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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 18, 1777
A letter, of the 8, from General Schuyler, with a copy of a letter from General Lincoln;
One, of the 16, and two of the 17, from General Washington;
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Also a letter, of the 6th, from S. Hopkins, with a copy of the journal of proceedings of a committee from New Hampshire, Massachusetts bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Schuyler is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 153, III, folio 234; those of Washington are in No. 152, IV, folios 485--493, and that of Hopkins in No. 78, XI, folio 207.]
Ordered, That so much of the foregoing letters as relate to the northern department, be referred to the committee on the state of the western frontiers and northern department; and that the remainder of the General's letters be referred to the Board of War;
A memorial from J. Wynkoop was read and referred to the Board of Treasury.
Ordered, That the letter from S. Hopkins, with the journal of the proceedings of the committee from the eastern States, be referred to a committee of three.
The members chosen, Mr. [Henry] Laurens, Mr. [Joseph] Jones and [John] Witherspoon.
A letter, from Governor Henry, of Virginia, to the delegates of that State, with sundry papers enclosed, was laid before Congress, and read:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is printed in thePennsylvania Archives, second series, III, 116.]
The Congress being moved to pass sundry resolutions, and the same being read,
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Marine Committee.3
[Note 3: 3 Printed as the report of the Marine Committee under August 21, 1777.]
Congress took into consideration the reports from the Board of Treasury; Whereupon,
Resolved, That there be advanced to Captain George Price, of Colonel Morgan's 11th Virginia batallion, for the use of his company lately raised, and now on their
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march for the camp, 2000 dollars, to be charged to the said batallion.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 363.]
Resolved, That all officers and soldiers prisoners, who have been released by the enemy on their parole, shall continue to receive pay during the continuance of their parole, notwithstanding the time of their enlistment may have expired, until they are regularly exchanged.
Resolved, That the sum of five hundred dollars be advanced to the commissioners of accounts, at the treasury office, for the purpose of paying arrearages due to prisoners, for which the said commissioners are to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This formed the second paragraph of a report dated August 12. The first paragraph, ordered to lie, was as follows:
"Resolved, That all Officers and Soldiers Prisoners, who have been released by the [Enemy on their Parole, shall continue to receive Pay during the continuance of their Parole, notwithstanding the time of their inlistment may have expired, untill they are regularly exchanged." The report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 351.]
Resolved, That there be advanced to Captain Samuel Kearsley, of an independent company of continental troops, 1000 dollars, to purchase blankets for the said company and Captain Irwin's independent company, by the special orders of General Washington, and the approbation of the clothier general; the said Captain Kearsley, to be subject to the directions of the clothier general, and to account to him for the expenditure of the money, which is to be charged to the account of the cloathier general:
Resolved, That there be advanced to Colonel Chevalier de Lesser and to Colonel Chevalier de Valcourt, respectively, 450 dollars; and to Captain de Vrigney, 240 dollars, for which they are severally to be accountable.3
[Note 3: 3 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 365.]
In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners ∥of claims,∥ the auditor general reports,
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That there is due, to Captain George May, of Colonel Haller's batallion of Berks county flying camp, for sundry meals supplied his company previous to their joining the flying camp; also, for sundry flints delivered Colonel Haller, and for three gun-locks, lost at Fort Washington, the sum of 75 8/90 dollars:
That there is due to Abraham Holmes, for sundry meals supplied the militia on their march through Lancaster to join the camp, the sum of 11 12/90 dollars:1
[Note 1: 1 These paragraphs formed a report, dated August 14, in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 359.]
That there is due to Thomas M'Coy, late ensign in the 7th Pensylvania regiment, a balance of his account, for pay and rations, from the 1 October, 1776, to 10 August, 1777, the said M'Coy having been made a prisoner in Canada, and lately exchanged at Halifax, the sum of 185 23/90 dollars:
That there is due to Lieutenant William Allen, of Captain Green's company of the Lancaster county flying camp, for subsistence, paid by him, for men of his company, flints, powder-horns and shot-pouches, lost on Long Island, and for the pay due to one lieutenant and three privates, which he advanced, the sum of 83 dollars:2
[Note 2: 2 These paragraphs are in a report, dated August 15, in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 361.]
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Resolved, That the report of the Board of War of the 14 be re-committed.
Congress then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to consider farther on the report of the committee on the ways and means of raising supplies for carrying on the war. The president left the chair. Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison took the chair of the committee. The president resumed the chair. Mr. Harrison reported, that the committee have had under consideration the report to
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them referred, but not having had time to come to a conclusion, desire leave to sit again.
Resolved, That Congress will, to morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to consider farther the report of the Board of Treasury, on the ways and means of raising supplies ∥for carrying on the war.∥
Resolved, That 2,000 dollars be advanced to the State of Maryland, to be paid to the delegates ∥of that State,∥ and for which the said State is to be accountable.
A petition, from William Pyot, and one from Lawrence Greenholm, were laid before Congress:1
[Note 1: 1 The petition of Pyot is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, VI, folio 182. It is endorsed by Richard Peters: "Allowed on giving usual parole or oath not [to] give Intelligence or take up Arms." The petition of Greenholm is in No. 42, III, folio 193.]
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of War.
The several matters &c ∥to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow,
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