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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 --TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1776
A letter from General Washington, of the 23, with sundry letters from Major General Schuyler, Brigadier General Sullivan, Brigadier General Arnold, and others, were laid before Congress, and read:2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Washington, with enclosures, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, II, folio 89. It is printed inWritings of Washington (Ford), IV, 169.]
Resolved, That the same be referred to the Board of War and Ordnance; who are directed to sit immediately, and report thereon as soon as possible.
A memorial from Captain Stephen Rowe Bradley was presented to Congress and read, together with sundry accounts:
Resolved, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury.
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The Marine Committee having recommended Captain Samuel Nichols, to be advanced to major of marines; Andrew Porter, Joseph Hardy, Samuel Shaw, Benjamin Deane, and Robert Mullin, to be captains of marines; Daniel Henderson, David Love, Franklin Reed, and Peregrine Brown, to be first lieutenants of marines; James M'Clure, William Gilmore, Abel Morgan, and Hugh Montgomery, to be second lieutenants of marines; John Stewart to be captain; Thomas Pownal, first lieutenant, and Richard Harrison, second lieutenant, of marines, for the frigate building in Maryland:
John Langdon, Esqr as agent of prizes for the Colony of New Hampshire:
Resolved, That the gentlemen recommended be approved, and that commissions be granted to them accordingly.
Resolved, That the Secret Committee be directed to sell to John Maxwell Nesbit & Co. 125 lb. of powder, for the use of the privateer fitting out by them.
Resolved, That the committee appointed to contract for making musquets, be directed to consider on a bounty, or other means, for encouraging the making of musquets.
Adjourned to 4 o'Clock.
Eodem die, P. M.
A Declaration of the deputies of Pensylvania, met in provincial conference, was presented to Congress, and read; expressing their willingness to concur in a vote of Congress, declaring the United Colonies Free and Independent States.
The Board of War and Ordnance, to whom the several letters received this morning were referred, brought in their report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
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Resolved, That the number of men destined for the northern department, be augmented to 4 thousand:
That a colonel's commission be immediately issued to Major Dubois, with instructions forthwith to raise a regiment to serve for three years, or during the war, and that the corps of officers be composed of such as have served with credit in Canada; no officer to receive his commission until his company be raised and armed; the arms of the people inlisting themselves, to be valued by the committees of the counties, where the companies are raised, and paid for by the continent, on their being mustered:
That it be earnestly recommended to the colony of New Hampshire, to send immediately one regiment of their militia; to Massachusetts bay, [to send] two regiments of their militia; to Connecticut, [to send] one regiment of their militia to augment the troops destined for the northern department:
That letters be sent to the several assemblies of the colonies, from whence the several regiments of militia are and have been requested, earnestly pressing them to be expeditious in raising and equipping their troops, and requesting the several assemblies to take upon themselves the care of providing the said troops with cloaths, tents, and all necessary camp equipage, and assuring them that the United Colonies will be answerable for the expence of the same:
That a regimental pay master, who is not to be an officer of the army, be appointed by the said colonies to each of the said batallions, who shall keep all the accounts of his respective batallion, and to whom particular returns shall be made of the expence of cloathing the said batallion, in order that the same may be deducted out of the pay of the soldiers, for whom the articles shall have been provided.
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Resolved, That a committee be appointed immediately to repair to New York and confer with General Washington and the other generals there, with power to agree upon and take the proper steps for carrying into execution such further measures as on consideration of all circumstances shall be judged most advisable in the present situation of affairs in Canada and the neighborhood of the lakes.
on reconsideration next day ordered to be expunged.1
[Note 1: 1 This entry is written on the margin of the page.]
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to Morrow.
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