the same that the said commissioners shall immediately transmit to the several states copies of the preceding resolution, with a circular letter requesting their concurrence therein, and proposing a time and place for the meeting aforesaid.
| Test, | JOHN BECKLEY, C. H. D. |
1786, January 21.
| Agreed to by the Senate. | H. BROOKE, C. S. |
By his excellency, Patrick Henry, Esquire, governor of the commonwealth of Virginia, it is hereby certified that John Beckley, the person subscribing the above resolve, is clerk of the House of Delegates, and that due faith and credit is, and ought to be, paid to all things done by him by virtue of his office.
[l.s.] Given under my hand as governor, and under the seal of the commonwealth, at Richmond, the 6th day of July, 1786.
[Certain other of the states came readily into the measure proposed, and a meeting of commissioners took place at Annapolis, whose proceedings are stated in the following report.]
PROCEEDINGS OF COMMISSIONERS TO REMEDY DEFECTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Annapolis, in the State of Maryland, September 11, 1786.—At a meeting of commissioners from the states of New York, New Jersey Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia:
| New York. | | Delaware. |
| Alexander Hamilton, | George Read, | |
| Egbert Benson. | John Dickinson, | |
| New Jersey. | Richard Bassett. | |
| Abraham Clark, | Virginia. | |
| William C. Houston, | Edmund Randolph, | |
| James Schureman. | James Maidson, Jun., | |
| Pennsylvania. | St. George Tucker. | |
| Tench Coxe. |
Mr. Dickinson was unanimously elected chairman.
The commissioners produced their credentials from their respective states, which were read.
After a full communication of sentiments, and deliberate consideration of what would be proper to be done by the commissioners now assembled, it was unanimously agreed that a committee be appointed to prepare a draft of a report to be made to the states having commissioners attending at this meeting.
Adjourned till Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, September 13, 1786.—Met agreeably to adjournment. The committee appointed for that purpose reported the draft of the report, which being read, the meeting proceeded to the consideration thereof; and, after some time spent therein, adjourned till to-morrow morning.
Tuesday, September 14, 1786.—Met agreeably to adjournment.
The meeting resumed the consideration of the draft of the report.
