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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, FEBRUARY 20, 1778
The Committee of Commerce laid before Congress sundry letters and papers respecting Monsr. de Francey, which were read:
Ordered, That they be referred back to the Committee of Commerce to report thereon, and that, for this purpose, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry and Mr. [Henry] Laurens be added to the said committee.
Three o'clock, p. m
Resolved, That the president send a letter by express immediately to head quarters to the committee, desiring them to send a nomination of officers by the same express proper to fill the quarter master's department, agreeably to a request of Congress already transmitted to them.
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Congress took into consideration the letters from the committee of Congress at the camp, and their plan for filling up the army, and, after debate thereon,
Ordered, That the same be referred to a committee of five:
The members chosen, Mr. [Daniel] Roberdeau, Mr. [Oliver] Wolcott, Mr. [John] Penn, Mr. [James] Forbes and Mr. [Nathaniel] Scudder.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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