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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, AUGUST 11, 1777
Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison, Mr. Joseph Jones, and Mr. F[rancis] L[ightfoot] Lee, three of the delegates from Virginia attending, produced the credentials of their appointment, which were read, as follows:
Virginia.In General Assembly, 22d May, 1777.
Resolved, That Benjamin Harrison, George Mason, Joseph Jones, Francis Lightfoot Lee, and John Harvie, esqrs. be appointed delegates t.o represent this state in general Congress for one year, from the 11th of August next, they having been chosen for that purpose by joint ballot of both houses.
26 June, 1777.
Resolved, That Richard Henry Lee, esq. be appointed a delegate to represent this state in general Congress, from the 11th of August next, until the 10th day of May following, he having been chosen for that purpose, by joint ballot of both houses, in the room of George Mason, esq. who hath declined the said appointment.
A copy,
John Tazewell,C. H. D.
A letter, of the 4, from General Schuyler, at Stillwater; two, of the 9, from General Washington; a letter from the Viscount de Mauroy; one from Moos. de Vrigny, and one from Moos. Valfort, were read.4
[Note 4: 4 The letter of Schuyler is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 153, 111, folio 230; those of Washington are in No. 152, IV, folios 459, 465, and 469. Two are printed inWritings of Washington (Ford), VI, 16, 17. The letter of Mauroy is in No. 78, XV, folio 239; that of de Vrigny, in No. 41, X, folio 311; and that of Valfort on folio 313 of the same volume.]
The Marine Committee laid before Congress a letter of the 28 July, from Isaac Smith, Ebenezer Storer and
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William Phillips, commissioners appointed to settle the accounts of the continental agents, which was read, and wherein they set forth, that they have settled William Bartlett's account, and find a balance due to him from the states, of £4,504 2 0 ∥15,013 60/90 dollars,∥ and to Jonathan Glover, Esqr. £16,527 9 2 ∥55,091 47/90 dollars,∥ being the balance of his account; that they would have complied with the orders of the Marine Committee to pay these balances, but cannot find any person who wants the money in Philadelphia, and as Messrs. Bartlett and Glover are in great want of the money, in order to settle with the captors, they have advised them to send a person express for this purpose; Whereupon,
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the commissioner of the loan office, for the state of Massachusetts bay, in favor of Isaac Smith, Ebenezer Storer, and William Phillips, for the sum of 70,105 ⅙ dollars, for the payment of the balances due to Messrs. Bartlett and J. Glover.
A letter from General Washington was read, relative to the defence of the river Delaware.
Ordered, That the letter from General Washington, with the memorial from the board of general officers respecting rations, be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [James] Wilson, Mr. J[onathan] B[ayard] Smith, and Mr. W[illiam] Smith.
A letter, of the 9, from Arch. Stewart to Charles Stewart, was laid before Congress and read,1 wherein he mentions the declining state of his health, and expresses his concern that it is not in his power, on account of his health, to accept the post of deputy commissary general of issues, and hopes he will not incur blame for not accepting an office, the duties of which he has not the least prospect of being able to perform; Whereupon,
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XX, folio 139.]
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Resolved, That his resignation be accepted, and that to morrow be assigned for appointing a deputy commissary general of issues.
A memorial from Mons. du Portail was read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
Resolved, That Mons. du Coudray be appointed inspector general of ordnance and military manufactories, with the rank of a major general.
Resolved, That a committee of four be appointed to define the powers to be granted to, and exercised by Mons. du Coudray:
The members chosen, Mr. [James] Wilson, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [Thomas] Heyward, and Mr. S[amuel] Adams.
A memorial from Thomas M'Coy, and a memorial from James [A.] Wilson, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The memorial of Wilson is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, X, folio 351.]
Ordered, That the former be referred to the Board of Treasury, and the latter to the Board of War.
Ordered, That the memorial and petition of Philip Minis be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Congress took into consideration the letter from General Washington, respecting the river defence necessary to be adopted for the protection of Philadelphia.
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War, and that they be directed to carry the General's plan of defence into execution with all possible despatch.
∥The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.∥
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