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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 --MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1778
Whereas Colonel Hartley has represented, that it will be necessary for the public service that he should have liberty to retain one of the subalterns in Captain Scott's company for some few days:
Resolved, That Colonel Hartley have power to retain the subaltern so long as he shall judge it necessary for the public service.
Mr. Joseph Reed, a delegate from Pensylvania, attended and took his seat.
A letter, of the 3, from Major Clark, one of the auditors of accounts at the camp; one of this day, from W. Buchanan, Esqr. commissary general of purchases; and one of 30th March, from Messrs. [Joseph] Reed and [Gouverneur] Morris, two of the committee at camp, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter of Buchanan is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, II folio 415.]
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 1st, from General Washington, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, V, folio 423.]
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Colonel John Davis, deputy quartermaster general, for
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50,000 dollars, for the use of his department, and charged to Major General Green, quartermaster general:
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of the Committee of Commerce, for 2,500 dollars, to enable them to pay a draught of Livinus Clarkson and Abraham Livingston, continental agents at Charlestown, the said committee to be accountable:
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Lieutenant James Peale, for the sum of 26,068 dollars, in discharge of the following bills, drawn by Thomas Reed, assistant to the pay master general, two of them in favour of Thomas Smith, and by him endorsed to the said J. Peale, dated 3 April, 1778, one for 4,482 dollars, and one for 8,940, amounting to 13,422 dollars; two others in favour of the said James Peale, viz. one for 3,391, and one for 9,255 dollars, making 12,646 dollars; the whole amounting to 26,068 dollars; for which sum the pay master general is to be accountable:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 201. In the manuscript the name of Thomas Smith is written Captain Joseph Smith.]
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of James Mease, Esqr. cloathier general, for 50,000 dollars:
That another warrant issue on Thomas Smith, Esqr. commissioner of the continental loan office in the State of Pennsylvania, in favour of the cloathier general, for 100,000 dollars:
That another warrant issue on Joseph Clark, Esqr. commissioner of the continental loan office in the State of Rhode Island, in favor of the cloathier general, for 20,000 dollars; and
That another warrant issue on Nathaniel Gilman, Esqr. commissioner of the continental loan office in the State of New Hampshire, in favour of the cloathier general, for 40,000 dollars, for which four sums, amounting, in the
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whole, to 210,000 dollars, advanced him for the use of his department, he, the cloathier general, to be accountable.
Resolved, That Mr. J. Mease be directed not to pay any draughts of his agent in Georgia, nor to remit him any money till the further order of Congress.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 197. The last paragraph is in the writing of Charles Thomson.]
The committee to whom was referred the report of the Board of War, respecting Brigadier Pulaski's legion, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That there be allowed to Brigadier Pulaski, for every man inlisted and mustered in his legion, and who shall be furnished by the said brigadier with the following articles of cloathing and accoutrements, one hundred and thirty dollars, including the continental bounty money:
For each trooper and light infantry man, one stock, one cap, a pair of breeches, one comb, two pair of stockings, two pair gaiters, three pair shoes, one pair buckles, a spear, and cartouch box:
For each trooper a pair of boots, a saddle, halters, curry-comb and brush, portmantle, picket cord, and pack saddle: The leather for the portmantle and pack saddle to be furnished out of the public stores, by order of the Board of War:
That, in order to enable Brigadier Pulaski to raise and equip his legion with the utmost despatch, the Board of Treasury be authorized and directed to advance, on the application of the Board of War, a sum of money not exceeding 50,000 dollars, to be by the Board of War advanced, from time to time, to Brigadier Pulaski, on account of his legion:
That, if any of the states in which Brigadier Pulaski shall recruit for his legion, shall give to persons inlisting
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in the same for three years, or during the war, the bounty allowed by the State in addition to the continental bounty, the men so furnished not being inhabitants of any other of the United States, shall be credited to the quota of the State in which they shall be inlisted.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Richard Peters, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, V, folio 219.]
A letter, of 26 March, from Governor Henry, of Virginia; one, of 20 March, from Thurmer Hoggard, of Princess Ann, Virginia; and one, of 20 March, from Maxwell and Loyal, were read:2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Hoggard is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XI, folio 293.]
Ordered, That they be referred to the Marine Committee, who are directed to report thereon.
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee of the whole, respecting the affairs of Roderique Hortales & Co. and, after some time spent thereon,
Resolved, That the further consideration thereof be postponed till to morrow.
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to Morrow.
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