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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 --SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1775
The Congress resumed the consideration of the letter from the Genl [Washington,] and the papers enclosed.
On motion made,
Resolved, That a director general and chief physician of the Hospital in Massachusetts bay, be appointed in the room of Doctr. [Benjamin] Church, who is taken into custody for holding a correspondence with the enemy.
Resolved, That the Congress will, on Monday next, proceed
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to the election of a director general and chief physician of the Hospital, in the room of Doctr Church.
Resolved, That the farther consideration of the general's letter be postponed to Monday next.
The Delegates for Connecticut informed the Congress that they had met some of the delegates for Pensylvania, in order to take into consideration the matters referred to them, but not being able to come to any agreement with them, and as the disputes between the people of the two colonies on the waters of the Susquehannah, had proceeded to bloodshed, and, as they apprehended, may be attended with very dangerous consequences, unless speedily prevented, they moved that a Committee be appointed out of the other colonies, to take this matter into consideration, and report thereon to the Congress.
Resolved, That this be referred to Monday next.
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock on Monday.1
[Note 1: 1 A letter from the Committee for Cumberland County, New Jersey, dated September 30, was read on this day. It is in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 68, folio 11.]
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