5. Report 26 May on affairs of Vermont.

6. Letter 23 Oct. 1782, from T. Barclay, containing his acct. Current with the U. S. and other States; report of Committee thereon.

7. Report on letter 18 July for Superintendant of finance.

8. On Memorial James McMechan requesting reward for a mechanical invention.

9. Report on letter of Stacey Potts relative to manufacture of steel. 10. On letter 28th March from Secy. foreign Affairs.

11. On letter 28th Sept., 1781, from Supt. finance, on a rule for computing the value of bills drawn by Gen. Lincoln.

12. Petition of John Buhler-referred to the future consideration of Congress.

13. Memorial John Ross, praying that his accounts may be audited and settled, with several papers relating thereto-report of Committee thereon.

14. Letter March 17, 1783, Major Gen. Greene, concerning the pay and subsistance engaged by him to persons in the Q. M. Gl's Department. Report thereon.

15. Report on the request of the Delegates of R: Island respecting the accts. of Doctor Arnold, with papers relating thereto.

16. Mem' Anth' Hutchins in behalf of himself and other inhabitants of the Natches. Report of Committee thereon.

17. Letter from Capt. Finney, inclosing an acct., and praying reimbursement of travelling and other expences, while under cure of a wound. Report of Committee thereon.

18. Memorial of John Lucas, praying compensation for service, in receiving and examining claims of wounded soldiers and seamen. Report thereon.

19. Mem' Jonathan Trumbull, praying depreciation for service as P M G' northern department. Report of Committee thereon. 20. Letter from Col. Pickering relative to damages done on Lands by the Allied Army; Report of Committee thereon.

21. Report Sup: Finance, on pet" Nath Greenwood.

22. Petition Jas. Livingston (late Colonel) setting forth his losses by depreciation, &c., and praying compensation. Report of Committee thereon.

23. Report of S: Finance on his letter 27th August, 1783, and Mr. Bland's motion thereon-and Mr. H. Armistead's bond and certificate relative to bills of Exch: lost.

24. Motion Mr. Hamilton for extending the time for entering appeals from Judgments of maritime Courts; report thereon.

25. Petition of moravian Indians and report thereon.

26. Report Sup: Finance on Mem' A. Lytle, together with documents thereon.

27. Application of John Weiss for depreciation, and report of Committee thereon.

28. Mem' Mr. Platt, Brigade Major, &c., and report of committee thereon.

29. Letter 5 March, 1784, Gen. Armand for passage in Ship Washington; report thereon.

30. Letter 21st Jany 1784, Doct. W. Shippen, requesting allowance for travelling and other expences; report of Committee thereon. 31. Report of Committee appointed to report a suitable district on Delaware for a federal Town.

32. Report on letter, June 20th, 1783, and papers inclosed from Sup: finance, relative to certain proceedings of the State of Maryland.

2nd Bundle, No. 5.

1. Petition Phillips White, respecting the loss of lottery tickets by the robbery of the mail; referred to Superintat to report.

2. Mem' Val: Echart with letter from Supt finance of 8 April, 1784, respecting it; and report of Committee thereon.

3. Letter 28 July, 1783, from Secy. at War respecting money for erecting magazines in Virginia, with report of Committee thereon.

4. Report 18 Feb. 1782, of Grand Committee, respecting New Hampshire grants.

5. Report on Gen. St. Clair's letter of 1st January, 1783.

6. On Mem' J: Blake and other inhabitants of Canada, setting forth the losses and hardships sustained by them in the service of the U. S.

7. Letter 16 July, 1783, General Washington on petition inclosed from officers of Hazen's Regiment-refugees from Canadareport thereon.

8. Mem' Hutchins and Elliott, respecting pay and emoluments; report thereon.

9. Letter 15 Feby. 1783, W. Buchanan respecting his accts.; report

thereon.

10. Letter 16 April, 1783, Secy. at War, on pay of dy. paymasters; report thereon.

11. Mem' of A. Fowler, respecting lands due to him by grant for King of G: Britain, for service in America last War; report thereon.

12. Letters 25 Feb. and 23 Oct. 1783, E: Blaine, and report of Committee thereon.

13. Report on a letter supposed to be from J. Allen, Sup: Indian Affairs.

14. Letter 20 June, 1783, from T: Paine, relative to his intention of writing a history of the War; report of Committee thereon. 15. Resolve of the State of Virginia, respecting demolition of the works at York Town, &c., and report of Committee thereon. 16. Report on Jurisdiction proper for Congress in the place of their permanent residence, together with proceedings of inhabitants of Williamsburg relative to that subject.

