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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, MARCH 22, 1776
A letter from General Washington of the 13th, enclosing the proceedings of a council of war,
A letter from Lord Stirling, of the 19th, were laid before Congress and read.1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Washington is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, I, folio 521. It is printed inWritings of Washington, (Ford), III, 467. That of Stirling is in No. 162, folio 481.]
A petition from Thorowgood Smith, and others, was presented to Congress, and read, setting forth, that they have procured a vessel, and raised money to fit her out as a privateer, in order to guard and cruize on the coast of Virginia, and praying that a commission be granted to William Shippen, to whom they propose to give the command of said vessel; and that the Congress will grant them a small quantity of powder, upon their making satisfaction for the same:
Resolved, That a commission be granted to William Shippen, as captain of the above mentioned vessel, for the purposes aforesaid.
Resolved, That Captain William Shippen be supplied with three hundred weight of powder by the Secret Committee, he paying for the same.
The committee appointed to prepare a declaration pursuant to certain resolutions, brought in a draught, which was read.
Resolved, That the petition of John Secord be referred to a committee of three.
The members chosen, Mr. [John] Penn, Mr. E[dward] Rutledge, and Mr. [John] Jay.
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The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due,
On account of expences in convoying powder, the sum of 8.3 dollars, and that the same ought to be paid to John Morton, Esqr.
To Matthias Slough, for provisions furnished the prisoners in Lancaster, the sum of £85 1 3=226.8 dollars.
To Ephraim Blaine, Esqr. for sundry articles omitted in the account of expences at the treaty held with the Indians at Fort Pitt, the sum of £33 18 9=90.5 dollars.
To sundries on certificates for necessaries furnished to Captain Stevenson's company in Virginia, the sum of £17 96 Virginia currency=58.3 dollars, and that the same ought to be paid to Timothy Matlack, of which sum, £4 8 0 ∥=14.7 dollars,∥ being for a riffle, is to be charged to Captain Stevenson.
Ordered, That the above accounts be paid.
Resolved, That the sum of 750 dollars be advanced to the Baron de Woedtke, he to be accountable out of his pay.
Resolved, That the rank of all such officers in the continental army as held similar commissions in that service, before the term of their late appointment expired, be settled by the dates of their former, and not their present commissions.
The Assembly of the counties on Delaware, having recommended a gentleman to be a major in the batallion ordered to be raised in that colony, in the room of John M'Pherson, Jun. Esqr. who fell before Quebec, and never received his commission, the Congress proceeded to the election, and the ballots being taken and examined,
Thomas M'Donough was elected.
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the treasurers in favour of the committee of safety of the colony of the Three lower counties on Delaware, for the sum of 12,000
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dollars, for the use of the batallion raised in that colony, the said committee to be accountable.
The Congress took into consideration the declaration brought in by the Committee, and after debate, the further consideration thereof, was at the request of a colony, postponed till to morrow.
Ordered, That the secretary publish the substance of the letters received from the Camp at Cambridge.
Resolved, That the marine committee be empowered to dispose of the coal on board theBlue Mountain Valley, in such manner as they shall judge most for the benefit of the United Colonies.
∥The matters to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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