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The humble Petition of Richard Smith to the Honourable the Council of Safety for Leave, Humbly sheweth, That your Petitioner, hath been solicitted for to enter on Board the Conquorer, which now lies here in the Harbour; And as I have Most honourable Gentlemen, a Father on Board, said Boat, that's first Lieutenant, the Captain offers me a Serjeant's Birth in the Marines, and, as it is not going...
Date: 3 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Motion to appoint a Comee to procure 500 Ton of Gunpowder, from abroad, together with 10,000 Stand of Arms 20,000 Gun Locks &c with power to draw on the Continental Treasury for the Amount, was carried by Vote, the Payment in Produce was opposed & the further Consideration postponed ー
Date: 18 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
No Congress ー the Members dined by Invitation on Board of the Row Gallies which sailed down to the Chevaux de Frize near Mud Island & up to Point no Point ー I amused myself all the Morning in the du Simitiere's curious Museum ー
Date: 28 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
A Comee of 3 viz [Benjamin] Harrison, [Benjamin] Franklin & [Thomas] Lynch was appointed by Ballot to proceed to the Camp at Cambridge ー Harrison & [Eliphalet] Dyer had an equal Number of Votes, the Question was taken Whether the Comee shall consist of 3 or 4 ー it was carried for 3. then the Vote was passed for a 3d Committee Man when Harrison was chosen ー A Comee of 5 was chosen to draw...
Date: 30 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
[Philadelphia] Wednesday 13 [December]. I was at Congress The Delegates of Maryland & Georgia all absent ー A report from a Comee was agreed to for equipping Thirteen Ships of War in several Colonies of 32 Guns 28 and 24 Guns each & the Expence of each at an Average estimated at 66,666 ⅔ Dollars ー There is a secret Comee whereof Govr [Samuel] Ward is Chairman and Thos McKean Clerk, Mr [...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Thursday 14 Decr. Much of the Day was spent upon an Answer to that Part of Gen. Washns Letters requesting Directions what to do with the Ships & Cargoes lately taken by our armed Vessels which was at length referred after learned Debates & Authorities from Vattel 2 &c Much Altercation Whether a former Resolution of Congress had passed agt confiscating the...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Friday Decr 15. Col. [Richard Henry] Lee moved that George Mead & Co.. of Philada may export from that City to Virginia 6000 Bushels of Salt & carry abroad Produce to the Amount from thence, opposed by [John] Jay, [Francis] Lewis & others & supported by [Thomas] Nelson, Wyth [George Wythe], Rob. Morris &c ー it passed in the affirmative 7 Colonies to 4.
Date: 15 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Saturday 16 Decr A Letter read from Gen. Washington 2 advising of some Captures made by our Vessels & that he had released the President of the Island of St Johns & others who had been taken 3... the Comee appointed to fit out the 13 Ships were impowered to draw on the Treasury for 500,000 Dollars ー
Date: 16 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Monday Decr. 18. An Express arrived from Montreal with Letters from Gen. Montgomery, Col. Arnold & others, Eleven Vessels are taken near Montreal by our people who have also seized Brig. Prescot [Richard Prescott] who had caused all the Powder to be thrown overboard, but the Ships contain plenty of Provision ー Ethan Allen is sent to England in Irons ー Col. James Livingston is...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Tuesday Decr 19. agreed to request the Comee of Safety of Pennsa to lend some Powder & Stands of Arms to the Ships of War now in this Port & almost ready to sail, on an Engagement to use all Endeavors to return them by the 1st of February next... A Letter from Gen Washn read. 2 the Cruizers there (Massachusetts) have taken Two More of the Enemys Ships. Debates...
Date: 19 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Esek Hopkins Esqr of Rhode Island (the same that commanded their Forces in Quality of Brig. General) appointed Commander in Chief of the American Fleet, he is to sail with the Ships of War now fitting out In the Port of Philadelphia and his Pay was voted to be 125 Dollars p Month 6 Colonies to 4 ー the latter thought the Pay too high ー the Captains, Lieuts & Warrant officers as appointed by...
Date: 22 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Wednesday 27 Decr. A Motion was made to allow an Importation of Salt into Virginia, an Amendt offered that the Allowance should be general, this Amendt was strongly opposed by [Thomas] Lynch & others & large Argmts upon it, the further Considn deferred till Friday 2... this Day, it is said, the King's Post finally stopt & the Postmasters shut up the Office ー
Date: 27 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Friday 29 Decr A Petit[io]n from Simeon Sellick committeed to myself, Col. [William] Floyd & Francis Lightfoot Lee Esqr ー The House went into Grand Committee, Govr [Samuel] Ward in the Chair, when it was agreed after much Debate to allow Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina to import as much Salt as their several Conventions or Committees of Safety think necessary, from any...
Date: 29 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Saturday 30 Decr A Letter from Gen Washn with a packet of Letters just taken by Capt. Manley in a Vessel sent with provisions from Lord Dunmore to Gen Howe (the same Vessel mentioned in the last page) 2. these Letters were from Ld Dunmore, one Mulcaster, said to be the Kings Natural Brother, Hon. John Stuart & many more Persons in the Southern Colonies One Col. [Moses] Kirkland of...
Date: 30 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Monday 1 January 1776. An Expedition agt St Augustine recommended to the Colonies of S. & N. Carolina & Georgia if the ruling Powers there shall deem it practicable,... the report on Capt Sellicks Affair confirmed ー... Motion by [Eliphalet] Dyer to pay a Gentlemans Expences who accompanied the 2 Frenchmen 2 from Gen Washns Camp, was postponed
Date: 1 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Tuesday 2. Jany Agreed to write to Gen [Philip] Schuyler ordering Him to confine Brig. Gen Prescot [Richard Prescott] now at Kingston in Ulster County, till further Order, acquaintg Him, (Schuyler), of the reason viz the ill Usage of Col. Ethan Allen, We did not order the Prisoner into Irons because it is not quite certain how Allen is treated ー... [Christopher] Gadsden moved to...
Date: 2 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
Wednesday 3d [January] In Congress the Report on the State of New York was considered ー Col. Nat. Heard of the Minute Men at Woodbridge & Col. [David] Waterbury of Connecticut are ordered to take each a large Body of their Men & meet at a Day agreed on, in Queens County Long Island & there disarm the Tories & secure the Ringleaders who it is said are provided with Arms &...
Date: 3 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Thursday 4 Jany Comee of Claims allowed the Accots for keeping Conolly & his Associates & bringing them from Maryland to Philada... Debates on the Report of the State of N York, great Fault found with the Fort now constructing in the Highlands under the Auspices of Bernard Romans the Engineer, as too large and expensive and ill calculated to annoy the Enemy ー Maps produced...
Date: 4 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Friday 5 [January]. Mr [Thomas] Palmer & Capt [John Grenell] from New York called in & examined as to the Fortifications to be built on Hudsons River, this affair took up several Hours & was at last, after passing a Resoln to abandon the Works at Martilers Rock with [Bernard] Roman's the Projector of them & to fortify at Poplopens Hill, referred back to the N. York...
Date: 5 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3
[Philadelphia] Saturday 6 Jany Minutes of Yesterday read & Letter informing of a considerable Quantity of Powder just arrived at Egg Harbor, some of it consigned to the Congress by Jonath Persons, some consigned to Pelatiah Webster & some to another Person in Philada Congress agreed to purchase the whole & the Secret Comee are desired to have it brought here under a Guard commanded by...
Date: 6 January 1776
Volume: Volume 3