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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
A letter of the 17 from General Washington, and a letter from the President of the convention of New Jersey, were laid before Congress, and read.1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Washington is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, II, folio 63. That from the convention of New Jersey is in No. 68, folio 151.]
Resolved, That in order to give time to the several committees, to prepare for the house the matters referred to them, it be a standing rule of Congress, that adjournments from the Friday evening, be always to Monday morning, unless on any particular occasion, the Congress shall order otherwise.
A petition from Carpenter Wharton was presented to Congress and read:
Resolved, That it be referred to the Board of War and Ordnance.
The Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on the cartel made between Brigadier General Arnold and Captain Foster, ∥for exchange of prisoners;∥ and, after some debate, the farther consideration thereof was postponed till to Morrow.
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to draw up rules and regulations for the conduct of Congress ∥the house during debates:∥
The members chosen, Mr. [Edward] Rutledge, Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson, and Mr. [Robert Treat] Paine.
The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due,
To Captain William Richards, for the detention of his shallop twenty days on the public service, the sum of £15=40 dollars:
To Robert Erwin, waggon master, the sum of £77 15 0=207 30/90 dollars, for waggonage:
To David Williamson, for waggon hire, carrying Captain
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James Grier's baggage from Fredericksburg to New York, and returning home, the sum of £55 2 6=147 dollars:
To Abraham Mills, for nursing and boarding six soldiers in the small pox, the sum of £12 14 8=33 86/90 dollars:
To Samuel Cooper, for ferriage and storage, the sum of £9 16 0=26 12/90 dollars:
To Leonard Stoneburner, for one team hauling Captain Williams's company's baggage 18 miles beyond Goshen, and two teams hauling Captain Jones's [company]'s baggage to Albany, the sum of £155 9 6=414 54/90 dollars:
On two certificates produced by Henry Wisher, Esqr the sum of £4 6 3∥=11 45/90 dollars,∥ expences of the first Pensylvania batallion, at Goshen, and that the same ought to be paid to Henry Wisner, Esqr and charged to J. Shallus, quarter master of said batallion:
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to consider what provision ought to be made for such as are wounded or disabled in the land or sea service, and report a plan for that purpose:
The members chosen, Mr. [Robert Treat] Paine, Mr. F[rancis Lightfoot] Lee, Mr. [Lyman] Hall, Mr. [William] Ellery, and Mr. [Francis] Lewis.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to Morrow.1
[Note 1: 1 The following minute is printed in theColonial Records of Pennsylvania, X, 611:
"In Congress,June 20, 1776.
"Robert Morris, one of the Delegates from the Province of Pennsylva'a, reminded the Congress that the Assembly of said Province had Adjourned on the 14th inst., without having been able to Carry into Execution the Resolves of Congress of the 3rd Inst., for Raising 6, 000 Militia for establishing a flying Camp; and then informed the Congress that their said Resolve, not being directed inTerms to the Committee of Safety, but address'd to theColony, the said Committee were in doubt whether it would be expected from them to execute said Resolve, as they are in Recess of Assembly the Executive Body of this Province; He Also alledged that if the Congress expected the Committee to proceed in this Business it would be necessary or adviseable that they should recommend it expressly to them, for under the present Circumstances of the Province, he much doubted if they would be obeyed unless so authorized, and added that, if the Congress did not see proper to take further order in this matter, he hoped the Committee of Safety would always be held blameless, as they now gave Congress this necessary information for the express purpose of having an Explicit declaration, if they were expected to act in this important business, which they were ready to undertake if so desired. This application was made by Mr. Morris as declared, By order of the Committee of Safety, and after a debate of Considerable length, and two Motions made and seconded, one was withdrawn, the other determined in the Negative. In Consequence whereof, I have made this Memorandum immediately on the spot, to appear when it may be necessary, and to prevent blame being east where it is not merited.
"Signed,Rob't Morris.
"The above is a true state of Facts.
"Sign'd,
Joseph HewesEdward Rutledge,
T. Hope. [Stone]Delegates in Congress."]
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