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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 20, 1778
Resolved, That Mr. [Meriwether] Smith be appointed a member of the Marine Committee for the State of Virginia.
A letter, of 5, from General Washington to Major Washington, of Colonel Moylan's dragoons, was laid before Congress, ∥and read;∥4 Whereupon,
[Note 4: 4 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VI, folio 439.]
Resolved, That Major Washington be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the room of Lieutenant
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Colonel Bird, of Colonel Baylor's dragoons, resigned; and that he proceed to Bristol and take the command of Colonel Baylor's regiment.
A letter, of this day, from Henry B[eekman] Livingston, Colonel of 4 battalion of New York forces, was read, requesting leave to resign his commission:1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Livingston is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XIV, folio 255.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 19th, from S. Deane, Esq. was read, enclosing a letter of 22 July, to him, from J. Williams, at Passy, near Paris.
According to order, Brigadier General Thompson attending, was called in, and the information and charge exhibited against him being read, and being called upon for what he had to say in answer thereto, Brigadier Thompson denied the charge:and offered to adduce evidence to prove that no such expressions as contained in the charge were uttered by him.
Ordered, That Brigadier Thompson withdraw, and accordingly he withdrew.
Resolved, That Congress meet on Monday next, at six o'clock, P. M. for the hearing of witnesses respecting the charge against Brigadier General Thompson:
That Brigadier General Thompson be directed to attend at that time with his witnesses:
That the secretary issue a summons to William Augustus Atlee, Esq. John Evans, Esq. Colonel Joseph Deane, Captain John Purviance, Mr. Thomas Bradford and Paul Fooks, Esq. respectively, to attend this house on Monday next, at six o'clock, P. M. to give evidence in the case above mentioned.
A letter, of 7th, and one of 9th, from Major General Lincoln, at Williamsburgh, were read:2
[Note 2: 2 These letters are in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 158, folios 167 and 171.]
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Ordered, That the letter of the 7th, and the last paragraph of that of the 9th, be referred to the Board of Treasury.
According to order, Congress was resolved into a committee of the whole, to consider farther the propositions referred to them, and after some time spent therein the President resumed the chair, and Mr. F[rancis] L[ightfoot] Lee reported, that the committee have had under their farther consideration the propositions referred to them, but not having come to a conclusion, desire leave to sit again:
Resolved, That to morrow, at one o'clock, Congress be resolved into a committee of the whole, to consider farther the propositions referred to them.
A memorial from the hon. Sieur Gérard, minister plenipotentiary from his most Christain Majesty, was read, respecting the publication of the treaties of commerce and of alliance.1
[Note 1: 1 In a report of this day the Board of War recommended that "Mr. Nathaniel Magruder be appointed an ensign in Colonel Rawlings's Regiment." The report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, II, folio 379.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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