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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 --THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1780
A letter, of 8th, from Baron Steuben, and a letter, of this day, from General Mifflin, enclosing a letter, of 8th, from John Webb Checkley, Peter Anspach and Jacob Garrigues, were read.2
[Note 2: 2 Mifflin's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XVI, folio 9; Steuben's letter is in No. 164, folio 182.]
A petition of Richard Phillips was read.3
[Note 3: 3 This petition, dated February 15, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, VI, folio 236.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
The Board of War, to whom was referred an extract of a letter, of 27 February, from General Washington, respecting Lieutenant Fontevieux, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the Chevalier de Fontevieux, who has for some time borne the rank of lieutenant in the army of the United States by brevet, receive the commission of lieutenant of dragoons in Colonel Armand's legion.4
[Note 4: 4 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, IV, folio 245.]
Congress was resolved into a Committee of the Whole to consider farther the reports referred to them; 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 and made some progress, but not having had fame to go through the whole, desire leave to sit again.
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On the question shall the Committee of the Whole have leave to sit again,
The states were equally divided and the question lost.
Ordered, That the reports which were referred to the Committee of the Whole be referred to a committee of six:
The members chosen, Mr. [Oliver] Ellsworth, Mr. [Thomas] Burke, Mr. [William Churchill] Houston, Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston, Mr. [Philip] Schuyler and Mr. [Samuel] Holten,
The committee, to whom was referred the letter from the Board of War, delivered in a report, which was read.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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