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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 --TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1777
A memorial from James Byers, and one, from Herman Zedwitz, and an application from Colonel Proctor, were read:2
[Note 2: 2 The memorial of Proctor is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 58, folio 285.]
Ordered, That the memorial from James Byers be referred to the Marine, Committee, and the other two to the Board of War.
Ordered, That the Committee on the Treasury prepare and report to Congress, a draught of instructions to the pay master general and the deputy pay masters general of the respective departments for regulating the advances to be made to the recruiting officers of the batallions in the service of the United States.
Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the contract made with Mons. du Condray, and other papers ∥referred to them;∥ and, after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison reported, that the committee have had under consideration the papers to them referred, but have come to no farther resolutions thereon.
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Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to confer with Mons. du Coudray; that they inform him, Congress cannot comply with the agreement he has entered into with Mr. Deane; but that sensible of the services he has rendered these States, and having a favorable opinion of his merit and abilities, they will cheerfully give him such rank and appointments as shall not be inconsistent with the honour and safety of these States, or interfere with the great duties they owe to their constituents.
Ordered, That the appointment of the committee be postponed till to morrow.
A plan of the works at Billingsport was laid before Congress:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
The Committee of Treasury brought in a report: Whereupon,
Resolved, That there be paid to Matthew Irwin, agent to the commissary general of purchases, 50,000 dollars, in discharge of a bill drawn by him on the president of Congress, dated 27 June, towards supplies for the army, the said commissary general to be accountable:
That there be advanced to Captain William Beall, of the 6 Maryland regiment, commanded by Colonel Otho Williams, 400 dollars, for the use of a detachment of the said regiment, now on their march to join the army, and for which the said regiment is to be charged:
That there be advanced to Major General Arnold, two thousand seven hundred dollars, for which he is to be accountable:
That there be advanced to Mr. John Baynton, deputy pay master general for the troops on the western frontiers, 15,000 dollars, for the pay of the said troops, and for which he is to be accountable:
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That there be advanced to Captain Jacob Weaver, of an independent company of foot, raised in Pensylvania for the continental service, and stationed at Lancaster, the sum of 2,000 dollars, for which he is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 301.]
The several matters &c ∥to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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