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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, MAY 9, 1776
A letter of the 8th, from Ab. Livingston, offering to resign the contract made with the convention of New York, for supplying the troops, in that colony, with provisions; also,
A letter of the same date from [Colonel] James Easton, being laid before Congress, and read:1
[Note 1: 1 The Livingston letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XIV, folio 71. That of Easton is in No. 78, VIII, folio 249.]
Resolved, That they be referred to a committee of three:
∥The members chosen,∥ Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, Mr. S[amuel] Adams, and Mr. [George] Wythe.
Application being made for a safe conduct for Mrs. Bellew, wife of Captain Bellew, of theLiverpool, to pass through the country to her relations in Marblehead,
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Resolved, That Mr. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee and Mr. R[obert] Morris be a committee to take this matter into consideration.
The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due,
To Wm. Bedford, for cartouch straps, the sum of £72 10∥193.3 dollars.
To Colonel Jos. Reed, for camp equipage, &c. procured for General Washington, the sum of £162 16 5=434.2 dollars:
Ordered, That the above accounts be paid.
The said committee to whom the petition and account of Captain Herman Allen, were referred have made report thereon:
Resolved, That the said petition and accounts be referred to the Committee on the Treasury.
The Committee on Prisoners, to whom a letter from Henry Beaumont, of the 26 regiment of the King of Great Britain, (which said Henry Beaumont is a prisoner of war,) was referred, brought in their report, ∥which was taken into consideration:∥ Whereupon,
Resolved, That said Henry Beaumont be permitted to reside with his wife and family at Elizabeth town, in the colony of New Jersey, he giving to the committee of inspection and observation of said Borough, his parole, in the form prescribed by Congress.
The committee appointed to devise ways and means for raising ten millions of dollars for the service of the current year, brought in their report, which was read and considered: Whereupon,
Resolved, That five millions of dollars be emitted in bills of credit, in part of the ten millions of dollars voted for the service of the current year:
That the thirteen United Colonies be pledged for the redemption of the said five millions of dollars, at such
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periods, and in such manner and proportions as Congress shall hereafter direct and appoint.
Resolved, That it be referred to the superintendents of the treasury, to consider of and report a plan for carrying into effect the before mentioned resolution for emitting five millions of dollars in bills of credit, towards the service of the current year.
The committee having informed Congress that they have not had time to compleat their report:
Resolved, That they have leave to sit again.
Captain Budden having been taken by theLiverpool Man of War, and permitted, on his parole, to come to Philadelphia, in order to procure a prisoner to be given in exchange for him,
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to consider the propriety of exchanging seamen:
The members chosen, Mr. R[obert] Morris, Mr. [Joseph] Hewes, and Mr. [Samuel] Huntington.
Agreeable to the order of the day, the Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration the state of the United Colonies; and, after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison reported, that they have had under their farther consideration the matter referred to them, and have come to a resolution, which he was ready to report.
The report from the committee of the whole Congress being read, the same, at the request of a colony, was postponed till to morrow.
The committee to whom the application in favour of Mrs. Bellew ∥was referred,∥ brought in their report, which being read and agreed to: Whereupon,
Resolved, That a passport be granted to Mrs. Bellew to come to the city of Philadelphia, under escort of a continental
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officer, and that she may reside safely and unmolested in the said city, until her friends in New England come to escort her to Marblehead, when safe conduct shall also be granted to her for that journey, and for her residence there during her pleasure.
The order of the day being renewed, and the several matters to this day referred, [being] postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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