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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 --MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1778
Mr. F[rancis] L[ightfoot] Lee, a delegate from Virginia, attended, and took his seat.
A letter, of 26 October, from Major General Sullivan, was read, with sundry papers enclosed respecting forage:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 30 October, from Major General Gates, at Hartford; one of 30 October, from Peter Colt; and one of the same day, from Governor Trumbull; and one of 5 instant from Major General Lord Stirling;were read:2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Sullivan is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 160, folio 197; that of Gates, in No. 154, II, folio 29; that of Colt, in No. 78, V, folio 259; that of Trumbull, in No. 66, I, folio 430; and that of Stirling, in No. 162, folio 547.]
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An extract from the journals of the assembly of South Carolina, purporting to be "a report of the committee on the president's message, relative to the hospital establishment and military arrangements of this State, as agreed to by the House," was laid before Congress:
Ordered, That so much thereof as relates to the hospital, be referred to the Medical Committee, and the remainder to the Board of War.
In consequence of an adjustment by the commissioners of claims, the auditor general reports,
That there is due to the officers and privates of the invalid regiment, commanded by Colonel Lewis Nicola, for pay and subsistence for the month of September 1778, one thousand seven hundred and six and 60/90 dollars, as by muster rolls and pay rolls with abstract appears:
That there is due to Thomas Eddison, his pay as clerk in the secretary's office, from the 13 August to the 31 October 1778 inclusive, being two months and twenty days, at one hundred dollars per month, two hundred and sixty six and 60/90 dollars:
There is due to John Norman, for the use of his Rolling Press, when Printing Bills of Exchange, for five weeks, forty Dollars.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated November 7, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 679.]
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Ordered, That so much of the report as relates to John Norman, be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 28 October, from J. Loring to J. Beatty, was laid before Congress, and read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XIV, folio 247.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the letter of 15 September, from J. Beatty.
The committee to whom was referred the letter of 30 October, of Commissary Beatty, and the papers enclosed, brought in a report; Whereupon,
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Ordered, That Commissary Beatty be furnished with a copy of the resolutions of Congress on the subject of seditious papers circulated under the colour of flags, and informed, that, in the opinion of Congress, there was good reason for confining the pilot, lieutenant and crew of the vessel mentioned in his letter: that if any objections are made to it on the part of the enemy, they must be discussed and settled on national grounds, and therefore that the peremptory requisition of Admiral Gambler will not be complied with.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of John Witherspoon, is in the Library of Congress,United States Revolution, IV.
From this point to the end of this day the writing is that of George Bond.]
The committee to whom was referred the letter, from Major General Heath, of October 29th, and the papers therein enclosed, brought in their report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the resolve of Congress of October 21st, relative to partial parole exchanges, be transmitted to Major General Heath for his government: that at the same time he be informed, that Congress have no objection to his giving passes for Mrs. Reynolds, her children and female servants, to go to Europe, Rhode Island or New York; or to his allowing Major Harnage and Captain Hawker to continue on parole in the State of Massachusetts bay, with their families, upon their engaging to supply themselves.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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