 | United States. Continental Congress - 1776 - 236 pages
...General be appointed to command all the Continental Forces, raifed or to be raifed for the defence of American liberty. That five hundred dollars per month be allowed for the pay and expences of the General. The The Congrefs then proceeded to the choice of a General by ballet, and... | |
 | George Washington - 1800 - 240 pages
...insidious address . - 199 POLITICAL LEGACIES. IN CONGRESS, 7 Thursday, June 15, 1775. $ JVESOLVED, That a GENERAL be appointed to command all the continental forces, raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American liberty. THAT five hundred dollars per month be allowed for the pay and expences... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - 1823 - 644 pages
...resolutions, which he was ordered to report. The report of the committee being read and considered, Resolved, That a general be appointed to command all...continental forces, raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American liberty. That five hundred dollars, per month, be allowed for the pay and expenses... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 382 pages
...adopted. In June, congress resolved to raise several companies of riflemen, &c. and that a general should be appointed to command all the continental forces raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American liberty; and GEORGE WASHINGTON, was unanimously elected. Congress, at the same... | |
 | 1825 - 460 pages
...the government of the army, were adopted. On the 15th of June, it was resolved that a general should be appointed, to command all the continental forces raised, or to be raised, in defence of American liberty, and after having proceeded to a choice by ballot, George Washington... | |
 | Peter Force - 1833 - 356 pages
...in» Continental torces, raised or to be raised, for be delence of American liberty :" and " That live hundred dollars per month, be allowed for the pay and expenses of the General." The Con¡re*s then proceeded to the choice of a General by ballot, and Georgs rVashingion was unanimously... | |
 | Peter Force - 1833 - 348 pages
...who was elected the next day. On Thursday, June 15, Congress Resolved that " a General be ap>uinted to command all the Continental forces, raised or to be raised, for he defence of American liberty :" and " That five hundred dollars per month, be allowed for the pay... | |
 | George Washington - 1838 - 114 pages
...DRAFT A COMMISSION THEIR REPORT RESOLUTION OF THE CONGRESS. IN CONGRESS, Philadelphia, June 15, 1775. Resolved, That a General be appointed to command all...Continental Forces, raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American Liberty. That Five Hundred Dollars, per month, be allowed for the pay and expenses... | |
 | 1842 - 544 pages
...reported that the committee had come to farther resolutions, which he was ordered to report. It was then " Resolved, That a general be appointed to command all...continental forces, raised or to be raised for the defence of American liberty. " The Congress then proceeded to the choice of a general by ballot, and... | |
 | William Gammell - 1846 - 144 pages
...reported that the committee had come to further resolutions, which he was ordered to report. It was then resolved, That a General be appointed to command all...Continental forces raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American liberty. " The Congress then proceeded to the choice of a General by ballot, and... | |
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Resolved, That a general be appointed to command all the Continental forces raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American liberty. 
