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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, JULY 10, 1777
A petition from Joseph Belton, and a petition from Captain James [Joseph] Lees, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The petition of Joseph Belton is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, I, folio 137.]
Ordered, That the petition of J. Belton be referred to the Board of War, and the petition of Captain Lees to the Marine Committee.
The Secret Committee laid before Congress a letter of the 8 June last, from John Dorsius, for self and Levinus Clarkson, and a bill of exchange, drawn by Alexander Ross on John Dorsius, in favour of Willing, Morris & Co.
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury, in order to bring in a report for paying the before mentioned bill here, and directing Mr. Dersius to apply the amount of the said bill in discharge of the debts incurred in consequence of orders from the Secret Committee, and also to enable the agents of the Secret Committee
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in South Carolina, to receive all the money arising from the sale of the State lottery tickets in that State, towards discharging the debts aforesaid.
In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners ∥of claims,∥ the auditor general reports,
That there is due, to Seth Griffin, for riding express, from Bedford to New London, and from thence to Philadelphia and back, and for his expences &c during his detention here, the sum of 108 dollars:
That there is due to James M'Culloch, for riding express from Fort Henry to Pittsburg, 12 dollars:
That there is due to Mons. Lotbinier, a Canadian chaplain, for his pay and rations, from 10 June to 10 July, being one month, the sum of 41 30/90 dollars:
That there is due to Henry Baker, for provisions supplied continental troops at Winchester, in Virginia, and on their march, and for his services issuing the same, the sum of 4,848 69/90 dollars:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 293.]
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
The Committee on the Treasury reported:
Resolved, That the sum of 16,087 Dollars be advanced to Major Charles Simms of the 12th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel William Russel], to pay off a part of the said Regiment now ordered on service to Billingsport, the said sum to be charged to the Regiment.
∥Ordered,∥ That 10,000 dollars be paid to Colonel Robert Lettis Hooper, or his order, on account of flour and beef purchased for the use of the army, agreeable to Commissary General Joseph Trumbull's bill in his favour, on the president of Congress, dated the 5 instant:
That 2,000 dollars be advanced to Colonel Armand de la Rouerie, for the recruiting service; for which he is to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 291.]
Ordered, That such advances be made.
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Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the contract made with Mons. du Coudray, and the several papers laid before Congress by the Committee on Foreign Applications; and, after some time, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison reported, that the committee have had under consideration the papers to them referred, but, not having had time to come to a conclusion, desired leave to sit again.
Resolved, That Congress will to morrow resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the papers referred to them.
Ordered, That the several committees who have any letters or papers tending to throw light on the matter before the committee of the whole, lay the same before Congress to morrow, that they may be referred to the committee of the whole.
The delegates of North Carolina laid before Congress a resolution, passed by the senate and house of commons of that State, recommending to take into the pay of the continent the artillery company in that State:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
The Board of Treasury reported: That the sum of 16,087 dollars be advanced to Major Charles Simms, of the 12 Virginia regiment, commanded by Colonel William Russell, to pay off a part of the said regiment, now ordered on service to Billingsport; the said sum to be charged to the said regiment.
Ordered, That the same be advanced.
The several matters &c ∥to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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