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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 --TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1780
A letter, of 30 December last, from General Washington, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 The draft of this letter is in the Washington Papers, Series A. V, pt. 1, 115.]
A letter, of 3 instant, from the Board of Admiralty, was read, enclosing an estimate of supplies wanted for the navy of the United States for the current year:
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee appointed to estimate the supplies to be furnished by the several states.2
[Note 2: 2 A marginal note by Thomson says: "See Decr 17, '79," ante, Vol. XV, p. 1391.]
A letter, of 3, from R. Bache, postmaster general, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the Post-office.
A motion was made by Mr. [Roger] Sherman, seconded by Mr. [Thomas] McKean:
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [William Churchill] Houston, and Mr. [James] Forbes.
A report of the Board of Treasury was read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Mr. J[ohn] Penn, one of the delegates for the State of North Carolina, for six thousand dollars, on his application; for which the said State is to be accountable.
That a warrant issue on his excellency, John Rutledge, Esquire, governor of the State of South Carolina, for two millions of dollars, in part of the monies raised in the said State, for the use of the United States, in favour of W.
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Palfrey, Esquire, paymaster general, to be by him transmitted to Joseph Clay, deputy paymaster general for the southern department, for the supply of the military chest there; for which sum the said deputy paymaster general is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 7.]
Congress took into consideration the report of the committee for establishing a court for the trial of appeals.
And a motion being made by Mr. [John] Mathews, seconded by Mr. [Thomas] Burke, that the said Court shah sit at the place where Congress, or the committee of the States, in the recess of Congress shall hold their sessions; on motion, the words after "sit at" were struck out, and in the room thereof, it was moved by Mr. [James] Forbes, seconded by Mr. [John] Penn, to insert the words "the city of Philadelphia;" on which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Nathaniel] Peabody,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
On the question to agree to the motion, as amended, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [George] Partridge,
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So it passed in the negative.
A motion was then made by Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston, seconded by Mr. [Roger] Sherman.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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