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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, JULY 20, 1780
A memorial of Beesly Joel, late captain in his Britannic Majesty's corps of King's or Rogers' rangers was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This memorial, dated July 21, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, IV, folio 400.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter from the Board of Admiralty was read, enclosing a letter, of 19th, from Thomas Bradford, deputy commissary of prisoners.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter and enclosure are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 37, folios 435 and 437. The former is indorsed by Thomson: "To lie on table. Aug. 24, 1781, not to be acted upon."]
A letter, of 8, from Governor Clinton of the State of New York was read, accompanied with a summary of the proceedings of the executive and legislative authorities of the State of New York, and acts passed by the legislature of the said State, in pursuance of certain acts and resolutions of Congress, agreeably to the recommendation of the 17th June last.3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 67, II, folio 288.]
A report from the Board of Treasury was read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That on the application of Charles Pettit, assistant quarter master general, accompanied with an estimate approved by the Beard of War, a warrant issue on the treasurer in his favour, on account of Major General Greene, quarter master general, for four hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of discharging the contract between Edward
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Wright, Junr. and Colonel Christian, for thirty thousand bushels of grain mentioned in the estimate aforesaid, and for the service of transportation; and for which sum the aforesaid Major General Greene, Q. M. G. is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 429.]
Treasury Office
July 20th 1780
The Board beg leave to represent that the warrant reported this day for four hundred thousand dollars in favor of Charles Pettit assistant quarter Master General is designed for the Department under the particular direction of Henry Hollingsworth Deputy Quarter Master General. That they consider it their duty to submit to Congress a report of the Commissioners of Accounts on certain accounts of the aforesaid Henry Hollingsworth wherein he stands charged with forgery and other frauds and abuses in the execution of his office.
That the said Henry Hollingsworth has appealed from the Moresaid Report to this Board who have been ready to hear said appeal which however has been deferred from time to time.
That the department under his particular direction is very important and requires constant and large supplies of money which are, have been and ought to be regularly furnished--from all which considerations, the Board beg leave to report the following Resolution--
Resolved, That Henry Hollingsworth, deputy quarter master general, be and hereby is suspended, until his appeal from the report of the commissioners of accounts dated the 20th day of March last is duly heard and finally determined and that some other person be appointed to transact the business of that department in the mean time.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 433.]
Resolved, That the deposition of Robert Anderson, respecting the supposed forgery of his name to a receipt, offered as a voucher in support of the accounts of Henry Hollingsworth, be transmitted to the executive authority of the State of Maryland, in order that such proceedings may be had against the person or persons concerned therein as may
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be agreeable to the laws of the State, at the expence of the United States.
Congress resumed the consideration of the proceedings of the court martial on the trial of Doctor Shippert; and having made some farther progress,
Ordered, That the farther consideration thereof be postponed till to morrow.
Ordered, That the report of the Board of Treasury on the letter from Mr. Laurens be re-committed.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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