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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 --[April 20]
The committee [consisting of Mr. William Samuel Johnson, Mr. Edward Carrington, Mr. Nathaniel Gorham, Mr. Rufus King, and Mr. Pierse Long] to whom was referred the memorial of Mr. Burral, Mr. Bindon and Mr Fox relative to the Act of Congress of the 24th. of
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March, abolishing the five great departments, submit the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the act of Congress of the 24th. of March abolishing the five great departments, and directing that the accounts within the same be settled by a single Commissioner, be and hereby is repealed.
Resolved, That so much of the resolutions of Congress of the 27th. Feby, 1782, as directs the appointment of commissioners for the marine, clothier, and Qt: M: Department be and hereby is repealed, and that the powers and duties heretofore exercised by the Commissioners of the said departments be and hereby are annexed to those of the commissioners of the commissary and hospital departments, as follows: that the powers and duties of the Commissioners of the Qt: M: Department be united with those of the commissioners of the commissary department, and exercised by him; that the powers and duties of the commissioners of the marine and clothier department be united with those of the commissioner of the hospital department and exercised by him, and that the commissioners of the commissary and Hospital departments be confirmed in their respective offices, subject in all things relative to the same to the superintendance and controul of the Board of treasury.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Roger Alden, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, I, folio 449. According to indorsement it was read April 20 and passed May 8. William Samuel Johnson has noted thereon some of the modifications of the final form. On folio 463 is a draft, or copy, of this report in the writing of Rufus King, indorsed "Monday 24 April assigned."Other copies by Alden are in No. 28, folios 153 and 159.]
April 19th. 1786.
The Board of Treasury to whom was Referred the Memorial of Weston Clark, late a Clerk in the Department of Military Stores, claiming Depreciation of Monies received by him whilst in Public Service, Beg leave to Report:
That the Resolves of Congress of the 18th. October, 1783, expressly says that, the Depreciation of Pay should be allowed to all those in the Military Stores Department, who were engaged for three Years, or during the War, and in actual service on or after the 10th. April, 1780.
That it appears from a Report of the Officers of the Treasury who have examined the Accounts of the said Weston Clark, that he was not in Service for the period required by the Resolve abovementioned:
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That he Agreed Monthly for his Pay, and that his Account was finally Settled on the 25th. June, 1783, on the Certificate of the Commissary under whom he Served.
Under these circumstances the Board submit to the Consideration of Congress the following Resolve:
That the claim of Weston Clark for Depreciation of Monies paid to him whilst acting in the Ordnance Department is Inadmissible.
All which is humbly submitted.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, signed by Samuel Osgood and Walter Livingston, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, folio 243. According to indorsement it was read this day.
April 20: On this day "The Memorial of Robert Henry, Robert McClallen, and Robert Henry, Jr., for payments of debts due to them by the United States" was read and referred to the Board of Treasury to report, which was done April 24. The memorial is in No. 41, IV, folio 326.
Also "The Meml. of Jesse Grant and Jesse Cook, that their rank may be settled so that they may receive the pay of Captains while prisoners" was read and referred to the Secretary at War to report. It was acted on July 6, 1786. See ante, 1785, April 25 and 1786, March 16.
Also "the Petition of Andrew McFarlan for payment of balance due him from U.S." for money advanced in 1780 for the Indian service, was read and referred to the Board of Treasury to report, which it did April 25. The petition is in No. 42, V, folio 375.
Committee Book No. 190.
Also, according to indorsement, the committee report of April 10 on Connecticut's cession of Western lands was ordered for consideration on April 27. See post, May II.
April 21: On this day a letter of April 20 from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs enclosing sundry letters and papers from Thomas Barclay, with list of same, was referred to the Board of Treasury to report. Barclay's letters were dated, 1785, August 17, 24 (two letters); September 10, 20 (two letters); November 1, 15; 1786, January 10, 16 (three letters) and 17. They all relate to accounts in Europe; January 10 referring to Silas Deane and January 17 to Beaumarchais. Jay's letter is in No. 80, II, folio 223, the list is on folio 224.]
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