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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 --THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1777
At 10 o'Clock the President assumed the chair, at which time there was only one State present represented. New Hampshire, Massachusetts bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pensylvania, Maryland, South Carolina, attended at ½ after 10.
Virginia and New York at 11 o'Clock.
Delaware at ¼ past 11, and Georgia at ½ past 11.
In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners of claims, the auditor general reports,
That there is due to Colonel Lewis Nicola, for the pay of four companies of city guards, to the 2d inst. being one month, the sum of 2,070 50/90 dollars.
That there is due to Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Jones, his pay as major, in the 2d Pensylvania regiment, from the 25 December, 1776, to the 25 February, 1777, being two months, at 50 dollars per month, 100 dollars; and for his pay as lieutenant colonel in the said regiment, from the 25 of February, to the 5th April, one month and nine days, at 60 dollars per month, 78 dollars; the whole amounting to 178 dollars:
That there is due to Charles Thomson, for sundries paid for by him to Andrew M'Nair, late door keeper to Congress; to Benjamin Randolph, for boxes to hold the papers of Congress; to David Evans, for two tables; and for freight and porterage of a box of papers from Baltimore, the sum of 56 30/90 dollars:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 353.]
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Congress proceeded to the election of a deputy commissary general of issues, and the ballots being taken,
Robert White, Esqr. was elected.
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A letter from John Penn Esqr. and a memorial from Benjamin Chew Esqr to Congress were read; whereupon a motion was made.1
[Note 1: 1 The memorial of Chew is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, II, folio 27. The letter of John Penn is in No. 78, XVIII, folio 147.]
After debate the previous question was moved, and the question put, carried in the affirmative.
By consent of the house a motion was made to amend the original Motion, by inserting after the Board of War "with the concurrence of the executive council of Pensylvania." The question, put, carried in the negative.
At the request of Rhode Island, the yeas and nays were called for, and are as follows:
The question was then put on the original motion, and agreed to as follows:
A letter from the honble John Penn, Esqr. to the honble the president, requesting Congress to admit him to his parole, and a memorial of Benjamin Chew, Esq. containing the same request, were laid before Congress, and thereupon,
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"Ordered, that the Board of War take such parole from the said gentlemen as they may think proper, and that the order of Tuesday last, for their removal to Virginia, be superseded:"
Resolved, That the commanding officer in the northern department be empowered for the term of four months, from the date of this resolution, to suspend any officers, under his command, for mal-conduct, and to appoint others in their room, till such time as the pleasure of Congress can be known, concerning the person or persons so suspended; and that he report to Congress, with as much despatch as possible, the names of such as he may suspend, with the cause of their suspension.
Resolved, That it be a standing rule, that every morning after the reading of the public letters, and giving orders concerning them, that the reports of the Board of Treasury and the reports of the Board of War, if any there are, be immediately taken into consideration.
The Board of War brought in a report, which was read:
Ordered, That the consideration thereof be postponed till to morrow.
The several matters &c ∥to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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