 825. Acts of the legislatures of states, 31, 32, 33, 34, 43, 45, 47, 227, 363, 366, 469, 553, 554, 564, 597, 626, 637, 702, 715, 716, 769, 770, 771, 772, 834, 835. and resolutions of Congress, to be com- municated to ministers of foreign powers, 109. of the several states, disposition of thir- teen copies of the, 556.
of cession by Massachusetts and Virginia, proceedings of Congress relative to the,
tiate a peace with Great-Britain, 80, 187, 188. proceedings of Congress on letters received from, 118. authorized to purchase a house at the Hague, 126.
forms a treaty of amity, commerce, &c. with the states general of the United Netherlands, 144. obtains a loan at Amsterdam, of five millions of florins, 205, 206. appointed minister plenipotentiary
of the United States at the Court of Great-Britain, 474.
a minister to be sent to the United Netherlands in the place of, 477, 541. exchanges ratifications of the treaty between the United States and Prussia, 720.
representation from, 730. forms a treaty of amity, commerce, &c. with the Emperor of Moroc- co, 756.
permitted to return to the United States, 786.
his diplomatic conduct approved by Congress, 786.
ratification of his contract for a loan of one million of guilders, 793, 827.
John Q. allowance to, 784. Nathaniel, surveyor of western lands for New-Hampshire, 527. resigns the appointment, 563. Address of Congress to the several states, 194 to 215.
and petition of the officers of the army, 206, 207, 208. to the officers of the army, from an anonymous writer, 208, 209, 210. to the officers of the army, from General Washington, 213, 214, 215. of inhabitants of New-Jersey and Penn- sylvania, 236, 237, 239, 240. from a deputation of Quakers, 286, 289. | of the Chamber of Commerce, Artifi- cers, &c. of the city of New-York, 472, 4731
from representatives of the people of Kentucky, 811. proceedings of Congress on, 819, 828, 829, 830.
of Pennsylvania and New-York, proceed- Adjournment of Congress for want of a quorum,
ings on, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673,674
of states, not to interpret, explain or con- strue, a national treaty, 730.
of states, repugnant to the treaty with Great-Britain, to be repealed, 737, 738. Adams John, recognized as minister plenipoten- tiary of the U. States at the Hague, 79
new rule adopted in case of, 239. from day to day, pro- ceedings relative to the hours of meeting and, 426.
Adjournment of Congress from Philadelphia to Alliance ship, disposition of the cargo of the,
Princeton, in New-Jersey,
proceedings on a letter from the, 114. brigadier-general Hand con- tinued as, 128. Administration of justice, rules and articles for the, 649, 650, 651.
Ad valorem rate of duty, 175, 176. Agent of marine, references and directions to the, 46, 68, 72, 111, 164, 179, 226, 259, 260, 268, 269, 296,
312, 363, 364, 370, 401. reports from the, 53, 184, 192, 250, 370, 735. power to exchange marine pri- soners of war, vested in the, salary of the, not annexed to the board of treasury, 551.
of the United States at the Havana, death of the, 223.
of the Cherokee nation of Indians, ap- pointed, 822, 823.
Agents in Europe, settlement of accounts of the
public, 34, 35, 54, 107.
in behalf of Connecticut and Pennsyl- vania, appearance in Congress of the lawful, 40, 41, 48, 62, 63.
allowance to regimental and other, 527, 528, 695.
for sundry corps of the late army, pro- ceedings respecting, 598. for South-Carolina and Georgia, pro- duce their credentials, 691, 692, 693.
authorized to appoint judges to constitute a court, &c. 693, 696. for Massachusetts and New-York, ap- pointed, 450, 451, 452. agree on commissioners to hear and determine the con- troversy, &c. 460, 536.
their representation to con- gress, 603.
Aids-de-Camp, additional pay allowed to, 43. Aitkin Robert, his edition of the Bible recom- mended, 75, 76.
Albany, New-York, militia to be discharged at,
Ambiguity in the report of a committee of Congress, explained, 238, 239. America, seventy-four gun ship, presented to France, in lieu of the Magnifique,
new arrangement of the, 107, 108. commissions issued to officers of the, 108. subsistence money, in lieu of ra- tions, allowed to officers of the,
110. suspension of orders relating to certain lines of the, 128. proceedings on a memorial of the, 152, 178, 179. deficiencies of pay to be received by the, 165, 173. inlistments to be suspended for the, 184.
a deputy post-master to attend the, 184. officers of the, address and peti- tion to congress from-address from an anonymous writer to- general orders to address of the commander in chief to- unanimous resolves of, 206, 207,208, 209, 210, 213, 214, 215. proceedings relative to disband- ing the, 222.
obstacles to be removed, imped- ing the settlement of the ac- counts of the, 230. promotions, by brevet commis- sions, granted to officers of the, 281. discharged from and after the 3d of November, 1783, 299, 304, 316.
resignation of the commander in chief of the, 318.
