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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 --THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1781
A letter, of 20 June, from Major General Greene; and
A letter, of 8th July, from Major General Marquis de la Fayette, with sundry papers enclosed, were read:
Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee of Intelligence, and afterwards to the committee on the letter, of 9th, from General Greene.
Another letter, of 9th, from the Marquis de la Fayette was read:1
[Note 1: 1 Greene's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 155, II, folio 175; Lafayette's of the 8th is in No. 156, folio 171; his letter of the 9th is on folio 174.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War to take order.
The committee to whom was referred the memorial of Captain George Melven delivered in a report; Whereupon,
The Committee to whom was referred the Memorial of Captain George Melvin
Report,
That they having enquired into the complaint set forth in the said Memorial, it appears that Mr Wereat the Agent for the United States, who was supposed by the Memorialist to have received the Money for the sales of the prizes, mentioned by him, never did receive any part of the said Money.
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It further appears that the whole Matter referred to in the said Memorial is now depending before the Court of Appeals.
Therefore recommend the following resolution:
Ordered, That the said memorial be dismissed.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of John Mathews, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, IV, folio 53.]
A report from the Board of Treasury was read:
Ordered, That the said report, together with the claim of Colonel Du Buysson and the letter from the treasurer of loans, be referred to the superintendant of finance.
A letter, of this day, from Thomas Hutchins, was read.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 60, folio 165.]
At a Board of War July 19. 1781.
Present--Mr Peters
Col. Grayson
Genl. Cornell
The Board have considered the memorial of Mrs Hannah Thomas referred to them by Congress, and report that in the opinion of the Board the resolutions of Congress of the 15th of May 1778 and the 24th of August 1780 make provision for the Memorialist agreeable to her request, of which the Board will give the necessary information.3
[Note 3: 3 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 73. The indorsement states that it was "approved."]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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