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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, APRIL 24, 1777
A letter, of the 2 April, from J. Allen, at Boston, Indian agent in the eastern department;
One, of the 26 December, 1776, from James Lyon, at Machias;
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A letter, of the 18 of April, from the convention of New York, with sundry papers enclosed, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of John Allan is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, I, folio 73; that of the New York convention is in No. 67, II, folio 43.]
Ordered, That the said letters be referred to the Board of War, who are directed to confer with the person who brought the two former.
A letter, of the 23, from General Washington, with sundry papers enclosed, was received and read2.
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, IV, folio 95.]
The committee appointed to consider of ways and means of speedily reinforcing General Washington's army, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration: Whereupon,
Resolved, That it be earnestly recommended to the president of the supreme executive council, and the board of war of Pensylvania, to call out three thousand of the militia of the said State, exclusive of the city militia; one half of the said troops to rendezvous at Chester on the Delaware, and the other half at Bristol: And to order the city militia to equip themselves with arms and accoutrements, and to hold themselves in readiness at a moment's warning; and that the said president and board of war take measures to furnish the said troops with a proper train of artillery.3
[Note 3: 3 This report, in the writing of William Duer, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 21, folio 119. Besides the committee were present Biddle, Bache, Deane, and Rittenhouse, of the Pennsylvania Board of War.]
Resolved, That the president write to General Washington, and inform him, it will be agreeable to Congress, that he order General Mifflin to continue in Philadelphia for some time; provided the public service will admit of his absence from the army.
Resolved, That the officers of the seventh Pensylvania batallion be referred to the Board of Treasury for the
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liquidation of their accounts, and settlement of the money due to the said batallion for the last campaign, and that the said Board report thereon.
That all the accounts of the Pensylvania, Delaware, and Maryland militia yet unsettled, be referred to the Board of Treasury for liquidation, and that the reports thereon, be transmitted to General Schuyler, ∥who is now the commanding officer in Philadelphia,∥ in order that he may draw warrants for paying the arrears due to them, agreeable to the resolve of the 17 instant.
Ordered, That the account of William Graham, a surgeon's mate of the second Virginia regiment, be referred to General Schuyler, who is directed to draw a warrant for two months' pay.
An appeal from the judgment of the court of admiralty for the state of Maryland, at Baltimore, in the libel sloop Montgomery, vs. brig Minerva, was lodged with the secretary, and referred to the standing committee on appeals.
An appeal from the judgment of the court of Admiralty for the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, on the libel Mary Alsop et al. vs. Thomas Ruttenburgh, being lodged the 6th of March last, is also referred to the standing committee on appeals.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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