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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 --THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1777
A letter, of the 1, continued to the 3d, from General Washington, with sundry papers enclosed, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, V, folio 161. It is printed in Writings of Washington (Ford), VI, 156.]
Ordered, That the recommendation in favour of Mons. de Vrigny, being one of the papers enclosed in the General's letter, be referred to the Committee on Foreign Applications:
Ordered, That the General's letter, with the other papers enclosed, be referred to the Board of War.
The Board of War brought in a report, which was taken into consideration: Whereupon,
Resolved, That Colonel James Wilkinson, adjutant general in the northern army, in consideration of his services in that department, and being strongly recommended by General Gates as a gallant officer, and a promising military genius, and having brought the despatches to Congress, giving an account of the surrender of Lieutenant General Burgoyne and his army, on the 17 day of October last, be continued in his present employment, with a brevet of brigadier general in the army of the United States.
Resolved, That the unremitted attention shewn by Dr. Potts, and the officers of the general hospital in the northern department, [as represented in General Gates's letter to Congress, of the]2 20 October, to the sick and wounded under their care, is a proof not only of their humanity, but of their zeal for the service of the United States, so deeply interested in the preservation of the health and lives of the gallant asserters of their country's cause; and that Congress, therefore, cannot but entertain a high sense of the services which they have rendered,
[Note 2: 2 Words in brackets were inserted by Henry Laurens.]
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during this campaign, by a diligent discharge of their respective functions.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated November 4, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, I, folio 381. The members of the Board present were: Francis Lightfoot Lee, William Duer, Joseph Jones, William Williams and John Harvie.]
Congress took into consideration a report from the Board of War of the 23 July; and, making some progress therein,
Ordered, That it be re-committed.
Congress being informed that the commissary general of issues has not assigned districts to the several deputy commissaries general of issues, agreeable to the regulations of his department,
Resolved, That the said commissary general of issues, be directed forthwith to make such assignments, and communicate the same to the governor and council of the State of Connecticut, and his respective deputies.
A motion being made and read ∥respecting the convention of Saratoga, ∥
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of four:
The members chosen, Mr. J[ohn] Adams, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [Joseph] Jones, and Mr. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee.
Adjourned to 4 o'Clock.
Four O'Clock, p. m.
A letter, of the 25 October, from the council of Massachusetts bay, and one, of the same date, from General Heath, were read:2
[Note 2: 2 The Massachusetts letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 65, I, folio 269. That of Heath is in No. 157, folio 17.]
Ordered, That the letter from General Heath, be referred to the committee appointed in the forenoon ∥on the motion respecting the convention of Saratoga, and∥ that the letter from the council be referred to the Board of War.
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The Board of ∥committee on the∥ Treasury brought in a report, which was read:1
[Note 1: 1 Here was inserted the resolutions on the companions of M. du Coudray, printed on p. 875, post.]
Ordered, That it be re-committed.
Congress took into consideration the report which was made yesterday by the Board of War; Whereupon,
Resolved, That General Washington be directed immediately to settle the relative ranks of the officers of the cavalry, and to issue their commissions accordingly, and that he be furnished with copies of the several resolutions of Congress on that subject.
Ordered, That the confederation be taken into consideration to morrow.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report: Whereupon,
Ordered, That there be advanced to Captain James O'Harra, the sum of two thousand dollars, agreeable to the request of the Board of War, for the purchase of shoes, hats and blankets for the use of the independent companies at Fort Pitt, under the command of General Hand, which sum is to be charged to the general:
Ordered, That a warrant issue in favour of Colonel William Beatty, for the use of a batallion of militia under his command from Frederick county, Maryland, for the sum of one thousand dollars, the said Colonel Beatty to be accountable:
Ordered, That there be paid to Jacob Gotwalt and Simon Keeppenhover, the sum of 60 72/90 dollars, for their expences as an escort to British prisoners from York town to Brunswick, in New Jersey, by direction of the Board of War last winter:
Ordered, That there be paid to Jacob Rush, Esqr. the sum of 40 dollars, so much advanced by him by direction
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of Mr. Hancock to Lavellin Barry, a continental express rider, the said Barry to be charged with the said sum:
Ordered, That there be advanced to Adjutant Thomas Taylor, of the Georgia batallion, commanded by Colonel J. White, the sum of 200 dollars, to enable him to bring in deserters of the said regiment, the said sum to be charged to the State of Georgia, and to be considered as a part of the three hundred thousand dollars appropriated for the use of that State.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 465.]
∥The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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