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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 --WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1781
A letter, of 4, from Major General Heath was read, with sundry papers enclosed respecting the reduction of a fort belonging to the enemy on Long Island:1
[Note 1: 1 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 157, folio 320.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Committee of Intelligence.
A letter, of this day, from G. Walton, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XXIV, folio 339.]
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [James Mitchell] Varnum, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery, Mr. [Abraham] Clark.
The committee of the week made report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a petition of Major Andrew Brown respecting his pay be referred to the Board of War;
That a petition of Thomas Wood be referred to the Board of War;3
[Note 3: 3 Brown's petition, dated October 8, 1781, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, I, folio 264; Woodd's is in No. 42, VIII, folio 235.]
That the petition of Donald Campbell praying for a reconsideration of a resolve of Congress of the 20th. of June last respecting his accounts be read in Congress.4
[Note 4: 4 This report, in the writing of Roger Sherman, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32, folio 267.]
That a petition of Donald Campbell be referred to a committee of three:5
[Note 5: 5 This petition is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, II, folio 377.]
The members, Mr. [James Mitchell] Varnum, Mr. [Edmund] Randolph, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery.
The committee appointed to confer with the Commander in Chief, the Board of War and the superintendant of finance on the number and arrangement of the army for the next campaign delivered in a report:
Ordered, That to Morrow be assigned for the consideration thereof.
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A motion was made by Mr. [Edmund] Randolph, seconded by Mr. [James] Madison, respecting British property found on board neutral vessels and destined for any port of the United States:
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee appointed to confer with a committee of the General Assembly ofPensylvania.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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