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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, OCTOBER 25, 1781
A letter, of 16, from General Washington, with sundry papers enclosed, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 152, X, folio 269. It is printed in The Writings of Washington (Ford), IX, 382.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the committee on the letter of 19; and that they, together with the general's letters, of 1 and 12th, be also referred to the Committee of Intelligence.
A report from the committee of the week was read; Whereupon,
The Committee of the week report,
That a letter of Robt. Johnson Deputy Purveyor of the Southern Department requesting relief for the Gentlemen of his Department; the Petition of Capt. Joseph Traversier praying for the pay and subsistance due to him; the letter of R. G. Livingston praying for so much pay as will enable him to join his Regt.; the Petition of Thomas Bond and others officers of the medical Department; the Petition of John Dealy praying for a discharge from the army; the Letter from Doctor Halling requesting the pay due to him, and to know whether he is considered as retiring from the service; be referred to the Board of War.
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That the Petition of Jno Clark be referred to a special Commee.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of George Partridge, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32, folio 277. Johnston's letter is in No. 78, XIII, folio 281; Traversier's petition, dated October 21, 1781, is in No. 42, VII, folio 426; Livingston's letter is in No. 78, XIV, folio 499; Bond's petition is in No. 78, IV, folio 265; Dealy's, dated October 18, 1781, is in No. 42, II, folio 299; Halling's letter, of October 19, is in No. 78, XII, folio 189; Clark's petition, dated October 22, 1781, is in No. 42, II, folio 146.]
Ordered, That a letter, of 19, from Solomon Halling; One, of 20, from Robert Johnston;
One, of 25, [23] from Robert J. Livingston;
One, of 20th, from Thomas Bond; and
The petitions of Joseph Traversier and John Dealy; be referred to the Board of War;
That a petition of John Clarke be referred to a committee of three:
The members, Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery, Mr. [Abraham] Clark, Mr. [Edward] Telfair.
A letter, of 24, from William Govett was read, signifying his acceptance of the office of an Auditor.
A letter, of 22, from Major General Heath, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the superintendant of finance to take order.
A motion was made by Mr. [Arthur] Middleton, seconded by Mr. [Isaac] Motte,
That General Washington be directed to detain Earl Cornwallis, and the officers captured in the garrisons of York and Gloucester, till the further order of Congress.
On the question to agree to this, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Arthur] Middleton,
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So it passed in the negative.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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