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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, AUGUST 24, 1781
The report of the committee on reports was again taken into consideration; and Thereupon,
On a report of the Board of Admiralty of the 8th of July, 1781:
Admiralty Office July [June] 8th. 1781.
The Board of Admiralty to whom the letters from T. [J] D. Sehweighauser were referred on the 3d. Instant have the honor to report to the United States in Congress assembled as their opinion.--
That as it is highly probable that Mr. Palfrey, who was appointed Consul General for the Kingdom of France perished on his passage to that Country, Joshua Johnson Esqr, to whom it appears by said letters the Minister Plenipotentiary had applied to examine the accounts of T. [J] D. Schweighauser against the Frigate Alliance, and who thought he was not authorized to do it, should by an act of your honorable body be empowered to execute that business, and that the said Minister should be directed to pay the balance due to Mr Schweighauser, when said accounts shall have been examined and liquidated by Mr Johnson.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 37, folio 485. The indorsement shows that it was delivered and read June 15.]
Resolved, That Joshua Johnson, esq. be, and he is hereby authorised to examine, audit and settle the accounts of T. [J] D. Schweighauser, against the frigate Alliance; and that the minister plenipotentiary of these United States at the Court of Versailles be, and he is hereby empowered and directed to pay the balance that may be found due to the said T. [J] D. Schweighauser, upon the liquidation and settlement of the said J. Johnson.2
[Note 2: 2 This resolution was also entered in the manuscript Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs.]
Ordered, That the instructions to the delegates of Georgia and their motion thereupon respecting Major General Howe, be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [Edmund] Randolph;
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That the report of the committee, of 4 August, 1780, on the letter, of 12 July, from J. Bradford, be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [George] Clymer.
A letter, of this day, from the superintendant of finance, was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 137, I, folio 117.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [Thomas] Bee, Mr. [Samuel] Osgood, Mr. [Roger] Sherman.
The committee ∥consisting of Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Lovell, Mr. Atlee, Mr. Walton∥ to whom were referred the reports of the Board of War, of the 10th and 15, delivered in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That until the further order of Congress, the treasurer of the United States be, and he is hereby authorised and directed to pay to Elizabeth Bergen, by quarterly payments, the sum of fifty-three dollars and one-third of a dollar per annum, from the 13 day of July last.
That a warrant issue on the treasurer in favour of Andrew Pepin for eighty dollars on account.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of James Lovell, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 313.]
On motion of Mr. M[eriwether] Smith, seconded by Mr. [Joseph] Jones,
Resolved, That the financier Superintendant of finance be, and hereby is directed to make provision for support of the civil list, agreeably to the resolution of the 30 day of July last; the report of the Board of Treasury, and the act of Congress thereon of the 2d instant, notwithstanding.
The Committee to whom it was referred to arrange the reports on file, in such order that those which call for most immediate Consideration should be first taken up,
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Beg leave to report,
That among others the Reports hereafter mentioned remain on file undetermined and ought in the opinion of your Committee to be taken up in the order following:
That your Committee not having finished the business assigned to them beg leave to sit again.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of James Duane, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 23, folio 55. It was delivered May 9, 1780, and on August 24, 1781, decided: "Not to be acted upon."]
The Committee to whom was referred the memorial of Charles Crowly, beg leave to Report,
That his claim against the United States, being founded on an impress of a vessel into public service, and lost in the necessary defence of one of them, cannot now be taken into consideration, but must remain to be considered with many other cases in the same predicament, heretofore postponed by divers resolutions of Congress.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of George Walton, was delivered, as the indorsement shows, on November 10, 1780, and taken up August 24, 1781, when it was decided not to act upon it. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 613.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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