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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, JANUARY 22, 1781
A letter, of 11, from Baron Steuben, was read.1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 164, folio 210.]
A report, from the Board of War, was read:
At a Board of WarJany. 20, 1781.
Present Mr. Peters
Genl. Cornell.
Lt Col. Forrest, the Officer appointed by his Excellency the Commander in Chief, to the command of the post at Carlisle, represents to the Board that he has not received any pay for a long time past, and that it is impossible for him to proceed to Carlisle without having a sum of money advanced to him.
The Board beg leave to report, That the Board of War grant a warrant on the Pay Master General in favor of Lt. Col. Forrest of Col Proctors Regiment of Artillery, for his pay and subsistence for three months, to commence the first day of August last.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, VI, folio 101.]
Ordered, That the same be referred back to the Board to take order, the resolution of the 4 notwithstanding.
According to order, Congress was resolved into a Committee of the Whole, and after some time the President resumed the chair and Mr. [Theodorick] Bland reported that the Committee have had under their farther consideration the reports referred, but not having come to a conclusion desire leave to sit again.
Ordered, That to Morrow, immediately after reading the Journal, Congress be resolved into a Committee of the Whole to consider farther the reports referred to them.
On motion of Mr. [Joan] Witherspoon, seconded by Mr. [Samuel] Adams,
Repealed January 23Ordered, That for the convenience of commerce and trade the treasurer of the United States and the loan officer for the State of Pensylvania change as far as may be in their power bills emitted pursuant to the act of Congress of the 18 March last by one State for similar bills emitted by another State.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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