Excerpt from Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Vol. 5: Edited From the Original Records in the Library of Congress by Worthington Chauncey Ford Chief, Division of Manuscripts; 1776, June 5-October 8 A letter of the 2d from Major General Putnam, with sundry letters and papers enclosed, was laid before Congress, and read: Resolved, That the same be referred to the Committee on Prisoners. A letter from the committee of Greenwich, in Cumberland county, in New Jersey, dated 3 instant, was laid before Congress and read, informing that the sloop Betsey and Ann, Benjamin Tucker, master, from Bermudas, was arrived there with 1700 bushels of salt, and two puncheons of Rum, which he is desirous of exchanging for provisions, which the inhabitants of the islands of Bermudas are in extreme want of: Whereupon, Resolved, That the said master be allowed to exchange his cargo for provisions, and to export the same, under the inspection and direction of the committee of Greenwich, who are desired to take an oath, or such other security as they think proper, of the said master, that he will carry the same to the islands of Bermudas, and will use his utmost endeavours to avoid all English men of war and cutters. The Congress took into consideration the report from the committee of the whole: Whereupon, Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to consider what is proper to be done with persons giving intelligence to the enemy, or supplying them with provisions: The members chosen, Mr. J[ohn] Adams, Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson, Mr. [Edward] Rutledge, Mr. [James] Wilson, and Mr. R[obert] R. Livingston. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774 1789, Vol. 6: Edited From the Original Records in the Library of Congress by Worthington Chauncey Ford Chief, Division of Manuscripts; 1776, October 9 December 31 Resolved, That two months' pay be advanced to Major Pierre Francois de Bois, he to be accountable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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