| PREVIOUS | NEXT | NEW SEARCH |
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1779
A letter, of 24, from General Washington, was read, enclosing a letter from Brigadier Glover, and one from Colonel [Edward] Wigglesworth, praying for leave to resign their respective commissions.1
[Note 1: 1 Washington's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VII, folio 115; that of Glover is on folio 131; and that of Wigglesworth is in No. 78, XXIV, folio 11.]
Whereas the State of Maryland have granted to the officers of their troops a gratuity to enable them to equip themselves for the field the ensuing campaign; and whereas a considerable quantity of the money so granted is of the emissions of May 20, 1777, and April 11, 1778:
Resolved, That the Board of Treasury be empowered to exchange a sum not exceeding 40,000 dollars of the money now in the hands of Brigadier General Smallwood, advanced by the State of Maryland to their commissioned officers.
Ordered, That the letter from Colonel Wigglesworth be referred to the delegates of Massachusetts Bay.
Resolved, That Congress, sensible of Brigadier General Glover's past merit, and in expectation of his future services, direct the Commander in Chief to indulge him with a furlough for such time as may be necessary to settle his private affairs.
A letter, of this day, from Major General Lee was read;2 Whereupon a motion was made,
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 158, folio 133.]
That the Board of Treasury be directed to advance to General Lee three hundred pounds sterling in gold and silver, the sum he requests in his letter, and take his bills therefor:
Page 260 | Page image
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury, and that they take order thereon.
A memorial from Robert Temple, and a letter, of 20th, from N. Greene, quarter master general, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The memorial of Temple, dated February 26, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, X, folio 71; the letter of Greene, in No. 155, I, folio 91.]
Ordered, That the memorial be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [William] Floyd, Mr. [William] Ellery, and Mr. [Thomas] Burke.
Congress resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the report of the committee on the letters of A. Lee, Esq. and the communications of the Minister of France; and after some time spent thereon, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. F[rancis] L[ightfoot] Lee reported, that the committee have had under consideration the report to them referred, and made some progress therein, but not having come to a conclusion, desire leave to sit again.
Resolved, That on Monday next Congress resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider farther the report to them referred.
A memorial from Mons. Holker was read.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
PREVIOUS SECTION .. NEXT SECTION .. NAVIGATOR
| PREVIOUS | NEXT | NEW SEARCH |