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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Report concerning attendance at the Continental Congress in December 1785, including cover letter from Charles Thomson to Richard Caswell
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January 1786
Volume 18, Pages 487-488

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HON. CHAS. THOMSON TO GOV. CASWELL.
[From Executive Letter Book.]


Office of Secretary of Congress, January 3d, 1786.
Sir:

In obedience to the order of Congress I herewith transmit your Excellency to be communicated to the Legislature a State of the Representation for the last month.

With the greatest respect I have the honor to be
Your Excellency's most obedt. humble servt.,
CHAS. THOMSON.

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A STATE OF THE REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1785, PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF 17th AUGUST, 1785.
[From Executive Letter Book.]
Members in Town
1
2
5
6
7
8
9
12
13
14
15
16
17
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
New Hampshire—Mr. Long, Mr. Livermore
1
1
1
1
r
r
r
1
1
1
1
r
1
r
r
r
r
r
r
1
r
r
r
r
Massachusetts—Mr. King, Mr. Lane, Mr. Sedgwick
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
1
r
r
r
r
Rhode Island
Connecticut—Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Johnston
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
r
r
r
New York—Mr. Harring, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Smith
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
New Jersey—Mr. Cadwallader, Mr. Symmes, Mr. Hornblower
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
Pennsylvania—Mr. Bayard, Mr. Pettit
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
Delaware
Maryland—Mr. McHenry, Mr. Hindman
r
r
Virginia—Mr. Munroe
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
North Carolina
South Carolina—Mr. Pinkney, Mr Ramsey, Mr. Kean
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
Georgia—Mr. Houstonn, Mr. Baldwin
r
r
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
The States represented
7
7
5
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
2
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
7
7
7
7