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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 --TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1778
Resolved, That a member from Connecticut be added to the Marine Committee:
The member chosen, Mr. [Samuel] Huntington.
A letter from R. Harris to William Buchanan, respecting salt, was ∥laid before Congress, and∥ read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XI, folio 285.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
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The committee to whom was referred the letter, No. 2, from Lieutenant General Burgoyne, February 11th, with a paper enclosed, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Resolved, That Lieutenant General Burgoyne, on account of his ill state of health, have leave to embark for England by Rhode Island, or any more expeditious route, with the officers of his family and his servants; that General Heath furnish the necessary passports, accepting a parole from Lieutenant General Burgoyne, Lieutenant Colonel Kingston, and Dr. Wood, "that should the embarkation of the troops of the convention of Saratoga be by any means prolonged beyond the time apprehended, those officers will return to America, upon demand and due notice given, and will re-deliver themselves into the power of Congress, unless regularly exchanged."
Resolved, That Captain Willoe, of the 8th regiment, be furnished with a passport to return to Canada, by way of Halifax, in Nova Scotia, under the restriction of the parole given by the Canadian troops in the convention of Saratoga, till he shall be regularly exchanged.
Resolved, That it is not expedient to grant the passports requested by General Burgoyne, for Captain Vigors, of the 29 regiment, Lieutenant Wheat of the 20th, or Lieutenant Bibby, of the 24th.
The committee also report, upon the letter which was referred to them from Lieutenant Wilford, aid-de-camp to General Burgoyne, That Lieutenant Wilford be permitted to deliver to the Board of War duplicates of the papers by him presented to Congress, and that the Board be directed to forward them to General Washington, to be transmitted by a flag to General Howe, without delay, but that Lieutenant Wilford be not permitted personally to convey the duplicates either to General Washington or General Howe:
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Resolved, That Congress agree to the reports of the committee.
Mr. [John] Harvie laid before Congress an extract of a letter from one of the committee at camp, relative to the purchase of provisions for the army:
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of five:
The members chosen, Mr. [Eliphalet] Dyer, Mr. J[onathan] B[ayard] Smith, Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, Mr. [Abraham] Clark, and Mr. [John] Harvie.
Resolved, That General Heath be directed to acquaint Lord Napier, and any other officer who may apply for liberty to go within the enemy's posts, to negociate a personal exchange, that Congress do not think it expedient to continue to grant passports for that purpose, as such exchanges may be effected in the customary way.
Adjourned to ∥10 o'Clock∥ to Morrow.
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