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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, MARCH 8, 1782
On a report from a committee, consisting of Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery, Mr. [Ezekiel] Cornell and Mr. [Isaac] Motte, to whom was referred a report from the war office, on a memorial of James Elliot:
War Office, March 1st, 1782.
Sir,
I have been honored with the memorial of Captain James Elliot referred from Congress and beg leave to report,
That Congress by their act of the 25th July, 1777, authorised and empowered the Commander in Chief to appoint a Geographer to the
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main Army and to organize his department in such manner as would best contribute to the good of the service; but it does not appear that the number of assistants requisite to forward the business of his department were then ascertained in pursuance of the aforesaid resolution.
Captain Hutchins (who is at present without an assistant) speaks highly of the abilities of the memorialist and has represented to me the expediency of electing him to that office.
I therefore beg leave to recommend the following resolution,
Resolved, That Captain James Elliot for the reasons set forth in his letter to Congress of the 23rd Ulto, be and hereby is appointed Assistant Geographer to the Southern army and entitled to the pay and other emoluments annexed to that office.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, I, folio 149.]
The Committee to whom was Referred the letter from Captain Elliot beg leave to report, that they find an assistant to Captain Hutchins in the Southern Department will be necessary, and that Captain Elliott is judged to be well qualified for that office. Therefore,
Resolved, That Captain James Elliot be, and he is hereby appointed an assistant geographer to the United States, and that his pay be two dollars and one ration per day; and that this allowance be considered in full for all claims that the said Captain Elliot may have on the United States for half pay, or any other emolument after the war, agreeable to his proposal.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of Joseph Montgomery, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, II, folio 227.]
Ordered, That Mr. [Edmund] Randolph have leave of absence.
The Committee of the Week [Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. Samuel Wharton, Mr. Silas Condict], report, That the petition of Asa Douglass Agent for a number of Mohawk or Stockbridge Indians representing that they are defrauded of their lands and praying for redress be committed to a special committee.
And that the petition of John Davison and others praying that the Certificates given by the Quarter Master and Negatived Commissary may bear interest, and be made transferable be referred to the Superintendant of Finance.3
[Note 3: 3 This report, the first paragraph in the writing of George Partridge, the second in that of Silas Condict, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32, folio 327. The indorsement states that it was passed this day.]
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The Committee [Mr. Joseph Jones, Mr. Thomas Bee, Mr. Daniel Carroll] on William Pickles letter find that Congress came to the following resolution 10th July 1780, that a copy of the capitulation of the inhabitants on Lake Pontchartrain dated the 16 October, 1779, and copies of the letters of his Excellency Bernardo de Galvez, Governor of Louisiana, the one to the President of Congress dated 8th of May last and the other to Oliver Pollock dated 21 October last be transmitted to honorable John Jay.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Daniel Carroll, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 137, I, folio 345. It is undated. The indorsement of the letter of February 21 from the Superintendent of Finance, enclosing Pickles's letter, which was referred to the committee, states that the report was read on this day. The Superintendent's letter is in No. 137, I, folio 337.]
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