Commissioners mutually chosen, under the authority of Congress) remain undecided, would, as we conceive, be judged by the states disinterested, as altogether improper. And the impropriety of such a measure in itself considered, but especially considered in relation to the Confederation, and the principles. upon which that is bottomed, prevented this State from adopting it. Though it appears by the New York News Papers, that your Excellency with the other Commissioners of the land office, had returned from Fort Herkimer: having there held a treaty with the Oneida and other Indians, in pursuance of an act of the Legislature of New York, and accomplished your business very suċcessfully, we cannot entertain a thought that either your Excellency or your Legislature can intend, or will suffer, the cession or grant of lands made to your State by those Indians, to operate, in any respect whatever, to the disadvantage of this Common wealth. By that Act, passed the 11th of April last, for facilitating the settlement of the waste lands claimed to be within the State of New York, it appears, that the measures for accomplishing that business are to be pursued with great dispatch; and for that purpose, that the Surveyor General was directed by it to remove his Office by the first of June (last) to Albany. You will permit me to observe here, that although the Legislature of this State have no right to intermeddle in matters out of their jurisdiction, yet as your Excellency must know, or have reason to think, that the said Act, and the proceedings in consequence of it, have respect to a territory claimed by this State, they will not incur your censure for the order they have passed on the occasion; and you will think it my duty to request, and ac cordingly, in the name and behalf of the Legislature of this State, I do request your Excellency, that all proceedings, relative to those lands, may be stayed, until the Commissioners, appointed for the purpose, shall have determined the right of the two Governments in them. With the utmost Respect I have the honor to be, Sir, Your Ex cellency's Most Obed't. Hum❜l. Servt. James Bowdoin. Commonwealth of Massachusetts In Senate, June 22d, 1785. Whereas this Court has reason to believe, that the State of New York has offered to make sale of Lands within the limits claimed to be within this Commonwealth, and that the said State is actually attempting to purchase of the Natives land lying within the same limits Therefore Ordered, that his Excellency the Governor be and hereby is requested to write to the Governor of the State aforesaid representing to him the nature and impropriety of such conduct, that it tends manifestly to lay a foundation for jealousy and discord between this Commonwealth and the State aforesaid and that in the opinion of this Legislature, all matters respecting the said Lands ought to have been permitted by the respective claimants thereof to continue in the same state they were in at the time the claim of this Commonwalth thereto was instituted. Sent down for concurrence. Samuel Phillips, junr., Presid't in the House of Representatives June 28th, 1785, Read & concurred The New York Common Council Offers a Conditional Reward for the Assailants of Brockholst Livingston. City of New York, ss At a Common Council held at the City Hall of the said City on Thursday October 6th, 1785. Present: Richard Varick, Esquire Recorder; Benjamin Blagge, Abra'm. P. Lott, John Broome, Wm. W. ard, Esq'rs. Aldermen; Aert Huysman, Danl. Pheonix, Jon'a. Lawrence, Whereas a most violent assault hath last night been committed on Brockholst Livingston, Esquire, of this City with circumstances which evince an Intention of assassinating him, And the peace of this City requires the greatest vigilence and Encouragement to discover the Perpetrators or Abettors of this wicked Design, And this Board conceive that a Proclamation from the Supreme Executive Authority of this state offering a Reward for securing the offenders would have a tendency to effect a discovery; Resolved that this Board will (if his Excellency the Governor should think it proper to issue such Proclamation) chearfully contribute 125 Dollars to be paid to any Person or Persons who shall discover and bring to Justice the Perpetrator or Perpetrators or Abettors of the said Malignant and dangerous act. Ordered that Mr. Recorder be requested to wait on His Excellency the Governor and respectfully communicate to him the aforegoing Resolution. Extract from the Minutes. Rob't. Benson, Clk. WASHINGTON'S ITINERARY DURING THE WAR. Itinerary of General Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States, 15 June, 1775 to 1 January, 1784. 1775. June 15 at Philadelphia-chosen Commander in Chief. 16 at Philadelphia in Congress-accepts his commission in writing. 20-at Philadelphia, reviews two thousand troops at the Commons. 21-leaves Philadelphia for Cambridge, Mass., to take command of the army. 1775. June July 24-at New Brunswick, New Jersey. 24-at Newark, N. J. 25-crossed the Hudson with Generals Schuyler and Lee from Hoboken to Colonel Lispenard's in the vicinity of the present Laight and Greenwich streets, New York city. 26-leaves New York for the Eastward; over night at Kingsbridge. 29-at Wethersfield, Conn. 30 at Hartford, Conn. 2-at Watertown, Mass., received by Massachusetts Provincial Congress-at Cambridge camp 2 P. M. 3-at Cambridge, Mass.-takes command of the army. 5-at Roxbury, Mass.-visited camp; accompanied by Major General Lee. 6-31-in camp at Cambridge. Aug. 1-31-in camp at Cambridge. Sept. 1-30-in camp at Cambridge. Dec. 1776. Jan. 1-31-in camp at Cambridge. Feb. 1-29-in camp at Cambridge. March 1-31-in camp at Cambridge. April 1-4-at Cambridge. 4-leaves Cambridge for New York. 5 at Providence, R. I. 8-at Norwich, Conn. Meets Governor Trumbull. 1776. April 9 at New London, Conn. Meets Commodore Hopkins. 11-at New Haven, Conn. 13-arrives at New York, Saturday. 14-30-at New York. May 1-20-at New York. June 21-leaves New York for Philadelphia. 22-at Amboy, New Jersey. 24-arrives at Philadelphia 2 p. m.; Congress in session. 25-31-at Philadelphia. (May 27 reviews the troops). 1-3 at Philadelphia. 4-returns to New York. 5-30-at New York. 31-at New York. Sept. 1-over night at Harlem. 3-14-headquarters at New York. 4-at Kingsbridge; dines with General Heath. 14 at Harlem Heights, evening. 15 at Harlem Heights. 16-21-at Harlem Heights; Colonel Roger Morris' house (Jumel Mansion). |