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Letter from Governour Trumbull of December 23, read. Report on Captain Sellick's Petition considered and agreed to, Report on Lord Stirling's Letters considered and recommitted, John Patterson elected Adjutant for the Pennsylvania Battalion, President directed to sign Commissions for the Field-Officers elected by the Provincial Congress of North-Carolina, for two Battalions raised in that Colony. [1776-01-01] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1625] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
New Powers to the New-York Delegates, received from their Convention, laid by them before Congress. [1775-12-21] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1627] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Report on the Letters of General Washington, and the intercepted Letters transmitted by him. [1776-01-01] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1627] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
General Schuyler to have General Prescott safely and securely kept, Report on Petition of Captains Paddock and Coffin considered, Petition rejected. [1776-01-02] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1627] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Report on Lord Stirling's Letters considered and agreed to, Resolutions respecting the Totins, and the barbarities of the enemy. [1776-01-02] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1628] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letter from General Washington, of December 25, read, Colonels for four Pennsylvania Battalions elected, Goods and Stores to be purchased by the Secret Committee. [1776-01-03] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1630] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Resolutions respecting the Inhabitants of Queen's County, New-York, Colonel Heard, of New-Jersey, and Colonel Waterbury, of Connecticut, to march to Queen's County to disarm the Inhabitants, Persons to be apprehended and secured by Colonel Heard. [1776-01-03] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1630] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
An additional Battalion to be raised in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Officers of the same rank, elected on the same day, to take rank in the order of their election, Lieutenant-Colonels and Majors of the Pennsylvania Battalions elected. [1776-01-04] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1632] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
All Committees, and others, Who have had charge of Publick Moneys, required to account, Report of Committee on General Washington's Letter of December 18th, General Washington instructed to offer Governour Skins in exchange for Mr. Lovell. Directions respecting the Fortifications on Hudson's River, Memorial front the Inhabitants of the Town of Newport presented. [1776-01-05] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1633] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
One ton of the Powder just arrived to be delivered to the Committee for fitting out Armed Vessels, Letter received from the Committee at Lancaster, January 3. Letter from an Officer at Lisbon, October 23, 1775, Memorial of Inhabitants of Newport referred to Assembly of Rhode Island. Apportionment of Prize-Money to the Captors, Letter from General Schuyler, dated December 30, read. [1776-01-06] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1634] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letter from General Schuyler of December 26, and Letter from the Committee of Baltimore, read, Report on General Schuyler's Letters considered, and sundry Resolutions for reinforcing the Northern Army, adopted, Secret Committee directed to purchase fifty-seven tons of Salpetre arrived at Philadelphia, New-York Delegates directed to purchase fifteen tons of Powder arrived at New-York, and forward it with all possible expedition to the Camp at Cambridge, Orders given for the march of three Companies of Colonel Bull's Battalion to Accomack and Northampton countermanded, Council of Safety of Maryland desired to order three Companies of Minute-Men to march immediately to Accomack and Northampton, in Virginia Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania desired to send five hundred pounds of Powder to Virginia, for the Forces sent to Accomack and Northampton. [1776-01-08] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1635] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letter from Mr. Tilghman, dated Annapolis, January 5, with Despatches from Governour Franklin, and a Letter from Cortlandt Skinner, intercepted, Letter to Mr. Tilghman: That the Hornet and Wasp, under orders for the Capes of Delaware, may take what Vessels are ready under cenvoy, Committee to inquire into the conduct of Officers who are prisoners, Lord Stirling ordered to apprehend Cortlandt Skinner immediately, Militia at the Forts on Hudson's River to be discharged when Troops arrive to supply their places, Five hundred thousand Dollars ordered for the use of the Army in Massachusetts Bay, Further Resolutions providing for reinforcement of the Northern Army, Committee of Safety of New-York to inquire into the propriety and practicability of obstructing or lessening the depth of water in the Narrows. [1776-01-09] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1636] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Further Resolutions for Reinforcements and Supplies to the Northern Army, Joseph Frye and Benedict Arnold elected Brigadier-Generals, Field-Officers for Pennsylvania Battalion elected, Another Battalion to be raised in New-Jersey. Colonel Heard to proceed on the expedition to Queen's County without Colonel Waterbury, Committee of five to take into consideration the state of the Colonies. [1776-01-10] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1638] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee