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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, OCTOBER 1, 1777
Congress having appointed the Rev. Mr. White and the Rev. Mr. [P.] Allison their chaplains, and the latter having declined, the Rev. Mr. George Duffield was appointed in his stead.
Ordered, That the appointment for each of the chaplains ∥to Congress∥ be the same as the chaplain to the hospitals in the several departments.
Ordered, That, until further order, Congress shall meet precisely at ten o'Clock A. M. sit to one, then adjourn to four, P. M.; then to meet and proceed on business.
A memorial from Daniel and Samuel Hughes, and a letter from the Baron de Kalb, were read:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War.
The Committee of Treasury brought in a report, which was read; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the president issue two warrants; the one on the commissioner of the continental loan office for the State of Connecticut, and the other on the commissioner of the continental loan office for the State of Rhode island and Providence Plantations, each for 50,000 dollars, in favour of Joseph Trumbull, Esqr. late commissary general, on his application by letter, dated Hartford, September 16, 1777, to discharge his engagements in that department, and for which he is to be accountable.
A letter of the 18, one of the 19, one of the 29 September, from General Washington; two letters, from General Gates, of the 22d, with sundry papers enclosed; five from
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Brigadier Howe, at Charleston, viz. one of the 25 August, two of the 28 August, one of the 29, and one of the 12 September; a letter and memorial from A. Gwinnett, of Georgia; a letter from John Adam Treutlen, governor of Georgia, with sundry papers enclosed; one from Lieutenant Colonel Hale; one from Colonel Lewis Nicola, and one from Barnabas Deane, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 The draft of Washington's letter of the 18th is inLetters to Washington, Series A, III, folio 80; that of Gates is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 154, I, folio 262; that of Howe, in No. 160, folio 368--396; those of Treutlen, in No. 73, folios 43 and 99; that of Deane, in No. 78, VII, folio 135.]
A memorial from Monsieur de Borré was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This memorial is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, II, folio 257.]
Ordered, That it be dismissed.
A petition from Abraham Nimham, and one from James Hallet, were read.
∥The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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