Note 53 — THE CORRESPONDENCE OF WILLIAM LEE,
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“May 7th, 1778. Resolved, that the Commissioners appointed for the Courts of Spain, Tuscany, Vienna and Berlin, should live in such style and manner, at their respective Courts, as they may find suitable and necessary to support the dignity of their public character; keeping an account of their expenses, which shall be reimbursed by the Congress of the United States of America;
“That besides the actual expenses of the Commissioners, a handsome allowance be made to each of them as a compensation for their services;
“That the Commissioners of the other Courts in Europe be empowered to draw bills of exchange from time to time for the amount of their expenses upon the Commissioners at the Court of France.”