On this day 250 years ago in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress resolved

That a treasury office of accounts, accountable to the standing committee for the treasury, shall be created. That an auditor general shall be appointed by Congress, “for stating, arranging, and keeping the public accounts.”

Also on this day 250 years ago, the Congress appointed Jacob Kemper, Jr. as an ensign in the 1st New Jersey Battalion. Kemper had joined the Continental Army in November 1775 and would serve continuously until June 1783.

Sources: Journals of the Continental Congress at 244-46 accessed at https://archive.org/details/us_congress_continental/lljc004/page/244/mode/2up; https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-32-02-0408