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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 --FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1776
A letter, of the 4th, from R. Dallam, deputy pay master general, was read; Whereupon,
Resolved, That 5,000 dollars be paid to Gustavus Risberg, A. Q. M. general, and charged to the account of Richard Dallam, agreeable to the request of the said R. Dallam; and that the letter be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Resolved, That Doctor [John] Witherspoon have leave to take with him to Princeton, Archibald Gardiner, James Henderson, Peter Jack, and Hugh Ross, four of the prisoners lately sent to Philadelphia, and there to keep them till the farther orders of Congress.
The committee appointed to devise means for preventing the evils to be apprehended from the internal enemies of the United States, and hindering them from carrying on correspondence with the foreign enemies to the said states, brought in a report, which was read:
Ordered, That it be referred for consideration to Monday next.
A petition from Paul Christman, ensign in Captain William Keyser's company, from Maryland, in the German batallion, was read, praying for leave to resign his commission:
Resolved, That leave be granted.
The Committee of Treasury reported,
That there ought to be advanced to Colonel Valentine Crawford, one of the executors of the late Colonel Hugh Stephenson, on account of his estate, 100 dollars:
That there is due to the following Canadian prisoners, and to be paid to Captain Chartier de Lotbinier, 253 30/90 dollars: viz.
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2 dollars, 104 dollars; of which he received from General Schuyler, 14 60/90 dollars; remainder, 89 30/90 dollars:
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to consider and report under what restrictions the suttlers, who supply the army, should be laid, and that the motions made by Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, and seconded, be referred to this committee:
The members chosen, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, Mr. [George] Wythe, and Mr. [Oliver] Wolcott.
A petition from James Budden and T. Lawrence was read, requesting "leave to export provisions to Turks' Island, in order to bring in a load of salt from thence:"
Resolved, That leave be granted.
The Board of War brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That Mynheer N. D. Ottendorf be appointed a brevet captain in the service of the United States.
Resolved, That Tuesday next be assigned for taking into consideration the trade of these colonies ∥states.∥
Resolved, That the sum of 2,6662/3 dollars be advanced to the committee appointed to contract for making cannon; they to be accountable.
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A letter from Tench Coxe, at Trenton, to John Tabor Kempe, Esqr. of New York, was laid before Congress, with a view to obtain leave to have it forwarded with a view to negotiate an exchange between Mrs. Kempe and Mrs. Lewis; and information being given to Congress that General Howe has applied by a flag to General Washington for leave to sundry Ladies to pass into New York; and leave requested to forward the same in order to obtain the release of Mrs. Lewis, who is detained ∥a prisoner∥ by the enemy on Long Island:
Resolved, That this matter be referred to the Board of War:
That the delegates of New Jersey be directed to cause strict enquiry to be made through what channel Mr. Kempe conveyed the intelligence mentioned in the foregoing letter.
Resolved, That 120 dollars be advanced to Captain George Gibson, of the first battalion of Virginia, he to account with the pay master general on the settlement of his accounts.
A letter from James Sullivan was read, and referred to the Board of War.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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