to prepare Instructions for the Officers in the Recruiting Service, All persons who depreciate the Continental Bills of Credit, or discourage the currency or circulation thereof, to be treated as enemies of the country. [1776-01-11] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1640] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Regulations for the Subsistence of Officers who are prisoners, Congress in Committee of the Whole on the Trade of the United Colonies. [1776-01-12] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1640] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letter from General Washington of January 3 and Letter from New-York of January 3, read, Committee of five Members on Letter from New-York, who are to confer with Mr. Romans, Secret Committee directed to purchase Saltpetre on the best terms they can. [1776-01-13] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1641] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee to make an estimate of the number of Cannon wanted for the defence of the United Colonies, and to devise ways and means of procuring them, Servants not to be employed in the Fleet or Army without the consent of their Masters, In Committee of the Whole on the Trade of the United Colonies. [1776-01-15] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1642] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Credentials of the Delegates from Connecticut. [1776-01-16] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1643] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Another Battalion to be raised in North-Carolina, Report of Committee, On General Washington's Letters. [1776-01-16] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1643] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Petition from Dr. Benjamin Church, presented and referred, Report of Committee of the Whole on the propriety of opening the Ports after the 1st of March next, read and laid on the table, Committee to consider under what Regulations and Restrictions the Trade of these Colonies ought to be carried on after 1st of March. [1776-01-17] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1644] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Instructions for Officers in the Recruiting Service. [1776-01-17] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1645] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letter from General Schuyler of January 13, enclosing copies of Letters from General Wooster, Colonel Arnold, and others, containing an account of the unsuccessful attack on Quebeck. [1776-01-16] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1645] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Governour Trumbull desired to have Dr. Church removed to some more comfortable place of confinement, Letter from Frederick County Committee, with intercepted Letters of Connolly, found on Dr. John Smith, Committee on General Schuyler's Letter of January 13. [1776-01-18] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1646] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Report on the application of South-Carolina respecting Seamen, Field-Officers for the Delaware Battalion, Four Battalions to be raised in New-York for the defence of that Colony, Report on General Schuyler's Letter of January 13, recommending measures for the immediate reinforcement of the Army in Canada, read and agreed to. [1776-01-19] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1646] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Order. [1776-01-20] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1648] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Memorial of Colonel Bull, of the First Pennsylvania Battalion, requesting permission to resign. [1776-01-20] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1648] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Resolutions adopted on a further Report on General Schuyler's Letter of January 13. [1776-01-20] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1648] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee on Letter from General Washington of January 11, and other Letters, this day read, Committee of Trenton to send General Prescott and Captain Chace, under guard, to Philadelphia, Committee to consider a proper method of paying a just tribute of gratitude to the memory of General Montgomery, Field, Officers for the Second Canadian Regiment, Colonel Bull's resignation accepted, and John Philip De Haas elected in his place, Captain Duncan Campbell to be released on parole, and permitted to reside in Lancaster. [1776-01-22] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1650] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letter from General Schuyler of January 14, read, Secretary to draw up an account of the repulse and loss our Troops met with in the unsuccessful attempt on Quebeck, Committee to prepare a Letter to the Canadians, Report of Committee on Indian Affairs considered and recommitted. [1776-01-23] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1651] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Account of the repulse at Quebeck, drawn up by the Secretary, Committee to consider the propriety of establishing a War-Office. [1776-01-24] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1651] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letter to the Inhabitants of Canada. [1776-01-24] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1653] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee to prepare an Address to the Inhabitants of the United Colonies. [1776-01-24] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1653] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee to take the examination of General Prescott and Captain Chace. [1776-01-25] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1654] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Monument to General Montgomery