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JOURNALS
of the

House

of

Burgesses
of

VIRGINIA
I758-I76I

Edited by

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CONTENTS
Burgesses
Introductoky Note
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Preface
Journal, 1758, September Session

xi

Journal, 1758, November Session Journal, 1759, February Session Journal, 1759, November Session
Journal, 1760, March Session
.

49
55

133
157 171

Journal, Journal,

1760,
i

May Session
October-March Sessions

760-1 761,

183 261

Appendix
Index,

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...

301

LIBRARY BOARD VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY

ARMISTEAD
C.

GORDON, Chairman

JOHN W. FISHBURNE

THEODORE
S. S. P.

S.

GARNETT

PATTESON

EDMUND PENDLETON

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Burgeffes.
Accomac
Albemarle

Edmund

Allen

Halifax

Robert Wade
Nathaniel Terry
Gabriel Jones

Thomas Parramore Allen Howard

William Cabell, Jim.

Hampfliire

Thomas Walker
Hanover:
Nathaniel
dridge

Amelia

Edmund Booker
Richard BookerJohn Wilfon
Ifrael Chriftian

West Dan-

Augufta
Brunfwick
Bedford
Caroline

Henrico

William Thornton Edward Goodrich'

James City
Ifle

John Syme William Randolph Bowler Cocke Benjamin Waller

Lewis Burwell

Samuel Hairftone
Zachariah Burnley
of

Wight

James Bndger
Jofeph Bridger Charles Carter Charles Carter,

Charles City
Chel'terfield

Pendleton Baylor John Benjamin Harrifon William Kennon, Jun. Archibald Cary Richard Eppes

Edmund

King George
King

Jr.

& Queen

King William
Lancafter

Culpeper

Thomas

Slaughters

John Robinfon George Braxton Peter Robinfon Harry Gaines

Charles Carter

Cumberland
Dinwiddie
Elizabeth City

William Green George Carrington John Fleming Leonard Claiborne, Jun. Robert Ruffin William Wager

William Balls

Loudoun
Lovdia:

Francis Lightfoot Lee

James Hamilton

Thomas Johnfon Thomas Walker*

Clement Read' Matthew Marrablc Ralph Wormeley

EHex:
Fairfax

John Tabb John Upfhaw Francis Waring

George Johnfton George Mafon George Wafhington Thomas Bryan Martin John Page Thomas Whiting

Lunenburg
Middlefex

Thomas
Nanfemond

Price

Lemuel Riddick
Willis Riddick

Frederick
Gloiicef ter

New Kent:
Norfolk:

Richard Adams Lewis Webb George Veal*

Goochland

Reuben Skelton* John Payne

John Tatem

geffes of the

feffion of the Affembly held in May, 1760, the governor was notified by the Houfe of Burdeath of Richard Booker (fee p. 172). Writs for a new eleAion ha\'ing been iffued, [John ?] Winn was ele<5tcd to the feat. He was prefent at the clofing feffion of the Affembly. ^ Some time before the 7th of November, 1759, Edward Goodrich accepted the oihce of fheriff of Brunfwick (fee p. 138). This iaA having been duly annotmced to the governor, and a new eIe(5tion having been ordered, Mr John Clack was returned. Mr. Slaughter was appointed fheriff of Culpeper fome time before the 5th of November, 1759. At a new elecftion Mr Henry Pendleton was returned in his ftead. Mr Reuben Skelton died fome time before November i, 1759 (fee p. 135). John Smith was eledted
'

At the

.*

to take his place.

Expelled at the fecond feffion of the Affembly (fee p. 50.) Mr George Heale was eleAed in his ftead. elected a burgefs by both Hampfliire and Lotiifa cotmties. He chofe to ferve from Hampfhire (fee p. 12). Charles Smith was ele<?lcd in his ftead in Louifa. ' The elecflion of both Mr Read and Mr Marrable was contefted, and at the third feffion of the Affembly Mr Marrable was unfeated (fee p. 84). He was, however, re-eletfted. * Mr Veal, having accepted the oflice of fheriflF (fee p. 135^ was fucceeded by Mr. William Bradley.
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Thomas Walker was

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Northumberland: Prelley Thornton Spencer Ball Littleton Eyre Northampton John Kendall

Stafford

Thomas Ludwell Lee Thompfon Mafon

Hartwell Cocker William Aliens

Surry:
Suex:

Orange
Prince Edwanl;

Benjamin Cave
William Taliaferro'
Peter Legrand

John Edmimds David Mafon

William William Richard Richard
Digges

Warwick
Weftmoreland
York:
College of Wil-

Charles Anderfon

Harwood
Lee

Prince George
Priucefs Anne:

Richard Bland Alexander Boiling .\nthony Walke, Jun.

Thomas Walke
Prince William

Henry Lee Dudley Digges Robert C. Nicholas

George Wythe

Riclimond:

Southampton
Spotfylvania

Henry Lee Henry Peyton John Woodbridge Landon Carter Benjamin Symmons
William Taylor William Waller
Zachariaii Lewis

liam

& Mary

Jameftown

Edward Champion Travis*

Norfolk Borough: William Atchifon Mr Attorney (Pe^'ton Williamfburg

Randolph)

"

William Taliaferro accepted the

office of

coroner (fee

p. 187), aiid

was fucceeded

as burgefs

by James

Taylor.
' William Waller died fome time Ijefore the March feffion, 1760 (fee p. 159). Mr. Fielding Lewis fucceeded him as burgefs. 3 Inftead of one of thefe either Hartwell Cocke or William Allen William Clinch had beeneleifteda member of this General Affembly. He had been formerly, however, expelled the Houfe, and voted incapaTherefore a new eledlion was ordered (fee p. 5). ble of ever fitting as a burgefs. 4 Some time before the November feffion, 1759, Mr Travis had accepted the office of coroner (fee p. Mr. John Ambler fucceeded him. Later on (fee p. 159) Mr. Ambler, too, accepted an office of profit 135). Mr Ambler, however, was probably re-ele<5led. \inder the government and a new eledlion was ordered. Jameftown was at that time practically a "rotten " borough, controlled by the Travis and Ambler families, and a member of the Houfe of Biu-geffes who accepted an office of profit imder the government was, though a new eledlion had to be held, eligible to re-eledtion, unlefs the office which he had accepted was that of fher-

iff

or coroner.

(See Stanard'.s "Colonial Virginia Regifter," pp. g-jo.)

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Introductory Note.

WITH
1

the prefcnt volume (the fifth of the feries) the editorfhii) of the " JourAt the outfet nals of the Houfe of Burgeffes" paffes into new hands.

attention fliould be called to one or two changes adopted in the prefentation of the material other than the text of the Journals themfelves.

volumes Here will be found given in extenfo all the Draper MSS. and the Bancroft Tranfcripts of importance bearing dates in the period 17581761, the time of the exiftence of the Houfe of Burgeffes the Journals of which are conIn addition, there is printed a letter from James Abercromby tained in this volume. The original is in the Virginia State to the Council of Virginia, dated March 25, 1759. Library. The Draper Manufcripts are thofe colledled by that indefatigable ftudent, Lyman C. Draper, and now owned by the State Hiftorical Society of Wifccnifin. The Bancroft Tranfcripts are the copies of documents in the Englifh Record Office made for the hiftorian George Bancroft when he was collecting material to be ufed in the prepara-

Much

of the kind of material that has appeared in the prefaces of former

is

prefented in this volume in an appendix.

tion of his hiftory of America.

They

are

now

the property of the Library of Congrefs.

Permiffion to print the Draper Manufcripts in this volume has been kindly given by Dr. Reuben G. Thwaites, fecretary and fuperintendent of the State Hiftorical Society of Wif-

and to print the material from the Baticro/^ Tranfcripts, by Mr. Herbert Putnam, Students have here prefented to them for the firft time in print In it much new light is thrown on the hiftory of the material of the very higheft value. The matter is given in its entirety, rather than merely fuch excerpts from it as period. could be worked into the treatment of the feveral topics difcuffed in the preface, becaufe every line of it is valuable, and becaufe, furthermore, it appears to the prefent editor to be his duty to render acceffible to students at large all the hitherto unpublifhed material In this volume that he can colle(Sl which throws light on the Journals he is editing. (taking both the Journals themfelves and the illuftrative material into account) the fources of information are put before ftudents that will render poffible a far more accurate hiftory than has hitherto appeared of what was done by the Colony of Virginia in the latter years of the French and Indian War. Heretofore it has been the pra(5tice in thefe volumes to print the lift of members 2 for each feffion of the Houfe of Burgeffes rather than the lift for the whole Affembly once for all. Since the members were eledled to memberfhip for the whole period covered by the Affembly, the members for the laft feffion were the fame as thofe for the firft, except where, on account of the death of a member or on account of his having rendered himfelf ineligible to memberfliip by the acceptance of an office under the government or in fome other way, a new ele(5tion had been ordered. Therefore, rather than print the fame list
confin,

Librarian of Congrefs.

(with

[x]
and there a change) feven times the Affembly of 1758-61 had feven felfions has feemed preferable to the prefent editor to print it only once and to indicate in notes given at the end of the lift the few changes that occurred. The lift is taken from Stanard's " Colonial Virginia Regifter, " the original sources of information being a Virginia "Almanack" for 1759 in the Library of Congrefs and the Journals themfelves. The lifts given by Mr. Stanard have been verified by careful com(with here
it

panion with the Journals. 3. In this volume reference to Hening's "Statutes at Large" is given for a bill only once when the bill, having been paffed by both houfes of the Affembly, was finally Each bill that became a law was mentioned figned by the governor and became a law. in the Journal as a ufual thing at leaft five times fome bills (for inltance, thole that had to be confidered in committee of the whole houfe once or oftener and thole about which If, there was not agreement by the two chambers) were mentioned more frequently Itill. the bill appears in the the Journal, therefore, reference is made whenever the title of The page has an appearance of accuracy that is fo eafy to footnotes become exceffive. At the fame time the help given the ferious ftudent is attain as to be objeftionable. making of thefe references has been difcontinued Accordingly the nothing. almoft In lieu of them, however, footnotes have been made in the very few cafes in which the text has feemed in need of explanation either becaufe of the vde of unufual words or the ufe of what feem to be erroneous wordsthe error being due to the careleffnefs of fome copyift or printer in the long line of thofe working on the Journals from the time fince they were firft recorded by the clerks of the Houfe of Burgeffes up to the prefent. The text here given follows acctu-ately the copy, occafionally a manifeft omiffion being inferted enclofed in brackets, and once in a while, as noted above, emendations being

fuggefted in the footnotes.

Preface.

OF
from the
of

the General Affenibly of Virginia of 17 58-1 761 there were feven feffions. The firft feffion continued from September 14, 1758, to the 12"" of Odober of

the fame year; the fecond feffion, from the the third, from the
firft

g""

to the 11'^ of November, 1758;

4"' to

22"''

of February, 1759, to the 14"' of April; the fourth,

to the 21"' of November, 1759; the fifth,

from the

the ii'^'of March,

of

the 1760; the fixth, from Odober, 1760, to the lo"" of April, 1761.
the 19"' to

24^''

of

May, 1760; the feventh, from the 6*

The laft feffion of this Affembly is in one refpedt unique. Extending over a period more than fix months, it had a greater length of life than any other feffion of the General Affembly up to that time held. The one coming neareft to it in this refpedl was the
laft feffion of the

May

II, 1749,

Affembly for 1742-1749, which extended from Odober 27, 1748, to the bufmefs that occupied the attention of the Affembly being the genColony then in force. The explanation of the great at prefent under confideration is to be foimd in the following cir-

eral revifion of the laws of the

length of the feffion

cumftances
the ftaple of Tobacco,

In 1748 the General Affembly paffed a law having the title "An Ad for amefiding and preventing frauds in his majefty's cuftoms. " This law gave in

public warehoufes, the iffue of tobacco notes, the colledlion of taxes in tobacco, etc.
fa(5l,

minuteft detail regulations for the infpe(5lion and fliipment of tobacco, the eredlion of In

few poffible tranfa(5lions in this ftaple failed to receive attention in the law. It lefs than forty printed pages in Heiiing's "Statutes at LargeK" Its laft pro" vifion was that it fhould continue in force for and during the term of four years, and from thence to the end of the next feffion of Affembly. " In February, 1752, this a6t, a few amendments having been made to it, was renewed, to continue in force " until the 20"^ of Odober, in the year of our Lord, one thoufand feven himdred and fixty, and from thence to the end of the next feffion of Affembly." " The moft important bufmefs, then, before the Affembly that met the 6"' of Odober, 1760, was the revifion and renewal of this law, which undoubtedly affedled the material welfare of the Colony to a greater extent than did any other law on the ftatute books. Bufmefs of fo great importance could not be rufhed through the Houfe of Burgeffes, and the General Affembly could not conveniently remain in feffion late in Odober, the month for the meeting of the General Court, compofed of the governor and the Council. Hence on the 20"' of Odober an adjournment was had till the 11*'' of December, and then, the Affembly coming together for a few hours, a further adjournment was had till the 5'*" of the following March. At that time the members went to work with a will, and finally paffed an a(5l to continue the law, with a few amendments, for a further period of three years. It was, accordingly, to prevent the confufion that would arife if this law expired in the abfence of a fuitable fubftitute that the very unufual courfe was taken of adjourning for a long period. Under ordinary circumftances there would have been a prorogation inftead of an adjournment on the 20*'' of October, and alfo on the 1 1 "^ of December. The text here prefented of the Journal of the Houfe of Burgeffes for the firft feffion of the Affembly follows a tranfcript of a printed Journal in the Public Record Office in London. This Journal, as were the Journals of all the feffions of the Affembly of 175861, was printed in Williamfburg, Va., by William Hunter, the public printer for the Colony at that time. The title page has been loft, the text beginning on page 3 and ending on page 57. This is the only printed copy, with text in full, known to be in exiftence. A mutilated copy in the Library of Congrefs contains only pages 23-30. The text of the Journal for the fecond feffion aKo follows tranfcript of a printed Journal in the Public Record Office. This copy of the Journal now has no title page, and probably
covers no
'

Hening, VI, 154

ff.

Hening, VI. 222-227.

x.i

probably never had one, fmce the firft page of the text is numbered i. This is not conas we clufive evidence, however, for in fome of the printed Journals of that period know from the perfedl fpecimens in exiftence the page numbers begin with the title page, and in fome they begin with the firft page of the text.

The text

of the Journal of the third feffion alfo follows tranfcript of printed

Office.
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copy
j

in
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the Public Record

The title page of this volume is as follows The Journal

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of the

Houfe of Burgeffes. MDCCLIX, Being the third Seffion of this prefent General Affembly (Vignette: Coatof-Arms of the Colony) Williamfburg Printed by William Hunter.
I

MDCCLIX.
In this copy there are, in addition to the title page and the reverfe blank page, ninetyfour pages of text, the numbering of the pages beginning with the text and not with the There is a copy of this Journal in good condition in the Library of Congrefs. title page. For the fourth feffion the text here given follows the text of a printed Journal in the Library of Congrefs. This Journal has, befides the title page and the following blank

The title page is exactly fimilar to the title page of the page, twenty-fix pages of text. Journal of the third feffion, the word "Fourth" being fubftituted for "Third." The text for the Journal of the fifth feffion follows the mantifcript copy of the JourA copy of the printed Journal for this feffion is owned nal in the Public Record Office.
by Mrs. C. W. Coleman, of Williamfburg, Va. It contains fourteen pages. For the fixth feffion the printed copy of the Journal in the poffeffion of Mrs. C. W. Coleman, of Williamfburg, Va., has been followed. No other copy of this Journal, either
in manufcript or in print, has been found.
It

contains thirteen pages.

has been followed For This copy has loft its title page. The paging originall)^ began wth the title page. There were ninety-fe\-en pages in all. There is a copy of this Journal in the Library of Congrefs, and it is in good condition.
the feventh feffion the j^rinted

copy

in the Public Record Office

The period

of the Journals contained in this

mightieft colonial ftiTJggle probably ever engaged in

land and France for the poffeffion of territory world-wide, embracing in its fphere not only the continent of America, with
iflands,
,

volume was one of fierce war. The was being carried on between Engnow the feats of empires. This conteft was

its adjacent but Europe itfelf diftant India, and the waters of the fea. Dire<5led by her great ftatefman, William Pitt, England emerged from the conflict victorious at every point. Pitt, as no other man could have done, was enabled to organize and make efTe(5live ufe of the full fighting force of the heterogeneous Britifh poffeffions, and at the fame time to colled: from the Britifh tax-payer fums fufficient to pay to Frederick the Great the fubfidies that made it poffible to keep in the field thofe fplendid Pruffian armies which at the fame time that they were winning imperifliable glory for themfelves and their renowned leader were in reality fighting England's battles as well, by rendering it impoffible for France to withdraw from the European theatre of action adequate forces to enable her to meet England on equal terms in America, and impoffible, alfo, to devote needed money to the maintenance of her navy. Animated either directly or indire(5lly by Pitt's great fpirit, the Englifh themfelves, the Irifh, the Scotch clanfmen, the tribefmen of India, the Colonifts of America, and even the American red men not a few of them combined to wage a conteft the importance of which can with difficulty be over-

ef timated

In the Journals before us

we

fee the efforts

made by

that conftituent of

tlie

Britifh

realm known as the Colony of Virginia to bear her full part in the mighty ftiTiggle. When with the coming of Francis Fauquier as lieutenant-governor of Virginia in 1758 the governor was Ivord Loudoun, at that time commander-in-chief of his majefty's the Affembly of 1758-1761 was called together, the war had already forces in America been waged for feveral years Braddock had met with difaftrous defeat the frontiers of Virginia had been harried by the mercilefs favage allies of France; and by an extraordinary effort made in the earlier part of the year, the Virginia forces in the field had been

increafed

'^'i'

men each, which, under the commanci of Wafhwere to join in the propofed expedition to be conducted by General Forbes againft Fort Diiquefne. The main bufmefs of the Affembly convened by LieutenantGovernor Fauquier was during its firft feffion tfj provide ways and means for the payment of thefe foldicrs till the hrft <;f December of that year (the limit of the time for which one-half of them had been enliftcd) and for the continuance of the other half in fervice till the firft of the following May, fmce it was thought that it would be imprudent At to difband all the regular forces exclufivc of the rangers on the firft of December. this feffion, too, four companies of rangers were provided f(jr, who were not to leave the Colony, but were to protecft the frontiers in the abfence of the two regiments on the Fort Diiqucfne expedition. The power of the governor to garrifon the forts vacated by the regidars with men drafted from the militia was alfo continued. It was fuppofed during this firft feffion of the Affembly that the expedition againft Fort Duqnefne would certainly be concluded by the firft of December; and in the law continuing one regiment in fers'ice till the following May it was provided that this regiment fliould be marched back to Virginia and made to do duty on the frontiers from the Later, however, when it firft of December till the expiration of its term of fervice. feemed probable that the reduction of Fort Duquefne would be delayed, it became neceffary for the governor to call the Affembly together again, in order that appropriate legiflation might be had with the view of preventing the withdrawal of the Virginia The fecond feffion of the Affembly forces from the expedition at the critical moment. began on Thurfday the q"" of November. Its only bufinefs was to pafs a law providing that the firft regiment might be continued in the fer\'ice outfide of the Colony till the firft of January, and that the fecond regiment (which, as ftated above, had enlifted to ferve only till the firft of December) might be employed in the fame fervice if its members Fortunately the campaign againft could be prevailed upon to continue with the colors. Fort Duquefne ended on the 26* of November with the occupation by the Britifh and Colonial forces, under the immediate command of Wafhington, of the fite of Fort Duquefne, the fort itfelf having been abandoned and fet on fire by the French on
increafed to two regiments of a thoufand
ington,

the preceding day.

When

the Affembly began

its

third feffion, on the

its

of great fatiffa(5lion prevailed

among

February, 1759, a feeling members, one of whom was George Wafhington,

22"** of

who, having refigned his command, had taken the feat in the Houfe of Burgeffes to which he had been eledted from the County of Frederick. The cloud of war had paffed from the horizon formed by the Virginia boundaries. Since, however, the affiftance of Virginia troops would be needed in driving the French from their remaining ftrongholds and in garrifoning thofe already captured from them, the governor in his opening addrefs afked that as many men be kept by the Colony in the field as had ferved under the Virginia ftandards the preceding year. His requeft was met, however, only in part. Provifion was made for filling the ranks of the regiment then in the pay of the Colony and for continuing it in fervice till the firft of December following and, in order that the frontiers of the Colony might not be left defenfelefs if this regiment fhould be marched away
;

employed in offenfive operations againft the French, an additional force of five hundred men was provided, the four companies of rangers enlifted according to the law of the preceding September having by this time been dif banded. The adl paffed in 1757 for better regulating and difciplining the militia was continued. The main provifions of this adl' were that all the white male inhabitants of the Colony (a few claffes being excepted) fliould be confidered as members of the militia that each member was to fupply himfelf with proper arms, unlefs it fhould be certified that he was a pauper (in which cafe arms were to be fupplied at the public expenfe) and that the militia, formed into companies under proper officers, were to have company drills once in three months and general county mufters twice a year. The adl paffed the fame year (1757) for making provifion againft invafions and infurreclions', whereby the governor was in
to be
;

time
Hening
VII, 93-106.

'Hening VII, 106-116.

time of exigency empowered to levy uch a force from the members of the militia as he might think proper, and whereby the officers of the militia of the feveral counties were empowered to march on their own refponfibility their forces out of their home counties, was also continued. Later on in the seffion, Jie members of the two houfes were prevailed

on to pafs an adl providing that two hundred of the additional five hundred men provided for by the firft adl of the feffion, who, according to that adl, were to remain in the Colony, fliould be employed as artificers and joined to the regiment allowed to ferve away from home. This feffion came to an end by prorogation on the 14"' of April, 1759, the date et The Affembly did not, however, for re-affembling being the firft Thurfday in Angitft. convene till the firft of November. At that time, though Niagara, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, and, moft important of all, Quebec, had fallen, yet the French had not been abfolutely routed, and, more difquieting ftill, war was threatened with the Cherokee Indians. Hence the governor afked in his opening addrefs that provifion be made for continuing in the fervice the fifteen hundred men provided for by the Affemblj- at its laft feffion. This requeft was in part acceded to. The regiment was continued in er\'ice till the firft But it was provided that only four hundred of them fhould of the following May. be allowed to adt in conjunction with his majefty's forces outfide of Virginia, and that Till thefe the remainder were to be employed in defending the frontiers of the Colony. could be marched from the north to take their affigned pofitions, the three companies already employed on the frontiers were to be continued in fer\-ice. The Cherokee Indians were e\'idently the principal caufe of alarm. Thefe Indians had hitherto for feveral years been adling as the allies of the Englifh. A number of them were in the army of General Forbes in the fucceffful expedition againft Fort Duquefne. But very unfortunately when, at the clofe of the campaign, thefe were returning home through the frontier tenitory of Virginia, they could not be reftrained from taking fuch horfes as they could lay their hands on, and the frontierfmen, attacking them, flew feveral and captured others. It was but natural that they fhould retaliate. Moreover, they were efpecially incited to retaliation by the French, many of whom, on the capture of Fort Duquefne, had found their way down the Ohio River and up the Tenneffee to the country of the Cherokees (which was, broadly fpeaking, the territory now embraced in Eaftem Tenneffee and Weftem North Carolina and in the adjacent portions oi South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama). Accordingly, they commenced a efpecially the frontiers of North and South Carolina. feries of outrages along the frontiers But Governor Lyttleton, of South Carolina, marching againft them with a force colle(5led from his colony, entered into an agreement with them which for a fliort while delayed Hence at the March, 1760, feffion of the Virthe breaking out of war on a large fcale. ginia Affembly the only military expenditures authorized were for the continuance of the regiment in er\nce till the firft of the following November and for the continuance of three companies of 100 men each in fervice after that time fhould the governor deem it defirable. This bufinefs being attended to, the governor prorogued the Affembly to the

of June. According to the agreement made by Governor Lyttleton with the Cherokees, twentytwo Indians were to be kept in Fort Prince George as hoftages till the delivery to the Englifh of a like number of their brethren charged with murder. When Governor Lyttleton with his troops left the vicinity of Fort Prince George, the Cherokees made an attack on the fort for the purpofe of refcuing thefe hoftages, and killed feveral officers. In a rage the garrifon, falling ui)on the hoftages, butchered them to a man. After this, war was on in all its fury. Fort Loudoun, fituated about thirty miles from where Knoxville, Tenneffee, now ftands this fort had been built in 1756 by Major Andretv Lewis at the command of Lord Loudoun was at once invefted by them, and its gannfon, conThe plan of General fifting of two hundred Britifh troops, was reduced to extremity. Amherft, commander-in-chief of the Englifh forces in America, was that Colonel Montfirft

gomery,

[xv]
gomery, with a force of Britifh regulars and Colonial troops, fhould invade the Cherokee country from the foutlieaft, while a force from Virginia fhould proceed down the Clinch

and Tenneffee rivers and attack what were known as their "Over Hill" towns that is, The Virginia their towns beyond the mountains, in the valley of the Tetnicffee River. Affembly was called hurriedly together in May, 1760, and a law was paffed providing for the railing of feven hundred men, who were, with the three hundred already ftationed in the fouthweftern part of the Colony, to march at once to the relief of Fort Loudoun. Before, howe\'er, this force could be gotten together, the force under Colonel Montgomery had finifhed its campaign by relieving Fort Prince Ceorgc and defeating the Cherokees in a pitched battle. It had been found by this force impoffible, however, to penetrate to Fort Loudoun, and Colonel Montgomery gave up the attempt. After this, fince it would
have been
plan, Fort
folly for the fmail Virginia force to effay the

execution of

its

part of the general

kept.

Loudoun was

left to its fate.

The

garrifon, in a ftarving condition, finally

furrendered, favorable terms having been granted them.

But the terms were not

When

they had marched out of the

fort,

they were furrounded and

many

of

maffacred, the reft being captured and held for ranfom.

When

the Affembly

them met in

Odober, however, no comprehenfive plan for waging offenfive war againft the Cherokees Hence the only troops provided for were the one thoufand of the liad been formulated.

regiment already in fervice.

of the Colony.

All of thele,

it

was ordered, fhould

ferve within the limits

of December. According to this a<ft the Colony if he thought proper. The plan governor miglit ufe the regiment outfide the now propofed by General Amherft was to engage in a campaign againft the Cherokees Colonel Grant, with a force of fimilar in outline to the campaign of the year before. regulars and South Carolina provincials, was to invade the Cherokee country from Charlefion, and the Virginia forces, under Colonel Byrd, affifted by troops from North Carolina, if the North Carolina Affembly could be prevailed upon to fend them, were to march down The refults of the campaign.were fimilar to thofe of the year before the Tenneffee Valley Grant, with an adequate force, defeated the Cherokees of the lower towns; Colonel Byrd, with a force too weak to advance far into the enemy's country, did little beyond renderThe correfpondence of Colonel Byrd and General Aming protedlion to the frontier. herft and that of Colonel Byrd and Go\'emor Fauquier, given in the appendix to this volume, tells the ftory in detail. Though peace was not made with the Indians immediately after their defeat by Colonel Grant, with this defeat the Indian war was pra(5lically at an end. The war with the French in America had been at an end for fome months. Aifociated with the war meafures adopted by the Affembly in fadl, a part of them were the meafures for raifmg money. Throughout the whole period of the war the taxes were exceffively heavy, having been largely increafed along all lines. Pradlically every kind of tax ever devifed by the ingenuity of law-making bodies was levied. There were diredl taxes and indiredl taxes. There were land taxes and poll taxes and licenfe There were taxes on imports and taxes on exports. It was very early found taxes. neceffary, however, to anticipate the colledlion of taxes by the iffue of treafury notes. Thefe notes were iffued for a definite time, and provifion was made for their redemption by the laying of fpecial taxes, which at the end of the time during which the notes were to pafs current were to be collected and applied to their retirement. Not only were thefe notes receivable for taxes, but they were alfo made a legal tender in private monetill

the 3 1 "' of for the maintenance of the regiment

Payment for thefe troops was provided till the following April. But on March of the fame feffion a bill was approved by the governor for providing
the
firft

Provifion was made for the firft iffue of them in May, lyssAfter an increafe was authorized at every meeting of the Affembly except two till the feffion held in Odober, 1760. Though at this feffion money had to be railed for filling the ranks of the regiment then in fervice and for continuing it in fervice, the neceffity for iffuing treafury notes was happily at an end. The fupply of money that Parliament had voted the king in 1757 to be paid the colonies of North Carolina, South Carolina, and
tary tranfacflions.
this

Virginia, together with the further fupply voted in 1758 to be paid all the colonies,

was
at

[ -V. ]

The amount allotted Virginia was in round numbers ;52,ooo. at that time available. The whole queftion of the note iffue has been treated in the preface to the Journals of the Houfe of Burgeffes for the Affembly of 1761-65, the volume immediately preceding
this

volume

in the prefent feries.

In that preface, too, have been treated the very interefting laws paffed during this period allowing the inhabitants of the Colony to difcharge their public dues in money Thefe laws fumifhed the occafion, as is well known, for many inftead of tobacco. among the clergy to how what has been confidered by fome a grafping fpirit ill-becoming

gentlemen of the cloth. In confidering the attitude of the clergy, however, we fhould not It is true that the fcarcity of tobacco rendered look merely at one fide of the queftion. had been, and that the demand of the clergy for that commodity more valuable than it their exact number of pounds may have had in it an imwortliy element of felfifhnefs

aKo true that the inflation in general prices, the refult of the was fuch as to reduce the purchafing power of the falawhat in equity it fhould have been. below ries paid in money far But the clergy were by no means the only inliabitants of the Colony at that time Human nature was the fame then as it againft whom the charge of felfifhnefs may lie.
but,

on the other hand,

it is

exceffive iffue of treafury notes,

of the various meafures of taxation reforted to in the progrefs example of the laying of a proted;i^^e tariff under the interefting an of the war difclofes guise of a meafure defigned to increafe revenue, and an example of the felfiflmefs fofIn May, 1755, an additional duty of ten per cent, was laid on tered by fuch a fyftem. The duties already impofed on them amounted to flaves imported into the Colony. duties were renewed in 1757, to continue for feven years. All thefe cent. per about ten falling off in the number of flaves imported, marked The rate was fo heavy as to caufe a but the jJi-ice of thofe in the Colony advanced, of courfe, to the extent of the duty impofed, with the refult of increafmg the wealth of the large land-holders and flaveholders and of rendering it more difficult for the fmall farmers to extend their operaEameft efforts were made by the latter to break the monopoly thus created, but tions. In the May feffion of it was not until 1 760 that thefe elTorts were crowned with fuccefs. that year, the provifion to take off the ten per cent, additional tax was attached as a rider
is

now.

An examination

to the bill for raifmg troops for the Cherokee Expedition.

b>'

To

the laft thofe

who

profited

the duty fought for its retention'. To be claffed with the war meafures

is

an adl paffed

in September,

758, to repeal the

law of 1755 granting rewards to perfons for bringing in the fcalps oi Indian enemies The debates held in the Affembly were, unforkilled within the limits of the Colony. bill was brought in as the refult of a petition the unlefs a reported, and never tunately, main points of petitions are always given in the Journals the reafons for the paffage of the bill can, in the abfence of information other than that contained in the Journals, be

merely gueffed at. Thofe bills that became laws are given in Henings " Statutes, " and, in their preambles the objects fought to be attained by thofe voting for them are uiually But the preamble of this particular a(5l merely ftates that the law to be fet forth. " a declaration repealed " liath been found not to anfwer the purpofes thereby intended When, however, we turn to the Journal for the proceedgiving next to no information. ings of the day on which the bill was firft introduced', though we find that the bill did not arifc out of a petition, the bare record being " Upon a Motion made, Ordered, That

Leave be given to bring in a Bill for repealing an Adl, " etc., there is defcribed in the preceding paragraph of the Journal a tranfa(5lion that is illuminative. A petition had been handed in by fundry inhabitants of Bedford County letting forth that the Cherokee Indians had committed depredations upon them, and praying that foldiers be ftationed in the county for the protedlion of the inhabitants and that the inhabitants be allowed to retaliate on the Indians. This feemingly reafonable requeft was flatly refufed, and no reafon given. It fhould be remembered, however, that the Cherokees were at that time in alliance with the Englifh and that many of them were with General Forbes on his advance

Appendix

to this

volume

p. 384.

See

p. 8.

[ xvii ]

advance toward Fort Duquefne. The motive, then, prompting the Houfc to refufe the petition was the defire to prevent the breaking of this alliance. The fame motive may be given foi- the repeal of the law. It was, no doubt, felt that the inhabitants of the frontiers, in their defire to obtain the rewards offered, might not be careful enough to diftinguifli between friends and enemies and that fuch a want of dif crimination might be deftru(5live of the highly valued alliance. Policy, probably, rather than humanity, was
behind the law.

