I. 784, 977, 1106), bear his signature (see also nos. 75 and 98). Lewis Morris mentions Sept. 8 that Lewis "has taken flight" toward New York (see under Morris), but he had probably returned before Sept. 20. At all events, he was on that day made one of a committee (Sherman, Gerry, and Lewis) to go to headquarters. The committee returned Sept. 30. His attendance during October is shown by nos. 163, 183, the Journals, Oct. 24, and letters of Oct. 18 and 21 in Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II. 1113, 1149. He was doubtless in attendance also through November, although the record is meagre. A letter dated Nov 27 is ibid., III. 347 (see also the Journals, Nov. 2), and thereafter, until Apr. 17, 1777, his record of attendance is fairly clear from the Journals and his letters (see no. 441). He was in Baltimore May 13 (letter to Robert Purviance, copied from the original, then in possession of Mr. Stan. V. Henkels). As he was not included in the election of May 13, 1777, he does not appear again in Congress until after the election of Oct. 3 (see the Journals, Nov. 14). He took his seat Dec. 5. Philip Livingston. Elected: (See vol. I.); Apr. 22, 1775; May 13, 1777; Oct. 3, 1777. later), 1777; July 24 to Aug. 8 (or later), 1777. The Journals contain no mention of Livingston's presence in Congress between July 15 and Oct. 17, but the letters in this volume show that there was at least no important gap in his attendance prior to Dec. 12, when Congress adjourned to Baltimore (see no. 268). The New York committee of safety had only the preceding day passed a resolve ordering Lewis Morris to take Livingston's place in Congress in order that the latter might be enabled to visit his family (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., III. 370). He returned to Congress Apr. 16, 1777 (see no. 441), and remained in attendance at least until July 8 (see no. 546). July 11 he was appointed (with Gerry and Clymer) on a mission to headquarters, but he had already gone northward (see no. 554). Livingston returned July 24 (see the Journals) and was in attendance at least until Aug. 8 (his name is among the yeas and nays of that date, but is absent from the next record, Aug. 13). Robert R. Livingston. Elected: Apr. 22, 1775. Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5- (?), 1776. Evidence was presented in vol. I. which shows that Livingston was in Congress July 4, and probably also July 5, inasmuch as a committee of which he was a principal member made its report that day. Nothing has been discovered to show when he left Philadelphia, but he took his seat in the New York convention July 15 (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., I. 1401) and on the 17th was made a member of a secret committee of the convention, in the business of which he was for some time engaged (see ibid., pp. 225, 392, 423, 870, 1409). Gouverneur Morris. Elected: May 13, 1777; Oct. 3, 1777. Did not attend in 1777. Lewis Morris. Elected: Apr. 22, 1775. Attended: (See vol. I.); Sept. 8 (or earlier) -24 (or later), 1776; 66 As a deputy to the New York convention Morris took his seat in that body at its opening session, July 9 (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., I. 1385), although he gravitated between the convention and the army. Aug. 26 the journal of the convention contains the following: General Morris suggested sundry reasons to the Convention for his attendance at Philadelphia. Ordered, That General Morris attend at Congress at Philadelphia, and return with all possible despatch" (ibid., p. 1541). His letters of Sept. 8 and 24 (nos. 118, 141) show that he was in attendance during the greater part of the month. In the letter of Sept. 8 he says: "I should have gone off this day but Mr. Lewis has taken his flight toward that Place in quest of his family, that were on Long Island, and there remain only three of us (passage omitted from no. 118). Sept. 16 the convention peremptorily ordered Morris to return immediately and resume command of his brigade (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., 1 II. 693), and Oct. 8, after the receipt of his letter of Sept. 24, the injunction was repeated (see ibid., II. 949, IIÌ. 231, 232). Before that time, however, Morris had evidently taken his departure. From that time until Dec. 9, when he took his seat in the New York committee of safety, Morris appears to