with
the
November
of the
State
Library,
one
in
the
Library
of
Congrefs,
and
originally
botmd
the
two
preceding
Journals,
regulated, and the
the
neighboring
Colonies,
to
perfedl
had
Indians
was
in
1769,
at
derived
by
an
acceffion
ment,
had
propofed
a
of
the
Great
Kanhaway.
of
fettlements
in
that
fertile
and
extenfive
country.
To
his
efts
of
Security
and
Happinefs
of
his
dutiful
Lord, with
all Humility
fully
acquainted
Dignity
of
his
Majefty
's
Crown,
the
Extenfion
of
pofed
by
the
Superintendent
of
Indian
Affairs
in
Confideration,
would
convince
his
Majefty
dividing
attempted
in
thofe
Majefty,
fixed
Rules
of
this
Government,
if
the
faid
Line
lefs
Expence
than
the
Increafe
of
his
Majefty's
Revenue,
ftep
towards
below
Chuola
or
the
Chickafaw
landing.
being a
efpecially
of
thofe
obtaining
for
the
Colony
of
to
it,
into
execution.
I
hope
your
Lordfhip
therein
propofed
would
fall
to be in
acquiring
fuch
i
384.
17.
6.
which
you
have
defired,
together
with
£1^.
to
procure
for
this
dominion
from
for
Nation
was
held
at
and
forwarded
by
him
Cherokee
of Odober in
by
John
King,
lands lying within the
feven hundred and fixty
of North America,
Line
to
where it difcharged itfelf
Holfton 's
been
the confluence of
friendfhip
for
their
hereby
ratified
and
Line
beginning
where
a
Weft
Courfe
referved
by
for their own proper
ufe, and dividing the
as
may
hereafter
of
both
parties,
tendant, or
Indians,
at
a
congrefs
General
Mouth
of
the
Board
of
Trade
queftion of land
a
grant
had
date,
 An Application
R'.
Hon''''.
Lords
of
Treafury
for
a
Grant
of
certain
Lands
in
part
of
his
Majefty'.
Colony
of
aiui
to
the
relating
Perfons
are
combined
Treafury,
had
agreed
of
Trade.
The
Propofition
is
now
numerous
Meeting
laft
Week
unanimoufly
Alleghany rivers to
weft
branch
of
the
was not
in accordance
lifhed with the
of Virginia.
The temper,
it impoffible
northern
Indians
to
the
country
fouth
from availing
Colonel Crogan
are made
we fhould
may
iffue.
We
Lord
Hillfborough
in
a
report
that
gave
Franklin
Ohio
Company
in Indian wars had been
made
to
acquire
of
a
fir
ft?
We
fain
woidd
hope
fo.
We
flatter
our
f
of
view
Your
furveys
Honour to
Prefi-
deni.]
the
feveral
papers
inclofed
in
it,
hath
been
maturely
confidered;
and
I
their
reafons,
if
partiadarly due to your
gives
of
the
generous
Propofal
of
of
that
refpedable
body.
The
charges
in
profits,
from
fatigue
of
furveying
the
which it
fuch
for
authentick
copy
of
exprefs
condition
war.
All
thefe
amounting
to
800,000
that I
parts
of
this
Dominion,
and
that
the
Quit
Rents
from
fince
the
old
man
paid
his
fcalp
as
they
were
perfons
which ends
affociates.
from
the
courfe
of
the
war,
many
of
whom
loft
their
lives
and
fortunes
in
the
profecution
of
thofe
fettlements,
9
twice
confe-
obferve
that
be
particularly
referved,
and
not
to
leave
the
Gentlemen
of
was
delivered
to
unlefs
pleafure
to
refled
that
their
pofterity
will
receive
the
benefit
of
the
labour
they
beftow.
If
thefe
gentlemen
fhould
be
left
at
liberty
to
exad
what
terms
they
pleafe
for
fulleft
and
cleareft
anfwer
I
to make it utterly
of
war; it
been
to
our
intereft,
the Colony
name of
Colony
Burgeffcs and
merchants
of
England
were
largely
refponfible
for
its
adoption,
and
the
Library
of
Congrefs.
We
his
of Great Britain,
the laws, the
affedled
certainly
to
the
their
reprefentatives
fociety to
by
lawful
means,
whom
we
wifh
not
to
condudl to
affairs
but
accede
folemnly
oblige
ourfelves,
upon
and
others,
in-
habitants
conform to the
and at
violation of the effential
private emolimient,
the deareft rights of the people of this colony. And
for
affociation as
fhall violate
to convene
importers
and
if
opinion
and
fhall
they came : And in
and
to
publifh
hereafter fend to
are fhipped
or
make
ourf
elves
chargeable
therewith.
affociation,fignified
to
him
Moderator,
from the
month
's
publick
notice,
however, was not fatiffacStory,
ft
held
the
14 ^
of
this
month
upon
this
fubjed,
but
fo
few
A
ffociators
fum-
Engagement
will
foon
die
Having in
a former
Cherokee
exprefs
my
moft
grateful
and
humble
acknowledgments
of
this
fubjed,
and
the
Epifcopal
at
any
time
refufal of
a
himdred
made
Bifhop
of
and
was
followed
by
prorogations
of
November
20 *
and
December
importance
to
crown refulted
contemplation, in fadl
weftem
boundary.
This
latitude
36°
and
36'.
were left within
which the Indians were paid Six Thoufand
Dollars.
On
March
19,
1775,
given
upon
further
confideration
of
^2000.
This
within
or fouthweft of
the waters of
waters of
In
1772
Jacob
the mouth
of Great
Limeftone Creek,
Indian
where
it
joins
the
Great
Iron
Mountains
tothe place
of beginning.
lie
and the Watauga or
a
Virginia
the
This
trad;
was
located
in
northeaft
Tenneffee
Kentucky,
Cherokee,
mof
t
northwardly
fork
of
the
Mountain;
to
Cumberland
River;
thence
down
waters, to the Ohio River; thence
up
faid
river
its various branches.
of terri-
of
the
Bureau
of
Ethnology.
Royce
Cherokees calls attention to
their
refpedlive
limits.
In
confideration,
A
eftablifhed
in
1770,
Creek. Sedlion
Virginia,
and
Tenneffee.
particular fedlion.
promotion of internal
the hiftory of the colony
had fuch
of
a
Letter
Hillf
borough,
to
ferve in this prefent
John
Edmunds,
deceafed
Houfe, and
of Tobacco
be
the
were prefented to the
on Appomattox
contain
the Committee
their
fion
execute the Office
of the
A(5l, intituled. An Ad'*
Thurfday
next,
refolve
to the Houfe,
and
therefore
praying
as
they
are.
to
the
Committee
added
to
his
pubHc
of
the
faid
John
fuch
to
vef
t
certain
Lands,
whereof
John
Robinfon,
Johnfon,
Gentleman,
Queftion put
M''
of General Affembly
year
for
fettling
new
of
Prince
afterwards delivered it
is
as
which was agreed to by
the
Houfe
upon
Monday
laft,
Refolution
of
of
labour; and
with
the Thanks of this Houfe for the very early Attention
he
hath
been
Extenfion
of
important Articles.
be prefented
Letters, and
Letters
and
Papers
relative
to
Indian
County fo much
lies
as
Nichol-
fon
Agreement
with
the
Court
of
the
therefore praying that Part of the
faid
Market
faid County of
the
County
fetting
it
will
that
Purpofe.
Ordered,
practicing
the
purfuant to the
the
Council,
and
and
Serjeant
of
the
Court
of
Huftings,
for
is?
the
City
of
Mills,
Hedges,
Veffels from
in the
Veftry
may
this Colony, whofe Names are thereunto
fufbcribed,
was
Landing, in
Wafhington,
deceafed,
is
a
Public
Landing,
from
their
Opinion
thereupon,
a
and that
laft.
of the County
Mufters
and
Courts
and
appointed
Northampton,
fituate
on
King's
Creek,
and
Petition
intituled,
An
Ad^
for
regidating
the
Pradice
of
Attornies,
tioners
were obliged to pay
60 /. 6 5. that the faid Warehoufe was again broke open
in
the
year
1762,
79
/. 6
5.
Ordered,
Claims and
Land, in the
and
arifing
from
the
Sale,
Ordered,
That
Leave
be
given
prevent
felling
Oyfters
at
unfeafonable
third Time
Time.
170
the
Produce
own
was
A
Motion
that
Committee of Propofitions and Griev-
ances.
Adl
Thoufand
is feized
fecond
Time.
