Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress

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The Order of the Day being read, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of the Journal of the proceedings of the Congress held at Philadelphia, on the fifth day of September, 1774,

The House resolved itself into the said Committee.

Mr˙ Speaker left the chair.

Mr˙ Cary took the chair of the Committee.

Mr˙ Speaker resumed the chair.

Mr˙ Cary reported from the Committee, that they had come to several Resolutions, which they had directed him to report when the House will please to receive the same.

Ordered, That the Report be now received.

Mr˙ Cary accordingly reported from the said Committee the Resolutions which they had directed him to report to the House; which he read in his place, and afterwards delivered in at the Clerk' s table; where the same were read, and are as followeth, viz:

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee that the House, be moved to come to the following Resolution:

Resolved, That this House doth entirely and cordially approve the Proceedings and Resolutions of the American Continental Congress; and that they consider this whole Continent as under the highest obligations to that very respectable body, for the wisdom of their counsels, and their unremitted endeavours to maintain and preserve inviolate the just rights and liberties, of His Majesty' s dutiful and loyal subjects in America.

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee that the House be moved to come to the, following Resolution:

Resolved, That the warmest thinks of this House, and all the inhabitants of this Colony whom they represent, are particularly due, and that this just tribute of applause be presented to the Honourable Peyton Randolph, Esquire, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Junior, Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, and Edmund Pendleton, Esquires, the worthy Delegates deputed to represent this Colony in General Congress at Philadelphia, the fifth day of September last, for their cheerful undertaking and faithful discharge of the very important trust reposed in them.

The said Resolutions, being severally read a second time, were, upon the question severally put thereupon, agreed to by the House.

Resolved nemine contradicente, That this House doth entirely and cordially approve the Proceedings and Resolutions of the American Continental Congress; and that they consider this whole Continent as under the highest obligations to that very respectable body for the wisdom of their counsels, and their unremitted endeavours to maintain and preserve inviolate the just rights and liberties of His Majesty' s dutiful and loyal subjects in America.

Resolved nemine contradicente That the warmest thanks of this House, and all the inhabitants of this Colony whom they represent, are particularly due, and that this just tribute of applause be presented to the Honourable Peyton Randolph, Esquire, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Junior, Richard Bland, Benjamin, Harrison, and Edmund Pendleton, Esquires, the worthy Delegates deputed to represent this Colony in General Congress at Philadelphia, the fifth day of September last, for their cheerful undertaking and faithful discharge of the very important trust reposed in them.