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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, SEPTEMBER 23, 1776
A letter, of the 20 and 21, from General Washington with sundry papers enclosed;
Two of the 19, from J[oseph] Trumbull;
One of the 21 September, from the convention of Delaware;
One of the 14, from R. Varick;
One of the 19, from Governor W. Livingston; and two
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petitions, one from Colonel J. Stark, and one from Mons. Devourouy,1
[Note 1: 1 An undated petition from John Stark is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, VII, folio 21.]
And a letter from Doctor William Shippen, were laid before Congress, and read.2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Washington is in the papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, III, folio 5. It is printed inWritings of Washington (Ford), IV, 420. The letters of Trumbull are in No. 78, XXII, folios 129, 133. Dr. Shippen's letter of September 19 is in No. 78, XX, folio 55. That of the convention of Delaware is in No. 70, folio 593.]
Resolved, That the letter from Dr. Shippen be referred to the Medical Committee, and that the other letters be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of the 14th, from General Schuyler, with sundry papers enclosed; and
A letter from Colonel Van Schaick, of the 15, being received, were read.3
[Note 3: 3 The letter of Schuyler is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 153, II, folio 368. That of Goose Van Schaick is in No. 78, XXIII, folio 17.]
Resolved, That they be referred to the Board of War.
A petition from Captain Archibald Hamilton, was presented to Congress, and read, praying that he may be permitted to return home, and reside with his wife and children.
Resolved, That the prayer of his petition be granted.
Resolved, That two months' pay be advanced to Mons. Colerus, as major; the same to Mons. Malmedy, and two months' pay to Mons. de Vernejous, as captain.
A letter from the speaker of the Assembly of New Jersey, with an extract of a letter from Amboy enclosed, was laid before Congress, and read:4
[Note 4: 4 This letter, signed by John Hart, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 68, folio 217. On the same sheet, in the writing of Edward Ruff edge, is a draft of the resolution passed. The extract is in the same volume, folio 215.]
Resolved, That a copy of the letter from the Speaker of the assembly, of New Jersey, and of the enclosed letter
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from Amboy, be sent to General Mercer; and that he be desired to take such steps as shall effectually introduce order, and remove the complaints of the inhabitants of the state of New Jersey.
Resolved, That two members be added to the Committee on the Treasury: The ballots being taken,
Mr. [William] Hooper and Mr. [William] Ellery were elected.
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to devise ways and means for providing cloathing and other necessaries for the army:
The members chosen, Mr. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee, Mr. [George] Wythe and Mr. R[obert] Morris.
Two letters, of the 22d, from General Washington, being received, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 These letters are in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, III, folios 17 and 21. That of the 22d is printed inWritings of Washington (Ford), IV, 424.]
The committee, to whom were referred the several papers from the convention of the state of New York, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration: Whereupon,
Resolved, That the German batallion be ordered immediately to join the army under General Washington; and that the president inform his excellency of their march, and desire that he will order an equal number of men from his army, to garrison the forts in the highlands.
Resolved, That Mr. J. Mease be directed to supply the German battalion with such articles of cloathing as they may stand in need of; the same to be charged to their account, and deducted out of the pay of the men:
That three tons of the fifteen tons of powder, lately ordered to the northern army, and now on its way thither, be left at New Windsor, in the state of New York, and from thence conveyed to fort Montgomery; and that five tons be immediately sent from the city of Philadelphia:
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That two companies of the marines lately raised, and now in Philadelphia, be also ordered to march immediately to fort Montgomery:
That application be made to the council of safety of the state of Pensylvania, to order one half of the artillery men, now in the service of their state, to proceed to fort Montgomery as soon as possible:
That Congress approve the measures adopted by the convention of New York, for the defence of the highlands, and will cheerfully defray all the necessary expences which may accrue.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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