Diary of John Adams, volume 3
Monday July 29. 1776. A long List of Refferences to the Board of War of Letters from Washington, Schuyler, Reed, Trumbull, Convention of New Jersey, Council of Massachusetts &c. &c.1
The Board of War brought in a report, which was taken into Consideration, whereupon resolved as in the Journal.2
Committee of the whole on the Articles of Confederation, Mr. Morton in the Chair.
Only a portion of these letters was referred to the Board of War; see
JCC
, 5:613.
JCC
, 5:614–615. This chiefly concerned appointments and assignments of officers.