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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 --WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1778
The hon. Sieur Gérard, minister plenipotentiary ∥and consul general of France,∥ having transmitted to Congress a commission appointing the Sieur Plombard, consul of France in the State of South Carolina, the same was read and confirmed:
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Ordered, That it be referred to the Marine Committee; that they register the same and notify the appointment to those whom it may concern, and then return the commission to the hon. Sieur Gérard.
A letter, of 26 October, from Brigadier Count Pulaski; one of the 3 November, from Peter Craig; and one of this day, from Charles Führer and Kleinschmit, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of this day, from Mons. L'Eclise, and a petition from Monsr Prudent La Junesse, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 1, from Major General Lord Stirling, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 Craig's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, V, folio 263; that of Führer and Kleinschmidt, in IX, folio 193; that of L'Eglise, in VIII, folio 285; that of Jerinesse in No. 42, IV, folio 9; and that of Stirling, in No. 162, folio 543.]
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Treasury Office,November 3, 1778.
The Committee on the Treasury beg leave to Report the following Resolutions:
Whereas by the Representation of Major General Mifflin, late Quarter Master General, it appears that Sundry Officers of the Army not of the Department aforesaid, have been authorized by General Washington to collect Horses and Waggons, as well to prevent their falling into the Hands of the Enemy, as for the use of the Army: And whereas many of the owners of such Horses and Waggons, having Certificates of the Delivery to Officers so authorized, have applied for Payment, and no Mode has been appointed for that purpose,
Resolved, Thatbe commissioners to receive such Certificates, ascertain the value of the said Articles at the Time of the delivery, and draw on General Mifflin or such person as he shall appoint, for payment of the same; And that they call to account the Officers issuing the Certificates for the Horses and Waggons by them respectively received.
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Mr. S[amuel] Holten, one of the delegates of the State
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of Massachusetts bay, for fifteen hundred dollars, advanced upon his application; for which the said State is to be accountable:
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Jeremiah Wadsworth, commissary general of purchases, for nine hundred thousand dollars, for the use of his department; for which he is to be accountable:1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated November 3, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 671. The following names are endorsed on the report: John Shee, Jacob Barge, Leonard Stoneburner, William Gray, Colonel Lutterloh, Jacob Graff.]
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of the pay master of the Board of War and Ordnance, for five hundred thousand dollars, to be by him transmitted to Benjamin Stelle, Esq. deputy pay master at Providence; and that the said sum be charged to Ebenezer Hancock, deputy pay master general in the eastern district, who is to be furnished with a copy of this order; he to be accountable:
Resolved, That ten million one hundred dollars, in bills of credit, be emitted under the direction of the Board of Treasury, and on the faith of the United States:
That the bills shall, excepting the numbers, be of the same tenor and date as the emission directed on the 26th day of September last, and be numbered from the last number in each denomination progressively, and consist of the following denominations, viz.
[Note 2: 2 This report, dated November 3, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 669]
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Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Thomas Kennedy, for fifty thousand dollars, in discharge of a bill drawn by his Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esq. governor of the State of Connecticut, dated Hartford, October 24, 1778, in favour of Nathaniel Shaw, for that sum, on the president of Congress; the State of Connecticut to be accountable:
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Jeremiah Wadsworth, commissary general of purchases, for two million three hundred thousand dollars, for the use of his department:
That a warrant issue on Thomas Smith, commissioner of the continental loan office in the State of Pensylvania, in favour of Jonathan Potts, deputy director general, for one hundred and thirty thousand dollars, for the use of his department; he to be accountable:1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 665.]
A motion being made respecting the medical department,
Ordered, That it be referred to the Medical Committee.
Congress proceeded to the election of two members of Congress to attend the Board of War, and, the ballots being taken,
Mr. [Roger] Sherman and Mr. [John] Mathews were elected.
Congress proceeded to the election of a secretary of the Board of War and Ordnance, and, the ballots being taken.
Major Peter Scull was elected.
Ordered, That 300 copies of the treaties of amity and commerce, and of alliance, ∥entered into between his most Christian majesty and the United States of America,∥ be printed.
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Congress proceeded to the election of three commissioners of the navy board in the middle district, and, the ballots being taken,
John Wharton, James Read and William Winder, were elected.
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to confer with the managers of the lottery, and report to Congress a proper allowance for their services:
The members chosen, Mr. [Henry] Marchant, Mr. [Daniel] Roberdeau, and Mr. [Samuel] Holten.
∥Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.∥
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