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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 --SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1777
A letter, of the 25, from Governor ∥president∥ M'Kinley, of Delaware;
Two, of the 21, from Governor Johnson, of Maryland;
One, of the 23, from ditto, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of President McKinley is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 70, folio 597. Three of Governor Johnson are in No. 70, folios 167, 177, and 183.]
Ordered, That the said letters, with the papers enclosed, be referred to the Board of War.
Resolved, That 100,000 dollars be advanced to the State of Maryland, the said State to be accountable; and that the same be paid by an order for 25,000 dollars, on the commissioner of the loan office of the State of Maryland, and by an order on the treasurer at Baltimore, for the remaining 75,000 dollars.
Resolved, That £259 6 8, equal to 691 50/90 dollars be paid to Thomas Lawrence, being so much paid by him to the wives of the carpenters employed in the service of the United States, at Fort Pitt, and that the same be charged to the account of Colonel George Morgan.
Resolved, That 500 dollars be advanced to Captain Joseph Mitchell, for the use of the 12 Virginia batallion, and that the same be charged to the account of James Wood, colonel of the said regiment.
Ordered, That the committee on the commissary's department proceed on that business, and report on Monday next.
The committee of treasury reported,
That there is due to John Biddle, for the weekly allowance paid to several officers, &c. prisoners of war, and for
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sundry provisions furnished women and children, prisoners at Reading, at the rate of ten pence per ration, 955 52/90 dollars:
That there is due to Henry Haller, for the weekly allowance of Captain Anstruther, from 23 August to 24 November, being 11 weeks and four days, the sum of 23 12/90 dollars:
That there is due to Thomas Polhoos, and to be paid to Mr. Wiltner, for bleeding 95 privates of Colonel Hausegger's batallion, the sum of 12 60/90 dollars:
That there is due to Joseph Simons, for provisions issued to women and children, prisoners; and for provisions issued to prisoners at Easton, who were unable to move with the others that were exchanged, the sum of 126 69/90 dollars:
That there is due to Mark Wilcox, for paper for loan office certificates, and two reams of paper for the use of the Treasury Board, 876 73/90 dollars:
That there is due to Captain Benjamin Deane, for his expences while escorting money to the White Plains, and on his return, including waggon and horse hire, 175 30/90 dollars:
That there is due to Joseph Cowperthwaite, for sundry casks for powder, and for cooperage, porterage, &c. the sum of 297 66/90 dollars:
That there is due to Levi Hollingsworth, for freight and cartage of 503 casks powder, and one case gun locks, from Baltimore to Philadelphia, and for porterage to the magazine, the sum of 437 6/90 dollars:
That there is due to Bright & Pechin, for storage and weighing sundry parcels of saltpetre, the sum of 76 75/90 dollars:
That there is due to Elizabeth Kuntz, for attendance and provisions to six men, belonging to General Lee's
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guard, who were under inoculation, and for boarding six other men, the sum of 89 81/90 dollars:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 129.]
That there should be paid to James Young, for 51 rifle and smooth-bore guns, 22 of which was delivered to Robert Towers and Samuel Appleton, 7 lost, and 22 delivered at Fort Washington, the sum of 571 25/90 dollars:2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 135.]
That there should be advanced to Colonel Daniel Morgan, for the bounty of 92 men, which he says he enlisted for Captain Charles Porterfield's company in his regiment, at 20 dollars each and for the enlisting at 1 1/3 dollars each man amounts to 1,962 60/90; for the expence of a man and horse from Winchester to this place and returning, with money borrowed by him to pay the inlisting money, 30; [total] 1,992 60/90. From which is to be deducted the advance made to him 1,800, the balance is 192 60/90 dollars.
That there should be advanced him a further sum to pay his troops in this city, and for all of which sums he is to account with the pay master, 2,727 76/90.
The whole amounting to 2,920 46/90 dollars.
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
A letter, of the 13, from William Aylett, was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, I, folio 73.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee appointed to enquire into the conduct of Mr. Carpenter Wharton, and to regulate the commissary's department.
A letter, of the 12, from Colonel G. Morgan, at Fort Pitt, was read.4
[Note 4: 4 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 163, folio 253.]
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday next.
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