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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 --WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1777
Absent, New Hampshire at 11 ¾ o'Clock
Massachusetts at 11 ¾ ditto
North Carolina appeared at 11 ½ o'Clock.
A letter, of the 6th, from Governor M'Kinley, ∥president of the State of Delaware;∥
And a memorial from Major General Schuyler, were read:2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of President McKinly is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 70, folio 601.]
Ordered, That the letter from Governor M'Kinley, be referred to the Board of War.
It having been represented to Congress, that sundry pieces of cloth were taken by the order of General Washington from John Hart, esquire's fulling mills, in the month of December last, to prevent the same from falling into the hands of the enemy; and that part of the said cloth was in the possession of the quarter master general, and part used for the public service. Whereupon,
Ordered, That the quarter master general, and his deputies, deliver to John Hart, Esqr. all such cloth as he or they
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may have in their possession, taken from Mr. Hart's fulling-mills, near Rocky Hill, in New Jersey, in December last; and also account and pay for all the cloth taken from thence, which has been used and cannot be delivered.
Resolved, That the sum of 1,266 2/3 dollars be advanced to Uriah Forrest, major of the 3d Maryland regiment, for the use of such part of the said regiment as is under his command; and that the same be charged to the account of the said regiment.1
[Note 1: 1 A letter from Forrest to Charles Carroll, asking for pay, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, IX, folio 83.]
Congress proceeded to the election of Commissioners for foreign courts, and the ballots being taken, Ralph Izard, Esqr. was elected for the court of Tuscany.2
[Note 2: 2 In the margin is written "Secret."]
Resolved, That the appointment of the other Commissioners be postponed.
Resolved, That an order, for 200,000 dollars, be drawn on Nathaniel Appleton, Esqr. commissioner of the loan office for the State of Massachusetts, in favour of Joseph Trumbull, commissary general, he to be accountable.
Resolved, That the consideration of the memorial of General Schuyler be postponed till to morrow.
The Marine Committee brought in a report, which was read:
Resolved, That the consideration thereof 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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