Refolved,
ties of York,
Refolved,
Committee of Propofitions and
given to bring in a Bill to fufpend the Execution
of
Riddick
do
The Order of
the Letters
Pamunkey
Indians
a
Coun-
tuled An
Bill for
his Heir will
; and
that
Truftees to
the
Purchafe
of frefh upper Lands, and fome Slaves, to be fettled to the
fame Ufes,
the Heir
would
have a much more profitable Eftate, when he fucceeds to the
fame, and
his younger Children ; and therefore praying that an Adl may
paf
bring in the fame.
Land, at m
I
-fie
of
Wight
claiming in
Remainder or Reverfion,
if he can fell the faid Lands, and, in Lieu thereof, fettle,
to
the
that
an
fie
of
Wight,
of the
do prepare and bring in the fame.
A
Petition
of
feveral
Perfons,
Inhabitants
Miles above Fuqua's,
and
fame, with
their Opinion
prefented
hath
a
Ferry
and report the
to the
the
John
Lewis
lying on
Amherft
may
Provifion
Coimty of
The Order of the
An
Ad.
for
amending
Salary of the Minifter
Ad,i
to
confirm
the
Charter
of
the
Borough
of
Norfolk,
and
for
enlarging
the
Jurifdidion
of
of
Propofitions
and
Griev-
ances.
A
Caroline,
King
William
and
Hanover.
Clock.
and read.
Ordered, That
the faid
the
fame,
with
to
be
for
the
more
fpeedy
Adminiftra-
to
received, and read
fince
the Houfe ; and
to
the
with the Committee in
the faid Addrefs, do
fent
read
forth,
that
the
through
larger and
be
therefore
176
Hundred
in, and
three Negro
would
hold
on
the
following
that he fhould pay the Rent of the
Land and Hire of
of the
;
a
Town
at
Rocky
of
Richmond,
in
the
to repeal the Adl for
increafmg
Coimty
of
Frederick,
and
made
feveral
Amendments
theretmto,
which
the
with the
put
thereupon,were
agreed
be ingroffed.
Regiment,
was
prefented
to
the
Houfe,
this Houfe
upon,
and
Griev-
ances.
M''
Archibald
Gary
reported
the
Matter
of
the
Refolu-
in his Place,
Rootes,
the faid
be rejected.
and
acquaint
them,
that
this
of
and
that
the Clerk's
was
; and
that
the
regulating
the
Office
bring in the
the
public
Money,
collected
by
an
and
Grievances;
and
was
Prohibition to their
Minifters to preach
the
fame,
with
their
Opinion
thereupon,
to
the
Houfe.
And
the Houfe, and read;
County ought to
divided; and therefore praying that the faid County may be
divided
the
and
fetting
Petitions
of
the Matter thereof,
Several
Counties
of
Prince
George,
very
Commodity on Appomattox
River, render it
propofitions
and
Grievances;
thereof, and report the fame, with
their Opinion
thereupon, to
and
is
any
Money
Terry?
To
which
the
faid
and requefted
Error; which the faid
that the
the faid
he could
recolledt one
nefs
done it; and the
Champnefs,
a
small
Trunk
Evidence
of
Thomas
Yuille,
that
faid
the Month of
the
faid
having
Credit
of
Burgeffes,
for
the
faid Champnefs,
faid
Champniefs,
at
of
John
Lewis,
Jun.
of February
or March,
which
the
of
the
faid
Nathaniel, in the Abfence of
the
faid
faid
complained that the
that he did
make the Entry,
and could not
difcovered the
Suit having been
faid
Wooding,
faid Troop,
ShiUings, as
nearly as
Year;
whereupon
Time,
at
Halifax
had not
faid that
the faid
Abfence
and
he left it
faid
Nathan-
iel
by
M''
Thomas
Yiiille,
anfwered,
that
if
Forgery, or
that
whilft
Time
in
the
Books
received
feen
and
demanded
to
and
for the Information
Books by M''
was
Champnefs
difcovered
the
Entry
in
his
Book
James
Champnefs faid he never had received, and afked the faid
Nathaniel if he
had received it,
Champnefs
afked
know,
to
was
not
paid,
he
the faid
Nathaniel would give it up. That at the Time the faid Champ-
nefs
was
Deputy
in a
faid
s
Wife,
in
his
Abfence,
mentioning
the
faid
James
Bates's
Account,
Champnefs declared
It
further
ford,
the
feveral
Perfons,
faid
of the faid Bates
Writing
of
the
Nathaniel Terry;
Bates's
Account,
Benjamin
produced
a
Parcel,
containing
about
30
/. out
of
faid Cox
faid
Nathaniel,
amounting
in
the
pay
the
Terries
of the Bills
by the
Carolina, which was
County,
by
John
Pleaf-
ants,
againft
the
faid
Bethenia,
as
or three Days the Boy
made his Efcape,
of the
Time. That in the fucceeding
Summer
after
this
Purpofe;
though
fhe
after-
wards
Benjamin,
Pleafant's
Execution
of
with M''
a
Committee
by
the third
ordered,
which
appears
to
have
been
be
fion
Carrington
the Debt
Informa-
did not know
that
M''
Pleafants
might
well
but
inform himfelf how much
would inform
bearing
Twenty two
till
the
Year
1765;
of
Auguft
obtained
a
Judgment
the Amount of the Money expreffed in the faid Receipt,
the
faid
Terry
agreeing
Carrington
cannot
recolledt
at
what
Court
Terry, but thinks it might
probably
Refolutions,
viz.
Refolved,
That,
with
of
Champnefs
Abfence,
without
endeavor
the Book
or
Confent,
but
that
Paf-
Horfe to
the Diftance
of Twenty
maintaining
a
Bridge
longer,
to expire
ed : It is
faid
M '
Nathaniel
Terry
the
fourth
Nathaniel
and the faid Terry
days
afterwards
one
others,
built
of
the
Reign
Services:' It
fecond
Time
Money was
paid, inftead
lies on
County
of
in the County
Houfe,
and
read ;
taking
and
therefore
praying
that
the
faid
report the fame,
be
fold,
upon,
agreed
to
by
a
Committee
of Colony
jg,
whole
papers,
Time.
to the
Clerk's
Table
as followeth,
Sum
Confideration of the Wound he received
in
the
be allowed
the Sum
Five
Pounds
which
with
their
Opinion
thereupon,
with
contracted
whilft he ferved in the faid Regiment, as to be almoft helplefs, and unable, without
extreme Difficulty,
ReHef
Committee
of
examine the Matter
fuffered
after
he
was
be
referred
to
to
Thurman's,
Council,
and
defire
their
Con-
currence.
An
to the Council, and defire
their
Concur-
rence.
An
increafing the
Parifh
of
Frederick,
therein mentioned, was
and defire
their Concurrence.
Ordered, That
Francis
Smith
Oppofition
feveral
Petitions
Coimcil
Chamber,
and
to
Houfe, by
of the faid Sarah, in Fee Tail, and
for
fettling
other
a
fecond
Time.
Refolved,
Table,
to
be
perufed
by
Littleton
Savage,
Gentleman,
in
Refolved, That the
William, the
of
Affembly,
intituled
report
this Committee,
that the
praying that
thereto,
and
the
Addrefs
of
your
Houfe
to
to
be
perufed
by
the
Mem-
bers
of
the
Houfe.
eftablifhed at
Accomack,
a
Queftion
feverally
put
thereupon,
M' Bland
into a
Houfe
to
refolve
him to
And
the
Houfe
being
informed,
that
fome
Alteration
might
; and the
Refolved,
a
Prince
Edward
Coimty
and
Committee,
that
the
which he lately purchafed
In-
fpedlion
of
Tobacco
Queftion
feverally
A
Meffage
from
Confideration;
And
the
faid
Amendment
the Council
the Amendment by them propofed to the faid Bill, and
defire
that
they
will
tration
; and
therefore
prefent Seffion
of Atfembly,
Refolved,
laft, before the
Petitioners,
not
being
to the Owner
Part
of
ex-
Tuefday,
a
Negro
Man
Slave,
Part
Creditors, having been
faid Slave,
but he
thereby
rendered
of
little
Value;
and
as
they
fhall
think
reafonable.
