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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 --WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1778
A letter, of the 18, and one of the 19 January, from General Heath, at Boston, with a letter to him from General Burgoyne, and General Heath's answer; and a letter of the 2d February from Brigadiers General Poor and Paterson, were read.2
[Note 2: 2 The letters of Heath are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 157, folios 63 and 81; that of Poor and Paterson is in No. 163, folio 518.]
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A letter, of the 17th, from the Board of War, was read; Whereupon,
∥Resolved,∥ That it be recommended to the governor and council of the State of Maryland, to embody a sufficient number of militia for the guarding the prisoners to be stationed at Fort Frederick, in that State; and that they also be requested immediately to appoint a commissary to purchase and supply the said militia with provisions during their service at that post:
That Mons. de Pontière be appointed a captain of horse by brevet, and that Mons. de Ponceaux, secretary to the Baron Steuben, have the brevet rank of a captain in the army of the United States:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, I, folio 525.]
That Congress approve the proceedings of the Board of War with respect to Baron Steuben.
Another letter from the Board of War, with a letter from Thomas Wharton, Esq. president of the State of Pensylvania, and sundry other papers inclosed, was read:
Ordered, That the same be referred to Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, and the delegates of Pensylvania.
Resolved, That Governor Clinton be authorized and requested to superintend the business of obstructing, fortifying, and securing the passes of the North or Hudson's river, agreeable to the resolutions of the 5th of November last, and to employ the militia of the State of New York, and to call upon the states of Massachusetts bay and Connecticut, for such parts of their militia as he may think necessary, and those states can spare, for executing this important business:
That the commanding officer at Peeks Kill be ordered and directed to furnish Governor Clinton with money from the military chest, and to give him every assistance
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in his power in forwarding and perfecting the business committed to him:
That a warrant issue on the commissioner of the loan office in the State of New York, in favor of Governor Clinton, for 50,000 dollars, towards defraying the charge of the business intrusted to him.
Resolved, That the warrant of the 3 February for 200,000 dollars, in favour of the Board of War, be paid to Joseph Nourse, pay master to the Board of War and Ordnance, to be applied to the purpose of purchasing provisions for the use of the grand army.
The commissioners of claims report,
That they have examined the accounts of Mr. Thomas Butler, amounting to 6,801 74/90 dollars, together with 800 dollars accounted with Colonel Flower, making in the whole, 7,601 74/90 dollars; that he has received of James Mease, Esq. 800 dollars; of John Gibson, Esq. 6,600 dollars; and for two vises 28 24/90 dollars; and after deducting sundry errors and over charges, there is a balance of 87 20/90 dollars due to him:1
[Note 1: 1 This report in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 85.]
Ordered, That the said balance be paid.
The commissioners farther report,
That there is due to Colonel Michael Swoope, for his pay from 22 September, 1776, to 7 February, 1778, a balance of 976 10/90 dollars:
Ordered, That the said account be paid.
A letter, from General Mifflin, of 18, directed to the Board of War, being laid before Congress:
Ordered, That the same, together with the papers relating to the quarter master's department, be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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