The Committee of Claims reported, that there is due,

To Captain Henry Shylock [Shyrock], for his expences in bringing Dr. John Smith from Hagars town, for his expences in returning home, the sum of 89 3/0 dollars.

To John Nelson, for his expences in bringing the said Dr. Smith from the Little Meadows to Hagars town, and for his trouble in attending him to this city, with allowance of expences in returning home, the sum of 75 dollars.

Ordered, That the above accounts be paid.

The committee on General Schuyler's letter, brought in a farther report, which being taken into consideration, the Congress came to the following resolutions:

Resolved, That General Washington be desired to despatch a general officer, if he can be spared from the service at Cambridge, to command the army in Canada.

That it will not be expedient at present to send a committee of Congress to Canada. ²