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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 --THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1777
A letter, of the 18, from General Arnold, at Coryell's Ferry, enclosing a letter of the [June 17] from General Washington, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 162, folio 96.]
A petition from Josiah Hewes, in behalf of Mr. Nicholas Brown, merchant, of Providence, owner of the sloopLydia, was read, setting forth, that the said sloop was taken by a British man of war, and afterwards taken up adrift by Captain John Baldwin, in the schoonerWasp, and carried into Chingoteague inlet, where she was condemned, and sold, before it came to the knowledge of Mr. Brown; and, therefore, praying, that right and justice may be done to the owner, and a proportion of the value of the said vessel and cargo delivered to him.
Ordered, That the said petition be referred to the Marine Committee; and that they enquire into the facts, and do therein what they judge right; that in case the facts set forth are found true, they be instructed to relinquish to the owner, such share of the money arising from the sale of the said vessel and cargo, as belongs to the Continent.
A petition from Simeon Gore was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the executive power of the State of Pensylvania.
Resolved, That the report from the Committee of the Treasury, and the committee appointed to devise ways and means for defraying the expences of the current year, be referred to a committee of the whole.
Congress then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the report of the Committee of Treasury and the Committee appointed to devise ways and means for defraying the expences of the current
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year; and after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison reported, that the committee have had under consideration, the report to them committed, but not having had time to go through the same desired him to move for leave to sit again;
Resolved, That Congress will, to morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the report of the committee on the treasury, and of the committee of ways and means.
The Committee of Treasury, to whom was referred the letter from Colonel Thomas Chase, deputy quarter master to General Mifflin, reported,
That they have conferred with the General thereupon, that the General informs the committee, that the army still continues to be in want of tents, and that all be has a prospect of purchasing to the eastward, will not be more than sufficient for the service; and, therefore, are of opinion, that a warrant should be drawn on the commissioner of the loan office of the State of Massachusetts bay, in favour of Colonel Thomas Chase, deputy quarter master general, for 50,000 dollars, to be charged to Major General Mifflin; and for which he is to be accountable.
They farther report, that there should be advanced to Captain Jonathan Langdon, of the 12 Virginia regiment, commanded by Colonel James Wood, the sum of 100 dollars, to be charged to the said regiment, and accounted for with the pay master general.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 247.]
Ordered, That warrants be drawn accordingly.
The several matters &c ∥to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.∥
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