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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 25, 177
A letter, of the 23, from General Washington, with a letter of the 11, from General Schuyler enclosed, respecting some Caghnawaga Indians; one of the 20, from General Gates, at Van Schaack's island; one, of the 24, from Colonel H. Hollingsworth, at the Head of Elk; one, of the 13th, from Colonel Morgan, at Fort Pitt, with copy of sundry conferences with the Indians enclosed; one, of the 16, from Dr. Shippen, were read:2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Washington is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, IV, folio 539. It is printed inWritings of Washington (Ford), VI, 50. The letter of Gates is in No. 154, I, folio 232; that of Hollingsworth, in No. 78, XI, folio 227; that of Shippen, in No. 78, XX, folio 147; and that of Morgan, in No. 163, folio 281.]
Ordered, That General Washington's letter be referred to the standing Committee for Indian affairs; that so much of Colonel Morgan's letter as relates to money, be referred to the Board of Treasury, and that the remainder, with the papers enclosed, be referred to the Board of War; and that the letter from Dr. Shippen, be referred to the Medical Committee.
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In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners ∥of claims,∥ the auditor general reports,
That there is due to Peter and Daniel Mallet, a balance of their accounts for supplying and paying the nine regiments from North Carolina, their rations from the time of leaving that State to the 1 August instant, amounting to £5,480 0 9 ∥14,613 39/90 dollars,∥ of which they credit 10,000 dollars, [£3,750] received from Benjamin Harrison, deputy paymaster general in Virginia, ∥and credit∥ for rations drawn out of the public stores, £382 14 2 ∥1,020 50/90 dollars,∥ for the difference between Carolina currency dollars at 8/ and dollars at 7/6 on 24,326 rations charged at 10 at 7/6 instead of 10ddollars at 8/, £4,196 16 10; the ballance £1,283 3 11, equal to 3,421 77/90 dollars:2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 377.]
That there is due to Colonel Moses Hazen, 800 dollars, being for one hundred half Johannes he paid into the hands of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Antill of his regiment sometime in February, 1776, to be employed by him in raising recruits for a regiment of Canadians, and for which sum Colonel Antill is to be accountable; this sum stands charged in Colonel Hazen's account, reported the 30 ult., but the commissioners deducted it from the balance, until Colonel Antill's receipt should be produced for the payment, which is now done:2
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That there be advanced to the delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 19,168 dollars, agreeable to an application of the honble. Patrick Henry Esqr. governor of the said commonwealth, by letters dated the 24 day of July last, and an account of expenditures made by the
[Note 22: 2 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 375.]
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said commonwealth, for the use of the United States, and for which that commonwealth is to be accountable:
Resolved, That there be paid to the Chevalier de Failly three hundred and eighty dollars, in addition to one hundred defilers advanced him by warrant the 6 instant, it being in full of his pay as lieutenant colonel, for eight months, from the 1st of December last, and for which he is to be charged:1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated August 23, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136. I, folio 381.]
Resolved, That a warrant be issued in favour of the Board of War for five hundred thousand dollars, to be sent to the pay master general for the use of the army and for which the said pay master general is to be accountable.
Resolved, That the same pay be allowed to the officers who served on board the fleet on Lake Champlain, as is allowed to officers of equal rank belonging to the navy of the United States.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 383.]
Resolved, That there be advanced to William Buchanan, Esqr. commissary general of purchases one hundred thousand dollars, for the use of his department, and for which he is to be accountable.3
[Note 3: 3 This report, in the writing of James Duane, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 379.]
A motion being made respecting rations to soldiers and cloathing to officers,
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
Ordered, That the Board of War take speedy and effectual measures for having six thousand stand of arms brought from the magazine at Springfield to headquarters.
A letter, of this day, from General St. Clair, was read.4
[Note 4: 4 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 161, folio 513.]
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A petition, of Henry Sherer; one, of Jonathan Pearson; one, of Juliana Zedwitz; one, of Conrad Miller; one, of Captain Tenet; and one, of William Bunting, were read:
Ordered, That they be dismissed.
A petition, of John Rodgers; and one, of Beersheba Parsons, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The petition of Sherer is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, VII, folio, 33; that of Miller, in No. 42, V, folio 57; that of Bunting, in No. 42, 1, folio 147; that of Rodgers, in No. 42, VI, folio 419; and that of Parsons, in No. 42, VI, folio 180.]
Ordered, To lie on the table, and that the petitioners have liberty to withdraw them.
A petition, of John Cox, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This petition is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, II, 32.]
Ordered, To lie on the table.
A memorial from Count Pulaski, was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This memorial, in French and a translation, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VIII, folio 21.]
The Committee to whom was referred the Memorial of Count Pulaski, in which he solicits for such Rank and Command in the army of these united States as will leave him subordinate to the Commander in chief alone or to Him and the Marquis de La Fayette, report, as their Opinion that a Compliance with those Expectations would be as contrary to the prevailing Sentiments in the several States as to the Constitution of our Army, and therefore highly impolitic.4
[Note 4: 4 This report, in the writing of James Lovell, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VIII, folio 25. It is doubtful if it was ever laid before the Congress.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Foreign Applications.
A memorial of Lewis John Baptist Chambaron de D'Antignac;5 a petition, of Margaret Crohon; one, from Thomas Hill; one, from Shewbart Armitage; and one, from Mary Quick, were read:
[Note 5: 5 This memorial is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, II, folio 412; that of Hill, in No. 42, III, folio 355; and that of Armitage, in No. 42, I, folio 37.]
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of War.
A memorial from Lieutenant. Jean Baptists Mourgues;
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one, from Baron Holtzendorf; and a petition from Elizabeth Parsons; and one, from Captain Brisben, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The memorial from Morgues, is in thePaper of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VI, folio 21. The name is spelled both ways in the paper, but is signed Morgues.]
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A memorial from Leonard Prime and others, officers of the fleet on Lake Champlain, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Marine Committee.
A petition of Levi Hollingsworth and Nicholas Rusk, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the delegates of Pensylvania and Maryland.
A letter, of this day, from General Washington, at Chester, enclosing copy of a letter of the 20th, from General Schuyler, at Albany, with a return of the northern army; also a copy of one of the 19th, from General Lincoln to General Schuyler, with a copy of General Burgoyne's instructions to Lieutenant Colonel Bourn, were read:2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Washington is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152. IV, folio 547. It is printed inWritings of Washington (Ford), VI, 51.]
Ordered, That the instructions of General Burgoyne to Lieutenant Colonel Bourn, be referred to the Committee of Intelligence.
Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on the mode of conducting the enquiry into the causes of the evacuation of Ticonderoga and Mount Independence, and into the conduct of the general officers in the northern department at the time of the evacuation,
Upon motion made and the question put to reconsider what passed on this report, and to expunge the entry made on the Journal on Saturday respecting the same, carried in the affirmative.
The question being then put on the first paragraph as it stands reported,
Carried in the affirmative.
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The yeas and nays being required by the state of New Hampshire, are as follows:
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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