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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, NOVEMBER 22, 1779
The committee appointed to correspond with the commanding officer of the southern department, laid before Congress a letter of 24 October from Major General Lincoln, which was read, together with a list of articles wanted for the southern department:
Ordered, That the list enclosed be referred to the Board of War, and that the Board order as many of the said articles as can be spared, consistent with the general service, to be sent with all despatch to the southern department.
Ordered, That the Marine Committee give every assistance in their power in forwarding stores and troops to South Carolina.
A petition of Captain John Palfrey, a prisoner, was read:
Ordered, That the petitioner be permitted on parole to proceed to Boston, and that his petition be referred to the council of the said State, to take order thereon.
A letter, of this day, from W. Palfrey, pay master general, was read, enclosing a copy of a letter, of 2, from Mr. Clay, his deputy, in the southern department; and of one, of 4th, from J[ohn] Boreman, another deputy for the western department:
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Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 8, from Belcher P. Smith, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 Palfrey's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 165, folio 535; the enclosures are on folios 539 and 541; the letter of Smith, in No. 78, XX, folio 469.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury:
A letter, of 4, and one, of 7th, from J. Adams; the latter accompanied with copies of the letters written by the commissioners in France while he resided there;2 also a, letter, of 9th, from F. Dana, were read, signifying their acceptance of the offices to which Congress have appointed them.
[Note 2: 2 The Adams letters axe printed in the Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Wharton), III. 399, 404.]
A letter, of 19th, from George Morgan, was read:
Resolved, That the Medical Committee be instructed to revise the several resolutions passed respecting the hospital department, and to digest and arrange them with such amendments as may make the whole consistent with and conformable to the alterations made by Congress in the original system, and report the same to Congress.
Resolved, That two members be added to the Committee of Commerce, in the room of Mr. [Henry] Laurens and Mr. [Francis] Lewis, who are absent:
The members chosen, Mr. [Cyrus] Griffin and Mr. [Cornelius] Harnett.
According to order, Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on ways and means, and after debate,
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of the whole.
Resolved, That to morrow immediately after reading the journals, Congress be resolved into a committee of the whole, to consider the said report, unless the President shall have received dispatches of such importance as in his opinion ought first to be read.
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The Board of War, to whom was referred the memorial of the Baron de Bonstellen, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That Congress have a due sense of the zeal of the Baron de Bonstellen for the service of the United States; but that it is not compatible with the present arrangement of the army to employ him in a station suited to his military pretensions, nor consistent with the principles established for rank and promotion therein, to grant him the brevet he requests.
That nevertheless, in consideration of the great expences he has incurred in performing a voyage from Europe to these States, and while residing here, with a view of employing his military talents in their service, a passage be provided for the said Baron de Bonstellen and his servant, from hence to France, at the charge of these States, and that the Marine Committee be, and they are hereby directed to provide such passage accordingly.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, dated November 19, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, II, folio 613.]
Resolved, That the remainder of the report be referred to the Marine Committee, to take order thereon.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. [Henry] Marchant, delegate for the State of Rhode island, on his application, for six thousand dollars; for which the said State is to be accountable.
That on the application of the Board of War a warrant. issue on the treasurer, in favour of Joseph Carleton, paymaster of the said Board, for one million dollars, to enable them to continue their purchases of cloathing requisite for the army; for which sum the said Joseph Carleton is to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, dated November 22, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 825.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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