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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, OCTOBER 8, 1779
A letter, of 4, from General Washington, and one, of the same date, from J. Wadsworth, commissary general of purchases, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 Washington's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VIII, folio 73. It is printed in the Writings of Washington (Ford), VIII, 73; that of Wadsworth, in No. 78, XXIV, folio 93.]
Ordered, That they be referred to the delegates of Delaware, Maryland and South Carolina, to take order thereon.
The Marine Committee laid before Congress a letter, of 27 [23] September, from J. Bradford, continental agent at Boston, which was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, III, folio 351.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [James] Mercer, Mr. [John] Mathews, and Mr. [James] Forbes.
The Marine Committee also laid before Congress a letter, of 7, from the navy board in the middle district:3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 37, folio 151.]
Ordered, That so much thereof as relates to James Anderson, detected in selling a quantity of hemp belonging to the public, be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Jesse] Root, Mr. [William] Paca, and Mr. [Henry] Marchant.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of the delegates for the State of New York, for three hundred dollars, for which the said State is to be accountable.4
[Note 4: 4 This report, dated October 6, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 703.]
The auditor general reports, that agreeably to the order of the Board of Treasury, he has examined the accounts of
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William Govett, late deputy auditor general, for sundry contingent expences paid by order of the Board, and finds there is due to the said William Govett, a ballance amounting to forty one dollars and forty ninetieths:1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated October 2, is in the Papers of the ContinentaI Congress, No. 136, III, folio 693.]
Ordered, That the said ballance be paid.
The commissioners report,
That there is due to Samuel Downe, one of the commissioners for counting and destroying the emissions of April and May, for his services to the 23 September, last, the sum of seven hundred and ninety eight dollars:
That there is due to Robert Jewell, keeper of the State prison in Philadelphia, for salary for himself and assistants and sundry supplies to the 23d September, the sum of eight hundred and sixty seven pounds one shilling, equal to two thousand three hundred and twelve dollars and 12/90.
That there is due to Monsr. Lotbinier, chaplain to Colonel Livingston's regiment, for his pay and subsistance, for the month of September, two hundred and forty dollars.
That there is due to Robert Patton, messenger to Congress for his attendance, from the 8th day of May last, to the 30th of September, both days included, at 8 dollars per day, the sum of eleven hundred and sixty eight dollars.
That there is due to William Hurrie, for his pay as doorkeeper to Congress, from the 1st day of April, to the 30th of September, both days included, and for cleaning the rooms, thirteen hundred and sixty five dollars and 45/90.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 707.]
Chamber of Accounts,
Philadelphia, October 5th., 1779.
The Commissioners, report, that they have examined the accounts of Nicholas and Mark Fouquet and find that there is due to,
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Which they received from the time they left York Town, February, 1778, and returned the latter end of September, 1779, during which time they travelled thro' the several Eastern States on the business upon which they were employed by the Board of War.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated October 5, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 699.]
That there is due to Mark Fouquet, for his pay as lieutenant of artillery, from 17th November, 1777, to 17th November, 1779; and for his services instructing different people in the eastern states, in the art of powder making, agreeable to his contract with the Board of War, a ballance of eleven thousand six hundred and seventy nine dollars.
That there is due to Nicholas Fouquet, for his pay as captain of artillery, from the 17th November, 1777, to 17 November, 1779, being two years, a ballance of one thousand and eighty dollars. And for his two years services instructing different people of the several eastern states in the art of powder making, agreeable to his contract with the Board of War, the sum of six thousand livres tournois:
Ordered, That the said accounts be paid.
Ordered, That the Board of Treasury prepare a set of bills of exchange, in favour of Captain Nicholas Fouquet, for six thousand livres tournois:
Ordered, That the report of the commissioners on the accounts of Jonathan Burrell, Esq. assistant pay master general in the Peekskil district, from the 21 February, to 27 June, 1779, inclusive, be referred to the Board of Treasury to take order thereon.
Ordered, That the report of the commissioners on the account of Colonel George Morgan for the expences of John Dodge and deputies, from the Delaware tribe to Congress, be referred to a committee of three:
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The members chosen, Mr. [Henry] Laurens, Mr. [James] Mercer, and Mr. [John] Armstrong.
Congress proceeded to the election of a committee on the memorial of George Morgan, agreeably to the order of 14 September last; and, the ballots being taken, the members chosen are,
Mr. [John] Witherspoon, Mr. [Daniel of St. Thomas] Jenifer, Mr. [Samuel] Atlee, Mr. [Roger] Sherman and Mr. [Nathaniel] Peabody.
Ordered, That the petition of William Trent, in behalf of Thomas Walpole and his associates, be referred to the foregoing committee.
On motion of Mr. [James] Mercer, seconded by Mr. [Cyrus] Griffin,
Resolved, That it be an instruction to the said committee to enquire into the foundation of the objection formerly made by the Virginia delegates upon the reading of the said petition and memorial, to the jurisdiction of Congress on the subject matter of the said papers, and first report the facts relating to that point.
Ordered, That the report of the commissioners on the claim of Richard Philips be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Ordered, That two members be added to the committee appointed to prepare an address to the several states, on the subject of the several resolutions of Congress relative to finance, in the room of Mr. [John] Dickinson and Mr. [Meriwether] Smith.
The members chosen, Mr. [John] Witherspoon, and Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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