The tinith is that the vaft majority of the meafures of a general nature confidered by Affembly had a dire(5l relation to the dominant fadl of the time, namely, the great war which the whole Ev.glifh fpeaking world was putting forth every effort to bring to a fucceffful conclufion. If the Journals, in their ufual tantalizing mcagrenefs of ftatement, fail to bring out the relation, it may yet fometimes be difcovered on an examinathis

Take, for inftance, the A<51 encouraging Arts and Manufa(5lures, paffed in April, 1759. The preamble of this adl" ftates that the improvement of arts and manufactures " may be of fingular advantage to this Colony in its prefent diftreffed fituation, by encouraging families to remove and fettle here. " The a(5t itfelf proceeds to name truftees whofe duty it fliall be to promote the development of arts and manufactures in every way poffible, but efpecially by the payment of premiums to fuch perfons as may invent ufeful proceffes. The feeling was, evidently, that ftrenuous exertions fliould be made for building up the wafte places and for making good the drain occafioned by the war both in men and money. And this feeling, no doubt, had its weight in bringing about the paffage of the A<5t for appointing an Agent, though in this cafe it finds no fpecific expreffion in the preamble of the adl, and though Governor Fauquier in his letter to the Board of Trade' affigns to it
for

tion of the a(5ls themfelves as given in Hening's " Statutes. "

a different origin.
bers of the

He

fays that the adl refulted from the defire on the part of the

mem-

have fome one to reprefent them in England in cafe fhould arife in future there the a difpute fmiilar to that of Governor Dinwiddie's days in reference to the piftole fee. Then a fpecial agent had to be fent over at great expenfe to lay before the authorities in England the views of the people of Virginia. The governor and Council already had an agent in England, but the agent named by this adl was to The adl was paffed in February, 1759, and Edward reprefent the Colony as a whole. Montague, of the Middle Temple, was by it appointed agent. He was to be under the diredlion f)f a committee of correfpondence, who were to tranfadl fuch bufinefs with him The committee was, when as was committed to them by the General Affembly.

Houfe

of Burgeffes to

required, to lay all of their correfpondence with the agent before the General Affembly.

In cafe Edivard Montague refufed to adl, the committee was empowered to appoint fome one in his ftead, who was to be approved by the Affembly at its next meeting or in cafe he proved to be unfuitable, he might be removed by the committee and another appointed who, as in the firft inftance, was to be approved by the Affembly. The committee was compofed of members both of the Council and of the Houfe and the law clearly indicates that the committee was to be under the abfolute control of the General Affembly. The Board of Trade, however, affedling to think the provifions of the law fomewhat loofely drawn and to fear that the power given the committee was too great, the king in council inftrudted Governor Fauquier to inform the General Affembly that the adl would not be allowed unlefs amended. Accordingly, at the laft feffion of this Affembly an amendment was made to it, providing that the perfon to be appointed by the committee in cafe of the refvifal of Montague to ferve, or in cafe of his fubfequent removal, muft firft liave been endorfed by the governor, and fhould hold office only till the next meeting of the General Affembly. Paffing now to a brief confideration of what may be called the ufual routine bufmefs of the Affembly that kind of bufinefs tranfadled in times of peace as well as imder ftrefs of war attention may firft be drawn to the great number of claims adled on, the number being much larger than ufual as a diredl refult of the war. Thefe claims were fometimes
;

'

Hening VII,

28S.

'

Appendix,

p. 28S.

xviii

fometimes confidered at once by the whole Hoiife, and fometimef referred to fpecial committees; but when the feffions were long and the various ftanding committees were appointed, they were referred to the Committee of Public Claims. This committee was It had povver to fend for perfons and papers and to far the bufieft one of the Houfe. make fearching examination into all mattters prefented for its confideration. In every
cafe except one of themereft routine (fuch, for inftance, as the confideration of a claim
for taking

up a nmaway), the committee would report

inftru(5t

its

finding to the Houfe, which

would then ufually

certain

the committee, in accordance with the report, to fet

of Claims.

down a

The claims were fo numerous that a large book was required for their enrolment. Toward the clofe of the feffion the whole book would be approved by the Houfe and fent up to the Council. When approved by that branch, it was returned to the Houfe and then fent to the governor. Much of the time of the Affembly was alfo confumed in the confideration of private amount
in the

Book

bills.

For inftance, feveral

is,

a(5ls

were paffed to dock the entail of certain pieces of land

defcribed therein, that

to bring the land from under the operation of the law of entail

and

feveral adls were paffed to allow truftees or executors to

make a

fpecified difpofition
for the

of the property under their

management.
adls,

In fuch cafes
till

it

was ufual

law to have

the provifo attached that

it

fhould not go into efTecl

the king's approbation fliould be

obtained.

however, which did not contain the provifo, the explanation of the omiffion being that the refult effecfled in each cafe was, in the opinion of the members of the Affembly, merely one that could have been brought about by refort to the courts, the law-making body having been applied to merely that time might be faved. In fuch cafes it was held by members of the Affembly that the piovifo was imneceffary. The form, however, was infifted on by the king in council. Governor Fauquier was inftrudled to repeal thefe a(5ts. They, accordingly, had all to be

There were three or thefe

paffed again, with the provifo added'. In this tranfadlion, as in the infiftance on an amendment to the Agent's Adt, is to be feen proof of the clofenefs with which the proceedings of the Affembly were watched by the authorities in England.

Of
are
ftill

bills of

a local nature

may

be mentioned thofe for eftablifhing ferries and thofe

bill

alfo for eftablifliing towns. in exiftence

Several of the towns authorized to be founded at that time

notably,

Woodftock, of the
Frederick,

for the eftablifhment of which,

George Wafhington, the

member from

was very appropriately the patron.

Of peculiar
lifhed church.

intereft are the proceedings in reference to various veftries of the eftab-

Petition after petition poured into the Affembly praying in individual

Some of thefe were reje<5led; others, granted. The followa lift of the veftries that were diffolved, together with the reafons given for the a(5tion taken: The veftry of the PariDi of Hamilton in the County of Prince William (the reafon being that the veftrymen, who feemingly could not keep the peace with each other, petitioned the Affembly for a diffolution); Antrim, in Halifax; Cameron, in Loudoun; Bath, in Dinwiddie; Saint Patrick, in Prince Edward (all thefe becaufe guilty of illegal practices, and in the cafe of Saint Patrick a Diffenter being a member of the Chrift veftry) Saint Anne, in Albemarle (becaufe the \'eftry was not legally ele(5led) Church, in Lancafter (fince it confifted of twenty-four members inftead of twelve) Suffolk, in Nanfemond (on accoimt of the mifapplication of charity funds intended by their donors to be ufed only in one part of the parifh) the Parifh of Elizabeth River, in Norfolk County (becaufe guilty of illegal pra(5lices). The very great number of petitions afking for the diffolution of veftries and the large number of laws paffed in accordance with the wifhes of the petitioners give fome infight into the condition of the church This, it fliould be remembered, was the era of Samuel eftablifliment at that time.
cafes for their diffolution.

ing

is

Davies and the rapid fpread of diffent in the interior counties of the Colony, as diftinguifhed from the frontier counties, the inhabitants of which had from the earlieft period
of their fettlement been largely Diffenters.

In

War

is

recognized by thofe
fight

who have made

fact, the period of the French and Indian a ftudy of the queftion as being the one in

which the

made by

Diffenters for rights of toleration

was

pradlically

won.
In

Sec

p. 184.

In nearly every inftance bills originated in the Houfe of Burgeffes, but they might originate in the Council. Take, for inftance, the bill' paffed by the Council on the 20""
of

November,

1759, "to eftablifh a

method

to preferve the Credit of the

fhrift in the

Paper Currency

Houfe. Another very interefting bill that failed of paffage was one, introduced at the doling feffion of the Affembly, for removing the feat of government from Willtamfburg to fome place more convenient to the majority of the inhabitants of the Colony. This bill did not
of this Colony."

This

bill,

however, received fhort

even pafs the Houfe of Burgeffes, and

if it

had done

fo, it

would, according to the report

in the Council.
fa(5l

made by Governor Fauquier to the Board of Trade, have been killed The great attention, however, that it received may be inferred from the
confidered in committee of the whole house no fewer than four times.

that it was Only the moft important matters were confidered in committee of the whole houfe, and very few 0 It confidered received the attention of the committee as frequently as did this one. was defeated by only one vote, the yeas being 35 and the nays being 36. We have the
governor's authority, too, for faying that the majority of the

remove the

feat of government, but that all

the capital in cafe they did vote to indifferent to the governor, but he notified the Board of Trade that

members really wifhed to knew that no place could be fixed upon for remove it. The location of the capital was a matter
if

they thought

it

advifable to keep the capital at Williamfburg the end might be effedled by the appoint-

ment to the Coimcil of a majority of its members from the neighborhood of that city. The relations between Governor Fauquier and the Houfe of Burgeffes feem to
have been moft pleafant. Differences of opinion fometimes, indeed, arofe, but they were expreffed in the language of courtefy on both fides, a language which in this cafe did not conceal an imdue irritation of feeling, for each had confidence in the honefty of purpofe of the other. And Governor Fauquier was enough of a diplomat to know when to give way. That he corredlly gauged the feeling of independence which even at that period characterized the Virginians, is fhown by the fadl that in 1759 or 1760 he warned M"' Pitt that any taxation laid upon the colonies by the Englifh Government would lead It was only about five years after this that Governor to the moft ferious difturbances^. Fauquier fotmd it neceffary to diffolve the Virginia Affembly on the paffage by the Houfe of Burgeffes of Henry's famous refolutions againft the Stamp Adl. H. R. McILWAINE.
'

See p. >5i. Gordon, W.,

"
'

Rise, Progress

Appendix, p. 294. and Establishment of the Independence nf the United States,"

I,

136.

JOURNAL
of the

House B of OURGESSES OUSE OF

1758

JOURNAL
)f

the

House OUSE
^^M6aj.

B of nURGESSES OF
32
(Beo. U. 1758.

l^e 141:^ of September.

N
A

INETY-THREE Members having

of Parliament, inftead of the

taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by A(5l Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft,
took their Places in the Houfe.
M"'

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by

Walthoe.

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

The Governor commands your immediate Attendance in

the Council

Chamber.

The Houfe went up accordingly, and the Governor was pleafed

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

to fay to them,

You muft

return again to your Houfe,

and immediately proceed

to the

Choice of a

Speaker, and prefent

him

to

me To-morrow

in this Place.

Being returned, M' Landon Carter put the Houfe in Mind of the Governor's Comto proceed to the Choice of a Speaker, and did nominate and recommend John Robinfon, Efq who was Speaker of the late Affembly, a Gentleman who had given undeniable Proofs of his Abilities, Integrity and Fitnefs to execute that important Truft; and he was accordingly unanimoully eledted Speaker, and condudled to the Chair by two Members, from whence he made a Speech, expreffmg the juft Senfe he had of the Obligations they had laid him tmder, and returned them his Thanks for the Honor they had conferred on him. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

mands

'yviba'2, t^e I5tb of

September. 32 (Beo. U. 175S.

A
the

Meffage from the Governor by M' Walthoe.

Genflemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,
It is the

Governor's Pleafure, that your

Houfe immediately

attend

him in

Council Chamber, and prefent your Speaker.

accordingly the Houfe went up with their Speaker Eled;, and the Governor was M'' Speaker then, in pleafed to exprefs his particular Approbation of their Choice. Behalf of the Houfe, petitioned the Governor that they might enjoy their ancient Rights

And

and

Privileges, fuch as

Freedom

of Speech

and Debate, Exemption from

Arrefts,

and

Prote(5lion

[4]
Protedlion for their Eftates; and laftly for himfelf, that no Miftakes of his might be

imputed to the Houfe. To which the Governor anfwered, That he fhould take Care to defend them in all their and Privileges. Rights juft Being returned, M"" Speaker reported, that the Houfe had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber, and prefented their Speaker, and that he was pleafed to approve their Choice, and then made a Speech to the Council and this Houfe, of which he had, to prevent Miftakes, obtained a Copy, which he read, and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where it was again read, and is as follows:
Gentlemen of the Council,

M'

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

I have deferred calling you together as long as the Exigencies of Government would permit me, being defirous of accommodating your particular Affairs to the Concerns of the
Public, as

much

as poffible; and

if thefe

now, merely to notify to Honorable Robert Dinwiddie, Efq; as Lieutenant-Governor of this his Dominion and Colony of Virginia, an Honor and Truft conferred on me to which it behoves me to pay the greateft Attention and Regard.
this Trouble
to fucceed to the

had not demanded it, I fhould not have given you you, in this Place, His Majefty's Appointment of me

That I may, in fome Meafure, merit this Honor, and anfwer to this Confidence which His Majefiy has mo ft gracioufly been pleafed to repofe in me; it becomes equally my indifpenfable Duty to provide for the Profperity and Well-being of this Colony, and to promote the Honor and Dignity of His Majefty and the Crown of Great Britain in all its Branches and Appendages. If I, on my Part, fteadily purfue the Firft, I make not the leaft Doubt, from the many great and recent Proofs you have given of your Fidelity and unfhaken Loyalty, but that you, on your Parts, will heartily and chearfully concur with me in all Meafures which may tend to eftablifh and ftrengthen the Laft It is my earneft Wifh that a perfed Harmony may at all Times fubfift between us; and to this Purpofe it fhall be my conftant Endeavour to confult the Happinefs of the People committed to my Charge, by taking Care that effedual and fpeedy Juftice be rendered to all His Majefty's SubjeAs in Virginia, as far as in me lies; and by all other Means which may conduce to that defirable End. But whatever Affurances I may give of my future Condud,

Adions: Thefe are the Teft by which you, as reafonable Men, will form your Opinion of me, and will hereafter either give me, or withTo this Teft I hope I fhall always be willing to fubmit. hold from me your Confidence. By Letters I have lately received from the Army, which I have ordered to be laid before you, it is doubtful whether the great End of our Wifhes can be obtained this Year, but the Operations of this Campaign tend at leaft to prepare Matters for an early Attack the next.
I
very fenfible that I fhall be judged of by

am

my

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, The Part you have fo nobly taken in the prefent War, by granting the large Sums of Money you have done, in Support of His Majefty's Arms, and the common Caufe, has given great Satiffadion, and is worthy the Imitation of our neighbouring Colonies; but forry
I to fay, that the Sums already given, great as they are, are infufflcient for the Purpofes which they were defigned, and for the Services adually entered upon, and more will be neceffary to make good the Deficiences now fubfifting from the Expences already incurred: I am confident that the bare mentioning thefe Circumftances will be a fufficient Inducement to you to have the greateft Attention to the Diftrefs of our Country; and I hope that what is

am

for

neceffary

to

be raifed, will be done in the

Manner

the leaft

burthenfome poffible

to the

People.

Gentlemen of the Council and of the Houfe of Burgeffes, I would not willingly detain you long at this Time, yet my Inclinations to ferve this Colony are fo ardent that I cannot help recommending one Thing to you, which, from the

many

Reprefentations that have already been

to

Arrival here) appears

me

to

made to me {fhort as the Time is fince my demand and merit your mo ft ferious Confideration, and in
our

[5
our prefent Situation not
to

admit

of the lea ft Delay, as the

Defence of the Colony, the Pro-

tedion of the Property, nay the very Lives of our People, depend upon it; I mean the Revifal of the Militia Law, which, notwithftanding the many Alterations it has undergone, and

Amendments

it has received, ftill wants fome great Regulations to make its Ufe for the The Letters which I Defence of the Colony bear fome Proportion to the Expence it creates. have received on this SubjeA, and my Anfwers to them, fhall be ready to be laid before you

whenever you fhall

call for the

fame.

Unanimity and Difpatch give Vigor to all public Refolutions; on this Account I earneftly recommend them to you, and they mil alfo moft affuredly bring with them the additional Pleafure of your being able, by their Means, to return the fooner to your
refpedive Counties, where your Prefence,

if

not neceffary, will certainly be acceptable.

That an humble Addrefs be made to his Honor the Governor, to return him Thanks for his kind Speech at the Opening of this Seffion, to congratulate him on his fafe Arrival into this Government, to affure him how great our Expe(5tations are of Peace and Harmony from the Plan which he has been pleafed to declare fhall be the Rule of his Adminiftration, and with how much Pleafure we fhall repofe an entire Confidence in his fteady Adherence to it and that he may depend on our Chearful Concurrence with him in every Meafure within our Power that can contribute to the Honor and Dignity of his Majefty, and the Profperity and Well-being of this Colony. Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up the faid Addrefs, and it is referred to M'' Thomas Lee, M' Richard Henry Lee, M' Attorney, M' London Carter, M' Bland, and M"' Thompfon Mafon, to prepare and bring in the fame. Refolved, That this Houfe will take the Governor's Speech into Confideration To-morrow. Ordered, That the Reverend M' William Yates be appointed Chaplain to this Houfe, and that he attend to read Prayers every Morning at Ten "'Clock. Ordered, That William Francis, Thomas Broadrib, James Lavie and James Yates, be appointed Door-Keepers to this Houfe, and that they give their Attendance accordRefolved,
;

ingly.

Upon a Motion made.

fuch Claims and Propofitions as were referred from the laft to this all fuch Claims and Propofitions as fhall be certified to this Seffion of Affembly (except fuch as relate to the Militia drawn out into adlual Service) be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.
Ordered,

That

all

Seffion of Affembly,

and aKo

Upon a Motion made. The Journal of the Houfe of Burgeffes, at a Seffion of Affembly held the 2 6"> day of April, 1757, was read, and it appearing therein that William Clinch (now returned to ferve in this prefent General Affembly as a Burgefs for the County of Surry) was then expelled the Houfe, and voted incapable forever of fitting or voting in the Houfe of Burgeffes, it was thereupon Ordered, That the faid William Clinch be expelled this Houfe, and that he be forever hereafter rendered incapable of fitting or voting in this Houfe.
Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor to order a new Writ to iffue for the eledling a Burgefs, to ferve in this prefent General Affembly, for the Covmty of Surry
in the

Room

of the faid

William Clinch, and that M' Bowler Cocke do wait on him with

the faid Addrefs.

by Reafon of the

County of Prince George, fetting forth, that Tobacco made this Year, it will be impoffible for them to difcharge their public Dues and Taxes that are to be paid in Tobacco, and muft therefore (unlefs relieved by this Houfe) be fubje(5l to the moft vexatious and oppreffive Exadtions of the public Colledlors, and praying that an A(5l may pafs for paying all public. County and Parifli Levies, and Oflficers Fees, in Money, for this prefent Year, at fuch a Price as by the Houfe fhall be thought reafonable, was prefented to the Houfe and
fhort Crops of
read.

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the

Ordered

[6]
Ordered,
;

That a

Bill or Bills

be brought
to prepare

in

purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Peti-

and bring in the fame. tion and it is Prince Edward County, fetting forth, That by of A Petition of fundry Inhabitants Reafon of the great Drought but httle Tobacco or Grain will be made in that County this Year, and praying that an A6t may pafs to ftate the Price of their public Taxes payable in Tobacco at 12s. 6d. per Hundred, and to prohibit all Perfons from demanding more than 2S. per Bufhel [for Wheat, and 8s. per Barrel for Indian Com or other Grain, was prefented to the Hotife and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition do lie on the Table.
referred to

M' Bland

Several Claims of William Robins, David Via, William Price, David Smith, William Robert fon, and Stephen Garrett, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were
feverally prefented to the

Ordered,

That the

faid Claims

Houfe and received. be referred to the Confideration

of the next Seffion of

Affembly.

A
field,

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the feveral Counties of Charles City, Chefter-

and Hanover, praying that an Adl may pafs to fubjecft all Overfeers to the Payment of Part of all public Taxes accruing on the Plantation and Hands under their Care, in Proportion to the Share of the Crop they are to receive, to be retained by their Employers and alfo to prohibit People from dealing with Overfeers for any Commodity made on the Plantations over which they are placed, without Leave from their Employers, under certain Penalties, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being
Henrico,
;

put that the faid Petition be referred to a Committee,

It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

And

then

That the faid Petition be rejedled. the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Saturday
Several
Affignee

tl)e I6tl)

of September,

32 6eo. U. 175S.

Claims of John Brown, John Smith, and John Vaughan, Paces Turner, of Jofeph Godwin, Thomas Barbour, Tilman Weaver, Affignee of Jacob Weaver, Valentine Bethel, George Neavill, Samuel Boufh, James Thrailkild, William Jett, Francis Thornton, Richard Payne, William Johnfton, John

Jones, Affignee of

James Herndon and John Tankerfley,

for taking

up Runaways

therein

mentioned. Alfo a Claim of Thomas McClanahan, for a Horfe impreffed

Service.

& killed in his Majefty's

Alfo a Claim of Martin Hardin, for 172 lbs. of Tobacco levied on him by the laft pubLevy in the County of Prince William for a Runaway taken up and faid to belong to him by Miftake, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of
lic

Affembly.

The feveral Petitions of Chrifley Bumgardner and Philip Lawrence, fetting forth, That they have refpeftively fuffered great Loffes by the Cherokee Indians, who on their Return from the Frontiers of this Colony called at their Plantations, and forcibly took from them their Goods to a confiderable Value, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Cory, and Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to M'' Martin, M' Cocke, Allegations the of the faid examine into Petitions, they do refpecthat Randolph; M' thereupon, the Opinion to Houfe. with their tively, and report the fame, A Petition of William Terrell Lewis, fetting forth. That he had two Hogfheads of Tobacco burnt in Crutchfield's Warehoufe, which he was prevented from certifying to the Commiffioners, appointed to take and ftate Accounts of the Sufferers by Tobacco burnt in the faid Warehoufe, by Reafon of his being in his Majefty's Service on the Frontiers

of

[7]
of this Colony,

and praying the Confideration

faid

of this Houfe,

was prefented to the Houfe

Lee,

and
ton,

read.

W Richard W PendlePetition be Ordered, That the and W Baylor, and M' Syme; that they do examine into the Allegations
referred to M'' Cabell,
thereof,

report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of the Veftry of Hamilton Parifh in the County of Prince William, fetting forth. That feveral Members of the late Veftry have vacated their Seats, and the new Veftrymen elected in their Places refufe to ferve, and praying that the faid Veftry may

be diffolved and a new one elecSted, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition, and it is referred to M' Henry Lee and M"" Lemuel Riddick to prepare and bring in the
fame.

M' Bland prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For Payment of County and Parifh Levies, and Officers Fees, in Money, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of Richard Riddle, fetting forth. That he was a Soldier in the Virginia Regiment, and in the Month of June laft he unfortunately loft all the Fingers of one of his Hands, when he was difcharged as unfit for Service, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and Read. Richard Lee, M' Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M' Pendleton, Baylor, and M"' Braxton; that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report

the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Hotife.

A Petition of James McDaniel, fetting forth. That he was a Soldier in Capt. Polfon's
Company
of the Virginia Regiment, and in the Engagement with the Enemy at the Manongahela, at the Defeat of General Braddock, he received a Wovmd in his Arm which rendered him incapable of procuring a Livelihood, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M'' Read, M"- Marrable, M.' Bland, and M' Cary; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
their Opinion thereupon to the Houfe.

Upon

a Motion made.

fince the laft Seffion of

That a Committee be appointed to examine into what Laws have expired Affembly, and to infpedl fuch temporary Laws as will expire at this Seffion of Affembly, and report the fame, with their Opinion End of or foon after the thereupon, to the Houfe and that the faid Committee confift of the following Perfons, Pendleton, and M"" Bland. viz., M^ Landon Carter, A Petition of fvmdry Inhabitants of the County of Culpeper, praying that a Town may be laid off and eftabUfhed on the Land of Robert Coleman in the faid County, was prefented to the Houfe and Read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
Ordered,
;

of Affembly.

Ordered,

That a Committee

of Privileges

and Eledlions be appointed

of the following

Perfons, viz.

M' M' Charles Carter, M"' Landon Carter, M' Randolph,

M''

Attorney,
M''

Bland,
Page,

M' Pendleton,
M"-

William Digges,

M""
M''

Dudley Digges,
Nicholas,

M' Harrifon, M' Benjamin Waller, M^ Lemuel Riddick,

M''

M' Whiting, M^ Woodbridge,

M'' Prefley

Wythe,
Lee,

Thornton,

M^ Thomas Lee, M' Richard Henry

M^ George Mafons
and
M''

Baylor.

And

[8]
they are to meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and examine in the firft Place all Returns of Writs for elecfting Burgeffes to ferve in this prefent General Affembly, and compare the fame with the Form prefcribed by Law and to take into their Confideration all fuch Matters as fhall or may come into Queftion touching Returns, Eledtions and Privileges, and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereupon, from Time to Time, to the Houfe. And the faid Committee is to have Power to fend for Perfons, Papers, and Records for their Information. Refolved, That five of the faid Committee be a fufficient Number to make a Com-

And

mittee.

be heard at the Bar of this by themfelves, or by their Agents, within a convenient Time, to be appointed either by the Houfe or the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions, as the Matter to be heard fhall be before the Houfe or the faid Committee, deliver to the Sitting Members, or their Agents, Lifts of the Perfons intended by the Petitioners to be objedled to who voted for the Sitting
Refolved,

That

in all Cafes of controverted Eledlions to

Houfe, or before the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions, the Petitioners do

Member, giving in the faid Lifts the feveral Heads of Objedlion, and diftinguifhing the fame againft the Names of the Voters excepted to and that the Sitting Members do by themfelves or their Agents, within the fame Time, deliver the like Lifts on their Part to
;

the Petitioners or their Agents.

Ordered,
ElecSlions.

That

M"'

Palmer be appointed Clerk to the Committee of Privileges and

Henry Blagrave, complaining of an imdue Eledlion and Rettim of M"' Matthew Marrable, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly, for the County of Lunenburg. Alfo a Petition of M'' John Meade, complaining of an undue Eledlion and Return of Samuel Hairftone and Zachariah Burnley, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly, for the County of Bedford, were feverally prefented to the HouXe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions That they do examine into the Allegations of the faid Petitions, and report
Petition of M"'
M''

Clement Reade, and

the fame, as they fhall appear to them, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Bedford County, felting forth, That the Cherokee

Indians have of late committed

many

Infults,

and

forcibly taken

from them their Goods

them for their and praying that fome Companies Protedlion, and that they may be at Liberty to kill and deftroy them, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being put that the faid Petition be referred to a
of Soldiers

may be

ftationed amongft

Committee,
It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the

faid Petition

be

rejedled.

Upon a Motion made.

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for repealing an Adl paffed in the thirtieth Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Ad for the more effedual preventing and repelling the hoftile Incursions of the Indians at Enmity with the Inhabitants of this Colony, and it is referred to M' Cary, M"' Bland, and M"' George Mafon to prepare and bring in the fame. ' M' Thomas Lee reported. That the Committee appointed had, according to Order, prepared an Addrefs to the Governor, which he read in his Place, and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to, and is as
Ordered,

follows

Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjeds, the Burgeffes of Virginia, now met in General Affembly, beg Leave to return your Honor our fincere Tltanks for your kind Speech at the Opening of this Seffion, and heartily to congratulate you on your fafe Arrival
into this Colony.

May it We his

pleafe your Honor,

have fhewn

The Tendernefs your Honor hath exprcffcd for this Colony in general, the Regard you to this Affembly in particular, by endeavouring to accomodate our Affairs to the
Concerns

[9]
Concerns of the Public, claims our
the People,

mo ft

grateful

Acknowledgements as Reprefentatives

of

and as private Individuals. When we refled on the Happinefs that naturally refults from a mild, harmonious, and juft Adminiftration, we form to ourfelves every pleafing Expedation from that Plan of Government which your Honor has declared fhall be the Rule of your Condud, and we fhall In the mean Time, repofe an entire Confidence in your conftant and fteady Adherence to it. give MS Leave to congrattdate our Country upon this frefh Inftance of our Sovereign's indulgent Attention to its Tranquillity and Welfare in the Choice of a Governor fo determined to purfue Meafures, which muft neceffarily promote the one, and eftablifh the other. It is in fome Degree an Alleviation under our prefent unhappy Circumftances to hear from your Honor, that our Endeavours have been approved, and we could heartily wifh that we were not now prevented, by an aggravated Poverty, from continuing to bear the fame Proportion we have hitherto done, in Support of the common Caufe; but, that our Duty and Inclination to promote the Honor and Dignity of his Majefty, and the Profperity and Wellbeing of this Colony, may be always properly demonftrated by our Adions, we do affure your Honor, that we will concur with you in every Meafure within our Power that can contribute to thofe deferable

Ends. Ordered, That the faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed and prefented by the whole

Houfe.
his Pleafure

That the Committee who prepared the fame wait on the Governor to know fhall attend his Honor to prefent it. The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to take the Governor's Speech into
Ordered,

when they

Confideration.
Refolved,

That

this Hoiife will take the faid

Speech into their Confideration on

Eleven "'Clock.

Monday

next.
then the

And

Houfe adjourned

till

Monday Morning

yXoxiha^. t^e ISt^ of September,

Upon
a Motion made.

32

(Beo.

II.

175S.
Houfe.

ORDERED, That the Treafurer of this Colony lay his Accounts before the
Ordered,

That a Committee be appointed to examine into and fettle the and printing and binding the late Emiffions of Treafury Notes, and that it confift of the following Perfons, viz., Charles Carter, M'' London Carter, M"" Attorney, "W Wythe and M"" Benjamin
Accounts of William Hunter, Printer, for his Materials,

Waller.
in the County Nanfemond, called the lower Parifh, complaining of fundry illegal Proceedings in the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying that the fame may be diffolved. Alfo a Petition of fundry of the Veftry and other Inhabitants of that Part of the

A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of that Part of the Parifh of Suffolk,

of

faid Parifh of Suffolk, formerly called Chuckatuck, in Oppofition to the faid Petition,

were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of AXfembly. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants on the Branches of Rappahannock Creek, in the County of Richmond, in Oppofition to a Petition to be prefented to this Houfe, for difcontinuing a public Warehoufe for the Infpedlion of Tobacco at the Head of the faid Creek, called Beckwith's Warehoufe. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Antrim, in the County of Halifax, complaining of Negle(5l, Mifmanagement, and illegal Proceedings of the Veftry in the faid Parifh, and praying that the fame may be diffolved, were feverally prefented
to the

Ordered,

Houfe and read. That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

of Affembly.

Upon

lo]

Upon a Motion made,

the Petitions of Chrifley Bumgardner, and difcharged from proceeding thereon and be Philip Lawrence were Yefterday that the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Several Accounts of Charles Ellis and William Pryar for Goods forcibly taken from them by the Cherokee Indians, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, that the faid Accounts be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
Ordered,

That the Committee to

whom

referred,

of Affembly.
M'' Pendleton reported, That the Perfons to whom the Petition of Richard Riddle was referred, had examined into the Allegations thereof and found them to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the faid Richard Riddle ought to be allowed by the Public the Sum of five Pounds as a Recompence for his Lofs hitherto, and the further Sum of five Poimds a Year during his Life for his future Support. M' Thomas Lee reported, That the Committee appointed had, according to Order, waited on the Governor to know his Pleafure when the Houfe fhould attend him with their Addrefs, and that he was pleafed to appoint this Day, and to fay he would fend a Meffage to the Houfe when he was ready to receive it. Several Claims of Hays Whitloe, William Rayborn, Mitchell Baughn, and Elizabeth Gay, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe

and received. Ordered, That the

Affembly.

faid Claims

be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of

A
I

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by M' Walthoe,

Speaker,

M""

am commanded

to receive their

by the Governor to acquaint Addrefs in the Council Chamber.

this

Houfe

that his

Honor

is

now ready

W Speaker with the Houfe went up, and being returned reported, That he had with
the Houfe attended the Governor in the Council Chamber and prefented the Addrefs of this Houfe to him, to which he was pleafed to anfwer:

Your

affedionate Addrefs claims

my

moft hearty Thanks, which I return you with

great Sincerity.
It fhall be

hope

my conftant Care to exert myfelf to procure Happinefs to this Colony, and my Condud herein will never give you caufe to withdraw that Confidence you have fo
promifed me.

generoiifly

It gives

me

great Satifjadion, as
to

of doing all in

your Power

Colony, to receive your Affurances promote the Honor and Dignity of his Majefty, and the Profto this

a Friend

perity of Virginia.

Opportunity of congratulating you on the Succefs of his Majefty's Arms againft Louifburg, an authentic Account of which, from Admiral Bofcawen, 7 received
/ take
this
laft Night.

Henry Lee prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For diffolving the Veftry of Hamilton Parifh in the County of Prince William, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of Thomas Hall, praying to be allowed for a Hogfhead of Tobacco burnt
in Boiling's Point

Warehoufc,

in the

County

of Dinwiddie,

was prefented to the Houfe

and

read.

