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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 --SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1776
Resolved, That an order be drawn for 350 dollars on the treasurers in favour of Mr. Edy;1 for services of himself and his companion, Isaiah Beaudreau, viz, 250 to himself, and 100 for his attendant.
[Note 1: 1 In the Warrant Book this name is given as Eddy.]
Sundry letters and papers from North Carolina were laid before Congress and read, viz.
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An affidavit of Thomas Higgins and James McClery touching the capture of Captain [W.] Ginn's brig.
A letter from Samuel Johnson, president of the convention of North Carolina, of the 10 instant, enclosing resolves of said convention of the 9th, 10th and 13th of the same month, and an extract of a letter from General Moore.
Resolved, That the affidavit be delivered to the Secret Committee:
That the other papers be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, and Mr. [Robert] Alexander.
The Congress then proceeded to the election of a pay master general, in the room of Mr. Warren, whose resignation was accepted; and the ballots being taken, and examined,
William Palfrey, Esqr. was elected.
Resolved, That a muster master be elected in the room of Mr. Edmund Randolph, whose resignation was accepted.
The ballots being taken and examined,
William Yates was elected.
The Congress proceeded to the election of a deputy commissary general, for supplying the troops in Virginia with rations, &c.; the ballots being taken, and examined,
William Aylett, Esqr. was elected.
Resolved, That Mr. [Cæsar] Rodney and Mr. [George] Read be added to the committee appointed to contract for supplying the troops in the barracks at Philadelphia, and the batallion in the lower counties on Delaware.
A memorial from the committee of safety of Pensylvania was presented to Congress and read.1
[Note 1: 1 This memorial is in thePennsylvania Archives, First Series, IV, 735.]
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The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.1
[Note 1: 1 "The Congress having been informed of a very extraordinary oath ordered by Governour Tryon to be administered to passengers in the late packet, whereby they bound themselves not to disclose anything relative to American affairs except to the Ministry, have appointed a Committee (of which I am one) to ascertain this fact.
"I must therefore request of you, gentlemen, to appoint proper persons to examine into this matter, and, if possible, ascertain the truth of the report, by affidavits taken before the Mayor, or one of the Judges of the Superior Court."John Jay to the New York Committee of Safety, 27 April, 1776. Force,American Archives, Fourth Series, V, 1092. See p. 273ante.]
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