have been with the army. Dec. 11 the committee of safety ordered him to take his seat in Congress in order to relieve Philip Livingston (ibid., III. 370). Nevertheless he remained during the next two days at least in the committee of safety (the proceedings after Dec. 13 are missing), but Dec. 21 he was charged with a letter from the convention to Congress (ibid., p. 1350; the same letter, but without date, is at p. 1494; cf. the letter of Dec. 28, ibid., p. 1466). It has not been discovered when, if at all, Morris delivered the letter of Dec. 21 (that of Dec. 28 was read in Congress Jan. 14, 1777). Lewis states in his letter of Dec. 27 (no. 268), and again in his letter of Jan. 7 (no. 292), that he was alone in Congress. Indeed no trace of Morris is found until Mar. 13, when he is appointed on a committee. His last committee appointment was Apr. 18, and his letter of Apr. 19 (see no. 441, n. 2) indicates a purpose to take his departure very shortly. Philip Schuyler. Elected: (See vol. I.); Apr. 22, 1776; May 13, 1777. It is presumed that Schuyler did not attend Congress after the order of May 22 Henry Wisner. Élected: (See vol. I.); Apr. 22, 1775. Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5-16 (or later), 1776. Wisner was commissioned by Congress July 4 to make an investigation relative to flint stones, and wrote a letter on that subject, July 5, to Joseph Barton of New Jersey, to which Barton replied July 9 (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., I. 139). A further commission on the same subject, recorded in the Journals July 16, seems to indicate his presence on that date; and an order, July 25, for payment of expenses would normally carry the same suggestion, except for the fact that in the proceedings of the New York_convention it is recorded that he took his seat in that body July 23 (see Force, Am. Arch, fifth ser., I. 1435). Thomas Burke. NORTH CAROLINA. Elected: Dec. 20, 1776 (" until such time as the General Assembly shall direct otherwise "); May 4, 1777 (same proviso). Attended: Feb. 4 to Oct. 14, 1777. Hooper says, in his letter of Feb. 15 (no. 358): "Burke came to my relief on Saturday the first day of February." He did not, however, present his credentials until Tuesday, Feb. 4, and probably did not take his seat until that day. Burke wrote to Gov. Caswell Aug. 21: "I have been in daily expectation of setting off for the Southward", but was induced to defer his journey "until something material shall happen between the two grand armies (N. C. States Recs., XI. 592). In his letter of Nov. 4 (no. 725) he says: 'I left York town on the 13th ulto."; but this must be an error, for he is recorded as voting Oct. 14. Burke probably signed the resolution of secrecy on the first day of his attendance. Brownson's signature bears that date, and is immediately followed by those of Thornton, Lovell, and Burke. Cornelius Harnett. Elected: May 4, 1777. Attended: July 22 to Dec. 31, 1777. Harnett wrote to William Wilkinson July 20 (N. C. State Recs., XI. 741): "I arrived here the 18th ", but that, having taken the inoculation (at Port Tobacco, Maryland, where he had been detained three weeks; ibid., p. 569), he had not been able to attend Congress. He presented his credentials July 22. The following day he signed the resolution of secrecy (see the note under Joseph Hewes. Elected: (See vol. I.); Sept. 2, 1775 (for the term of one year; see Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5 to Sept. 26, 1776. In a letter of Sept. 23 (N. C. Col. Recs., X. 806) the delegates say: "We .. shall write you very fully by Mr. Hewes in a few days" (see also no. 135). A letter begun Sept. 18 and closed Sept. 26, signed by Hooper and Penn, says: "This will be handed to you by our worthy Colleague Mr. Hewes (N. C. Col. Recs., X. 810). It is possible that he may have been the bearer of a letter from Penn to Samuel Johnston, Sept. 28, which begins: "As you will [have the pleasure] of hearing from Mr. Hewes all the News that is stirring this way" (Papers of C. E. Johnson, Raleigh). A letter from the marine committee to Hewes and Smith, Oct. 3 (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II. 853), speaks of Hewes as having left Philadelphia. James Iredell wrote to his wife, Apr. 28, 1777: "Mr. Hewes was to-day left out of the nomination of delegates; he had only 40 votes out of 90. The reasons alleged, his being