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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 --FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1776
A letter of the 22 from Esek Hopkins, Commodore of the continental fleet, enclosing the proceedings of two courts martial on John Hazard, commander of the sloopProvidence, and Abraham Whipple, commander of theColumbus, ∥was laid before Congress, and read:∥1
[Note 1: 1 These proceediugs are in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 58, folios 259, 263.]
Resolved, That the said letter be referred to the committee appointed the 8th of May ∥on the instructions given to Commodore Hopkins. ∥
A letter from Jonathan Trumbull, [Jun.] deputy pay master general, dated Albany 21 May, was laid before Congress, and read.2
[Note 2: 2 Trumbull's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XXII, folio 31.]
A petition from Hugh King, in behalf of himself and others, was presented to Congress, and read.
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the treasurers, in favour of Brigadier General Mifflin, quartermaster general, for the sum of 50,000 dollars to enable him to pay for tents, entrenching tools, and sundry other articles, for the use of the continental army; he to be accountable.
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The Committee of Conference brought in a farther report, which was read:
Resolved, that it is the Opinion of this Committee thatlb. of lead be sent to General Schuyler as soon as possible; and that theCommittee of Middle Town Governor and assembly of the Colony of Connecticut, the Committeeof the County of Albany in the Province the Convention of New York,of the County of North Hampton in the General Assembly of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay,of the County of Fin Castle in the Dominion of Virginia and the Convention of the Colony of New Jersey, and the severalother Committees conventions of such otherCounties in the united Colonies of the united colonies in which there are any lead mines, be requested to transmit to this Congress with all convenient Dispatch the State and Condition of the lead mines in their respectiveDistricts colonies.1
[Note 1: 1 This paragraph is printed June 3, p. 413,post.]
Resolved, that it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Service will render it necessary for General Schuyler to increase the number of Batteaus to two hundred.
Resolved, that it is the Opinion of this Committee that four of the Prisoners taken at St. John's, and suggested by the said Letter from Capt. Robertson to have inlisted in the continental Army, to wit William Roughead and Elisha Grisler in Capt. Hubley's Company, John Santon in Capt. Browne's Company, and John Mayor in a Company unknown, ought to be dismissed the Service and returned to their Corps at Lancaster.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of James Duane, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, VI, folio 197. It is endorsed, "Brought in 31 May, and read. Ordered to lie on the table. Determined." Against the first paragraph is written in the margin "Referr'd to Comee. Agreed to in Comee of the Whole, June 3, 1776." Against the second and third paragraphs is written the word "agreed," but they are printed under May 25, p. 392,ante, showing some confusion in dates.]
Ordered, To lie on the table.
Resolved, That it be referred to the committee of the whole Congress.
The committee having requested leave to sit again, which was granted.
Resolved, That John Connolly, John Smith, and Allan Cameron, three of the prisoners confined in the gaol of
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Philadelphia, who are represented to be in a dangerous state of health, be permitted, for the recovery of their health, to walk two hours in the day in the yard of the prison, in company and under the inspection of at least two of the guards.
Congress then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration the report of the Committee of Conference; and, after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison reported, that the committee have taken into their farther consideration the matter referred to them, and have come to sundry resolutions; but, not having gone through the report, have desired him to move for leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this Congress will, to morrow, again resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration the report of the Committee of Conference.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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