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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 16, 1778
Resolved, That Mr. F[rancis] L[ightfoot] Lee be discharged from attending the Board of Treasury, and that he be appointed to attend the Board of War, as a member of this house, in the room of Mr. [John] Mathews.
A letter, of this day, from the Board of War, was read, enclosing a copy of a letter of 31 October, from Joshua Loring to Colonel Beatty, summoning all the officers who are at home on their paroles to repair immediately to New York:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter, prepared by Richard Peters, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, II, folio 373.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War, and that the Board give orders to suspend the publication of the summons till they report thereon.
A letter, from I. Melcher, ∥barrack master,∥ was read, with sundry papers enclosed:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XV, folio 411.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War.
A letter of 11 and one of 13 from Major General Lord Stirling, were read.
A letter, of 15, from Marquis of Britigny, was read.3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, III, folio 79. A translation is on folio 75.]
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on finance, when a motion was made,
That the 1st, 2, 3 and 4 propositions of the report be re-committed to a committee of the whole house: and
The yeas and nays being required by Mr. [William] Duer,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
Ordered, That to morrow, at one o'clock, Congress be resolved into a committee of the whole to take into consideration the propositions referred to them.
The chaplains having prepared and reported a recommendation to the several states for setting apart a day of thanksgiving, the same was read.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Robert Spencer, Esq. for six thousand three hundred and sixty-six dollars, in discharge of a bill drawn by W. Palfrey, Esq. pay master general, on the President of Congress, for that sum, in favour of the said Robert Spencer, dated 31 October, 1778, expressed to be for the
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forces of the United States of America; the said pay master general to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, II, folio 699.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow
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