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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 --SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1778
A letter, of 4, from Dr. W. Shippen, director general, enclosing a return of the sick in the hospital, was read;
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Medical Committee.
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A letter, of 8, from Colonel Pickering, of the Board of War, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three, and that they confer with Colonel Pickering and report to Congress:
The members chosen, Mr. [John] Harvie, Mr. [James] Lovell, and Mr. [Nathaniel] Scudder.
The committee to whom was referred the letter of 30 September, from the Board of War, brought in a report:
The committee to whom the letter of General Armstrong of the 22nd September, 1778, and the letters of the Board of War thereupon were referred, beg leave to report, That the Importance of the Lead Mines upon the Frontiers of Pennsylvania requires a competent Force to be kept up on the Frontiers for their Defence. That therefore the Executive Authority of the State of Pennsylvania be requested to call out 100 Men of the Militia of the State to be stationed at or near the said Lead Mines and the Mills appurtenant thereto near Standing Stone till further orders, and that Congress will defray the Expence of the said Detachment.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Joseph Reed, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 27, folio 83.]
Ordered, To lie on the table.
The Marine Committee brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of James Reed, pay master to the navy board in the middle district, for two thousand six hundred and sixty-six and sixty ninetieths dollars, in full for two years' wages, ending the 5th day of December, 1777, and in full compensation for his extra services during that time.
Resolved, That the Marine Committee be authorized to employ Mr. James Reed as pay master and clerk of the navy board of the middle district, and to allow him for his services at a rate not exceeding two thousand dollars per annum, to commence from the 5 December, 1777.
A letter, of 24 August, from Major General Howe, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
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Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on finance, and a motion being made to fill the blank with "three millions six hundred thousand dollars," and the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [William] Duer,
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So it passed in the negative.
On motion to insert "three millions," the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [William] Duer,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
A letter, of 6 July, from Mr. Pollock, and one of 29 July, from James Willing, at New Orleans, to the Committee of Commerce, were laid before Congress, and read; also an extract of a letter of 31 August, from John Wereat, Esq. at Savannah, was read:
Ordered, That so much of the said letters as relates to military operations, be referred to the Board of War, and that they report thereon:
That so much of the said letters as relates to commercial matters be referred to the Committee of Commerce.1
[Note 1: 1 A memorial from John Norman, on printing a treatise on artillery, was presented by Mr. Roberdeau on this day. It is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VII, folios 10, 25.]
Adjourned to 9 o'Clock on Monday.
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