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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, DECEMBER 22, 1779
A memorial from Baron de Miklaszewicz was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Admiralty.
A letter, of 20, and one, of 22d, from Doctor Morgan, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Thomas] McKean, Mr. [John] Mathews and Mr. [William] Ellery.
A memorial from R. Patton and W. Hurrie was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A memorial from the aids de camp of Majors General in the American army, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 The memorial of Miklaszewicz, dated December 15, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress. No. 41, VI, folio 163; another is in No. 78, XV, folio 619; Morgan's letter, dated the 20th, is in No. 63, folio 165; Patron's memorial is in No. 41, VIII, folio 98; and the memorial of the aids is in No. 41, I, folio 47.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 13, from Lewis Dubois, colonel of the fifth New York regiment, was read, praying for leave to resign his commission:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, VII, folio 273.]
Resolved, That his resignation be accepted.
A report from the Board of Treasury was read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. R[obert] R. Livingston, one of the delegates for the State of New York, on his application, for eight thousand dollars; for which the said State is to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. [Thomas] Burke. one of the delegates for the State of North Carolina, on his application, for five thousand dollars; for which the said State is to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. [James] Lovell, one of the delegates for the State of Massachusetts
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bay, 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 Richard Philips, steward to the President of Congress, on his application, for five thousand dollars, for the use of the President's table; for which the said steward is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 See note under December 20, p. 1397, ante.]
That on the application of Charles Pettit, Esq. assistant quarter master general, the following warrants issue in his favour, on account of Major General Greene, quarter master general, for one million four hundred thousand dollars, for the use of his department; for which he is to be accountable;
One on David Rittenhouse, Esq. treasurer of the State of Pensylvania, for two hundred thousand dollars;
One on Thomas Harwood, Esq. treasurer of the State of Maryland, for four hundred thousand dollars;
One on George Webb, Esq. treasurer, of the State of Virginia, for six hundred thousand dollars;
One on his excellency Richard Caswell, Esq. governor of the State of North Carolina, for two hundred thousand dollars;2
[Note 2: 2 This report, dated December 22, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 925.]
The said several sums being part of the monies raised by the said States respectively for the use of the United States.
That on the application of Charles Pettit, assistant quarter master general, the following warrants issue in his favour, on account of Major General Greene, quarter master general, for one million of dollars, for the use of his department; for which he is to be accountable, viz;
One on the treasurer, for four hundred thousand dollars;
One on John Lawrence, Esq. treasurer of the State of Connecticut, for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
One on Gerardus Bancker, Esq. treasurer of the State of New York, for four hundred thousand dollars;
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One on Samuel Patterson, Esq. treasurer of the State of Delaware, for fifty thousand dollars:
Resolved, That, on the application of the Board of War and Ordinance, a warrant issue on the Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania for One Million of dollars, in favor of Colonel BenjaPostponedFlower, Commissary General of Military Stores, for the use of his Department for which he is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 The original report called for loan office certificates to be issued by the loan office in Pennsylvania. See p. 1423, post.]
The three last sums being part of the monies raised by the said states, respectively, for the use of the United States.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Thomas Edison, one of the clerks in the office of the Secretary of Congress, for two thousand five hundred dollars; and
One in favour of John W. Jackson, another of the said clerks, for fifteen hundred dollars, on account of their salaries respectively.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of William Geddes, one of the commissioners of the chambers of accounts for six thousand dollars, on account of his salary.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, dated December 21, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 923.]
The Board of Treasury, to whom was referred the petition of Paul Fooks, praying an increase of his salary, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That Paul Fooks be allowed a salary of 2400 dollars per annum for acting as interpreter to Congress in the French and Spanish languages.
A letter, of 10, from P. Colt, was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This report, dated December 17, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 911. Colt's letter is in No. 78, V, folio 441.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Resolved, That Monday next be assigned for electing a secretary to Doctor Franklin, minister plenipotentiary of the United States at the court of Versailles.
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Mr. R. B. Livingston was put in nomination for that office by Mr. Floyd.
Resolved, That so much of the report of the Board of Treasury as relates to an advance to Colonel B. Flower be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [James] M'Lenc, Mr. [William] Floyd and Mr. [Nathaniel] Peabody.
Ordered, That the committee confer with the Board of War on the said report.
According to order, Congress was resolved into a committee of the whole, and after some time, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. [George] Plater reported that the committee have had under their farther consideration the reports referred to them, but have not yet come to any resolutions thereon and desire leave to sit again.
Resolved, That to morrow at 10 o'clock, Congress be resolved into a committee of the whole, to consider farther the reports referred to them.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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