That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the Petition of William Terrell Lewis was referred on Saturday laft that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.
Ordered,
;

[
M''

II ]

from the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions, reported, that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Writs for eledling Burgeffes to ferve in this prefent General Affembly, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Returns of the feveral Writs for eledling Burgeffes for the Counties of Albemarle, Augtifta, Charles City, Che fter field, Culpeper, Cumberland, Elizabeth City, Fairfax, Frederick, Goochland, Glocefter, Henrico, James City, I fie of Wight, King George, King and Queen, Middle fex, Northampton, Norfolk, Northumberland, Orange, Princefs Anne, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond, Southampton, Spotfylvania, Stafford, Surry, Suffex, Weftmoreland, and York; the Return of the Writ for electing a Burgefs for the College of William and Mary, and for James Town, are made in the Form prefcribed by Law. Refolved, That the Returns of the Writs for eledling Burgeffes for the Counties of Accomack, Amelia, Bedford, Brunfwick, Caroline, Dinwiddie, Effex, Hanover, Halifax, King William, Lancafter, Loudoun, Lunenburg, Nanfemond, New Kent, Prince Edward, Warwick; the Return of the Writ for eledling a Burgefs for the Borough of Norfolk, and the Return of the Writ for eledling a Citizen for the City of Williamfburg, are not made in the Form prefcribed by Law. Ordered, That the Returns of the feveral Writs for eledling Burgeffes for the feveral Counties laft mentioned, except the Counties of Effex and Loudoun, be amended by the
Attorney,

Clerk at the Table.

The Houfe being informed that the Sheriff of Effex was attending at the Door. Ordered, That he amend the Return of the Writ for eledling Burgeffes of the faid County in the Office. Ordered, That the Sheriff of Loudoun, be fent for in Cuftody of the Serjeant at Arms to amend his Return. A Bill For Payment of County and Parifh Levies, and Officers Fees, in Money, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Hotife. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill on
Wednefday next.
14

The Order
Refolved,

of the

Day

being read for the Houfe to take into their Confideration the
will take the faid

Governor's Speech.

That

this

Houfe

Speech into Confideration To-morrow.

Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a

and Infpedlors
Salaries, for the enfuing Year,

Bill

For

fettling the

and

it is

referred to M"'

Rents of Warehoufes Bland and M"'

Boiling, to prepare

and bring

in the fame.

Upon a Motion made,

for preventing fraudulent Gifts of Slaves,

to

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Adl intituled An Ad and it is referred to M'' Pendleton and M"" Lewis, prepare and bring in the fame. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,

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A
A
yiy

New Member

having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parand Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe.
liament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance
M"'

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by

Speaker,
to

Walthoe.

The Governor has commanded me

lay before your

Houfe

feveral Letters

from General Forbes

12]
Honor

Forbes, Colonel Wafhington, Colonel Byrd, and Colonel Mercer, being the fame his mentioned in his Speech.
Ordered,

That the

aid Letters

The Order of the Governor's Speech.

Refolved,

Day

lie on the Table. being read for the Hoiife to take into their Confideration the

That

this

Honfe

will refolve itfelf into

a Committee upon the aid Speech

immediately.
Ordered,

That the feveral Letters

this

Day

laid before the

Hotifebythe Governor's

Command,

be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee.

itfelf

Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters, and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported, That the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which they had diredled him to report to the Hotife, and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered it in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as

And

then the Houfe refolved

into a

follows

That the Adl intituled. An Ad for the better regulating and difciplining the Militia, ought to be amended. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the faid Refolution, and it is Nicholas, M'' George Mafon, M"' referred to M' Charles Carter, M"' Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Thompfon Mafcru, M'' Bland, M'' George Johnfton, M' Henry Lee, M"" Pendleton, bring fame. prepare and in the Gary, to M' Gaines, and Lee, 'W M'^ Carter aKo reported That the Committee had dire<5led him to apply to the Houfe for an Addrefs to the Governor to defire that his Honor would be pleafed to caufe the
Refolved,

Accounts of Monies difburfed for the Pay of the Forces of this Colony alfo the feveral Letters relative to the Militia Law, mentioned in his Honor's Speech, to be laid before
;

the Houfe.
thereto, and that M'' him with the fame. M'' Carter alfo informed the Houfe that the Committee not having Time to go through the Governor's Speech, had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Hoiife will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid

Ordered,

That an Addrefs be made to the Governor purfuant

Charles Carter, do wait on

Speech To-morrow. M' Thomas Walker who is returned to ferve in this prefent General Affembly, as a Burgefs for the two Counties of Hampfhire and Louifa, this Day made his Eledlion of the County of Hampfhire, and thereupon. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor to order a new Writ to iffue for the eledling a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for the Coimty of
Louifa in the Room of the faid Thomas Walker, and that M"' Thomas Johnfon do wait on him with the faid Addrefs. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

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Charles Carter reported that he had, according to Order, waited on the Governor with the Addrefs of this Houfe Yefterday ordered, and that his Honor was pleafed to anfwer he would fend the Letters therein mentioned to the Houfe this Day. A Petition of Thomas Gray, fetting forth. That he has been employ'd in the Service of this Colony in the Virginia Regiment thefe two Years paft, 'til lately he by Accident fell from a Fort and thereby becoming a Cripple is rendered incapable of procuring a Livelihood, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe

MR
read.

and

Ordered

13 ]

That the faid Petition be referred to M' London Carter, M' Bland, and M' Martin, that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame with
Ordered,
their Opinion thereupon
M''

to the

Houfe.

Charles Carter reported that he had according to Order waited on the Governor with the Addrefs of this Houfe, to defire that his Honor would be pleafed to order the Accounts of the Monies difburfed for the Pay of the Soldiers, Rangers and Indians, in the Service of this Colony, to be laid before the Houfe, to which his Honor faid he would

fend an Anfwer after he had feen the Council. M^ Bland prefented to the Houfe according to Order a Bill, For fettling the Infpedlors Salaries and the Rents of the public Warehoufes for the enfuing Year, and the fame was read the firft Time and ordered to be read a fecond Time.
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M'' Cabbell reported that the Perfons to whom the Petition of William Terrell Lewis was referred, had examined into the Allegations thereof and found them to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read and agreed to by the

Houfe as

follows:

That the faid William Terrell Lewis ought to be paid by the Public for 2000 Pounds of Tobacco burnt in Crutchfield's Warehoufe, at the Rate of 15 s. per Hundred. M' London Carter reported that the Committee appointed had according to Order examined what Laws have expired fmce the laft Seffion of Affembly, and infpedted fuch temporary as will expire at or foon after the End of this Seffion, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again read, and are as follow Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Adl of Affembly made in the Twenty-fifth Year of His prefent Majefty's Reign intituled, An Ad for further continuing an Ad, intituled. An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and other Purpofes therein mentioned, which will expire on the la'*" Day of April next, ought to be further continued. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the A<51 of Affembly made in the Twenty-eighth Year of His prefent Majefty's Reign intituled. An Ad for reviving an Ad, intituled. An Ad for preferving the Breed of Sheep, which will expire at the End of this Seffion of Affembly, ought not to be continued. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the A(5l of Affembly made in the Twenty-eighth Year of His prefent Majefty's Reign intituled An Ad for eftablifhing Pilots and regulating their Fees, which expired at the End of the laft Seffion of
Refolved,

Affembly, ought to be revived. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Adl of Affembly made in the Twenty-ninth Year of His prefent Majefty's Reign intituled An Ad for appointing a Treafurer, which will expire at the End of this Seffion of Affembly, ought to be continued.

That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the A(5l of Affembly made in the Thirtieth Year of His prefent Majefty's Reign intituled. An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion againft Invaflons and Infurredions into one Ad, which will expire the 8* Day of June, ought to be continued. The firft Refolution being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the Houfe agree thereto with an Amendment,
Refolved,

Refolved in the Affirmative.

The

fecond

and two

laft

Refolutions being alfo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion

put that the Houfe agree thereto,

Refolved in the Affirmative.

The

third Refolution being alfo read

a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the

Houfe agree

thereto.

It paffed in the Negative.

Ordered

14]

Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the feveral Refolutions of the Committee as agreed to by the Houfe, and it is referred to the faid Committee to prepare and bring in the fame. A Meffage from the Council was deli\ered by M'' Walthoe.

i?

M""

Speaker,
to

The Governor has commanded me

lay before your

Houfe

the feveral Letters

mentioned

in his Honor's Speech which he has received relative to the Militia Law. Ordered, That the faid Letters be referred to the Committee appointed to bring in a
Bill for

amending the

A(5t intituled

An Ad

for the better regulating

and difciplining

the

Militia.

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Overwharton, in the

County

of

Stafford, complaining of divers oppreffive and illegal Proceedings in the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying that the fame may be diffolved, was prefented to the Houfe

and

read.

Ordered,
of Affembly.
M"'

That the

faid Petition

be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

Attorney from the Committee of Privileges and Elections reported, that the

Committee had had under their Confideration the Petition of Henry Blagrave to them referred, complaining of an undue Eledlion and Return of M'' Clement Read and M' Matthew Marrable, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Lunenburg, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as follow: Refolved, That the Petitioner and fitting Members be at Liberty to examine Witneffes before Daniel Claiborne, Richard Whitton, Thomas Tabb and Jofeph Williams, of the faid County, Gentlemen, or any three of them, touching any Treats or Entertainments given by the fitting Members or their Agents, to the Freeholders of the faid County, after the Writ for eledling Burgeffes for the faid County was iffued, and touching any riotous or illegal Proceedings at the Time of the Eledlion. Refolved, That the Petitioner and M"" Marrable be at Liberty to examine Witneffes before the fame Perfons touching the faid M'' Marrable's engaging by writing under his Hand to do fomething extraordinary for the Freeholders of the upper Settlement in the faid County, or to forfeit a large Sum of Money, in order to gain their Votes.

That the Petitioner do give to the fitting Members refpedlively, or their Agents, ten Days Notice of the Time and Place he intends to examine his Witneffes, and that he then give them Notice of the Nature of any riotous or illegal Practices of the fitting Members, or others concerning which he intends to examine Witneffes before the faid Commiffioners. And in Cafe the fitting Members or either of them fhall examine any Witneffes, that they do give the Petitioner the like Notice of the Time and Place of fuch Examination and that the faid Commiffioners do return all the Depofitions to the
Refolved,
;

next Seffion of Affembly.

M""

Attorney alfo reported that the faid Committee had had imder their Confideration

the Petition of William Mead, a Freeholder of the County of Bedford, to them referred, complaining of an undue Eledlion and Return of M'' Samuel Hairftone and M'' Zachariah
Burnley, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly for the Coimty of Bedford,

and had come

to feveral Refolutions thereupon,

which he read in his Place and then

i

delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe with an Amendment, as follow
Refolved,

That the Petitioner and

M"'

Burnley be at Liberty to examine Witneffes

before Robert Barber, Benjamin Howard, and John Phelps of the faid Cotmty, and

William Megginfon of the County of Albemarle, Gentlemen, or any three of them, touching any Treats or Entertainments given by M' Burnley or his Agents to the Freeholders of the faid County after the Writ for the eledling of Burgeffes for the faid County

was

iffued.

Refolved

15]

Refolved,

That the Petitioner and M' Hair (tone be at Liberty to examine Witneffes
A(5l of

before the fame Perfons touching M"" Hairftone's difcharging one Patrick Napier, a

Vagrant, drafted purfuant to an

better

Affembly made

in the

his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled,

An Ad

for granting an

Aid

Twenty-ninth Year of to his Majefty for the

this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. That the Petitioner and Sitting Members be at Liberty to examine Witneffes before the fame Perfons touching any Irregularities, or illegal Practices or

Protedion of

Refolved,

Proceedings ufed in taking the Poll at the faid Election Refolved, That the Petitioner do give to the Sitting Members, refpedlively, ten Days
Notice of the Time and Place he intends to examine Witneffes touching the faid Eledlion, and that he do then give them Notice of the Nature of the Irregularities and illegal Pradlices or Proceedings ufed in taking the Poll at the faid Eledlion concerning which he intends to examine Witneffes before the faid Commiffioners and in Cafe the Sitting Members fhall examine any Witneffes that they do give the Petitioner the like Notice of the Time and Place of fuch Examination and that the faid Commiffioners do return
; ;

all

the Depofitions to the next Seffion of Affembly.

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by

M''

Walthoe.

M' Speaker, The Governor has commanded me to inform this Houfe that he will order the Commiffioners to lay before your Houfe an Account of the Monies difburfed for the Pay of the Soldiers, Rangers, and Indians in the Service of this Colony, for which his Honor has given
his Warrants.

M' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee appointed

the

to

Demands made by William Hunter

for printing Treafury Notes,

examine and fettle had had the fame

under their Confideration, and agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the faid Refolution was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment, as
follows

appears to this Committee, that the faid William Hunter demands for printing 217 Books of Treafury Notes, containing 212,000, and binding the fame, the Sum of ;9io. IS. 2d. being one Penny in the Pounds for printing, and two Shillings and Six-pence a Book for the Binding. It aKo appears upon ftating an Account, allowing the faid William Hunter three Pence a Sheet for the printing, and all the Expence he was at in procuring neceffary Plates, &c. for the Work, that the fame will amount to ;407 i6s. gd.
It
.

that

is extravagant and he be allowed three Pence a Sheet for the printing and binding the faid 217 Books, which will amount to 339. is. 3d. the fame will be a fufficient Satiffadtion for his Expence and Trouble in printing and binding the faid 217 Books of Treafury Notes. The Order of the Day being read for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee to take into their further Confideration the Governor's Speech. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech To-morrow. The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill, For Payment of Coimty

Refolved,
if

That the

Sum demanded by

the faid William Hunter

and Parifh Levies, and Officers Fees, in Money, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

^I)urs6a^,

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Rowe, Profeffor of Philofophy in Thurfday Evening laft, in a public Company fpeak the following Words, to wit, " How many of the Houfe of Burgeff es were to be hanged ? That every Parfons fettling the Salaries in Money, would Scoundrels, for be vote Member who fhould and that if any Member wanting to receive the Sacrament, was to apply to him, he

THE

Houfe being informed by one

Members that the Reverend M"^ Jacob the College of William and Mary, did on

would

refufe to adminifter it."

Refolved,

That the

faid

Words

are fcandalous

Honor and
fame
is

Dignity of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes,

and malicious, highly refledling on the and that the faid M' Rowe, in fpeaking the

an open Violation and Breach of the Privileges of this Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Jacob Rowe, be fent for in Cuftody of the Serjeant at Arms. A Petition of John Windell Brown, fetting forth, That he was formerly an Inhabitant on the River Monongahela, poffeffed of a competent Eftate for the Support of his Family, which confifted of a Wife and five Children, from whence he was obliged to fly on the firft Approaches of the Enemy, and in the Engagement between Colonel WafhThat he then petitioned a ington and the Enemy at the Great Meadows, he loft his all refufed any. That he afterwards was by the Affiftance Relief, but for Seffion former Family with his on the South Branch, from whence fettled again of fome charitable People in April, 1756, he with his eldeft Daughter (now a Prifonerin Canada) were carried awav Captives by the Indians to Fort Du Quefne, where he fuffered very feverely from the Cruelties of the Indians. From thence he was fent to Quebec, and fome Time after with other Prifoners to England, from whence he is lately returned. That he has fuffered extream Hardfhips, and is now deftitute of every Thing, and is through old Age and the Severities he has undergone, rendered incapable of procuring a Livelihood, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being put, that the faid Petition be referred to Committee,
guilty of
:

It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

Two

That the faid Petition be rejedled. Claims of Thomas Altwell for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were

prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of

Affembly.
a Motion made, That a Committee be appointed to examine, ftate and fettle the feveral Accounts of the Militia drafted and fent out into the adtual Service of the Colony, and alfo the Accounts of the refpe(5live Officers who conducted the faid Militia to Winchefter,

Upon

Ordered,

purfuant to a former Adl of Affembly in that Cafe made and provided, and that it conPendleton, M'' Waller, M' George Johnfton, M"' Green, M"" Henry Lee fift of M' Bland, Lewis, Carrington, M"" Thomas Johnfton, M' Walker, Martin, M"' M' Lemuel Riddick,

M' Fleming,
Ordered,

W Cary,

W
to

M"^

Burwell and M' Ruffin.

That any

five of the faid

Committee be a

fufficient

Number

make a

Committee. M'' Cary prefented to the Houfe according to Order a Bill, For repealing an Adl, intituled. An Ad for the more effectual preventing and repelling the hoftile Incurfions of
the Indians at
firft

Enmity with the Inhabitants of this Colony, and the fame was read the Time and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Pendleton prefented to the Houfe according to Order a Bill, To amend an Adt, intituled. An Ad for preventing fraudulent Gifts of Slaves, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Frederick, fetting forth. That are at prefent by living at a Diftance from one another unable to defend themthey felves from the fudden Attacks of the Enemy, to obviate which Inconveniences as

much

17]
Body and
fettling

much
Land

as poffible, they are defirous of collecfling themfelves into a

together in a Town, and praying that an Adl

of Lewis Stephens, of the faid County,

may

pafs for eftablifhing a

Town on

the

who hath already

laid off a confiderable

Quantity for that Purpofe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition, and it is referred to M'' Martin, M'' Green, and M'' Walker, to prepare and bring in the fame.

Petition of

Winchefter

James Wood praying, That an A<51 may pafs for enlarging the Town of by adding 156 Lots already laid off adjoining thereto, was prefented to the

Houfe and read. Ordered, That it be an Inftrud;ion to the Committee to whom it is referred, to bring in a Bill, For eftablifhing a Town on the Land of Lewis Stephens, that they receive a
Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition.
of
M"' London Carter reported. That the Perfons appointed to examine into the Petition Thomas Gray, had had the fame under their Confideration, and had found the Allegations thereof to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Hoiife, as follows: Refolved, That the faid Thomas Gray fhould be put under the Hands of a proper Perfon, in Order to have his Leg cured, and maintained at the public Expence during

his Cure.

The Order of the day being read. The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For Payment of County and Parifh Levies, and Officers Fees, in Money, and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, and made fome Amendments thereto, which they had diredled him to report to the Houfe, and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered them in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee
to take into their further Confideration the Governor's Speech.
Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will again refolve itfelf into a

Committee upon the

"'Clock.

faid

Speech To-morrow.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

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New Member

having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and

fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and

to his Place in the Houfe.

aKo fubfcribed the

Teft,

was admitted

M' Landon Carter prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For continuing an Adl intituled An Ad for appointing a Treafurer, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee appointed to examine, ftate and fettle the Militia Accounts that they report fpecially to the Houfe as to fuch of the faid Militia as deferted from the Service. A Petition of Jacob Rowe was prefented to the Houfe and read, fetting forth, That the Petitioner is informed he hath unhappily offended and incurred the Cenfure of this Houfe by uttering certain contumelious Words of the Members thereof, in Presence of one of them. That he is fincerely forry for his Offence, which was committed without any evil Intention or Defign to derogate from the Dignity and Honor of this Houfe, in a private Converfation at his Friend's Houfe, without knowing the Gentleman then
prefent

i8]
eafily

prefent to be a

Member, and to which he was too

and

indifcreetly

provoked by

fome rude Expreffions ufed by ome of the Company, againft that facred Order to which he belongs. As the only Proof therefore that is now left him that his Offence
did not arife from a Want of a due Difference and Refpe(5l to this Houfe, he readily fubmits himfelf to their Pleafure.
Ordered,

humbly and

faid Jacob Rowe be difcharged out of Cuftody paying Fees. Hunter, Printer, praying that his ufual Salary as public Printer, William A Petition of which will expire at the End of this Seffion of Affembly, may be further continued to

That the

him, was prefented to the Houfe and read.

That the faid Petition do lie on the Table. reported, that the Perfons to whom the Petition of James McDaniel (a difReade M' abled Soldier) was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and found the Allegations thereof to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as follows Refolved, That the faid James McDaniel ought to be paid the Sum of 35 by the
Ordered,

Public as a

Reward

for his Services to the Country,

and a Recompence

for the Loffes

he has fuftained therein.

M' London Carter prefented to the Houfe, according to Order a Bill, For further continuing an Adl intituled An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo a Bill For continuing an Adl intituled An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into one Ad; and the faid Bills were read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of Benjamin Grymes, Gentleman, praying that an Adl may pafs for eftablifhing a Ferry from a public Quay Lot in the Town of Frederickfburg to the Land of M' Anthony Strother, in the County of King George. Alfo a Petition of the Diredlors and Truftees of the faid Town, in Oppolition to the
faid Petition.

Town

Alfo a Petition of James Hunter, Son and Heir of William Hunter, late of the faid deceafed, in Oppofition to the fame Petition of M' Benjamin Grymes.

Alfo a Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of the Coimties of Dinwiddie and Chefterfield, fetting forth. That by an A(5l paffed in the twenty-fifth Year of his prefent Majefty's
Reign, Truftees were appointed to receive Subfcriptions for building a Bridge over Appomattox River, which was accordingly built, and that by the fame Adl it was declared that the faid Bridge fhould be maintained no longer than it could be done by Subfcription

and that the Juf tices of neither of the faid Counties fhould be obliged at any Time afterwards to build a Bridge over the faid River at that Place at the Charge of their Counties, and praying that fo much of the faid Adl as relates to the maintaining the faid Bridge no longer than it can be done by Subfcription, may be repealed. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Peterfburg, and Counties of Dinunddie and Chefterfield, in Oppofition thereto. Alfo a Petition oi fundry Inhabitants of /i2a6^//i City County, in Behalf of the Poor
of the faid County, complaining of fundry illegal Proceedings of the Truftees of Eaton's Charity School in the faid County. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants on both Sides Roanoke River, in the Coimty of Lunenburg, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the Land of Francis Wagftaff on the one Side, to the Land of Richard Palmer on the other.

23

Alfo a Petition of William Royfter, praying that a Ferry

;

may

the Land of the Honorable William Byrd, Efq on the North Side his Land on the South Side.
his

of

be eftablifhed from Roanoke River to

Land on the North Side

Alfo a Petition of Nathaniel Terry, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from of Dan River, in the County of Halifax, to the Land of

William Fuqua, on the South Side thereof.

Alfo

19] may be
eftablifhed from
in

Alfo a Petition of William Roberts, praying that a Ferry

the

Land

of

County

of Halifax, to the

James Cocke, deceafed, on the South Side of the River Stanton, Land of Richard Banks, on the North Side thereof.

the

Alfo a Petition of Margaret Boyd, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from her Land, on the South Side of Dan River, in the County of Halifax, to her own Land on the North Side of the faid River were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. A Claim of Jeconias Randal for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned. Alfo a Claim of Robert Henning, for taking up a Deferter from the Virginia Regiment. Alfo & Claim oi J ohn Strother ior the fame Service; were feverally prefented to the
;

Houfe and

received.

Ordered,
of Affembly.

That the
of the

faid Claims be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

The Order
Refolved,

Day

being read, for the Houfe to refolve

will again refolve itfelf into a

itfelf

into a

Committee
faid

to take into their further Confideration the Governor's Speech.

That

this

Houfe

Committee upon the

Speech on Monday next. Two Claims of Abraham Venable, Jun. for the Service of his Waggon and Horfes, impreffed by Captain Obadiah Woodfon on the Expedition againft the Shawnefe. Alfo a Claim of William Boyd, for the fame Service, were feverally prefented to the

Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to M' Cary, and M' Legrand; That they do examine into the Articles thereof, with the Vouchers, and report the fame, with their
Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of William Dob fon, praying to be allowed by the Public for a Runaway Slave of his, whom he out-lawed in due Form, but was found dead in the Woods before fhe was apprehended, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being put that the faid Petition fhould be referred. It paffed in the Negative. Refolved, That the faid Petition be rejedled. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

Satur6aip,

tl)e

23r6 of September, 32

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175S.

having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by A<5t of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. The Treafurer, according to Order, laid his Accounts before the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Accounts lie on the Table for the Perufal of the Members of this Houfe. A Petition of Thomas Penman, Keeper of the public Goal, praying that hisufual Salary, which will expire at the End of this prefent Seffion of Affembly, may be further continued to him, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Refolved, That the additional Sum of i$ be paid to the faid Thomas Penman every Year, over and above his ufual Salary of 25. Refolved, That 10 lbs. of Tobacco per Day be allowed the faid Thomas Pemnan for every Criminal committed to the faid Goal, during fuch Criminal's Imprifonment, from this Time, to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly. Several Claims of William Johnfton and James Crain, for taking up Deferters from the Virginia Regiment. AKo of James Mullin, and William Barkfdale Affignee
of

New Member

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John Burnett, and William Johnfton, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of
of

Affembly.
fetting forth, That in the Year 1 756 being under Sheriff King and Queen County, there remained in his Hands Levy in and Half of Tobacco to be by him accoimted for at the laying 1 and an a Depofitum of 452 lbs. the next PubUc Levy, which Tobacco he delivered to the refpedlive Infpedtors, and received from them the current Price of Tranffer Tobacco that Year, amounting to 2^. 2S. 4d. That at the laft public Levy the aforementioned Depofitum was levied of the Sheriff in Tobacco, and the Petitioner not having the Tobacco in his Hands was obliged to anfwer for the fame at the Rate of twenty-one Shillings and Six pence per Hundred, by which he became a Lofer ;20. gs. 8d. and praying to be reimburfed for
Collecftor of the public

A Petition of Jofeph Starling,

the faid Lofs.

Alfo a Petition of fimdry Perfons, Inhabitants on the Rivers Mattapony and Pamunkey, praying that they may be at Liberty to fet Hedges for catching Fifh in the faid Rivers for their Support in thefe neceffitous Times.
George,

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the feveral Counties of Stafford, King and Spotfylvania, praying that the A(5t of Affembly intituled An Ad for the eftablifhing County Courts, and regulating and fettling the Proceedings therein, for fo much
thereof as relates to the taxing

an Attorney's Fee on Judgments

for fmall Debts recovered

by Petition, may be amended, and that the faid Fee may be allowed in all fuch Judgments, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of

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Affembly.

Petition of fimdry Attomies, praying that their Fees

may

be made diftrainable,

or fome other eafy Remedy eftablifhed for their Recovery, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being put that the faid Petition be referred.
It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the

faid Petition

be

rejedled.

A
may

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the

County

of

Loudoun, praying. That an Adl

pafs for eftablifhing a

Town on

the

Land

of Nicholas Minor, of the faid County,

agreeable to a Plan thereto annexed, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That it be an Inftru(5lion to the Committee appointed to bring in a Bill, For eftablifhing a Town on the Land of Lewis Stephens, in the County of Frederick, that

they receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition. A Petition of Abraham Murray, fetting forth, That in Purfuance of M'' President Blair's Inftrudlions to him as commanding Officer of the Militia of Halifax County, he was engaged 2 5 Days in riding in that County to the feveral Forts, and in fettling Townfhips for the Security of the Frontier Inhabitants, and in riding twice to Williamfburg on that Occafion, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe for his faid Services, was
prefented to the Houfe and read.

Committee to whom the Accounts Country are referred, that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame with their Opinion thereupon
Ordered,

That the

faid Petition be referred to the

of the Militia drafted out for the Service of this

to the Houfe. Ordered,

That the

feveral Claims of fundry Perfons for dieting our friendly Indians

in their paffing through this Colony,

be referred to the Confideration of the faid

Committee.

A Petition of John Smith was prefented to the Houfe and read, fetting forth, That he was Captain of a Company upon the unfortunate Expedition againft the Shawnefe Indians, in the Year 1756: After the Mifcarriage whereof, the Houfe of Burgeffes upon an Enquiry made into the Caufes thereof, Refolved, It was owing to the Mifbehaviour of Captain Woodfon, Captain Smith (the Petitioner) Captain Montgomery and the Volunteers, and did thereupon addref s the Governor to f top their Pay, and that they might be

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tunity of clearing

be no more employed in his Majefty's Service. That the Petitioner had no Opporup his Condudl at that Time, being at a great Diftance on the Frontiers,

but as foon as he heard of it, he waited on the Governor and fo far fatiffied him of his Innocence, that he was pleafed to continue him in the Service foon after which he was taken Captive by the Enemy. That the Petitioner labours under great Anxiety of Mind on Account of the Cenfure paffed upon him on that Occafion, and having Witneffes now in Town that would fully clear him of any Mif behaviour on that Expedition,
;

he prays that this Houfe

'*

will

grant him an Hearing.

Attorney, M"" Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M'' Waller, M'' Lewis, Thompfon Mafon, M' Francis Lee, and M'' Gabriel Jones, that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame with their Opinion thereupon to the Houfe. A Petition of Jofeph Evans, fetting forth. That in April laft he was marched out with the Militia of Prince William Cotmty, to garifon Fort Loudoun in Winchefter, where he accidentally received a Wound in his Leg, which has made him a Cripple, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Hotife and read. Martin, and M"^ Henry Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M'' Peyton, Lee, that they do examine into the Allegations thereof and report the fame with their

Opinions thereupon to the Houfe.

An Ad to enable the Inhabitants of this Colony to difcharge Dues, Officers Fees, and other Tobacco Debts in Money, for the enfuing Year, was read a third Time, and a Blank therein filled up.
An
ingroffed Bill intituled
their public

Refolved,

Ordered,
rence.

That the Bill do pafs. That M'' Bland do carry up the Houfe adjourned
till

faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

And

then the

Monday Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

ytionba^, tbe 25tl) of September.

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That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For appointing an Agent, and it is referred to M"' Landon Carter to prepare and bring in the fame. M'' Attorney informed the Houfe that the Commiffioners appointed by Adt of Affembly, intituled, An Ad for granting an Aid to His Majefty, for the better Protedion of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, to examine, ftate, and fettle the Accoimts relating to the Expences of the Officers and Men, diredled to be raifed by the faid Adl, to them from Time to Time referred, by the Governor or Commander in Chief of this Colony, were attending at the Door in order to render to the Houfe an Account
Ordered,
of their Proceedings.

UPON

a Motion made,

Bar

of the Houfe,

That the faid Commiffioners be conduced by the Serjeant at Arms to the and there deliver in their faid Accounts. Which was done accordingly. Ordered, That the faid Accounts do lie on the Table for the Perufal of the Members
Ordered,
Ordered,

of this Houfe.

to examine, ftate
of this Colony.

That M"' Gabriel Jones and M' Peyton be added to the Committee appointed and fettle the Accounts of the Militia drawn out into the adlual Service

A Petition of Thomas McClanaham, fetting forth, That being Commander of a Detachment of the Militia of Prince William County who were ordered out to Fort George, on the South Branch, he was obliged to fend an Exprefs down to Henry Lee, Efq Commanding Officer of the Militia of the faid Coimty, and was under a Neceffity of fumifhing the Exprefs with one of his own Horfes which died on the faid Journey, and praying to be allowed for the fame, was prefented to the Houfe and read.
;

Ordered,

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That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the laft mentioned Committee; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame,
Ordered,

with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of ftmdry Inhabitants of the County of Prince William, praying that the may be divided, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Coimty faid Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
of Affembly.

A Bill to amend an A(5t, intituled. An Ad for preventing fraudulent Gifts of Slaves, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M"' Lemuel Riddick, M' Pendleton, M' Bland, M' Attorney, M' Wythe, M'' Nicholas, M' Waller and M' Lewis. A Bill For fettling the Infpedlors Salaries and the Rents of the public Warehoufes,
for the enfuing Year.

Alfo a Bill For repealing an Adt, intituled.

An Ad

for the

more effedual preventing

Inhabitants of this

and

repelling the hoftile Inctirfions of the Indians at

Enmity

ivith the

Colony.

Alfo a Bill For continuing an Adl, intituled, An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion again ft Invafions and Infurredions into one Ad. Alfo a Bill For diffolving the Veftiy of Hamilton Parifh, in the County of Prince William were feverally read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bills be ingroffed and read a third Time. A Bill For appointing a Treafurer, was alfo read a fecond Time, and an Amend-

ment made

thereto.

Ordered,

That the

faid Bill, with the

Amendment, be ingroffed and read a third Time.

The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee to take into their further Confideration the Governor's Speech. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid
Speech To-morrow. Several Claims of Richard Vernon, William Afhford, and Robert Jones for taking up Runaways, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of
Affembly.

And then

the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

I3ues6ttY.

tl)e

26tl) of

SepUmber, 32

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having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and aKo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. A Petition of Robert Wright, fetting forth. That he has been for two Years paft a Soldier in the Service of this Country but lately loft his Arm by an Accident which has rendered him incapable of procuring his Livelihood, and praying the Confideration of
this Houfe,

New Member

was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to Riddick; That they do examine into the Allegations
Ordered,

M''

thereof,

London Carter and M"" Wilhs and report the fame, with

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their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe.