so long at home, and his holding (as some wise men supposed) two offices under government, being a member of Congress and a member of one of their committees." (McRee, Life of Iredell, I. 358.) William Hooper. Elected: (See vol. I.); Sept. 2, 1775; Dec. 20, 1776. Although the Journals do not record Hooper's presence in Congress until Aug. John Penn. Elected: (See vol. I.); Sept. 8, 1775 (in place of Richard Caswell, Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5 to Oct. 26 (later ?), 1776; June 23 to Penn's attendance in the beginning of this period is attested by his colleague, Andrew Allen. Elected: Nov. 4, 1775. PENNSYLVANIA. Attended: (See vol. I.) ; did not attend during the period of this volume. William Clingan. Elected: Sept. 14, 1777 (see below); Dec. 10, 1777 (credentials dated Dec. 13, 1777). Attended: Nov. 1-28 (or later), 1777. Sept. 14 Joseph Reed, William Clingan, and Dr. Samuel Duffield were elected "instead of Jonathan B. Smith, esq. who has resigned, and of James Wilson, and George Clymer, esqrs. who are hereby superseded" Clingan's attendance is shown by the recorded votes as late as Nov. 28 (see also nos. 719, 735). He signed the resolution of secrecy (see under Richard Law) about Nov. 17; for his name follows that of Francis Dana, who first attended Nov. 17. He evidently withdrew between Nov. 28 and Dec. 8, as his name is not among the yeas and nays of the latter date. George Clymer. Elected: July 20, 1776; Feb. 22, 1777 (credentials dated Mar. 10); superseded Sept. 14, 1777. Attended July 20 (?) -23 (or later), 1776; Sept. 26 (or earlier) -28, 1776; Nov. 23 (or earlier) to Dec. 12, 1776; Mar. 12 (?) to May 19, 1777; June 9 to Sept. 9, 1777. The certificate of election, dated Mar. 10, 1777 (Journals, Mar. 12), does not mention the actual date of the election of any of the delegates. They were, in fact, elected in two groups, Feb. 5 and 22, and the election of Clymer and Wilson was on the date last mentioned (see the note under Franklin). Upon the resignation of Jonathan Bayard Smith the assembly resolved to go into an election on the morrow for a delegate in his place, "and also the choice of delegates in the room and stead of such other of the present delegates as they shall think proper". Sept. 14 it was "Resolved, That new delegates be now elected instead of Jonathan B. Smith, esquire, who has resigned, and of James Wilson and George Clymer, esquires, who are hereby superseded." (Pennsylvania Assembly Journals, 1776-1781, p. 151.) The delegates elected were Joseph Reed, William Clingan, and Dr. Samuel Duffield. Whether Clymer was one of the Pennsylvania delegates who attended July 20, is uncertain. He was added to the board of treasury July 23, and he signed the resolution of secrecy (see vol. I., no. 363, note 2) not earlier than July 30 (the signature of William Williams, which immediately precedes that of Clymer, bears that date). There is no further record of his presence in Congress until Sept. 26, and it is probable that he was during much of this period in attendance at the Pennsylvania convention, of which he was a member (the convention sat from July 16 to Sept. 27; see Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II. 1-62). Clymer was appointed (with Richard Stockton), Sept. 26, to visit the northern army at Ticonderoga, and was absent on this mission from Sept. 30 until about Nov. 23 (see under Stockton). When Congress removed to Baltimore, Dec. 12, Clymer remained behind in Philadelphia and was appointed (Dec. 21) on a committee (with Robert Morris and George Walton) to execute Continental business there. He did not go to Baltimore, but under the new credentials (March 10) he took his seat in Congress shortly after the return to Philadelphia, probably Mar. 12 (the Journals do not specify what Pennsylvania delegates attended that day). He was given a committee appointment Mar. 19. He obtained leave of absence May 19" for the recovery of his health", and resumed his seat June 9. He was appointed July 11 (with Gerry and Philip Livingston) on a mission to headquarters and was absent on that account until about July 28. The Journals record that Livingston returned July 24, implying that the other members of the committee had not then returned. Clymer appears to have been in Congress July 29 (see the Journals). He was in constant attendance from that date until Sept. 9 (yeas and nays). John