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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 17, 1778
The committee to whom were referred that part of General Washington's letters, of the 8 to the 14, relative to the exchange of prisoners, brought in a report: Whereupon,
Resolved, That the consideration thereof at the request of the State of Rhode Island be postponed.
The Board of Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue ∥on the treasurer∥ in favour of James Milligan, Esqr. commissioner of claims at the treasury, for 1,279 dollars, in full of his salary to this day inclusive.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 163.]
Agreeable to the order of the day, Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, ∥to consider the report on the claims of Roderique Hortales & Co. and after some time,∥
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Mr. President left the chair.
Mr. [John] Harvie took the chair of the committee.
Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. [John] Harvie reported from the committee, that they have had under consideration the matters to them referred, but not having come to a conclusion, desire leave to sit again:
Resolved, That leave be granted.
Four o'Clock, p. m
Resolved, That the Board of War be directed to appoint officers and fill up commissions for the company ordered by the resolution of yesterday, to be raised for the defence of Westmoreland and the settlements adjacent, and take every measure necessary for carrying the said resolutions into effect.
Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole.
Mr. President left the chair.
Mr. [John] Harvie took the chair of the committee.
Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. [John] Harvie reported from the committee, that they have had under their farther consideration the matters to them referred, and have made some progress therein, but not having come to a conclusion, desire leave to sit again:
Resolved, That Congress will to morrow resolve itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their farther consideration the matters to them referred.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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