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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 --FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1781
A letter, of 5, from the governor of the State of New York was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 67, II, folio 412.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on his letter of the 1st.
A memorial of Richard Mercer was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This memorial is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VI, folio 243.]
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Ordered, That the same, so far as it respects his arrears of pay, be referred to the Board of War to take order.
On motion of Mr. [James Mitchell] Varnum, seconded by Mr. [Roger] Sherman:
Ordered, That the Board of War prepare estimates for three months' pay to the army and lay the same before Congress, that warrants may issue in favour of the paymaster accordingly.
On motion of Mr. [John] Mathews, seconded by Mr. [Isaac] Motte,
Resolved, That the Board of War direct rations to be furnished to the prisoners lately exchanged, and their families, who have already arrived, or may hereafter arrive in this city from Charlestown, Savannah, or St. Augustine, until the further orders of Congress:
That the Board of War order a return to be made of the number of such persons as shall so draw rations, except the continental officers and their families, that a proper account may be kept of the same.
A motion was made by Mr. [Theodorick] Bland, seconded by Mr. [John] Mathews, on the same subject:
Whereas great numbers of the well affected Inhabitants of the States of South Carolina and Georgia after having experienced every species of barbarity from the British in whose power they have been since the reduction of part of those States by the Enemy are at length released from captivity by exchange and arrived in Philadelphia, stript of every comfort and destitute of the means of subsistence; Congress have thought proper to
Resolve, That it be recommended to the States of Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, N Jersey, N York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire to set on foot subscriptions and contributions from all charitably disposed persons to afford such relief to them as their distressed situation requires, and to transmit from time to time the monies so collected to the Superintendant of
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Finance to be administered by him for their relief under the direction of Congress.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of Theodorick Bland, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, I, folio 205.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of five:
The members, Mr. [Theodorick] Bland, Mr. [George] Clymer, Mr. [Samuel] Osgood, Mr. [John] Mathews, and Mr. [Daniel of St. Thomas] Jenifer:
Ordered, The committee confer with the president and supreme executive council of the State of Pensylvania.
The Board of War, to whom the petition of Lieutenant Colonel S. Bush was referred, report;
That provision is made for the memorialist by the acts of Congress of 26 August, 1776, and the 25 of September, 1778, until such time as his service may be wanted in the corps of invalids which appears at this time unnecessary and altogether inadmissible:2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 35.]
Resolved, That Congress agree to the said report.
The committee to whom was re-committed the report on the letter, of 25 November, 1780, from General Sullivan, delivered in a report.3
[Note 3: 3 The following report, in the writing of John Mathews, was delivered and read on this day. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 28, folio 47.
The Committee to whom was referred the motion of Colonel Bland
Report,
That it be recommended to the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania, Delaware and Maryland to set on foot a subscription in their respective States, for the relief of the prisoners lately exchanged and arrived in this City from Charles Town, Savanna and St Augustine, the money to be paid into the hands of the loan officers of the respective States, to be by them transmitted to the Board of war, and by them distributed in proper proportions among such persons and their families who shall apply for the same.
A letter, of this day, from the Board of War, enclosing copies of the Board's letters to General Washington and Governor Livingston, and their answers was read, as the endorsement states. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, I, folio 409.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
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