Journals of the American Congress: from 1774 to 1788: In Four Volumes ...Way and Gideon, 1823 - United States |
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Page 548
... enemy ; and That they be earnestly required to urge forward , without loss of time , as great a proportion of the provisions assigned to their quotas as can be pro- cured , that the army may no longer be exposed to want , or Congress to ...
... enemy ; and That they be earnestly required to urge forward , without loss of time , as great a proportion of the provisions assigned to their quotas as can be pro- cured , that the army may no longer be exposed to want , or Congress to ...
Page 562
... enemy , delivered in a report as follows : " That notwithstanding every effort of Congress to obtain for our people , prisoners in the hands of the enemy , that treatment which humanity alone should have dictated , the British ...
... enemy , delivered in a report as follows : " That notwithstanding every effort of Congress to obtain for our people , prisoners in the hands of the enemy , that treatment which humanity alone should have dictated , the British ...
Page 654
... enemy , report , " That they have collected together and cursorily looked into various evidences of the treatment our unhappy fellow - citizens , prisoners with the enemy , have heretofore and still do meet with , and find the subject ...
... enemy , report , " That they have collected together and cursorily looked into various evidences of the treatment our unhappy fellow - citizens , prisoners with the enemy , have heretofore and still do meet with , and find the subject ...
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accounts Adams aforesaid agreeably appointed army articles of confederation Atlee ay ay ay ay Connecticut ay Maryland ay New-York ay S.-Carolina ay Virginia ayay bills board of admiralty board of treasury board of war brigadier Burke captain Carmichael certificates colonel commander in chief commanding officer commissary commissary-general commissioners Congress proceeded consideration continental Delaware delegates deputy directed Drayton Duane elected Ellery executive Georgia Gerry Griffin Harnett hereby John laid before Congress Laurens lieutenant-colonel loan-office Lovell major-general Marchant marine committee Massa'stts-Bay Massachusetts-Bay Matthews members chosen MONDAY Morris motion nays being required New-Hampshire Paca Patridge pay-master Penn Plater president prisoners quarter-master question to agree R. H. Lee referred a letter regiment resolution of Congress Resolved respective Scudder Searle secretary secretary at war Sherman Smith South-Carolina superintendent of finance thereof treasurer in favor troops United vessels warrant issue Whereupon Whipple Witherspoon yeas and nays