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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, FEBRUARY 11, 1777
A letter, of the 6, from General Mifflin, was read;2 Whereupon,
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 161, folio 6.]
Resolved, That 450,000 dollars be sent to General Mifflin, in lieu of a like sum ordered to be paid him by a draught on Mr. T. Smith, commissioner of the loan office, in the State of Pensylvania; and that the Board of Treasury use their utmost endeavours in preparing and forwarding this sum.
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Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to devise ways and means of supporting the credit of the continental currency, and supplying the treasury with money:
The members chosen, Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison, Mr. [Thomas] Burke, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [Samuel] Chase, Mr. [William] Ellery, Mr. [Arthur] Middleton, and Mr. [Nathan] Brownson.
Resolved, That James Franklin and William Gibson be appointed signers of the bills of credit, in addition to those already appointed.
Resolved, That four members be added to the salt-petre committee:
The members chosen, Mr. [Mann] Page, Mr. [Matthew] Thornton, Mr. [Jonathan] Elmer, and Mr. [Thomas] Burke.
The Board of Treasury, to whom was referred the petition of Colonel Duggan, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That so much of the said petition as relates to the pay and subsistence of Colonel Duggan, be referred to the commanding officer in the northern department.
Information being given to Congress, that sundry officers complain of the conduct of Colonel Haussegger,
Resolved, That the Board of War enquire into the nature of the charges against Colonel Haussegger, and transmit the same to General Washington, with the names of the informants and witnesses to support the charges, and desire him to take speedy and effectual measures for bringing the said Colonel Haussegger to trial.
The Committee of Treasury reported, that there is due to Captain William Galbreath, for the hire of a guard on the Carolina prisoners in Baltimore, the sum of £47 5 7 ½, and for the allowance of prisoners, being thirteen in
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number, 17 days, from the 25 January to the 11 February, inclusive, at 15/ per week, £23 13 5, both sums being £70 19, equal to 189 18/90 dollars:
To Thomas Rutter, for the expences of his guard of 11 men, himself included, in conducting prisoners from Baltimore to Leesburg, [£26 8.7=] 70 43/90 dollars:
To William Levely, inn keeper, for entertaining Hessian officers and their servants while they were in Baltimore, [£15.1=] 40 12/90 dollars:
To Charles Jones, quarter master of the 7th Virginia regiment, for the hire of two teams, in bringing baggage to Baltimore, as per account, [£27.12.1½=] 73 55½/90 dollars:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 29.]
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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