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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 --FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1777
Ordered, That Mr.[Oliver] Wolcott have leave of Congress to return to Connecticut.
Resolved, That 500 dollars be advanced to the delegates of Connecticut for the use of that State, which is to be accountable.
Resolved, That 224½ dollars be advanced to Morgan Alexander, captain in the 2d Virginia batallion; he to be accountable.
The Committee of Treasury reported,
That there is due to Christopher, jun. and Charles Marshall, for sundry medicine and chirurgical instruments supplied by them for the use of different batallions of continental forces, the sum of £1,556 16 6 equal to 4,151 48/90 dollars:
That there is due to Dr. George Glentworth, for sundry medicine supplied the sick of Captain Doyle's company in continental service, the sum of 28 48/90 dollars:
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That there is due to Dr. Frederick Phile, for sundry medicine administered by him to several batallions of continental forces, the sum of £492 2 9 equal to 1,312 33/90 dollars.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated April 29, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 141.]
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Resolved, That all muster rolls, directed to be taken, be sworn to before some general officer of the army, or, in the absence of a general officer, before the commanding officer of the post where the muster is made, or some civil magistrate in these United States; and a certificate thereof be made on the back of each roll in the words following: "We do swear, that the within muster roll is a true state of the company, without fraud to these United States, or to any individual, according to our best knowledge. A. B. Capt. C. D. lieutenant or ensign. Sworn to before me, thisday ofE."
Resolved, That each deputy muster master deliver to the deputy muster master general of his department, one certified copy of all muster rolls by which the latter shall make the abstracts required from him.
Resolved, That the commissary general of musters and his deputies shall take an oath of office and fidelity to these United States.
Resolved, That in the absence of the commander in chief from any department, the deputy muster masters shall be appointed by the commander in that department.
Resolved, That the mustering officers be empowered and directed to require from the officers, whose troops are mustered, any papers or vouchers relative to the inlistment and muster.
Resolved, That the sum of 1,600 dollars be advanced to Colonel John Hawkins Stone, of the first Maryland batallion;
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and the sum of 1,066 2/3 dollars, to Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Woolford, of the second, for the use of their respective batallions; they to be accountable.
Resolved, That a major general and a brigadier general be appointed in the army of the United States.
The ballots being taken, Brigadier General Benedict Arnold was promoted to the rank of major general.
Resolved, That the appointment of a brigadier general be postponed till to morrow.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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