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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 --THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1777
The Marine Committee having recommended Captain Fulford to take the command of the armed brig Lexington,
Resolved, That he be accepted appointed to take the command of the said armed brig Lexington.
Resolved, That two frigates, one of 36, and the other of 28 guns, be immediately undertaken in the state of Connecticut.
Resolved, That 2,000 dollars be advanced to Mr. Jonathan Hudson, for public service; he to be accountable.
Resolved, That 41,640 dollars, be advanced to Colonel George Baylor, for the purpose of purchasing horses and paying the bounty of men for the regiment of cavalry he is ordered to raise, and that the same be paid to Major A. Clough, and charged to the account of Colonel Baylor, who is to be accountable.
The committee appointed to examine the files, &c. brought in a report, which was read:
The Committee appointed to examine the file of Reports &c. beg leave to report, that they have examined the same and selected therefrom such as in their Opinion require the Consideration of Congress which they have put into the Bundle marked A and digested in the following Order, to wit:
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[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of William Ellery, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 23, folio 27.]
Ordered, To lie on the table.
A letter, of the 30 of December, from the general assembly of Massachusetts Bay, with sundry papers enclosed, was read.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 65, I, folio 155.]
Mr. Leonard Jarvis, whom Mr. ∥John∥ Bradford, ∥agent for the United States in Massachusetts-Bay,∥ has appointed an agent at Dartmouth, and who had the possession and charge of the continental stores imported in the Hancock & Adams, having, by a letter of the 13th of December, informed the Secret Committee, that at the recommendation of the general court of Massachusetts bay, he has delivered out part of the arms to the militia who were called to stop the progress of the British troops, the arms to be returned when called for: and, by a letter of the 14th of December, having farther informed the said committee, that in consequence of a vote of the general committee of the State of Rhode Island, and of a letter from Governor Cooke and Daniel Tillinghast, Esq. he has delivered to Mr. Fry, for the said Daniel Tillinghast, Esq. agent at Providence, six tons of lead, six casks of flints, 48 chests of arms, and 260 barrels of gun powder; thereupon,
Ordered, That the Secret Committee write to the agent Mr. Jarvis ∥at Dartmouth,∥ and inform him, they can, by
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no means, authorize their agents to deliver stores in their custody, except by orders of Congress, or persons by them authorized; but, that extreme necessity for arms and stores existing in the opinion of the general committee of the State of Rhode Island, then invaded by a formidable army, may hold him excused for the arms and stores he delivered to that State, at their urgent request; and that he may also be excused for the delivery of arms to the militia of the State of Massachusetts bay, in consequence of the recommendation of the general court of that State; that, at the same time, they direct their agent to procure a return thereof as soon as circumstances will admit.
The Board of War, to whom a petition from Monsieur Pillesier was referred, brought in a report;1 Whereupon,
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, I, folio 35. The name is there given as Pillier.]
Resolved, That the said petition be referred to his excellency General Washington.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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