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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, SEPTEMBER 28, 1781
A report from the Board of War was read; Whereupon,
Resolved, That it be and hereby is recommended to the State of New Hampshire to advance on account of the United States a sum equal to six months' pay and subsistance to Brigadier General Stark or his order.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 327.]
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On motion of Mr. [Roger] Sherman, seconded by Mr. [Daniel] Mowry,
Resolved, That it be, and hereby is recommended to the several states of which the general officers of the army are inhabitants, to settle with them for the depreciation of their pay, on the principles adopted in settlements with the officers of their respective lines.
A report of the Board of War on the letter, of 11, from Baron d'Arendt was read:
At a Board of War September 27. 1781.
The Board beg leave to report on the memorial of Baron de Arendt. That the Baron is considered as out of service by the resolution of the 11th July 1781 and has his accounts settled up to the 1st January last, agreeable to the said resolution. If any sum is paid him in part of the balance due him, it will establish a precedent for claims to be exhibited by all officers, who have settled accounts and balances due. But as the Board have conceived that it was not practicable to pay moneys on these accounts and have constantly informed applicants of this their opinion, we cannot report in favor of the Baron's request and therefore conceive it proper for Congress to resolve,
That the Baron de Arendt be informed that the state of the public finances renders it inexpedient to comply with the request contained in his memorial of the 11th. Instant.
If however Congress should be of opinion that the peculiar circumstances set forth in the memorial entitle the memorialist to be considered as an exception to any general Rule, we conceive that his request being founded on a settled account, and he being out of service, therefore not falling within the line of our department, it will be proper to direct,
That the memorial of the Baron de Arendt, be referred to the Superintendent of Finance to take such order thereon as the state of the public finances will admit.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 331.]
Ordered, That it be returned to the Board of War to take order.
Another report from the Board of War was read; Whereupon,
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At a Board of War September 27th. 1781.
Present Mr Peters
General Cornell
The Board have been applied to by the Judge Advocate on the subject of the depreciation of his pay and that of his assistants and conceiving that the services of the Judge Advocate and his assistants having been constant and meritorious they are entitled to the same treatment in this respect with the officers of the Line. But although Congress agreed that the depreciation of the Pay of the Judge Advocate should be made up to him yet no notice was taken of his assistants nor was the mode of settling with them pointed out. The Board therefore take the liberty of reporting to Congress,
Resolved, That it be, and hereby is recommended to the states of which the judge advocate and his assistants are respectively inhabitants, to settle with them for the depreciation of their pay, on the principles adopted in settlements with the officers of their respective state lines.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 311.]
The delegates for Georgia laid before Congress:
A letter, of 28 August, from the governor of that State;
One, of 22 August, from the speaker of the Assembly; and
One, of 26 of the same month, from Saml Stirk, which were read; also
A letter, of 28 August, from Jon. Bryan, was read:
Ordered, That they be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [James Mitchell] Varnum, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery, Mr. [Abraham] Clark.
Mr. [Elias] Boudinot laid before Congress the warrant drawn on Dr. J. Witherspoon, pursuant to the resolution of the 8 August, returned under protest, with sundry letters relative to the same.
Ordered, That the same be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [Samuel] Osgood, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [John] Mathews.
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A report from the Board of War was read; Whereupon,
At a Board of War September 27th. 1781.
The Board having taken into consideration the Memorial of William Massey late Deputy Commissary of Musters in the Southern Department, and are of opinion that he is entitled to the benefit of the resolution of Congress of the 12th January 1780.
That the Memorial of William Massey be referred to the Superintendent of Finance, who is hereby directed to order an adjustment of the Memorialist's account for pay due under the act of Congress of the 12th January 1780, as Deputy Commissary of musters, to the end that the sum due may be paid, when the state of the public finances will admit.
Ordered, That the memorial of William Massey be referred to the comptroller, in order that the accounts of the memorialist for pay due under the act of Congress, of the 12 January, 1780, as deputy commissary of musters, may be properly adjusted; and in the meanwhile that the Board of War draw an order on the paymaster in his favour for three months' pay.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folios 323 and 326.]
The committee ∥consisting of Mr. Bland, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Montgomery∥ to whom was referred the letter of ∥the 26th. from∥ Major Lomagne delivered in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That the superintendent of finance allow to furnish Major de Lomagne, with a bill of exchange of one hundred and forty dollars, as a gratuity in addition to his pay, toward defraying the expences of his return to France.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of Roger Sherman, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, folio 615.]
A report of the Board of War on the memorial of Mary Mathews;
Another on the memorial of the cloathier general; were read.
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War Office September 25th 1781
Sir,
The Board have considered the memorial of the Cloathier General referred to them by Congress and beg leave to report the following resolutions.
That the salaries and allowancies in the Cloathiers department be as follows (to wit.)
Cloathier General 1500 dollars per annum three rations per day for himself and servant and forage for two horses.
Deputy Cloathiers with the Main and Seperate Armies 1050 dollars per annum, two rations per day and Forage for two horses each.
Assistants $900 per annum and two rations per day each.
Clerks in the department 440 dollars per Annum and one ration per day each.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II. folio 319. The indorsement says: Referred to the committee to confer with General Washington.]
The report of the committee on the memorial of Thomas Savage was taken into consideration, and after debate the [question] being put to agree to the first resolution, passed in the negative, and the whole fell of course.
The report of the committee on the letters of Governor Trumbull and General Greene was taken into consideration, and sundry amendments being moved:
Ordered, That the said report and amendments be committed:
The members, Mr. [James] Madison, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [Arthur] Middleton.
On motion of Mr. [James Mitchell] Varnum, seconded by Mr. [James] Madison,
Resolved, That the commissioners of the Board of War continue to exercise the duties appertaining to the war department, until the 1st day of November next, any former resolution to the contrary notwithstanding.
The committee, ∥consisting of Mr. Atlee, Mr. Sharpe, Mr. Motte,∥ to whom was referred the letter of Colonel Armand delivered in a report; Whereupon,
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The Committee to whom was referred the letter of Colo Armand of the 21st inst, Report
That agreeable to the order of Congress they have conferred with the Superintendant of Finance upon the subject of the said letter, and are of opinion
Resolved, That the superintendant of finance take order for the payment of the sum of ninety pounds sterling advanced to Colonel Armand by the governor of Massachusetts, and for six hundred and sixty dollars specie for the payment of eight horses purchased by Colonel Armand, to enable him to proceed to Philadelphia, for which several sums Colonel Armand is to be accountable:
Colonel Armand having fully complied with his contract entered into with the Board of War, your Committee further propose,
That the Board of War, in conjunction with the superintendant of finance, take order for the recruiting and mounting Colonel Armand's legion to its establishment.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Samuel John Atlee, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 87.]
A letter, of 25, from Sam.l. Patterson, commissioner of the continental loan office for the State of Delaware, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the superintendant of finance to take order.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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