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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 --SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1780
A letter, of 18, from Doctor B. Williams was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of this day, from R. Peters was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [Thomas] McKean, Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston and Mr. [John Morin] Scott.
Ordered, That Mr. Peters be informed that Congress is of opinion his presence at this time at the Board of War is of considerable importance, and that he ought to continue his service at that board; in a way which it is in his power to do consistent with the laws of his State in consequence of which he is now called out on Military Service; But that Congress nevertheless leave it to his own option how to act in the present case.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of Abraham Clark, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, I, folio 87. It is indorsed by Thomson: "Mr. Clark's motion, seconded by Mr. Henry August 19, 1780."]
A letter of this day, from Colonel T. Pickering, Q. M. G., was read: Whereupon,2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in The Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 192, folio 25.]
Resolved, That Major General Greene, late quarter master general, be and hereby is directed to furnish Colonel Pickering, quarter master general, with returns of all buildings, vessels and craft, horses, wagons, stores and articles, of what kind soever, in possession or under the direction of any officers or persons employed under him in his late department, and which are occupied on account of or belong to the United States; and also with full information in writing of all public contracts and purchases by them made, of which the terms have not been fully executed, or the services or articles contracted for or purchased have not been completely rendered or delivered:
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That in the mean time he direct all officers and others employed under him, on the demand of any deputy or store-keeper appointed under the new plan for regulating the quarter master general's department, to deliver to such deputy or store-keeper, on their producing their appointments respectively, and the orders of the quarter master general to receive them, all the articles before enumerated, and any others in their possession or under their direction, which are occupied on account of or belong to the United States, together with the written evidences of the contracts and purchases aforesaid which yet remain unexecuted.
The Board of Treasury, to whom was re-committed their report on the letter of 15 from Governor Rutledge, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That the Board of Treasury furnish Governor Rutledge, of South Carolina, with bills of exchange from Thomas Smith, Continental Loan Officer for the State of Pennsylvania drawn on the Honorable Benjamin Franklin, minister plenipotentiary from the United States at the Court of Versailles, at sixty days sight, to the amount of two thousand dollars, to be charged in specie to the said state of South Carolina.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 529. It was also entered in the manuscript Secrét (Domestic) Journal.]
On motion,
Resolved, That the Board of Admiralty be and hereby are directed, to order the Saratoga to sail immediately and to obey such orders, and take charge of such despatches, as they may receive from the committee of conference with the Minister of France.2
[Note 2: 2 This resolve was entered only in the manuscript Secret (Domestic) Journal.]
A letter, of this day, from the Board of Admiralty, was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 37, folio 295.]
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Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
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