Report on Government for Western Territory, March

Ist..

To the Governor of Virginia, March 3d

Western cessions-Finances-Ratification of treaty-Foreign

news-Estimates.

PAGE

407

411

Report on Reduction of Civil List, March 5th

Instructions for Negotiating with Indians, March 5th,

415

417

Congress-Virginian cession-Boundaries-Indian trade-

Routes-River improvements.

To James Madison, March 16th

Mazzei-Congress-Foreign news.

425

To George Washington, April 6th

To the Governor of Virginia, March 18th .

Changes in English government-Franklin's letter.

Resolves on European Treaties, March

Report of Government for the Western Territory,

March 22d

Report on Cession of Western Territory, March 22d

Report on the Arrears of Interest, March 22d.

To George Washington, March 31st.

Foreign news

To the Governor of Virginia, April 2d

Foreign news-Congress-Adjournment.

Correction in distances-Foreign news-Hogendorff.

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428

429

433

Notes on the Establishment of a Money Unit, and of

a Coinage for the United States, April .

446

Motion on Steuben, April 13th.

457

Notes on the Permanent Seat of Congress, April, 13th

Resolutions for the Legislatures of Maryland and

Virginia, April 13th

Resolve on Continental Congress, April 14th

Western territory-Ordinance-Seat of Congress-Lee's
appointment-Young men in Congress-Settlement with
Maryland-Mercer's conduct-Revisal—Virginia's quota.

Report on Mercer, April 27th

Ordinance for Establishing a Land Office, April 30th

To the Governor of Virginia, April 30th

Ordinance of 1784-Adjournment of Congress-Treaties-

Financial straits-Foreign news.

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464

470

475

475

483

Foreign news-Acts of Congress-Treaties-Unfinished

business-Loan-office debt-Impost.

Tour through New England - Sailing - Massachusetts
Assembly.

An eye-draught of the Mammoth Cave in War

ren County, Ky. .

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85

85

106

Fac-simile of Report on Western Territory, 408, 410, and 412 Fac-simile of Ordinance for government of West

ern Territory

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