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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, DECEMBER 5, 1780
A letter, of 25 November, from R. Varick, and a letter, of 30th November, from Samuel Patterson, were read.
A letter, of 5, from Colonel Armand was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury to take order.
A letter, of 4, from D[avid] Jackson, hospital surgeon, was read, requesting leave to resign:
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Ordered, That leave be granted.
A letter, of 4, from William Winder, one of the navy board of the middle department, was read, stating that he understands a reform of the said board has been in contemplation, and requesting leave to retire, his pay in the mean time ceasing, until Congress shall have an opportunity of fixing the new establishment.1
[Note 1: 1 Varick's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XXIII, folio 181; Patterson's is in No. 78, XVIII, folio 343; Armand's is in No. 164, folio 432; Jackson's is in No. 78, XIII, folio 187; Winder's is in No. 78, XXIV, folio 283.]
Ordered, That he have leave to retire, till further orders from Congress.
A letter from Baron d'Arendt was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
Congress took into consideration the propositions of the delegates of Georgia; and some time being spent thereon,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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