Journals Of The Continental Congress Volume 13 Primary Source Edition

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ISBN 13 : 9780332726939
Total Pages : 510 pages
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Download or read book Journals of the Continental Congress, Vol. 13 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Journals of the Continental Congress, Vol. 13: 1774 1789 Indeed, in the publication now made, at least one-half of the formal record of proceedings are printed for the first time, and, as usual, the reports will bring the new material to about three-fifths of the contents. Nearly all the warrants directed to be issued by the Board of Treas ury and much of the Board of War resolutions were omitted, as well as matter which was regarded as of a temporary interest. The Secret Journals, foreign and domestic, were kept as records distinct from the ordinary journal of proceedings, and What they contained has been incorporated under the proper dates, thus swelling the contents. This has resulted in a duplication of the formal entries introducing the secret proceedings, a duplication explained by the necessity of showing What was recorded in all the Journals. The extracts from the Secret J our nals are indicated by special indentation of type. The incidents of the year were of high importance. Difierences were threatened between Congress and the State of Pennsylvania over the conduct of Major General Arnold, requiring much skill to solve; the New Hamp shire Grants were still alive with a spirit of opposition, and New York's pride and jealousy were involved; the western lands came forward as a delicate question through the action of Virginia, and the military events in South Carolina created grave anxieties in Congress. That body was still involved in its financial troubles, aggravated by a supposed need for calling in much of the paper money already issued, which had been counterfeited in quantities. This step, however well intentioned, produced much con fusion without relieving in any degree the stress imposed by the rapid depreciation of all outstanding issues. The bills of credit and bills of exchange were the only sources of confederate revenue, and the increasing expenses, nominal rather than real, of carrying on the war com pelled Congress to undertake the framing of a financial system that should promise development and permanency. The tendency was to throw every possible burden of sup plies ou to the States, and mere requisitions were proving an uncertain and dangerous support for the feeding and clothing of the army. The Congress was rapidly drifting toward bankruptcy, and only taxation, reduction of the outstanding currency or Federal sources of revenue could prevent such a catastrophe. The States were not pre pared either to honor the requisitions, to tax themselves, or to create funds outside of their control. Their own situations were strong inducements against parting with any possible revenue they could obtain. 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.