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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, JULY 7, 1777
A letter, of the 5, from General Washington, with a letter to him from G. Saltonstall, and a petition from Seth Warner, and other officers, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The draft of the Washington letter is in theLetters of Washington, Series A, II, folio 407. That of Warner is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, VIII, folio 165.]
Ordered, That the letter from the General, with the letter enclosed, be referred to the Board of Treasury; and that the petition from Colonel Warner and others, lie on the table.
A petition from the Rev. F[rancis] Allison, J[ohn] Ewing, and W[illiam] Marshall, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This memorial is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, I, folio 35.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Daniel] Roberdeau, Mr. J[ohn] Adams, and Mr. J[onathan] B[ayard] Smith.
The Board of War brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That William Buchanan, Esqr. deputy commissary general of purchases for the middle department, be directed to appoint a proper person to supply the regiment commanded by Colonel Richardson, with provisions, during their continuance in Maryland and the Delaware States:
That in case Mr. Buchanan should decline acting as deputy commissary for the department, the governor and council of Maryland, be authorized and requested to make the appointment of a deputy commissary for the supplying Colonel Richardson's batallion with provisions, during their stay in Maryland or the Delaware State.
Ordered, That the remainder of the said report be referred to the Board of Treasury, in order that they may direct or point ont the mode of paying Colonel Richardson's batallion.
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The Board of War brought in a farther report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That a letter be written to the council of safety of the State of New York, informing them of the distress which the troops at Ticonderoga are in for want of blankets, and requesting them to use their exertions in collecting and forwarding in the most expeditious manner to that post fifteen hundred blankets:
That the faith of Congress be plighted to the State of New York for replacing the blankets so furnished out of the first importation of that article on the account of the Continent in any port of the United States.
A petition from Robert Galbreath was read,
Ordered, To lie on the table.1
[Note 1: 1 This petition is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, III, folio 189.]
Congress resumed the consideration of the letters from Generals Sullivan, Greene, and Knox, all dated the 1 July; Whereupon, Congress came to the following unanimous resolution:
That the president transmit to General Washington copies of the letters from Generals Sullivan, Greene, and Knox, to Congress, with directions to him to let those officers know that Congress consider the said letters as an attempt to influence their decisions, and an invasion of the liberties of the people, and indicating a want of confidence in the justice of Congress; that it is expected by Congress the said officers will make proper acknowledgments for an interference of so dangerous a tendency; but, if any of those officers are unwilling to serve their country raider the authority of Congress, they shall be at liberty to resign their commissions and retire.
The Board of Treasury reported, that a warrant should be drawn by the president in favor of Mons. the Sieur Philippus Charles John Baptist Tronson du Coudray, for 1,000 dollars, for which he is to be accountable:
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Ordered, That the said warrant be drawn.
In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners ∥of claims,∥ the auditor general reports,
That there is due to Messrs. Caldwell & Co. for sundry medicine delivered William Smith, continental druggist, for the use of the United States, the sum of 666 60/90 dollars:
∥Ordered, That the said account be paid.∥
The, several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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