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December 24, 1784
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
On December 9, 1784, a New York report lists delegates attending the Continental Congress in Trenton, including Richard Henry Lee as President. Dutch Minister P. J. Van Berckel arrived on Friday. Congress may return to Philadelphia and address British troops holding frontier posts contrary to treaty.
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NEW-YORK, December 9.
The following Delegates are now attending in the Congress of the United States, convened at Trenton, viz.
New Hampshire. The Hon. Abiel Foster.
Massachusetts. The Hon. Samuel Holten and George Partridge.
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The Hon. William Ellery and David Howell.
Connecticut: The Hon. Joseph Platt Cooke.
New York. The Hon. Egbert Benson.
New-Jersey. The Hon. William Churchill Houston and John Beatty.
Pennsylvania. The Hon. Joseph Gardner and William Henry.
Delaware. The Hon. John Vining and Gunning Bedford.
Virginia. The Hon. Richard Henry Lee, President, Samuel Hardy and James Monroe.
North Carolina. The Hon. Hugh Williamson and Richard Dobbs Spaight.
South Carolina. The Hon. Jacob Read, John Bull, and Charles Pinckney.
Georgia. The Hon. William Houston and William Gibbons.
On Friday last his Excellency P. J. Van Berckel, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United Netherlands to the United States of America, arrived at Trenton.
It is confidently asserted that Congress have it in contemplation to return to Philadelphia, as the most suitable place for their own accommodation, as well as for the convenience and reception of foreign Ministers, &c.
One of the first objects of their deliberation, it is conjectured, will be the dislodgement of the British troops, which still, contrary to treaty, insolently keep possession of our frontier posts.
And it is expected that some spirited resolutions will be entered into for that purpose.
The following Delegates are now attending in the Congress of the United States, convened at Trenton, viz.
New Hampshire. The Hon. Abiel Foster.
Massachusetts. The Hon. Samuel Holten and George Partridge.
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The Hon. William Ellery and David Howell.
Connecticut: The Hon. Joseph Platt Cooke.
New York. The Hon. Egbert Benson.
New-Jersey. The Hon. William Churchill Houston and John Beatty.
Pennsylvania. The Hon. Joseph Gardner and William Henry.
Delaware. The Hon. John Vining and Gunning Bedford.
Virginia. The Hon. Richard Henry Lee, President, Samuel Hardy and James Monroe.
North Carolina. The Hon. Hugh Williamson and Richard Dobbs Spaight.
South Carolina. The Hon. Jacob Read, John Bull, and Charles Pinckney.
Georgia. The Hon. William Houston and William Gibbons.
On Friday last his Excellency P. J. Van Berckel, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United Netherlands to the United States of America, arrived at Trenton.
It is confidently asserted that Congress have it in contemplation to return to Philadelphia, as the most suitable place for their own accommodation, as well as for the convenience and reception of foreign Ministers, &c.
One of the first objects of their deliberation, it is conjectured, will be the dislodgement of the British troops, which still, contrary to treaty, insolently keep possession of our frontier posts.
And it is expected that some spirited resolutions will be entered into for that purpose.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Arrival Departure
What keywords are associated?
Continental Congress
Trenton Delegates
Van Berckel Arrival
Philadelphia Return
British Frontier Posts
What entities or persons were involved?
Abiel Foster
Samuel Holten
George Partridge
William Ellery
David Howell
Joseph Platt Cooke
Egbert Benson
William Churchill Houston
John Beatty
Joseph Gardner
William Henry
John Vining
Gunning Bedford
Richard Henry Lee
Samuel Hardy
James Monroe
Hugh Williamson
Richard Dobbs Spaight
Jacob Read
John Bull
Charles Pinckney
William Houston
William Gibbons
P. J. Van Berckel
Where did it happen?
Trenton
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Trenton
Event Date
December 9
Key Persons
Abiel Foster
Samuel Holten
George Partridge
William Ellery
David Howell
Joseph Platt Cooke
Egbert Benson
William Churchill Houston
John Beatty
Joseph Gardner
William Henry
John Vining
Gunning Bedford
Richard Henry Lee
Samuel Hardy
James Monroe
Hugh Williamson
Richard Dobbs Spaight
Jacob Read
John Bull
Charles Pinckney
William Houston
William Gibbons
P. J. Van Berckel
Event Details
List of delegates attending Congress at Trenton; arrival of Dutch Minister Van Berckel on Friday last; contemplation of returning to Philadelphia; expected deliberations on dislodging British troops from frontier posts contrary to treaty.