George Johnfton be added to the Committee to whom the Bill to amend an Adl, intituled, An Ad for preventing fraudulent Gifts of Slaves, is referred. A Petition of Tunftall Banks, fetting forth. That he is feized in Fee Tail of 659 Acres

That

M"'

Land, or thereabouts, in King and Queen County, commonly called Mantapike, and is alfo feized in Fee Simple of 1000 Acres of Land, in King William, lately purchafcd of one Beverley Stanard, and that it will be of great advantage to him and his Pofterity to dock the Intail of the faid Land in King and Queen, and to fettle the faid Land in King William
of

[23]
William (being of greater Value) to the fame Ufes, and praying that an A&.
for that Purpofe,

may

pafs

it

was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer is referred to M'' Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame.

of the faid Petition,

and

An

ingroffed Bill, intituled,

An Ad

for appointing a Treafurer,

was read the third

Time and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' London Carter do carry up the
Concurrence.

faid Bill to the Council for their

Petition of Clement Read, fetting forth.

That by Order

of the late

Governor Din-

widdie he was at great Expence and Trouble, and advanced fome confiderable Sums of Money in purchafing Provifions for the Forces in the Pay of this Colony, and was obliged
to

make

feveral long Journeys

Satiffadlion,

on that Account, for which he has never yet received any and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe

and

read.

be referred to the Confideration of the Committee appointed to examine, ftate and fettle the Accounts of the Militia drawn out into the adlual Service of this Colony That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. The Order of the Day being read,
Ordered,

That the

faid Petition

Committee to take into their further Confideration the Governor's Speech, and the feveral Letters to the faid Committee referred, and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"" Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their further Confideration, and gone through the fame, and had come to two Refolutions thereupon, which they had directed him to report to the Hotofe, and he read the fame in his Place, and afterwards delivered them in at the Table, where they were again read, and are as
refolved
itfelf

The Houfe again

into a

follow
Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee that the Forces now in the

till

Pay

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December next. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that a Sum not exceeding ;i2o,ooo be raifed for the Payment of the Arrears now due to the Forces in the Pay of this Colony, and for their Pay until the firft day of December next. The firft Refolution being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the Houfe
of this Colony be continued

the

firft

Day

of

agree thereto,
It paffed in the Negative.

The fecond Refolution being alfo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the Houfe agree thereto, was agreed to by the Houfe, with fome Amendments.

Upon
Means

a Motion made,

Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will refolve itfelf into a

Committee to confider of Ways and

for raifing the

Sum of

;2o,ooo purfuant to the faid Refolution of the Committee,

by the Houfe, To-morrow. Martin prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For eredling a Town on the Land of Lewis Stevens, in the County of Frederick, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Bland reported. That the Committee appointed to fettle the Accounts of the MiUtia drafted out for the Protection and Defence of the Frontiers of this Colony, had had under their Confideration the Accounts of the Militia drafted from the County of
as agreed to
M"'

Prince William, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to feveral Refolutions there-

upon, which he read in his Place, and then deUvered in at the Table, where the faid Refolutions were again twice read, and agreed to by the Hotife, which Report and
Refolutions are as follow:

Your Committee having under their Confideration the Accounts from the Coimty of Prince William, proceed to lay before the Houfe

of the Militia drafted in

Obedience to their Order

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Order, the Cafe of thofe Soldiers belonging to the faid Militia who deferted from the Service and your Committee beg Leave to inform the Houfe, that on the 4'* Day of
;

May last,

the Lieutenant of the faid County was ordered by his Honor the Prefident, to raife and fend one Hundred of the Militia of the faid County under the Command of two Captains to garifon Fort Loudoun at Winchefter, and to continue there 'til the 20** of

December. That the faid Militia were drafted and fent out according to the faid Order, and continued in Garifon at Fort Loudoun until the 19** of June, when they were ordered out to the Frontiers on the South Branch of Potowmack by Colonel Wafhington. That upon fuch Orders being given by Colonel Wafhington, Charles Ward, Henry Kelly, William Kelly, Peter Lawrence, John Prieft, Rawleigh Hopper, Anthony Orchard, Edward Lawrence and Benjamin Neal, nine Soldiers belonging to the faid Militia deferted but after being abfent fome Days returned to their Duty; and that John Harris, John James, Ifaac Suttle, John Thomas, James Davis, Jofhua Shumake, Thomas Carter, Humphry Grub, Samuel Lutrel, John Robert fon, Mofes Hopper, Jofeph Taylor, and Charles Cornwell, thirteen other Soldiers belonging to the faid Militia deferted, and did not return to their Duty. Whereupon your Committee have come to the following
Refolutions.
Refolved,

That the That the

faid nine Soldiers

who

deferted and afterwards returned to their

3o

Duty, ought to be paid for the Time they continued in the Service.
faid thirteen Soldiers who deferted and did not afterwards Duty, ought not to be paid for the Time they continued in the Service. return to their Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That the Committee to whom the feveral Accounts of Abraham V enable and William Boyd were referred, on Friday laft, be difcharged from proceeding any further on the faid Accounts, and that the fame be referred to the Committee appointed to examine, ftate, and fettle the Accounts of the Militia drafted out into the a(5tual Service of

Refolved,

this Colony.

And it is further ordered, That all the Accounts againft the Public relative to the Expedition againft the Shawnefe, be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For killing Crows and Squirrels, and it is referred to M'' Thompfon Ma fon to prepare and bring in the fame. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "Clock.

V^e6ites6ar. t^e 27t\) of Se^ptember.

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1757.

Member returned upon a new Writ having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and subfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. Several Claims of Samuel Bland, Samuel Puryear, James Grey, Garrett Ridley, John

Puryear, John Palmer, Lewis Smith, and John Street, Junior, were feverally prefented to

the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of

Affembly.

A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Orange, fetting forth. That they were formerly well fupplied with Fifh in the River Rapidan, in that County, which Benefit is now taken from them by a Mill lately ercdled by M' John Willis, over the faid River, and praying that the faid Mill may be fuppreffed. Alfo a Petition of Bernard Moore, complaining of an undue Ele(5lion and Return of
M' Peter Robinfon and M"" Harry Gaines, and to ferve as Burgcffes in this prefent General Affembly, for the County of King William. Alfo a Petition of John Langhorn, fetting forth. That in the Year 1756, he was Sheriff of Warwick County, when a Depofitum of 2060 Pounds of Tobacco remained in his

Hands

[25
Hands
at the laying the
receive Cafh at the

County Levy due to the County, for which he was obliged to Rate of Two-pence a Pound, fince which the faid Quantity of Tobacco is levied on him though the Price is advanced to 25 s. per Hundred, and praying to be allowed the Difference, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the next
Seffion of Affembly.
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Affembly held the 12'* Day of May 1757 was read, wherein it appeared that a Committee appointed to examine into the feveral Accounts from the County-Lieutenants of feveral Counties for providing the MiHtia of thofe Counties with Arms and Ammunition, did amongft other Things agree upon a Report (as to the Arms and Ammunition fumiflied by the Lieutenant of the County of King George for the Militia drafted out of that County) and came to a Refolution thereupon as follows, to-wit, It appears to us that the Commanding Officer of the County of King George, furnifhed the Militia ordered out of that County with 31 Buckaneer and trading Guns, and 112 Pounds of Shot, amounting in the whole to ^&. 7. 4, but it does not appear to us that the faid Arms or Ammunition were received or detained for the Ufe of the Regiment. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the faid Arms and AmmuAnd it appearing further in the faid Journition ought not to be paid for by the Public. nals, that the Confideration of the faid Report was refered to the next Seffion of Affemof Burgeffes at a Seffion of
bly,

Upon a Motion made. The Journal of the Houfe

was thereupon. Ordered, That the Accounts mentioned in the faid Report be referred to the Confideration of the Committee appointed to fettle the Accounts of the Militia drafted out into the adtual Service of this Colony that they do examine into the feveral Articles thereof, and report the fame with their Opinions thereupon to the Houfe. M'' London Carter prefented to the Houfe according to Order a Bill, For appointing an Agent, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M'' Charles Carter from the Committee appointed prefented to the Houfe according to Order a Bill, For amending the Adt, intituled An Ad for the better regulating and difciplining the Militia, and the fame was read the firft Time, and the Queftion being put,
it
;

that the faid Bill be read a fecond Time,

It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the faid

Bill

be

reje(5led.

was appointed by the late Governor Dinwiddie, to examine into the Services acftually done by the Officers and MiUtia of Augufta County, ordered out for the Protedtion of our Frontiers, and to fettle the Accounts of Provifions fumifhed them, and was at the fame Time inftrudled to be very exa(5t in his faid Enquiry, and to require proper Vouchers for all the Charges of the faid Militia, and aKo lodged in his Hands 2500 to be by him difpofed of in difcharging thofe Accounts. That the Petitioner was at great Expence and Trouble in riding about the faid County of Augufta in the Execution of his OfBce, and in travelling feveral Times to Williamsburg to give an Account of his Proceedings, and render his
1756, he

A Petition of John Buchanan, fetting forth. That in the Year

Accounts of the Difpofition of the faid ;)2 5oo, which he performed to the SatiffacSlicn of the Governor and a Committee, and a Balance of $8 now remains in his Hands: and praying the confideration of this Hotife for his faid Services, having never yet
received
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any

Satifa(5tion for the

fame, was prefented to the Houfe and read.

M''

Martin, and M'' Wilfon, that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame with their Opinions thereupon to the Houfe. M"' Thompfon Mafon prefented to the Houfe according to Order a Bill, For deftroying Crows

Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to Mr. Gabriel Jones,

and

Squirrels in the Northern Neck,

and the fame was read the

firft

Time,

and ordered to be read a fecond Time.

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M' Benjamin Waller reported, That the Committee to whom the Petition of John Smith was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and agreed upon a Report and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then deUvered in at the Table where the faid Refolution was again twice read, and agreed to by the
Houfe as
It

follows:

appears to this Committee from the Teftimony of feveral Perfons who were in the late Expedition againft the Shawnefe Indians, and intimately acquainted with the faid Smith, that he never fhewed any Backwardnefs to proceed in the Expedition or encouraged any Mutiny or Defertion, but on the contrary endeavoured to prevent his Men from Deferting, by encouraging them with the Hopes of an open Cotmtry being near, and that after his Men had turned back, he declared he was wilUng to proceed on with
ten Men, provided the Cherokee Indians would go with him. Refolved, That the faid John Smith did not mifbehave himfelf in the faid Expedition againft the Shawnefelndians, and that he ought to receive his Pay. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee appointed to fettle the Militia Accounts, that they make an Allowance to the faid John Smith for his Pay dvuinghis Service in the faid Expedition. A Petition of M'' John Bell; complaining of an tmdue Eledlion and Return of M'

Henry Peyton, to ferve as a Btugefs in this prefent General Affembly, for the County of Prince William, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections, that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame with
their Opinions thereupon to the Houfe.
M"^

Bland reported that the Commitee appointed to

fettle

the Accounts of the Militia

drafted out for the Protedlion and Defence of the Frontiers of this Colony, had had under their Confideration the Petition of John Triplet, John Pay ton, John Delancey, Robert

Duncan, David Harris, Thomas Freeman, Thomas Pannell, William Harvey, Michael Thomas, Adam Smith, and John Holt, to them referred, and had agreed upon a Report and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again read and are as follow It appears to this Committee that the Petitioners were drafted from the Militia of Culpeper to go to the Frontiers near Pattifon's Creek in H amp fhire Coimty, under the Command of Captain William Brown, and after being there fome Time in the Winter Seafon, and in Want of Neceffaries, applied to their Captain for Leave to return Home, who promifed to difcharge them if they would ftay and build a Fort, which the Petitioners with the reft of the

Home

Company finifhed, and at the End of Sixty-three Days returned without any Dif charge from their Captain. Refolved, That the Petitioners ought to be paid by the Public for their faid Service. The faid Refolution was read a fecond Time and the Queftion being put, that the
thereto.
It paffed in the Negative.

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Houfe agree
M''

the Petition of Jofeph Evans was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and foimd the Allegations thereof
to be true,

Peyton reported that the Committee to

whom

delivered in at the Table, where the fame

and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then was again twice read, and agreed to by the

faid Jofeph Evans be allowed the Sum of twelve Poimds, to be paid by the Public. M' Pendleton prefented to the Houfe according to Order a Bill, To dock the Intail

Houfe as follows Refolved, That the

Lands whereof Tunftall Banks is feized, and for fettling other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a
of certain

fecond Time.

Petition of fundry Inliabitants of the

Town

of Falmouth, praying that

pafs to prevent

Hogs going at Large within the

faid

and read, and the Queftion being put, that the

faid

an Adl may Houfe Petition be referred to a Committee,

Town, was prefented

to the

It

[ It palled in the

27

Negative.
faid Petition be reje(5led.

Refolved,

That the

That a Negroe Man Slave belonging to him, was, in the Month of September 1757, out-lawed by him, as a Runaway, fmce which Time he has never heard of him and praying to be allowed by the Public for the Value of
Petition of Jacob Valentine, fetting forth,

the faid Slave, was olTered to the Houfe, and the Queftion being put that the faid Petition

be received.
It paffed in

the Negative.

Upon a Motion made,

That the Petition of Obadiah Woodfon, which at a Seffion of Affembly on the eighteenth Day of May laft was referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly, together with the feveral Depofitions of Witneffes taken and lodged with the Clerk of this Houfe, in Purfuance of an Order of the Houfe, touching the faid Petition, be referred to M'' Cary, M"' Nicholas, M'' Benjamin Waller, M"' Lewis, M'' William Waller, M"' Gabriel Jones, M"' Read, and M'' Walker; That they do examine into the Allegations of the faid Petition, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Meffage from the Council by M"^ Walthoe,
Ordered,

That they have agreed

Ordered,

to the Bill, intituled

An

Adl for appointing a Treafurer.

That the Accounts of Captain Prefton, for the Pay of the Company of the Augufta County, between the firft Day of May to the feventh Day of June, 1757, under his Command, be referred to the Committee appointed to fettle the Militia Accounts; That they do examine into the feveral Articles thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. Ordered, That the Treafurer's Accounts be referred to M"" Charles Carter, M' Bland, M'' Page, M' Dudley Digges, M' Benjamin Harrifon, M^ Pendleton, M' Cary, M' Lewis, M"' Eyre, and M'' George Mafon; George Johnfton, M'' Thomas Lee, M'' Richard Henry Lee, That they examine into the feveral Articles thereof, and report the Balance, as it fhall appear to them, to the Houfe. A Petition of John Murray, fetting forth, That in the Year 1755, he was fent out with the Militia drafted from the County of Prince William, and employed by their Commanding Officer as a Blackfmith for the Time he continued in that Service, which was ninety-three Days, for which by the Laws then in Force he was entitled to 50 lbs. of Tobacco per Day; but that when the Accounts of the Militia of that Covmty were fettled by a late Affembly, he was allowed only as a common Soldier, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being put that the faid Petition be referred to a Committee,
Militia of

It paffed in

the Negative.

That the faid Petition be rejedted. A Petition of John Markham, fetting forth. That in the Year 1755 he was fent out with a Detachment of Prince William Militia, and continued in the faid Service fixty-fix Days as a Corporal, but by some Miftake he was left out of the Lift of that Militia, certified to the late Affembly, and has never yet received any Satiffadtion for his faid Service, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe. Alfo a Petition of George Mufe, fetting forth, That there is now due to him 6. los. for his Pay as Lieutenant Colonel of the firft Virginia Regiment to the Time he was difcharged, and praying that the fame may be allowed him, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee appointed to fettle the Militia Accounts That they do examine into the Allegations thereof refpedlively, and
Refolved,
;

report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe.

The

28

The Order
confider of

of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee Ways and Means to raife the Sum of 20,000 purfuant to the Refolution

to
of

the Committee, Yefterday agreed to by the Houfe.

Refolved,

And

then

That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into the faid Committee To-morrow. the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

Bl)urs6ttr. tbe

2Sth of September, 32
referred,

<5eo. U.

175S.

That the Committee to whom the Petition of John had had the fame under their Confideration, and fotmd the Allegations thereof, to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Hotife as follows Refolved, That the faid John Buchanan ought to be paid by the Public the Sum of ;^ioo for his Trouble, Expence, and Services in the faid Petition mentioned. A Petition of Captain James Nevill, in Behalf of himfelf and the Company under his Command, fetting forth. That on the feventh Instant they had a Skirmifh with a Party of Enemy Indians, in which one of them was killed and fcalped by the Petitioners, but that upon Application for the Reward given by Law for an Enemj^'s Scalp, they were informed there was no Money in the Treafury, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Wilfon, and M-Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M"- Randolph, Jones; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their
Gabriel Jones reported,

MR

Buchanan was

Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of Nicholas Ally, fetting forth, That in Ju)ie laft he was ordered out as a Guide to a Party of the Brunfwick Militia, fent out for the Protection of the Inhabitants, and in a Skirmifh with fome Indians was fhot through the Body with two Bullets, and had his right Arm broke, which has entii'ely difabled him from getting a Livelihood, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe was prefented to the Houfe and read. Terry, M"' Wade, and Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M"' Marrable,

Read; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of James Carter, Surgeon, praying to be paid by the Public for his Care and Cure of one Dennis McNamara, a poor difabled Soldier, put under his Care by the
M"'

late

Governor Dinwiddie, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Benjamin Waller, and Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M"" Nicholas, M' Wythe; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with

their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe.

M''

London Carter reported, That the Committee to

whom

the Petition of Robert

Wright was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and found the Allegations thereof to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows Refolved, That the faid Robert Wright ought to be allowed the Sum of five Pounds per

Annum

during his Life, to be paid by the Public, over and above the nine Pounds he

hath already received.

Edward Goodrich, fetting forth, That being Captain of a Company of he was obliged to go Exprefs to Williamfburg, in which Journey the Mare he rode had a Shoulder flipt,and that he has been obliged to make good that Damage to the Owner, to the Value of eight Piftoles, and praying to be allowed for the fame, and the Trouble he was at in going the faid Journey, was prefented to the Houfe
Petition of
laft

Rangers

Summer

and read.
Ordered

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Ordered,

Nicholas, M''
thereof,
36

That the aid Petition be referred to M' Marrable, M' Lemuel Riddick, M' George Mafon, and M' Read; That they do examine into the Allegations
their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe.

and report the fame, with

A Petition
ing

of fundry Inhabitants of that Part of Albemarle

erick fville Parifh, in Oppofition to a Petition to

County that lies in Fredbe prefented to this Affembly for reunit-

them

to the Parifli of Saint Anne.

Alfo a Petition of the Inhabitants of Halifax County, fetting forth, That the Law now in Force concerning Strays is very deficient, and particularly for Want of a Regifter of Advertifements of Strays, and praying that an Adl may pafs to dire<5l the appointing
of a Perfon in every Cotinty to keep a Regifter of all Advertifements of Strays, and that every Perfon taking up a Stray may be obliged to have the fame entered in fuch Regifter with a particular Defcription of fuch Stray, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and

_read.
Ordered, of Affembly.
M"' Attorney from the Committee of Privileges and Ele(5lions reported, that the Committee had had under their Confideration the Petition of M' John Bell to them referred, complaining of an undue Election and Return of M"' Henry Peyton, to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Prince William, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as

That the

faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

follow

That the Perfons who voted at the faid Eledlion whofe Freeholds are quefby the Petitioner or fitting Member be examined before Foufhee Tebbs, John Baylis, and Howfon Hooe, Gentlemen, and James Scott, Clerk, or any three of them, whether they be Freeholders or not, except fuch of them as did swear to their
Refolved,
tioned, either

Freeholds at the faid Ele<5lion.

Refolved,
neffes before the

That the Petitioner and fitting Member be at Liberty to examine Witfame Perfons as to the Freehold of any Perfon who voted at the faid
;

Eledlion, although fuch Perfons fwore to their Freeholds at fuch Eledlion, or fhall fwear

to the

fame at the Examination and that they be at Liberty to examine how long fuch Voters have been in Poffeffion of, and paid Quit-rents for the Lands or Tenements in Right of which they voted at the faid Eledlion.
Refolved,

37

That the Petitioner do give to the fitting Member or his Agents, ten Days Notice of the Time and Place he intends to examine Witneffes touching the faid Eledlion, and that he do at the fame Time deliver to the fitting Member or his Agents, a Lift of the Perfons intended to be by him objedled to, who voted for the fitting Member, giving in the faid Lift the feveral Heads of Objedlion, diftinguifhing the fame againft the Names of the Voters excepted to and that the fitting Member do give to the Petitioner the like Notice and Lift And that the faid Commiffioners do return the Depofitions by them taken to the next Seffion of Affembly. The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Petition of William Hunter, Printer, which was ordered to lie on the Table on Friday, the 22'^ Inftant, and thereupon, Refolved, That the Sum of ;S3oo per Annum be allowed to William Hunter, Printer, to continue to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly as a full Confideration for printing the Journal of the Houfe of Burgeffes, printing the Laws of each Seffion, and fending 13 of them to every Cotmty Court Clerk, one of which to be Half-bound for the Ufe of the Court, printing Infpedlors Notes and Books, Proclamations and other public Adver;

tifements.

Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be ingroffed,

and that M' Bland do carry

it

to the

Council for their Concurrence.

M'' Attorney from the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration the Return of the Writ for eledling Burgeffes for the County of Hampfhire, and the Return of the Writ for eledling a Burgefs for the County of Surry, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly, and had

come

[3o]
come
to a

Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at

the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Hoiofe as follows Refolved, That the Returns of the faid Writs are not made in the Form prefcribed

by Law.
Ordered,

That the Returns

of the

The Order
confider of
of the

Day

of the faid Writs be amended by the Clerk, at the Table. being read for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee, to
for raifing the

Ways and Means

Sum

of 20,000, purfuant to the Refolution

Refolved,

Houfe on Tuefday That this Houfe

laft;

will refolve itfelf into the faid

Committee To-morrow.
intituled.

An

engroffed Bill, intituled,

An Ad for continuing an Ad,

An Ad for reduc-

ing the feveral Ads for making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into one Ad, was read the third Time, and a Blank therein filled up.
Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M' Landon Carter do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence.

An

engroffed Bill, intituled,

An Ad

for repealing

an Ad,

intituled.

An Ad

for the

more effedual preventing and

Refolved,

repelling the hoftile Incurfions of the

Indians at Enmity with

the Inhabitants of this Colony,

was read the third Time. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Cary do carry up the faid Bill to the Coimcil

for their Concurrence.

Hamilton Parifh, in the County of Prince William, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Henry Lee do carry up the faid Bill to the Cotmcil for their Conengroffed Bill, intituled.
for diffolving the Veftry of

An

An Ad

currence.

An

engroffed Bill, intituled,

An Ad for

fettling the

Infpedors Salaries, and the Rents

third Time.

of the public Warehoufes, for the enfuing Year, Refolved, That the Bill do pafs.

was read the

That M' Bland do carry up the faid Bill to the Council And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven
Ordered,

for their Concurrence.

"'Clock.

IFviba^, t^e 29tb of September.

32 (Bea

U. 1756.

Claim of Benjamin Cocke for taking up a Runaway, therein mentioned. Alfo a Claim of William Maclin, for Ferriage of tributary Indians. Alfo a Claim of Samuel Rice for taking up a Deferter, were feverally prefented to the Houfe, and read. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to the Conlideration of the next Seffion of
M"'

Affembly.

Randolph reported, that the Committee to

whom

the Petition of Captain James

Nevil and others was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and found the Allegations thereof to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he

read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows Refolved, That the Petitioners are entitled to the Rewards allowed by Law for the
Indian's Scalp mentioned in the faid Petition.
i

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by M' Walthoe.

M' Speaker,
The Governor has commanded me to lay before your Houfe a Letter from James Abercromby, Efq; inclofing an Account of Monies difburfed by him, and for Bufinefs by him done as Agent for Virginia.

And

the faid Letter and Accoimt were read, and ordered to

lie

on the Table.

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County of Fredwas read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Pendleton, M' Green, M^ Thompfon Mafon, and M^ Henry Lee. A Petition of M"' Robert Wade, letting forth, that in Auguft laft, he, with his Company of Rangers, killed and fcalped four Shawnefe Indians in Augufia, but upon applying for the Reward allowed by Law for fuch Scalps, was informed there was no Money in the Treafury, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Hovife and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M' Bland, M' Richard Henry Lee, M' Thompfon Mafon, M'' Jones and M' Benjamin Waller; that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. M' Pendleton reported, that the Committee to whom the Bill To amend an A<51, intituled. An Ad for preventing fraudulent Gifts of Slaves, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. M' Marrable reported, that the Committee to whom the Petition of Nicholas Ally was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and found the Allegations thereof to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the faid Nicholas Ally ought to be paid by the Public the Sum of 2$, as a Recompence for his Stifferings, in the faid Petition mentioned. M'' Marrable alfo reported, that the Committee to whom the Petition of Edward Goodrich was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and found the Allegations thereof to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again read, and is as
Bill

For eredling a

Town on

the

Land

of Lewis Stephens, in the

erick,

and

for other Purpofes therein mentioned,

follows
Refolved,

That the

faid

Edward Goodrich ought to be paid the Sum

of 8. 12s. for

the Mare in the faid Petition mentioned, and the

Sum

of 3. 12s. for his Expences

and

Trouble in travelling to Williamfburg, on the public Service. The faid Refolution being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put, that the Houfe
agree thereto,
It paffed in the Negative.

Mercer enlifted into Man, Peter Tully, whofe Time of Service then due was by two Juftices of Spotfylvania County valued at ;8. 5s. for which he has never received any Satiffadlion, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read; and the Queftion being put, that the faid Petition be referred to a Committee,
Petition of Robert Jackfon, fetting forth, that Colonel George

his Majefty's Service his Servant

It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the

faid Petition

be

rejedled.

A Meffage from

the Coimcil

by

M""

Walthoe.

That they have agreed to the Refolve of this Houfe for allowing William Himter, Printer a Salary of 300 per Annum, for the Services therein mentioned.
Alfo
to the Bill, intituled.

An A($l for continuing an Adl,

intituled,

an

A(5t for

reducing

the feveral

Laws

for

making Provifion againft Invafions and

Infurredlions into one A6t.

Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An A&, for fettling the Infpedtors Salaries, and the Rents of the public Warehoufes, for the enfuing Year.
Alfo
to the Bill, intituled.

An Adl for repealing an Adt,

intituled,

An A(5l for the more

Enmity with
Alfo

effedlual preventing

and

repelling the hoftile Incxirfions of the Indians at

the Inhabitants of this Colony.

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Alfo
to the Bill, intituled,

An

A<51 for diffolving

the Veftry of Hamilton Parifh, in the

County

of Prince William, without

that they

any Amendments.

Adl to enable the Inhabitants of this Colony to difcharge their public Dues, Officers Fees, and other Tobacco Debts, in Money for the enfuing Year, with an Amendment, to which they defire the Concurrence of
have agreed
to the Bill, intituled,

And

An

this

Houfe.

The Houfe immediately proceeded to the Confideration of the Amendment propofed by the Council to the faid Bill, and the fame being read, was agreed to. Ordered, That M' Bland do go up with a Meffage to the Council, and inform them
thereof.

Entail of certain Lands whereof Tunftal Banks is feized, and for of greater Value to the fame Ufes, was read a fecond Time, and Lands fettling other committed to M"' Pendleton, M"' Baylor, and the Members of King William Coimty. A Bill For appointing an Agent was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Bill For deftroying Crows and Squirrels in the Northern Neck was read a fecond Time, and feveral Amendments made thereto. Ordered, That the faid Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third

A Bill To dock the

Time.

The Order
confider of

of the

Day

being read, for the Houfe to refolve

to raife

itfelf

into a

Committee to

Ways and Means

laft.

the

Sum

of ^20,000 purfuant to the Refolution of

the Houfe on Tuefday

Refolved,

That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into the faid Committee To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

Saturday.

lh<i^

30tb of September. 32

<Beo. U.

175S.

A
fon,

Claim of Harry Beverly, for the Value of a Servant inlifted into the Royal American Regiment. Alfo a Claim of Carlyle and Dalton, for the Value of feveral Servants inlifted into the faid Regiment, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and

received.

That the faid Claims be referred to M'' Charles Carter, M'' Skelton, M' JohnM' Walker, and M"' Fleming, that they do examine into the feveral Articles thereof, with the Vouchers for them, and report the fame with their Opinion thereupon to the
Ordered,

Houfe.

The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee
railing the

to confider of

Ways and Means

laft,

for

fome Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter M' reported. That therein, fpent Time the Committee had come to a Refolution thereupon, which they had diredled him to report to the Houfe; and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered it in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as follows Refolved, That the Sum of ;^2o,ooo to be levied be raifed by a Land and Poll Tax. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the faid Refolution, and it is referred to M"" Charles Carter, M^ London Carter, M'' Bland, M' Nicholas, M'' Pendleton, and M' George Johnfton, to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of Doctor Henry Heath, fetting forth, That he attended the drafted Soldiers at Winchefter in their Sicknefs, by Order of the Commanding Officer 50 Days, for which and his Medicines and Advice, he charges ;^2 5, and that he has only received ;io. los. and praying to be paid the Balance by the Publick, was prefented to the Houfe and
of 20,000 purfuant to their Refolution

Sum

on Tuefday

and

after

read.

Ordered

133}
M' Charles Carter, Junior, M' Walker, thereof, and report the fame, Allegations examine into the and M' Baylor, that they do
Ordered,

That the

faid Petition be referred to

with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe.

And

then the Hotife adjourned

till

Monday Morning

Eleven "clock.

yCLonba2,

tl)e

2tt6 of October.

32

(Beo.

II.

1758.

having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Acfl of Parand Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. M' Bland reported, that the Committee appointed to fettle the Accounts of the Militia fent out for the Defence of the Frontiers, and of the Oflficers that carried the draughted Soldiers to Winchefter and Frederickfbiirg, and the Claims for dyeting the Indians in Friendfhip with this Colony, had examined, ftated and fettled, all fuch Accounts and Claims, for which proper Certificates were produced, and had agreed upon a Report, which they had ftated in a Book, and he delivered the Book in at the Table. Ordered, That the faid Report do lie on the Table.
liament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance

A
A

New Member

Thomas Wall, Affignee of Jofeph Baylie, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claim be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of
Claim
of

Affembly.

The Houfe being informed, that the

Sheriff of

Loudoun attended at the Door

in

Cuftody of the Serjeant at Arms. Ordered, That he amend his Return of the Writ for eledling Burgeffes for the faid CoTinty in the Office, and that he be difcharged out of Cuftody paying Fees. Upon a Motion made, Ordered, That L/cave be given to bring in a Bill For appointing Commiffioners to examine and ftate the Accounts of Provifions for feveral Counties, and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catawba Indians, and it is referred to M'' Bland, My Jones and M'' Read, to prepare and bring in the fame. A Claim of Doctor James Tyrie for a Servant Man enlifted into the Royal American Regiment, was prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claim be referred to the Confideration of the Committee to whom the Claim of Harry Beverley was referred on Saturday laft.
M'' Charles Carter, Jun. reported, that the Committee to whom the Petition of Henry Heath was referred, had examined into the Allegations thereof, and found them to be true, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the

Hotife, as follows

Refolved,

That the

faid

Henry Heath ought to be allowed the Sum

of 14. los. to be

paid by the Public.

Cary reported, That the Committee to whom the Petition of Obadiah Wood-fon was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and had confidered feveral .Depofitions taken by the Committee of Propolitions and Grievances the 19*'' of May, 1757 The Minutes of a Council of War, then laid before that Committee, and the Depofitions of John Smith now taken, all which are annexed to the faid Report, and had come to two Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the
M''

Table.

do lie on the Table. M' Pendleton reported. That the Committee to whom the Bill, To dock the Intail of certain Lands whereof Tunftal Banks is feized, and for fetthng other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes, was committed, had examined into the Allegations thereof, and found them to be true, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his
Ordered, Tliat the faid Report

Place

"

[34]
Place,

and then delivered the

That the
Bill

Bill

with the

Amendments

in at the Table,

where the

Amendments were again

Ordered,

twice read and agreed to by the Houfe.

with the

Amendments be

ingroffed,

and read a third Time.

laid

Petition of Philip Johnfon, fetting forth,

That he hath

out a Parcel of his

Land adjoining the Southern Bounds of the City of Williamfburg, which he defires may be added to, and made Part of the faid City, and praying that an AcJl may pafs for that Purpofe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition, and it is referred to M"' Waller, M' Attorney, and M"" Nicholas, to prepare and bring in the
fame.

An

ingroffed Bill, intituled.

An Ad

for appointing

an Agent, was read the third

Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs.
Ordered,

That

M''

Landon Carter do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence.

The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of M"" Abercromby s Letter and Accounts, which were laid before the Houfe by Command of his Honor the Governor on Friday laft, and then ordered to lie on the Table, and the fame being again read. Refolved, that the Account of the faid James Abercromby be difallowed, he not having been appointed by the Affembly to folicit the Affairs of this Colony, except in a particular Inftance for which he has recei^'ed Satiffadlion, and therefore this Houfe is under no Engagement to pay the fame. An ingroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad for deftroying Crows and Squirrels in the Northern Neck, and in the feveral Counties therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and a Blank
therein
filled

up.
faid Bill to the Council, for their

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"" Thompfon Mafon, do carry up the
Refolved,

Concurrence.

