Papers of John Adams, volume 4

5 July.

5 July.

5 July., 5 July 1776 JA Continental Congress, Board of War

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5 July., 5 July 1776 Adams, John Continental Congress, Board of War
5 July.

5 July. The congress resolved that John Coburne, assistant conductor of military stores in Canada, be allowed lieutenant's pay from 1 March – 2551 June 1776; that a chaplain be appointed to each regiment in the Continental Army; that immediate steps be taken to procure lead; and that an express be established between New York and Philadelphia to permit General Washington to send daily dispatches to the congress ( JCC , 5:522).