Ordered,
report the
Intail
of
certain
Lands
fame to be
in his
A
that the
A(5t of
General Affembly,
Intention to
by
unavoidable
Accidents
the Schedule
Gaol, Twenty Days before
faid
Acft,
Lieu
Committee had gone through the
Bill, and
made an
County of
faid
obliged
as to hinder
Situation
Competition,
with
their
and
further
letting
Governor
Spotfylvania to
that
fome
Mode
may
be
Suits
with
more
Courts
in
that they do examine
to the Houfe.
and others,
prefent Seffion of
that, inftead of
had
EleAion
one
appointed;
and
report
the
fame,
with
and afterwards delivered
and
read
Frederick, acrofs
Town,
but
not
or
paid
Petitioner,
by
Land
Caveat
they applied to
whereby
to
the
faid
Ferry,
while
tablifhing
examined
Committee
had
diredled
him
to
Place, and afterwards delivered it
in
Committee,
that
fo
may not
fecond Time, was, upon the
Queftion
put
there-
upon,
agreed
to
of
M
for
which
the
Committee
Confideration
of
the
Subjedl-Matter
of
the
the
13 '
Inftant.
The
fecond Time.
the Committee for
Juftice,
to
whom
the
Day
the faid
M '
Speaker
him to
for the
Houfe to
in
the
the Eledion
and
that
it
to
him
Value,
adjoin-
for the
David and
in Fee Tail, and
the
Allegations
afterwards delivered the
Creek
to
Col.
the Mouth of
Cotmty of
tended
to
be
prefented
to
rendered convenient
Ordered,
port
the
fame,
in
Potowntack,
whofe
the Hotife, and read
may
be
added
to
the
Cotmty
of
Hampfhire.
be
referred
to
the
mittee
to
to
report
to the Houfe ; and
he read the Report in his Place, and afterwards delivered it in
at
the
Clerk's
Table;
where
as
foUow-
eth,
viz.
Refolved,
thereby rendered
incapable of
of
this
Committee,
of
Tobacco,
at
by the
W Eyre,
W Henry,
in his
read
a
fecond
who
ought to
to
Committee
had
the
faid
Petitions
be
heard
be ferved
the
faid
Petitions, and have fix Days previous Notice of the Time when
the faid Petitions are
the Houfe; and
William Chandler, who was Stirveyor
of
a
Pub-
lic
Road,
Banks
of
Morning
lying
The faid
from
to
the
Land
of
John
Foufhee,
of
in
the
10'*'
George
II.
of
Burgeffes,
to
ferve
of
the
Clock.
206
Perfons,
Inhabitants
County
of
Spotfylvania,
a
others,
thereunto
Parifh is
very extenlive,
and incon-
the
annexed.
referred to the
A
Petition
of
ties,
of
Tobacco
at
of
faid
Warehoiifes
will
head, be
;
in
the
faid
Refolution
of the
upon
the
Queftion
for
Tobacco
at
Stratford
Landing.
Ordered,
That
a
Bill
the faid
be abfent from
the Service of
feveral Counties, the
Advantages
for reimburfing
are thereunto subfcribed,
;
difagreed
to.
Armiftead
Lightfoot
the Committee had examined the
Allegations of the Bill, and found the
fame to
be true;
in at the
tion feverally
fey,
who
is
now
report the
to
withdraw the
faid Petition.
Order,
a
Bill
Pe-
tition
may
Committee
for
Religion ;
and
that
they
do
examine
/or
amending
the
Staple
of
Tobacco,
and
Finley's
have
King William,
to
the
Hottfe,
and
of
Affembly,
made
in
the
fourth
Year
of
George the
Eledion
of
Bur-
geffes
to
ferve
in
the
General
Affembly
for
by
/Ciwg
G'eorge
County
Petitioner
fuch
Allowance
referred
to
delivered
it
Col. George
Pounds
for
his
pref-
the
Command
Meadows,
and
of
his
being
thereby
rendered
incapable
of
Edward
County,
3
Z.
Juftice
to
whom
the
Bill
for
altering
thereupon,
to
the Command of Capt.
of Capt.
their
Samuel Harris,
Public
Claims;
report
the
fame,
with
Committee of
their
Houfe,
and
Eight Pence per Hogfhead
may be
increafed, or
elfe that
Ordered,
to whom the Bill to
continue
for
amending
the
Staple
of
Tobacco,
had
examined
the
Allegations
of
; and
afterwards
delivered
at
the
Clerk
's
Table
a fecond
Queftion
amend an Ad,
read the
afterwards
delivered
the
Bill,
with
Refolved,
That
lain
confider
further
of
the
of the Committee.
further progrefs
Gentleman,
deceafed,
had
devifed
the
Petition : And
under their
Confideration feveral
as foUoweth,
fo
much
Nanfemond, on the
fundry
Inhabitants
Divifion,
this
Committee,
the
faid
Veftry
of
this
Committee,
that
fo
much
is
reafonable.
of
this
Committee,
Peti-
tion,
in
re-
pealed,
be
reje(5led.
Opinion of
is
reafonable.
The
faid
Ordered, That
Committee
of
Propofitions
and
Grievances,
who
are
appointed
a
of the
Monday
Inftrudlion to the
Veftries, that they
purfuant to the
tee,
for Religion, which hath been this Day agreed to by the Houfe.
Ordered,
That
Account
touching the Matters
and
Committee, who ought to be charged
with
the
faid
Expences,
Counties of
William,
feveral
Slaves
thereon,
they
conceive
it
will
faid
Loudoun, whofe Names
are thereunto fubfcribed,
Commimicate
from the
for fettling other
Lands, of greater
Council,
Day
being
read
Com-
the
Bill
to
continue
regu-
an
Adl
in the
Counties of
Fauquier and
and
Acres
for
certain
purpofes
therein
mentioned.
Place, and
dock
to Order,
to
report
; is feized
Ufes; and the
be. An Ad^ to certain
Refolved, That the
be. An Ad^ to
fettled
219
their
Concurrence.
And
Amendments,
certain Lands, whereof
to the fame Ufes,
Colle<5tion
feverally put thereupon, were,
Committee of Courts of
Day
Committee had
gone through
the Bill,
Amendments,
in
at
by
one,
and,
be
ingroffed.
Ordered,
An A(5l'
An
A(5l»
John
Lewis,
and
Time.
Refolved,
being
read
f
hall
have
a
made
feveral
to the
in his Place, and afterwards delivered the Bill, with the
Amendments, in
a
fecond
Time, one by one, and, upon the Queftion feverally put thereupon,
feveral of them were difagreed to, and the reft
were
agreed
to
by
the
Houfe.
Simple,
whereof
Right
the
Title
be.
£everally
put
thereupon,
agreed
third
Time.
Refolved,
That
the
Bill
do
Intail
of
that the
's Table
agreed
and read the firft Time.
Refolved,
the
firft
Time.
Refolved,
of
Effex,
whole
report
the
the Wills
of his
in two
Tradts, called
of
confiderably
himfelf
without
difpofmg
of
his
Intereft
in the
the
third
Time.
Refolved,
that
fetting
Lands to
faid
John
Robin-
fon;
and
pafs to
Louifa,
with
Slaves
John
Robinfon,
4*^
Year
of
for
made in the
to be
Bill
Council,
Refolved,
That
the
Bill
be
committed
made
upon
prepare
they have
A Bill declaring
And
to
the
Diet, Liquors,
Regiments in the Service
not
received
the
and report the fame,
A Petition
are
deprived
enjoyed from
and re-
to
the
Houfe.
whofe
Names
are
thereunto
the Mouth of
referred to the
port the fame, with
their Opinion thereupon, to
and
bring
dif
charged.
to
re-
Parifh
oi
Augufta,
engroffed Bill, for encouraging the making Hemp, was read the
third
Time.
Refolved,
Coimcil,
and
An Ad'
Concurrence.
John
Armiftead,
Gentle-
men
are
feized,
Debts
Intail of certain Lands, whereof Robert Burwell, Efq; is feized,
in
Ufes, was read
and all the
who ferve for the Counties of Surry, Prince William, Loudoun
and
Fauquier.
A
Truftees,
Refolved,
Burwell,
of
James
City.
A
Bill
Brooke, Gentle-
John
Tayloe
ton, M
Refolved,
That
but now
were
in his Expedition againft
that
the
and
therefore
praying
of Public
to
Order,
a
Refolved,
That
forth,
that
;
Four
Htmdred
fuch
report the fame,
Tradt,
and
is
of Eight
dred
Acres;
and
therefore
praying
that
to
the
Ruft
'5
and
Lowry
's
Ferries
; and
therefore
Matter thereof,
current Money of Pennfylvania, by two Perfons in
Difguife,
with
great
caufed them to be apprehended, attempted
to
retake
one
of
of the
Houfe whether
for his Trouble
Punifhment, and
Committee
of
Public
Ordered, That
paffed
A($l, and report
Middlefex, was pre-
to
keep
confifted
Ordered, That
do examine the
by the Storm in
the Sum
of Nine
with the
be referred to the
a
Bill
'and
from
thence
to
the
End
of
the
next
upon the Queftion
Ordered,
the
Bill
to the Houfe, and read; fetting forth,
that the
made an
afterwards delivered
And then the
of
be
appointed
by
the
to
form
Ludwell Grymes,
John
Armiftead,
M ' Bland reported, from the Committee of propofitions
and
Petitions,
to
Place,
and
afterwards
delivered
it
in
Committee, that the petition of Thomas Shep-
herd,
praying
fundry In-
that
the
this Committee, that
Staunton
of this Committee,
of
the
Inhab-
itants
of the
as
this Committee, that the
third, fourth,
Bill for
Houfe, to whom
have Power
or Claufes purfuant to the ninth of the faid Refolutions.