to be procured from France, Dr. Smith desired to prepare a Funeral Oration in honour of General Montgomery. [1776-01-25] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1654] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Direction of the Fleet left to the Marine Committee, Committee to inquire particularly into the conduct and character of General Prescott, Fortress at Ticonderoga to be repaired and made defensible. [1776-01-25] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1654] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee to repair to New-York, to consult with the Committee of Safety and General Lee. [1776-01-26] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1655] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee on Letter from General Washington of January 19, Committee to consider the Report of the Commissioner for Indian Affairs, in the Middle Department, Cayushota to be commissioned, giving, him the rank of Colonel, Committee to consider the matter of inlisting Apprentices and persons in debt. [1776-01-27] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1656] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Regulations for Trade with the Indians. [1776-01-27] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1656] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Report on General Washington's Letter of January 19, and Lord Stirling's of January 24, General Prescott committed to close confinement in the Jail of Philadelphia. [1776-01-29] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1657] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Report on the inlistment of Apprentices, Committee on an application from the Committee of Safety of New-York. [1776-01-30] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1658] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Prisoners, who have been inlisted in the Continental Army, ordered to be discharged, and no more inlisted, Report of Committee appointed to confer with Colonel Maxwell. [1776-01-31] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1659] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
General Prescott allowed a Servant, and a Physician, if his health require it, Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania to take the parole of the Officers, prisoners in Philadelphia. [1776-02-01] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1660] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee on General Schuyler's Letters of 22d and 25th January, with an account of his expedition to Tryon County, Committee to take an account of the Prisoners, the names of the Officers, and their places of residence. [1776-02-02] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1661] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Report on General Schnyler's Letters, Report on the Memorial of the Rev. Mr. Sampson Occum, one of the Mohegan Indians in Connecticut, General Prescott permitted in be removed from Jail to lodgings provided by Dr. Cadwallader. [1776-02-05] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1661] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee to confer with Colonel Heard, and receive his Report. Report on the Regulations of Trade to be considered in Committee of the Whole on the 8th instant, General Schuyler to encourage Sutlers to attend the Army in Canada, Prisoners taken by Colonel Heard, in Queen's County, to be sent to New-York, and delivered to the Congress of that Colony, Committee to bring in a Resolution respecting the exportation of Naval Stores for the publick service. [1776-02-06] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1663] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee on two Letters from Lord Stirling of the 2d and 5th February. Instructions to the Committee on the Prisoners in New-Jersey, Committee on Memorial of Murray, Sansom and Co., Jacob Walton, and Frederick Rhineladder, of New-York, Committee to examine the Journals, and report the unfinished business. [1776-02-07] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1664] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Resolved. [1776-02-08] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1664] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Form of Parole to be signed by Officers. [1776-02-08] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1665] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Doctor Connoly allowed, at suitable times, to walk in the Prison-yard, Resolution respecting the Inhabitants of Richmond County, in the Colony of New-York, Funeral Oration, in honour of General Montgomery, to be delivered by Doctor Smith on the 19th. [1776-02-08] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1665] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Credentials of the Delegates from Massachusetts. [1776-02-09] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1666] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee to inquire and report to Congress a state of the Powder, Arms, and Saltpetre, now arrived. [1776-02-09] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1667] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letter from General Lee of February 9, read, Detachments from Pennsylvania and New-Jersey ordered to New-York. Secret Committee directed to send one ton of Powder to General Lee, Fifty tons of Saltpetre ordered to be delivered to the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania, ten tons sent to New-York, and ten tons to Massachusetts, to be made into Gunpowder. [1776-02-12] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1668] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Resolution authorizing the exportation of Naval Stores, Field-Officers for the six Virginia Battalions. Committee to consider into what Military Departments the Middle and Southern Colonies ought to be formed, Philadelphia Committee requested not to censure the vendors and users of Tea, till further orders from Congress, Address to the Inhabitants of the United Colonies reported. [1776-02-13] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1668] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Regulations and Restrictions of Trade considered in Committee of the Whole. [1776-02-14] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1670] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
