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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, JANUARY 13, 1777
A letter, of the 5, from General Washington, at Pluckemin, between Somerset Court House and Morris town in New Jersey.
One, of the 7 and 8, from the committee of Congress at Philadelphia.
One, of the 30 December, [1776] from General Schuyler at Albany.
One, of the 21st of the same month, from R[ichard] Varick, with returns of the garrisons at and near Ticonderoga.
One, of the 28 December, from the convention of New York, with sundry papers enclosed.
One, of the 6th ∥instant,∥ from the council of safety of Pensylvania.
One, of the 1 from J. Trumbull, junior.
One of the 23 of December, from Governor Trumbull, were laid before Congress, and read:1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Washington is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, III, folio 437. It is printed in the Writings of Washington (Ford), V, 146. That of the Philadelphia Committee is in No. 137, Appendix, folios 73--77; that of Schuyler, in No. 153, II, folio 513; that of Varick, in No. 78, XXIII, folio 27; that of Governor Trumbull, in No. 66, I, folio 243; that of the New York Convention, in No. 67, I, folio 402.]
Ordered, That the letter from General Schuyler be referred to the Committee on the northern army:
That the letter from the council of safety of Pensylvania, be referred to the Cannon Committee:
That the letter from J. Trumbull, jun. be referred to the Board of Treasury: and
That the rest be referred to the Board of War.
Resolved, That 40 blankets be delivered by the Secret Committee to Lieutenant Alexander Spotswood Dandridge, of Captain Lewellin Jones's of the fourth troop of Virginia horse, for the use of the said troop.
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Resolved, That 100 dollars be paid to Walter Cruise, and 100 dollars to Richard Carpenter, who have been long detained prisoners by the enemy, and cruelly treated by them; and that they be recommended to General Washington to be employed in the service of the United States, in such way as he shall think proper.
Resolved, That the committee of Congress at Philadelphia, be empowered to purchase the prize sloop of war, taken by the Andrew Doria, with her guns, apparel and furniture, and fit her out as a continental cruiser.
Resolved, That a member be added to the Board of War.
The member chosen, Mr. S[amuel] Adams.
Ordered, That a copy of the resolutions, lately passed respecting the northern army, be made out, and delivered to General Gates, to be by him carried to General Schuyler.
Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the state of the treasury, and the means of supporting the credit of the continental currency; and, after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Thomas] Nelson reported, that the committee have had under consideration the matter to them referred, and have made farther progress, but not having come to conclusion, desired leave to sit again.
Resolved, That the Board of War be directed to send the prisoners, who are at the guard house, to Leesburg, in Virginia, and there to be delivered to the committee of that town, who are desired to have them securely confined till farther orders.
Resolved, That the committee lately appointed to hear appeals, be empowered to take the deposition of --
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Coffin, who is obliged to go to sea this evening, there being no magistrate in this town to take his deposition.
Resolved, That Congress will, to morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration, the state of the treasury, and the means of supporting the credit of the continental currency.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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