Ordered, That
Eftatoe, with an Affidavit
further
Committee for
Adl,
Committee.
M''
the fame was
Ordered,
of
this
Houfe
for
the
Remainder
to continue and
Eftate of
their father,
was com-
fame to
at the
fame
And
then
the
Houfe
adjourned
till
Tomorrow
Morning
Eleven
of
John
Fox,
for
laying
Ordered, That it be
Table.
The
In-
habitants
on
Goofe
Creek,'
for
the
the Propo-
prietors of
prepare and
Leave to be
Seffion.
whole Houfe
to confider
amend the Adl, intituled
that they had made a
further progrefs
Committee to
Committee of the
whole Houfe, to
the
Title
itfelf
and
difciplining
a
Committee
the Town
and that the Title
of
read, for the
for
Bill.
An
and
that
;
;
the
Houfe
Samuel Meredith is
was read the third Time.
Refolved,
;
or
may
be
appointed
by
the
Legiflatures
agree a general Plan for the Regulation of the Indian
Trade,
was
read
a
's
Accounts,
Order,
 
the
afterwards
dehvered
it
in
at
the
Clerk's
appropriated to the
a Balance of
the
the Queftion put
Council, and
defire their
M ' Dudley
Digges prefented
a
Bill
; is
other Lands,
Committee
true ; and that the
Committee had gone through
wards delivered the
's
Table
to
by
to
compel
Perfons
to
find
Security
for
Payment
of
Cofts
Committee
of
Proportions
and
Grievances,
Ad
for
and
and
afterwards
dehvered
for other
feveral
Amend-
to report to the Houfe
;
at the
Clerk's Table;
where the
by
the
Houfe.
Ordered,
diredled him to report to the Houfe, and he read
the
put
the Amendment,
the fir
itfelf into a
perfonal
refolve
itfelf
into
a
Committee
being read for
M' Bland took the Chair of the
Committee.
the Houfe;
and he
read the
Report in
his Place,
a
Line
is?
agreed
where
the
interfedts
Holftein
the
he
will
be
pleafed,
mark
and
eftablifh
that
Boundary.
Ordered,
That
Refolved,
That
ing
and
difciplining
read
of
the Place,
direded him
the Refolutions of the Committee were read,
and are
of
John
Tayloe,
Man Slave Toby, who
reprizing Forty-
Ezekiel Young, who
that the Petition of
Voluntier
from
this
an acknowledgement
this
Committee,
he was
robbed by
Time.
Refolved,
2
the
of Saint Anne's
new Coiirt-Houfe,
be rejefted.
with Commiflioners, who
are or may
that
Committee of
M''
Speaker
M''
that
they
to
them
feveral Refolutions, which they had diredted
him
to
it in
Committee were read,
of
this
do enjoy.
by
fion
agreed
in the faid
Excellency
fome
Parts
of
the
faid
M''
Stuart's
Tuefday
Bill.
Ordered,
for the better
M''
Speaker
refumed
and
afterwards
delivered
from
being read,
for the
and
afterwards
and
fenters,
the
Refolved,
That
this
thereunto,
Place, and
Table; where the Amend-
Ordered,
Committee
for
Religion,
Houfe,
to
confider
Ad^
for
amending
the
Staple
of
Tobacco,
in
the
referred,
and
had
it in at the
petitions of divers
of
this
of this
for the Infpedlion of
Thurfday
next,
refolve
itfelf
into
The
read,
being
being read
;
to by the
2ffi
M
Speaker,
The
Burgeffes, for declaring
Adl
to
Adls
the Legiflatures of the
certain
Cafes,
for the
Adl*
to
without
dock the Intail of Two Thouf-
and Eight Hundred
David and Sarah his
wife are feized, in
intituled An Ac5t*
Amendment: And
alfo.
An Adl*
Adl^
Amendment the
An
and amending the
kept in
Council
defire
An Ad;' to
Wife
of
John
Rootes,
Gentleman,
is
pofes
therein
Place,
and
afterwards
delivered
Amendments were
do
Hite,
any
fuch
Manner
as he or they, by his or their Royal Letters Patent,
or by his or their to the
Gov-
ernor
Queftion
Bill
to
to dock the Intail
 to the
Execution, and
 
cannot agree
and
M '
being read
An
Ad'
for
amending
in the Bill;
feveral Claims
to them
2*8
Com-
mittee
derfon, to be
was
of this Committee,
to
Fort,
be
rejedled,
for
want
Claim
of
Jofhua
Powell,
to
be
allowed
for
25
Days
Pay
as
105
of this Committee,
his
prefent
fo
much
of
an
Ad,
exported to America
;
Petition
unalienable Rights
Adls
lately
paffed
for the purpofe of raifing a Revenue in America, and for fubjedling American Property
to
of
W
Treafurer,
M'
Pendleton,
M''
Archibald
the Com-
feveral Petitions,
him to
and
afterwards
Petition
of
David
Ker,
relates
to
in
much of the faid Peti-
tion,
Sum of
likewife
was
received
for
p.
62.
Charles
Neilfon,
Jofeph
faid
tion, as
Hogfhead, in May
fecured.
Refolved,
Benjamin
for the Damage done
their Slave, who was
next Seflion
1759,
be
rejedted.
The
eight
firft
being read
-five
Pounds
Motion
was made, and the Queftion being put, that the Bill be read a fecond
Time;
fupporting
a
Light-Houfe
Trade
carried
on
by
both
Ordered,
That
by
petition
of
Thomas
and
Bofwell
Godwyne,
Infpedlors
of
Tobacco,
at
Report
in
read, and
is as
faid
it appearing that
of
Commiffioners
appointed
of
Committee,
that
Abraham
Expences and Attendance,
intituled An
M '
Bland
reported
from
the
Committee,
that
they
had
him to report
and afterwards delivered the Bill,
with the
read a fecond
agreed
them
for
to by this
to dock the
Intail of Five
Hundred and Fifty
Acres of Land,
The Houfe refumed the further Confideration of the
Report from
and
his
Majefty
's
Cuftoms,
was
committed.
And
read,
Committee
of
the
whole
Houfe,
refolve itfelf into
to make
Maintenance
252
of
for the Houfe
CoUedlors of the County and Parifh Levies; and that M
Bland
do
M '
Matters
fet
forth
and
complained
Inhabitants of the
diredled him to
report, together with
the
faid
Expences
ought
to
be
defrayed
Order
to
of whofe
paid the faid
the Houfe,
born
within
Ordered,
That
Richard
Johnfon,
Gentleman,
read
a
fecond
Time.
Refolved,
James
City.
An
ingroffed
regulating
and
difciplining
the
Militia,
was
be,
An
Ad,''
Con-
currance.
M''
Eyre
the Houfe, that their Addrefs of Yefterday to the Governor,
to ufe
a
Light-Houfe
on
Cape
Henry,
had
him
to
acquaint
be.
An
Strays;
defire
Table;
of York valued at
for
a
condemned
and
executed
60 /.
To
George
Jamiefon,
of
Norfolk
valued
at
and executed
fecond Time,
Claims, to whom
that the
Committee had
further examined
the Matter
followeth, viz.
from
allowed
by
Houfe.
M '
Archibald Cary reported from the Committee, to whom the Bill to dock the
Intail
of
certain
Lands
whereof
Francis
Eppes
is
Lands
in
Lieu
put
thereupon,
Inftrudlion to the Committee, to whom the Bill for dividing
the
Veftry of
is
Refolved,
A6t,
intituled
An
Ad'
for
amending
the
Staple
Tobacco,
and
to inform them,
declaring Slaves
have
Leave
Intail
of
Five
The
their Difagreement
to the
faid Amendments
to
Henrico,
dire($led him
Place,
and
afterwards
delivered
ments were
be ingroffed.
Day for refuming the
the
the Service of this
An
ingroffed
Claufe
was
offered to be added to the Bill, by Way of Rider,
to
repeal
fo
much
Inhabitants,
put thereupon, was
Part of the Bill, by Way of Rider.
Refolved,
for
appointing
feveral
new
Bill
to
Con-
currence.
