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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 --THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1775
On motion made, Resolved, That the resolution of Congress July 15 ∥for encouraging the importation of arms and ammunition, and the resolution of the 18th inst. for collecting an account of the hostilities committed by the ministerial troops and navy,∥ be ∥immediately∥ published, with this amendment, to expunge the word "provisions" and instead therefor to insert "the produce of these colonies," and dispersed through the different nations of Europe and through W. I. Islands.
It being represented to the Congress that a large quantity of blankets and shirts remains in the King's Stores in New York,
Resolved, That it be recommended to the Convention of New York immediately to take possession of the said blankets and shirts, and forward so many of them as may
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be necessary to Gen'l Schuyler for the use of the army under his command.
On motion made, Resolved, That a Comee of three be appointed to take into consideration the letter from the Convention of New York, dated 20th Octr., and report an answer.
The Commee. chosen, Mr. [Silas] Deane, Mr. S[amuel] Adams, and Mr. [James] Duane.
Information being given to Congress, that there has been lately discovered, in the Colony of Virginia, a mineral containing a large quantity of Salt petre,
Ordered, That the delegates of Virginia send an Express to enquire into the truth of the fact, and to bring a sample of the mineral.
On motion made, Resolved, That a Comee of 5 members be appointed to take into consideration the instruction given to the delegates of the Colony of New Hampshire, and report their opinion thereon.
The members chosen, Mr. J[ohn] Rutledge, Mr. J[ohn] Adams, Mr. [Samuel] Ward, Mr. [Richard Henry] Lee, and Mr. [Roger] Sherman.
Ordered, That the resolution of 18 Instt. respecting the obtaining a well authenticated account of the Hostilities committed by the ministerial troops and navy, be published in the news papers.
Agreeable to the order of the Day, the Congress resolved itself into a Comee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of the trade of the confederated Colonies, and after some [time] spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Samuel] Ward reported, from the committee that they had taken into consideration the matter referred to them, and have come to a resolution which they desired him to report, and farther to move for leave to sit again.
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The resolution of the committee being read, was agreed to as follows:
Resolved, That it be recommended to the several provincial Assemblies, conventions, or councils of safety, of the United Colonies, to export to the foreign West Indies, on accot and risque of their respective colonies, as much provision or any other produce, except horned cattle, sheep, hogs, and poultry, as they may deem necessary for the importation of arms, ammunition, sulphur, and salt petre.1
[Note 1: 1 See Report of the Committee of the Whole, in Journals, 13 October, 1775, ante.]
Ordered, That a copy of the above be transmitted by the delegates to their respective Assemblies, conventions, or Committees of Safety.
The order of the day renewed and the other matters referred to this day postponed.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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