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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, FEBRUARY 23, 1776
Colonel [Carter] Braxton, a delegate from Virginia, attending, produced the credentials of his appointment, which were read, as follows:
Virginia, In Convention,December 15th, 1775.
The Convention, according to the order of the Day, proceeded to the appointment of a Delegate to represent this Colony in General Congress, in the room of the late honorable Peyton Randolph, Esqr. and the Members having prepared Tickets with the name of the Delegate to be appointed, and put the same into the Ballot box, Mr. Thomas Ludwell Lee, Mr. Carrington, Mr. Digges, Mr. William Cabell, and Mr. Carter, of Lancaster, were appointed a Committee to examine the Ballot box, and report on whom the Majority fell; and, it appearing, from their report, that there was a Majority of the whole Convention in favour of Carter Braxton, Esqr.
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Resolved, therefore, That the said Carter Braxton, Esqr. be appointed a Delegate to represent this Colony in the room of the late honorable Peyton Randolph, Esqr.
A Copy,JohnTazewell,Clerck of the Convention.1
[Note 1: 1 The original is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, Virginia, Credentials of Delegates.]
Resolved, That the Secret Committee be directed to return to the committee of safety of Pensylvania, the arms borrowed of them for the use of the continent.
The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due,
To Francis Dayman, for translating into French the rules and articles for the better regulating of the continental troops, the sum of (£5 Pensylvania currency) 13 1/3 dollars:
To Monsr. Mesplet, for printing the military rules, and French letters to Quebec ∥the inhabitants of Canada∥ the sum of £16 10=44 dollars:
To Colonel Harrison, for expences of himself, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Alien, on their journey to New York, the sum of 150 9/10 dollars:
To Jeremiah Traxler, for provisions, &c. for Indians who were in Philadelphia in December last, the sum of £15 6=40 8/10 dollars, and that the same ought to be paid to Mr. Kachlein:
To sundry persons for riffles furnished Captain Morgan's company, the sum of £35 10 Virginia currency=118 3/10 dollars, which ought to be paid to Colonel Nelson, and charged to the said company.
To Clement Biddle, for shot pouches, powder horns, and bullet moulds, purchased by him for the Canada regiment, the sum of £438 10=1,169 3/10 dollars:
To sundry persons for blankets supplyed to Captain Price's company, the sum of £12 7=32 9/10 dollars, and that the same ought to be paid to George Read, Esqr.
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To Captain Little, for Provisions for guards attending Captain Campbell, the sum of £3 11 9=9.5 dollars]:
To Christian Rhorbeck, for necessaries furnished to several prisoners of the 7th and 26th regiments, the sum of £3 10 6=9 4/10 dollars, and that the same ought to be paid to Adam Kimmel:
To Henry Shits, for riffles, &c. furnished to Captain Stevenson's company, the sum of £29 9 6=78 6/10 dollars, to be charged to the said company:
To Abraham E. Brasher, for attending several French Noblesse, from Albany to Bristol, the sum of 32 dollars.
Ordered, That the above accounts be paid.
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to tract for the making of muskets and bayonets for the use of the United Colonies, and to consider of further ways and means of promoting and encouraging the manufacture of fire arms in all parts of the United Colonies.
The members chosen, Mr. [Robert Treat] Paine, Mr. [James] Wilson, Mr. [Samuel] Huntington, Mr. [1 ] Lee, and Mr. L[ewis] Morris.2
[Note 1: 1 Probably Richard Henry Lee.]
[Note 2: 2 Printed in thePennsylvania Gazette 4 March, 1776, with a notice from the committee.]
Resolved, That the letter of Christopher Leffingwell, dated 29 November, 1775, with sundry papers relating to the cargo of the BrigNancy, be referred to a committee of three.3
[Note 3: 3 SeeJournals, II, 424.]
The members chosen, Mr. [George] Wythe, Mr. [Samuel] Huntington, and Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry.
Resolved, That the Secret Committee be empowered for the purpose of procuring arms and ammunition, to export produce of these colonies, equal to the amount of that by them exported in two vessels lately taken by the enemy.
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Resolved, That the committee, for superintending the treasury, be authorized to employ one or more clerks for stating, keeping, and liquidating the public accounts, under their direction, and to provide books and a suitable office for that purpose:
That they have power to call upon the different committees of Congress, assemblies, conventions, councils or committees of safety, continental officers, and private persons, who have been or shall be entrusted with public money, for their accounts and vouchers, and for such other materials and information, as the said committee on the treasury shall judge to be useful, in stating, checking and auditing the public accounts.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the several assemblies, conventions, councils, or committees of safety, and committees of correspondence and inspection in the United Colonies, to exert themselves, in devising further ways and means of promoting and encouraging the manufacture of salt petre, and of introducing that manufacture into private families.
That it be recommended to the several assemblies and conventions in the United Colonies, that they immediately establish public works in each and every county, in their respective colonies, at the expence of such colonies, for the manufacture of salt petre, and appoint committees of their own members immediately to set up such manufactures:
That it be recommended to the assemblies, conventions, or councils, or committees of safety, of every colony, forthwith to erect powder mills in their respective colonies, and appoint committees to build such mills, and procure persons well skilled in the manufacture of powder, at the expence of such colonies:
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That a committee of this Congress, to consist of one member from each colony, be appointed to consider of further ways and means of promoting and encouraging the manufactures of salt petre, sulphur and [gun] powder in these colonies, and to correspond with the several assemblies and conventions. and councils or committees of safety in the several colonies, that this Congress may be, from time to time, truly informed of the progress made in these manufactures in all the colonies.
The members chosen, Mr. [Josiah] Bartlett, Mr. [Robert Treat] Paine, Mr. [Stephen] Hopkins, Mr. [Samuel] Huntington, Mr. L[ewis] Morris, Mr. [Jonathan Dickinson] Sergeant, Mr. [Charles] Humphreys, Mr. [George] Read, Mr. [William] Paca, Mr. [Carter] Braxton, Mr. [Joseph] Hewes, Mr. E[dward] Rutledge, and Mr. [Archibald] Bullock.1
[Note 1: 1 Printed in thePennsylvania Gazette, 28 February, 1776.]
Ordered, That the above resolutions respecting salt petre, &c. be published.
It being represented that Capt. Harman2 has inlisted into his company, and carried with him to Canada, thirteen servants, without the consentand contrary to the desires of their masters.
[Note 2: 2 Captain Josiah Harmar?]
Resolved, That a committee of 3 be appointed to enquire into this matter, and report to Congress.
The members, Mr. [James] Wilson, Mr. [Thomas] Willing, and Mr. [George] Wythe.
Resolved, That this Congress will, on Monday next, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the letters from General Washington, &c.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
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