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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 25, 1778
The delegates of Pensylvania laid before Congress a letter signed Thomas Wharton Junr., president, dated in Council, Lancaster, February 23, 1778, requesting to be furnished with the following papers, viz.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 69, I, folio 473.]
"The instructions of the Board of War to their superintendents of provisions; the plan laid down by the superintendents for the purchase, &c. of provisions; the instructions for the millers, dated the 11 January last; a letter from the superintendents to the Board of War, dated 11 February instant; a letter dated 12 February, instant signed Robert Lettis Hooper, deputy quarter master general, to the purchasers under the superintendents:"
Ordered, That the Board of War furnish the delegates of Pensylvania with copies of the above papers, or such of them as are in the office of the Board of War and Ordnance.
A letter, of the 24 January, from S. A. Otis, at Boston, was read.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XVII, folio 285.]
The committee to whom were referred the letter of the 8 instant, from General Washington, and sundry other letters which passed between him and General Howe, relative to the exchange of prisoners and other matters, brought in a report, which was read.
The committee to whom were referred the letters and papers from the committee of Congress at camp, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration, and, after some time spent thereon, the farther consideration thereof was postponed to the afternoon.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
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Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Captain Pesky, for twenty-six thousand dollars, in discharge of William Palfrey, Esqr., pay master general, his order, for that sum, on the president of Congress, dated camp, the 23 February instant in favour of Colonel E. H. Lutterlogh, deputy quarter master general, and endorsed by him to the said Pesky: the pay master general to be accountable:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 113.]
The commissioners of accounts at the treasury report,
That there is due to the administrators of Samuel Allen, deceased, for hire of his waggon and team from the 4 September to the 4 December, 1776, is 92 days, at 22/3 dollars, 245 30/90 dollars; and for the four horses, waggon, geers and cloth, which by certificates, appear to have been detained in the service after his decease, and never returned to his heirs, &c. appraised at 408 dollars, which last sum is to be charged to the account of the quarter master general; also for expences incurred on York Island, as by account and certificate, 7 62/90 dollars, amounting in the whole to 661 2/90 dollars:
That there is due to John Campbell, the sum of 1,243 30/90 dollars, for Colonel George Morgan's order on the President of Congress, in favour of Colonel William Crawford, being for provisions stored at Fort Pitt, which order is assigned over to said Campbell; the said Colonel George Morgan to be accountable:
That there is due to Simon and Campbell, the sum of 302 dollars, for arms sold to Colonel William, Crawford, for the use of the 13 Virginia regiment, as per Colonel Crawford's order on the Treasury Board: the said Colonel Crawford to be accountable:2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No, 136, II, folio 103.]
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
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Three o'Clock, p. m
A letter of the 7th, and one of the 14 [11], from Major General Heath, at Boston, were read, the former enclosing copies of sundry letters that passed between him and Lieutenant General Burgoyne, and a letter from Lord Napier and Lieutenant Colonel Anstruther:1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of the 7th is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 57, folio 145. That of the 11th is on folio 215.]
Ordered, That they be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Oliver] Wolcott, Mr. [James] Lovell, and Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry.
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the letters and papers from the committee at camp; and, after debate,
Ordered, That the farther consideration thereof be postponed till to morrow.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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