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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 --MONDAY, MAY 15, 1780
Mr. G[eorge] Walton, Mr. Eldward] Telfair and Mr. W[illiam] Few, delegates from the State of Georgia, attended and produced their credentials, which were read, as follows:
Georgia. By his Honor Richard Newly, esquire, Captain General, Governor, and Commander in chief, in and over the State of Georgia.
To all whom these presents shall come, be made known or concern.
Whereas the Representatives of the freemen of this State, in General Assembly met, did, on tuesday the eleventh day of January last,
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at Augusta in the State aforesaid, enter into and pass the following proceedings and Resolution.
"House of Assembly Augusta 11th. January 1780.
"The House met agreeable to adjournment; and in pursuance of the Order of the day, proceeded to elect five persons to Represent this State in Congress, during the ensuing year, and until others shall be appointed: And the ballots being taken, it appeared that Colonel George Walton, Edward Telfair, Benjamin Andrew, and Lyman Hall, esquires, and Lieutenant Colonel William Few, were duly Elected."
"Resolved, therefore, that the said Colonel George Walton, Edward Telfair, Benjamin Andrew, and Lyman Hall, esquires, and the said Lieutenant Colonel William Few, or any two of them, do constitute the Representation and Vote of this State in Congress, during the ensuing year, and until others shall be appointed." True Copy.
Geo. Seegar C. G. A.
Now know ye, that in execution of the said proceedings and resolution, I have commissionated, and by these presents do Commissionate, the said Colonel George Walton, Edward Telfair, Benjamin Andrew, and Lyman Hall, esquires, and the said Lieutenant Colonel William Few, as Delegates of and for this State, in the General Congress of the United States, for and during this year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty, and until others shall be appointed in their stead, by the General Assembly. And Powers and persons concerned are to respect them as such.
Given under my hand and the Great Seat of the State, at Augusta, this ninth of February, in the said year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty, and in the fourth year of the Independency of the United States of North-America.
Signed Richd Howly,
with the great Seal appendant.
By his Honor's Command
Edward Jones Secy. of the State of Georgia.1
[Note 1: 1 The original is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, Georgia, Credentials of Delegates.]
A letter, of 13, from General Washington was read.
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A duplicate of a letter of October 4, 1779, from B. Franklin and a letter, of March 4th, from the same Doctor B. Franklin was read;
Letters, of February 15th, 17th, 19th, 20, 25, 27, 29, and March 4th from J. Adams, at Paris, were read;
Also duplicates of his letters of December 11 and 16, and of January 16, February 15, 17, 19 and 20, were received.1
[Note 1: 1 Washington's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, VIII, folio 543. Franklin's letter is printed in The Diplomatic Correspondance of the American Revolution (Wharton), III, 534, and Adams's letters on pp. 494, 499, 504, 507, 519, 524, 527, and 532. The December and January letters are on pp. 422, 427, 457.]
A letter, of 18 February, from F. Dana was read.
Ordered, That the foreign letters be referred to the Committee of Foreign Affairs.
A letter, of March 3 and one of March 7, from J. Williams, at Nantes, to the Committee for Foreign and Commercial Affairs, were laid before Congress, the former accompanied with a duplicate of his accounts as settled by commissioners; and the latter enclosing an invoice of goods; and being read, they were returned to the Committee of Commerce.
On motion of Mr. [James] Duane, seconded by Mr. [James] Searle,
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to take into consideration and report a proper arrangement for the department of foreign affairs.
The members chosen, Mr. [James] Lovell, Mr. [William Churchill] Houston and Mr. [James] Duane.
A letter, of 12, from Governor Rodney of Delaware, directed to Mr. [Thomas] McKean, a delegate for that State, was laid before Congress and read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 70, folio 727.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 12th, from B. Arnold, with sundry papers enclosed, relative to his accounts, was read:
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Ordered, That the same be taken into consideration to morrow.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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