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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, DECEMBER 4, 1778
A letter, of 3, from Major Aug. des Epiniers, was read, requesting leave of absence for a few months, on account of private business, which requires his return to France;1 Whereupon,
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, VII, folio 231.]
Resolved, That Major Aug. des Epiniers have leave of absence for six months.
Congress resumed the consideration of the letter from Brigadier de Laneuville; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a certificate be given by the President to Molls. Laneuville in the words following:
Mr. Laneuville having served with fidelity and reputation in the army of the United States, in testimony of his merit, a brevet commission of brigadier has been granted to him by Congress, and, on his request, he is permitted to leave the service of these states and return to France.
Congress was resolved into a committee of the whole, and after some time the President resumed the chair, and Mr. F[rancis] L[ightfoot] Lee reported, that the committee have had under their further consideration the propositions referred to them, and made some progress, 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.
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On motion,Resolved, That Lieutenant Henry P. Livingston be promoted to the rank of captain in the corps of General Washington's guards, in the room of Captain Gibbs, lately promoted to the rank of major.
Six o'Clock, p. m.
Congress resumed the consideration of the proceedings of the general court martial on the trial of Major General Lee, and the motion made thereon: when the question was about to be put, the determination thereof was put off by the State of Georgia till to morrow.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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