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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 --WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1779
Mr. [Frederick A.] Muhlenberg, a delegate for Pensylvania, attended and produced the credentials of his appointment. which were read as follows:
In General Assembly of Pennsylvania,
Tuesday, March 2d, 1779. A. M.
The House agreeable to the Order of the day proceeded to the Election by Ballot of Delegates to represent this State in Congress in the Room of Edward Biddle, Daniel Roberdeau and William Clinghan,
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Esqr., when Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Wynkoop and James McLene, Esqrs., were duly elected and chosen.
Extract from the Minutes.
Saml. Sterrett,
Assist. Clk of Genl. Assembly.1
[Note 1: 1 The original is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, Pennsylvania, Credentials of Delegates.]
A letter, of 1, from General Washington, was read, enclosing a letter, of 27 February, from Brigadier Maxwell;2
[Note 2: 2 Washington's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VII, folio 135; that of Maxwell is on folio 139.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Committee of Intelligence.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the Treasurer, in favour of General Greene, quarter master general, on his application, for four millions of dollars, for the use of his department, he to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of the inspectors of the continental press, namely, John Biddle, Isaac Howell, Peter Thomson, Isaac Snowden and Nathaniel Falconer, on their application, for five thousand dollars advanced them on account.3
[Note 3: 3 This report, dated March 2, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 127.]
Congress was resolved into a Committee of the Whole to take into consideration the report of the committee, to whom was referred the report of the Committee on Appeals, and after some time, 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 have made sundry amendments, which he was ready to report:
The report with the amendments being read,
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Ordered, That the same be referred to the committee who brought in the report in order that they may arrange it agreeably to the said amendments.
Adjourned to 10 o Clock to Morrow.1
[Note 1: 1 A petition of Elizabeth Longhammer, wife of George Longhammer, of this date, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, IV, folio 182.]
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