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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, NOVEMBER 25, 1776
A letter, of the 23, from General Washington, at Newark, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, III, folio 269.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of the whole ∥Congress∥; and that General Mifflin, who brought the letter, be desired to attend the said committee.
Congress then resolved itself into a committee of the whole; and, after some time, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Thomas] Nelson reported, that the committee have had a conference with Brigadier General Mifflin, and have considered the letter referred to them; and, thereupon, came to sundry resolutions, which he was ordered to report; but, that not having come to a conclusion, desired leave to sit again.
The resolutions come into by the committee ∥of the whole∥, being read, were agreed to as follows:
Resolved, That the council of safety of Pensylvania be requested immediately, to call forth, all the associators in the city of Philadelphia, and its liberties, and in the counties of Philadelphia, Chester, Bucks, and Northampton, to continue in the service of the United States, six weeks from the time they join the army, unless sooner discharged by Congress:
That the volunteers who shall enrol to serve the United States till the tenth day of March next, shall, nevertheless, be discharged as soon as the situation of public affairs will possibly admit of it; it being the intention of Congress to detain them no longer than the present emergency shall render it absolutely necessary:
Resolved, That 35,000 dollars be advanced to the council of safety of Pensylvania, for the public service; the said state to be accountable:
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That 4,000 dollars be advanced to Colonel Hausegger, for the use of his batallion; he to be accountable:
That the Board of War be directed to order the German batallion to march immediately, and join General Washington:
That the said Board write to Governor Henry, of Virginia, and request him to order the light horse, in the service of that state, to march, with all possible expedition, to join General Washington:
That the said Board order Brigadier General Roche de Fermoy, to repair immediately to General Washington, instead of going to the northward.
Resolved, That General Mifflin be directed to stay in the city of Philadelphia until General Washington shall require his attendance at the camp, and that General Washington be informed of this by the President.
Resolved, That this Congress will, to Morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the state of the army.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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