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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 --WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1781
A letter, of the 5th, from Governor Clinton, of the State of New York, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the letter from the president of the senate and speaker of the house of assembly of that State.
A memorial, of J. Ross, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of Treasury to devise ways and means for payment of his account.
A memorial of James Morris was read, enclosing an account of damage done by the army encamping on his farm, in 1777:2
[Note 2: 2 Clinton's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 67, II, folio 344; Ross's memorial is in No. 136, V, folio 123, and his letter of transmittal in No. 78, XIX, folio 335; Morris's memorial is in No. 41, VI, folio 225.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury, to be filed with others of a similar nature.
The Board of War, to whom was referred the letter of 7, from Benjamin Stoddert, secretary of the Board of War, praying leave to resign, delivered in a report; Whereupon,
At a Board of WarFeby 14th 1781
Mr Peters
Genl Cornell
The Board having considered the letter from Ben Stoddert, and being assured that the situation of his health will not permit him to remain in office, beg leave to report:
A letter of the 7th inst from Ben Stoddert Secy of the Board of War, praying leave to resign, being read,
Resolved, That his resignation be accepted.
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With respect to the claim he exhibits, as it is not supported by resolutions of Congress, the Board conceive Congress alone can determine on it. If they should conceive from his state of facts, that it is a just one, it would be proper in order to avoid establishing a disagreeable precedent to resolve
That the account inclosed in Ben Stodderts letter, be referred to the Board of War, to take order.
Should Congress be of a contrary opinion, a resolution on the subject will not be necessary.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, VI, folio 157.]
Resolved, That his resignation be accepted.
Ordered, That the remainder of the report be postponed.
A report from the Board of Treasury was read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That on the application of Charles Morse, one of the clerks in the office of the Secretary to Congress, a warrant issue on Thomas Smith, commissioner of the continental loan office for the State of Pensylvania, in his favor for seven thousand five hundred dollars of the old emissions, on account of his salary and for which sum he is to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, V, folio 103.]
The order of the day, to proceed in the consideration of the papers under debate yesterday, being called for;
On motion of Mr. [Thomas] Burke, seconded by Mr.Sharpe [Jesse] Root,
Ordered, That the papers under debate yesterday be referred to a committee of three.
The members, Mr. [Joseph] Jones, Mr. [John] Sullivan, Mr. [Jesse] Root.
According to the order of the day, Congress took into consideration the letter from W. Carmichael, and some time being spent thereon,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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