Amity and commerce with the states general of Articles of peace with Great-Britain, provisional,
the United Netherlands,
treaty of, 144 to 151.
with Sweden, treaty of, 241 to
Annapolis, in Maryland, offered as the seat of
Congress, 227. proceedings on proposi- tions to adjourn to, 249, 254, 291, 300, 301, 302, 307, 383, 384. commissioners from Vir- ginia, Delaware, &c. as- sembled at, 723. proposed as the place for commencing proceed- ings under the constitu- tion of the United States, 862, 863. Annemours, Chevalier d', Consul General of France, 263.
Anniversary of independence, celebration of the, 43, 657. Anonymous writer, address to the officers of the army from an, 208, 209, 210. Antil, lieut. col. allowance as a supernumerary officer, to, 66. Appeals, resignation of one, death of another, and appointmeat of two, of the Judges of the Court of, 109, 110, 112. reference to the Court of, 281. to Congress from decisions of their pre- sident, 397. discontinuance of the salaries of the Judges of the Court of, 544. reasons assigned for, 617, 618. directions to the Court of, in the case of the sloop Chester, 667. Appropriations for erecting buildings for the ac-
commodation of Congress, 456. made for holding treaties with the Indian Tribes, 798, 828, 850. Archives, records, &c. taken by the enemy, to to be restored, 256. Argote, Don Antonio, advised to prosecute Messrs. Church & Haydon, 184, 227, 228.
Armand, col. his legionary corps ordered to head quarters, 72.
promoted to the rank of brigadier general, 179.
definitive, 316-ratified, 323 to 326.
obstructions to be re- moved relative to certain, 224, 225. of confederation, propositions to a- mend the, 176, 182, 183. 257, 258. of confederation, final proceedings of Congress under the,
of war, and courts-martial, proceed- ings of Congress relative to, 649. 650, 651.
Artificers, payment to be made to col. Baldwin's
Artillery and cavalry under the command of gen- regiment of, 123. era. Greene, orders for their remo- val, 194.
additional officers, &c. of, to be rais-
two companies of, to be retained in service, 733.
loan of, requested by Massachusetts,
Asgill, British Captain, set at liberty, 103, 104, refused, 632.
Asia, sea-letters granted for the ship, 806. Assemblies or legislatures of states, to be con- Assay, master of the mint, his duty, 712. Assembly of Pennsylvania, report and proceed- vened, 220. ings on memorials of the, 153, Assistant to the board of treasury, his office abo- 154, 155, 156. lished, 264.
Secretary at War, directions of Con- Asterisk, votes of delegates from states not re- gress to the, 152, 165. presented, distinguished by an, 1239 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 24 25 26 27 33 41 42 47 48 49 50 51 55 56 58 60 61 66 69 70 73 74 75 77 80 81 82 83 86 87 88 89 91 92 100 101 103 104 105 106 108 110 112 113 114 115 122 124 125 141 142 152 158 159 161 162 163 164 166 167 170 171 172 178
testimony of Congress in favour of, 339, 340
179 180 183 187 188 189 191 192 193 194 216 217 220 221 222 223 225 230 237 238 247
Arms and accoutrements, soldiers serving during the war to retain their, 193.
&c. to the city of New-York, application for a restoration of, 427.
248 249 251 253 254 255 257
259 260 261 262 263 265 267
268 269 270 271 272 273 274
275 278 280 281 282 283 284
and military stores, returns to be made of, 567.
loan of, requested by New-
Hampshire, 603, 604. ordered to be sent to Georgia,
Armstrong John, a delegate from Pennsylvania,
appointed a Judge of the west- ern territory, 799.
declines acceptance, 806.
Army lands, statement respecting the, 878. Arnold Jonathan and Peleg, delegates from R. Island, 85, 232, 733.
Arrearages due to officers and soldiers in actual service, how to be paid,
Arsenals, foundries, &c. to be under the direc- tion of the Secretary at War, 9.
