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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, JUNE 13, 1777
A letter, of this day, from General Arnold;
One, of the same date, from Colonel G. Morgan, with sundry papers enclosed, were read:3
[Note 3: 3 The letter of Arnold is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 162, folio 92.]
Ordered, That the letter from Colonel Morgan, with the papers enclosed, be referred to the standing Committee on Indian Affairs.
Resolved, That an order for 100,000 dollars be drawn on Thomas Smith, Esqr. commissioner of the loan office for the State of Pensylvania, in favour of General Mifflin, quarter master general; for which he is to be accountable.
Congress resumed the consideration of the letters laid before them by the delegate from New Jersey: Whereupon,
Resolved, That Congress have, and always had, authority to protect their members from insult for any thing by them said or done in Congress, in the exercise of their duty, which is a privilege essential to the freedom of debate, and to the faithful discharge of the great trust reposed in them by their constituents.
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Resolved, That Mr. Gunning Bedford be served with a copy of the said letters, and that he be summoned to attend Congress to morrow morning at 11 o'Clock to answer for his conduct.1
[Note 1: 1 The original motion, in the writing of Thomas Heyward, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, IV, folio 191.]
Resolved, That two thousand six hundred dollars be advanced to Major General Arnold, on account.
In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners &c ∥of accounts,∥ the auditor general reports,
That there is due to Abraham Berlin, chairman of the committee of Northampton county, for the amount of his account of sundry supplies to the continental troops and militia, on their way to, and from head quarters, in Jersey, the sum of 518 25/90 dollars; for the amount of his account of sundries supplied the Indians, by order of the commissioners, at the late conference held at Easton, the sum of 1,410 48/90 dollars; for an allowance made him for his trouble, expences, and advancing the above sum, 96 39/90 dollars, amounting in the whole, to 2,025 22/90 dollars:
That there is due to John Arnell, late a soldier, for a blanket, his property, lost in the engagement at Trenton, and to be paid to Captain M'Dowell, the sum of 6 60/90 dollars:2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 231.]
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Congress took into consideration the report of the Committee on the Ways and Means of procuring Salt: Whereupon,
Resolved, That it be recommended to the several States to offer such liberal encouragement to persons importing salt for the use of the said States, as they shall judge will be effectual:
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That it be recommended to each State, to employ one or more vessels for the importation of salt into their respective States, for their own more immediate benefit, and at the public charge of the said State:
That the agents for the United States in Europe and the West Indies, be directed and enabled by the Secret Committee, to effect the importation of salt into these States, on account of the United States, by all vessels bound to America, subject to such regulations and restrictions as the Secret Committee may direct:
That it be an instruction to all masters of vessels taking on board cargoes for America, on account of the United States, if possible, to ballast the vessels with salt, unless otherwise specially ordered:
That one or more persons be imployed in each State to import such quantity of salt into the said State as the secret committee may direct.
That it be recommended to the several States to erect and encourage, in the most liberal and effectual manner, proper works for the making of salt.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Jonathan Bayard Smith, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No, 28, folio 171.]
A deposition of Samson Lutes, and one of Thomas Jordan, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to the Standing Committee of Indian Affairs.
Mr. [William] Pace laid before Congress a letter from Colonel Hall, of the Maryland forces, dated Rocky Hill, June 11, which was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
The Board of Treasury reported,
That, by the terms of the treaty held at Johnstown, the 18 January, 1776, between Major General Schuyler, in behalf of the United States, and Sir John Johnson, and the Scotch inhabitants of Tryon county, Archibald
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M'Donald, Allan M'Donald, Alexander M'Donald, Reynold M'Donald and Allan M'Donald, Junr. who surrendered themselves prisoners of war, were encouraged to expect to be supported by the United States, in the rank of gentlemen, during their confinement; and the ordinary allowance to prisoners, of two dollars per week, being incompetent for that purpose, that there be allowed to the said prisoners, respectively after the rate of 3,69/90 dollars per week, for their subsistence from the time of their confinement; and the farther sum of 731/3 dollars for necessary expences incurred, by them, in their attendance upon Congress, by leave of General Schuyler, to solicit a further allowance, the difference of subsistence and expences both amounting to the sum of 678 60/90 dollars:
That they have taken into consideration the memorial of Robert Erwin, waggon master, referred to them by Congress, and are of opinion, that his account for pay, clerks' wages, &c. &c. from the 12 July, 1775, to the 19 May, 1777, is just and reasonable, and that a warrant should issue in his favour for the sum of 1,350 dollars, the amount of his account.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated June 12, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 229.]
Resolved, That Congress agree to the said report.
The several matters &c ∥to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned &c ∥to ten o'clock to morrow.∥
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