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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, APRIL 29, 1782
Mr. [Turbett] Wright, a delegate for the State of Maryland, attended and took his seat.
A letter, of 20, from the Commander in Chief, was read, together with the copy of a memorial from the inhabitants of the county of Monmouth, in the State of New Jersey, and sundry affidavits respecting the death of Captain Joshua Huddy; who, after being a prisoner some days with the enemy in New York, was sent out with a party of refugees, and most cruelly and wantonly hanged on the heights of Middletown.
These papers being committed, and the committee, consisting of Mr. [Elias] Boudinot, Mr. [John Morin] Scott, and Mr. [Thomas] Bee, having reported thereon:
Resolved, That Congress having deliberately considered the said letter and the papers attending it, and being deeply
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impressed with the necessity of convincing the enemies of these United States, by the most decided conduct, that the repetition of their unprecedented and inhuman cruelties, so contrary to the laws of nations and of war, will no longer be suffered with impunity, do unanimously approve of the firm and judicious conduct of the Commander in Chief in his application to the British general at New York, and do hereby assure him of their firmest support in his fixed purpose of exemplary retaliation.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Elias Boudinot is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, VI, folio 391. Washington's letter of April 20, is in No. 152, X, folio 475. A copy of his letter to Sir Henry Clinton, enclosed in this letter, but dated April 21, is in No. 152, X, folio 513; another copy is in No. 19, VI, folio 409.]
Ordered, That a motion of Mr. [Silas] Condict for discharging the Inspectors of the Press be referred to the Superintendant of Finance.2
[Note 2: 2 This order was entered only in the journal kept by the Secretary of Congress for the Superintendent of Finance; Morris Papers, Congressional Proceedings.
On this day, according to the indorsement, a memorial of the merchants and traders of Philadelphia, in behalf of themselves and the commercial interests of all the states was read and referred to Mr. [Samuel] Osgood, Mr. [William] Ellery, Mr. [George] Clymer, Mr. [Turbett] Wright, Mr. [Arthur] Middleton. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, VI, folio 283.]
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