Dickinson. Elected: (See vol. I.); Nov. 4, 1775. Probably did not attend after July 4, 1776. Dickinson was not among those to whom payments were made for attendance from June 14 to July 20 (see Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II. 545). Moreover Josiah Bartlett says in a letter to John Langdon, July 12: "Colonel Dickinson, Colonel McKean, and Colonel Cadwalader, are gone with their regiments to the Jersies" (ibid., I. 348). He was not included in the election of July 20. Dickinson was elected Nov. 8, 1776, as a delegate from the state of Delaware (see under Delaware). Samuel Duffield. Elected: Sept. 14, 1777 (see under Clingan). Did not attend. Benjamin Franklin. Elected: (See vol. I.); Nov. 4, 1775; July 20, 1776; Feb. 5, 1777 (credentials dated Mar. 10, 1777); Dec. 10, 1777 (credentials dated Dec. 13, 1777). Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5 to Oct.- (?), 1776. The certificate of election presented by the Pennsylvania delegates Mar. 12, 1777, bears the date Mar. 10, but the election of the first four delegates there named (Franklin, Morris, Roberdeau, and Smith) took place Feb. 5, while that of the other two (Clymer and Wilson) occurred Feb. 22. In the election of Feb. 5 was included also William Moore, who, however, declined the next day. Feb. 18 it was agreed to elect a member in the room of William Moore and also to add one other to the number of delegates, the day for the election being set for Feb. 22. The election that day resulted in the choice of James Wilson and George Clymer. (See Pennsylvania Assembly Journals, 1776-1781, pp. 107-114). The election in December, 1777, took place on the 10th, although the credentials were issued on the 13th. Franklin was paid for attendance from June 14 to July 20 £30, i. e., for 30 days (see Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II. 545). He was made president of the Pennsylvania convention, which sat from July 16 to Sept. 27, 1776 (see ibid., II. 1-62), but part of the time the convention was presided over by the vicepresident, George Ross. Franklin evidently divided his time between the convention and Congress (see, for instance, no. 28). He took part in the debates July 30 and Aug. 1 (Adams's and Jefferson's Notes of Debates, Journals, VI. 1079-1082, 1102), and, besides serving on committees appointed prior to July 5 (see, for instance, nos. 26, n. 2, and 77; also the Journals Aug. 20), he was given committee appointments Aug. 14, 20, 26, and Sept. 6. On the last mentioned date he was appointed on a committee, with John Adams, and Edward Rutledge, to confer with Lord Howe, and was absent on that mission from Sept. 9 to 13 (see under John Adams). Sept. 26 he was chosen one of the commissioners to France, and was evidently present at the time (see no. 177). To what extent, if at all, Franklin attended Congress thereafter the Journals do not show, but that he was acting with the committee of secret correspondence as late as Oct. I is attested by nos. 153, 153A. He embarked for France Oct. 26 (see Works, ed. Sparks, I. 416, VIII. 1900. Charles Humphreys. Elected: (See vol. I.); Nov. 4, 1775. Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5- (?), 1776. No record of the actual attendance of Humphreys after July 4, 1776, has been found; nevertheless he was paid for attendance between June 14 and July 20 £19 (i. e., 19 days; see Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II. 545, where also is found the entry that he was paid £172 for attendance prior to June 14). William Moore. Elected: Feb. 5, 1777. Did not attend. William Moore was the third in the list of delegates chosen Feb. 5, 1777 (Robert Morris, Franklin, Moore, Jonathan Bayard Smith, and Daniel Roberdeau). Feb. 6 he declined (see under Franklin). Robert Morris. Elected: Nov. 4, 1775; July 20, 1776; Feb. 5, 1777 (credentials dated Concerning Morris's election Feb. 5, 1777, see under Franklin. Notice of his Morris was paid for 30 days' attendance from June 14 to July 20 (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II. 545). He appears to have attended fairly regularly until the removal of Congress from Philadelphia to Baltimore, Dec. 12, 1776. He remained in Philadelphia and, Dec. 21, Clymer, Morris, and Walton were appointed a committee to transact Continental business there. Whether he was among the Pennsylvania delegates who attended Mar. 12, or just when |