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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, APRIL 28, 1780
A letter, of this day, from Az: Dunham was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, VII, folio 285.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury.
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A report from the Board of Treasury was read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favor of Mr. George Plater, one of the delegates from the State of Maryland, on his application, for ten thousand dollars; for which the said State is to be accountable.
That on the application of Charles Pettit, assistant Q. M. G. on account of Major General Greene, quartermaster general, a warrant issue in his favor, on Samuel Patterson, commissioner of the continental loan office for the State of Delaware, for ten thousand dollars, for the use of the department of the said quarter master general, in expediting the Maryland troops on their march to the southward; and for which he is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 227.]
A letter, of the 27th, from the Board of War was read, enclosing one, of the 25th, from Charles Pettit, assistant Q. M. G.
Ordered, That the letter from Charles Pettit, assistant Q. M. G. be referred to the Board of War.
Congress proceeded to the election of a judge of the Court of Appeals, ∥ in the room of Mr. Wythe, ∥ and the ballots being taken, Mr. Cyrus Griffin, Esq. was elected, ∥ having been previously nominated by Mr. [Allen] Jones. ∥
Congress then proceeded to the election of a commissioner of the Board of Treasury, and the ballots being taken, Mr. William Denning, was elected, ∥ having been previously nominated by Mr. [William] Floyd. ∥
A petition from Thomas Carnes was read.2
[Note 2: 2 This petition, dated February 14, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, II, folio 62.]
The Board of Treasury, to whom was referred the resolution of the 20th instant, respecting an allowance to the deputy paymasters general, brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; and after some debate,
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That an allowance of one tenth per cent be made to them for the purposes mentioned in the said Resolution.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 22, folio 120.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Oliver] Ellsworth, Mr. [Abraham] Clark and Mr. [James] Henry.
A petition from John Warner was read:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Admiralty.
The delegates from the State of Virginia laid before Congress a remonstrance from the assembly of that State, dated December 14th, 1779, which was read.
Treasury Office April 28. 1780
The Board of Treasury humbly represent--
That the demands from the Quarter Master's Department from every movement of the Troops are in the highest degree enormous and from the difficulties which the officers of the Department represent it must be presumed that no previous provision has been made for such contingencies, and that no stores are on hand for supplying any of the Requisites for the ensuing Campaign or the necessary movements of any detachments of the Army.
This appears the more extraordinary as the sum of 78,726,176 dollars remains to be accounted for by the Quarter Master General, and since the 12th. of November last the sum of 16,022,604 dollars has been advanced to that department.
The Board further beg leave to represent--
That the sum of 1,691,93830/90 dollars in warrants on the following persons, to wit:
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has been advanced for the purpose of expediting the March of the Maryland Troops ordered to the Southward--notwithstanding all which it appears from the letter from the Board of War of the 25th. instant, and its inclosures referred to this Board, that the necessary arrangements for their March have not been made nor can be made without further supplies of Money.
The Board of Treasury find it impossible to comply with such enormous demands as are made upon them, and have no hopes that any supplies which can be advanced to the present officers of that Department will enable the Troops on their march to the Southward to fulfill their orders.
They therefore beg leave to recommend--
That the Board of War be directed to nominate to Congress some persons to be employed for procuring the supplies, in the Quarter Master department, necessary for the Troops on their March to the Southward, to whom the monies for that purpose may be advanced1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 229. It is endorsed: "Postponed."]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.2
[Note 2: 2 Here Charles Thomson resumes the entries.]
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