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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 --FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1780
A letter from Mr. W. Ellery, one of the commissioners of the Board of Admiralty, was read, requesting leave of absence to visit his family.3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78 VIII, folio 355.]
Ordered, That leave be granted.
A memorial of Colonel L. Nicola was read:4
[Note 4: 4 This memorial, undated, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VII, folio 49.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [Samuel] Adams and Mr. [James] McLene.
A letter, of this day, from Captain Rice, of the 4th regiment of artillery, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A petition of Increase Carpenter; and
A memorial of John Moore, were read:5
[Note 5: 5 Rice's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XIX, 315; Carpenter's petition, dated September 8,1780, is in No. 42, II, folio 78; John Moore's memorial, dated July 3, 1780, is in No. 42, V, folio 207.]
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Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of Treasury:
A memorial from Mr. G[eorge] Walton was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This memorial, dated September 7, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 73, folio 270.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the letter, of 12 May, from W. Glascock.
The delegates of South Carolina laid before Congress a letter to them from Colonel Senf, which was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Ordered, That a member in the room of Mr. J[oseph] Jones, who is absent, be added to the committee on the letter, of 20 August, from General Washington.
The member chosen, Mr. [Theodorick] Bland.
The committee, to whom was re-committed their report on General Gates' letter, of 20 August, together with the letter, of 3, from Governor Jefferson; and the letter, of 23 August, from Governor Nash to the delegates of North Carolina, delivered in a report which was read; and the same being taken into consideration:
Resolved, That magazines of provisions and forage for fifteen thousand men for six months, be immediately provided and laid up for the southern army:
That two-thirds of the flour and beef required from Maryland, by the resolution of the 25 February last, be retained in that State, for the above purpose, and stored at some safe and convenient places on or near navigable water.
That Virginia be requested to provide immediately 7000 bbls. of flour including the quantity required by 25 Feby last and other stores of provisions and forage sufficient for 7000 men at the least, one third to be deposited near the Roanoke and the remainder at some safe and convenient places on or near navigable water subject to the order of the Commander of the Southern Army.
Ordered, That so much of the report, as relates to the supplies to be furnished by the State of Virginia for the purpose aforesaid, be re-committed.
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Resolved, That North Carolina furnish magazines of forage, flour and salted provisions to the utmost of their ability, to be stored at such convenient places as to the commanding officer in the southern department shall appear most eligible:
That it be earnestly recommended to the State of North Carolina, to use every exertion possible to fill up her quota of continental troops:
That the executive authority of Virginia be requested to equip and hasten forward the troops raised and now raising in that State, as mentioned in Governor Jefferson's letter to Congress of the 3d instant: That North Carolina lose no time in essaying every measure that may have the least tendency speedily to fill up the quota of regular troops and that Congress sensible of the importance and necessity of a strong regular army enlisted for the war if possible [Ms. torn].
That the State of Maryland be earnestly requested to compleat and forward to the southern army, her quota of regular troops, as formerly ascertained.
Ordered, That such parts of the letters from Governor Nash and Governor Jefferson, as relate to supplies of military stores wanted for the southern army, be referred to the Board of War.
That they be directed to supply the same with all possible dispatch, particularly tents, arms, accoutrements, camp kettles, entrenching tools and clothing for 5000 men at least, and that the Board of Treasury report ways and means to supply any moneys that may be wanted for this purpose, and that the expediency of immediately sending forward to the Southern Army a Corps of artillery and such other force as can be spared from the main army be referred to the Commander in Chief.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Thomas Bee, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 21, folio 209. It is undated.]
Ordered, That the remainder of the report be postponed.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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