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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, MAY 30, 1777
A letter, of the 29, from General Washington, at Middlebrook; one, of the 29, from Lewis Morris, aid de camp to General Sullivan, at Princeton; and one, of the same date, from Governor W. Livingston, at Haddonfield, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The letter from Washington is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, IV, folio 203.]
Ordered, That a copy of the letter from Lewis Morris be sent to the supreme executive council of the State of Pensylvania; and that the letter from Governor Livingston be referred to the Board of War.
The Committee oil Foreign Applications brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That blank commissions be sent to General Washington, for the French officers lately arrived in theAmphitrite, to be filled up agreeable to a list to be forwarded to him by the committee; the rank of each class of the said officers to be settled by the date of their commissions from the king of France.
Congress resumed the consideration of the report on the commissary's department; and, sundry amendments being made in the two first paragraphs,
Resolved, That the report be re-committed to be drawn into form and accommodated to the amendments made.
A letter, of this day, from Thomas Wharton, Esqr. president of the supreme executive council of the State of Pensylvania, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 69, I, folio 363.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
Resolved, That an order be drawn on the treasurer at Baltimore, for 25,000 dollars, in favour of Colonel Moylan, for the use of his regiment; he to be accountable.
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Ordered, That Colonel Moylan lay before the Board of War, a particular estimate of the expence of raising and equipping one troop of light-horse; and, before the Board of Treasury, an account of the expenditure of the money already advanced him.
The Committee of Treasury reported,
That there is due to George Gilbert, serjeant in Captain Krumrun's company of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Dean's batallion, who was taken prisoner the 17 September, and for his mileage, a balance due of 21 54/90 dollars:
That there is due to Christian Wirtz, for rations he supplied sundry batallions of militia at Lancaster, on their march to this city, in December and January last, 386 72/90 dollars:
That there is due to Captain Daniel Dorsey, of Colonel Hall's regiment of Maryland forces, for the subsistence of his company, the sum of 930 64/90 dollars:
That there should be advanced to Robert Jewell, in part payment of his account for the maintenance of state prisoners in the new jail of this city, the sum of 1,000 dollars:
That a warrant should be drawn on the treasurer in favour of John Ommensetter, for the payment of a light waggon, which was pressed at Baltimore, last winter, to bring money to this place, and not returned him, it being employed in the service of the States, and now remains with the waggon master general in this city, for 133 30/90 dollars;1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated May 30, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 203.]
That there is due to the field officers and three others of the 2d batallion of Chester county militia, commanded by Colonel Hockley, and to be paid to him for sundry rations, as per their account, 37 70/90 dollars:
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That there is due to the five Messrs. M'Donalds, who are prisoners at Reading, for their and their three servants' allowance, from 12 March to 4 June, 156 dollars.1
[Note 1: 1 The last two paragraphs are in a report, dated May 29, in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 201.]
Ordered, That the said accounts and sums be paid.
The Board of War brought in a report, which was read:
Ordered, To lie on the table.
The several matters, &c. ∥to this day referred, being postponed,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.∥
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