Delegates to Congress . Letters of delegates to Congress, 1774-1789, Volume 12, February 1 1779-May 31 1779
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William Carmichael to To: Thomas Harwood


Sir

(1)
Philadelphia Feby. 15th 1779

   His Excellency inclosed the Delegates your Letter of the 5th of Feby. which I have laid before the board of treasury for their consideration.(2) A Multiplicity of important business hath hitherto prevented them from coming to any decision on its contents. I shall not cease to urge the board to acquaint you with their sentiments, which I hope will be done next post or sooner if opportunity offers.


I am Sir, Your Humble Sert.

Wm. Carmichael


Note: RC (MH-H: bMS Am 1649.5). Tr (Burnett, Letters, 4:68-69). RC damaged; missing words taken from Tr.


1 Harwood was comrnissioner of the Continental Loan Office in Maryland and the state's treasurer of the western shore.


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2 Harwood's letter is not in PCC, but it apparently concerned the procedures by which new Continental emissions were to be put into circulation and those of May 1777 and April 1778 were to be retired in keeping with Congress' resolves of January 1 and 2, 1779. See JCC, 13:11, 21-22; and Md. Archivcs, 21:323, 368. See also John Henry to Thomas Johnson, this date.