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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, JULY 23, 1778
Mr. John Walton, one of the delegates from Georgia, attended, and took his seat in Congress.
The delegates from Georgia laid before Congress the proceedings of the house of assembly of that State, respecting the articles of confederation, which were read.1
[Note 1: 1 See page 670, ante.]
A letter, of 22, from Frederick Tracy, with two letters enclosed from Mr. J. Moore, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 These letters are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XXII, folio 573.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War.
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A letter of 11 March, from Don Diego Joseph Navarro, at Havannah, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 A translation of this letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XVII, folio 47.]
Two commissions from the Sieur Gérard, minister plenipotentiary from his most Christian Majesty to these United States, to Mons. J. Holker, were laid before Congress and read; one dated at Philadelphia, 15 July, 1778, appointing him, the said John Holker, inspector general of trade and manufactures of France, and agent to the royal marine of France in all the ports belonging to the United States of North America. The other, dated Philadelphia, 15 July, 1778, appointing him, the said John Holker, inspector general of trade and manufactures of France, consul of France in the port of Philadelphia: Whereupon two resolutions were moved.
On motion, Resolved, That the said commissions, with the resolutions moved, be referred to a committee of five:
The members chosen, Mr. [Samuel] Chase, Mr. R[obert] Morris, Mr. [William] Duer, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, and Mr. [Thomas] Heyward.
A petition from Richard Marven and Samuel Shaw, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This petition, dated July 8, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, V. folio 98.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Francis] Dana, Mr. [William Henry] Drayton, and Mr. G[ouverneur] Morris.
A petition from merchants in Philadelphia, and a letter from White and Chaloner, directed to Thomas and Isaac Wharton, were read:
Ordered, That the same be referred to a committee of four:
The members chosen, Mr. [William] Duer, Mr. [John] Harvie, Mr. [Samuel] Holten, and [William Henry] Drayton.
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Ordered, That the letter of the 9th instant, from Major General Arnold, be referred to the said committee.
Resolved, That the said committee, in conjunction with the committee appointed or to be appointed by the supreme executive council of the State of Pennsylvania, be authorized to ascertain the property of the goods, wares, and merchandise in possession of the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia, at the time it was evacuated by the enemy, viz. so far as to determine whether any, or what part thereof may belong to the king of Great Britain or to any of his subjects, agreeably to the resolution of the 4 June last.
Ordered, That the invoice of goods, taken and purchased for the use of the army upon the evacuation of the city of Philadelphia by the enemy, which was, according to order, transmitted to Congress by the cloathier general, be referred to the foregoing committee.
The determination of the question postponed at the request of a State on the 13th, was called for; a debate arising thereon, and a question being called for, a doubt arose respecting the power of the two delegates from Georgia to give the vote of that State,
Ordered, That the credentials heretofore given to delegates from Georgia, together with the credentials of the attending members from that State, be laid before Congress.
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to Morrow.
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