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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, FEBRUARY 1, 1779
A letter from Chevalier de Cambray, lieutenant colonel of engineers, was read; Whereupon,
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Ordered, That two thousand dollars be advanced on his application, to Lieutenant Colonel de Cambray; he to be accountable.
A letter, of 14 January, from Jeremiah Powell, Esq., in the name and behalf of the general assembly of Massachusetts bay, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 Cambray's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, V, folio 311; that of Powell is in No. 65, I, folio 368.]
The delegates of Rhode island &c. having, in pursuance of a vote of the general assembly of that State, represented to Congress the distress of the inhabitants thereof, for want of provisions, and moved a resolution recommending to the States of New York and Connecticut, a repeal of their acts, laying an embargo on provisions, so far as respects supplying the inhabitants of the said State with provisions by land:
Ordered, That the same, together with the letter from J. Powell, Esq. be referred to a committee of five:
The members chosen, Mr. [William] Ellery, Mr. [William] Paca, Mr. [Eliphalet] Dyer, Mr. [Henry] Laurens, and Mr. [William] Floyd.
A letter and memorial from James Budden, Thomas Irwin, T. Lawrence, and Matthew Irwine, were read, relative to the purchase of the frigate Washington, one of those built in this port and partly burnt by the enemy:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter, dated January 31, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41,]
Ordered, That they be referred to the Marine Committee.
A letter, of 30th January, from General Washington, was read, respecting the supplies of the troops on the western frontiers; Whereupon,3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VII, folio 97.]
Resolved, That the Commander in Chief give such directions as he may think proper for arranging the commmisary's
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and quarter master's departments to the westward, any resolutions of Congress notwithstanding; and that for his information the secretary be directed to lay before him the several letters on that subject from Colonel G. Morgan to Congress; and that the Board of War communicate to him all necessary intelligence that may have come to them respecting the same subject.
A letter, of 29, from the president of Pensylvania in council, with sundry papers enclosed, was read, representing, that Major M. Clarkson, aid de camp to Major General Arnold, had refused to obey the summons of the said president and the executive council of Pensylvania, to attend the said council on a complaint against him for granting a recommendation to Miss Levy, to go into New York, Contrary to a resolution of Congress of 21 August, 1778, and representing further, that the said refusal was conceived in very indecent and disrespectful terms:1
[Note 1: 1 Reed's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 121. A number of papers relating to the case are in No. 69, I, folios 587 and following.]
On motion that the same be committed, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Daniel] Roberdeau,
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Ordered, That Major M. Clarkson, aid de camp to Major General Arnold, do not leave this city till the further order of Congress.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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