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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 30, 1780
A letter of H. Gurney was read, desiring that his house in which the President resides may be delivered up to him; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the house of Joseph Pemberton, hired by the Board of Treasury, be appropriated for the use of the President of Congress.
A letter, of 29, from E. Blaine, commissary general of purchases, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 165, folio 349.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three, and that they be directed to confer with Mr. Blaine.
The members chosen, Mr. [John] Mathews, Mr. [William] Ellery, and Mr. [Roger] Sherman.
A letter, of 11, from Doctor I. Forster to the Medical Committee was laid before Congress and read.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A report from the Board of War was read; Whereupon,
At a Board Of War March 29, 1780.
Present Mr Peters Colo Grayson
The board having taken into consideration the letter from Brigr Genl Hamilton of the convention Troops and the other information received by them on the same subject,
Beg leave to report
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Resolved, That the executive of the State of Virginia be requested to supply a sufficient quantity of provisions, for the use of the Convention prisoners, and their guards at the post of Charlotteville--such supplies to be credited to the quota of provisions required of the State, by the resolution of the 25th of February last,
That the sumof dollars be sent to the Commissary of purchases at the post of Charlotteville, for the purpose of procuring supplies for the immediate use of the garrison.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, IV, folio 293.]
Ordered, That the remainder of the report be referred to the Board of Treasury.
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 report referred to them and have made some progress therein, 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 report referred to them.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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