March of the Regiment under Colonel Dickinson to New-York suspended, Committee to proceed to Canada, John Carroll requested to accompany the Committee to Canada, Eight tons of Powder to be immediately sent to Canada, Directions respecting the Fortifications in the Highlands. [1776-02-15] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1671] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Regulations of Trade considered in Committee of the Whole, Estimate of the Cannon wanted for the defence of the Colonies, reported. [1776-02-16] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1673] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Standing Committee of Five appointed t0 Super-intend the Treasury, Duties of the Committee. Four millions of Dollars to be emitted, General Lee directed immediately to repair to Canada, General Schuyler directed to repair to New-York, Measures adopted to facilitate the operations of the Army in Canada, Committee to prepare Instructions for the Committee appointed to go to Canada, Arrangements for subsisting the Troops in New-York. [1776-02-17] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1673] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Congress at, ended the Oration delivered in honour of General Montgomery. [1776-02-19] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1675] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Credentials of the New-Jersey Delegates. [1776-02-20] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1676] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee on Memorial from Northumberland, and a Petition from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Instructions of Lieutenant Brasher and Quarter-master Shallus, read, Colonel Wayne directed to march to New-York. Powder for the United Colonies arrived at New-Brunswick, to be forwarded to General Washington. [1776-02-20] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1676] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee on two Letters from General Schuyler, dated the 10th and 13th of February, Letter from the Committee of Safety for Pennsylvania, respecting the Prisoners at Lancaster, read and referred. [1776-02-21] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1685] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Numbers and Denominations of the Bills of the emission of four millions of Dollars, Inspectors of the Press appointed. [1776-02-21] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1685] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Army. [1776-02-21] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1686] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Two Letters from General Washington, dated February 9, considered in Committee of the Whole, Order for the march of a Regiment from New-Jersey, for the defence of New-York, countermanded, Colonel Wayne's Regiment to march immediately to New-York, New-York Convention to inform the Congress what progress they have made in raising the four Battalions. [1776-02-23] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1686] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Credentials of Colonel Braxton, a Delegate from Virginia. [1776-02-23] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1686] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Committee to contract for making Muskets and Bayonets for the use of the United Colonies, Secret Committee authorized to export Produce of the Colonies, for the purpose of procuring Arms and Ammunition, Recommendations to the Assemblies, Conventions, Councils, Committees of Safety, etc., respecting Saltpetre and Powder, Committee, consisting of one Member from each Colony, to consider of further ways and means of promoting the manufacture of Saltpetre, Sulphur, and Gunpowder. [1776-02-23] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1687] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
No Vessel loaded for Great Britain, Ireland, or the British West-Indies, permitted to sail until the further order of Congress, Mr. Mesplet, Printer, engaged to go to Canada, and there set up his press, and carry on the Printing business. [1776-02-26] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1688] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
New York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, to form one Military Department, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, to form another Military Department. [1776-02-27] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1689] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
General Lee desired not to set out to Canada without further orders from Congress, Powder borrowed from North-Carolina to be returned by the Secret Committee, Provision for supporting the Women and Children of the Prisoners at Lancaster, Officers, prisoners at Lancaster, to be distributed in such places as shall be selected by the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania, Report of Committee on General Schuyler's Letters of the 10th and 13th. [1776-02-28] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1689] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Credentials of the New-Hampshire Delegates. [1776-02-29] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1690] [Document Details][Complete Volume]
Letters of General Washington, and the Trade of the Colonies, further considered in Committee of the Whole. [1776-02-29] Continental Congress. [S4-V4-p1691] [Document Details][Complete Volume]