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In Congress, April 7, 1777. : Resolved, that there be one director general of all the military hospitals, which shall be erected for the Continental Army in the United States …, recto

Establishing the positions, duties, and wages of hospital employees for the American army. At end: Extract from the minutes, published by order of Congress, Charles Thomson, secretary. The Continental Congress met at Philadelphia at this time. New-York Historical copy damaged along creases, with slight loss of text. References: Evans 15660; Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 1955.

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In Congress, April 7, 1777. : Resolved, that there be one director general of all the military hospitals, which shall be erected for the Continental Army in the United States …, verso

Establishing the positions, duties, and wages of hospital employees for the American army. At end: Extract from the minutes, published by order of Congress, Charles Thomson, secretary. The Continental Congress met at Philadelphia at this time. New-York Historical copy damaged along creases, with slight loss of text. References: Evans 15660; Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 1955.

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In Congress, May 14, 1777. : Resolved, I. That the quarter-master general of the army be authorized and empowered to appoint one commissary of forage for the army, and one for each of the military departments therof …, verso

Resolves concerning the responsibilities of the quartermaster, forage-master, commissariat, and others. At end: Extracts from the minutes. Charles Thomson, secretary. References: Evans 15670.

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In Congress, May 14, 1777. : Resolved, I. That the quarter-master general of the army be authorized and empowered to appoint one commissary of forage for the army, and one for each of the military departments therof …, recto

Resolves concerning the responsibilities of the quartermaster, forage-master, commissariat, and others. At end: Extracts from the minutes. Charles Thomson, secretary. References: Evans 15670.

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In Congress, 27th May, 1778. : Establishment of the American Army. I. Infantry. Resolved, that each battalion of infantry shall consist of nine companies ... II. Artillery ... III. Cavalry ... IIII. Provost …, recto

Resolutions of the Continental Congress passed May 27-June 2, 1778. Signed: Extracts from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary. References: Evans 16126; Journals of the Continental Congress, 221; Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3225.

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In Congress, 27th May, 1778. : Establishment of the American Army. I. Infantry. Resolved, that each battalion of infantry shall consist of nine companies ... II. Artillery ... III. Cavalry ... IIII. Provost …, verso

Resolutions of the Continental Congress passed May 27-June 2, 1778. Signed: Extracts from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary. References: Evans 16126; Journals of the Continental Congress, 221; Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3225.

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In Congress, January 13, 1779 : We cannot review the progress of the revolution which has given freedom to America, without admiring the goodness and gratefully acknowledging the interposition of Divine Providence. …

Concerning Britain's efforts to discredit American currency. Four resolutions on taxation and withdrawing the bills of credit of the emissions of May 20- 1777 and April 11- 1778. The three resolutions dated January 2- 5- and 14- 1779- are each signed: Extract from the minutes- Charles Thomson- secretary. New-York Historical copy inscribed on verso: resolves of Congress in January 1779; ink stamp: Tomlinson collection- deposited by the Mercantile Library Association. References: Evans 16566; Journals of the Continental Congress- 242.

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In Congress, April 1, 1777 : For the better regulating the pay of the army, resolved, that the paymaster or deputy paymaster general shall pay no money but by warrants from the commanders in chief in their respective departments, countersigned by their re

Signed: Extract from the minutes. Published by order of Congress- Charles Thomson- secretary. Includes also resolutions dated April 2- 9- and 10- all concerned with the payment of the army. References: Evans 15658; Journals of the Continental Congress- 157.

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Pennsylvania War-Office, Philadelphia, May 2d, 1777. : Application having been made to this board by the Honorable Major General Schuyler for assistance in procuring blankets …

Resolutions ordering 4000 blankets to be collected- fixing the quota for the city of Philadelphia and the several counties- and appointing commissioners to collect them. Signed: By order- Thomas Wharton- Jun. president. New-York Historical copy has manuscript annotations in the text. References: Evans 15543; Hildeburn- C.R. Pennsylvania- 3603.

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In Congress, April 29, 1777. : Resolved, that it be recommended to the several states forthwith to order the sums advanced by them for recruiting the Continental battalions …

Establishing the duties of the regimental paymasters. At end: Extract from the minutes- Charles Thomson- secretary. Printed area measures 25.9 x 14.9 cm. References: Evans 15668.

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In Congress, April 7, 1777. : Resolved, that there be one director general of all the military hospitals which shall be erected for the Continental Army in the United States …

Establishing the positions- duties- and wages of hospital employees for the American army. At end: Extract from the minutes- published by order of Congress- Charles Thomson- secretary. The Continental Congress met at Philadelphia at this time. New-York Historical copy has inscription and manuscript annotations on verso- including the opening passages of a resolution dated "In Congress Feby 6th 1778. For the better regulating of the hospitals the United States ..."- written and crossed out in manuscript- and the name "Josiah Bartlett".

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In Congress, April 14, 1777. : Resolved, that from and after the publication hereof, the second article of the 8th section, the first article of the 11th section, the 8th article of the 14th section, and the 2d article of the 18th section, of the Rules an

At end: By order of Congress- John Hancock- president. Printed area measures 28.1 x 14.9 cm. New-York Historical copy damaged along creases- with slight loss of text. References: Evans 15662.

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In Congress, April 7, 1777. : Resolved, that there be one director general of all the military hospitals, which shall be erected for the Continental Army in the United States …

Establishing the positions- duties- and wages of hospital employees for the American army. At end: Extract from the minutes- published by order of Congress- Charles Thomson- secretary. The Continental Congress met at Philadelphia at this time. New-York Historical copy damaged along creases- with slight loss of text. References: Evans 15660; Austin- R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints- 1955.

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In Congress, May 14, 1777. : Resolved, I. That the quarter-master general of the army be authorized and empowered to appoint one commissary of forage for the army, and one for each of the military departments therof …

Resolves concerning the responsibilities of the quartermaster- forage-master- commissariat- and others. At end: Extracts from the minutes. Charles Thomson- secretary. References: Evans 15670.

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In Congress, 27th May, 1778. : Establishment of the American Army. I. Infantry. Resolved, that each battalion of infantry shall consist of nine companies ... II. Artillery ... III. Cavalry ... IIII. Provost …

Resolutions of the Continental Congress passed May 27-June 2- 1778. Signed: Extracts from the minutes- Charles Thomson- secretary. References: Evans 16126; Journals of the Continental Congress- 221; Hildeburn- C.R. Pennsylvania- 3225.