John Stretch, in Behalf of M' William Hunter, Printer to the Public, That the faid Hunter was at many extraordinary Expences in printing the Treafury Notes lately iffued, an Account w^hereof he is ready to produce, and that the Sum allowed by the Houfe to the faid Hunter for that Sen-ice, is greatly fhort of the Expence he was at, and praying that the Houfe will make him fuch further Allowance as fhall be thought reafonable, was prefented to the Houfe and read and the Queftion
Petition of
fetting forth.
;

*i

being put, that the faid Petition be referred to a Committee, It paffed in the Negative.
Refolved,

That the
That
this

faid Petition be rejected.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

Houfe

will

not receive any Petitions or Claims after Wednefday

next.

The Houfe being informed by one of the Members, That M'' Thomas Knox, did lately a publick Company, fpeak the following Words of M' William Kennon, a Member of this Houfe, to wit, " M"" William Kennon was a damned Scoundrel for betraying private Converfation, and that he deviated from the Truth in reprefenting M' i?otw'5 Behaviour
in

to the

Houfe

of Burgeffes.

That the faid Words are fcandalous and mahcious, highly refle(5ling on the Honor and Dignity of this Hovife, and that the faid Thomas Knox in fpeaking the fame,
Refolved,
is

guilty of a Breach of the Privileges of this Houfe.

Ordered,

That the

faid

Thomas Knox be taken

till

into Cuftody

by the Serjeant at Arms.

"'Clock.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

To-morrow Morning Eleven

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35 ]

Bue56aY

tl)e

3r6 of October, 32 (Beo.

11,

1758.

Claim of Richard Neale for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claim be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. M'' Bland reported, That the Committee to whom the Petition of Robert Wade, in Behalf of himfelf and the Company of Rangers imder his Command was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and foimd the Allegations thereof to be true, had come to a Refolution thereupon which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the faid Robert Wade and his Company ought to be paid by the Public the Reward allowed by Law for killing the four Indians mentioned therein. Ordered, That M"' Edmund Booker and M'' Anthony Walke have Leave to be abfent from the Service of this Houfe for the Remainder of this Seffion. M"" Bland, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For appointing Commiffioners to examine, and ftate the Accounts of Provifions for feveral Counties, and of the Damage done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catazvba Indians, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee appointed, prefented the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For raifing the Sum of ;20,ooo Pounds by a Land and Poll Tax, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Bill For further continuing an Adl, intituled. An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time. M'' Benjamin Waller, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For adding certain Lands therein mentioned to the City of Williamfburg, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Pendleton reported. That the Committee to whom the Bill, For eredlinga Town on the Land of Lewis Stephens, in the County of Frederick, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments be ingroffed, and read a third Time. A Petition of Peter Pelltam, fetting forth. That he hath hitherto performed as Organ ift in the Church in the City of Williamfburg, without any Salaiy or Allowance for his Trouble, except a few voluntary Subfcriptions, and praying fuch Allowance from this Houfe as fliall be thought reafonable, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Refolved, That the Sum of 25 be paid by the Treafurer of this Colony out of the public Money in his Hands to Peter Pelham for his Trouble in performing on the Organ in the Church in the City of Williamfburg during this Seffion, and for keeping the fame
in Order.

Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be ingroffed,

and that

M""

London Carter docarrv^

it

to the Council for their Concurrence.

Thomas Knox, fetting forth, That he is fincerely forry he hath offended by faying of one of their Members " That he was a Scoundrel for betraying a private Converfation paffed at the Petitioner's Houfe, and that he had deviated from Truth in the Information he made againft M'' Rowe. That he was far from defigning to refle(5l on the Houfe for which he has a very high Efteem, or on the Gentleman he fpoke of as a Member, but confidered him at that Time only as a private Perfon, by whom he thought he had been ungenteelly treated. That
this Houfe,
'

A Petition of

he

36]
for his Offence,

he

is

willing to

make

this

Houfe any Acknowledgement

and fubmits

himfelf to their Pleafure, hoping by his future Behaviour to juftify the Lenity the Houfe may be inclined to fhew hini on this Occafion.
Ordered,

That the
and

faid

Thomas Knox be difcharged out

Lands
of greater

of Ctiftody paying Fees.

An
Banks

ingroffed Bill, intituled,

An Ad to dock the Intail of certain

Value
to the

is feized,

for fettling other

Lands whereof Tunftal fame Ufes, was read

the third Time.

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"' Pendleton do carry up the
Refolved,
rence.

faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

A Petition of
in

Thomas Black,

fetting forth,

the Month

of June, 1757, inlifted into the

That one Thomas Parker, a Serv^ant of his, Royal American Regiment, and that he

never received any Satiffadtion for him, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the Petition Beverly was referred on Saturday laft. Harry of

An

ingroffed Bill, intituled,

An Ad

for preventing fraudulent Gifts of Slaves,

filled

was

read the third Time, and the Blanks therein Refolved, That the Bill do pafs.
Ordered,
rence.

up.

That M' Pendleton do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Report from the Committee appointed to examine the Accounts of the Militia drafted out for the Service of this Colony, and of the Officers that condudled the drafted Soldiers to Winchefter, and the Claims for dieting our friendly Indians, which was Yefterday prefented to the Houfe and ordered to lie on the Table, and the fame being read, was agreed to. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

We6nes6a?.

t^e 4tb of October.

32

<Beo. U.

175$.

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For paying the Burgeffes and the laft Seffion of Affembly in Money, and it is referred to M' Charles Carter, and M"' Bland, to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of Thompfon Swan, fetting forth, that in the Month of Odober laft, in travelling he happened to meet with a Deferter, whom he thought it his Duty to apprehend and in order to intimidate him and make him furrender, he prefented a Piftol at him, but that the Deferter feized him, and in the Struggle the Piftol was difcharged, and That the Petitioner then put him under the Care of a fhot the Deferter in the Thigh. Surgeon, and was at the Expence of io. 15s. in his Cure and praying to be reimburfed the faid Sum by the Public, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
Ordered,

UPON

a Motion made.
for this prefent

Wages

of Affembly.

A Petitioti of George Morton, fetting forth. That he is Proprietor of the Warehoufes at Morton's on Rappahannock, and that many Ships lie near that Place to load, by which Means great Quantities of Tobacco are frequently lodged in his faid Warehoufes, for which he is not entitled to demand Storage and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being put, that the faid Petition
;

be referred to a Committee, It paffed in the Negative.

That the faid Petition be reje(5led. A Petition of Thomas Gibbs, fetting forth, That in the Year 1754, he by Order of the Governor furnifhed a Set of Bhickfmith's Tools, and other Materials for the life of the Workmen employed in building Fort Cumberland, for which he took a Receipt, in which
Refolved,
it

[
it is

37

agreed that the faid Tools fhould be returned to him in one Year but that they never were returned to him, and that he hath received no Satiffadlion for the fame and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read.
; ;

Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M' Nicholas, M' Francis Lee, and M-' Dudley Digges that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe.
;

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by M" Walthoe.

M' Speaker,
The Governor has commanded me to deliver to your Houfe, feveral Letters his Honor from Colonel Wafhington, and Lieutenant Smith, giving an Account of the late Engagement with the French near Fort Du Quefne, and of the blowing up one of our Magazines at Fort Cumberland.
received laft Night, by Exprefs

And
M"'

the faid Letters were read and ordered to

lie

on the Table.

Charles Carter reported. That the Committee appointed to examine the Treafurer's Accounts, had according to Order had the fame under their Confideration, and

examined all the feveral Articles and Vouchers thereof, and had agreed upon a Report which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read and agreed to, and is as follows: It appears the faid Accounts are truly ftated, and that there remains in the Treafurer's Hands a Balance arifmg from the Duties on Liquors and Slaves and on Writs, Ordinary Licences and Wheel Carriages, the Balances paid in by the Infpedlors of public Warehoufes, and Money received of the Sheriffs for the Land and Poll Tax in the Years, 1756, and 1757, the Sum of s,sg7, 14s. iid. That there alfo remains in the
Treafurer's

Hands a Balance

of ^7,255, 6s. iid. for the feveral Treafury

Notes emitted

over and above the

Redemption of the old Notes bearing Intereft, and ;{^6,48i, iis. 4d. referved for the Redemption of the burnt Tobacco Notes not yet taken in. The Sum of 3,500, the Balance due to the Commiffioners for
of 8,846, 7s. 7d. referved for the

Sum

3,275, os. lod. the Balance of the Fund given to the Rangers. Balance of the Money given to pay Arrears. That it appears to the Committee that of the 40,000, Treafury Notes credited in a former Accoimt, the Siam The Treafurer is therefore allowed that Sum in of 1,395, 17s- ^^- never was emitted. this Account, and the Books containing the Notes for that Stim were by us burnt and
the Indian Trade.

And

19,

5s. 8d.

def troyed

that there are large Arrears

it appears upon the faid Accounts from many Sheriffs and Colledlors of the Duties due of the and Taxes impofed for raifing the feveral Funds before mentioned. Refolved, That the faid Account do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do carry up the Treafurer's Accoimts to the Council

The Committee

further inform the Hoid!e, That

for their Concurrence.

whom

Committee to which was ordered to lie on the Table on Monday laft, and the Refolutions of the faid Committee were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment, as follow Refolved, That the ill Succefs of the Expedition was occafioned by the Want of
the Petition of Obadiah

The Houfe proceeded

to the Confideration of the Report from the

Wood fon was

referred,

Provifions.

Refolved, That the faid Obadiah Woodfoit did not behave himfelf in fuch Manner as an Officer ought to have done. Several Claims of William Dunn, and Francis Kirkley for taking up Rimaways therein mentioned, were feverally presented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be refered to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Ordered, That M"' Webb have Leave to be abfent from the Service of this Houfe the Remainder of this Seffion, for the Recovery of his Health.

M'

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Charles Carter reported, That the Committee to whom the feveral Claims of Harry Beverley, John Carlyle, John Dalton, Thomas Black, and James Tyrie for indented Servants inlifted into the Royal American Regiment, were referred, had had the fame
M''

under their Confideration and examined the lafpedlive Vouchers of each Claim, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read iri his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That it appears to this Committee that M"' Thomas Slaughter hath already received the Sum of 4. 6s. of the late Governor Dinwiddie, as a reafonable Allowance for the Service due from the SeiA'ant of M"" Harry Beverly inlifted into the faid Regiment, and that the faid Thomas Slaughter hath affumed to pay the faid Sum. Refolved, That M"" John Dalton ought to be paid by the Public for three Servants, inlifted into the faid Regiment, to wit, Frederick Weill, valued at fy. 5s. Thomas Crane, valued at ] 15s. and Benjamin Jackfon valued at ,1^10. 13s. in the whole amounting to
.

25.

13s.

That M"^ John Carlyle ought to be paid by the Public for his Ser\'ant Man, Jofeph Wharton, inlifted into the faid Regiment, the Sum of 12,. 17s. 8d. Refolved, That Meffieurs Carlyle and Dalton ought to be paid by the Public for two Servants inlifted into the faid Regiment, to wit, Alexander Wifhheart, valued at 6. 7s.
Refolved,

and William Sherrin, valued at ^, in the whole amovmting to ;ii. 7s. 2d. Refolved, That Doctor James Tyrie ought to be paid by the Public for his Servant Man, William Hawkins, inlifted into the faid Regiment, the Sum of 4. los. 6d. Refolved, That the Petition of Thomas Black ought to be rejedled, it appearing to this Committee that the Servant in the faid Petition mentioned was inlifted into the Service of this Colony, and not into the Royal American Regiment. M"' Bland prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For paying the Burgeffes Wages for the laft and this prefent Seffion of Affembly in Money, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
2d.,

Z3burs6ar. tbe

5tl)

of October.

32

(Beo. U.

175S.

For adding certain Lands therein mentioned to the City of Williamfburg, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M"" Benjamin Waller, M'' Burwell, and M"' Robinfon. An ingroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for further continuing an Ad, intituled, An Ad for the better regulating and colledtng certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"' London Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
Bill

Concurrence.

For appointing Commiffioners to examine and ftate the Accounts of Provifions for feveral Counties, and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catawba Indians, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M'' Bland, M' Green, M"' Read, and M'' Martin. An ingroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for ereding a Town on the land of I^wis Stephens, in the County of Frederick, for enlarging the Town of Winchefter, and for ereding a Town on the Lands of Nicholas Minor, in the County of Loudoun, was read a third Time, and
Bill

the Blanks therein

Refolved,

filled

up.
Bill

do pafs. That the Ordered, That M"' Thompfon Mafon do carry up the
Concurrence.

faid Bill to the Council for their

Sum of 20,000 by a Land and Poll Tax, was read a fecond committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe immediately. Time, and Upon a Motion made,

Bill

For

raifing the

ordered to be

Ordered

39

That the Report from the Committee uppointcd to examine the Accounts and of the Officers that carried drafted Soldiers the to Winchefter and Fredcrickfburg, be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee and that it be an Inftruftion to the faid Committee to receive a Claufe or Claufes in the faid Bill for making Prci\irion for the Payment of the feveral Sums of Money in the faid Report mentioned. And then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill and Report, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Bill and Report under their Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had directed him to move for Leave to
Ordered,
of the Militia drafted out into the Service of this Colony,
;

fit

again.
Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the and Report To-moiTow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
faid

Bill

Trl6ar. t^e

6tl)

of October.

32

(Beo. U. 175S.
this

Bill

For paying the Burgeffes Wages for the laft and Affembly in Money, was read a fecond Time.
Ordered,

prefent Seffion of

That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time. Claim of Andreiv Hutchinfon, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, Tliat the faid Claim be refeiTed to the Confideration of the next Seffion of

Affembly. The Order of the

Day

being read.

The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For raifing the Sum of 20,000 by a Land and Poll Tax, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid
Bill

To-morrow.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

SalvLvba^,

tl)e 7tl)

of October.

32 6eo.

II.

\75S.
Thomas Brooks,

SEVERAL Claims of John Sandige, Abraham Eftes, Hugh

tioned.

Sanders,

Jofeph Jeffrys, Robert Coleman, Edward Herndon, Henry Galewood, Alexander Spence Head, and Lawrence Young, for taking up Runaways therein menAlfo a Claim of John Roiv, and a Claim of William Bell, for taking up Deferters from the Virginia Regiment, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of

Affembly.

Meffage from the Council by

M''

Walthoe,

That they have agreed

Slaves, with

to the Bill, intituled.

to

An A^

for preventing fraudulent Gifts of

this

an Amendment,

which they defire the Concurrence of

Houfe.

The Houfe immediately proceeded to the Confideration of the faid Amendment, and the fame was read and agreed to. Ordered, That M"' Bland do go up with a Meffage to the Council and inform them
thereof.

An

[4o]
An
ingroffed Bill, intiUiled,

An Ad

for

this prefent Seffion of Affembly in Money, Refolved, That the Bill do pafs.

was read the

paying the Burgeffes Wages for third Time.

the last

and w

Ordered,

That

M"'

Bland do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence.

Meffage from the Governor was

Speaker,

delivered

by M' Walthoe,

M"'

The Governor has commanded me to deliver to your Houfe a Memorial of the Merchants of London, in Behalf of themfelves and of their Correfpondents, Merchants of Briitol, Liverpool, and Glafgow, trading and interefted in the Province of Virginia, addreffed to the Right Honorable the Lords Commiffioners for Trade and Plantations, which his Honor has
juft received.

And the faid Memorial was read, and is as follows That the General Affembly of Virginia have lately paffed an A6t, whereby
Provincial Treafurer
is

their

authoriaed, for the Purpofes therein mentioned, to iffue Paper

Notes to the Amount of ;^8o,ooo, which faid Paper Notes foiffued, and rated at Proclamation Money, by the faid Adl of Affembly, are thereby declared to be a lawful Tender in Payment of any Debt, or Demand whatever (excepting his Majefty's Quit -Rents). That your Petitioners having very large Sums of Money now due to them in the faid Province, in the Way of Trade, upon Bargains and Contradts made with the Inhabitants of Virginia, and for, and on their Account, do moreover ftand bound to the Tradefmen in Great Britain for large Sums all which faid Bargains and Contra(5ls, by general Agreement, are paj^able in Sterling, or at the Rate of Sterling lawful Money of this Kingdom, and were entered into and concluded long before the Iffuing of fuch Notes, and before any fuch Traffick, by Way of Paper Money, was known or heard of in the Virginia Trade. Your Memorialifts therefore beg Leave hereupon to remonftrate to your Lordfhips the very great Injury that may arife to the Trading Intereft of thefe Kingdoms, and more particularly to your Memorialifts, from the Virginia Adl, as it now ftands, not only by Reafon that it does affedt Debts, Bargains, and Contradls, due to the Merchants of thefe Kingdoms, exprefly ftipulated payable to them, before the paffing of the Adl, in Sterling, or at the Rate of Sterling lawful Money of Great Britain, but does moreover invert the Nature of their Trade from a certain to an imcertain Value of Profit and Lofs and in fo far your Memorialifts do conceive the faid Adl to be arbitrary and unjuft. Arbitrary, becaufe it does ex poft fado, extend to Debts due on Bargains and Contradls made before the Paffmg of the Adl. Unjuft, by Reafon that it does depreciate the Nature of fuch Debts, by making Debts (payable in Sterling Money of tmiverfal Value) to be received in Paper Notes of a local, uncertain, and fludluating Value, at the fame Time that no Provifion is made by the Adl for making Payment in fuch Notes, ad Valorem of Sterling, according to the Difference of Exchange between fuch Paper Money and Sterling, when Payment is made, which Provifion, on Principles of Law and common Equity, ought to have been made. In fo far therefore as that your Memorialifts may be very great Sufferers from the Defedls in the faid Adl as it now ftands, as well as from a Claufe of one other Adl that paffed in the faid Province Anno 1748, intituled, An Ad declaring the Laiv concerning Executions, and for Relief of infolvent Debtors, whereby Executions for Sterling Debts fhall be levied in Current Money, at the Rate of 25 per Cent. Advance on Sterling for the Difference of Exchange, and not otherwife. Your Memorialifts do therefore humbly offer to your Lordfhips Confidcration an lixpedient, which your Memorialifts apprehend may fully anfwer the End propofed by your Memorialifts, by guarding againft the Injury that may arife from the faid Adls with refpedl to your Memorialifts Properties and the Trade of this Kingdom, and at the fame Time no Ways defeat the Operation of the Paper Money Adl, with Regard to the military
;

-'^

Services thereby intended, which Expedient

inftrudled

by

his Majefty to urge to the

is, viz. That the Governor of Virginia be Affembly the paffmg another Adl for explaining

and

[41
and amending the Adt now
in Queftion,

]
all

and thereby provide, That

Debts, Bargains

or Contradls, that were entered into before the paffing of the aforefaid

A(5ls, fhall

remain

and ftand payable according

that
all

to the Nature of fuch Debts, Bargains or Contra(5ls; and Bargains or Contracts that have been heretofore made, or that may hereafter be made, and entered into, in the Courfe of Trade, or otherwife, between thefe Kingdoms

and

Virginia,

if

Sterling, or lawful
fo iffued, or that

the fame fhall be cxprefly ftipulated, and made payable according to Money of Great Britain, That then, and in fuch Cafes, fuch Paper Notes

may hereafter be if fued,

or

any other Species

of Current

Money, not

Payment of any fuch Debt, Bargain or Contradt, fo entered into, payable in Sterling, or lawful Money of Great Britain, unlefs the Perfon, or Perfons, to whom fuch Payment is tendered in Paper Notes,
or in other Species of Cun-ent Money, fhall think proper to accept thereof, in fuch Paper

being Sterling, fhall not be deemed a lawful Tender in

Notes, or other Species of Current Money, if the fame fhall be offered to him, or them, according to the Difference of Exchange between fuch Paper Notes, and other Species of Current Money, at the Time when fuch Paper Notes, or other Species of Current Money,
fhall

be fo offered

Species of Current Money, according to the Difference of Exchange between Sterling and Paper Money, and fuch other Species of Current Money, fhall be deemed and held as fully paid and fatiffied for his and their Debt, to all Intents and Purpofes, as if fuch Payment had been made
in Sterling or lawful

fo accepting of

in Payment of SterHng Debts, &c. And Payment in Paper Notes, or in any other

that the Perfon, or Perfons,

Money

of Great Britain,

any Thing

in the aforefaid A6t, or in

any

other

Adl.,

to the contrary notwithftanding.

ginia can

To an Amendment of this Nature, your Memorialifts conceive the Affembly of Virmake no Objecftion, in fo far as that it is, bona fide, founded on Principles of common Justice, and the I^aws of this Kingdom, and more particularly agreeable to the A<51 of the 6*'' Year of her late Majefty Queen Anne, whereby foreign Silver Coin is made

52

Current in the Plantations, but in due Proportion, as the intrinfic Value thereof is to Sterling; and at the fame Time it is thereby provided, that all fuch Species of Silver
Coins, fo

made

Current,

fliall

not affedl Contradls or Bargains

in

And

it is

thereby further provided, that nothing

made prior to the Adl: the faid Ad; fhall be conf trued to

of fuch foreign Silver Coin, as the

compel any Perfon, or Perfons, whatfoever, to receive in Payment any of the faid Species fame is rated in the Adl. In fo far therefore as that the Amendment, propofed by your Memorialifts to the Adl of Virginia, coincides with Equity and the Laws of England, and with the Regard that is at all Times due to the Trading-Intereft of thefe Kingdoms, and with the Juftice that is due to your Memorialifts in this

particular Cafe. Confiderations, your Memorialifts

humbly hope for your Ix)rdfliips Inan Inftrudlion to the Governor of Virginia, for the Purpofes aforefaid and that your Lordfliips will be pleafed toftifpend giving Judgment upon the Virginia Adl, as it now ftands, by Way of Approbation thereof, till fuch Time as the Senfe of the Affembly of that Province is had upon the Amendments propofed thereto. Ordered, That the faid Memorial do lie on the Table, for the Perufal of the Members
terpofition with his Majefty, for
;

From fuch

of this Houfe.

The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For raifing the Sum of ;2o,ooo by a Land and Poll Tax, and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, and gone through the fame, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table. Ordered, That the Confideration of the faid Report be put oft' till Monday next. And then the Houfe adjourned till Monday Morning Eleven "Clock.

[42

yUonba^, tbe 9t^ of October. 32

<Beo.

II.

1758.

Benjamin Waller reported, That the Committee to whom the Bill For adding certain Lands therein mentioned to the City of Williamfburg, was committed had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments be ingroffed, and read a third Time. The Houfe pi'oceeded to the Confideration of the Amendments propofed by the Committee of the whole Houfe to the Bill For raifmg the Svmi of ;^2o,ooo, by a Land and Poll Tax, reported on Saturday laft, and referred to be confidered this Day, and the fame being again twice read were agreed to by the Houfe, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments, as amended, be ingroffed and read a
third Time.

MR

Meffage from the Council by

to the

M"'

Walthoe.

That they have agreed

Treafurer's Accounts.

A(5l for eredling a Town on the Land of Lewis Stevens, Alfo Frederick; for enlarging the Town of Winchefter, and for ere<5ling a in the County of Town on the Lands of Nicholas Minor, in the County of Loudoun. Alfo to the Bill, intitided, An Adl for paying the Burgeffes Wages for the laft and
to the Bill, intituled.

An

Money. Adl for further continuing an Adl, intituled, An Adl for Alfo the better regulating and collecfling certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned.
this prefent Sefiion of Affembly, in
to the Bill, intituled.

An

whom the Petition oi Thomas Gibbs imder their Confideration, and fovmd the Allegations the fame had had was thereof to be true, and had come to two Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the faid Thomas Gibbs ought not to have any Allowance for the Hand Cuffs and other Things mentioned in one of the Receipts annexed to his Petition. Refolved, That the faid Thomas Gibbs ought to be allowed for the Blackfmith's and Farrier's Tools, fpecified in the other Receipt, the Sum oi i^, to be paid by the Public. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "Clock.
M''

Nicholas reported, That the Committee to

referred,

I3ues6ar.

tl^e

lOtb of October.

32

(Beo.

II.

175S.

Read reported. That the Committee to whom the Bill For appointing Commiffioners to examine and ftate the Accounts of Provifions for feveral Counties, and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catawaba Indians was committed had made feveral, Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table w-here the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments, as amended, be ingroffed and read a
,

MR
An

third Time.
ingroffetl Bill, intituled.

An Ad

for the Defence of the Frontiers of this Colony,

and

for other

Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein

filled

up.
faid Bill to the Council for their

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Charles Carter do carry up the
Refolved,

Concurrence.
Ordered,

[43
Ordered,

That a Committee be appointed to examine the inrolled Bills of the followWilliam Digges, M"' William Waller, M' Jones, Mr Read, M' Green, Cabbell, and M-- Henry Lee. An iiigroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip Johnfon, Gentleman, adding the iame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Biirwell do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. An ingroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for appointing Commiffioners to examine and ftate the Accounts of Provisions, and Pay of the Militia, and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catawba Indians, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Read do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. Upon a Motion made, Refolved, That the feveral Sums following be paid to the feveral Officers of the Gening Perfons,
viz.

eral Affembly, refpedlively

To John Randolph, Efq Clerk of the Houfe of Burgeffes, To Nathaniel Walthoe, Efq Clerk of the General Affembly, To the Reverend M'' William Yates, Chaplain, To M'' Francis Eppes, Serjeant at Arms, To M' John Palmer, Clerk of the Com. of Privileges and Eledtions, To M'' Thomas Everard, for his Services, To the Door-Keeper of the Council, To William Francis, To Thomas Broadrib, Door-Keepers to the Houfe, To James Lavie, To James Yates,
;
;

200
60 40
50 50 60
10 10 10
10

10

Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be ingroffed,

and that M' Thomas Lee do carry it up

"Clock.

to the Council for their Concurrence.

Atid then the Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

W^bnisba^,

tbe

lUb of October. 32
M''

(Beo. IL 17 5S,

Meffage from the Council by

That they have agreed
Frontiers of this Colony,

Walthoe.
intituled.

to the Bill,

An Adl

for the Defence of the

and

for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An A(5l for vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip Johnfon, Gentleman, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo
to the

Refolve
of

of this

Houfe

for

paying

the refpedive Officers of the General

Affem-

bly the feveral

Sums

Money

therein mentioned.
tlte

And

to tlie

Refolve for paying Peter Pelham

Sum

of

25, for the Services therein

mentioned.
the Bill, intituled, An Adt for appointing Commiffioners to examine and ftate the Accounts of Provifions, and the Pay of the Militia, and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catawba Indians, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned with fame Amendments, to which they defire

And that they have agreed to

the

Concurrence of

this

Houfe.

The

[44]
The Houfe immediately proceeded to the Confideration of the faid Amendments, and the fame was read and agreed to. Ordered, That M"' Jones do go up with a Meffage to the Coimcil and acquaint them
therewith.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

That an Addrefs be made to

it is

his

Honor the Governor

to defire

him

to

notify to the

Regiment
lefs

is

Commanding now joined, that

Officer of his Majefty's Forces, with

whom

the i" Virginia

the Opinion of this Houfe, that the prefent defence-

Situation of the Frontiers of this Colony requires the Affiftance of the faid i" Regi-

ment, and to defire that he will give Orders for the Marching of the faid Regiment into this Colony immediately after the i ^' Day of December next, and that M' Landmt Carter do wait on his Honor with the faid Addrefs. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrmv Morning Eleven "Clock.

I3bur$6ar. t^e

I2tl)

of October,

32

(Beo.

II.

175$.

MR

William Digges reported, that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, examined the enrolled Bills, and reAified fuch Miftakes as were found therein, and that they were truly enrolled.
Ordered,

That

M''

Digges do carry up the enrolled Bills to the Council

for their infpecftion.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved, That an humble Addrefs be prefented to the Governor, to acquaint his Honor, that it is the sense and the Desire of this Houfe that no more than four Companies of Rangers be ftationed on the Frontiers of this Colony, this Houfe not being and that M' willing to provide for the Pay of more than 400 Men for that Service Richard Henry Lee do wait on his Honor with the faid Addrefs. Upon a Motion made, Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to agree with the Printer for providing all neceffary Materials and printing the Treafury Notes, to be emitted purfuant to an Adt paffed this Seffion of Affembly, intituled. An Ad for the Defence of the Frontiers of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, and that the faid Committee confift of Whiting, M'' Page, M'' Willam Digges, M"' Dudley Digges, the following Gentlemen, viz. Attorney, M"" Wythe, Benjamin Waller and M'' Nicholas, M.^ Burwell, Harwood, or any fix of them.
;

Meffage from the Council by

liave

M''

Walthoe.

That they

infpeded the enrolled

Bills,

and are

fatiffied they are truly enrolled.

A Meffage from the Governor was delivered by M"" Walthoe.

M''

Speaker,

ber,

The Governor commands the immediate Attendance of this Houfe in the Council Chamand that you bring with you fuch Bills and Refolves as are ready for his Affent.

M" Speaker with the Houfe went up accordingly, and the Governor was pleafed
give his affent to the following Bills,*
1.

to

56

viz.

An Ad for the Defence of the Frontiers of this Colony,

and

for other

Purpofes therein

mentioned.

For appointing Commiffioncrs to examine and ftate the Accounts of Provifions, and the Pay of the Militia, and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catawba Indians, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. For
2.

*A11 the laws paffed at this seffion are given in lleninp, Vol. VII, pp. 171-249.

[45
J.

]
of Frederick, for

For ereding a Town on

the

Land

of

Lewis Stepheyis, in the County

enlarging the

Town

of Winchefter, and for ereding a

Town on

the

Lands

of Nicholas Minor,

in the County of Loudoun. 4. For continuing an ad, intituled,

An Ad

for reducing the feveral

Ads

for

making

Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into one

5.

Ad.

For preventing fraudulent Gifts of Slaves. 6. To enable the Inhabitants of this Colony to difcharge their public Dues, Officers Fees, and other Tobacco Debts, in Money for the enfuing Year. 7. For repealing an Ad, intituled, An Ad for the more effectual preventing and repeling the hoftile Incur fions of the Indians at Enmity with the Inhabitants of this Colony. 8. For further continuing an Ad, intituled. An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. g. For appointing a Treafurer. 10. For fettling the Infpedors Salaries, and the Rents of the public Warehoufes, for
the

enfuing Year.
I J.

For diffolving the Veftry of Hamilton Parifh, in the County of Prince William. For vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip John fan, Gentleman, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. I J. For paying the Burgeffcs Wages for the laft and this prefent Seffion of Affembly in Money.
12.

His Honor likewife gave his Affent to the following Refolves of the Houfe of Burgeffes, which the Council had agreed to, viz.
1.

For paying

the feveral Officers of the General Affeynbly the refpedive

Sums

of

Money
2.

therein mentioned.

J.

For paying William Hunter, Printer For paying Peter Pelham, Organift,
to

to the

Public, a Salary of
of ,2.

300 per Annum.

the

Sum

And then his Honor was pleafed

Gentlemen of
the Council,

make

the following Speech.

Mr Speaker,

atul

Gentlemen of the Houfe

of Burgeffes,

The Provifion you have made for the Protedion of the Frontiers, during this fhort Thanks of your Country; and the great Regard and Attention you have fhewed to me, during the Courfe of it, demand my particular Acknowledgments. That I may employ the Forces defigned for your Defence in the moft proper and efficacious Manner, I fhall make it my Bufinefs, during the Recefs of the General Affembly, to get at the beft Knowledge I am able to attain in relation to the Frontiers, and the proper StaSeffion, claims the
tions in

which

to

place the Troops.

that the People may not be oppreffed a frefh Inftance of your Tendernefs for your Country; and it fhall be my Endeavour to follow fo good an Example, by taking all poffible Care that not one Penny he expended wantonly: And you may be affured, that I will take a proper Opportunity

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, The Caution you have taken in raifing the Supplies,
Time,
is

at this

to write to the

Commander

in Chief of his Majefty's Forces, agreeably to the Addrefs I

received from

you for that Purpofe. Gentleman of the Council and of

the

I hope we fhall always

meet in the

Houfe of Burgeffes, fame happy Difpofition

of

Mind

to

do

all

in our

Power to defend the People, and remove all Obftrudions to the Trade of this Colony, by every Meafure which will conduce thereto. That you may have a proper Time for the Difcharge of your private Fundions, it is
convenient you fhould

now

be prorogued, aiui you are accordingly prorogued

to the

Third

Thurfday in December next.

^J

JOURNAL
of the

House of Burgesses
1758
November
Sefllon

ai

JOURNAL
fth< tne Of

House OUSE
A
/|
-*-*-

B of JDURGESSES OF
at
the Capitol in

a General Affembly begun and held

the 14"'

WILLIAMSBURG

on

THURSDAY
of

Day

of

SEPTEMBER
GEORGE
the

our Sovereign Lord King

Year of the Reign fecond and in tite Year of our Lord

in the

XXXII

1758.

