No. VIII.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS BEFORE THE ADOPTION OF

THE CONSTITUTION.

This list is collected from the Journals of the Old Congress; and, owing to the manner in which the Journals were kept, it is necessarily imperfect. The credentials were not always inserted, and it is only from these that a complete list of the members can be formed. Before the adoption of the Constitution, Congress, with very few intermissions, was continually sitting. Hence it was a custom with several of the States to appoint more delegates than were expected to attend at the same time, and they relieved each other in turn. It is hardly possible to ascertain, from the Journals of Congress, how long each member attended. The dates in the table indicate the times of their appointment. Where these are not known, the times at which their names first appear in the Journals are noted and included in brackets. Asterisks are prefixed to the names of those who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Randolph, Peyton,
Middleton, Henry,
Randolph, Peyton,
Hancock, John,
Laurens, Henry,
Jay, John,
Huntington, Samuel,
MI Kcan, Thomas,

PRESIDENTS OF CONGRESS.
5 Sept. 1774 Hanson, John, 5 Nov. 1781
22 Oct. 1774 Boudinot, Elias, 4 Nov. 1782
10 May, 1775 Mifflin, Thomas, 3 Nov. 1783
24 May, 1775 Lee, Richard Henry, 30 Nov. 1784

1 Nov. 1777 Gorham, Nathaniel, 6 June, 1786 10 Dec. 1778 St. Clair, Arthur, 2 Feb. 1787 28 Sept. 1779 Griffin, Cyrus, N Jan. 1788 10 July, 1781

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

New Hampshire. *Bartlett, Josiah, 23 Aug. 1775 Langdon, Woodbury, [3 Sept. 1779] Blanchard, Jonathan, 26 Dec. 1783 Livermore, Samuel, 17 Feb. 1780] Folsom, Nathaniel, 21 July, 1774 Long, Pierce, [11 Jan. 1785]

1 April, 1777 Peabody, Nathaniel, [22 June, 1779]

30 Dec. 1779 Sullivan, John, 21 July, 1774 Foster, Abiel, 18 Feb. 1783

11 Sept. 1780 Frost, George, 1 April, 1777 "Thornton, Matthew, 2 Sept. 1776 Gilman, John Taylor, 15 Jan. 1782 Wentworth, John, Jr. 14 Mar. 1778 Gilman, Nicholas, 14 June, 1786 "Whipple, William, 23 Jan. 1776 Langdon, John, 25 Jan. 1775 White, Phillips, [4 Nov. 1782)

14 June, 1786 Wingate, Paine, [11 Feb. 1778]

* Adams, John,
*Adams, Samuel,
Bowdoin, James,
Cushing, Thomas,

MASSACHUSETTS.
17 June, 1774 Dana, Francis,
17 June, 1774
17 June, 1774 Dane, Nathan,
17 June, 1774 "Gerry, Elbridge,

10 Dec. 1776 11 Feb. 1784 16 June, 1785 18 Jan. 1776

MassaCHUSETTS. (Continued.) *Gerry, Elbridge, 27 June, 1783 Lovell, James, 10 Dec. 1776 Gorham, Nathaniel, 24 Oct. 1782 Lowell, John,

7 May, 1782 16 June, 1785 Osgood, Samuel, [12 June, 1781] *Hancock, John, 5 Dec. 1774 Otis, Samuel Allyne, [19 Nov. 1787]

16 June, 1785 *Paine, Robert Treat, 17 June, 1774 Iligginson, Stephen, 24 Oct. 1782 Partridge, George, [20 Aug. 1779] Holten, Samuel, [22 June, 1778] Sedgwick, Theodore, 16 June, 1785

4 Oct. 1782 Sullivan, James, 7 May, 1782

[1 Nov. 1784] Thacher, George, [19 Nov. 1787] Jackson, Jonathan, 2 May, 1782 Ward, Artemas, [14 June, 1780] King, Rufus,

16 June, 1785

RHODE ISLAND. Arnold, Jonathan, [10 Oct. 1782] Howell, David, 1 May, 1782 Arnold, Peleg, [9 April, 1787] Manning, James, 13 May, 1786] Collins, John, 6 May, 1778 Marchant, Henry, 7 May, 1777 Cornell, Ezekiel, [5 June, 1780]

7 May, 1783 *Ellery, William, 4 May, 1776 Miller, Nathan, [14 July, 1786]

7 May, 1783 Mowry, , [20 July, 1781] Hazard, Jonathan, [2 June, 1788] Varnum, James M., [19 Dec. 1780] * Hopkins, Stephen, 10 Aug. 1774

