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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, FEBRUARY 12, 1779
A letter, of 4, from W. Smith, Samuel Purviance Jun., Arch. Buchanan, John McLure and Richard Curson, by order and in behalf of the merchants of Baltimore, was read:
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Ordered, That it be referred to the Marine Committee.
A letter, of 11, from Christopher Hole was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XL folio 405,]
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the letter of 15 November from Admiral Gambler, and that the Secretary furnish the committee with the necessary papers in his office.
A petition signed William Lewis Proctor was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Appeals.
A letter2 and report from the Board of War were read, relative to Count Pulaski's and Colonel Armand's corps:
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, III, folio 51.]
Ordered, That the same be returned, and that the Board of War be informed that Congress only means that the infantry of Count Pulaski and Colonel Armand's corps be recruited to their original establishment, and that the Board be directed to report accordingly.
A letter, of this day, from Count Pulaski was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 164, folio 88,]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
Resolved, That the part of Count Pulaski's letter of the 4, referred to the Board of War, which relates to the settlement of his accounts, be referred to the Board of Treasury who are hereby authorised and directed to take such immediate order therein as they shall deem proper.4
[Note 4: 4 This paragraph formed part of a report of the Board of War, of February 6, 1779. The report also recommended "That the corps late Ottendort"s (now commanded by Captain Schott) be annexed to and march with Count Pulaski's Legion." The balance of the report was adopted March I, 1779, post. The report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No 147, III, folio 29.]
Two memorials from the honble St. Gérard, minister plenipotentiary of France, were read.
On motion, Resolved, That the committee appointed to superintend the printing of the journals of Congress, be directed to employ Mr. Robert Aitken to print those of
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the year 1778, and that they be authorised to engage to take of him as well as of Mr. John Dunlap, so many of each future volume printed by them respectively as shall equal the number of the I and 2d, already received.
Adjourned to 10 oClock to Morrow.
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