And

NOVEMBER in the
BURG being

from thence continued by Prorogation to THURSDAY the g"" of Year of our Lord 1758; And then held at the Capitol in WILLIA MSAffembly.

the fecond Seffion of this

Z3bur56aY. t^e

9l\)

of !!flovember,
M""

32

(bao,

II.

\75S.

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by

M""

Walthoe.

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes.

the

The Governor commands

immediate Attendance

of

your Houfe in the

Council Chamber.
M'' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up to attend the Governor. being returned, reported, That he, with the Houfe, had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber; and that his Honor was pleafed to make a Speech to the Cotincil and this Houfe, of which he had (to prevent Mif takes) obtained a Copy, which he read to the Houfe, and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where it was again read, and is

Accordingly

And

as follows.

Gentlemen of the Council,

It

M' Speaker,
Intention,

and Gentlemen

of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes,

was very

far from

my

when we

la ft parted, to call

you

together again fo

foon; but by a Letter I have received from Colonel Byrd, / find our Forces will
be in

AAion

before Fort

Du

mo ft probably Quefne, at the very time prefcribed for their Return into this
it

Colony: I therefore thought

Occafion.

not only expedient, but neceffary, to

fummon you

on this

The withdrawing our Regiments from

Event of the Expedition
all the

the reft of his Majefty's Forces at

of

{for

which only, Part

them were raifed)

common Caufe, and at the Cenfure Difappointment can invent for the Failure of the Expedition, if that fhould be the fatal Confequence of fuch Meafures. But, when I refled on the whole Tenor of your Conduct during the Courfe of the War, I feel the ftrongeft Convtdion that I need not ufe thefe, or any other Arguments, to induce you
the greateft Differvice to the
to make fuch Alterations, in the Difpofal of, and Provifion for, the Regiments, as the prefent Circumftances require: I am very fenfible that one of our Regiments cannot be continued

a time when the would be fame Time fubject this Colony to

is at the Crifif,

beyond the

firft of

too facred to be touched; but I have great

December, without Breach of the public Faith, which I fhall always deent Reafon to hope that Honor will fupply the Place of Law,

[so]
Law, and
that this

Body

of Virginians ivill be influenced

to.

by the

firft, to

do that voluntarily,

xvhich the laft cannot compel them

I have nothing to add, but

to

recommend

to

are not
to

known

to the

Army

before the firft of

you the utmoft Expedition ; far if your Refolves December, all will be fruftrated: And, in order
to

which may occafion Delay, I am defirous (an my Part) Forms of Ceremony, which Cuftom may have introduced in Relation to myfelf.
remove
all Obftacles

waive

all

Governor had delivered to him a Letter of the 2 a'' of Odober laft, from General Forbes, alio a Letter from Colonel Byrd, of the 21" of Odober, which he had defired him to lay before this Hoiife and he accordingly delivered them in at the Table, where they were read, and ordered to lye on the Table. Upon a Motion made, Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee, to confider of the Governor's Speech immediately. Ordered, That the Letters from General Forbes and Colonel Byrd be referred to

M' Speaker

alio reported, that the

the faid Committee.

then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"^ Speaker returned the Chair, and M'' Attorney reported, that the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their Confideration and gone through the fame, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which they had directed him to report to the Houfe and he read the fame in his Place, and

And

then delivered it in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows. Refolved, That the Adl intituled, An Ad for the Defence of the Frontiers of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, ought to be amended.
Ordered,

That

M''

Attorney,

M' Landau

Carter,

M' Bland and

M''

Mafon, prepare and

bring in a

Bill,

or Bills, purfuant to the faid Refolution.

That the Reverend M'' William Yates be continued Chaplain to this Houfe, attend to read Prayers every Morning at Nine o'Clock. and that he Ordered, That the feveral Door Keepers be continued in their refpedtive Offices, and
Ordered,

that they give their Attendance accordingly.

The Houfe being informed, that M'' William Ball, a Burgefs for the Coimty of Lancafter, was by the Grand Jury of Inquefts, for the Body of this Colony, in Odober General Court laft, prefented for uttering forged and counterfeit Treafury Notes, knowing them
to be f o

Refolved, That the faid William Ball be expelled this Houfe, and that he be forever rendered incapable of fitting or voting in this Hotife. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to order a new Writ to iffue for the eledling a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly, for the County of Lancafter, in the Room of the faid William Ball; and that M' Charles Carter, Jun. do wait on him with the fame. Upon a Motion made, Ordered, That all fuch Claims and Propofitions as were referred from the laft to this Seffion of Affembly, and aKo all fuch Claims and Propofitions as fhall be certified to this Seffion of Affembly, he referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. M' Attorney, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To Amend an Adl, intituled, An Ad for the Defence of the Frontiers of the Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Ten

"'Clock.

[51

IFviba^, H)e lOtI) of :5lovemb(ir,

32

<&co.

II.

1758.

A
A

a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. Bill, To amend an Ac%, intituled. An Ad for the Defence of the Frontiers of this

Member returned upon

by
A(5l of

Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time. Upon the Petition of Thomas Penman, Keeper of the Public Goal, praying the Con-

tinuance of his former Salary. Refolved, That the additional

Sum
25

of

be paid to the faid Thomas Penman,

over and above his ufual Salary of

Refolved,

the faid Thomas Perman for That 10 lbs. of Imprifonment, from Criminal's every criminal committed to the faid Goal, during fuch this Time to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly.

Annum. Tobacco per Day be allowed

per

Upon the Petition of William Hunter,

Refolved,

Printer, praying the Continuance of his Salary.

be allowed to the faid William Hunter, to continue to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly, as a full Confideration for printing the Journal of the Houfe of Burgeffes, printing the Laws of each Seffion, and fending thirteen of them to every County Court Clerk, one of which to be half -bound for the Ufe of the Court, printing Infpedlors Notes and Books, Proclamations and other public

That the

Sum

of

300 per

Annum

Advertifements.
Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be ingroffed,

and that

M''

Waller do carr^^

it

to the

Council for their Concurrence.

An

ingroffed Bill, intituled.

An Ad

to

amend an Ad,
Bill

intituled

An Ad for

the Defence

of the Frontiers of this Colony,

and

for other Purpofes therein mentioned,

Time, and the Queftion being put that the faid go forth,

do

pafs,

was read a third the Houfe divided, Yeas

Yeas Noes
Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Attorney do carry rence.

44,
8.

up the

faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

Meffage from the Coimcil by M' Walthoe.

That they have agreed to the Bill, intituled. An A(5t to amend an Adl, intituled. An Adl for the Defence of the Frontiers of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned
.

Alfo 300 per

to the

Refolve of

this

Houfe, for allowing William Hunter, Printer, the

Sum

of

Annum, for the Services therein mentioned.

then the

And

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Ten

o'Clock.

Saturday, t^e lU^ of ^Jtovember. 32 <5co. U. 175S.

ORDERED,

That a Committee be appointed (to examine the inroUed Bill and Refolve) of the following Perfons, viz. M'' William Digges, andM'' Willis Ridick. Digges reported. That the Committee appointed had, according to Order examined the inrolled Bill and Refolve, and redlified fuch Miftakes as were foimd therein, and that they were truly inrolled. Ordered, That M'' Digges do carry them up to the Cotmcil for their Infpedtion. Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

52

That the Speaker be diredled (when the Houfe fliall be commanded by the Governor to attend him with the inroUed Bill for his Affent) to return his Honor the Thanks of this Houfe for waving the Ceremony of an Addrefs due to him at the Opening of thisSeffion, for the Sake of Dif patch, and to affure him we have done every Thing, as far as in our Power, to co-operate with his Honor's Ardency for the common Caufe and to defire that his Honor will be pleafed to fignify to General Forbes, That the Expedlation of Succefs from his Condudt has been the fole Motive of agreeing to poftpone the March of the firft Regiment to the Frontiers of this Colony.
Refolved,
;

A Meffage from the Council by M*^

inrolled.

Walthoe,
fatiffied they are

That they have infpeded the inroiled Bill and Refolve, and are

truly

Meffage from the Governor by

Speaker,

M"^

Walthoe,

M''

ber,

The Governor commands the immediate Attendance of your Houfe in and that you bring with you fuch Bills as are ready for his Affent.

the

Council

Cham-

Accordingly the Speaker, with the Houfe, accordingly went up, and his Honor was pleafed to give his Affent to the *A($l, intituled. An Ad to amend an Ad, intituled, An Ad for the Defence of the Frontiers of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Refolve, For allowing William Hunter, Printer, ^oo per Annum, for
the Services therein mentioned.

And
M""

then his Honor was pleafed to

make the following proroguing Speech.

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes.

The Readinefs you have fhewn to do all I recommend to you, the Diligence you have ufed in doing it, and the unufual Step you have taken to demonftrate your Refped to me, muft ftrongly affed a feeling Mind; and I do affure you, that thefe, and all other Ads of Affedion which I have received from this Colony, have made fuch an Impreffion as wtll not I will certainly inform eafily be effaced, on a Heart already difpofed to make you happy. your And as judge you in I it will be agreeable all Addrefs: the Commander in Chief of defire to your Inclinations to be prorogued, you are accordingly prorogued to the third Thurfday
in

December

7iext.

*Hening, Vol. VII. pp. 251-253.

JOURNAL
of the

House of Burgesses
1759
February SefTion

JOURNAL
of
th<

House
d)urs6aj.

of Burgesses
February. 32
by M' Walthoe.
of Burgeffes.

t^e 22it6 of

<&<to. II.

1759.

The Governor comtnands Chamber. Council

Accordingly

Meffage from the Go\'ernor was

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen

(ielivei'ed

of the

Houfe

the

inunediate Attendance of your

Houfe

in the

M'' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up to attend the Governor, being returned, reported. That the Houfe had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber and that the Governor was pleafed to make a Speech to the Council and this Houfe, of which he had (to prevent Miftakes) obtained a Copy, which he read

And

to the Houfe,

and afterwards delivered

in at

the Table, where

it

was again

read,

and

is

as

follows

Gentlemen of the Council,

It gives

A/''

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Biirgeffes.

me

the greatest Pleafure that I the

can open

this Seffion of

Affemhly with

my Con-

Surrender of Fort Du Quefne to his Majefty's Forces, under the Command of Brigadier-General Forbes; An Event of the iitmoft Importance to this Colony, as it brings with it the Advantages of opening an Intercourfe of Friendfhip and Commerce with the Weftern Indian Nations on the Banks of the Ohio, and puts
gratulations to

you on

happy Event

of the

Majefty in Poffeffion of a very extenfive, fine and fertile Trad of Country. It is a Duty we owe to his Majefty, to ourfelves, and our Pofterity, that we fhould ufe our beft Endeavours, and take the ftrongeft Precaution to keep our Poffeffion of thefe Benefits uninterrupted. The Indians are de fircms to embrace our Friend fhip, to obtain which they have made offers; but at the fame Time have frankly told us, we arc not to exped the Continuance of it any longer than we can preferve the Country, and. proted them from the Revenge of the now exafperated French And tltat we may effedually do this, it is neceffary we
his
:

fhould drive thefe

thefe Parts,

reftlefs,

ambitious, perfidious Neighbours from all their Settlements in

To this Purpofe Major -General from which they can annoy and difturb us. Amherft, a Commander who has already proved himfelf a brave, prudent and careful Officer, whom his Majefty has been pleafed to appoint to command his Troops in North
America (o frefh Inftance of his paternal Care of thefe Colonies) lias wrote to me te defire I would ufe my Intereft with you. Gentlemen, that you would join his Majefty's Forces with the fame Number of Men which you paid laft Year. Here I find myfelf at a Lofs. I well

know the great Debt this Colony has contraded; I well know the Chearfulnefs with which you have undertaken every Thing recommended to you: The Fir ft, deters me from ufing any Arguments; The Laft, renders all needlefs, and I can only fay, tlmt by employing your Efforts this Year, it is pi-obable we may, by following the repeated Blows already given, be able to drive the Enemy from our Frontiers, and fo it may become the laft of this burthenfome and expenfive War. I

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I fhould not do Juftice to the brave

Men who have hazarded their Lives in defence of their

Country, and ivhofe Coyidiid has done Honor toit, ifldidnot reprefent toyou the naked Condition in which they are at prcfent: Out of Commiferation of their wretched State, I have ordered each in fame Meafure, from the Inclemencies of them a Coat to be made of Blanket, to proted them,
a Winter Seafon: This is all I thought proper to do, as they ftand provided for till the Firft of May only; but if they are continued in Pay this will he far from fufjictent; they muft be entirely new cloathed, it being now more than two Years fince their laftCloathing.

and Hardfhips

of

Whatever Refoliitions you

better,

may come

to

on this Head, the fooner they are made knmvn the

that all may be ready by the ufual Time of Troops taking the Field.
of the Hoiife of Bnrgeffes,

Gentlemen

The Meafures which I have recommended to yourCon-fideration,andpoffibiy fomeothers which may occur to yourfelves to be neceffary for the Safety of the Colony, will create a large Expence; in the providing for which, J am confident, from the Experience I have already had of your tender Concern for the People, that you will have a due Attention to their Eafe and Comfort; who, as they are the Strength of a Country, ought to be the principal
Care
of the Legiflature.

Gentlemen

of the Council,

and

of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes.

From

a Defire to leffen the Expences of the Country as muchaspoffible, I have di (miffed

and ordered Home all the Militia, and every other Body of Men, excepting the Regiment and the Four Companies of Rangers eftablifhed by Law. I have contraded for the Provifions of all thefe on the cheapeft Terms, both that the Men may be well fupplied, and the Country And for the Defence of the Frontiers I freed from the Hardfhips attending an Imprefs.
have difpofed the Troops according to the heft Information I could get, to procure which I have negleded no Means in my Power; and I fincerely hope the End intended will be fully and effedually anfwered, by my having ftationed the whole Regiment, excepting the Detachment

by Order of Brigadier -General Forbes, in the moft proper and commodious Forts and Pofts in the feveral Counties of Hampfhire, Frederick, and Augtifta and the Rangers in the Counties of Bedford and Halifax. / have informed you of every Thing which appears to me neceffary for your prefent
left

in Fort

Du Quefne

Deliberation ;
efts

and I hope a fteady Unanimity

will prevail in all

your Counfels for

the Inter-

and Support

of this Colony, in the Profperity of

which I

feel

myfelf fincerely and ftrongly

interefted.

That an humble Addrefs be prefented to his Honor.to return him Thanks Speech To exprefs the Pleafure we receive from the late good Succefs of his Majefty's Arms, and to affure him that our Affedlion to his Majefty, our Gratitude to his Honor, and our Regard to the true Intereft of this Colony, will lead us to do every Thing in our Power that may tend to produce greater Glory to his Majefty, and a
Refolved,
for his aflfe(5lionate
:

fafe

and honorable Peace to his Dominions. Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up an Addrefs to the Governor, purfuant to the faid Refolution and it is referred to M' Attorney and M'' Landon Carter to prepare and bring in the fame. M' Speaker informed the Houfe, That the Governor had delivered him a Letter, of
;

the eighteenth of September

of

laft,

from

M''

Secretary Pitt; alfo a Letter, of the thirteenth

December, from Major-General Amherft; and defired

him

to lay

them before the

Houfe.

And
morrow.

Refolved.

the faid Letters were read, and ordered to lie on the Table. That this Houfe will take the Governor's Speech into Confideration Tothis

That the Reverend M' William Yates be continued Chaplain to and that he attend to read Prayers every Morning at Ten o'Clock.
Ordered,

Houfe

Ordered,

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That William Francis, Thomas Broadrib, James Lavie, and James Yates, be Door keepers to this Houfe and that tliey give their Attendance accordingly. A new Member, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by A6t of ParHament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe, And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,

continued

in their refpedlive Offices of

lFrl6ar, t^e

23r6 of Tebruar^. 32
Day

(Beo.

II.

1759.

THE
M"' M--

Order of the
Refolved,

being read, for the Houfe to take the Governor's Speech

into Confideration

That this Houfe will take the faid Speech into their Confideration To-morrow. Ordered, That a Committee of Privileges and Eledtions be appointed of the following Perfons,
viz.

Mr. Attorney,
Charles Carter,
M''

Bland,
Carter,

Benjamin Waller, M' Randolph,

Page,

M' Landon
M''

M""

W Harrifon,
M' Whiting,

William Digges,

And
bly,

they are to

M' Dudley Digges, M' Nicholas, M' Wythe, and M"' Richard Henry Lee. meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to examine,
;

in

the

farft

Place, all Returns of Writs for eledling Burgeffes to ferve in this prefent General

Affemtheir

and to compare the fame with the Form prefcribed by Law and to take into
all

Confideration

Queftion touching Returns, Elections, and Privileges, and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereupon,
in

fuch Matters as fhall or

may come

from Time to Time, to the Houfe And the faid Committee is to ha^'e Power to fend for Perfons, Papers, and Records for their Information. Ordered, That a Committee of Propofitions and Grievances be appointed of the fol;

lowing Perfons,
M.^

viz.

M""

Charles Carter,

W Attorney, W Randolph, "W Landon W William Digges, Bowler Cocke, W Wythe,

Carter,
M"" M"" M''

Bland,

W Benjamin Waller,
M""

Cary,

Dandridge,

Lewis Burwell,
Braxton,

W W Eppes, M' Nicholas, W Charles Wafhington, W

M"'

M""

M' Harrifon, Page Dudley Digges,

Carter, of Lancafter,

Allen,

and M"" Francis Lightfoot Lee. they are to meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to take into their Confideration all Propofitions and Grievances that fhall come legally certified to this Affembly,

And

and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereupon, from Time to Time, to the Houfe And all fuch Propofitions and Grievances are to be delivered to the Clerk of the Hoxife, and by him to the faid Committee, of Courfe. And the faid Committee is to have Power to fend for Perfons, Papers and Records for their Information.
:

Ordered,

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Ordered,
viz.

That a Committee

of public Claims be appointed of the following Perfons,

M' Bland,

W W W

M""

Harwaod,
Cave,

M' Wilfon,
M"' M"" M"' M--

Richard Booker,

Walker,

William Thornton,

M"'

Richard Lee,
Ruffin,

M^ Waring, M"' Wade,

and

Thomas Johnfton, Howard, M^ Upfhaw, M'' Simmons,

M''

Hartwell Cocke.

And they are to meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to take into their Confideration all public Claims which fhall be prefented to the Houfe during this Seffion, and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereupon to the Houfe, when they have gone through the faid Claims And all Perfons who have any Claims are to deliver them
;

to the Clerk, and he is to deliver them to the faid Committee of Courfe and they are to have Power to fend for Perfons, Papers, and Records for their Information.
;

Ordered,
fons, viz.

That a Committee

for Courts of Juftice be appointed of the following Per-

M''

London

Carter,

M' John Tabh,

M"' Slaughter,

M^ Wythe, M"' Henry Lee,

M.'

Lewis,

W
and
M''

Gaines,

Legrand.

And they
eration
all

are to meet and adjourn from

Day

to Day,

and to take into

their Confidfhall,

Matters relating to Courts of

Jioftice,

and fuch other Matters as

is

from

Time

to Time, be referred to them, and report their Proceedings, with their Opinions

thereupon, to the Houfe.

And

the faid Committee

to infpecft the Journals of the third

firft

and fourth

Seffions of the laft General Affembly,

and the

and fecond

Seffions of this

prefent General Affembly,

and draw up a State

of the Matters then

depending and unde-

made therein, and report the fame to the Hotife: That they do alfo examine what Laws have expired fince the laft Seffion, and infpedl fuch temporary Laws as will expire with the End of this Seffion, or are near expiring, and report the fame to the Houfe, with their Opinions which of them are fit to be revived
termined, and the Progrefs that was

and continued. Ordered, That

Committee

of

Trade be appointed of the following Perfons,

M''

viz.

Harrifan,

M' Jofeph Bridger, M'' James Bridger, M' Kennon, M' Terry,

W Edmund Booker,
"W
Chriftian,

M''

W
and
M''

Hair ftone,
Charles Carter,

Smith.

meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to take under their Confidand all Matters that fhall be, from Time to Time, to them referred, and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe: and the faid Committee is to have Power to fend for Perfons, Papers, and Records for their Information. Refolved, That Seven of the Committee of Privileges and Eledions, Eleven of the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, and Five of any other Committee, be a fufficient Number to make a Committee. Ordered, That M'' John Palmer be continued Clerk to the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions and Propofitions and Grievances M'' Miles Cary Clerk to the Committee

And they are

to

eration all Things relating to the Trade of this Colony,

of

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of Claims,

and

M""

Thomas Everard Clerk

to the

Committee

for Courts of Juftice

and

that they give their Attendance accordingly.

A
read,

Petition of George Davenport,

the Committee of Trade, which Ofiice

Ordered,

humbly praying that he may be appointed Clerk to is now vacant, was prcfented to the Houfe and

and thereupon. That the faid George Davenport be appointed Clerk to the faid Committee, and that he give his Attendance accordingly. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-nwrrow Morning, Eleven "'Clock.

Saturday,

tl)e

24tl) of Jebruarp.

32

(Beo. IL

1759.

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Petitions from fcveral Counties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That the Petitions from the Counties of Fairfax, Goochland, and Suffex, praying that the Price of Tobacco may be fettled, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition from the County of Augufta, praying that the Frontiers

MR

may

be better guarded, be

reje<5ted.

Refolved, That the Petition of Margaret Boyd, praying that a Ferry over Dan River, appointed by the Courts of Lunenburg and Halifax, may be eftablifhed by Law, is

reafonable.

That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the laft Refolution and it is referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and bring in the fame. Ordered, That M'' Woodbridge and M'' Pendleton be added to the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions, and Propofitions and Grievances. M' Thomas Walker, a Member of this Houfe, having informed the Houfe, That his
Ordered,
;

Condu(5l, as Contra<fbor for Provifions for the Forces in the

in the

Pay

of this Colony, ftationed

it

County

of Augufta,

had been cenfured, and praying that

of Privileges

might be publickly

enquired into.
Ordered,

That the Committee

and Eledlions do enquire into the fame,

and report their Opinion thereupon to the Houfe. M'' Landon Carter, from the Committee for Courts of Jtiftice, reported, That the Committee had, according to Order, infpedled the Journals of the third and fourth Seffions of the laft General Affembly alfo the Journals of the firft and fecond Seffion of this prefent General Affembly; and had prepared and drawn up a State of the Matters then depending and undetermined, and the Progrefs that was made therein, and had agreed upon a Report, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again read, and is as follows That it appears to this Committee, That a Petition of William Tyler, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from his Land in Weftmor eland, over Potowmack, to Cedar Point in Maryland, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of
;

the next Seffion of Affembly.

That a Petition of the Inhabitants of Cople and Parts adjacent, praying that the Warehoufes for Infpe<5lion of Tobacco, on Y'eocomoco River, may be fixed on the Land of Daniel Tebbs; and a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Northumberland, living on the Branches of the faid River, in Oppofition thereto, w^ere referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe: That the faid Committee reported, that they had had the fame under their Confideration, and refolved, in which the Houfe agreed, that the further Confideration of the faid Petition ought to be referred to the next Seffion of Affembly. That

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That the feveral Claims of Dominic Cougar, Alexander Walker, John Cordon, and Henry Hazard, for taking up Runaways, were prefented to the Houfe and received, and
referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

That upon a Motion made, it was ordered, That all fuch Claims and Propofitions as were referred from the laft Affembly to the firft Seffion of this prefent General Affembly, and alfo all fuch Claims and Propofitions as fhould be certified to the faid firft Seffion of Affembly (except fuch as relate to the Militia drawn out into aAual Sen'ice) be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Culpeper, praying that a Town may be laid off and eftablifhed on the Land of Robert Coleman, in the faid County, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next
Seffion of Affembly.

That a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of that Part of the Parifh of Suffolk, in the County of Nanfemond, called the Lower Parifli, complaining of fundry illegal Proceedings in the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying that the fame may be diffolved. Alfo a Petition of fundry of the Veftry and other Inhabitants of that Part of the faid Parifli of Suffolk, formerly called Chuckatuck, in Oppofition to the faid Petition, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next
Seffion of Affembly.

That a Petition of fundry Inhabitants, on the Branches of Rappahannock Creek, in the County of Richmond, in Oppofition to a Petition to be prefented to the Houfe, for difcontinuing a public Warehoufe for Infpedlion of Tobacco at the Head of the faid Creek,
called Beckwith's Warehoufe.

Alfo a Petition of fundr\^ Inhabitants of the Parifh of Antrim in the County of Halifax, complaining of Negle<5t, Mifmanagement, and illegal Proceedings of the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying that the fame may be diffolved, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.
Petition of fimdry Inhabitants of the Parifli of Overwharton, in the County of of divers oppreffive and illegal Proceedings in the Veftry of the complaining Stafford, faid Parifh, and praying that the fame may be diffolved, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of Henry Blagrave, complaining of an undue Ele(5lion and Return of Read and M'' Matthew Marrable, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Clement M"' Affembly for the County of Lunenburg. Alfo a Petition of William Mead, complaining of an undue Ele(5tion and Return of Samuel Hairftone and Zachariah Burnley, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Bedford, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and

That a

referred to the

Committee

of Privileges

and

Ele(5lions to

examine into the Allegations of

the faid Petitions, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Hotife;

That the

faid

of the faid Henry Blagrave, and had

Committee reported, they had had under their Confideration the Petition come to feveral Refolutions which were read, and

agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petitioner and fitting Members be at Liberty to examine Witneffes before Daniel Claiborne, Richard Witton, Thomas Tabb, and Jofeph Williams, of
the County of Lunenburg, Gentlemen, orany threeof them, touching any Treats or Entertainments given by the fitting Members or their Agents to the Freeholders of the faid

County, after the Writ for electing Burgeffes for the faid County was iffued, and touching any riotous or illegal Proceedings at the Time of the Elecftion. That the Petitioner and M"' Marrable be at Liberty to examine Witneffes before the fame Perfons touching the faid M"" Marrable' s engaging by Writing under his Hand to do fomething extraordinary for the Freeholders of the upper Settlement in the faid County, or to forfeit a large Sum of Money in Order to gain their Votes.

That

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That the Petitioner do give to the fitting Memlx^rs, refpedively, or their Agents, ten Days Notice of the Time and Place he intends to examine his Witneffes, and that he then give them Notice of the Nature of any riotous or illegal Pradtices of the fitting Members or others, concerning which he intends to examine Witneffes before the faid Commiffioners; and in Cafe the fitting Members, or either of them, fhall examine any Witneffes, that they do give the Petitioners the like Notice of the Time and Place of fuch Examination and that the faid Commiffioners do return all the Depofitions to the next Seffion of
;

Affembly.

And

the faid Committee alfo reported. That they had had under their Confideration

the Petition of the faid William Mead, and had

come

to feveral Refolutions, which were

read and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow:

That the Petitioner and M'' Burnley be at Liberty to examine Witneffes before Robert Barber, Benjamin Howard, and John Phelps, of the County of Bedford, and William Megginfon, of the County of Albemarle, Gentlemen, or any three of them, touching any Treats or Entertainments given by M"' Burnley, or his Agents, to the Freeholders of the faid County of Bedford, after the Writ for ele(5ling Burgeffes for the County was
Rcfolved,
iffued.

That the Petitioner and M"' Hairftone be at Liberty to examine Witneffes before the fame Perfons, touching M"^ Hairftone' s difcharging one Patrick Napier, a Vagrant, drafted purfuant to an Adl of Affembly, made in the twenty-ninth Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Ad for granting an Aid to his Majefty, for the better Protedioyi of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. That the Petitioner and fitting Members be at Liberty to examine Witneffes before the fame Perfons, touching any Irregularities or illegal Practices or Proceedings ufed in
taking the Poll at the faid Ele(5lion.

That the Petitioner do give to the fitting Members, refpe(5tively, ten Days Notice of Time and Place he intends to examine Witneffes touching the faid Election, and that he do then give them Notice of the Nature of the Irregularities and illegal Practices or
the

Proceedings ufed in taking the Poll at the faid Eledlion, concerning which he intends to examine Witneffes before the faid Commiffioners and in Cafe the fitting Members fhall examine any Witneffes, that they do give the Petitioner the like Notice of the Time and Place of fuch Examination and that the faid Commiffioners do return all the Depofi; ;

tions to the next Seffion of Affembly.

It likewife

praying that an Adl

Town

appears to this Committee that a Petition of BenjaminGrymes, Gentleman, may pafs for eftablifhing a Ferry from a public Quay Lot in the of Frederickfburg, to the Land of M"^ Anthony Str other, in the County of King
in

George.

Alfo a Petition of the Dire(5lors and Truftees of the faid Town,

faid Petition.

Oppofition to the

Alfo a Petition of James Hunter, Son and Heir of William Hunter, late of the faid Town, deceafed, in Oppofition to the Petition of the faid Benjamin Grymes.
fetting forth, that

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Counties of Dinwiddie and Chefterfield, by an Adl paffed in the twenty-fifth Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, Truftees were appointed to receive Subfcriptions for building a Bridge over
built;

Appomattox River, which was accordingly

and that by the fame

it

A(5t it

was

could be done by Subfcription, and that the Juftices of neither of the faid Counties fhould be obhged at any Time afterwards to build a Bridge over the faid River at that Place, at the Charge of
the faid Bridge no longer than
fo much of the faid Act as relates to the maintaining can be done by Subfcription, may be repealed. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Peter fburg, and Counties of Dinwiddie and Chefterfield, in Oppofition thereto.

declared that the faid Bridge fhould be maintained no longer than

their Counties,

and praying that

it

Alfo

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Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Elizabeth City County, in Behalf of the Poor of the faid County, complaining of fundry illegal Proceedings of the Truftees of Eaton's Charity School in the faid County. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants on both Sides of Roanoke River, in the County praying that a Ferry may be eftablished from the land of Francis WagLunenburg, of
ftaff

on the one

Side, to the

Land of Richard Palmer on the other.

Alfo a Petition of William Royftcr, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the Land of the Honorable William Byrd Efq; on the North Side of Roanoke River, to his Land on the South Side. Alfo a Petition of Nathaniel Terry, praying that a Ferry may be eftabliflied from his Land, on the North Side of Dan River, in the County of Halifax, to the Land of

William Fuqua, on the South Side thereof. Alfo a Petition of William Roberts, praying that a Ferry may be eftabliflied from the Land of 7awt?5 Coc^t?, deceafed, on the South Side of the River Staunton, in the County of Halifax, to the Land of Richard Banks, on the North Side thereof. Alfo a Petition of Margaret Boyd, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from her Land, on the South Side of Dan River, in the County of Halifax, to her own Land on the

North Side of the faid River, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and
red to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

refer-

That a Petition of Jofeph Starling, fetting forth, That in the Year 1756, being UnderSheriff and Collector of the public Levy in King and Queen County, there remained a Depofitum in his Hands of four Thoufand five Hundred twenty-one and an Half Pounds of Tobacco to be by him accounted for at the laying of the next public Levy, which Tobacco he delivered to the refpedlive Infpe(5tors, and received from them the current That at the laft public Price of Tranffer Tobacco that Year, amounting to 2^. 2s. 4d. Levy the aforementioned Depofitum was levied of the Sherift' in Tobacco, and the Petitioner, not having the Tobacco in his Hands, was obliged to anfwer for the fame, at the Rate of twenty -one Shillings and Six pence per Hundred, by which he became a Lofer of ;2o. 9s. 8d. and praying to be reimburfed for the faid Lofs. Alfo a Petition of fundry Perfons, Inhabitants on the Rivers Mattapony and Pamunkey, praying that they may be at Liberty to fet Hedges for catching Fifh in the faid
Rivers, for their Support in thefe neceffitous Times.

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the feveral Counties of Stafford, King George, and Spotfylvania praying that the Adl of Affembly, intituled. An Ad for the eftablifhing County Courts, arui regulating and fettling the Proceedings therein, for fo much thereof
as relates to the taxing an Attorney's Fee on
Petition,

Judgments

for fmall Debts, recovered

all

by

may

be amended, and that the faid Fee

may

be allowed in

fuch Judgments,

were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Prince William, praying that the faid County may be divided, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Orange, fetting forth, That they were formerly well fupplied with Fifh in the River Rapidan in that County, which Benefit is now taken from them by a Mill lately erected by M'' John Willis over the faid River, and praying that the faid Mill may be fuppreffed. Alfo a Petition of Bernard Moore, complaining of an undue Election and Return of Peter Robin fon and M"' Harry Gaines, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly for the Covmty of
of

King William.

