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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, JANUARY 4, 1779
Mr. W[illiam] Shippen, a delegate from Pennsylvania attended and took his seat in Congress.
A letter, of 20 December, from Major General Sullivan, was read, enclosing the proceedings and sentences of two general Court Martials on William Crossing and others convicted of marauding, &c.3
[Note 3: 3 Sullivan's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 160, folio 219; the courts martial proceedings are on folios 225 and 229.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [William Henry] Drayton, Mr. [William] Ellery and Mr. [Samuel John] Atlee.
Letter, of 11 December, from Governor W. Greene, of Rhode Island.
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A letter and memorial from Captain Mauleon:
Referred to the Board of War.
Memorial from Colonel de la Balme was read:1
[Note 1: 1 The letter of Greene is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 64, folio 422; Mauleon's letter is in No. 78, XV, folio 429, and his memorial, in No. 41, VI, folio 83; that of La Balme, dated January I, is in No. 41, I, folio 168.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter of this day from Mr. Silas Deane, was read.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is printed in the Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Wharton), III, 9.]
After debate, The Order of the day was called for.
On motion, Resolved, That a committee to consist of a member from each State be appointed to apportion the quotas of the taxes called for and to be paid by the several States the current year, for redeeming the continental bills of credit emitted by Order of Congress:
The members [chosen] Mr. [William] Whipple, Mr. [Samuel] Holten, Mr. [John] Collins, Mr. [Jesse] Root, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [Nathaniel] Scudder, Mr. [James] Searle, Mr. [Thomas] McKean, Mr. [William] Paca, Mr. [Meriwether] Smith, Mr. [Thomas] Burke, Mr. [Henry] Laurens, and Mr. [Edward] Langworthy.
Ordered, That the committee sit on the business this afternoon, and report to morrow.
The Marine Committee, to whom was referred the Memorial of Josiah Smith Surgeon, and others, late of the Revenge Cutter, Captain Cunningham, beg leave to report as their opinion: That Captain Cunningham, the Commander of Said Cutter, be directed forthwith to repair to this City or any other place where Congress may be sitting, and render an account of his Conduct during his command of the said Cutter, in pursuance of complaints exhibited against him by divers of his officers and crew.
Jany. 4, 1779.3
[Note 3: 3 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 37, folio 165. It is endorsed by Thomson: "Report of Marine Committee Jany. 15, 1779. The memorial of Jo. Smith and others on which the within Report is founded was delivered to Mr. S. Adams for the Marine Comt. Feby. 10, 1779 Obsolete."]
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Congress resumed the consideration of the letter from Mr. Deane. After debate,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.1
[Note 1: 1 "An election for choosing a representative in General Assembly for the city of Philadelphia comes on tomorrow, and the laws require that it be held at the State House, which will render the sitting of Congress in the room they now occupy not only inconvenient to Congress, but also to the Inspectors and Judges of the Election. This you will please to represent in Congress, and if you shall think proper to mention that the Assembly room is at the service of Congress for that day, should they choose to adjourn there." Joseph Reed to Pennsylvania Delegates in Congress, 4 January, 1779.]
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