3 May, 1786 6 May, 1778 Ward, Samuel, 10 Aug. 1774

CONNECTICUT Adams, Andrew, 11 Oct. 1777 Mitchell, Stephen M. 11 May, 1785 Cook, Joseph Platt, [2 Dec. 1784]

[29 Feb. 1788) Deane, Silas, 13 July, 1774 Root, Jesse, 21 Oct. 1778 Dyer, Eliphalet, 13 July, 1774 *Sherman, Roger, - Aug. 1774

10 July, 1776 Spencer, Joseph, [27 Mar. 1779] Edwards, Pierpont, [9 June, 1788] Strong, Jedediah, 9 May, 1782 Ellsworth, Oliver, 11 Oct. 1777 Sturgis, Jonathan, 12 May, 1785 Hillhouse, William, 9 Oct 1783 Treadwell, John, 12 May, 1785 Hosmer Titus,

3 Nov. 1774 Trumbull, Joseph, Aug. 1774

12 Nov. 1775 Wadsworth, James, 9 Oct. 1783 Huntington, Benjamin, [1 June, 1780]

12 May, 1785 [1 July, 1788] Wadsworth, Jeremiah, [21 Jan. 1788] *Huntington, Samuel, 12 Oct. 1775 *Williams, William, [12 Oct. 1775] Johnson, William S. [13 Jan. 1785]

9 Oct. 1783 Law, Richard, 10 Oct. 1776 *Wolcott, Oliver, 12 Oct. 1775 [22 Oct. 1781]

29 Nov. 1780 Mitchell, Stephen M. 8 May, 1783

Alsop, John,
Benson, Egbert,

New YORK. [5 Sept. 1774] Duane, James, [5 Sept. 1774] [2 Dec. 1784] Duer, William, 29 Mar. 1777 26 Jan. 1787 *Floyd, William, [5 Sept. 1774] 22 April, 1775

16 Oct. 1778 22 April, 1775 Gansevoort, Leonard, [25 Feb. 1788] 3 Feb. 1784 Hamilton, Alexander, 22 July, 1782

JJ

Boerum, Simon,
Clinton, George,
De Witt, Charles,

VOL. XII.

New York. (Continued.) Hamilton, Alexander, [25 Feb. 1788] Low, Isaac, [5 Sept. 1774] Herring, John, [26 Sept. 1774] MoDougall, Alexander,[17 Jan. 1781) 19 Mar. 1785

3 Feb. 1784 Jay, John,

[5 Sept. 1774] Morris, Gouverneur, 13 May, 1777

10 Nov. 1778 Morris, Lewis, 22 April, 1775 Lansing, John, 3 Feb. 1784 Paine, Ephraim, 3 Feb. 1784 Laurence, John, 19 Mar. 1785 Platt, Zephaniah, [11 Jan. 1785] *Lewis, Francis, 22 April, 1775 Schuyler, Philip, 22 April, 1775 3 Oct. 1777

[7 April, 1777] L'Ilommedieu, Ezra, [2 Dec. 1779]

(16 Oct. 1778] * Livingston, Philip, [5 Sept. 1774] Scott, John Morin, [6 Mar. 17801 Livingston, Robert R. 22 April, 1775 Smith, Melancton, 19 Mar. 1785

[20 Nov. 1779] Wisner, Henry, [14 Sept. 1774)

[7 Dec. 1784] Yates, Abraham, Jr. 26 Mar. 1787 Livingston, Walter, 3 Feb. 1784 Yates, Peter W. 26 Mar. 1785

NEW JERSEY. Beatty, John, 6 Nov. 1783 *Hart, John,

21 June, 1776 Boudinot, Elias, 20 Nov. 1777 Henderson, Thomas, [29 Nov. 1779]

[23 July, 1781] *Hopkinson, Francis, 21 June, 1776 Burnett, W.

11 Dec. 1780 Hornblower, Josiah, 28 Oct. 1785 Cadwalader, Lambert, [11 Jan. 1785] Houston, William C. [9 July, 1779) *Clark, Abraham, 21 June, 1776

(30 Nov. 1784] [20 Nov. 1786] Kinsey, James, 23 July, 1774 Condict, Silas,

3 Dec. 1781 Livingston, William, 23 July, 1774 Cooper, John, 14 Feb. 1776 Neilson, John, 6 Nov. 1778 Crane, Stephen, 23 July, 1774 Scudder, Nathaniel, 20 Nov. 1777 Dayton, Elias, [13 Nov. 1787] Sergeant, Jonathan D. 14 Feb. 1776 De Hart, John, 23 July, 1774

30 Nov. 1776 14 Feb. 1776 Smith, Richard, 23 July, 1774 Dick, Samuel, 6 Nov. 1783 Stevens, John,

6 Nov. 1783 Elmer, Jonathan, 30 Nov. 1776 Stewart,

(11 Dec. 1784] [25 July, 1781] "Stockton, Richard, 21 June, 1776 Fell, John,

Nov. 1778 Symmes, John Cleve, 28 Oct. 1785 Frelinghuysen, Fred. – Nov. 1778 *Witherspoon, John, 21 June, 1776

30 Oct. 1782

nett, W.