Alfo a Petition of John La)ighorn fetting forth, That in the Year 1756 he was Sheriff Warwick County, when a Depofitum of 2060 lbs. of Tobacco remained in his Hands, at the laying of the County Levy, due to the County, for which he was obliged to receive Cafh, at the Rate of two Pence a Pound, fince which the faid Quantity of Tobacco is
levied

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levied on him, though the Price was advanced to twenty-five Shillings per Hundred, and praying to be allowed the Difference, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Affembly. That a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of that Part of Albemarle County that lies in

Frederick fville Parifh, in Oppofition to a Petition to be prefented to this Affembly, for

reuniting

them to the Parifh

of Saint

Anne.

Alfo a Petition of the Inhabitants of Halifax County, fetting forth. That the

Law

now

in Force concerning Strays

is

very deficient, particularly for

Want

of a Regifter

and praying that an Adl may pafs to direct the appointing of a Perfon in every County to keep a Regifter of Advertifements of Strays, and that every Perfon taking up a Stray may be obliged to have the fame entered in fuch Regifter, with a particular Defcription of fuch Stray, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and refen-ed to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of M"' Jolm Bell, complaining of an undue Ivleftion and Return of M' Henry Peyton, to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Prince William, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions to examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe: That the faid Committee reported, They had had the fame under their Confideration, and had come to feveral Refolutions, which were read and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That the Perfons who voted at the faid Eledlion, whofe Freeholds are queftioned, either by the Petitioner or fitting Member, be examined before Fonfhee Tebbs, John Baylis, and Houfon Hooe, Gentlemen, and James Scott, Clerk, or any three of them, whether they be Freeholders or not, except fuch of them as did fwear to their Freeholds That the Petitioner and fitting Member be at Liberty to examine at the faid Elecflion. Witneffes before the fame Perfons, as to the Freeholds of any Perfon who voted at the
of Advertifements of Strays,
faid Eledtion, although fuch Perfons fwore to their Freeholds at fuch Eledlion, or fhall

fwear to the fame at fuch Examination and that they be at Liberty to examine how long fuch Voters have been in Poffeffion of and paid Quit-Rents for the Lands and Tenements in Right of which they voted at the faid Ele(5lion. That the Petitioner do give to the fitting Member, or his Agents, ten Days Notice of the Time and Place he intends to examine Witneffes touching the faid Elecflion, and that he do at the fame Time deliver to the fitting Member, or his Agents, a Lift of the
;

Perfons intended to be by him objedled to, who voted for the fitting Member, giving in the faid Lift the feveral Heads of Obje<5lion, diftinguifhing the fame againft the Names of the Voters excepted to That the fitting Member do give to the Petitioner the like
:

Notice and Lift; and that the faid Commiffioners do return the Depofitions by them taken to the next Seffion of Affembly. It alfo appears to this Committee that a Petition of Thompfon Swan, fetting forth. That in the Month of Odober, 1757, in travelling he happened to meet with a Deferter, whom he thought it his Duty to api^rehend, and in order to intimidate him and make him furrender, he prefented a Piftol at him, but that the Deferter feized him, and in the That the PetiStruggle the Piftol was difcharged, and fhot the Deferter in the Thigh tioner then put him under the Care of a Surgeon, and was at the Expenfe of ten Pounds fifteen Shillings in his Cure, and praying to be reimburfed the faid Sum by the public, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next
:

Seffion of Affembly.

David Via, William Price, David Smith, William Robertfon, Stephen Garrett, John Brown, John Smith, John Vaughan, Paces Turner Affignee of Jofeph Godwtn, Thomas Barbour, Tillman Weaver Affignee of Jacob Weaver, Valentine Bethell, George Neavill, Samuel Boufh, James Thrailkcld, William Jett, Francis Thornton, Richard Payne, William Johnfton, John Jones Affignee of James Herndon, John Tankerfley, Hays Whitloe, William Rayborn, Mitchell Baughan, Elizabeth

That the

feveral Claims of William Robins,

Gray,

64

Gray, Thomas Attwell. Jeconias Randal, James Mullin, William Barkfdale Affignee of John Burnett, William Johnfton, Richard Vernon, William Afhford, Robert Jones, Samuel Bland, Samuel Puryear, James Gray, Garrett Ridley, John Puryear, John Palmer, Lewis Smith, John Street Jun. Benjamin Cocke, Thomas Wall Affignee of Jofeph Baylis, Richard

Dunn, Francis Kirkley, Andrew Hutchinfon, John Sandige, Abraham Eftes, Hugh Sanders, Thomas Brocks, Jofeph Jeffrys, Robert Coleman, Edward Herndon, Henry Gatewood, Alexaruier Spence Head, and Lawrence Young, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to
Neale, William

the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That the Claims of Martin Hardin, for 172 lbs. of Tobacco levied on

him by the laft public Levy, in the County of Prince William, for a Runaway taken up and faid to belong to him by Miftake; alfo the feveral Claims of Robert Henning, John Strother, William Johnfton, James Grain, Samuel Rice, John Row, and William Bell, for taking up Deferters
from the Virginia Regiment; alfo the Claim of William Maclin, for Ferriage of Tributary Indians, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That upon a Motion made, it was ordered, That all fuch Claims and Propofitions as were referred from the firft to the fecond Seffion of this prefent General Affembly, and all fuch Claims and Propofitions as fhould be certified to the faid fecond Seffion of Affembly, be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Ordered, That the feveral Petitions mentioned in the faid Report, complaining of undue Eledlions and returns of Burgeffes to ferve in the General Affembly, and all other Matters therein mentioned relating to Privileges and Eledlions, be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions: That all public Claims, referred from the feveral Seffions of Affembly, in the faid Report expreffed, to the Confideration of this Seffion of Affembly, and aKo the feveral Petitions of Jofeph Starling, John Langhorn, and Thompfon Swann therein fet forth, be referred to the Committee of Claims: And that all Propofitions, therein alfo mentioned, referred to the Confideration of this Seffion of
Affembly, be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances. Several Claims of Nathaniel Crawley, George Camp, and Robert Crawley, for Maintenance of our friendly Indians, during their Stay in Williamfburg, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Claims be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of
Claims.

made, Ordered, That Leave be given to bring

a Motion
to

Upon

in a Bill,

To explain an
;

Adt, intituled.

An Ad

and Money, for the enfuing Year and it is referred to M"' Pendleton and M"" Henry Lee to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of George Brofffield, fetting forth. That his Negroe Slave Sampfo^n was lately committed to the Goal of Amelia County on Sufpicion of Murder, where he died before the Day appointed for his Trial but was valued by thejuftices, who examined into his Facft to /J90, at the Time of his Committment and praying to be allowed for the faid Slave, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee
other Tobacco Debts, in
;
;

enable the Inhabitants of this Colony to difcharge their public Dues, Officers Fees,

of Claims.

The Order
Refolved,

of the

Day

being read, for the Houfe to take into their Confideration the
will

(iovemor's Speech,

That

this

Houfe

take the faid Speech into Confideration on

Monday

next.

M' Landon Carter reported. That the Committee appointed had, according to Order, prepared an Addrefs to the Governor, which he read in his Place, and afterwards
delivered

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delivered in at the Table, where the

fame was again twice read, and agreed

to

by the

Houfe, and
Sir,

is

as follows:

We his Majefty's moft dutiful Subjeds, the Burgeffes of Virginia, beg Leave to return yaur Honor our fincere Thanks for your kind Speech, at the Opening of this Seffion.
The Recovery of Fort Du Quefne, as it has been the conftant Objed of our Wifhes, niuft neceffarily give a Pleafure equal to the fever al Advantages that will arifc front it to this and
the reft of the Britifli Colonies.

Honor muft feel in recommending a Matter Debt already contraded, on Account of the War; and we flatter ourfelves, if in any Inftance we fall fhort of Major-General Amherft's Expedations, it will not be imputed to a Want of Duty and Affedion to his Majefty, Gratitude to your Honor for
are fenfible of the Concern that your
that will increafe the great that tender

We

Regard you have

hitherto

fhewn

for our Profperity, or a ftrid

Attachment

to the

true Intereft of thofe

we

reprefent, but to our Poverty alone, which has often obftruded

many

a noble and honeft Intention.

Ordered,

That the

faid

Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed and prefented by the whole

to

Houfe.
his Pleafure

That the Commitee who prepared the fame wait on the Grovemor when they fhall attend his Honor to prefent it. And then the Houfe adjourned till Monday Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,

know

ytionba^,

tl)e

26tl) of

Tebruary. 32

(Beo. U.

1759.

Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. M"' Landon Carter, from the Committee for Courts of Juftice, reported, That the Committee had, according to Order, examined what Laws have expired fmce the laft Seffion of Affembly, and infpedled fuch temporary Laws as will expire at or foon after this Seffion of Affembly, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows Refolved, That the A<5t of Affembly, made in the twenty-feventh Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Ad for continuing the Ad, intituled. An Ad for reviving the Duty upon Slaves, for a Term therein mentioned, which ivill expire on the twentieth Day of April, 1760, ought to be further continued. Refolved, That the A(5t of Affembly, made in the twenty-eighth Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Ad for continuing fo much of the Ad of Affembly, intituled.
to the raifing

An Ad for the Encouragement and Protedion

as relates
wliich will

of the Settlers upon the Waters of the Miffiffippi and impofing, colleding and paying the Duties therein mentioned, expire on the fourteenth Day of February, 1760, ought to be further continued,

with Amendments.
Refolved,

That the

Ad of Affembly, made in
Day

the thirtieth Year of his prefent Majef-

ty's Reign, intituled.

will expire

An Ad

for the better regulating

and difciplining

the Militia,

which

on the eighth

of June, 1760, ought to be continued.

Refolved,

That the

ty's Reign, intituled.

Kd of Affembly, made in the thirtieth Year of his prefent MajefAn Ad for further continuing certain Ads of Affembly, therein menthe 10"'

tioned, which will expire on with Amendments.

Day

of

June, 1^61, ought to be further continued,

Refolved,

66

Refolved,

That the Adl of Affembly, made

in the thirtieth

Year of

his prefent Majef-

ty's Reign, intituled,

An Ad

for continuing the

Ad,

Duty on Rum and Sugar I (lands, which will expire on the

timial

other diftilled Spirits, not being of the

firft

Day

an addiProduce of his Majefty's of Auguft, 1761, ought to be further

intituled,

An Ad

for laying

continued

Year of his prefent an Ad, intituled, An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into one Ad, which will expire on the eighth Day of June 1760, ought to be further continued. Refolved, That the Adl of Affembly, made in the thirty-fecond Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Ad for further continuing an Ad, intituled. An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned which will expire on the twelfth Day of April, 1760, ought to be further continued, with
Refolved,
in the thirty-fecond

That the Adl of Affembly, made

Majefty's Reign, intituled,

An Ad

for continuing

Amendments. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the fifth Refolutions, and it is referred to the Committee of Trade
the fame.

firft,

fecond, fourth and

to prepare

and bring

in

Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the third, fixth,

Refolutions, and

it is

referred to the

Committee

of Propofitions

and feventh and Grievances to pre-

pare and bring in the fame. A Petition of Crofby Eger, fetting forth. That he was taken Prifoner by the
in General Braddock's

Enemy

Engagement, where he received feveral Wounds, and was removed from Fort to Fort till he arrived at Quebec, from whence, after a tedious Imprifonment. he was fent to Plymouth, and there remained two Months in the Hofpital, in an ill State That on his Return from thence to Bofton, he was again taken Prifoner by a of Health. French Privateer, and carried to Bourdeanx, where he remained six Months, and is but late i-etumed to this country, being now entirely deftitute, and rendered incapable of providing for himfelf and Family, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe. Alfo a Petition of William Shaw, fetting forth, That in the Month of November, 1756, he was taken Prifoner on the Frontiers of this Colony, and carried to Fort Du Quefne, where he was tortured in the moft cruel and barbarous Manner, his Toes being cut off one by one, and Day after Day, by Order of the French Commandant. From thence, after a long Imprifonment, and the moft inhuman Treatment, he was fent to Quebec, and from thence he at length arrived in England: That he is lately returned here, in a helplefs Situation, unable to procure his Livelihood,

and praying the Confideration of this Hotife, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Claim of Afhton Lambkin, for taking up a Deferter therein mentioned. Alfo a Claim of Richard Murry for the fame Service. Alfo a Claim of William Pierce, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned. Alfo a Claim of Jofeph Cabbcll, for the fame Service. Alfo a Claim of Jofeph Perkins, for the fame Ser\-ice. Alfo a Claim of James Dillard, for the fame Service. Alfo a Claim of William Cabbell, for the fame Service, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That it be an Inftmdlion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid Claims in the Book of Claims. Upon a Motion made,
;

Refolved,

Nemine

coniradicente.

That the Thanks

of this

Houfe be given

this Houfe, late Colonel of the firft Virginia

to George Wafhington, Efq a Member of Regiment, for his faithful Services to his
;

Majefty,

. ;

67

Majefty, and this Colony, and for his brave and fteady Behaviour, from the firft Encroachments and HoftiHties of the French and their Indians, to his Refignation, after the happy Redu(5lion of Fort Du Quefne: And accordingly M' Speaker, from the Chair, returned him (he ftanding in his Place) the Thanks of the Houfe. The Order of the Day being read for the Houfe to take the Governor's Speech into

Confideration

That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech That the feveral Letters laid before the Houfe by Defire of his Honor the Governor, on Thurfday laft, be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee. And then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"" Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"" CharlesCarter reported, That the Committee had had the fame under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which they had diredled him to report to the Houfe and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered it in at the Table, where it was again twice read and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the Regiment now in the Pay of this Colony be compleated to one Thoufand Men and continued in the Sei'vice till the firft Day of December next. M'' Carter alio informed the Houfe, That the Committee not having Time to go through the Governor's Speech, had direcfted him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech To-morrow. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That an humble Addrefs be made to the Governor to defire his Honor will be pleafed to order the Letters that have mutually paffed between General Forbes and himfelf in Relation to the detaining our Forces at Fort Dii Quefne longer than the Time appointed by Law, to be laid before the Houfe and that M'' Charles Carter do wait on him with the faid Addrefs. Ordered, That M'' Baylor be added to the Committee of Privileges and Elections and Propofitions and Grievances; M' Martin, Robin fon, M"" Read, M"' Boiling, M"" Charles Carter, Jun. of King George, M"' Syme, and M*" Kennon, to the Committee of Propofitions Spencer Ball, Edmund Allen, and Grievances, M-^ Read, Kendal, M"" Boiling, Goodrich, and M"" Price to the Committee of Claims; M'' Read, M"" George Johnfton, M"" Cabbell, M"' Slaughter, M" Wager, M'' Clayborne, M' David Mafon, Heale, and M'' Edmunds, to the Committee for Courts of Juftice and M'' Tatem to the Committee of
Refolved,

Ordered,

W W

Trade.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

I3ues6aY

tl)e

27tl) of f^hxxiax^,

32

<Beo. II 1759.

That M"' Bernard Moore have Leave to withdraw his Petition comundue Ele(5lion and Return of M"" Peter Robinfon and M'' Harry Gaines, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly, for the County of King William; and that the Committee of Privileges and Elections be difcharged from proceeding any further on the faid Petition. M'' Charles Carter reported. That he had, according to Order, waited on the Governor with the Addrefs of this Houfe, Yefterday agreed upon, and that his Honor was pleafed to fay, he would order Copies of the Letters therein mentioned to be laid before the Houfe
Ordered,

UPON

a Motion made,

plaining of an

as foon as they could be prepared

Thomas Henry Cobbit, Weft Gregory, John Griffin, William Miller, John Vice, Jofeph Nicholas, Luke Covington, Francis Thorp, Thomas Gouldman, Samuel Davis, James
Several Claims of Richard Hancock, Charles Burrus, Henry Slaughter,
Wright,

Banks,

[68]
Banks, and Nicholas Gentry, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That it be an Inftru(5lion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid

Claims in the Book of Claims.

M""

Pendleton, from the

Bill,

Committee appointed, prefented

to the Houfe, according to

Order, a
to

To

explain an Adl, intituled,

An Ad
firft

difcharge their public Dues, Officers Fees, and

enable the Inhabitants of this Colony other Tobacco Debts, in Money, for the
to

enfuing Year; and the fame was read the

Time,

and ordered to be read a fecond

Time.

Petition of the Inhabitants of the

Town

of Frederickfburg, fetting forth,

That

there are feveral Lots laid out adjoining the faid Town, moft of which are already built upon and improved, and that the faid Town is daily increafmg in Inhabitants, and praying that an Adl
thereto,

may

pafs for enlarging the faid

Town, by adding the

aforefaid Lots

Ordered,
tion,

was prefented to the Houfe and read. That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid PetiBland, and M'' Lewis, to prepare and and it is referred to M"" Nicholas, M'' Wythe,

bring in the

fame.

and Inhabitants of the Town of Frederickfburg, in Oppofition to a Petition of M'' Benjamin Grymes prefented to the Houfe the firft Seffion of this Affembly, praying that an Adl might pafs for eftablifhing a Ferry from a public Quay Lot in the faid Town, to the Land of Anthony Strother, in the Cotmty of King
Petition of the Freeholders

George.

That the Court -houfe

Alfo a Petition of fimdry Inhabitants of the County of Spotfylvania, fetting forth, of the faid County, as it is now fituated in the Town of Frederickf-

many of the Inhabitants of that County, the faid Town and praying that an Adl may pafs to remove the one End of the County, ftanding near faid Court -houfe nearer the Centre of the County. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of that Part of Albemarle County, that lies in Frederickfville Parifli, in Oppofition to a Petition of the Inhabitants of Saint Anne's Parifli, to be prefented to this Houfe for reuniting that Part of the faid Parifh of Frederickfville to the faid Parifh of Saint Attne, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances; That they do examine into the feveral Matters thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. M'' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported, That the Committee had, according to Order, had under their Confideration the Petitions of William Shaw and Crofby Eger, to them referred, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows:
burg, is very inconvenient to

Refolved,

That the Allegations

for their

of the faid Petitions are true

and that the

faid

William Shaw ought to be allowed the

;i5, as a

Sum of 60, and

the faid Crofby Eger the

Sum of

Recompenfe
That
it

Wounds

received and Hardfhips fuffered in the Service

of the Colony.

Ordered,
faid

be an Inftru(5lion to the faid Committee to

make Allowances

to the

Shaw and Eger

in the

Book

of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolution.

William Brajfit, fetting forth, That he was lately a Soldier in Captain Company, in the Virginia Regiment, and being ordered out in purfuit of fomc Deferters, came up with them in the Night, and from them received a Wound which occafioned the Lofs of one of his Legs, after which he was difcharged from the faid Regiment as unfit for Service, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
Petition of

Stewart's

their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.

Upon

[69]
Upon a Motion made,
Ordered, That the Committee of Proportions and Grie\ ances be difcharged from proceeding any further on the Adl For further continuing an A6t, intituled, An Ad for the

and for other Purpofes therein menCommittee for Courts of Juftice to prepare and bring in a Bill or Bills for further continuing and amending the faid A(5l. M"" Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported. That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Petitions from feveral Counties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Hotife, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of William Tyler, to eftablifh a Feny from his Land, in the County of Weftmoreland, over Potomack River, to Cedar J^oint, in Maryland, is reacertain Officers Fees, tioned;

better regulating

and colleding

and

it is

referred to the

f enable.

That the Petition from the County of Halifax, praying that the Law conmay be amended, is reafonable. Refolved, That the Petition of the Ordinary keepers in the Town of York, praying that they may be allowed to give Credit to feafaring Men and Travellers for more than Twenty
Refolved,

cerning Strays

Shillings in

one Year,

is

reafonable.

That the Petition from the Counties of King George, Stafford, and Spotfylvania, praying that a Lawyer's Fee may be taxed in all Cafes brought by Petition in the County Courts, be rejedled. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to whom it is referred, to bring in a Bill For eftablifhing a Ferry over Staunton River, in the County of Halifax; That they receive a Claufe or Claufes purftiant to the firft RefoRefolved,
lution

Ordered,
it is

referred to the

That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the fecond Refolution and Committees of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and bring in the
;

fame.
Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the third Refolution
is

referred to the

Members
it

Ordered,

That

for allowing the like

and it York County to prepare and bring in the fame. be an Inftrudtion to the faid Committee to receive a Claufe or Claufes Liberty to the Ordinary keepers in all Towns in this Colony, eftab;

for

by Law. Ordered, That M'' George Johnfton be added to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, and M"' Travis to the Committees of Propofitions and Grievances and Trade. The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee to take into their further Confideration the Governor's Speech, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Speech under their further Confideration, and gone through the fame and that they had come to two Refolutions thereupon, which they had diredled him to report to the Houfe; and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered them in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That a Sum, not exceeding 26,2^?). 17. 8, be raifed for the Clothing, Subfifting, Provifion, and Recruiting of the Regiment in the Sei"\'ice of this Colony, until the
lifhed
;

firft

Day

of

December next.

Refolved,

That the four Companies

of

Rangers now

in the Service of this Colony,

be

immediately dif banded. Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will refolve itfelf into a

Committee, to confider of

Ways

and Means

for raifing the

Sum

of 26,21)^. 17. 8, purfuant to the faid Refolution of the

Committee, as agreed to by the Houfe, To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

7o]

'^e6iie56aY. Il)e2$tl) of lebruar^.

32

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II.

1759.

Houfe being informed, That M'' Allen Howard, a Member of this Houfe did, in a Letter to one of his Conftituents, write, and likewife in a public Company, {peak the following Words, viz. "The laft Affembly agreed to give the Commiffioners for fettling the Militia Accounts, and Damages done by the Indiavs, 40 per Day each and that is the Way the Affembly fquanders the Country's Money." Ordered, That the faid Information be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions That they do examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with their
; ;

THE

Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. Ordered, That M' Prefley Thornton be added to the Committees of Privileges and Elections, and Propofitions and Grievances M"' Aitchifon to the Committee of Trade; M"^ Jones to the Committee of Claims and Courts of Juftice M'' Peyton and M"' Hambleton to
;

the Committee of Claims

and

M"'

Richard Henry Lee to the Committee of Propofitions

and Grievances.
Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For further continuing the Adl, intituled. An Ad for reviving the Duty upon Slaves, to be paid by the Buyers, for a Term therein mentioned.
M""

Alfo a Bill, For further continuing an Adt, intituled, An Ad for laying an additional Duty on Rum, and other diftilled Spirits not being of the Produce of his Majefty's Sugar
Iflands.

And the faid

Time.

Bills

were feverally read the

firft

Time, and ordered to be read a fecond

M' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported. That the Committee had, according to Order, had under their Confideration, the Petition of William Braffit, to them referred, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the
Houfe, as follows:
Refolved,

That the Allegations of the

ought to be allowed the
it

faid Petition are titie,

and that the

faid

William

Braffit

Sum of ^0 as a Recompence for

the I^ofs of his

Wound received in the Service of the Colony. be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to make an Allowance Ordered, That to the faid William Braffit in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolution. A Claim of Benjamin Martin, for a Mare impreffed, and loft in the Service of this
Leg, occafioned by a

Colony.

Alfo an Account of Charles Jennings, Gentleman, SherifT of Elizabeth City County, for 180 tbs. of Tobacco levied in the laft public Levy, on Charles Neilfon who was gone out of the Colony before the Colle(5lion was made, and which the faid Sheriff was made chargeable with at ;^i per Hundred. Alfo an Account of the Damages done to the Arms and Accoutrements of fundry
Perfons which were impreffed into his Majefty's Service by Order of the Commanding Officer of the Militia of Amelia County, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Weftmoreland, fetting forth. That
the prefent Warehoufes for the Infpedlion of Tobacco in that County are very inconvenient to them, and praying that an A(Jt may pafs for eftablifliing a Warehoufe at Stratford,

on the Land of the Honorable Philip Ludwell Tee, Efquire. Alfo a Petition of the Infpedlors at Quantico Warehoufe, in Prince William County, letting forth, That the Quantity of Tobacco infpedled at that Warehoufe is of late greatly encreafed, and praying an Addition to their Salaries, were feverally prefented to
the Houfe and read.
Ordered,

71

Ordered,

That the

faid Petitions be referred to the

Committee

of Propofitions

and

Grievances

that they do examine into the feveral Matters thereof, and report the fame,

with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of the Right Honorable Thomas, Lord Fairfax, fetting forth, That lie has lately laid off 173 Lots, adjoining the Town of Winchefter ; in the County of Frederick, moft of which are already difpofed of, and built upon, and praying that an Adl may pafs

adding them to the faid Town, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee to whom it was referred to bring in a Bill for enlarging the Town of Frederickfburg, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition. Several Claims of Chriftopher Dudley, Chriftophcr Chriftiaii, and John Davis, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and
for

received.

21

Ordered, That it be an Inftruclion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid Claims in the Book of Claims. The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee to coniider of Ways and Means for railing the Sum of ;^26, 298. 17. 8, agreeable to the Refolution of the Committee, Yefterday agreed to by the Houfe, and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had come to a Refolution thereupon, which they had diredled him to report to the Houfe and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered it in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed
;

by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the Sum of 26,298. 17.8, to be raifed for the Clothing, Subfiftance, Pi-ovifion, and Recruiting the Regiment in the Sen'ice of this Colony, be raifed by a Tax of two Shillings on every tithable Perfon, between the firft Day of April, in the Years 1764 and 1765 and a further Tax of two Shillings on every tithable Perfon, between the firft Day of April, in the Years 1765 and 1766; and likewife a Tax of two Shillings on every Hogfhead of Tobacco fliipped between the twentieth Day of Odober, in the Years 1764 and 1765; and the like Tax on every Hogfhead of Tobacco fhipped between the twentieth Day of Odober, in the Years 1765 and 1766. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the faid Refolution, and alfo to the fe\'eral Refolutions of the Committee agreed to by the Houfe on Monday and Tuefday laft; and it is refen'ed to M"" Charles Carter, M'' Bland, M'' London Carter, M'' Randolph, M"" Waller, M.' Pendleton, M"" Nicholas, and M"" Wythe to prepare and bring in
to
;

the fame.

be an Inftrudtion to the faid Committee to receive a Claufe or Claufes for the emitting Treafury Notes for the faid Sum of 2(),2<)2>. 17. 8, to be levied in Purfuance of the aforementioned Refolution.
Ordered,
it

That

Upon

a Motion made,

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For the Encouragement of Arts and Manufa($lures in this Colony, and it is referred to M"' Charles Carter to prepare and bring
Ordered,
in the fame.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

X5l)ur56aY,

ll)e

1st

of Mtarcl).

32

(Beo. U.

1759.

MR

Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported. That the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Matters to them referred, and had

come
Refolved,

to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place,

and then

delivered in at the Table, where they were again read, and are as follow:
ling is reaf enable,

That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of Jofeph Starand that he ought to be allowed the Sum of ji^iq. 14. 7, the Lofs he
fuftained

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fuftained
in

by the Tobacco depofited

That
it is

in the

Hands of the Sheriff of King and Queen County,

his Petition mentioned.

Refolved,

the Opinion of this Committee that Richard Booker, Gentleman,

->->

Commanding Officer of the County of Amelia, ought to be paid the Sum of S. 13.6, for Damage done to the Arms impreffed by him for the Ufe of the MiUtia of the faid County.
Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of Thompfov

the Queftion fever-

Swann ought to be rejected. The firft and fecond Refolutions being read a fecond Time, and
ally

put that the Houfe agree

thereto,

Refolved in the Affirmative. The laft Refolution being alfo read a fecond

Time and the Queftion put that the

Houfe agree
Refolved,

thereto,

It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the faid Petition is reafonable. That the faid Thompfon Swann be allowed the
That
it

Sum of ^10.

15 for the Ser-

vices in his Petition mentioned.

be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to make the feveral Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions. M'' Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For further continuing an Adt, intituled. An Ad for further continuing certain Ads of Affembly therein mentioned; and the fame was read the firft Time, and
Ordered,

ordered to be read a fecond Time. Ordered, That M"" Wehh be added to the Committee of Claims

M""

Lemuel Riddick to
;

the Committees of Privileges and Eledtions, Propofitions and Grievances, and Trade M"' Henry Lee and M"' Claiborne to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, and M""

George Johnfton to the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions. Several Claims of William Dodd, for Provifions fumifhed for the Militia of Fairfax

were prefented to the Houfe and received, Committee of Claims. M"' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For continuing an Adl, intituled, An Ad for the better regulating and difciplining the Militia. Alfo a Bill, For continuing an Adl, intituled. An Ad for continuing an Ad, intituled. An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion against invafions and Infurrections into one Ad. And the faid Bills were feverally read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond
County, and others
in his Majefty's Service,

and

referred to the Confideration of the

Time.

William Alcock and Nicholas Ware, Infpedtors at Conway's VVarehoufes, in the County of Caroline, fetting forth. That the faid Warehoufes were lately robbed of 2050 lbs. of nett Tobacco, for which they have been obliged to pay the Sum of 18. 19. 6, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe therein. Alfo a Petition of John Frederick Miller, fetting forth, That by Order of the Commanding Officer of the Militia of Halifax County, a Fort was eredled on May's River, on the Petitioner's Land, which enclofed his Dwelling Houfe and other Houfes, and was garrifoned by a Company of Militia, who, to render it more fecure from the Approaches and Attacks of the Enemy, cut down a large Orchard, burnt one Houfe and 1600 Fence Rails, and made ufe of 518 Feet of Plank about the Fort, befides doing him many other Damages, by which Means the Petitioner has loft all Benefit of his Plantation, which is ftill in the Poffeffion of the Militia and Rangers, and praying the Confideration of this
Petition of

23

Houfe.
Alfo a Petition of Thomas Black, praying to be allowed for a Servant Man enlifted into the Royal American Regiment, for which he has never received any Satiffadlion, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read.
Ordered,

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Ordered,
;

Claims with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of fundry Merchants and Planters, .Shippers from, and Purchafers of Tobacco at Cabbin Point Warchoufes, in the County of Surry, fetting forth, That by

That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of That they do examine into the feveral Allegations thereof, and report the fame,

Creek where the faid Warehoufes now ftand, it is almoft impra(5ticable, without great Delay, Trouble and Expcnce to get Tobacco from thence, and praying that the faid Warehoufes may be aboliflied, and new ones eftablifhed at Low Point, on the Lands of M'' John Cocke, about a Mile lower down the faid Creek, was

Means

of the Shallownefs of the

pref anted to the

Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee Grievances; Tliat they do examine into the Allegations of the faid

of Proportions

Petition,

and and report

the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Albemarle, fetting forth, That by Means of the prefent Scarcity of Corn, and the exorbitant Prices exadled bv thofe who

them muft be reduced to the greateft Diftrefs without the Interand praying that fuch a mean Price may be fettled fo as not to leave it in the Power of the few who have it to fell to impofe on the Neceffities of the many who are obliged to buy; was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M"' Cabbell to prepare and bring in the fame. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morroiv Morning Eleven "'Clock.
have
it

to

fell,

many

of

pofition of the Affembly,

'yviba^,

tl)e
Carter,

2n6 of ^lavd), 32

(Beo. IL

1759.

MR
in

from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported. That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions, from feveral Counties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then dehvered at the Table where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as
Charles
Refolved,

follows

That the Petition

is

of Nathaniel Terry, to eftablifh a Ferry,

appointed by
Side, to

the County Court of Halifax, over

Dan

River, from his

Land on the North

Fuqua's on the South Side,

Refolved,

reafonable.
for the better

That the Propofition from the County of Elizabeth City

is

regulating Eaton's Charity School,

Refolved,

reafonable.
Pariili of Saint

That the Petition of the Inhabitants of the

Anne,

in the

County

of Albemarle, for diffolving the Veftry of the faid Parifh, is reafonable.

all free

Refolved, That the Petition from the County of Northampton, for fending Negroes out of the Colony, be rejected.

Refolved, That the Propofitions from the Town of Frederickfburg and County of Northampton, for regulating the Price of Tobacco, be rejefted. Refolved, That the Petition from the Parifln of Tillotfon, in the County of Albemarle, for dividing that County, be rejected. Refolved,

That the Petition

of the Inhabitants of the Parifh of Saint

Anne,

in the

County

of Albemarle, for altering the

Bounds

of that Parifli, be rejedled.

Refolved,

That the Petition

of the Inhabitants of Frederickfville Parifh, in the

fame Coimty,
Refolved,

in Oppofition thereto, is reafonable,

to quit their

That the Propofition from the County of Albemarle for obliging all Pedlars Employment, or on refufing, to enlift them as Soldiers, be rejedled. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances,

to
in

whom

it is referred to bring in a Bill, For eftabUfhing a Ferry over Staunton River, Halifax County, that they receive a Claufe or Clatifes purfuant to the firft Refolu-

tion.

Ordered.

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in

Ordered,
it

is

That a Bill or Bills be brought referred to M' Wythe and the Members

for Elizabeth City

purfuant to the fecond Refolution, and County to prepare and

bring in the fame.

Ordered,
is

referred

That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the third Refolution, and it to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and bring in
of M'' Allen
forrj''

the fame.