The
Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee
of the
whole Houfe,
Refolved,
That
into a
M''
to
in the County of Frederick, into three diftincft Parifhes, was
committed,
that
made
feveral
Amendments
there-
unto,
to
report
to
the
Houfe ;
the
were once read throughout, and then a fecond Time, one
by
put
thereupon,
were,
be
ingroffed.
An
ingroffed
Bill
for
dif
folving
Himgar
agreed
be
defire
Johnfon,
Gentleman,
is
feized,
found the fame
Place, and
Amendments
Houfe to refolve
ingroffed.
An
of the
City of
Williamfburg to
that
of
the
County
of
and defire
within this Colony, was read
a
fecond
Time.
Refolved,
That
the
Bill
be
committed
An
Ad^
for
amending
the
Staple
of
Cuftoms, was
read the
third Time.
to the
Council, and
into
a
had
direAed
him
to
Time.
Refolved,
That
read the third Time.
for
encouraging
the
making
Wine.
for
had
directed
him
to
report
the
the
Bill
in
at
the
be ingroffed.
and that the Title
of
was
read
;
Time.
pafs; and
Bill
M''
Treafurer,
of the
to
in at the Clerk's
once read
A
Motion
The Houfe
a
M'' Speaker refumed
Clerk
's
Table
;where
the
Amendments
to
which
the
Houfe
have
difagreed:
And
alfo,
The
Council
an
Adt
to
and
for
other
Purpofes
amend an Adl,
Intail of
for fettling other Lands in Lieu
thereofi
intituled
An
Adl'°
Adl'
ment
dock the
of equal
which
Amendment
Bill to regulate
was
;
The Houfe
Bill add, 'And
take in
or
Amendment thereunto,
read
the
ingroffed.
The
Houfe
proceeded
to
upon,
them.
M''
followeth, viz.
upon,
which
of this
read a fecond Time, was, upon the Queftion put there-
upon,
agreed
running at
Time.
Refolved,
That
an Account
December
laft,
to
and
to
County,
was
being read
Ideots,
Limatics,
read
the
third
Time.
an Account
cleaning
to report
to the
it
in
upon
find-
ing
almoft
a
fix
Continuance
of
Meafures,
apparently
and
Correfpondence
do
to
a Bill
Overwharton
and
Suffolk,
in
; and the fame was
The Bill was accordingly read a
fecond Time.
22d
to
Relief
of
Parifhes
from
fuch
Charges
Amendments, in
at the
Amendments,
be
ingroffed.
the Inoculation
and
are
as
upon the
Houfe, according to Order,
be paid
Public Money which may be in his Hands,
on
exorbitant Exadions
and are
67,
to
Ordered,
That M'' Archibald Cary do carry the Bill to the Council,
and
acquaint
them.
;
Houfe
the third
continue and
Tobacco,
followeth, viz.
End of the Bill, and infert
'fhall
continue
'and
he
in
Force
from
and
after
the
firft
Day
of
faid Amendments
by
them
pro-
pofed
fame without
Adl
to
continue
and
An Adl for
the Amendment
A
Meffage
from
tinue
for
And then the
the
Coimcil
as
Ordered,
That
M '
Treafurer
do go to the Council, and acquaint them that this Houfe
doth agree to
as
the Conference accordingly ; and
elf
on,
Efq;
managed
the
Conference
followeth,
viz.
1
free Conference
Inftrudlion to
the
Council,
of
the
Reafons
the
Council
's
Adherence,
a
Colony,
cannot
pafs.
The
was
made
Ad
againft
ftealing
Hogs.
An
Ad'^
to
Ad
for
Jurifdidion
of
Lyttleton Savage,
Gentleman, in
for
fettling
other Lands to the
ferve
you,
Time
A
PROCLAMATION.
Virginia,
wit:
Whereas,
the
by this
at
the
above
require their attend-
Williamfburg for
with the advice
of his Majefty's
Affembly
meeting
at
's
Coimcil,
to prorogue the faid Affembly,
to the third
at
Williamfburg,
this
's
to
appoint
Thurfday,
the
Given under
Majefty 's Reign, and in the Year of our Lord
1771.
William
MeUoR.
GOD
was pleafed
to make
a Speech
to the
warmeft Manner, recommend
fion
alfo,
form
Degree,
inftrumental
and had
appointment
of
Prefident
re-
for his
Reliance
on his Majefty's Goodnefs in repairing fo great a Lofs to
his dutiful Subjedls
the true
that we will take
Juftice,
appointed to draw up an Addrefs,
to be
that the Prefident
Writ, having taken the Oaths
appointed to be
the Teft,
Refolved,
taken
into
Confideration
Tomorrow.
Refolved,
That
this
Houfe
will.
To-morrow,
itfelf
,
Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to
the Prefident,
the County
the Prefident, to order
ferve
for the County
Edward
;
Ordered, That an Addrefs
out
of M'' Benjamin Baker',
his
Majefty
in
accepted the
Office of
to
to
Ordered, That
an Addrefs
with the
Prayers every Morning
and
acquaint
their Attendance accordingly.
whofe
from
ing
the
to
iffue
are thereunto fubfcribed, was prefented to the Houfe, and read ;
fetting forth
are inconvenient
Months
prefent
Seffion of the
the
late
Frefh
in
Accounts
were
read.
Hovife
be
given
Henry Lee,
to be
prefented to
was
read,
and
is
followeth,
viz.
To
the
Honourable
all
the
Warmth
of
the
Regard we owe to our Country, did
we
not
feize
this
firft
Opportunity
of
perfuaded
that
Cafe
Occafion,
have
formed
Houfe doth agree
Refolved
6
Addrefs,
do
and Dixon
of the Committee.
to
where
Loffes by
the Public.
that the Proprietors
viewed for
want of
Henry Lee, M'
W
Committee
be
a
fay he
receive
their
Addrefs.
Two
damaged
large
hottfes, but
Tobacco
may
are thereunto
them on the Land of Charles Lewis, were feverally prefented
to
the Lands diftinguifhed in the Plan of the Town of
Richmond
by
be
a
Simi
Purpofe,
the
Situation
of
the
faid
Infpedlions.
lie upon the Table.
middle
Warehoufe
abated,
returned
the
Tobac-
that this
Ordered,
returned,
he
reported
that
the
to
which
his
Honor
was
pleafed
be
continued.
Bill,
to
to eledl a
County of
Refolution,
and
that
M'
Richard
Henry
Lee,
and the
not
delivered
out
the
fhipping
Manifefts
and
prop-
erly
attended
Augufta and
Advantages
would
be
derived
to
a
reafonable
Toll,
for
keeping
and private
be
that
twenty-eight
Hogfheads
fumed
of the
il^lli
Infpe(5lions
on
Matter
by
Accident,
and
forty-two
it
be
referred
Loffes
fuftained
by
and report the
taken
took
Accounts
of
the
Loffes
fiiftained
by
infpecfled, as
Year,
Accoimts of the
afterwards delivered
find the total Lofs of the Tobacco, at the faid
Warehoufes, to amotmt
the examining,
to
pick
and
reprize
further appears
own immediate
View, did,
by the
Advice of
Houfes,
to
be
forted
and
to
about
400
Hogfheads,
paying
it fhould
reafonable Salvage.
It further
appears that
about 800 Hogfheads of Tobacco were loft in Dixon 's and
Falmouth Warehoufes, on
adjioft
that
Lofs
Balance
to
93
,7
02
To
Clerk 's
Committee, that for finking
of the
late Frefh,
Ordered, That a
Tobacco
damaged
by
Means
examine the
Petition of Robert
to feveral
in
his
Refolutions
to
the
Houfe,
and
read
may
be
continued.
Refolved,
Fatigue
Salary, as it
of
July
may be
Ordered, That
a
Bill
to
impower
the
Inhabit-
Augufta,
forth
that
his
Salary,
expire
at
Annum, be allowed
of Affembly,
each
Laws to
as
there
are
adling
Juftices
in the Commiffion, in each refpedtive County, and one other, which
is to
be Half
and
ten
to
Huttings,
Borough
defire their
of the County of
Owners
of
fuch
Tobacco
Bridges,
and
Quantico
Warehoufes,
in
Power
faid
Houfes,
have
therefore
Accounts
of
the
late
Frefh;
and
that
they
report the fame, with
of Fees,
and
of
other
Papers,
that
it
in
be
governed
by
the
faid
Table,
in
receiving
his
Fees.
M
An
Ad^
for
the
difciplin-
ing the Militia; the fame was received and read the firft Time.
