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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 --WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1776
Resolved, That a letter be sent to General Lee desiring him not to set out for Canada, till he receive further orders from Congress.
The committee, to whom the letters from General Lee and the convention of New Jersey, were referred, brought in their Report, which was read:
Ordered, That the same be referred till to Morrow.
Resolved, That the Secret Committee be directed to return to the delegates of North Carolina the four hundred pounds of powder borrowed of that colony.
The Committee on Prisoners, to whom the letter from the committee of safety for Pensylvania was referred, brought in their report, which was taken into consideration; and thereupon,
Resolved, That the committee of inspection and observation for the county of Berks, in Pensylvania, be requested and authorized to contract, upon reasonable terms, for the subsistence of such of the prisoners now in Reading as are not supplied by Mr. Franks, together with the women and children belonging to all the prisoners there, and for supplying them with fire wood, and other things absolutely necessary for their support:
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That the committees of inspection and observation for the counties, districts, or towns, assigned for the residence of prisoners, be empowered to superintend their conduct, and, in cases of gross misbehaviour, to confine them, and report to the Congress the proceedings had on such occasions.
Ordered, That the foregoing resolve be published.
Resolved, That the committee of safety for Pensylvania, agreeably to the offer made by them of their service, of which the Congress have a proper sense, be authorized to distribute the officers, prisoners in Lancaster, in such places within the province of Pensylvania, as to that committee shall seem most proper, taking their parole, which, if they refuse to give, the said committee are empowered and directed to confine them; And that, in executing this resolve, the said committee have a regard to the resolutions heretofore made by the Congress, with respect to prisoners and their residence.
A petition of Anthony Marmajou, master and owner of the brigLittle Polly, of the island of Martinique, was presented to Congress and read:
Resolved, That Monsieur Anthony Marmajou be permitted to lead the BrigantineLittle Polly, (in which he imported a small quantity of powder and arms,) with the produce of these colonies, (horned cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry and lumber for making casks excepted,) and export the same to Martinique; And that the said Anthony Marmajou do take every possible precaution to avoid all British men of war and cutters on this voyage; and that he use his utmost endeavours to import into these colonies the powder and arms mentioned in his petition,
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the treasurers in favor of Mr. J. Mease, for the sum of 20,000 dollars, he to be accountable.
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The committee, to whom the letters from General Schuyler, dated 10th and 13th of this instant, February, and the papers therein mentioned, were referred, brought in their report, which was taken into consideration: and thereupon,
Resolved, That a sufficient quantity of steel be sent to Major General Schuyler, or the commanding officer at Albany, for the Armourers and the blacksmith who is appointed to go and work for the Indians, and that the delegates of New Jersey be desired to provide and forward the same:
That an Account of the Money paid to the Pensylvania troops who have marched to Canada, be sent to Major General Schuyler:
That the deputy muster master general, Gunning Bedford, Esqr. be directed to repair forthwith to his post in the northern army in Canada, and that he muster the troops once in every month, and make returns to Congress and the commanding Officer:
That the orders given by Major General Schuyler, in his letter of the 12 day of this instant, to Lieutenant Colonel Warner, be approved.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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