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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, MARCH 3, 1781
Mr. [George] Clymer, a delegate for Pensylvania, attended, and took his seat.
The report of the committee on the letter of 26 February, from the Board of War, respecting the removal of the Convention prisoners, was taken into consideration; and thereupon,
Ordered, That the Convention prisoners, as well in the State of Maryland as Virginia, be removed; the British to Yorktown, and the Germans to Lancastertown, in the State of Pensylvania; or such other place or places within the said State as the executive thereof shall direct: and that it be, and hereby is recommended to the executive of the State of Virginia, to superintend the removal, safe keeping and supply of the Germans to Noland's ferry, on Potomac river; from which place it is recommended to the executive of the State of Maryland to superintend their removal, safe keeping and supply to the borders of that State, and to continue their guard to Lancaster, the State of Pensylvania furnishing the necessary supplies; that it be, and is also recommended
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to the State of Maryland to provide a guard, and furnish the supplies for the Convention prisoners to be removed from Fredericktown to Yorktown, the guard to continue on to Yorktown, but the supplies, after entering Pensylvania, to be furnished by that State: that the executive of the State of Pensylvania, be, and hereby is requested to order the supplies agreeably to the above resolutions, and make the necessary preparations for the reception of the prisoners at the towns or places assigned as aforesaid; and upon their arrival at those places respectively, the Board of War take order for their future security and supply.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Joseph Jones, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 27, folio 123.]
The report of the committee on the letter of the 28th February from Dr. W. Burner, was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Ordered, That Dr. James Craik, chief hospital physician and surgeon, be, and he is hereby appointed chief physician and surgeon of the army, in the room of Dr. J. Cochran, elected director of the hospital; and that Monday next be assigned for electing a chief hospital physician and surgeon, in the room of Dr. Craik, removed to the army.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of Abraham Clark, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 473.]
The report of the committee on the letters from Governor Clinton, and the president of the senate and speaker of the house of assembly of New York was taken into consideration, and, after debate;
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
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