Refolved,
That
in
the whole
have
Power
to
receive
a
at
Byrd's,
Shockoe's,
and
have faved,
Difcharge
of
their
Tranffer
Notes,
refpeA-
ively.
read; fetting forth
of
Falmouth
Warehoufe,
be
the
Affembly, and
the fame,
with their
faid
Houfe
Clerk
's
James
taken on board
Warehoufes, was
Infpedlors
at
Peterfburg,
to
which
that
this
referred
to
the
by the Magiftrate to be carried to
Prifon, but that
Petition
be
of
Augufta,
fame reviewed,
the faid
Adl may
be repealed,
whom
the
Bill
for
further
con-
tinuing
and
amending
Table/
Warehoufes,
by
preparing
been put
to confid-
Matter thereof,
appointed to prepare and bring
m a Bill, purfuant to
the Refolutions of the Committee of the whole Houfe, which were,
upon
Tuefday
in
Warehotifes
at
delivered
this Committee,
that the
the
Public.
defire their Concurrence.
Attempt to apprehend
Petition be deferred
till the next
Amendment
be
ingroffed.
read
Year,
Tobaccoes of
Dixon 's
appeared to
fold
Tobacco,
Falmouth
Warehoufe
and
damaged
in
Dixon
's
and
Falmouth
Warehoufes
by
late
Frefh.
the
Committee
had
examined
the
come
to
feveral
Refolutions,
which
they
dire(5led
him
to
in
Committee were read,
this Committee,
Rocky Ridge Warehotofes, praying
their
Trouble
Branch,
ought
to
be
allowed
five
attending the faid
fuftained upon
the Tobacco
be rejedled.
the
Tobacco
ought to
be appointed
in the faid Refo-
be
rejedted.
were,
of
William Tehbs
and Thomas
damaged
Tobacco
A Petition
that in the Night
Warehoxife,
a
to
make
the
able Houfe will afford
Matter
of
the
faid
Petitions,
wards
delivered
it
in
at
the
Refolutions
Petition of William
in
travelling
to
Williamfburg,
the Petition of
their Affiftance
at
Fal-
mouth
Warehoufe,
feverally
An
and defire their
and defire their
Trouble
An Ad' to empower the Inhabit-
ants
of
the
Parifh
of
Augufta,
in
Augufta,
without
Time.
the faid
Committee.
paying
the
Refolved,
Tobacco damaged
Refolved,
M Bland do carry the Bill to the Covmcil and
defire their Concur-
the Burgeffes
Excellency
the
Right
their
Virtues
the fame
Shockoe,
Newton
and
John
Pollard,
each, for their Services in faving the Tobacco damaged in the Public
Warehoufes, and their Trouble
be paid to the
Burwell,
of
James
An Adl for
by the Lofs of Tobacco damaged
or
People,
by
Committee appointed to
examine the fenrolled
the
to
the
M'' Speaker,
up
to
attend
cU
laft Seffion.
A Refolve
Affembly.
After
which
his
Honour
was
the Ad
your
feveral
Counties,
to
obferve,
have
fubfifted
A
PROCLAMATION.
Virginia,
to
wit:
the
faid Affembly
to the
T)unmore.
Given tmder my Hand, and the Seal of the Colony,
at Williamfburg aforefaid,
Governor
General
William
the Clerk of the
faid Houfe ; and aKo
and
Colony,
hereunto
alio
annexed,
to
attending,
according
to
his
Duty,
to fuch
the
;
the General Affembly,
prevented
to make
in
Williamfburg,
for
the
of
^unmore.
prevented the Number
of Burgeffes requifite
 20unmore.
of
WILLI
AMS-
f
y-
BURG,
of
On which Day, being the firft Day of the meeting
of
alfo annexed, attended in the Council Chamber, with the Clerk,
and adminiftered the
Oaths appointed to be taken by the Members of the
Houfe of
being done, the Members
Affembly.
Gentlemen,
went up to attend his Excellency in the Council Chamber,
where his Excellency was
of
a
Speaker.
Richard Bland, Efquire,
of
the
Houfe
proceed to the Choice of a
Speaker,
and
moved,
that
fhould
take
to the Chair, and
would endeavor to
Chair
Ordered,
acquaint
his
and
that
M '
to
attend
his
Excellency
in
the
Council
in
made of
Claim
made
by
him
to
his
Excellency,
HoiJe
to
make
a
Speech
to
as
Truft,
End,
if
fail
Parent Country on each
other, it will be
of
the
Houfe
of
Burgeffes,
renders
fuperfiuous
Gentlemen
of
the
Houfe
of
Burgeffes,
I
for
congratulate him
and
affuring
affembled,
taken into
Governor's
Speech.
Ordered,
That
the
Prayers, in the Houfe,
viz.
William
Drinkard,
28
Ordered,
That
the
faid
William
Drinkard
be
appointed
Doorkeeper
to
this
Houfe
a
Lighthoufe
upon the Table,
to be perufed
by the Members
of the Hotife.
Addrefs,
up an Addrefs
; and
he
;
to
prefide
the
utmoft
Intereft
and
Profperity
of
Bufinefs
of
Difpatch
the faid
by the
wait upon the
to prefent
their Addrefs.
A Petition
fetting
forth,
that
many
Perfons
Inhabitants of
Petition
and
bring
M '
Harwood,
W
Banifter,
and M''
to
Day,
to ferv^e
Ele(5tions,
and
Privileges,
to have
Refolved,
this
Houfe,
Privileges and Eledtions, the Petitioners do,
by
them-
lelves,
or
by
to be
appointed, either
as the
Members, or
voted for the
Heads of Objedlions, and
to ;
Members
do,
by
themfelves, or their Agents, within the fame Time, deliver the like Lifts, on their Part,
to
Cary, W
Nelfon, WBaffett,
Hutchings,
W
Newton,
adjourn
be
appointed.
And
a
Committee
ferred to
of
Privileges
and
Eledlions,
and
fame,
with
Mifchief,
and
committed
Nanfemond,
whofe
;
thereby
raifed,
eredl
a
Ordered,
that
they
do
examine
the
Matter
thereof,
and
report
the
to the
a new Writ
ferve
in
this
prefent
General
deceafed,
and
with the faid Addrefs.
the Governor,
to order
for the
deceafed, and that M'' Bell
do wait
delivered
it
as
this prefent General
Affembly for the
eledling
Burgeffes
viz.
Tefte
and
the County of Halifax,
Addref
s.
Day
of
Surry
Refolved,
attended
by
this
referred
to
the
faid
Committee.
Then
M''
Speaker
left
Houfe
in
his
Place,
and
afterwards
delivered
Petition
be
rejedled.
Time
of
Norfolk,
and
of
feveral
ported
to
other
Places,
empower the Common Hall of
the
faid
bring-
ing
Gunpowder
to
and report
the fame,
are there-
and
the
to
the
the faid
Thomas Bailey,
came to the
from the peculiar
the
Committee
Baffett,
and
M
Mofeley,
Corbin, W Mann Page, W Brooke, and
M'' Allen
of
M'' Edmund
Pendleton reported,
from the
feveral Refolutions,
Report in
read,
Returns
General Affembly
burg,
the
for the Counties
for
Jameftown,
are
not
of the
County of
Return of the Writ
County of I
ferve in this
Returns
and being
returned, he
of M ' Henry Blagrave,
of M''
to report
afterwards delivered
as to the Free-
Quit rents
for, the
Lands or
and that they
That
;
March next.
feveral Refolutions ; which they
that the
of feveral
impower
Perfons
to
the Queftion
feverally put
thereupon, agreed
to by
the Houfe.
Refolutions
do prepare,
Affairs of
detrimental
referred
thereof,
and
Report
of
fame, as it
he
read
from
a
of
Feb-
ruary,
1
7
7
1
Cowper'
s,
who
was
no Sermon that Day,
to know if his
But there
at
that one
Bates had carried
the Negro Home to his Mafter; but in taking him the
Negro was fo
Potmds.
Negro Frank had ftolen an Ax
that
Negro might be taken. That
Bates pre-
the Deponent
a Camp,
and in it the Slave in the petition mentioned, with a
large Knife in
furrender,
or
thinking his Life in
upon the Slave, and wounded him in the right Leg.
On
foon
as
his Hand.
Head
Colqohoun,
that
on
the
17
Cowpcr
and Thigh,
It does not
made
this
may be further
Houfe.
Ordered,
That
M''
John
Page
be
to Order,
Weft
Dandridge
Refolved,
That
the
Bill
be
read
depending,
and
undetermined,
and
at the firft Seffion
that
the Petition of feveral other Perfons of the faid County
in
Oppofition
to
the
faid
Divifion,
opened
from
the faid Creek, for the Admiffion of
Fifh;
Alfo,
The
Petitions
during his
Committee
of
Affembly.
