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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 --SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1777
A letter, of this day, from Governor Livingston; one, of the 6, from Governor Johnson, of Maryland, to General Washington, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Livingston is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 68, folio 281. That of Johnson is in No. 78, XIII, folio 61.]
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A memorial from George Ewing, commissary of hides, was read;1 Whereupon,
[Note 1: 1 This memorial is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, III, folio 13.]
Ordered, That one thousand dollars be advanced to George Ewing, he to be accountable.
A letter, of the 11, from J. Shallus, at Lancaster; and one, of the 13, from Mons. du Coudray, were read; and one, of the same day, from the continental Navy Board, as read.2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Shallus is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XX, folio 151. That of Du Coudray is in No. 156, folio 505.]
Resolved, That General Washington be directed to give the necessary orders for compleating the defences of Delaware river, and to employ for that purpose such officers, engineers and troops as he shall think proper.
Ordered, That 50,000 dollars be advanced to the continental Navy Board for public service, the said Board to be accountable.
Whereas, Congress has received information that Mons. Lewis de Fleury, during very gallant exertions in the late battle at Brandywine, near Birmingham meeting-house, had his horse shot under him:
Resolved, That the quarter master general present him with a horse, as a testimonial of the sense the Congress have of the said Mons. de Fleury's merit.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Ordered, That the President issue his warrant on the commissioners of the loan office for the State of Pensylvania, in favour of Dr. Shippen, director general of the hospital, for fifty thousand dollars, for the use of that department; and for which he shall be accountable:
Ordered, That there be paid to Robert Patton, 136 dollars, for 102 days' attendance as messenger of Congress, at 1 1/3 dollar a day:
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Ordered, That there be advanced to Mons. de Lotbinier, chaplain in the service of the United States, 48 dollars on account of his pay and rations, and for which he is to be accountable.
Ordered, That the letter from Mons. du Coudray, with an account of the rank of sundry French officers enclosed, for which he solicits brevet commissions in order that he may with them join the army as a company of volunteers, be referred to the Board of War.1
[Note 1: 1 In the margin is written "delivered to J[ohn] A[dams]."]
Resolved, That General Washington be directed to order a court of enquiry into the conduct of Brigadier General de Borré since his appointment, and that, in the mean while, Brigadier de Borré be recalled from the army.
A letter of this day from Mons. du Coudray was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 156, folio 515.]
Ordered, To lie on the table.
∥The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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