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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 --TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1776
Resolved, That an order for three hundred pounds Pensylvania currency, equal to 800 dollars, be drawn on the treasurers, in favour of Joseph Swift, Junr. being in full of a draught of the 10th of May, in his favour by B[enjamin] Franklin, Samuel Chase, and Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, commissioners in Canada, for value by them received there, and employed in the public service.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the assemblies and conventions of the colonies, requested to supply or furnish militia by the resolutions of yesterday, to take particular care that the militias come provided with arms, accoutrements, and camp kettles.
A letter of the 3d from William Palfrey, pay master general, was laid before Congress, and read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 165, folio 449.]
Resolved, That it be referred to the committee to whom were referred the letters received the 21 of May last.
A letter of the 31 May from John Macpherson. was laid before Congress and read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XV, folio 53.]
Resolved, That it be referred to Mr. [George] Read and Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, who are directed to confer with Mr. Macpherson.
A petition from Colonel Turbutt Francis, was presented to Congress, and read.
Resolved, That it be referred to a committee of seven.
The members chosen, Mr. [Joseph] Hewes, Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison, Mr. W[illiam] Livingston, Mr. [George] Wythe, Mr. R[obert] R. Livingston, Mr. [Thomas] Lynch, Junr. and Mr. [Carter] Braxton.
Resolved, That the Secret Committee be directed to deliver the muskets lately imported, to Colonel Shee, for the use of his batallion.
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Resolved, That Captain [Herman] Allen have leave to withdraw the petition by him delivered, in behalf of the inhabitants of the New Hampshire grants, he representing that he has left at home some papers and vouchers necessary to support the allegations therein contained.1
[Note 1: 1 This is found in a writing not identified, added to the report on Woodward's letter, printed in the proceedings of May 30, p. 405,ante.]
Resolved, That the committee of safety of Pensylvania be empowered to negotiate with Captain Bellew, on the bast terms they can, for an exchange of the prisoners on board theLiverpool; Provided always, that this shall not be construed so as to enable them to deliver up Lieutenant Bogar and Lieutenant Ball in the exchange.
Agreeable to order, the Congress 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 matters referred to them, and have come to some farther resolutions (which he delivered in), but that not having yet come to a conclusion, desired him to move for leave to sit again.
The resolutions agreed to in a committee of the whole Congress, being again read,
Resolved, That the consideration of them be postponed till to morrow.
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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