Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774 1789, Vol. 4
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Excerpt from Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774 1789, Vol. 4: Edited From the Original Records in the Library of Congress; 1776, January 1 June 4 The Continental Congress was in session throughout the year 1776. Its formal record is large as compared with the records of 1775, and the number and importance of the subjects coming before it were greater. The army must be maintained and renewed; the Canadian invasion ended in disaster; and the ill effects of the manoeuvres near New York were only in part counteracted by the success of Trenton. As the field of operations widened the cost of the war became heavier, and with the increase of responsibilities the want of good officers was more keenly felt. The continental bills of credit, pure promissory notes with little real foundation of property or resources on which to rest, were already sinking in value, and wherever the British army moved, the bills ceased to circulate or were accepted at rates less than their face value. The first enthusiasm of the people had somewhat cooled, and the prospects of years of war made a better paid and a better disciplined army essential as well as economical. The dependence upon militia, called out for a few months, was radically defective. To obtain a regular army the men must be enlisted for three years or "for the war"; their pay must be more certain, and a better selection of officers must be made. Congress faces these problems, and with them the question of bounties on enlistment and grants of land after service. 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.
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