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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 --FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1777
A letter, of the 27, from General Washington, at Wilmington, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, IV, folio 557. It is printed inWritings of Washington (Ford), VI, 53.]
A motion being made respecting the militia,
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
On report of the Board of War,
Resolved, That Governor Livingston be requested to lend Congress such number of arms as can be procured in the State of New Jersey, or if arms can be purchased in that, State, that he, will appoint proper persons to collect and pay for them at, continental expence.
That the three Troops of North Carolina Horse be remounted and equipped, and a Letter be written to General Washington, that if there are any supernumerary Horses in the Regiments of Dragoons, they be delivered to the Officers of these Troops, to be made use of by the Men, and the residue to be purchased.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, dated August 27, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, I, folio 331. The members of the Board present were: John Adams, Samuel Adams and Francis Lightfoot Lee.]
The order of the day was [called] for, and
Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, ∥to consider the report of the committee on ways and means, &c.∥ The president left, the chair. Mr. [Benjamin] Harrison took the chair of the committee. The president resumed the chair, and Mr. Harrison reported from the committee that they have had under consideration the matters to them referred, but, not having had time to go through the same, 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 committee on ways and means, &c.
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Resolved, That each assistant cloathier be allowed 50 dollars per month, and the rations of a captain.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That there be advanced to Lieutenant Colonel Chevalier de Franval 540 dollars, for nine months' pay commencing the first of December last, and ending the first of September next.
Resolved, That there be advanced to James Mease, Esqr clothier general, 20,000 dollars, to be remitted by him to Georgia, for cloathing the continental troops in that State; which sum is in part of the money directed to be sent to the said State, for the use of the said troops.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 399.]
The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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