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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, NOVEMBER 22, 1782
On motion of Mr. [James] Madison, seconded by Mr. [Samuel] Osgood,
Resolved, That Monday the 2d of December next, be assigned for electing two judges for the court of appeals in cases of capture, one in the room of Mr. Paca, resigned, and one in the room of Mr. Hosmer, deceased.
[Mr. James Madison and Mr. Samuel Osgood's motion, November 22, 1782.]
That the Committee in the case of the exchange of Lord Cornwallis be instructed to report a proper act for the ratification of the said exchange.2
[Note 2: 2 This motion, in the writing of James Madison, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, III, folio 459. A note by Elias Boudinot says that it was taken up on Monday, 25th November, and ordered to lay over.]
Ordered, That the following paragraph of a report: "That it be recommended to the several states to satisfy the Officers and Men of
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their respective Lines for the sums due to them for pay while in service and the depreciation thereon, and retained rations to the first day of March, 1781, all sums paid on the foregoing account to be allowed in part of the requisitions of Congress made prior to the 2d day of November, 1781"--be referred to the Superintendant of Finance to report.1
[Note 1: 1 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 letter of the same date from Ebenezer Hazard and James Bryson, asking an explanation of the act of December 12, 1780, was read and referred to Mr. [David] Ramsay, Mr. [Abner] Nash, and Mr. [Richard] Peters. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 61, folio 127.
Also, a letter of the same date, from Captain J. Schreiber. It was referred to the Superintendent of Finance to report on a recommendation from the committee of the week which is indorsed upon the letter. The letter is in No. 78, XXI, folio 267.]
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