285 286 287 288 289 290 292 293 294 297 299 300 301 302 303 305 306 307 323 325 326 329 330 333 340 341 342 344 346 347 348 349 352 354 355 356 357 361 362 364 365 366 367 372 373 374 375 377 378 379 390 391 393 398 399 406 407 408 409 411 415 416 419 420 421 422 423 433 440 445 446 453 454 457 458 464 466 467 471 472 475 476 479 480 482 483 484 485 486 488 490 492 494 495 496 499 502 503
504 505 506 507 509 511 512 514 515 516 519 520 523 524 525 528 531 533 536 538 544 546 550 551 552 553 555 557
Asterisk, votes of delegates from states not re- presented, distinduished by an, 558 559 560 561 564 568 569 570-571 572 573 574 575 576 579 583 584 585 386 590 591 594 597 599 600 602 603 604 611 616 617 623 631 632 633 636 637 638 639 643 644 745 646 647 648 652 854 655 557 658 659 662 663 667 669 670 671 673 687 697 702 703 704 705 717 723 724 729 732 733 739 740 743 745 746 747 748 763 765 768 774 776 787 791 792 793 795 797 803 808 811 817 823 826 827 828 831 832 834 836 839 843 847 848 849 850 856 861 863 880.
Atayatagharongta, Lieut. Col. Louis, to retain his rank and pay, 44.
money advanced to, 487 488. Atlantic, free ports in France, on, the, 350,
Baily, general, his accounts to be settled, 305. Baldwin Abraham, a delegate from Georgia, 528, 806. appointed commissioner for settling accounts, 867. colonel, his regiment of artificers to be paid, 123.
captain Daniel, allowance to, 710. colonel Jeduthun, a supernumerary of- ficer, allowance to, 19.
Ballot, chairman of a committee of the whole house, elected by, 153. Ballots for small committees of Congress, how taken, 222.
Baltimore, in Maryland, proposed as the place for commencing proceed- ings under the Constitu- tion of the United States, 841, 842.
the vote re-considered,
Bankson Beujamin, allowance to, 309, 469. Barclay Thomas, Consul General in France, instructions to, 82, 115. appointed commissioner to settle accounts of public agents in Europe, 107.
permitted to return to the United States, and to furnish an ab- stract of the settlement of his accounts, 547.
his conduct approved by Con- gress, 763.
Barry capt. to be compared with other testimo- my, report to, 47.
Barton William, money advanced to, 567. Bayard John, a delegate from Pennsylvania, 606,
Baylor's regiment of dragoons, settlement to be made with sundry persons who deserted from, 355.
Bayonne, in France, made a free port, 394. Beatty John, a delegate from New-Jersey, 322,
Attendance of the delegates in Congress, to be noted, 319.
Audibert Philip, money advanced to, 462,488. Audience to the minister plenipotentiary from France, 25, 29, 30, 809, 810.
to General Washington, 256, 317, 318. to the minister plenipotentiary from the United Netherlands, 304, 309, 310, 311.
to the minister plenipotentiary from Spain, 542, 544.
Auditors of accounts, directions to the, 120. Authors and publishers of books, copy-right proposed to be secured to, 219.
Au Vase, latitude to be taken of the mouth of the river, 825.
Ayes and noes, (see yeas and nays.) Ayot or Ayotte, captain Pierre, reference of his petition, 459.
his accounts to be settled, 474. allowance to, 474, 570.
Beaulieu, lieut. his pension ordered to be paid, Beaumarchais, M. de, his accounts to be adjust- ed, 109.
Silas Deane, not authorized to make a settlement with, 873.
Bedel, settlement of accounts to be made with the late regiment commanded by col. 315. Bedford Gunning, a delegate from Delaware, 172, 173, 345, 448, 632, 719. Bee Thomas, money advanced to, 1. Bells belonging to the city of New-York, to be delivered up, 395. Benedict Thomas, allowance to, 708. Beniouski, count, his proposal relative to a le- gionary corps, declined, 35. Benson Egbert, a delegate from New-York, 449, 719, 834. appointed a judge to determine a controversy, &c. 696. his acceptance notified, 720. Beresford Richard, a delegate from South-Caro- lina, 224, 314, 350, 351. Betsey, sea-letters granted for the brigantine and ship, 612, 694.
Bible, recommendation of Robert Aitkin's Ame- rican edition of the, 75, 76. Bills of exchange not to be issued for interest on loan-office certificates, 70. drawn in favour of Arthur Lee, 107.
drawn for payment of interest,
on loan-office certificates, statements of, 302.
upon France or Holland, rate of, 172.
of credit, order for examining and de- stroying continental, 81.
proceedings respecting the redemption of, 141, 142.
Bindon Joseph, commissioner for settling ac-
counts of the clothing de- partment, 87.
late commissary of prisoners, al-Bingham William, a delegate from Pennsylva-
capt. Erkurius, agent for the Penn-
sylvania line, 395.
Beaulieu, lieut. promoted, 281.
Bissel, ensign, his resignation accepted, 745. Blake Edward, commissioner of loans for South.
Carolina, 600. superseded, 636, 637.
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