Monday, November 2, 1812.
This being the day appointed by law for the meeting of Congress, the following members of the House of Representatives appeared, and took their seats, to wit:
From New Hampshire—Samuel Dinsmoor, Obed Hall, and John A. Harper.
From Massachusetts—Abijah Bigelow, Elijah Brigham, Richard Cutts, Wm. Ely, Isaiah L. Green, Ebenezer Seaver, William M. Richardson, Charles Turner, jr., Laban Wheaton, Leonard White, Wm. Widgery.
From Rhode Island—Richard Jackson, jr.
From Connecticut—Epaphroditus Champion, John Davenport, jr., Lyman Law, and Jonathan O. Mosely.
From Vermont—Martin Chittenden, Wm. Strong.
From New York—Daniel Avery, Harmanus Bleecker, James Emott, Asa Fitch, Sam. L. Mitchill, Benjamin Pond, Thomas Sammons, Pierre Van Cortlandt, jr.
From New Jersey—Adam Boyd, Lewis Condict, Jacob Hufty, and Thomas Newbold.
From Pennsylvania—Wm. Anderson, David Bard, Robert Brown, William Crawford, William Findlay, Abner Lacock, Aaron Lyle, Jonathan Roberts, Wm. Rodman, Adam Seybert, John Smilie, Geo. Smith, and Robert Whitehill.
From Maryland—Stevenson Archer, Charles Goldsborough, Joseph Kent, Philip B. Key, Peter Little, Alexander McKim, Samuel Ringgold, Philip Stuart, and Robert Wright.
From Virginia—John Baker, Burwell Bassett, Matthew Clay, John Dawson, Thomas Gholson, Peterson Goodwyn, Aylett Hawes, Joseph Lewis, jr., William McCoy, Hugh Nelson, Thomas Newton, James Pleasants, jr., and John Roane.
From North Carolina—Willis Alston, jr., William Blackledge, Meshack Franklin, Nathaniel Macon, Archibald McBryde, and Joseph Pearson.
From South Carolina—William Butler, John C. Calhoun, Elias Earle, William Lowndes, Thos. Moore, and Richard Wynn.
From Georgia—William W. Bibb, Geo. M. Troup.
From Kentucky—Henry Clay, Speaker, Joseph Desha, and Stephen Ormsby.
From Tennessee—Felix Grundy, John Rhea, and John Sevier.
From Ohio—Jeremiah Morrow.
From Indiana Territory—Jona. Jennings, Delegate.
A quorum, consisting of a majority of the whole House, being present, it was ordered that the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith.
On motion of Mr. Dawson, a committee was appointed on the part of the House, jointly with such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make to them.
Mr. Dawson and Mr. Bleecker were appointed the committee on the part of the House.