We have the honor to transmit for the Information of the Honorable Council the following Papers.
No.1. Extracts of Letters from the Ministers of the United States in Europe on the Situation of some of our political Affairs.(1)
No. 2. Copies of the Proceedings of Congress, respecting their permanent and temporary Residence.(2)
No. 3. Copies of Proceedings relative to an additional Place of Residence and the temporary removal of Congress.(3)
No. 4. Copies of the Proceedings of Congress on the Application of Pennsylvania relative to a Treaty proposed to be held by the State with the Indians claiming Lands within their Territory.(4)
No. 5. Copies of the Resolves of Congress so far as they have proceeded on the Subject of Indian Affairs.(5)
No. 6. A Copy of a late Communication from the Minister of France concerning the Situation of the Business of the proposed definitive Treaties between the late belligerent Powers, and some Regulations on the Part of France respecting American Commerce.(6)
We have the honor to be with the greatest Respect and Esteem, Your very Obedient Servants,
Richard Peters.
John Montgomery.
Thomas FitzSimons,
James Wilson.
Tr (PHarH: RG 27). FC (PHi: Peters Papers). In the hand of Richard Peters.
1 Not identified, but see James Madison to Edmund Randolph, September 13, note 1; and Elias Boudinot to the Commissioners at Paris, October 27, 1783.
2 See Charles Thomson's Memorandum Book, October 1, notes 14 and 15.
3 In the FC, Peters explained that this was "Mr Gerry's Motion respecting an additional Place of Residence & the Resolutions of Congress thereupon," for which see JCC, 25:697-98, 706-14.
4 See JCC, 25:717-19; and Pennsylvania Delegates to the Pennsylvania Assembly, September 25, 1783.
5 See JCC, 25:680-93.
6 See JCC, 25:588-89, 745-46. At this point in his draft of this letter, Peters penned and then lined out the following paragraph.
"The Legislature being about meeting & a Number of Transactions having passed in Congress interesting to the State, we have deemed it our Duty to leave Congress for the present, that we may be at Hand to give any Information respecting the Subjects of the Papers we have the Honour to transmit, if the Honble Assembly or Council should conceive any personalExplanations or Conferences necessary."