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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 --MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1781
A letter, of 11, from Major General Heath;
One, of 9th, from the director of the military hospitals; and
A representation of Alexander McNutt, were read.3
[Note 3: 3 Heath's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 157, folio 343; the letter of John Cochran, the Director of the Military Hospitals, is in No. 78, VI, folio 63; McNutt's representation, dated June 15, 1781, is in No. 43, folio 173.]
The committee of the week was elected:
Mr. [Isaac] Motte, Mr. [Samuel John] Atlee, Mr. [Daniel] Mowry.
The committee, ∥consisting of Mr. Duane, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Sherman,∥ appointed to confer with the hon. Minister Plenipotentiary of France delivered in a report; Whereupon,
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Ordered, That so much of the report of the hon. J. Laurens, of his mission to the Court of Versailles, of the late conferences between the minister of France and a committee of Congress, and of the several letters of the hon. John Jay, and the hen John Adams, as relates to the finances of the United States, be referred to the superintendant thereof, to be transmitted to the several states, in such manner as he shall think proper.1
[Note 1: 1 This order was also entered in the manuscript Secret Journal, Foreign Affairs. The report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 25, I, folio 467, in Edmund Randolph's writing.]
The report of the committee on the plan of a convention respecting the powers of Consuls was taken into consideration, and after debate:
Ordered, That it be re-committed and that two members be added in the room of Mr. [Oliver] Ellsworth and Mr. [Nicholas] Van Dyke, who are absent:
The members added, Mr. [Roger] Sherman, Mr. [George] Clymer.
A report from the Board of War was read; Whereupon,
War Office October 15th 1781.
Lieutenant Bealieu late of Armand's Legion has received but three months' nominal pay since the 4th. January last, and has applied to the Board for a further grant of three months' pay and subsistence to put him on a footing with the officers who have benefitted by the resolutions of the 2nd. and 13th August last. This Gentleman was dangerously wounded at the siege of Savannah, of which he has not yet recovered. Should Congress deem it expedient to comply with his request, they will be pleased to resolve,
That the Board of War be authorised and directed to draw a warrant on the Paymaster Genl in favor of Lieutenant Bealieu late of Armand's Legion for three months' nominal pay and subsistence on account for which sum he is to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 393.]
Ordered, That the Board of War draw a warrant on the paymaster general in favour of Lieutenant Beaulieu, late of Colonel Armand's legion, to put him on a footing with the
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officers who have benefitted by the resolutions of the 2d and 13 August last.
The report of the Committee on the Post Office, was taken into consideration, and on the question, "that from and after the 1st day of December next, all franks be abolished,"
The yeas and nays being required by Mr. [James Mitchell] Varnum,
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So it passed in the negative.
War Office October 15th 1781.
Sir,
Col. Charles Harrison of the Artillery was sent by General Greene to Virginia, from whence he is come to Philadelphia to procure supplies of military Stores for the Southern Army, and represents his situation for want of money to be extremely distressing, insomuch that he cannot proceed in the business without an advance of Cash. If Congress deem such an advance expedient and practicable, they will please to direct,
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That the Board of War draw a warrant on the Paymaster General in favor of Colonel Charles Harrison of the Artillery for two months' pay.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 148, II, folio 395. It is indorsed as having been passed in the negative October 18th.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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