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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, OCTOBER 28, 1776
Resolved, That 1,000 dollars be advanced to the committee appointed to engage carpenters ∥wharf builders,∥ to go to head quarters near New York, for the use of the said carpenters, they to be accountable.
A letter of the 17, from General Schuyler, was read, together with the report of a court of enquiry appointed to discover what stores were on board the enemy's fleet taken in the river St. Lawrence:
Resolved, This be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter of the 6th, from General Andrew Lewis, was read, and referred to the Board of War.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 159, folio 256.]
A letter of the 16, from the convention of New York, was also read.
A petition from William Savage, Thomas Corbett, and John Scott, in behalf of William Wilson, together with sundry papers therein referred to, were read and referred to the Marine Committee.
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A letter of August, 1776, from Thomas Cushing, was read, and referred to the Committee for Indian Affairs.1
[Note 1: 1 The letter from the New York Convention is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 67, I, folio 340.]
Resolved, That M. Du Bois, have leave, upon resigning his commission, to return to Martinico.
Congress, being informed that certain persons were busy in monopolizing and engrossing the articles necessary for the use of the army, with a view to enhance their price, and prevent the army from being supplied,
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to enquire into this matter, and report thereon to Congress:
The members chosen, Mr. [George] Wythe, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, and Mr. [Edward] Rutledge.
The committee, to whom the memorial of Matthew Irwin was referred, reported, that they have conferred with the council of safety of Pensylvania, who say they have some salt, the quantity they cannot ascertain, which they are willing to sell for the use of the army: but are desirous application be first made to Mr. J. Donaldson, for the salt he is now selling out of a vessel lately arrived.
Resolved, That the said committee request the council of safety of Pensylvania to sell to Mr. M. Irwin, for the use of the army, as much salt as they can possibly spare.
The Marine Committee brought in a report, which was read; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Marine Committee be empowered to employ such persons as they shall think proper, to execute the business entrusted to them, and report their names to Congress:
That the remainder of the report be postponed till to Morrow.
The Committee of Treasury reported, that there is due,
To Thomas Dunahoo, a Canadian prisoner, for his allowance
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from 13 July to 25 October, 1776, 15 weeks, at 11/3 dollars per week, 20 dollars:
To Captain William Brady, of the late Colonel Stevenson's batallion, for twelve riffles, purchased by him for the use of his company, 177 dollars:
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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