17. Report upon the motion for reducing certain loan Office certifi

cates.

18. Mr. Calvet's application through Dr. Franklin, and report of Committee thereon.

19. Letter 16 January, 1784, from Supt. finance, on claim of D. Sproat, for advances to naval prisoners; report of Commee. referred to another Commee. and report thereon.

20. Motion and report thereon, respecting Invalids.

21. Application Capt. J. Steel, Dy. Inspector So. Army, for allowance for travelling expences and services, and report of Commee. thereon.

22. Letter May 7, 1784, Capt. Hemstrenck, requesting to be appointed on the peace establishment, and report of Commee. thereon.

23. Letter 26 April, 1784, Secy. War Office, containing returns of Invalids, Prisoners, and of Garrison of Fort Pit.

24. Report on Motion of Mr. Ellery respecting the desire of Mr. Franklin to retire.

25. Report on the concurrent resolutions of the Assembly and Council of New York of 21st and 22nd July, 1782, for augmenting powers of Congress.

26. Reports on peace arrangement, together with several papers relating thereto, and an estimate of the public debt to 1st January, 1784, made by the Grand Committee.

27. Mem' John Kirk, respecting rum seized by the public, with reports of Supt. Finance and Committee thereon.

28. Motion respecting the title of Ally and Father, given by Dr. Franklin to His M. C. Majesty.

29. Motion for an addition to the Articles of Confederation on the idea of future augmentation of the number of States, and report of CommR thereon.

30. Report concerning the establishing a mint. 31. Report Supt. Finance on Mem' W. Duer.

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32. Letter, with sundry papers inclosed, from Supt. Finance, concerning Indian Boys at Princeton, and report of Comm thereon.

33. Report on letter 23 Oct. 1783, from Supt. Finance, concerning the will of G. Measum.

34. Report on application of Benj: Harwood for pay for signing bills of credit.

35. Petition of David Wooelper and report thereon.

36. Report on Mem' from Navy Officers, covering said Mem!

No. 6 require no consideration, being rendered unnecessary by subsequent Acts of Congress, or by an alteration of time and other circumstances.

1. Report on letter 4 March from Qr. Mr. Genl. respecting appointments in his department.

2. Letter from Presdt Weare; sundry papers relating to it, and report thereon.

3. Report of Comm* for arrangements, on the departmt of foreign affairs, and respecting the posts on the frontiers and within the U. S. possessed by the British.

4. Sundry reports and other papers respecting salaries of Ministers at foreign Courts.

5. Form of an Ordinance reported, prohibiting the purchase of Indian Lands.

6. Report on the report of a Committee to whom was referred a letter from Massachusetts, respecting half pay of Officers. 7. Report of Grand Comme on a motion respecting old continental

money.

8. Report on the most advisable means of securing the several claims of the U: S: not included in the Ultimatum.

9. Report on territorial claims.

10. Report of Instructions to Ministers respecting commerce.

11. On reduction of the Civil list and concerning War department. 12. On Communications from the Minister for negotiating a peace, with sundry motions on the subject.

13. Report recommending the annual appointment of Delegates to meet in Congress on the first Monday in November every year, and respecting Mr. Osgood.

14. Report on qualifications.

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15. Report of Comm appointed to revise the instructions to Mr.

Jay.

16. Report respecting Mr. Osgood.

17. On a Treaty with Denmark.

18. Report of Comme on Provisional treaty.

19. Report on dispatches from Ministers, in June and July, 1783.

20. Report of letters of Mr. Laurens, of 17th June, and W. Carmichael of 13 May, 1783.

21. Queries by B. Stille, with a number of papers having relation thereto.

22. Report of Comme on Mr. Dana's letters.

23. On letter from Supt. Finance touching Exch: of Pris

24. On a motion respecting Secrecy.

25. On Pet" F. Rendon, covering Mem' from Owners of Brig Patty. 26. Report respecting Lt. Col. Fleury.

27. Mem' J. Nourse, praying increase of salary as Register, and report thereon.

28. Motion Mr. Bland for accepting the Cession of western territory from Virginia, and assigning a part thereof to the Army in lieu of Commutation, &c.

29. Report on Mem' of Sergeants of Connecticut line, for Land. 30. On letter 18 Nov. 1781, from Secy. foreign affairs, respecting J. Temple, and salaries of Ministers.

31. Report of Grand Committee, on mode of carrying into execution the promise of land, made to the Officers and Soldiers.

32. Report of Comme on the Qr. Mr. Genl's department.'

1 This list of reports, prepared by the committee appointed to examine the files of reports, was entered in Committee Book, No. 191, under date of May 25, 1784.