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visions and necessaries for the army, on the best terms that can be obtained, for the United States.

That the moneys arising from such sale be applied under the direction of the commanding officer in the southern department, to the purchase of provisions and other supplies absolutely necessary for the subsistence of the southern army; and that the said Joseph Clay be and hereby is required, to give regular and constant information to the board of treasury respecting the sale of the bills and the application of the moneys aforesaid; and that the aforesaid Joseph Clay, deputy paymaster general in the southern department, be charged in the treasury books with the aforesaid bills, amounting to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, specie.

AUGUST 19, 1780.

On a report of the board of treasury, to whom was referred a letter of 15th from governour RutledgeOn motion,

Resolved, That the board of admiralty be and hereby are directed, to ordered the Saratoga to sail immediately; and to obey such orders, and take charge of such despatches, as they may receive from the committee of conference with the minister of France.

AUGUST 23, 1780.

On a report of the board of treasury, to whom was referred a report of the board of war,

Resolved, That the board of treasury be and hereby are empowered to direct Thomas Smith, commissioner of the continental loan office for the state of Pennsylvania, to sell, under their direction, for specie, the bills ordered to be drawn on the honourable J. Jay, which were reserved for the use of the prisoners of war of the United States, amounting to seventy-one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars, specie.

That one half of the specie aforesaid be applied, under the direction of the board of war, for the purpose of supplying the prisoners of war in the states of South Carolina and Georgia.

That the other half of the specie aforesaid, be for warded, under the direction of the board of war, to the commissary of prisoners, in the middle department, for the supply of the prisoners at New York.

That the board of treasury be and hereby are empowered, to prepare bills of exchange to be drawn on the honourable Benjamin Franklin, minister plenipotentiary at the court of Versailles, at ninety days sight, to the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, specie, the amount of the estimate from the board of war. That so much thereof as will complete the estimate of the board of war, be sold for specie, and forwarded to the commissaries of prisoners in the middle and southern departments, under the same regulations, and for the same purposes as aforesaid; the residue of the one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to replace the seventy-one thousand three hundred and forty [fifty] dollars aforesaid, be reserved for the special direction of Congress.

AUGUST 30, 1780.

Resolved, That bills of exchange on Europe be prepared by the board of treasury, to be drawn on the honourable Benjamin Franklin, to the amount of twenty-nine thousand one hundred and five dollars, specie ; and that the same bills be transmitted to John Bradford, to be by him paid to John Garcia Duarti, in full payment of the eighteen thousand four hundred fortyone pounds thirteen shillings and four pence, due to him in continental money on the 11th May, 1778.

SEPTEMBER 29, 1780.

On motion of Mr. Matlock, seconded by Mr. Hous

ton

Resolved, That it be recommended to the states respectively to supply their delegates with money for their support by other means than drawing on the treasury of the United States, except only such cases as may render that mode indispensably necessary.

OCTOBER 2, 1780.

On motion of Mr. Henry, seconded by Mr. S. Adams,

Resolved, That bills of exchange be drawn on the honourable Henry Laurens, to the amount of ten thousand pounds sterling, and on the honourable John Jay, minister plenipotentiary of the United States, at Madrid, to the amount of ten thousand pounds sterling, .

payable at 90 days sight; and that out of said bills the debts due to Messrs. Freney and company be discharged; and the amount of seven thousand pounds sterling, advanced by Mr. W. Bingham, in part payment of his account as agent of the United States.

OCTOBER 4, 1780.

A letter from governour Jefferson being readResolved, That the same be referred to the board of war; and

That so much of the twenty thousand pounds sterling, directed by a resolution of the 2d to be drawn on the honourable John Jay and the honourable H. Laurens, as shall remain after discharging the debts due to Tracy and Co. and advancing seven thousand pounds sterling to W. Bingham, be appropriated to the providing and transporting arms for the troops raising in Virginia for continental service.

OCTOBER 21, 1780.

A letter of 10th from governour Jefferson was read: Whereupon,

Resolved, That the reasons assigned by his excellency governour Jefferson, for inviting Ocanostota and a few other principal warriours of the Cherokee nation to visit Congress, and the commander in chief and army, are wise and prudent; and that governour Jefferson's letter, with the papers enclosed, be referred to the board of war, who are directed to take order

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OCTOBER 25, 1780.

The committee, consisting of Mr. Cornell, Mr. Matlock, Mr. Houston, Mr. Duane, and Mr. Henry, report

That from the report of the board of war of the 16th September, referred to them, it appears that the troops are again in danger of suffering distress from the want of clothing; and that Congress are called upon to make every possible exertion to prevent a calamity which may be productive of the worst consequences. That from the returns of the clothier general of the 1st June last, referred to in the report of the board of war, it appears that there were in the store one thousand one hundred and ninety-six coats, two thousand and twenty-seven vests, five hundred and eighty-six woollen, nine hundred and seventy-one leathern, and one thousand two hundred and fifty-six drilling and linen breeches, and twenty-four thousand six hundred and forty-five pair of shoes. That from an examination of different returns of the agents, the committee are of opinion there is a quantity of made shirts, and linen on hand sufficient in the whole for thirty-five thousand shirts; and that there are also on hand fourteen thousand blankets; but what part of the articles mentioned in the said returns are since expended, the committee are uninformed.

That it appears from the abovementioned report of the said board, that they know of no addition to the

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