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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
A letter, of 19, from J. Pierce, was read, signifying his acceptance of the office of paymaster general.
A memorial of the officers of the five Pensylvania companies of the late German regiment was read:2
[Note 2: 2 Pierce's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 165, folio 589; the memorial of Pennsylvania officers is in No. 41, VII, folio 286.]
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Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [John] Sullivan, Mr. [Samuel] Adams, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery.
A report from the Board of Treasury was read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That, on the application of Theophilus Gardner, assistant in the auditor general's office, a warrant issue on Thomas Smith, commissioner of the Continental loan office for the State of Pensylvania, in his favour for one hundred dollars new emission, part of the balance of salary due to him and for which he is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, V, folios 35 and 41.]
The committee, to whom was referred the letter of 31 December, from E. Blaine, delivered in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a letter be written by the President to the executive of the State of Delaware, representing the necessity of forming magazines of flour contiguous to the army, and urging that State to send forward their quota to Trenton by water, without delay.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of James Duane, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 385.]
According to the order of the day, Congress was resolved into a Committee of the Whole, and after some time the President resumed the chair and Mr. [Theodorick] Bland reported that the Committee have considered farther the reports referred to them, but, not having yet come to a conclusion desire leave to sit again.
Ordered, That on Monday next Congress be resolved into a Committee of the Whole to take into their farther consideration the reports on finance.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
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