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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the ways and means of supplying the treasury; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Treasury Board be directed to prepare all the necessary materials, and to have ready all the executed for a new emission five millions of dollars, to be issued when Congress shall direct:
That five hundred thousand dollars be speedily issued in small notes of two thirds, one third, one sixth, and one ninth of a dollar.1
[Note 1: 1 This resolution was not carried into effect, or any part of the bills printed.]
A petition from John Bates was read, and referred to the committee who contracted with him.
Resolved, That a farther sum of 3,000 dollars be advanced to Colonel Moses Hazen, for the purpose of recruiting his regiment; he to be accountable.
The Committee of Treasury reported, that there is due,
To Isaac Dennis, and to be paid to Francis Lewis, Esqr. for dieting 80 men, and oats, &c. for horses of Captain Thomas Price's company, in New York government, 13 67½/90 dollars:
To Bartholomew Von Heer, for his pay as brigade major, from 20th June to 20th October, being four months, at 33 dollars, 132 dollars.
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
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The committee to whom Governor Livingston's letter was referred, brought in a report, which was read:
The committee, to whom Governor Livingston's letter concerning some prisoners sailors in New Jersey was referred, beg leave to report, that they have taken into their consideration the unparalleled inhumanity and alarming tendency of a late act of parliament for obliging sailors taken on board American vessels to fight against their brethren and country; therefore,
Resolved, That the Sailors lately taken on board of Sloops Phoenix, the Sally, and the Mary, except such of them as belong to the United States, be immediately put on board some of the armed vessels of the United States, and compelled to fight against their form brethren and the Enemies of this country, in order that and by thus executing the great and necessary law of retaliation, our Enemies may be induced to put a stop to a practice so dishonourable to human nature, and first taught the world by the british nation.
Resolved, that this resolution be extended to all Sailors hereafter taken on board british vessels.
That Robert Colefax, Richard Williams and Peleg Mansfield, natives of America be permitted to return to their families in New England.
That Mr. Robert Jewell be paid the sum of eighty dollars a month for his care of the state prison in the city of Philada from which Money he is to pay1
[Note 1: 1 October 3, 1776, Governor Livingston represented the distressing situation of the prisoners in Somerset gaol, at Milton. Congress (October 16) desired the names and characters of the prisoners. These were given by Livingston on October 25, and, with a memorial of Robert Jewell, were referred to a committee.
This report, in the writing of Benjamin Rush, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, 581.]
Ordered, To lie on the table.
Resolved, That the consideration of employing M. Roche de Fermoy be postponed to Monday next.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
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