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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 --WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1776
A letter, of the 3d, from General Washington, was read.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, III, folio 303. It is printed in Writings of Washington (Ford), V, 64.]
Resolved, That it be recommended to the council of safety of Pensylvania, to detain ∥from marching with the militia,∥ the printers engaged in printing certificates for the continental loan offices, and to direct them to continue executing the business in which they are employed.
Resolved, That there be paid to Thomas Parsons, of Colonel Irwins regiment, Captain Rippey's company, for his pay from the 8th May, 1776, to the 8th November, 40 dollars.
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To John King and John Blackburn of the 2d Pensylvania battalion, Captain Bayard's company, their
The Committee of Treasury reported, that they have had under consideration the accounts of John Harvie, John Montgomery, and Jasper Yates, Esqrs. commissioners for Indian affairs for the middle department; that the said commissioners have produced accounts of the expenditure of five thousand forty nine pounds and seven pence half penny, [=13,464.7 dollars,] for the charges and expences of the late treaty, held with the Indians, at Pittsburg, for their allowance for their time and expences attending the said treaty. That in this account, are included the expence of goods purchased by Mr. Morgan for private presents; expences and pay to Mr. Wilson, Mr. Long, and Mr. Girty on different messages; for kettles, rations, and linen, supplied the continental batallion at Kittanning; expences of Mr. Morgan coming to Philadelphia, and going to New York with two Indian chiefs, and returning with them to Pittsburg; his going to the Indian towns to invite them to a treaty; sundry sums paid to the militia officers, and the several accounts due from the department to this time, except the militia accounts yet unsettled, and the salaries due to Mr. Morgan and the former agent, also £300 0 2 [=800.2 dollars] due to sundry persons before their appointment, whose accounts were settled by a committee of Congress for Indian affairs. The balance due to George Morgan, Esqr. is £77 18 8 [=207.74 dollars,] first deducting 150 pounds [=400 dollars] paid him by Congress, 21 September last, for which he is debited:
They credit the sums of 1,125 pounds [=3,000 dollars,] received of Congress, in August, and 2,000 pounds [=5,333.30 dollars] the second instant; also two pounds [=5.30 dollars] for the freight of a still to Redstone;
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two sums, amounting to £25 6 3 [=67.45 dollars,] which are twice charged in the accounts:
That the ballance due to the commissioners is £1,896 14 4½, being 5,057 dollars and 82½/90 of a dollar:
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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