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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 --MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1777
A letter, of the 15, from Thomas Wharton, Junr. president of the council of Pensylvania; one, of the 8, from John Carter, one of the commissioners for auditing accounts in the northern department, requesting, as important business requires his immediate presence in Boston, that another commissioner may he appointed in his room; also, a petition from Robert White, deputy commissary general of issues, requesting, as upon trial he finds it impossible for him to do the duties of the office, that he may have leave to resign his commission, were read:1 Whereupon,
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Wharton is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 69, I, folio 421. That of Carter is in No. 78, V, folio 105. The petition of White is in No. 78, XXIII, folio 421.]
Resolved, That, for the reasons assigned, Mr. Carter and Mr. White have leave to resign their commissions.
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A letter, from Mons. du Coudray to S[amuel] Chase, Esqr. was laid before Congress and read, wherein he requests, for himself and sundry gentlemen who accompanied him to this country from France, to have an opportunity of fighting in the American army as volunteers, without running the risque of not being subjects of exchange, should they, by the fortune of war, be made prisoners; informing that any rank which Congress may think proper to give him and them will be acceptable; and asking only for himself the rank of a captain; for each commissioned officer who has accompanied him, the rank of lieutenant; and for each non-commissioned officer the rank of an ensign;1 Whereupon,
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 156, folio 550.]
Resolved, That his request be complied with, and that commissions be made out for them accordingly.
Ordered, That 1,500 dollars be advanced to Mons. du Coudray, for himself and the gentlemen who accompanied him, he to be accountable.
Resolved, That a commander of the horse be appointed with the rank of brigadier; the ballots being taken, the Count Pulaski was elected.
Resolved, That Mr. Frederick de Bedaulx be appointed a, captain by brevet, and receive the pay and rations annexed to that rank from the 1st of May last.
A deposition having been laid before Congress, containing information of a conspiracy being formed against the United States, and intended to be put in execution within the State of Pensylvania; and whereas it may happen that some persons may be concerned in it, who are not under the jurisdiction of that State;
Resolved, That Congress will co-operate with the said State in tracing the said conspiracy, and that it be recommended
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to those of the other states, within whose jurisdiction any of the conspirators may reside, to co-operate in the same manner with the State of Pensylvania.
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the commissioner of the loan office of the State of Pensylvania, in favour of J. Shallus, deputy commissary general of purchases, [for] 3,200 dollars, on account of his department, for which he shall be accountable.
Ordered, That one hundred thousand dollars be advanced to the State of New Hampshire, and that the same be paid by a warrant on the commissioner of the loan office in the State of New Hampshire for fifty thousand dollars, and by another warrant on the commissioner of the loan office for the State of Massachusetts bay, for fifty thousand dollars, the said State of New Hampshire to be accountable.
The assembly of Pensylvania having made a change in the delegates of their state, an extract from their minutes was read as follows:
In general assembly of Pennsylvania,
Sunday, September 14, 1777.
Agreeable to the order of yesterday, the house resumed the consideration of the choosing new delegates to serve this state in Congress, when it was resolved, that new delegates be immediately elected instead of Jonathan B. Smith, esq. who has resigned, and of James Wilson, and George Clymer, esqrs. who are hereby superseded: Whereupon, the house proceeded to the said election by ballot, when Joseph Reed, esq. William Clingan, esq. and Dr. Samuel Duffield, were duly elected.
Extract from the minutes,
John Morris,Clerk of Assembly.
Resolved, That another major general be appointed in the army of the United States; the ballots being taken, the Baron de Kalb was elected.
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Resolved, That his commission be dated the day before that of the Marquis de Fayette.
∥The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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