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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, JULY 5, 1782.
The Committee of the Week, [Mr. John Lewis Gervais, Mr. Henry Wynkoop, Mr. Silas Condict] report That the Petition of Lt. Potan be referred to the Secretary at War--
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That the representation of Capt. Joseph Traversier be also referred to the Secretary at War.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of John Lewis Gervais, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32. folio 377. The indorsement states that it was passed this day. The petition, dated July 2, 1782, of Matthew Potan, is in No. 42, VI, folio 276.]
War Office July 5th, 1782.
Sir,
By the resolves of Congress of the 5th June, 1776, the rank of Lieutenant Colonel was given to the Aids de Camp to the Commander in Chief and on the 24th of March, 1777, their pay was established agreeably to their rank, since which no resolve has passed relative to the pay and rank of the Aids to the Commander in Chief.
Lieut. Col. Humphrey was appointed Aid de Camp to the Commander in Chief on the 23rd of June 1780, and having never received a Commission as Lieutenant Colonel now applies for it.
As all appointments under the Grade of General Officers are with the several States, and as commissions have been issued only on their certificates--I do not conceive myself authorised without an express order of Congress to issue the commission requested by Colonel Humphrey, although I have a very high sense of his merit, and of the importance of his service.
I beg the directions of Congress in this matter.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, I, folio 489. It was referred on this day, the indorsement states, to Mr. [Ezekiel] Cornell, Mr. [Samuel Osgood, Mr. [Ralph] Izard. Mr. [Theodorick] Bland. Mr. [James] Duane. See post Nov. 12.]
Ordered, That so much of the report of the committee on the instructions to Mr. Adams so far as it relates to a loan be referred to the Superintendent of Finance.3
[Note 3: 3 This order was entered only in the journal kept by the Secretary of Congress for the Superintendent of Finance: Morris Papers, Congressional Proceedings.
A letter, dated Amsterdam, March 25, 1782, from John de Neufville & Son ot the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was read on this day, as the indorsement shows. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 145, folio 121.]
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