Seffion
of
Affembly,
and
County
of
Spotfylvania,
whofe
Names
the Houfe, and
his Writ
of Adjournment,
than they do
of
the Coimty
of Orange;
Pariflies, by a
running
fuch a
and
their Waters,
who mof
Koad
Repair,
and
of the poor
Tobacco, or paying
now
paid,
is
not
adequate
Redrefs
as
of New Kent,
petitioners
forth,
and infpe(5ted,
and fold
from hence,
here, and
contribute
be
the Houfe,
and read
Out-
rages
in
apprehended
and
brought
before
a
Magiftrate,
and
ftrong
Proofs
of
his
Guilt,
was
ordered
by
the
Magiftrate
fuch
Relief
to
forth,
that
Part of the A<5t of General Affembly, intituled an Adl
for
Part
prefented to the Houfe, and read ; fetting forth,
that his Negro Man
by
hundred
Value
Im-
portation of Tobacco from North Carolina to this Colony is very detrimental to the
Trade of the
or
reftrained
of
few
away, and that the faid Lofs did not happen by
any
Negle(5l
Satiffadlion
for
as
they
fhall
may be divided, and a Petition of
feveral other
Divifion;
and
alfo,
the
the
County
of
the
Counties
Mill-Dams, and
Bedford,
a Gate
to
Adjournment,
County
County
a Turnpike
be eftablifhed at the Pafs of the Warm Springs Mountains, with
a
reafonable
Truftees be
Secur-
ity
of
and
to
fee
appropriated
for
thofe
Free-
holders
Tobacco,
unjuftly
refufed,
Matters thereof, and report the fame,
with their Opinions thereupon,
to
be
allowed
a
reafonable
employed 226 Days
and
John
Pinch-
back,
Inf
pedtors
praying that
he may
charged
with Felony,
died in his Way to Prifon, to which he was ordered
to be
by
the
Public ;
and
alfo
the
taken out
of the
their Opinions thereupon,
Ordered, That the Petition of the Veftrymen of the Parifh
of
the
Parifh
in
the
other;
and
alfo,
Parifh of
being adequate
to his
Expence and
Confideration of the
thereof, and
report the
to the Houfe.
to
be
taken
by
A(5t
of
Parliament,
and
repeated
and
fubfcribed
the
John,
in
the
prefented
to
the
Hotife,
and read; taking Notice of the Petition prefented to this Houfe,
for
diffolving
have
of
Propofitions
and
Grievances.
Ordered,
belonging to the faid Eftate, having run away, the Petitioner
procured
a
Procla-
mation
the
and that he had been valued
20
by
may
be
paid
by
Committee
of
the fame,
Chefterfield
died
may
Confideration of
and that they do examine the Matter thereof, and report
the fame, with
M''
Edmund
Pendleton
and
M''
Bland
fame.
be added to the
'W
Jofeph
Cabell
and
Grievances.
Ordered,
That
to
to
report
to
the
to
be
allowed
Ward
that
able
; and
that
the faid
a
fecond
Time,
for
Religion,
that
Parifh of
Parifh may be
of the
to
to
heard before the Committee
be
Clerk of the faid Veftry
do attend the Committee at the Time aforefaid,
with the
;
feverally put
thereupon, agreed
to by
the Houfe.
And then
Oaths appointed to be
taken by Adt of
read, for the
their further
Confideration the
dire(5led him
Table ;
that the
Prifoners, be
reje<5led.
Committee, that
Refolved,
to the Council, and
the
Queftion
put
thereupon,
twenty-fecond Year
of the
Aft of
in the twenty-fecond Year of his late Majefty George the
Second, intituled
An Ad,
and
Claims,
Refolutions
ought
Refolved,
that the Petition of Bernard
Markham,
Agent
The
feverally
put
at Boyd 's
only
fixty
Ordered, That the
from the
viz.
r^
Gentlemen,
I
have
thought
proper
to
lay
before
upon me. In order,
as
followeth,
viz.
FEES
/.
Committee
fetting forth,
an
undue
Eledlion
and
Return
to report to
faid
there-
upon,
A Petition of
having
been
faid
Slave
was
valued,
by
be referred to
Public Claims, and that they do examine the Matter thereof,
and
M Treafurer,
Accounts before the Houfe.
Ordered, That the faid Accoimts do lie upon the Table, to
be
perufed
by
a
that the Committee
report the Bill
ment
Clerk
to
receive
a
the County of
Writs of
Augufta,
inhabiting
the
Petition
was
deferred
Petitioner, who was
Candidates, than for M ' Richard Randolph, who was, with M''
Richard Adams,
duly
the
Houfe.
A
the Houfe,
and read;
Court of the faid County to
be
tried
for
the
Sheriff,
as
he
Matter thereof,
A
Petition
of
John
Loving,
Jun.
and
Robert
Montgomery,
was
prefented
The Order of the Day being
read, for the
their
further
of
her
five
hundred
Acres
a
better
and
the Sale
be
took their
M' Edmund
Bill to
put
thereupon,
Houfe.
Ordered,
be
engroffed.
M''
of
Juftice,
will expire with
the Houfe
at
intituled
prefent
Seffion
of
Affembly,
ought
to
be
of
his
that
Adl of Affembly,
was amended and
's
Reign,
that
Second, intituled
the
amended by one Adl, made in the io > Year of
his
prefent
Majefty
's
i
of this Committee, that the Adl of
Affembly,
made
George the
33'''^
Year
of
from
Maryland,
Caro-
lina,
the
Adl
of
An Ad'
by two
oi April,
of
faid Majefty's Reign,
of this Committee,
in
the
7
Reign, and further
10*''
tinued.
Ad'
for
reimburfing
the
Inhabitants
of
King
William
and
The
faid
Refolutions,
being
feverally
read
be
of
Juftice
County, praying
faid
Petition,
Refolved,
That
able.
The
faid
Refolution
being
read
for Taxes,
the
Reign
of
King
Charles
the
Second,
M'
James
Henry,
and
M'
fame.
An
ingroffed
Bill
to
Council,
and
defire
their
Concurrence.
The
Order
of
the
a in this
Committee
a Refolution,which
they had
of the
all
Money
to
the
Eftate devifed
to them
as aforefaid,
but the Petitioner
Years ago, to
to
where
and
and is now
Attorney,
and
Heirs.
Ordered,
That
Leave
be
faid
been
held
examine
letting
Male, but hath very few Slaves
to work the fame ;
thofe who fhall
of the faid
Inftru<5tion to the Gentleman, who is appointed to
prepare,
have
faid
Houfe
till
the
Ordered, That M ' Dandridge
appointed
their Places in
to whom
the Petitions
thereupon,
which
;
Witneffes
for
and
Negro
Man
Slave
Peter,
that he ought
for the Horfe in
fecond
Time,
put thereupon, agreed to by the Houfe.
The
to whom
was
referred.
Writs
of
Execution
whom
the
Petition
of
it
appeared
to the Houfe
's
Table
was
duly
outlawed,
and
and afterwards in
which Wound he
Refolved,
That
it
a
Queftion put there-
M^ Harrifon
prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill for
appointing
an
Refolved,
That
the
Bill
be
be
Efquire,
our Lord,
A
to the Houfe, and read; fetting forth,
that
much
humble
Addrefs
be
pre-
fented
to
his
likely
to
and
that we
confider the
the firft
fore,
we
cannot
them
totally
abolifhed.
to Order, a
An
Ad'
for
the
fecond Time.
Ordered, That
of
Chriftians,
called
Baptifts,
whom
the
Peti-
tion
of
William
he
read
the
Report
it
in
at
1771,
to convey Thomas Welch,
to
the
home,
being
fo
by the
for
he was
get
a
he was
Refolution
Refolved,
faid Petition is
Pounds for the faid
to
be
abfent
from
the
Service
of
;
Queen 's Creek, running into York River, for the Navigation
of Boats and
eafy
Communication
will
be
made
between
of great
Improvement
of
Improvement
of
Contributors,
to be vefted
the Prayer
of the
Frederick,
in
the
;
Reign of his prefent Majefty, divided
into three
Norborne, the
the
Divifion,
Cofts, and
Beckford
Number of
the Time the
Frederick, is not
as the Year
foon
to
become
ruinous;
and
two Chapels, of
was
and Chapels,
may
abfent, attending
their Duty
four
hundred
and
fifty
Pounds
of
uninfpedled
Tobacco were ftolen, for which the Owner recovered of the Infpe(5lors, and
the
him
to the Confideration of the
Committee
of
Public
the Matter thereof,
A
Petition
Warehoufe,
forth,
two thoufand
obliged to pay the Owners at the Rate
of
twenty
Shillings
praying, that the faid
devifed to her
by her Brother
be
taken
an
Addrefs,
to
be
prefented
to the Governor, that they had drawn up an Addrefs accordingly,
which
;
unfeigned
Thanks
for
Meffage.
