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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, DECEMBER 26, 177
The president attended.
A letter, of the 28 November last, from General Schuyler, at Saratoga, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 153, III, folio 256.]
Resolved, That three members be added to the committee appointed to enquire into the causes of the evacuation of Ticonderoga and Mount Independence, and into the conduct of the general officers in that department ∥at the time of the evacution:∥
The members chosen, Mr. [Francis] Dana, Mr. [John] Witherspoon, and Mr. [William] Ellery.
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to devise effectual means to prevent persons disaffected to the interest of the United States from being employed in any of the important offices thereof:
The members chosen, Mr. [Daniel] Roberdeau, Mr. [Abraham] Clark, and Mr. [William] Ellery.
A letter, of the 20, from William Lux, enclosing two bills of exchange drawn on the cloathier general by Raymond Demere; one, in favour of John Wright Stanley, Esqr. for 1,562½ dollars, dated Savannah, 1 November, 1777; the other of the same date, in favour of Messrs.
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Peter Lavien & Co. for 3,299 dollars, was laid before Congress and read:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury.
The committee to whom were referred the letters that passed between General Heath, and General Burgoyne, relative to the resolution of Congress of the 8 November, and the letter from General Burgoyne to General Gates, of the 14 November, 1777, brought in a report, which was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of the whole.
Resolved, That Congress this afternoon, resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the foregoing report.
A letter, of the 22, and one, of the 23, from General Washington, with sundry papers enclosed, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to a committee of three:
∥The members chosen,∥ Mr. [William] Duer, Mr. [John] Witherspoon and Mr. [John] Harvie.
Adjourned to 3 o'Clock.
Three o'Clock, p. m.
According to the order of the day, Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration the report of the committee, to whom were referred the letters that passed between General Heath, and General Burgoyne, relative to the resolution of Congress of the 8th November, and the letter of General Burgoyne to General Gates, 14 November, 1777; and after some time spent thereon, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. F[rancis] L[ightfoot] Lee reported, that the committee have had under consideration the report
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referred to them, but, have come to no resolution thereon, but desire leave to sit again:
Resolved, That Congress will to morrow resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to consider farther the foregoing report.
∥The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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