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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1781
The committee of the week made report; Whereupon,
On motion of Mr. [John] Witherspeon, seconded by Mr T[homas] Smith, it was resolved as follows:
Whereas the superintendant of finance, upon entering on his office, has represented that it would be proper that the Board of Treasury should continue to exercise the powers
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entrusted to them, until such time as he shall have made his arrangements, and is prepared to take up the business:
Resolved, That until the business be regularly transferred over to the superintendent of finance, the Board of Treasury continue in the discharge of the duties heretofore entrusted to them.
Ordered, That a letter of John Pierce;1
[Note 1: 1 This letter, dated July 15, 1781, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 165, folio 637.]
A memorial of the owners and drivers of different brigades of waggons employed in transporting stores to the southern army; and
A memorial of Andw. Pepin, a supernumerary lieutenant, late of Colonel Livingston's regiment, be referred to the Board of War;2
[Note 2: 2 This memorial, dated July 19, 1781, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VIII, folio 148.]
That a letter of Colonel Hazen be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A memorial of William Trent and others was read.3
[Note 3: 3 This and the four preceding paragraphs were passed as recommended in the report of the Committee of the Week. The report is in the writing of William Sharpe and is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32, folio 197. Trent's memorial, dated July 20, 1781, is in No. 77, folio 226.]
Ordered, The report of the committee on the cessions of western lands to the United States by Virginia and Connecticut, &c., and on the memorials of the Ilionois and Webache companies, be considered on Monday next.
A letter, of the 16th May, from E. Forman, one of the commissioners of the Board of Treasury, was called for and read; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the resignation of the said Ezekiel Forman be, and it is hereby accepted.
The committee to whom were referred the letters, of the 9th and 20th of June, from Major General Greene, delivered in a report.
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A report from the Board of War was read; Whereupon,
War Office July 24, 1781.
Sir,
Robert Henry Surgeon of the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment hath represented to the Board, that he was taken prisoner by the enemy (at the time Col. Greene was killed) and stripped of all his clothing. He hath since obtained his parole, for a limited time to procure some necessaries. He further represents that he hath received but two months' pay in twenty, that before he belonged to this regiment he was mate in the General Hospital, and there appears due to him by Doctor Bond's certificate for that service £101.5. specie, which sum there is no provision made to pay, and he further saith, that he is at this time destitute of cash. Upon considering the foregoing representation, the Board submit the following resolution:
Ordered, That the Board of War draw on the paymaster general in favour of Robert Henry, surgeon of the second New Hampshire regiment for one hundred and ninety-five dollars of the new emissions on account of his pay;1 and
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 85.]
War office July 24. 1781.
Sir,
Captain James Moore of the Delaware Battalion was ordered on command to forward the supplies for the recruits of that Regiment going to join the Southern Army His situation is so distressing as to induce the Board to recommend to Congress that three months' pay be advanced him and to request they will be pleased to direct, in favour of Captain James Moore of the Delaware regiment for one hundred and fifty dollars in like bills on account of his pay.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 81.]
The report of the committee, ∥consisting of Mr. Varnum, Mr. Bland, Mr. Sullivan,∥ on the memorial of John Storey, was taken into consideration; and Thereupon,
The Committee to whom was referred the Memorial of Mr Story beg leave to Report.
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That they find that the said Story was left at Camp by Genl Green late Q. M. G to settle his unfinished business in that department with the Army, and that he continued transacting that business, and also acted as Pay Master to Col Pickering the present Q. M. G untill the 21st of April last.
Therefore beg leave to submit the following resolution:
Resolved, That John Storey be entitled to the same pay and rations for his services, from the time of General Greene's resignation as quartermaster general, until the 21st day of April last, which he received or was entitled to receive when acting immediately under the said quartermaster general:
And whereas it appears to your Committee that it still remains Necessary that some Person should reside at Camp to transact the unfinished Business of the late Q. M. G.
Therefore, Resolved,
That the said John Storey immediately repair to camp, and there carefully transact and settle the business belonging to the late quartermaster general's department, until the further order of Congress; and for this his service he shall be allowed, from the 21 day of April last, the pay and rations of a captain in the line of the army.
Your Committe beg farther to report,
Ordered, That Mr. Storey be informed that his claim to rank is inadmissible; and that his claim for depreciation will be settled by the general plan, when adopted for the staff of the army.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of James Mitchell Varnum, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, V, folio 131.]
Resolved, That Messrs. William Bingham, John Bayard, George Mead, Jacob Barge, and Dr. Hutchinson, be, and they are hereby, appointed and authorised to open a subscription for a loan, agreeably to the resolution passed yesterday.
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The report of the committee on the letter from the president of New Hampshire and the papers enclosed was taken into consideration, and after debate:
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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