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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 --THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1778
A letter, of 24 March, from Richard Varick, deputy muster master general in the northern department, with sundry papers enclosed, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XXIII, folio 81.]
Ordered, That the letter, with the papers enclosed, be referred to the Board of War, who are directed to prepare and report a plan for rectifying and preventing the abuses mentioned in the said letter.
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Resolved, That Saturday next be assigned for taking into consideration the propriety and necessity of Congress removing to some more suitable place, where the members can be accommodated and the public business transacted with more convenience than at York town.
In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners of claims, the auditor general reports,
That there is due to Dr. Jonathan Dayton, for his attendance and medicine for 34 prisoners of war, who were under his care, by order of Brigadier Maxwell, the sum of 211 27/90 dollars:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 209.]
Ordered, That the said account be paid.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of James M'Clelland, for the use of Colonel George Morgan, for 4,000 dollars, to answer a requisition from Brigadier Hand, for building armed boats on the Ohio; Colonel Morgan to be accountable:2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 207.]
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Colonel John Cox, assistant quarter master general, for the sum of 1,250,000 dollars, for the use of the quarter master general's department: that another warrant issue on Thomas Smith, Esq. commissioner of the continental loan office, in the State of Pensylvania, in favour of the said Colonel John Cox, for the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, for the use of the same department; and that both the aforegoing sums, amounting to 1,550,000 dollars, be charged to Major General Greene, quarter master general, who is to be accountable:
That a Warrant issue on the Treasurer for One hundred thirty three Thousand three hundred thirty three and one third Dollars, in favor of Robert Lettis Hooper, Esqr. to answer an Order of the third
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Day of April Instant, in his Favor, drawn by Major General Greene, Quarter Master General, for the Use of his Department, who is to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Colonel John Cox, for 33,000 dollars, to enable him to pay for a quantity of dried clams, which he was requested to purchase by the committee of Congress at camp, and that William Buchanan, Esq. commissary general of purchases, be charged with the same, and furnished with a copy of this order.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 205.]
The Marine Committee, to whom was referred the letter from Benjamin Tupper, of the 19 March last, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That a copy of the said letter be transmitted to Isaac Smith, Ebenezer Storer and William Philips, Esqrs. of Boston, who are commissioners appointed by the Marine Committee, to settle and adjust the accounts of prizes with the agents appointed by General Washington, &c. and to require the said agents to pay the several proportions justly due to the captors, &c.
The said committee, to whom was referred the letter of Thurmer Hoggard, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That it be referred to Messrs. Maxwell and Loyal, superintendents, and to David Stodder, masterbuilder of the continental frigates, building in Virginia, to consider and report their opinion to the Marine Committee, whether an allowance, and, if any, what allowance should be made to Thurmer Hoggard, for the frame furnished by him for one of the said frigates, over and above the price originally stipulated, and in like manner to consider and report their opinion with regard to the frame of the other frigate agreed to be furnished by Thomas Talbut, deceased, to whom the said Hoggard is executor.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of William Ellery, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XI, folio 297.]
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The committee appointed to confer with Mr. Wadsworth, and to whom their former report was re-committed, brought in another report; Whereupon,
The following questions were moved:
And the yeas and nays being taken on these questions severally:
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So they were resolved in the affirmative.
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Congress proceeded to the election of a commissary general of purchases, and, the ballots being taken, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Esq. was unanimously elected.
Ordered, That the consideration of the report be postponed till to morrow.
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to Morrow.
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