[Hon^ble S. Hardy Aug 13. 1784] I have this moment rec'd a Letter without date from M^r Bankeron which astonishes me. It contains the following paragraph. "I am authorized to inform M^r Thomson that the following gentlemen of the Committee will leave this tomorrow and next day — M^r Blanchard, M^r Dana & M^r Dick & W^m Read. The three first set out tomorrow & it is probable (I may say certain) that a dissolution of the Committee will [undecipherable] — I must request how to proceed." — Can it be possible that gentlemen will take such a rash step as to dissolve the Com^d and leave the United States without any head or visible authority? Have they considered what may be the consequences? At this moment, if I am rightly informed there is a war carrying on between the people of Connecticutt & Pennsylvania & Wyoming. The frontiers are in a state of anxiety respecting the disposition of the Indians. Who is to combine the States but what will be the necessity, if Papers relative to the outrage and violations of the laws of nations committed by Long Champs Copy of a letter from the [Superintendent?] of Finance to the President of the [undecipherable] man with [undecipherable] of [Congress?] (here insert the Minister's letter of 19 May 1784) To which the President returned the following answer (Here insert the Answer of the Council of 20 May 1784 The above letter and answer were transmitted to Congress by the Minister of Finance — to the following note: Here insert the Book of May 20. 1784 — Whereupon Congress passed the following resolution (Here insert the resolution of 24 May) & the [Report] of a letter from the Supreme Executive Council of P[ennsylvania] given also to the Judges of the Supreme Court (Here insert the Letter of 25 May. 1784) Copy of the writ and return (here insert the writ and return) The Judges being on their circuit returned the following [Opinion] from [Jersey] (Here insert the [response] of the Judges The above affair was communicated to Congress by the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania in a letter directed to the President, which is as follows (here insert the letter of 28 May. 1784) This letter did not reach Congress till they were on the point of adjourning, and therefore they could not return an answer. But as soon as the [undecipherable] of the States [attended?] one of their first acts was to pass the following Resolution (Here insert the resolution of Con[gress] of the States [present])