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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 --SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1777
A letter, of the 24 July, from General Schuyler, at Moses Creek, 4 miles below Fort Edward; one, of the 27 of the same month, from Major General A. St. Clair, at the same place, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Schuyler is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 153, III, folio 226; that of St. Clair is in No. 161, folio 509.]
The Committee on the State of the Northern Department brought in a report, which was taken into consideration;
Resolved, That General Washington be directed to order the general whom he shall judge proper to relieve General Schuyler in his command, to repair, with all possible expedition, to the northern department, giving him directions what numbers of the militia to call in from the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts bay, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pensylvania:
That notice be immediately sent to the executive powers of the said States, and that they be earnestly requested to get the militia in those parts of their respective States most contiguous to the northern department, ready to march at a moment's warning, and to send, with all possible expedition, such parts of them as the general commanding in the northern department shall require, to serve till the 15 of November, if not sooner relieved by continental troops, or dismissed by the commanding officer of the department, and be entitled to continental pay and rations:
That the commanding officer in the northern department have discretionary power to make requisitions on the States aforesaid, from time to time, for such additional numbers of the militia, to serve in that department, as he shall judge necessary for the public service.
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Whereas, it is represented to Congress, that General Washington is of opinion, that the immediate recal of all the brigadiers from the northern department may be productive of inconvenience to the public service:
Resolved, That the order of Congress, of the first day of this month, respecting the said brigadiers, be suspended until General Washington shall judge it may be carried into effect with safety.
Resolved, That the letter from B. Franklin and S. Deane to Lord Stormont, and the depositions therein referred to, which were among the papers read yesterday, be published:
That the Committee for Foreign Affairs be directed extract, and lay before Congress, to morrow, such other parts of the said letters and papers as they judge proper for publication.
∥The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.∥
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