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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, MARCH 13, 1776
A letter from the committee of Essex, in New Jersey, of the 7th, was read, also
A letter from Mr. J. Macpherson, of the 12, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 The Essex letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 68, folio 109. That of Macpherson is in No. 78, XV, folio 23.]
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the treasurers in favour of Samuel Fairlamb, Commissary of the 4 Pensylvania,
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∥contractor for supplying Colonel Wayne's battalion with rations,∥ for the sum of 1,000 dollars he to be accountable.
Resolved, That the bills drawn by the treasurers of North Carolina, for the use of the continental troops ∥in that colony∥, be paid.
Resolved, That the Secret Committee be directed to supply the colony of Maryland with 500 lb. of powder, for the use of the inhabitants of Cecil county.
Resolved, That a committee of 7 be appointed to enquire and report the best ways and means of raising the necessary supplies to defray the expences of the war for the present year, over and above the emission of bills of credit.
The members chosen, Mr. [Thomas] Johnson, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [Joseph] Hewes, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, Mr. R[obert] Morris, Mr. [Samuel] Ward, and Mr. [George] Wythe.
The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due, To sundries, for expences incurred at the Oration in memory of General Montgomery, the sum of £35 7 6=94 3/10 dollars, and that the same ought to be paid to Dr. Franklin.
Ordered, That the same be paid.
The Committee to whom the memorial from the Indian traders at Montreal was referred, brought in their [report.]
Agreeable to the order of the day, the Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the memorial from the merchants, ∥traders, and others, inhabitants∥ of Philadelphia, the memorial of Edmund Custis, the letter from the committee of Accomac and Northampton, the letters from General Washington, and the state of the trade of the United Colonies, and after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Samuel] Ward reported, that the committee
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have taken into consideration the matters to them referred, but not having come to any resolution, desired him to move for leave to sit again.
Resolved, That this Congress will, to Morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the matters heretofore referred to them.
∥Mr. W[illiam] Livingston moved for leave to bring in a resolution for appointing a fast, which was granted.∥
Resolved, That the marine committee be directed to purchase the armed vessel now in the river Delaware, on the most reasonable terms, for the service of the continent, and that her destination be left to the said marine committee.
Resolved, That the expences of the aids de camp's horses when travelling ∥in the public service∥, be charged to the account of the United Colonies.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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