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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, JUNE 25, 1781
A letter, of April 3, from R. Harrison at Cadiz by the Gloucester packet was read, with invoice and bill of lading for 31 bales and 14 casks merchandise for account of the United States:
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Returned to the Committee of Commerce.
A letter, of March 4, from Mr. W. Carmichael;
One of January 3, and one of February 5, from Mr. Dumas;
One, of 11 March, from honble J. Laurens;1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 165, folio 53. Carmichael's letter, of March 4, is printed in the Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Wharton), IV, 272; Dumas's, of February 5, on page 250; and Laurens's, of March 11, on page 278.]
Two, of 28 March, from Jonn. Williams; and
One, of 12 May, from S. Parsons at Martineque, were read.
A letter, of 16, and one, of 21, from General Washington;
One, of 18, from Major General Marquis de la Fayette, were read.2
[Note 2: 2 Washington's letter of 16th is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, X, folio 139; that of 21st on folio 143. Lafayette's letter is in No. 156, folio 149.]
The committee of the week were elected:
Mr. M[eriwether] Smith, Mr. [James Mitchell] Varnum, Mr. [Thomas] Bee.
A report from the Board of Treasury was read; Whereupon,
Treasury Office June 23rd. 1781
Whereas it appears by a letter to the Auditor General dated the 14th instant from Jonathan Trumbull Junr. Commissioner appointed by Congress to settle the Accts. in the Departt. of the late Commry. Genl. of Purchases Joseph Trumbull, deceased, that he has at the request of his Excelcy. Genl. Washington gone into his Family as his Secretary whereby a further prosecution of the settlement of the said Accts. is impeded; and it being necessary that the Accts. of the said Departt. should be settled as speedily as possible, the following resolution is submitted--
Resolved, Thatbe and is hereby appointed a Commissioner in the room of Jonathan Trumbull Jr. to prosecute in the settlement of the Accts. of the Dy. purchasing and issuing Commissaries under the late Commissary Genl. Joseph Trumbull Decd. and in all other respects to perform the duties assigned to the said Jonathan Trumbull by the Act of Congress of the 5th. of May 1779.
The Board further report,
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Ordered, That a warrant issue on Nicholas Gilman, commissioner of the loan office for the State of New Hampshire, in favour of Colonel M. Hazen, for three thousand dollars of the new emission, in part of the balance due to him, and for which he is to be accountable.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, V, folio 395. The part relating to the accounts of Jonathan Trumbull was postponed, as the indorsement shows.]
According to the order of the day, an ordinance for establishing a court of appeals in cases of capture, was on the second reading debated by paragraphs: and on a question to agree "that the judges of the said court shall hold their commissions during good behaviour;" the yeas and nays being required by Mr. T[homas] Smith,
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So the question was lost.
After debate:
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Ordered, That the farther consideration thereof be postponed.
A motion was made by the delegates for the State of Pensylvania:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
The committee to whom was referred a letter, of 22, from Mr. R. Morris, delivered in a report.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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