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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 --MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1776
Resolved, That the treasurers be directed to lay on the table an Account of the silver and gold coin in the treasury.
Resolved, That Monsieur Arundel be directed to repair to the southern department, and put himself under the command of General Lee; and that General Lee, if he find him capable, be directed to employ him in the artillery service.
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the treasurers in favour of James Meuse, Commissary, for the sum of 20,000 dollars, to be applied to the procuring necessaries, and payment of the subsistence of the Pensylvania batallions; and that the colonels be directed to account with Mr. Mease for the several sums advanced to them.
Agreeable to the order of the day, the Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration the memorial from the merchants, traders, and others, of the city of Philadelphia, the memorial of Edmund Custis, the letter from the committees of Accomac and Northampton, and the petition of Joseph Blewer and Daniel Robinson, and, after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison reported, that the committee had taken into consideration the matters to them referred, and have come to sundry resolutions, but not having come to a conclusion, desired him to move for leave to sit again.
Mr. Henry, not having accepted the commission of Colonel, Congress proceeded to the election of a colonel for the first Virginia batallion, and the ballots being taken,
William Christian, Esqr. formerly lieutenant Colonel in said regiment, was elected colonel: and,
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Frank Eppes, Esqr. formerly Major, was elected lieutenant Colonel; and
John Green, was elected Major.
Resolved, That this Congress will, to morrow morning, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration the memorial of the merchants, traders and others, Inhabitants of Philadelphia, the memorial of Edmund Custis, &c.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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