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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 --TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1779
A letter, of 6, from Christ. Hele, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XI, folio 443.]
Ordered, That the consideration thereof be postponed.
A copy of a memorial of John Harper & Company, owners of the schoonerLiberty, to his excellency the governor and council of the State of Virginia; also a copy of an act passed by the State of Massachusetts bay "for making provision for appeals to Congress in certain maritime cases and under certain restrictions", were laid before Congress and read:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Committee on Appeals.
A letter, of 27 July, from John Avery, enclosing a copy of letter of 2d day of the same month, from John Allan to the president and council of Massachusetts bay, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 Avery's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, I, folio 303; that of Allan, on folio 307.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War.
Ordered, That the Committee for Indian Affairs be discharged from the letters of Mr. J. Allan, referred to them, and that the same be committed to the Board of War.
A memorial of Nicholas Low was read, enclosing a copy of a certificate signed John Sullivan, M. G. respecting the sloopSally.3
[Note 3: 3 The memorial, dated August 9, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, V, folio 212; the certificate is on folio 216.]
On motion of Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris, seconded by Mr. [James] Duane,
Ordered, That a copy of the memorial and certificate be transmitted to the governor of New York, and that the vessel in the said memorial mentioned be delivered to his order.
A memorial of Robert Patton, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
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A certificate of sundry field officers of the Rhode island brigade, in favour of Major Box, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 9th, from the president of the supreme executive council of Pensylvania, was read, enclosing a copy of Resolutions passed by the said council relative to the complaint of Mr. Holker.1
[Note 1: 1 Patton's memorial is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VIII, folio 76; the Officer's certificate, in No. 78, XX, folio 413; the letter of the Council, in No. 69, II, folio 95.]
A letter, of 20th, continued to 22 July last, from W. Bingham, was read.
On motion of Mr. [John] Mathews, seconded by Mr. [Henry] Laurens,
Resolved, That the President write to Governor Caswell, to request he would give the necessary orders for forwarding the troops of that State directed to go to South Carolina, with all possible despatch: and that Major General Lincoln be requested to continue his command in South Carolina, if the state of his health will permit, until he shall receive farther directions from Congress.
Ordered, That a copy of the intelligence contained in Mr. Bingham's letter, be transmitted to the Commander in Chief.
On motion of Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, seconded by Mr. [John] Dickinson,
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to prepare a circular letter to the several states, and that they be instructed to report specially what part of the late communications of the Minister of France and of the intelligence contained in Mr. Bingham's letter, they judge proper to be communicated to the several states.
The members chosen, Mr. [John] Dickinson, Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris, and Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
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Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Joseph Carleton, paymaster to the Board of War and Ordnance, for one million five hundred thousand dollars, which he is to transmit to the commissioners of the continental loan office, for the State of South Carolina, for the purpose of exchanging bills of the emissions of May 20th, 1777, and April 11, 1778; for which the said commissioners are to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Joseph Carleton, paymaster to the Board of War and Ordnance, for five hundred thousand dollars, which he is to transmit to James Green, Esq. commissioner of the continental loan office for the State of North Carolina, for the purpose of exchanging bills of the emissions of May 20, 1777, and April 11, 1778; for which the said commissioner is to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Joshua Colt, one of the clerks in the secretary's office for eight hundred dollars; for which he is to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. [Samuel] Atlee, one of the delegates for the State of Pensylvania, for fifteen hundred dollars, on his application; for which the said State is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated August 10, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 535.]
That a warrant issue on the Treasury, in favour of Mr. [Thomas] Burke, one of the delegates of North Carolina, on his application, for six thousand dollars; for which the said State is to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. [John] Fell, one of the delegates of New Jersey, on his application, for one thousand dollars; for which the said State is to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of James Duane, and dated August 10, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 539.]
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That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. [William] Sharpe, one of the delegates of the State of North Carolina, on his application, for four thousand dollars; for which the said State is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated August 9, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 531.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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