John Jones

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A Certificate of Doctor John Jones, of the bad state of health of Captain John Norbury, who is a Continental prisoner, was read. It is thereby certified, that Captain Norbury cannot probably obtain relief in America; and Captain Norbury, through a Member, requests leave to go to Britain.

Ordered, That Captain Norbury be informed that he may be exchanged for an officer of General Wooster' s Regiment, now a prisoner on board the Ship Asia; and that he have leave to apply to Captain Vandeput for that purpose.

Ordered, That Peter V˙B˙ Livingston, Esq˙, as Treasurer of this Congress, pay to David Clarkson, Esq˙, the sum of two hundred Pounds, to enable him to discharge his note to Abraham Lott, Esq˙, Treasurer of this Colony, for the like sum formerly borrowed by order of this Congress for the publick service; and that Mr˙ Livingston take Mr˙ Clarkson' s receipt for the same.

Ordered, That Peter V˙B˙ Livingston, Esq˙, as Treasurer of this Congress, pay to Henry Glenn, Esq˙, the sum of seven hundred Pounds, to enable him to discharge the Note of Abraham Ten Broeck, Esq˙, given to Abraham Lott, Esq˙, Treasurer of this Colony, for that sum, formerly borrowed by the said Ten Broeck of Mr˙ Lott, by order of this Congress, for the publick service; and that Mr˙ Livingston take Mr˙ Henry Glenn' s receipt for the same; and that Mr˙ Henry Glenn take a receipt of Mr˙ Lott on the said Note.

Ordered, That Peter V˙B˙ Livingston, Esq˙, as Treasurer of this Congress, pay to Christopher Tappen, Esq˙, the sum of four hundred and twenty-eight Pounds, to enable him to discharge the Note of Egbert Dumond, Esq˙, given to Abraham Lott, Esq˙, Treasurer of this Colony, for that sum formerly borrowed by Mr˙ Egbert Dumond of Mr˙ Lott, by order of this Congress, for the publick service; and that Mr˙ Livingston take Mr˙ Tappen' s receipt for the same; and that Mr˙ Tappen take a receipt of Mr˙ Lott on the said Note.