Printed in the Journals of the Continental Congress, 2:191.

The committee reported back to Congress on July 24, and their report was considered on July 27. Congress agreed to establish a hospital for the army with 1 director general and chief physician, 4 surgeons, 1 apothecary, 20 surgeons’ mates, 1 clerk, 2 storekeepers, 1 nurse to every 10 sick, and occasional laborers (Journals of the Continental Congress, 2:209–210).

Francis Lewis (1713–1803), a native of Llandaff, Wales, immigrated to America in 1735. He was in mercantile business in New York and Philadelphia and was a contractor for the British Army until his retirement in 1765. He represented New York in the Continental Congress (1775–1777) and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence ( DAB ).

Henry Middleton (1717–1784), a South Carolina planter, was active in provincial affairs as member (and sometime speaker) of the House of Commons, a justice of the peace, and member of the King’s Provincial Council from 1755 to 1770. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1775 and president of that body from Oct. 22, 1774, to May 10, 1775. After his service in Philadelphia, Middleton returned to South Carolina politics as member of the council of safety, a member of the transitional government, and a state senator. He was the father of Arthur Middleton (1742–1787) ( DAB ).