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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, OCTOBER 24, 1777
Prayers.
A letter, of the 21, from General Washington, at White Marsh, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, V, folio 143.]
Ordered, That an extract thereof, so far as relates to the recruiting service and taking up deserters, be sent to the executive powers of each State.
A memorial from Jonathan Trumbull, Junr. deputy paymaster general in the northern department, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A memorial, from Mons. de Crenis, praying to be appointed a lieutenant colonel of cavalry was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This memorial is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, II, folios 31 and 41.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Foreign Applications.
Congress resumed the consideration of the 14 article of confederation ∥respecting the powers of Congress,∥ and, after some debate thereon, adjourned to 4 o'Clock.
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Four O'Clock, p. m.
Resolved, That a warrant issue on the treasurer for 500 dollars, in favour of William Shippen, Junr. director general of the hospital, which is to be charged to the said W. Shippen, and for which he is to be accountable; this being to indemnify the treasurer for so much advanced by him to the said Dr. Shippen on account of the military hospitals, as appears by his receipt, dated 15 October, 1777.
Mr. President informed Congress that, with the advice of the Marine Committee, he had, on the 7th January last, issued a warrant on the treasurer for three thousand dollars, in favour of James Morris, Esqr. for two months' pay to the seamen who re-took the brig Lexington, as a gratuity, and also for two months' pay on account of wages due to the seamen of the Lexington, Mr. Morris to be accountable; with an order to the treasurer to omit charging this in the public books, till the books of the Marine Committee arrived, when the money would be properly charged; Whereupon,
Ordered, That this warrant be entered and the money charged by the treasurer in the public books.
A letter, of the 19, from Brigadier Conway, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 159, folio 457.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
The Committee to whom was referred ye letter of Wm Buchanan Esqr Commissary General of purchases, dated Octo 14, 1777, beg leave to report,
That a Deputy Commissary General of purchases, and a Deputy Commissary Genl of issues be appointed for supplying ye forts and posts on ye western frontiers of Pennsylvania and Virginia and that ye limits of ye district be assigned by ye respective Commissaries General.
That assistant purchasing Commissaries be not allowed in ye district aforesaid.
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That ye said Deputy Commissary General of issues be directed to receive from Colo. George Morgan, all ye provisions in his possession belonging to ye United States; who is directed to take receipts therefor, and to deliver his accounts and vouchers to ye Board of Treasury, as soon as may be in order for settlement and for charging ye said provisions to ye respective Commissary.
Agreed.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Elbridge Gerry, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 437. The word "agreed" is by another hand. The report or conclusions were not entered upon the Journals.]
Congress resumed the consideration of the 14 article of confederation ∥ relative to the powers of Congress, ∥ and, after some time spent thereon,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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