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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, JUNE 13, 1780
A note from the honorable the Minister of France was read, with a letter enclosed from Mr. Carabasse.
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Committee of Commerce.
Ordered, That two members be added to the Committee of Commerce:
The members chosen, Mr. [Edward] Telfair and Mr. [Timothy] Matlack.
A letter, of 9th, from Governor Lee of Maryland;2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 70, folio 369.]
A letter, of 10, from General Washington; and
A letter, of 30 March, from Thomas Morris, captain of 2d company of Georgia continental artillery at St. Croix, were read.
A letter, of 12, from F. Lewis, one of the commissioners of the Board of Admiralty, with sundry papers enclosed, was read; Whereupon,3
[Note 3: 3 Lewis's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No, 78, XIV, folio 349; that of Thomas Morris in No. 78, XVI, folio 21; that of Washington in No. 152, VIII, folio 591.]
It was moved by Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston and seconded by Mr. [Nathaniel] Folsom,
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That John Bradford, continental agent at Boston, be directed to deliver to the order of the Board of Admiralty, fifty hogsheads of sugar to be applied to compleat the hull of the 74 gun ship now building at Portsmouth.
After debate, a motion was made by Mr. [James] Duane, seconded by Mr. A[llen] Jones, that the farther consideration thereof be postponed. On the question for postponing, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Nathaniel] Folsom,
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So it passed in the negative.
On the question to agree to the motion,
Resolved in the affirmative.
A memorial from William Bingham was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A memorial from William Turner of the State of Delaware was read:1
[Note 1: 1 Bingham's memorial, dated June 14, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 34, folio 87; that of Turner, undated, is in No. 41, X, folio 105.]
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Ordered, To lie on the table.
A report from the Board of Treasury was read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That on the application of Mr. [Thomas] Burke, one of the delegates for the State of North Carolina, a warrant issue on the treasurer, in his favour, for fifteen thousand dollars; for which the said State is to be accountable.
That on the application of Joseph Nourse, assistant auditor general, a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Theophilus Gardner, one of the clerks in the auditor general's office, for five thousand dollars, on account of the salary of the said Theophilus Gardner.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 339.]
The committee on the letter, of 5, from the committee at head quarters, delivered in a report.
According to the order of the day, Congress took into consideration the state of the southern department;
And on motion of Mr. [Thomas] Burke, seconded by Mr. [Thomas] Bee,
Resolved, unanimously, That Major General Gates immediately repair to and take command in the southern department.
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to consider and report a plan for the defence of the southern states:
The members chosen, Mr. [Thomas] Burke, Mr. [Thomas] Bee, Mr. [James] Henry, Mr. [Timothy] Matlack and Mr. [Oliver] Ellsworth.
Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on the letter, of the 5th, from the committee at headquarters; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the estimates enclosed from No. 1 to 9, inclusive, be referred to the Board of War, to ascertain the sum of money necessary to be advanced to the quarter master general, to enable him to make the several purchases required by the said estimates for the use of the army.
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That the Board of Admiralty take order for supplying the quarter master general with such quantity of the duck and Ticklenburg belonging to the United States in possession of the Navy Board at Boston, as he may have occasion for, to compleat the number of tents wanting for the army, and which can be spared from the immediate use of the navy.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Joseph Jones, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 21, folio 229. It was transcribed in the Committee Book, 1780, Proceedings of the Committee appointed the 13th of April, 1780, folio 7.
A letter to the Commercial Committee from the Board of War, dated June 3, 1780, enclosing extracts of a letter from J. Wilkinson, Clothier General, and a copy of letters from John Moylan to him and of James Moylan to Stephen Moylan were laid before Congress this day. They are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, I, folios 99--104.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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