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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, AUGUST 1, 1780
A letter, of 30th July, from General Washington; and
One of 30 July, from the committee at headquarters, with sundry papers enclosed, were read:2
[Note 2: 2 Washington's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, IX, folio 65; it is printed in the Writings of Washington (Ford), VIII, 363. The letter from the Committee at Headquarters is in No. 39, I, folio 174; it is transcribed in Committee Book, 1780, Proceedings of the Committee appointed the 13th April, 1780, folio 40.]
Ordered, That the report of the committee on the letters from General Greene and the committee at headquarters be re-committed, and that two members be added to the committee:
The members chosen, Mr. J[oseph] Jones and Mr. [Jared] Ingersol.
Ordered, That the letters just read be referred to the said committee.
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Ordered, That two members be added to the committee on the letter from J. Bradford:
The members chosen, Mr. [John] Hanson and Mr. [Timothy] Matlack.
Ordered, That a member be added to the committee on the Post Office in the room of Mr. [Samuel] Holten.
The member chosen, Mr. [Jared] Ingersol.
Letters, of 20th, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 29 March from the honorable J. Adams, were read:1
[Note 1: 1 The letters of March 20, 24, 26, and 29 are printed in the Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Wharton), III, 561, 570, 572, 573, and 578.]
Ordered, That the letter, of 24, be referred to a committee of five, and the rest to the committee of foreign affairs.
The members chosen, Mr. [James] Lovell, Mr. [Thomas] McKean, Mr. [John] Henry, Mr. [James] Madison, and Mr. [John Morin] Scott.
A letter, of March 5, from Captain Landais was read, with sundry papers enclosed.
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Admiralty. A letter from Lieutenant [La] Clause was read.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter, undated, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, V, folio 495.]
A petition of Henry Hollinsworth was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury. A memorial of James Shepherd, of Boston, was read:
Ordered, That it be transmitted to the Court of Appeals. A petition of David Lockwood was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This petition, dated August 1, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, IV, folio 220.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Admiralty. The committee, to whom were referred the letters of 18th, 20th and 21 July from the committee at headquarters, delivered in their report.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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