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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Letters of Delegates to Congress: Volume 18 March 1, 1781 - August 31, 1781 --John Hanson to the States
Sir, Circular. Philadelphia 28th May 1782. The necessity which occasioned the Act of Congress of the 27th instant, a copy of which I have the honor of enclosing, is sincerely to be lamented, and I could wish had been avoided.(1) To experience Inattention to the general Good at this great and important Crisis, when the collected Wisdom of the Union is particularly required, is painful indeed, and must leave an unfavorable impression. A moment's reflection, I am convinced, will produce the same sensations, in your Excellency's Breast, which I feel on this occasion, and will plead more powerfully for an immediate compliance with the recommendation of Congress than any thing that can be urged by me.
I have the honor to be &c &c. J.H.
LB (DNA: PCC, item 16).
1 For the enclosed May 27 resolution calling on the states "to keep up a constant representation," and urging the unrepresented states to send delegates to Congress immediately "inasmuch as business of the greatest consequence is often delayed or
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retarded for want of a sufficient representation," see JCC, 22:301. Only seven states were represented on the most recently recorded roll call votes of May 25. JCC, 22:298-300. The states unrepresented at this time were New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and North Carolina.
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