Allen, Andrew,
Armstrong, John,

Atlee, Samuel,
Bayard, John,
Biddle, Edward,

PENNSYLVANIA. 3 Nov. 1775 Dickinson, John, 15 Dec. 1774 20 Nov. 1778 Duffield, Samuel, 14 Sept. 1777 24 Mar. 1787 Fitsimons, Thomas, 12 Nov. 1782 20 Nov. 1778 "Franklin, Benjamin, 6 May, 1775 11 Nov. 1785 Galloway, Joseph, 22 July, 1774 22 July, 1774 Gardner, Joseph, [29 Nov. 1784] 20 Nov. 1778 Hand, Edward, [24 Dec. 1783] 20 May, 1787 Henry, William, [29 Nov. 1781] 19 Feb. 1785 Humphreys, Charles, 22 July, 1774 14 Sept. 1777 *Ingersoll, Jared, 31 May, 1780 20 July, 1776 Irvine, William, [17 Jan. 1787]

Bingham, William,
Clarkson, Matthew,
Clingan, William,
*Clymer, George,

PENNSYLVANIA. (Continued.)
Jackson, David, 19 Feb. 1785 Roberdeau, Daniel,
Matlack, Timothy, 31 May, 1780 *Ross, George,
M-Clene, James, 2 Mar. 1779
Meredith, Samuel, [20 Nov. 1786] *Rush, Benjamin,
Mifflin, Thomas, 22 July, 1774 St. Clair, Arthur,

12 Nov. 1782 Searle, James,
Montgomery, John, [8 Dec. 1780 Shippen, William,
Morris, Charles, [13 Dec. 1783] "Smith, James,
*Morris, Robert, 20 July, 1776 Smith, Jonathan B.
*Morton, John, 22 July, 1774 Smith, Thomas,
Muhlenberg, Frederick, 2 Mar. 1779 *Taylor, George,
Peters, Richard, 12 Nov. 1782 Willing, Thomas,
Pettit, Charles, 7 April, 1785 *Wilson, James,
Reed, Joseph, 14 Sept. 1777
Reid, James R. 19 Dec. 1787
Rhoads, Samuel, 22 July, 1774 Wynkoop, Henry,

DELAWARE.
Bedford, Gunning, 1 Feb. 1783 Perry, William,

27 Oct. 1786 *Read, George,
Bedford, Gunning, Jr. 30 Nov. 1785 *Rodney, Cæsar,
Dickinson, John, 8 Nov. 1776
Dickinson, Philemon, 2 Feb. 1782
Evans, John,

8 Nov. 1776 Rodney, Thomas, Kearny, Dyre,

3 Feb. 1787 M Comb, Eleazer, 1 Feb. 1783 Sykes, James, *M Kean, Thomas, 1 Aug. 1774 Tilton, James,

17 Dec. 1777 Van Dyke, Nicholas, Mitchell, Natharnel, 27 Oct. 1786 Vining, John, Patton, John,

30 Nov. 1785 Wharton, Samuel,

12 Mar. 1777
22 July, 1774
20 July, 1776
20 July, 1776
11 Nov. 1785
20 Nov. 1778
20 Nov. 1778
20 July, 1776
12 Mar. 1777
[3 Feb. 1781]
20 July, 1776
6 May, 1775
6 May, 1775
12 Nov. 1782
7 April, 1785
2 Mar. 1779

30 Noy. 1785 1 Aug. 1774 1 Aug. 1774 17 Dec. 1777

2 Feb. 1782 [28 Jan. 1782] 30 Nov. 1785 2 Feb. 1777

1 Feb. 1783 22 Feb. 1777 [1 Dec. 1784] 2 Feb. 1782

MARYLAND. Alexander, Robert, 9 Dec. 1775 Henry, John, Jr. 22 Dec. 1777 Carmichael, William, 13 Nov. 1778

13 Nov. 1778 *Carroll, Charles, 4 July, 1776

4 Dec. 1784 Carroll, Daniel, [12 Feb. 1781] Hindman, William, 4 Dec. 1784 Chase, Jeremiah T. 9 Dec. 1783 Howard, John E. [21 Jan. 1788) *Chase, Samuel, 25 June, 1774 Jenifer, D. of St. Thomas, 13 Nov. 1778

