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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, AUGUST 12, 1777
Mr. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee attended and took his seat.
A letter, of the 9th, from General Mifflin, and one, of the 8th, from Mr. J. Hudson, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter and memorial from Count Pulaski was laid before Congress.1
[Note 1: 1 The memorial of Pulaski is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VIII, folio 17.]
A letter from General Washington to Brigadier Thompson, with sundry papers enclosed, was laid before Congress:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Resolved, That four members be added to the Board of Treasury:
The members chosen, Mr. [Henry] Laurens, Mr. [Nathaniel] Folsom, Mr. [Cornelius] Harnett, and Mr. [Eliphalet] Dyer.
Resolved, That William Molliston be appointed a third lieutenant in the service of the United States, and that he be commissioned accordingly.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Million of Dollars to be emitted by a Resolution of Congress of the 1st. inst. for the purpose of redeeming the Certificates and Bills of Credit Issued by the State of Georgia, for the use of the United States and for the support of the Continental Forces in that State, be of the same tenor and date, as the Emission ordered by Congress the goth May last, and that a warrant Issue onRecommitted the Treasurer in favour of the Board of War for four hundred thousand Dollars, to be applied to the Redemption of the Certificates and Bills of Credit Issued by the said State for the United States, and for which said State is to be accountable.
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And, That another Warrant be drawn in favour of the Board of War for three hundred thousand Dollars part of the remaining six hundred thousand Dollars, to be transmitted by them to Joseph Clay, Esqr., Deputy Pay Master General in Georgia, towards the support of the Continental Troops in that State and for which he is to be accountable.
Resolved, That there be paid to Isaac Guion, acting as pay master to the 4th and 7th batallions of continental troops, raised in the State of North Carolina, six thousand dollars, one-half thereof for the use of each of the said batallions respectively, said pay master to be accountable:
Resolved, That a warrant be drawn by the president on John Lawrence, Esqr. commissioner of the loan office, for the State of Connecticut, in favour of Samuel Downe, one of the commissioners ∥of accounts,∥ for six hundred 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 847. It is dated April 9.]
Resolved, That the remainder of the report, together with the resolutions passed the 1st instant, respecting the emission and appropriation of one million of dollars, be re-committed to the Board of Treasury.
Mr. [Thomas] Heyward desiring to be excused from serving on the Committee of Commerce,
Resolved, That he be excused, and that Mr. [Henry] Laurens be appointed a member of the said committee in his stead.
In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners ∥of claims,∥ the auditor general reports,
That there is due to Ezra Patterson, a serjeant in Colonel Hart's batallion of flying camp, for his pay from the 17th October, 1776, to 1st January, 1777, being 2 months and 14 days, at 8 dollars per month, the sum of 19 60/90 dollars:
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That there is due to the Rev. Robert M'Murdie, for his extra services in officiating as chaplain to Colonel Jacob Clotz's betaIlion, from 18th October, 1776, to 1st January 1777, is 2 months 13 days, at 20 dollars per month, the sum of 48 60/90 dollars:
That there is due to the Rev. Mons. Lotbinier, for one month's pay and rations as chaplain, from 10th July to 10th instant, 48 dollars, also, for the difference of pay which took place 11th April last, in the pay of chaplains, he having received only at the rate of 33 1/3d dollars per month, whereas the pay was 40 dollars per month, the difference 6 2/3 dollars per month, for three months, 20 dollars:
That there is due to Brigadier General Weedon, a balance of his contingent account, being as follows: amount of account, £287 17 6, ∥of which he∥ received by General Lewis's warrant at Williamsburg, £250; balance, in Virginia money £37 17 6, equal to 126 22/90 dollars:1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated August 9, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 349.]
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
An extract from the minutes of the supreme executive council of Pensylvania was ]aid before Congress, ∥and read as follows:∥
In Council, Philadelphia,August 12, 1777.
Ordered, That information be given to Congress, that the hon. John Penn, Esqr. late governor of Pensylvania, and Benjamin Chew, Esqr. late chief justice, register general of wills, etc., and one of the governor's council of the same, have been made prisoners, agreeable to the recommendation of Congress; that both refuse to sign a parole of any kind; and that Congress be requested immediately to order them to be removed out of this State.
Extract from the minutes,
Timothy Matlack,Secretary.2
[Note 2: 2 This extract is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 69, I, folio 389.]
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Whereupon, Ordered, That the Board of War give directions for the conveyance of those gentlemen under guard to Fredericksburgh, in Virginia, and that the governor of Virginia be requested to appoint some proper place for the reception of those gentlemen, and to order that they be safely secured and entertained, agreeable to their rank and station in life.
Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on the state of the army, and, after some time spent thereon,
Resolved, That the farther consideration thereof be postponed till to morrow.
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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