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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 26, 1780
Ordered, That a committee of three be appointed to prepare additional instructions to the honble Doctor Franklin on the subject of Mr. J. Laurens' mission.
The members, Mr. [Thomas] Burke, Mr. [Thomas] McKean, Mr. [James] Duane.
Ordered, That a committee of five be appointed to confer with the honble the Minister of France on the subject of Mr. Laurens' mission.
The members, Mr. [John] Witherspoon, Mr. [John] Sullivan, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [John] Mathews, Mr. [James] Madison.
Ordered, That the Board of War prepare with all dispatch a copy of the list of supplies requested from his Most Christian Majesty to be sent by Mr. Laurens.2
[Note 2: 2 The proceedings to this point were entered also in the manuscript Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs.]
On motion of Mr. [John] Sullivan, seconded by Mr. [Richard] Howly,
Ordered, That the President write to the executive of the State of Massachusetts Bay, requesting their assistance in manning and fitting the Alliance for sea without loss of time.
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A letter, of 24 August and 20 September, from the honble. F. Dana, and sundry letters from the honble. J. Adams, were read: viz.
One of 7, one of 14, three of 15, two of 19, one of 22, and one of 23 July, one of 14 August, one of 16, and one of 19 September [and] October 11; also a series of letters between Count de Vergennes and Mr. Adams, viz.
Mr. Adams to Count de Vergennes, July 13; Count de Vergennes to Mr. Adams, July 20; Mr. Adams to Count de Vergennes, July 21; Mr. Adams to Count de Vergennes, July 27; Count de Vergennes to Mr. Adams, July 29; Mr. Adams to Count de Vergennes, July 17; Count de Vergennes to Mr. Adams, July 25; Mr. Adams' letter to the Count, July 26:
Ordered, That the three last be referred to a committee of three.
The members, Mr. [Thomas] Burke, Mr. [John] Witherspoon, Mr. [James] Duane.
A letter, of 18 August, and two of 12 September, from Mr. Dumas were read.1
[Note 1: 1 These letters were printed in the Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Wharton), as follows: Dana's in Vol. IV, pp. 42 and 61; Adams's of July 7, Vol. III, p. 837, July 14, p. 857; the three of July 15, pp. 858, 859; the two of July 19, pp. 867, 869; that of July 22, p. 873, of July 23, p. 877; of August 14, Vol. IV, p. 29; of Sept. 16, p. 57; of Sept. 19, p. 60; of Oct. 11, p. 88; of Adams to Vergennes July 13, Vol. III, p. 848; Vergennes to Adams July 20, p. 870; Adams to Vergennes July 21, p. 872; Adams to Vergennes July 27, Vol. IV, p. 12; Vergennes to Adams July 29, p. 16; Adams to Vergennes July 17, Vol. III, p. 861; Vergennes to Adams July 25, Vol. IV, p. 3; Adams to Vergennes, July 26, p. 7; Dumas' letter of September 12, p. 55.]
A letter, of 7, from John Warren was read, signifying his acceptance of the office of hospital physician.
A letter, of 25 November, from John Welles and Edward Chinn was read, signifying their acceptance of the office of commissioners of an extra chamber of accounts.
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A letter, of December 6, from the president of New Hampshire; and a petition of Peter January, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 Warren's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XXIV, folio 285; that of Welles and Chinn is in folio 279. The letter of the president of New Hampshire is in No. 64, folio 158; January's petition, dated December 6, 1780, is in No. 42, IV, folio 46.]
A petition of Henry Geiger was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This petition, dated December 20, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, III, folio 471.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A memorial of Lee and Jones, of Boston, was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This memorial, dated November 28, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, V, folio 226.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [William] Floyd, Mr. [Samuel] Adams, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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