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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 --THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1778
A letter, of 13, from General Washington, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Washington is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VI, folio 609. It is printed inWritings of Washington (Ford), VII, 285.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of five:
The members chosen, Mr. [Henry] Laurens, Mr. M[eriwether] Smith, Mr. G[ouverneur] Morris, Mr. S[amuel] Adams, and Mr. [Thomas] Burke.
Another letter, of 13, from General Washington, was read, respecting Mons. Fleury:
Ordered, That it be referred to the foregoing committee.
Another letter, of 13, from General Washington, was read:
A letter of this day, from Lieutenant Colonel Bedaulx, and
A memorial from Mr. F. Hopkinson, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 14, from Brigadier W. Thompson, at Carlisle, was read.
A petition of Claver Taylor, of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, &c. was read:2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Washington is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VI, folio 605; that of Thompson, in No. 78, XXII, folio 609; and the petition of Taylor, dated November 16, in No. 42, VII, folio 348.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [John] Collins, Mr. T[homas] Adams, and Mr. [Eliphalet] Dyer.
On motion,Ordered, That the resolutions of 9 September, and 21 October last, in favour of the Marquis de la Fayette, together with the letters written by the President in consequence thereof, and the Marquis's answer, be published.
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A report from the Board of War was read, relative to the purchase of horses for remounting Colonel Baylor's regiment; after debate,
War Office,November 25, 1778.
I am directed by the Board to represent to Congress that the Regiment of Horse commanded by Colonel Baylor, consisting at this Time of one hundred and fifty Rank and File, were by the late unfortunate Affair at Taphan deprived of all their Horses but about 50.
There are upwards of forty Horses now at Williamsburg, belonging to the State of Virginia, bought for their late Volunteer Horse under the Command of General Nelson. These horses were about being sold at public Vendue on Behalf of the State, but the Sale was postponed at the Request of an Officer of Baylor's until Application should be made to Congress for Liberty to purchase them for the Use of the Regiment. The Horses are said to be good and trained for Service. They may be had by the Continent at the prime Cost, as it is suggested to the Board, altho' much more may be obtained by Sale to private Persons. The Board request the Opinion and Directions of Congress in the Matter, and if it should be thought proper to purchase them we beg leave to report:
That the Board of War be authorized to purchase for the Use of Colonel Baylor's Regiment of Light Dragoons a Number of Horses the Property of the State of Virginia, and which werePostponed bought for the Volunteer Horse of that State, late under the Command of General Nelson, if the same can be procured on reasonable terms.
The Warrant for near one Million of Dollars, granted for the western Expedition under General McIntosh is expended, and altho' a very great Proportion of the Money has been paid to Patrick Lockhart, Esq., for the Purchase of Provisions, Horses and other Requisites, he demands agreeably to the enclosed Estimate 166,666 2/3 Dollars to pay off the Debts he has contracted, after expending all the Monies heretofore received. Wherefore the Board beg leave to report:
That the sum of 166,666 Dollars and 2/3ds of a Dollar be paid to the Board of War, to be transmitted to Patrick Lockhart, Esq., of Virginia, farther on account of the western Expedition. And that the said Board be directed to order Mr. Lockhart as soon as possible to make out his Accounts and lay them for Settlement before the Treasury Board.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Richard Peters, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, II, folio 389.]
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Ordered, That the farther consideration thereof be postponed.
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee of the whole, relative to finance, and after some time spent thereon,
Resolved, That the farther consideration thereof be postponed till to morrow at one o'clock.
Six o'Clock, p.m.
There not being a sufficient number of states to proceed to business,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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