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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 --TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1777
A letter, of the 18, from R[ichard] Bache, post master general, was ∥received and∥ read.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 61, folio 1.]
The Board of War brought in a report, which was taken into consideration: Whereupon,
Resolved, That Colonel Grayson, and Lieutenant Colonel Innes, of Colonel Mason's regiment, to be raised in the State of Virginia, be immediately furnished with cloth
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for 200 suits of cloaths, in order to expedite the raising of those regiments:
That the part of the 8th Virginia regiment, now in South Carolina, be ordered back, and that Colonel Muhlenburgh be directed to recruit those companies, as well as such as are now in Virginia, to their full complement of men, and to march the companies, as fast as compleat, to join General Washington:
That Major Richard Campbell, who was appointed by General Lee, in South Carolina, to act as major to Colonel Muhlenburgh's regiment, until the pleasure of Congress should be known, be appointed to said majority, his commission to bear date the 10 of August last, the time he was appointed in general orders:
That 300 dollars be advanced to Major [Richard] Campbell, to enable him to discharge waggons, and furnish the troops he has now with him on the way to camp, with shoes, and other necessaries as they may want; the said Major Campbell to be accountable for the expenditure:
Resolved, That 10,000 dollars be paid to Colonel William Grayson, for the purpose of recruiting his regiment, and that the same be charged to the account of William Palfrey, this being in full of a warrant drawn by General Washington, in his favour, on William Palfrey, dated, Morristown, 11 January, 1777.
Application having been made to Congress by the friends of Major West, of the 3d Pensylvania batallion, now a prisoner with the enemy, for an exchange of him for Mr. [James] Jauncey, Jun. and that if the exchange takes place, Mrs. Jauncey be permitted to accompany her husband; and it appearing on consideration of this application, that the said Mr. Jauncey, Jun. was removed to the State of Connecticut, from New York, by direction of the convention of the said State of New York;
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Resolved, That the said application be referred to the convention of New York, that they may do therein what shall be proper.
Ordered, That a letter be written to the council of safety of Maryland, earnestly recommending to them, to appoint subaltern officers for the several companies raising by their order in their State, that the recruiting service may be expedited, and the men, when raised, properly trained.
Resolved, That Caleb Dorsey and Richard Stringer be appointed signer of the continental bills of credit, in addition to those already appointed.
Resolved, That Angus M'Donald, one of the North Carolina prisoners, be admitted to his parole, upon taking an oath, after the mode observed in that part of Great Britain, called Scotland, in administering oaths, that he will observe the same:
That Mr. [Arthur] Middleton be impowered to take his parole, and administer the oath.
On application of Colonel Magruder for the directions of Congress,
Resolved, That the two companies of his batallion, which have already marched, be directed to join the army under General Washington, and that any other companies of his batallion, ∥consisting∥ of not less than 36 privates, under the command of two commissioned officers, be also marched, as soon as possible, and that a field officer take the command of every four companies.
Resolved, That it be recommended to the council of safety of Maryland, to request the militia of Harford, Baltimore, Cecil, and such other counties of their state as they shall think proper, to march, as soon as possible, to reinforce General Washington, giving directions that each company consist of not less than 36 privates, under the
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command of two commissioned officers, and that a field officer take the command of every four companies.
The Committee of Treasury reported, that they have had under consideration, the requisition of Captain William Blackwell, for a sum of money to be advanced him, for the bounty and subsistance of his company in a Virginia regiment, under the command of Colonel Rawlins, and that there should be advanced to the said Colonel Rawlins, he to be accountable, the sum of 1,477 85/90 dollars, and that the same be delivered to the said Captain Blackwell for the purposes aforesaid:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 19.]
Ordered, That the said sum be advanced.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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