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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 --MONDAY, JULY 24, 1775
Met according to adjournment.
A letter from the General dated 14 July with an inclosed list of the officers of the ministerial troops killed and wounded in the late battle at Charlestown was laid before Congress and read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter and enclosures are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, I, folio 27.]
The Congress then resolved themselves into a committee of the whole to take into consideration the state of America. After some time spent therein the presd. resumed the Chair, and Mr. [Samuel] Ward reported that the Committee had taken the matter referred to them into consideration, but not having come to a conclusion desired leave to sit again.
The Committee for that purpose app[oin]td. bro't in a report for establishing a hospital. Ordered to lie on the table.
Adjourned till to Morrow.
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