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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 2, 1777
The Committee of Secret Correspondence brought in the form of a commission to B. Franklin, commissioner to the court of France Spain, which was read, and after debate:
Resolved, that it be re-committed to a committee of three.
The members chosen, Mr.[Samuel] Chase, Mr.[James] Wilson, and Mr. [John] Adams.
A memorial from Thomas Irving, a prisoner of war now in Baltimore, was presented to Congress, and read, praying to be set at liberty, or ∥allowed∥ to proceed on his return to Carolina, agreeable to a permission granted him by Governor Trumbull:
Resolved, That Mr. Irving be permitted to proceed to South Carolina, under his present parole, to be, when he arrives there, under the direction of Governor Rutledge, or the executive power of that state.
Resolved, that the Board of War
The Secret Committee having informed Congress that the Lexington was arrived at the port of Baltimore, with a number of sailors prisoners and a French gentleman, who was come to offer his service to Congress,
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Resolved, That the Marine Committee be directed to take into consideration the case of sailors taken prisoners, and report thereon to Congress:
That the French gentleman, arrived in the Lexington, be referred for examination to General Gates.1
[Note 1: 1 This was M. Guillaume de Luce, a lieutenant of dragoons in the French service. Gates's report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 154, I, folio 131.]
The Board of War, to whom the memorial of Colonel Antil was referred, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration: Whereupon,
Resolved, That Colonel Samuel Patterson, at Christiana bridge, be authorized to muster such companies of Colonel Hazen's batallion as shall march by that place in their way to Philadelphia; and to deliver to such companies as many arms as they may have occasion for:
That Mr. Robert Dill be appointed pay master of Colonel Hazen's batallion.
Resolved, That Mr. [Jonathan D.] Sergeant and Mr. [Oliver] Wolcott be added to the Marine Committee, in the room of the members from New Jersey and Connecticut, who are absent.
The Committee to whom the commission was re-committed, brought in the same, which was read and agreed to.
Ordered, that a copy be made out and transmitted to Mr. Franklin.
That a similar new commission be sent to the Commissioners to the Court of France, including the farther powers given in the commission now agreed to.
Resolved, That General Washington be directed to propose an exchange of the six Hessian field officers, taken at Trenton, for General Lee.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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