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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, JULY 11, 1777
A letter, of the 10, from General Washington, at Morristown, and one, of the 9, from J[oseph] Trumbull, Esqr. with a copy of a letter, of the 22 of June, from W. Aylett, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 These letters are in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, IV, folios 335, 337. That of Washington is printed in theWritings of Washington (Ford), V, 472. That of Trumbull is in No. 78, XXII, folio 259, and that of Aylett on folio 261 of the same volume.]
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the Board of War, of the 16 June; Whereupon,
Resolved, That Mr. John Baynton, be appointed deputy pay master general to the troops and garrisons on the frontiers of Virginia and Pensylvania, and that such parts of his letter to the Board [of War,] as relate to money, be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Resolved, That an extract from General Washington's letter of the 10th, so far as it relates to General Arnold, be made out and sent to him, and that he be directed immediately to repair to head quarters, and follow the orders of General Washington.
Ordered, That the letter from (General Washington, with the papers enclosed, be referred to the Board of War, and that they be directed to confer with the general officers in and near Philadelphia.
Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration ∥the contract made with Monsieur du Coudray, and∥ the papers referred to them; and, after some time, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison reported, that the committee have had under consideration the papers referred to them. and have made some progress, but, not having had time to go through, desire leave to sit again.
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Resolved, That Congress will to morrow at 11 o'Clock resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the papers referred to them.
A letter, of the 9, from General Washington, at Morristown; one, of the same date, from Joseph Trumbull, Esqr.; and one, of the 10, from Charles Stewart, Esqr.; one, of the 5, from General Schuyler, enclosing one of 30th June, and one of the 2 July, and one of the 3d, from General St. Clair, at Ticonderoga; and the proceedings of a court martial, on Serjeant Nicholas Kent, ∥were read:∥1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Washington is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, IV, folio 331; that of Trumbull, in No. 78, XXII, folio 255; that of Stewart, in No. 78, XX, folio 123, and that of Schuyler, in No. 153, III, folio 208.]
Ordered, That the letter from General Schuyler, with the papers enclosed, be referred to the Board of War.
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to proceed immediately to the army under the command of General Washington; that they be authorized and directed to make a diligent enquiry into the state of the army, particularly into the causes of the complaints in the commissary's department, and to make such provision as the exigency and importance of the case demands; that they report the whole of their proceedings for the consideration of Congress, with as much despatch as possible:
The members chosen, Mr. [Philip] Livingston, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, and Mr. [George] Clymer.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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