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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 --FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1778
Resolved, That Mr. [William] Whipple, of New Hampshire, be appointed a member of the Marine Committee, in the room of Mr. [Josiah] Bartlett, who is absent.
A letter, of this day, from Lieutenant Colonel J. Laurens, was read, expressing "his gratitude for the unexpected honor which Congress were pleased to confer on him by the resolution passed yesterday, and the high satisfaction it would have afforded him, could he have accepted it
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without injuring the rights of the officers in the line of the amy, and doing an evident injustice to his colleagues in the family of the Commander in Chief: that, having been a spectator of the convulsions occasioned in the army by disputes of rank, he holds the tranquillity of it too dear to be instrumental in disturbing [it]; and therefore entreating Congress to suppress the resolve of yesterday, ordering him a commission of lieutenant colonel; and to accept his sincere thanks for the intended honor:" Whereupon,
Resolved, That Congress highly approve the disinterested and patriotic principles upon which Lieutenant Colonel J. Laurens has declined to accept the promotion conferred upon him by Congress.
A letter, of 5, from P. Scull, was read, notifying his acceptance of the appointment of secretary to the Board of War.
A letter, of 4, from Mr. President Rodney, ∥of the State of Delaware,∥ was read,1 informing, "that the members of the house of assembly have, by some means or other, in the course of the 2d and 3d inst. dispersed, and thereby the house dissolved, without having compleated any one piece of business laid before them:" Whereupon,
[Note 1: 1 Scull's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XX, folio 331; that of Rodney, in No. 70, folio 675.]
Ordered, That the President write to the Hon. C. Rodney, Esq. president of the State of Delaware, and request him to call the assembly of that State together as soon as possible.
A letter, of 12 October, from Major General R. Howe, was read, enclosing a return of the stores belonging to the United States in the arsenal and magazine at Charleston, South Carolina:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 160, folio 495.]
Ordered, That the letter be referred to the committee on the memorial from the Marquis de Britigny:
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That the return of stores be referred to the Board of War and Ordnance.
A letter, of 5, from J. Simon to the Board of War, and a copy of one of 28 October, from J. Loring, at New York, to David Franks, were laid before Congress:1
[Note 1: 1 Simon's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XX, folio 335.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War, and that they be directed to report thereon.
The Committee of the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on John Gibson, Esq. auditor general, for two hundred and sixty thousand five hundred and thirty-eight and 48/90 dollars, in favour of Michael Hillegas, treasurer, it being the balance of the last million of dollars put into the hands of the said auditor general; for which the treasurer is to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, dated November 5, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 675.]
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Dr. J[ohn] Witherspoon, one of the delegates of the State of New Jersey, for three hundred dollars, advanced upon his application; for which the state of New Jersey is to be accountable.3
[Note 3: 3 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 677.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.4
[Note 4: 4 From this point to the end of this day's entries the writing is that of Belcher P. Smith.]
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