It
affords
us
the
higheft
Pleaf-
amongft
us,
the Clerks
in
faid
Addrefs,
do
,
in
a
Bill
M '
Bland,
M'
Henry
M '
Dandridge,
Ordered,
of
the
Clock.
I3ues6aY,
tb<^
25tb
of
according to Order,
Order, a
Bill for
for
the
Reward
for
killing
Wolves
the
refpedive
Counties
read
a
fecond
Time,
were,
upon
be brought
was
referred,
that
to a
to
report
to
this
Committee,
that
the
faid
Petition
is
reafon-
able.
The
faid
put thereupon,
agreed to
to the faid Refolution;
do prepare
Confideration the Governor's Speech.
to bring in a Bill for eftablifhing a Town on
the Land
Ordered, That
the
Houfe.
intituled
An
Ad^
of
free
and
general
was received,
a
afterwards killed
according
to
fecond Time.
feveral
Perfons
Cobham, and
was
prefented
third
were
for
County
to
fucceed
Office,
had
undif-
pofed
Trviftees for the Purpofes and imder the
Conditions
men-
tioned
in
the
moreover praying that it may not
be
lawful
at
large
in
Crouche's
port
the
Houfe.
M'
Ordered, That
of
James
of Juftice.
in
the
Parifh
empower them
Petition
a
Bill,
Ad; and the fame was received,
and
a Bill, to
was
forth,
Expence, hath
Matter
thereof,
and
report
in the
fubfcribed, was
prefented to
numerous;
and
therefore
praying,
Mouth
of
rti
Muddy
Creek,
on
James
and report
for his Salary as Organift, to continue till the End
of the
their
Concurrence.
A
Petition
of
Jacob
a
Lane
very little
for
appointing
a
Treafurer,
was
be
An
Ad',
for
further
continuing
the
Ad,
Council,
Refolved,
That
the
Bill
Directors of
the Hofpital
Diredlors, of the
Articles
of
Agreement
be
whom
Petitioner,
in
the
County
Potmds of
and
Allowance
for
the
and further fetting forth, that, in the Month of May
laft,
twenty
eight
Hogfheads
at
faid Tobacco
the fame,
Committee.
M '
gone
through
the
Matters
fame were
of
James
making
Affembly.
Refolved,
That
to remove
the Seat
to
a
a
Light-Houfe
of this Committee, that
of Maryland
Import with the Adl
Affembly
of
this
Colony,
Colony,
with
the
Committee
in
the
faid
Refolution
Court of Directors
with certain
mentioned Tradl
of Land
in the
bring in the
A Bill for further
paid by
committed to the
A
Member
upon,
purfuant
be
attended
Griev-
ances
do
prepare,
the
firft
Time.
Refolved,
the faid County, and
the
faid
Parifh
may
be
divided
the
Mouth
with
their
Opinion
thereupon,
and read ; fetting
at
continued.
Refolved,
be allowed
of
General
Affembly,
as
in the
City of
for the more
fpeedy and eafy
that
the
Committee
fame, together with
Table
laft
Cox, on the
the
29'''
of the feveral
Month of November,
which
Alteration
was
publifhed
in each Church in the Coimty ; that on the 2nd Day
of December,
and
proceeded
to
the
Want
of
to ferve in this
prefent General Affembly for
Richard Randolph,
Ordered,
That
Eledtions, to whom the
be
dif
charged
from
is as foUoweth,
the
6*'>
of
Odoher,
1770,
at
the
Hovife
of Daniel Hamlin, the Petitioner, and faw the Wife of
the faid
in
being much
the Weapon with which
Negro
had
the
Houfe
Place
in
Members of the Body,
Negro Parriot
he dif
Petitioner,
that
he
;
hanged himfelf
Month of
Negro of
this
upon the
refolved
itfelf
M'' Bland took the Chair of the Committee.
M'' Speaker
returned the
Governor
and making
the
fame.
An
Refolved,
That
Henrietta
Adls
of
Toleration
was
read
a
A
Bill
to
Ad,
was
Queen
of
Williamfburg.
M''
Speaker
through
the
Bill,
and
upon
the
be
engroffed.
had examined
the Matter of feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come
to
feveral
to
Report
to
petitions of the Inhabit-
Winchefter,
Refolved, That
it is
that
may
in puriuant
to the
MR
Bland,
Leave to be abfent
afterwards delivered
empowered by Law to
Time, were, upon
Gates
upon
of
Nanfemond.
left
and
read.
Public Claims, that they
Public Claims.
continuing
for
increafing
him to report the
Bill
the
and
engroffed.
An
Ad' to
Council,
the County of King
; fetting forth, that
Infpedlion
revived.
Ordered,
of King William,
Hovife, and read; fetting
as dif-
be
repealed,
and report
the fame,
the
Piping
at
particular Circumftances
fuch Relief therein
as to them
of St.
of
Meafures
and
in
and report
duced
ten
Povmds
ance
as
Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration
of
thereof,
and
report
the
fame,
the
Sheriff
Jury,
upon
the
Summons,
Confideration
the
fame,
with
up
a
Owner
of
the
Slave
was
not
Ordered,
report the
Ordered,
intituled
An
Ad'
direding
propofitions and
Addrefs
of
your
Houfe
;
by the
Thanks
obliging
Cary,
and
M''
Richard
had
report
the
fame,
as it appeared to them, together with the Refolutions of the
Committee
thereupon,
and
Clerk's Table; where the fame was read, and is as
followeth,
viz.
It
appears
fhipped off
e,
Hogfhead
of
Tobacco
the
Water
Warehoufes, and partly
to
the
Rate
of
eighteen
Shillings
Shillings
the
refpedive
Counties
and
had
diredled
's
Table ;
the
petition
of
fundry
In-
habitants
the Parifh
the petition
Chefterfield,
praying
a
DiviQon
bring
and
this
Committee,
fonable.
Alexander,
M''
Jofeph
Jones,
M'
Fitzhugh,
and
Petition,
Clerk
's
Table
the Tobacco
Warehoufes were
a
fecond
Time,
of a
Neck
Matters
which
and he
Place,
and
after-
where
for
the
fame.
Refolved,
That
of
the
Value
of
of Daniel Kidd,
to be allowed for travelling to, and attending the General Court, as
a
Venire
Man,
on
the
and that he ought
for the fame.
Time, were,
upon the
by
in
feifed,
as
Acres,
County
of
King
containing two
Slaves ; and therefore pray-
five hundred Acres of Land in
the
Slaves aforefaid,
Ordered, That
Leave be
given to
Petition ; and that M' Treafurer
do
A
Petition
of
John
Robinfon,
Virginia Regiment, was prefented
him
from
Maintaining
himfelf
by
his
own
Labour,
the fame, with their
tioned, to
M''
Henry
the
firft
Time.
Refolved,
That
the
Bill
Bridges in Repair
Refolved,
That
the
added to
the Committee
M'
M '
refted,
at
the Suit of the faid Roger Gregory, whilft the faid Holt
Richefon was attending,
Religion
of Tobacco
intituled.
any Amend-
A<51»
for further
Treafurer,
for
refpedlive
the
Bill,
intituled
to
alfo.
Council have agreed to the B\\\,intituled An Adl'to prevent Hogs
and Goats going
them.
arifing
Ufes, was
for
the more fpeedy
Number to
proceed on
containing
two
thoiifand
of
Tobacco
Confidera-
tion
of
a
Committee, who agreed upon a Report, and alfo came to
a
Refolution
Petitioners,
mtift
fuffer
confiderably
referred
of
A
Bill, for further continuing the A(5t, for the more effedtual keeping the Public
Roads
and
Bridges
Refolved,
That
Propofitions
and
Griev-
ances.
for adding
Part of
at
fome
of
the
the
Committee
of
Complaint
that,
Houfe,
of
afterwards
iowe
cate
to
of
Saint
John,
aKo
the
Member of the faid Veftry, who read the faid Refolutions,
and was
the fecond Inftant, having
for the faid County of
King William,
for
that
anfwer,
for
Committee, that the faid
commenced,
will
furnifh
you
with
the
Accounts,
in Cuftody;
faid
Ruffell
Ruffell,
Refolved,
That
it
is
Houfe,
by
his
Ciiftody,
Queftion
Richefon
out
for which
this