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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, MARCH 3, 1780
A letter, of 2, from Joseph Carleton, secretary of the Board of Ordnance and paymaster to the Board of War and Ordnance, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 60, folio 7.]
Ordered, That it be taken into consideration at the time the report of the committee on the memorials of the auditors of the army, &c. is considered.
A letter, of 2, from Charles Pettit, assistant Q. M. G. was read, with sundry papers enclosed:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 192, folios 281 and 289.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the committee on General Greene's letter, of 12 December last.According to order, Congress was resolved into a Committee of the Whole, to consider farther the reports referred to them, and after some time spent thereon, 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 not having come to a conclusion, desire leave to sit again.
Resolved, That to morrow Congress be again resolved into a Committee of the Whole, to consider farther the reports referred to them.
The Board of Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
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Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Major Joseph Lane, of the 3d Georgia regiment, charged with dispatches to the southern department, for three thousand six hundred dollars, to be placed to the account of Joseph Clay, Esquire, deputy pay master general in that department, who is to be furnished with a copy of this order, and to have Major Lane's account settled by the auditors of the army there.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 113.
The rest of the entries for this day are in George Bond's writing.]
On motion of Mr. [Samuel] Holten, seconded by Mr. [James] McLene,
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to prepare and report a recommendation to the several states to set apart the last Wednesday in April next as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer.
The members chosen, Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [Thomas] McKean, Mr. [William Churchill] Houston and Mr. [James] Lovell,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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