[4 Dec. 1787] Johnson, Thomas, 25 June, 1774

4 Dec. 1784 Lee, Thomas Sim, [3 Mar. 1783] Contee, Benjamin, [21 Jan. 1788] Lloyd, Edward, (13 Dec. 1783] Forbes, James, 22 Dec. 1777 McHenry, James, [11 June, 1783] Forrest, Uriah, (15 Feb. 1787] Martin, Luther,

4 Dec. 1784 Goldsborough, Robert, 25 June, 1774 *Paca, William, 25 June, 1774 Hall, John,

12 Dec. 1774 Plater, George, 22 Dec, 1777

9 Dec. 1783 Potts, Richard, [12 June, 1781) Hanson, John, [22 Feb. 1781] Ramsay, Nathaniel, 6 Nov. 1785 Harrison, William, 6 Nov. 1785 Ridgely, Richard, 6 Nov. 1785 Hemsley, William, [28 Sept. 1782] Rogers, John,

9 Dec. 1775

Ross, David,
Rumsey, Benjamin,
Scott, Gustavus,
Seney, Joshua,
Smith, William,

Maryland. (Continued.)
[15 Feb. 1787] "Stone, Thomas,
19 Nov. 1776

4 Dec. 1784 Tilghman, Matt.
[28 April, 1788] Wright, Turbutt,
15 Feb. 1777

12 Dec. 1774
26 Mar. 1784
25 June, 1774
[4 Dec. 1781]

Adams, Thomas,
Banister, John,
Bland, Richard,
Bland, Theodorick,
* Braxton, Carter,
Brown, John,
Carrington, Edward,
Fitzhugh, —
Fleming, William,
Grayson, William,
Griffin, Cyrus,

VIRGINIA. 29 May, 1778 Jones, Joseph, [24 April, 1780] 29 May, 1778 Lee, Arthur,

28 Dec. 1781 5 Aug. 1774 "Lee, Francis L. 15 Aug. 1775 [30 Aug. 1780] Lee, Henry,

15 Nov. 1785 15 Dec. 1775 *Lee, Richard llenry, 5 Aug. 1774 [20 Nov. 1787]

[1 Nov. 1784] [3 Mar. 1786] Madison, James, [20 Mar. 1780] [13 Sept. 1779]

7 Nov. 1786 [28 April, 1779] Mercer, James, (9 Sept. 1779] 22 June, 1784 Mercer, John Francis, 18 Dec. 1782 29 May, 1778 Monroe, James, 6 June, 1783 [20 Nov. 1787] *Nelson, Thomas, 11 Aug. 1775 6 June, 1783

(18 Feb. 1779) 5 Aug. 1774 Page, Mann,

4 Dec. 1776 10 Oct. 1776 Pendleton, Edmund, 5 Aug. 1774 22 May, 1777 Randolph, Edmund, [22 July, 1779] [21 April, 1780] Randolph, Peyton, 5 Aug. 1774

5 Aug. 1774 Smith, Merewether, 29 May, 1778 27 Mar. 1775 Washington, George, 5 Aug. 1774 6 June, 1783 *Wythe, George, 11 Aug. 1775 22 May, 1777

Hardy, Samuel,
*Harrison, Benjamin,

Harvie, John,
Henry, James,
Henry, Patrick,
*Jefferson, Thomas,

Jones, Joseph,

North CAROLINA.
Ashe, John Baptist, [26 Mar. 1787] *Hooper, William,
Bloodworth, Timothy, [3 May, 1786] Johnson, Samuel,
Blount, William, 13 May, 1782 Jones, Allen,

[10 May, 1786] Jones, Willie, Burke, Thomas, 20 Dec. 1776 Nash, Abner,

13 Aug. 1778 *Penn, John,
Burton, Robert, [13 Sept. 1787)
Caswell, Richard, 25 Aug. 1774 Sharpe, William,
Cumming, William, -- May, 1784 Sitgreaves, John,
Harnett, Cornelius, 4 May, 1777 Spaight, Richard D.
Hawkins, Benjamin, [4 Oct. 1781] Swan, John,

20 Dec. 1786 Williams, John,
*Hewes, Joseph, 25 Aug. 1774 Williamson, Hugh,

[22 July, 1779] Hill, Whitmill, 13 Aug. 1778 White, Alexander,

25 Aug. 1774 [29 Dec. 1780]

[8 Dec. 1779 [22 June, 17807 13 May, 1782 8 Sept. 1775

4 May, 1977 [15 April, 1779] [17 Jan. 1785]

13 May, 1783 [29 May, 1788]

2 May, 1778 13 May, 1782 [16 May, 1788]

3 May, 1786