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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, JULY 29, 1776
Two petitions, one from George Nicholson, and one from James Livingston2
[Note 2: 2 The letters of Washington are in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, II, folios 271, 297, and 301. Those of the 25th and 27th are printed inWritings of Washington, IV, 297, 301. That of Schuyler is in No. 153, II, folio 236. That of Gates is in No. 154, I, folio 15. That of Reed is in No. 78, XIX, folio 41. That of Mercer is in No. 159, folio 153. That of Governor Trambull is in No. 66. I, folio 217. That of the Council of Massachusetts Bay is in No. 65, I, folio 97.]
Whereupon,
Resolved, That the General be empowered to appoint another aid-de-camp:
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That the letters from General Washington, General Schuyler, and General Gates, and the letter from Mons. Kirmovan, be referred to the Board of War.
That the letter from the convention of New Jersey be referred to the committee on the ways and means of Augmenting the flying camp; and, that Mr. [Abraham] Clark be added to said committee:
That the letter from the adjutant general be referred to the committee appointed to revise the articles of war:
That the petition of James Livingston be referred to thecommittee appointed to settle accounts of the army in the northern army. commissioners who went into Canada:
That the petition from George Nicholson be referred to the committee on Canada affairs:
That the Latin letter be referred to the Marine Committee.
Resolved, That an order for 47 dollars be drawn on the treasurers, in favour of Josiah Fessenden, in full for service, expences, and horse hire.
A letter from the council of Verginia, of the 20th, was laid before Congress, and read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 71, I, folio 33.]
The Board of War brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That General Washington be empowered to order the regiment, lately raised in Connecticut, under the command of Colonel Ward, wheresoever he shall think the service requires it:
That Mons. Jean Artur de Vermonet, who appears to be a young gentleman of merit, and has held a lieutenant's commission in the service of France, be appointed a brevet captain; and that Mons. Marie Fidel
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Dorrč be sent as a voluntier, to be employed by General Washington as he shall think proper:
That Mons. Christopher Pellisier, who has suffered considerably by warmly espousing and taking an active part in the cause of America, in Canada, be appointed an engineer in the service of the United States, with the pay of 60 dollars per month, and rank of lieutenant colonel; and that he be directed to repair to New York:
That the returns of Colonel Elmore's regiment, made into the war office by Brigadier General Wooster, be transmitted to General Washington, with blank commissions for the officers: And that General Washington be directed to order the said regiment to join him, and that he fill up the said commissions, with the names of such officers as appear with their respective companies in the said regiment.
That John Brown be commissioned as lieutenant colonel, and Robert Cockran, now acting as eldest captain in the said regiment, be commissioned as major of the same, in the room of Major Israel Curtis, deceased.
Resolved, That a lieutenant colonel be appointed for the second Pensylvania batallion, in the room of William Allen, who has resigned:
The ballots being taken, Joseph Wood, Esqr. was elected.
The Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration, the articles of confederation; and, after some time, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [John] Morton reported, that the committee have made some farther progress in the articles of Confederation; but, not having finished, desire leave to sit again.
A petition from Samuel Morris was presented to Congress, and read.
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The Committee on Spies brought in a farther report, which was read:
Ordered, To lie on the table.
Resolved, That the gaoler be directed to allow the prisoners, from North Carolina, the use and benefit of the yard, under the inspection of the guard, provided it may be done with safety.
Resolved, That this Congress will, to morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration the articles of Confederation.
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to Morrow.1
[Note 1: 1 "If a Confederation should take place, one great question is, how we shall vote,--whether each Colony shall count one; or whether each shall have a weight in proportion to its number, or wealth, or exports and imports, or a compound ratio of all? Another is, Whether Congress shall have authority to limit the dimensions of each Colony, t,o prevent those which claim, by charter, or proclamation, or commission, to the South Sea, from growing too great and powerful, so as to be dangerous to the rest?"John Adams to his wife, 29 July, 1776. Force,American Archives, Fifth Series, I, 637.]
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