Howard, was prefented to the Houfe and read, fetting forth, ha\e incurred the Difpleafure of the Houfe, by inadvertently faying that the Commiffioners in his County for fettling Militia Accounts, were to be allowed :\o for that Service, which proceeded from a Miftake in the Petitioner, and not with any Defign to reflect upon this Houfe, or any particular Member thereof: That the other Words, faid to be fpoken by the Petitioner, and complained of to the Houfe, the Petitioner does not at this Time remember to have fpoken However he is very unwilling to give this Houfe the Trouble of making an Enquirj' therein; and as it is poffible he might have unadvifedly fpoken them, as the fame has been averred by a Gentleman of Credit, he humbly fubmits himfelf to the Houfe, protefting that he did not intend to derogate from the Honor of the Houfe. Refolved, That this Hotife is fatiffied with the faid Acknowledgment. Ordered, That the Committee of Privileges and Elecftions be difcharged from proceeding any further in their Enquiry on the Information given to this Houfe againft the faid M"" Howard. A Petition of Thomas Penman, Keeper of the public Goal, fetting forth, That his Salary for maintaining the Criminals in the faid Goal, which at a former Seffion of Affembly was increafed, to continue to the End of this Seffion, and praying that the faid additional Allowance may be ftill continued to him, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Refolved, That the additional Sum of ;^i5 be paid to the faid Thomas Penmun every Year, over and above his vifual Salary of 25. Refolved, That 10 lbs. of Tobacco per Day be allowed the faid Thomas Penman for every Criminal committed to the faid Goal, during fuch Criminal's Imprifonment, from

A Petition
is

That he

very

to

25

this

Time to the End of the next

Seffion of Affembly.

A Petition of Tunftal Banks, fetting forth. That he is feized in Fee Tail of 659 Acres Land, or thereabouts, lying in the County of King and Queen, commonly called Mantapike, in which his Mother holds her Dower That he is feized in Fee Simple of 1000 Acres of Land in the County of Kitig William That it will be greatly to his Advantage, and that of his Pofterity, to dock the Intail of the faid Land called Mantapike, and fettle the faid Land in King William, with certain Slaves, which will be of greater Value, to the fame Ufes; and praying that an Adl may pafs for that Purpofe, was prefented to the
of
:

Houfe and read. Ordered, That a

it is

Bill

referred to M'' Braxton to prepare

be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and bring in the fame.

and

Upon

a Motion made.

fuch Accoimts as fhall be tranfmitted to the Houfe by the feveral Commiffioners appointed by the Adt of Affembly, intituled. An Ad for appointing Commiffioners to examine and ftate the Accounts of Provifions, and the Pay of the Militia,
Ordered,

That

all

and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee awi/ Catawba Indians and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, be referred to the Conlideration of the Committee
of Claims.

Several Claims of James Hardgrave, JohnKirkpatrick, Samuel Moody, John Re fs, and Richard Coleman, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned were feverally prefented
to the

Houfe and received. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudtion to the Committee

in the

of Claims to allow the faid

Claims

Book

of Claims.

Ordered,

75

Ordered,
Juftice.

That

M"'

Veale and

M''

Taliaferro be added to the

Committee

for Courts of

Bill

To

explain an

A<Si, intituled,

An Ad
and

to

enable the Inhabitants of this Colony

to difcharge their public

Dues,

Officers Fees,

other Tobacco Debts, in

Money

for the

was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Petition of Allen Macrae, Merchant, fetting forth, That in the Year he Warehoufe which had Tobacco in Acqnia paffed Infpedlion nine Hogfhead of had That in the Month of July, in that Year, the faid Tobacco was overflowed in the Warehoufe by a Frefh in the River, by Means whereof he loft 884 lbs. of Tobacco, and expended ;2. s in picking, repacking, and prizing the fame, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims That they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
en filing Year,
, ; ;

their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifli of Saint Patrick, in the

County

of

Prince Edward, complaining of feveral illegal and oppreffive Proceedings of the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying that the fame may be diffolved.
Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifli of Cameron, in the County of Loudoun, to the fame Purpofe, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances That they do examine into the feveral Matters thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. A Bill For further continuing an Adl, intituled, An Ad for laying an additional Duty on Runt and other diftilled Spirits, not being of the Produce of his Majefty's Sugar Iflands, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. M"" Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported. That the Committee had, according to Order, had under their Confideration feveral Matters to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That George Camp ought to be allowed the Sum oi 12. 15 That Robert Crawley ought to be allowed the Sum of 12. lo And that Nathaniel Crawley ought to be allowed the Sum of ;iS. 6, for boarding the Indians in their refpedlive Accounts mentioned. Refolved, That the Petition of Thomas Black be rejedled. Refolved, That John Frederick Miller ought to be allowed the Sum of 20. 6. 8, as a Satiffadlion for the Damage done his Plantation, Houfes, and Crop, and for the Materials made Ufe of in building the Fort, in his Petition mentioned. Ordered, That it be an Inftru(ffcion to the Committee of Claims to make the feveral Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the firft and third Refolutions. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
; : :

Saturday, l^e 36 of 5tlarcl) 32 6eo. IL 1759.

ORDERED, ThatM"' Martin be added to the Committee of Claims, M' London Carter
from the Committee for Courts of Juftice, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For continuing and amending the A6t, intituled, An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of Edward Carter, Guardian to the Orphans of James Carter, of the County of Weftmoreland, deceafed, fetting forth. That a Slave belonging to the faid Decendent's Eftate, being legally out-lawed as a Runaway, was afterwards found dead in the Woods,

and

76]
:

for the faid Slave, was prefented to the Hotife and read the faid Petition be referred to a Committee, that the Queltion being put It paffed in the Negative.

and praying to be allowed

And

Refolved,

That the

faid Petition be rejedled.

2-

That he being appointed by the late Royal American Regiment, did, amongft others, Govemor Dinwiddie Roger Dixon, M'' and another belonging to William inlift a Servant Man belonging to Green, of King George, who feverally brought Suite againft him for recovering the Value of their faid Serv^ants, and for which they obtained Judgments, amounting in the whole That the Petitioner conto 62. 18. 2, which he is obliged to pay out of his own Purfe. faid Servants under an A(5t inlift the of Parliament for that to ceiving he was warranted Purpofe provided, and not being guilty of any intentional Breach of the Laws of the Colony, or any defigned Injury to any Perfon, but folely moved by a fmcere Defire of ferv'ing his Country, refers his Cafe to the Confideration of the Houfe, and praying fuch Relief therein as fhall be thought juft, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame,

Petition of Collin Campbell, fetting forth,

to recruit for the

with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. Several Accounts of Thomas Tahb and William Boyd, for Neceffaries by them furnifhed for the public Sen-ice, were prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Accounts be referred to the Confideration of the Committee
of Claims;

feveral Articles and Vouchers thereof, and thereupon, Opinions to the Houfe. their with report the fame, Runaway taking up a therein mentioned, was prefenWhytc, for A Claim of Richard

That they do examine into the

ted to the Houfe and received.

Ordered,
in the

That

it

be an Inftrudtion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid Claim

intituled,

Book
Bill

of Claims.

an Ad, intitided. An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into one Ad, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee of Propositions

For continuing an Act,

An A3

for continuing

and Grievances. A Bill For continuing an Adt, intituled, An Ad for the better regulating and difciplining the Militia, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported. That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Petitions, from feveral Counties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition from the County of Loudoun, for a Law to enable the Juftices of that County, annually, to fettle at what Price the Inhabitants may pay the Sheriff and CoUedtors their Tobacco Dues in Money, is reafonable. Refolved, That that Part of the Petition from the County of Nanfemond, praying that the Affembly will pafs a Law to enable them to difcharge their Levies and Oflficers Fees in Money, be rejedted. Refolved, That the other Part of the faid Petition, praying that Owners of Slaves may be reftrained from giving them general Licenses to deal for themfelves, is reafonable. Refolved, That the Petition from the Counties of King William and King and Queen, praying that they may be allowed to fet Hedges in the Rivers Pamnnkey and Mattapony,
to catcli Fifh, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petitions from the Counties of Elizabeth City, Dinwiddie,

2s

and

Lunenburg, praying that the Price of Tobacco may be fettled, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition from the County of Prince Edward, praying that an Addition may be made to that County, be rejedled.
Refolved,

77

Refolved,

That the Petition from the County Brunfwick

for

a Divifion of that County

be rejedled.
Refolved,

That the Petition from the County

is

of Prince William, for a Divifion of

that County,
Refolved,

reafonable.

That the Petiton from the County of Northampton, praying a Law may pafs for deftroying Crows and SquiiTcls on the Eastern Shore, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition from the fame County, praying that Infpedlors may make all Tranffer Hogfheads of Tobacco by them paid away to weigh looo lbs. nett,
be rejedled.
Ordered,

That a
it is

Bill or Bills

be brought in jiurfuant to the

Refolutions, and

referred to the

Committee

of Propofitions

firft, third, and eighth and Grievances to pre-

pare and bring in the fame.

Upon a Motion made,

Ordered,

That Leave be given to bring

it is

in

Bill

To amend an

Adl,

made

in the eigh-

teenth Year of his prefent Majelty's Reign, intituled.

Creditors;

An Ad

for the Relief of certain

in the

and

referred to M"' George Johnfton to prepare

till

and bring

fame.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

Monday Morning

Eleven "'Clock.

yCioxibaY, t^e 5tb of !fttarcl)

32

Cbio.

II.

1759.
To
regulate the
firft

MR

Cabbell prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill

Price of Indian

Com in the prefent Scarcity, and the fame was

read the

Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Claim of John Burnett, for taking up a

Runaway therein mentioned,

was prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to allow the aid Claim in the Book of Claims. A Bill For continuing and amending the Adl, intituled, An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill
To-morrow.
for laying
of

An Ad for further continuing an Ad, intituled, An Ad an additional Duty on Rum and other diftilled Spirits, not being of the Produce his Majefty's Sugar Iflands, was read the third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Harrifon do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their ConAn
engroffed Bill, intituled.

currence.

A
M"'

Meffage from the Governor by

M"^

Walthoe.

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

the

The Governor commands Chamber.

Accordingly
M''

immediate Attendance

of

your Houfe in the Council

being returned, reported. That he, with the Houfe, had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber; and

Speaker, with the Houfe, went up;

And

Honor was pleafed to make a Speech to the Council and this Houfe, of which he had, to prevent Miftakes, obtained a Copy, which he read to the Houfe, and afterwards delivered it in at the Table, where it was again read, and is as follows:
that his

Gentlemen
in Relation

of the Council,

M'

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

I have very lately received Letters from

to this

M' Secretary Pitt,

and Major-General Amherft,

as large a

Colony's raifing for the enfuing

Campaign

Number

of

Men
as

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as pofflble,
the

to ad in Conjundion with the Britifh Forces in offenfive Operations againft Enemies of his Majefty and his Kingdoms, which I propofe now to lay before you. It would argue the higheft Vanity in me to imagine that any Perfuafions I could ufe to a brave, free, and loyal People, could add any Weight to the Defires of a King, who, by extending his Care equally over all his SubjeAs, is defervedly become the great Objed of their Affedions; notifyed by a Minifter of known Integrity and Zeal for the Welfare of the American Colonies, and recommended by a General of experienced Valor, Prudence, and Adivity; all tending to the great Point of feciiring this and the neighbouring Colonies from any future Encroachments and Difturbances from the French and their Indian Allies. N otwithftanding this Convidion, I fhould be deficient in the Duty I owe to his Majefty, and if I did not, in the warmeft Manner, recommend to you to exert your utnioft Force Strength on this Occafioii: The Fir ft, in which I have been required to ufe any Endeavours to influence your Adions, fince the Appointment I am honored tvith to take upon me the Adminiftration of your Affairs. Sorry I am, tltat your Reprefentations of Incapacity have in fame Meafure ftopped my Mouth, for it is not in my Nature to prefs upon Neceffity: But you have the Royal Word, that ftrong Recommendations will be made in your Favor to tlic Britifli Parliament, that you may receive a proper Compenfation for your Expences; and the End in View tends immediately to your Advantage, while Great Britain, whofe

Expences
hand.

liave

been immenfe in Defence of this Continent,

luill

reap hers but at fecond-

By
tion to
at

a Letter from Major-General Amherft, you tvill fee that I have received an Invitameet him and the Governors of the neighbouring Colonies at Philadelphia, to affift
the

a Confultation for

promoting

their
if

common

Intereft.

If the Bufinefs of this Seffion

was drawing towards a Conclufion, or

ing
the

my

Abfence,
of you.

it

might be carried

any Expedient could be found out by which, duron to the Advancement of his Majefty's Arms, and to
to

Eafe

Gentlemen, I fhould be glad

render

my

Services to both by

my

Prefence

at this Meeting. the

Advice of

this

I fhall refer

it to

this is a Point of Confequence, and is attended with fame Difficulties, General Affembly how to ad in it would be highly agreeable to me, and your Confideration with my ftrongeft Affurances that my greateft Ambi-

As

tion is to be ufeful to this

to he

Colony in any Place, and by every Meafure ivhich

may

he thought

mo ft
M""

conducive

thereto.

Speaker alfo reported. That the Governor had delivered to him the feveral Letters mentioned in his Speech, and defired him to lay them before the Houfe: And he accordingly delivered them in at the Table, where they were read, and ordered to lie on the Table. Upon a Motion made,
Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will refolve itfelf into a

Committee

to confider of the

Governor's Speech immediately.

Ordered,

That the Letters from

M"-

Secretary Pitt and Major-General Amherft

be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee.

then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters; and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M^ Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their Confideration, and gone through the fame, and had come to two Refolu-

And

which they had dire<5led him to report to the Houfe; and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered them in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment, as follow: Refolved, That the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony, already voted to be compleated to one Thoufand Men, is as much as can be fupported in the prefent diftreffed
tions thereupon,

Situation of the Colony.

Refolved, That as the Bufinefs of this Seffion is not near a Conclufion, and that cannot be carried on during the Abfence of the Governor; his leaving the Colony

it

at

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Men voted by
this Affembly,

at this

Time

will too long retard the railing the

and put

a Stop to

all

the other public Bufinefs.

That a Committee be appointed to draw up an Addrefs to the Governor, purfuant to the faid Refolution and it is refen'ed to M"" Landon Carter and M"^ Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,
;

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MR
Sir,

Landon Carter reported, That the Committee appointed had, according an Addrefs to the Governor, which he read in his Place and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to, and is as follows:
to Order, prepared

If

any Thing could add Weight

to the

Defires of a King, juftly diftinguifhed by his

paternal Care, equally extended to all his People, your

be the

Honor may

affiire yoiirfelf,

it

would

warm and

affedionate Solicitation of a truly Patriot Governor.

Thefe endearing Motives, joined with thofe that may be reafonably expeded to refult from a vigorous Profecution of the common Caufe, do naturally influence our Confidtations in
to

Favor of every Requeft that his Majefty's Concern for our Welfare make, or your Duty induce you to recommend.

may

incline

him

How

forry then

muft we

be,

when

the Incapacity of the

your Honor, that we cannot fupport a greater

for the enfuing

Number

Country obliges us to inform Forces than one complete Regiment of

Rendezvous of other Matters
the Forces that
of

Campaign? The near Approach of

to

the

Time appointed

for the

we

are

now endeavouring

provide for, together with

many

public Utility,

which are abfolutely neceffary to be effeded this Seffion of Affembly, and which cannot be forwarded with the Expedition required in Major-General Amherft's Invitation, are Arguments fufficient to convince of the Importance of your Honor's Prefence; And as we know of no Expedient that can be propofed, confiftent with our Conftitution, to

remedy

the Inconveniences

and Delays
to

only to advife, but earneftly

Ordered,

from your Abfence; permit us. Sir, not defire your Honor not to leave the Colony at this Jundure.
that will arife

That the

faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed,

and prefented by the whole

Houfe.
Ordered,
his Pleafure
M''

That the Committee who prepared the fame wait on the Governor to know

fhall attend his Honor to prefent it. Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions, to them referred, and had come to feveral

when they

Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow:
in

That the Petition of Daniel Smith be rejedled the Pay due to John Smith the Petition mentioned, having been already received by the Father of the faid John
Refolved,
;

Smith.
Refolved,

That the Allegations

of the Petition of George Brafffield are true,

and

that he ought to be allowed the

Refolved,

Sum

of

90

for the Slave in his Petition mentioned.

That the Allegations

of the Petition of

he ought to be allowed the

Sum

of t,. 6. 8, the Difference of the

John Langhorn are Tobacco

true,

and that

in his Petition

mentioned.
be an Inftru(5tion to the Committee of Claims to make the feveral Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the firft and fecond Refolutions. A Petition of Hugh Moore, fetting forth. That his Negroe Slave Tom being runaway,
Ordered,
it

That

was

[8o]
was duly out-la wed, and was afterwards found dead in the Woods was prefented to the Houfe and read and the Queftion being put that the faid Petition be referred to a
,
;

Committee,
It paffed in the

Negative.

That the faid Petition be rejedted. A Petition of Jane Brown, Widow, fetting forth. That in the Lifetime of her Hufband a Sergeant belonging to the Virginia Regiment did impress and take away from him a Horfe, Bridle and Saddle, without having them appraifed, which was never returned, nor any Satiffadlion received for the fame. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Claims That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereRefolvcd,
;

upon, to the Houfe.

James Hughes, fetting forth, That being Lieutenant of Captain Chriftian's Company of Militia, he was ordered to take up three Men that were pricked down to serve as Soldiers by Virtue of a late Adtof Affembly, and that he impref fed two Men and Horfes to affif t him in that Service, for which he has never received any Satiffa(5lion, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read; and
Petition of

the Queftion being put that the faid Petition be referred to a Committee, It paffed in the Negative.
Refolved,

That the County

faid Petition be rejedled.

A
Land,

Petition of Richard Blanks, praying that a Ferry

in the

may

be eftablifhed from his

of Lunenburg, over Staunton River, to the

Land

of the

Orphan

of

James Cocke, deceafed.

Alfa a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Prince William, praying that the Tobacco Warehoufes at Occoquan in that County may be difcontinued, were feverally prefented to the

Houfe and read.

Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances; That they do examine into the feveral Matters thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. Ordered, That M"" Carrington and M"" Green be added to the Committee of Claims
M'^

Fleming to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances M"^ Adams and M' Braxton to the Committee of Trade M"' Waller to the Committee for Courts of Juftice, and M'' George Mafon to the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions.
;
;

The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the
ing the Adl, intituled.

Bill

For continuing and amend-

An A6t for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"" Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Cltarles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration and made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, Where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven o'Clock.

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MR.
it.

That the Committee appointed, had according to Order, waited on the Governor to know his Pleafure when this Houfe fhould attend him with their Addrefs and that he was pleafed to appoint this day, and to fay he would fend a Meffage to the Houfe when he was ready to receive
London Carter
reiJorted,
;

Claim

of

Luke Lucar,

for taking

up

a Deferter from the Virginia Regiment.

Alfo

8i ]

Alfo a Claim of James Rogers, for the fame Service. Alfo a Claim of Ezekiel Voting, for taking up a Runaway, therein mentioned. Alfo a Claim of Ambrofe Ballard, for the fame Service. Alfo a Claim of James Underwood, for the fame Service. Alfo a Claim of Timothy Finney, for the fame Service, were feverally prefente(i to
the Houfe and received.
Ordered, That it be an Inftru(5lion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid Claims in the Book of Claims. A Petition of John Moreton, Captain, and Thomas Martin, Lieutenant, in Behalf of themfelves and the private Soldiers of Captain Woodfon's Company, on the intended Expedition againft the Shawnefe, praying that they may be allowed their Pay for the Time they were employed on that Expedition, having never yet received any Satiffa<5lion
for the fame.

Alfo a Petition of John Burk, and the Executors of James Taylor, deceafed, fetting forth, that the faid Burk, and Taylor were Under-Sheriffs of Caroline County, in the

Year 1756, and there remained in their Hands a Depofitum of 1440 lbs. of Tobacco of the public I^evy, laid the preceeding Year, for which Tobacco they received Cafh, at two
Pence per Pound according to the A<5t of Affembly then fubfifting and it being levied on them laft Year in Tobacco, they were obliged to pay for the fame at twenty-five Shillings per Hundred, and praying to be allowed the Difference, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions there; ;

upon, to the Houfe. A Petition of fundry Merchants of the Town of Winchefter, fetting forth, That their Trade is greatly prejudiced by the great Number of Pedlars from Pennfylvania, dealing

and Furs, without being duly authorized, who carry out fuch Commodities without paying any Duty, the Perfon appointed to receive the fame being very remifs in his Office, and the A(5l of Affembly relative thereto defe<5live and praying that this Houfe will take that Matter into Confideration and grant them fuch Relief as fhall be
in Skins
;
;

thought reafonable. Alfo a Petition of fimdry Inhabitants of Augufta County, fetting forth. That many Inconveniences arife to the Trade in Skins and Furs by the large Sum required by law for Licenses to Pedlars, and praying that the fame may be fettled at a lower Rate, were feverally prefented to the Houfe, and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Propolitions and Grievances That they do examine into the feveral Matters thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. M' Nicholas, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order a Bill For enlarging the Towns of Frederickfburg and Winchefter, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Meffage from the Governor was delivered by M' Walthoe,
;

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen

The Governor
is

of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes.
the

now

ready

to receive the

Addrefs of your Houfe in

;

Council Chamber.

That

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the Houfe went up and being returned, he reported, he, with the Houfe, had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber, and prefented the Addrefs of this Houfe to him, to which his Honor was pleafed to return the
following Anfwer:

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen

of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes,

The good Opinion you entertain of me, and the Exprefflons, of Affedion contained in your Addrefs, claim my moft hearty Thanks, which I return you with great Sincerity.

But

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But as I am above Difguife, I cannot help expreffing my Concern that the Dread of Poverty fhould frighten you from exerting yourfelves to anfwer the Defires and Expectations of his Majefty for this Year, which moft probably will put a finifhing Stroke to the War in thefe Parts, the doing of which would, as I conceive, redound to your Honor and Advantage,
both which I have greatly at Heart.

As
from
it,

the Inter eft of this

Colony

is the fole
it

Motive which could induce

that does not require

me

to

be abfent

fo I fhall not think of leaving

when

my

taking fuch a Step.

Bland, from the'_Committee of Claims, reported, That the Committee had, accordhad under their Confideration the Petition of Collin Campbell, to them referred, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then
M''

ing to Order,

delivered in at the Table.

Ordered,

That the Confideration

of the faid

Report be poftponed

till

A
old

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Prince William County, praying that

To-morrow. if an Adl
in the

fhould pafs for the Divifion of that County, there

may be two Thoufand Tithes left Houfe and read. was prefented to the County, Ordered, That the faid Petition do lie on the Table. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

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1759

Gentleman, and Elizabeth his Wife, That Unity Dandridge, the Petitioner E/izafcet/t '5 Mother, did, by her Will, give to her certain Lands in Hanover and King William, for Life, with Power to difpofe of the fame at her Death to her Children, asfhe fhould think proper: That the Petitioner Philip Whitehead is feized in Fee Simple of other Lands in King William, and that it will be greatly to the Advantage of his Children to veft the faid Lands in Hanover in him in Fee Simple, and to fettle the faid Lands in King William, being contiguous together to be difpofed of by the Petitioner Elizabeth according to the Will aforefaid, and praying that an A(5t may pafs for that Purpofe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M' Peter Robinfon and M'' Gaines to prepare and bring in the fame. M"' Attorney, from the Committee of Privileges and Elections, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration the Petition of William Mead, to them referred, complaining of an undue Eledlion and Return of M'' Samuel Hairftone and M*^ Zachariah Burnley to ferve as Burgefes in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Bedford, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, and are as follow Your Committee, in the firft Place, take leave to obferve. That the Petitioner did not appear before them either in Perfon or by his Council Upon which they proceeded to confider the Depofitions taken and returned, purfuant to the Order of this Houfe, by which it appears that the Commanding Officer of the Militia of the faid County of Bedford
Petition of Philip Whitehead Claiborne,

fetting forth,

ordered
this

M"^ Hairftone to condudl the Perfons drafted to recruit the Forces in the Pay of Colony to Winchefter, of which Patrick Napier, in the Petition mentioned, was one, who being very defirous to be quit of that Service, did, on the Way thither, propofe to M"' Hairftone that if he would get one other Man to go in his Stead, and procure his Difcharge, he would give him a Negroe, under ten Years of Age, That M"' Hairftone conducted the Drafts to Winchefter, and delivered them to Colonel Wafhington, the Commanding Officer there; and having procured a Man to ferve in the Stead of the faid Napier, to whom he was to give five Pounds, befides the Bounty allowed by law, prevailed on Colonel Wafhington to accept him, and difcharge Napier, who, on his Return Home, delivered to M' Hairftone a Negroe about four or five Years old, and hath fince

declared

83

declared that

if

fuch Delivery did not give him a good Title to the Negroe, he would
declared that
if

Napier would repay the his ftead he would return the Negroe back again (but whether M"' Hairftone really paid any Money to that Perfon does not appear to your Committee.) And no Evidence appearing to prove that M'' Burnley treated the Freeholders of that County after the Tefte of the Writ for electing Burgeffes for the
fame, or any
Refolved,
Petition.
illegal

make him a better: And M' Hairftone hath Money he was to give the Perfon that went in

That the

Proceedings at the Eledlion. faid William Mead hath not

faid M''

made good

the Allegations of his

Refolved,

That the

eledled to ferve as Burgeffes in

Samuel Hairftone and M'' Zachariah Burnley are duly this prefent General Affembly for the faid County of

Bedford.
M"'

Attorney alfo reported, That the faid Committee had had under their Confidera-

Henry Blagrave, to them referred, complaining of an undue Electof M'' Clement Read and M"' Matthew Marrable, to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Ltmenburg, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, and are as follow: It appears to your Committee that after it was publickly known in the faid County, that the Writ was iffued for ele<5ling Burgeffes to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for the fame, one Memican Hunt gave a Treat on Behalf of M"' Read to a Company of Militia he formerly had commanded, with M"' Read's Knowledge, but not at his Requeft, and That M"" Marrable defired one Henry invited M"" Read's Friends to partake thereof.
tion the Petition of M"'

ion

and Return

Williams to acquaint the

Company under

the

Command

of Captain Williams that

he

intended to give them a Treat the next Mufter Day, before which Time the Writs for Eledlion of Burgeffes issued, upon which he defired the faid Williams to excufe him to the

would vacate his Eleftion and to tell them he was over, which he did do: That M' Marrable hearing a Petition to the Affembly was handed about by Captain Cox, got another in Oppofition thereto; and declared that by carrying it about feveral Days, and treating the Freeholders, he had got forty or fifty Votes, the Writ being then iffued That the Day before the Ele(5tion a large Number of Freeholders came to M' Marrable's, and were genteely entertained at which Time their Votes were follicited for by M"^ Marrable, in Behalf of M"" Blagrave and himfelf, and M"" Marrable declared they all promifed him their Votes, but only one of them was as good as his Word That M'' Marrable feemed ftrongly in M"^ Blagrave' s Intereft, and declared he would fpend eight or ten Pounds rather than he fhould lofe his Election. That the Morning of the Eledlion Liquor was diftributed to the Company of M'' Marrable, by his Orders, but with this Caution, To take Care they fhould not intoxicate themfelves, leaft a Riot might enfue at the Eledlion, because he wanted a fair Poll, and every Candidate to ftand or fall by his own intereft; and M"' Marrable declared he expended feven Weathers, and thirty Gallons of Rum on that Occafion That a few Days after the Eledtion M'' Blagrave was at M'' Marrable's Houfe, feemed very friendly, and faid he was well fatiffied with M"' Marrable's Proceedings in the Eledlion, and was better fatiffied that he fhould be a Burgefs with M"' Read than himfelf, if M"' Marrable would bring M'' Read to an Account upon Matters formerly againft him alledged by M' Marrable, and endeavour to divide the County: That on the fifth Day of July, being thirteen Days before the Elecftion, M' Marrable wrote a Letter to M'' David Caldwell, a Man of great Intereft in the Coimty, ftrongly folliciting his Intereft, in which is contained the following Words: "This fhall be my Obligation to be liable and anfwerable to you, and all who are my Friends, in the Sum of five Hundred Pounds, if I do not ufe the utmoft of my Endeavours (in Cafe I fhould be a Burgefs) to divide this our Coimty of Lunenburg, in the following Manner,

Company, becaufe would handfomely

if

he fhould treat

it

treat

them

after the Ele<5lion

to

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to wit Beginning at Byrd's Mill, running a ftreight line to the Head of Nottoway, agreeable to a Divifion lately made in our Parifh as alfo to ufe the fame Endeavours for this County, that fhall appear for the Benefit thereof." And upon Confideration of the
: ;

whole Matter,

That the faid M' Clement Read is duly eledled to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly for the faid County of Lunenburg. Refolved, That the faid M"' Matthew Marrable is not duly elefted to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly for the faid County. Your Committee cannot conclude this Report without taking Notice of the Behaviour of one John Hobfon, which was very illegal and tumuluous, in offering to lay Wagers the Poll was clofed when it was not in proclaiming at the Court-houfe Door the Poll was going to be clofed, and defiring the Freeholders to come in and vote, and then violently, by ftriking and kicking of them, preventing them from fo doing, by which Means many
Refolved,
;

Freeholders did not vote at the faid Ele<5tion.

Upon a Motion made,

That the faid John Hobfon, in the faid Report mentioned, is guilty of a high Mifdemeanor, and Breach of the Privileges and Freedom of Eledlions, and aKo
Refolved,

the Privileges of this Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Hobfon be fent for in Cuftody of the Serjeant at Arms, and

brought to the Bar of this Houfe, to anfwer for his faid Offence. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor to order a new Writ to iffue for the Eledlion of a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Lunenburg, in the Room of the faid Matthew Marrable, and that M' Read, do wait on

him with the

Ordered,

faid Addrefs.

That

M''

George

Mafon be added

to the

Committee

of Propofitions

and

Grievances.

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the

Town

of Frederick fburg in Oppofition to a

Petition to be prefented to this Houfe, for removing the Court houfe of Spotfylvania

County out

was prefented to the Houfe and read. Committee of Propofitions and Ordered, That Grievances That they do examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with
of the faid County,

the faid Petition be referred to the

their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.

Memorial of

M''

Robert Stewart,

reprefenting

that the

Commanding

Officer

of the Virginia Troops, by the Governor's Approbation, appointed him Brigade-Major, which Duty he performed, but as there was no Fund to pay him, he has never received any Satiffa(5lion for his faid Service, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe. Alfo a Petition of William Iftobe, fetting forth. That he was a Soldier in Captain Afhby's Company of Rangers, and in an Engagement with fome Enemy Indians on Patterfon's Creek, in April 1756, was by them taken Prifoner, and carried to Quebec, where he remained nineteen Months, and was then tranfported to England, and exchanged, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Memorial and Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and

report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe.

John Langfton and Tom Cook, in Behalf of themfelves and the other Indians on Pamunkey River, in the County of King William, fetting forth. That they are poffeffed of a valuable Tradt of Land where they now live, which is more than fufficient for them (being now reduced to a fmall Number) to cultivate for their Subfiftance That they are aKo feized of a fmall Tra(5l, feparated from that they live on, containing about 200 Acres, which is of no other Ufe to them than to yield them Timber for building, but that for Want of fome Perfon to take Care of their Intereft, their Bounds are violated, and their Timber taken away, for which they can have no Satiffaction, not being acquainted with the Modes of obtaining Juftice and praying that an Adl may pafs to appoint
Petition of
;

them

85 ]

them Truftees to
the Houfe

leafe

Retri(ftion for referving the

out the faid fmall Tra<5l of Land under an annual Rent, and the Board Timber thereon for their own Ufe, was prefented to

and read. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M' Robinfon and M"^ Gaines t(j prepare and bring in the fame. A Claim of Todd, for reducing the diflocated Arm of a Soldier, was prefented to the Houfe and received Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee appointed by A(5l of Affembly to ftate the Accounts of Provifions, and the Pay of the Militia, and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catawba Indians, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, that they make fuch Allowance to the faid Todd as they fhall
;

think reafonable for that Service.

Claim of William Woodroof, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was

prefented to the Houfe and received.

Ordered,

That

it

be an Inftru(5lion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid

Claim
vania,

in the

Book

of Claims.

A Lift of the Officers and Soldiers of the Militia drafted out of the County of Spotfylan Account of the Time they were was prefented to the Houfe and received and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims. M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported. That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions from feveral Counties to them referred, and had come to feveral Resolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and

on

his Majefty's Service, in June, 1757, with

refpe(5lively

employed

in that Service,

are as follow:
Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition from the

ftreight Courfe to the

County
fonable.

of Lunenburg, praying that

Byrd's Mill,

and running thence a

That
it is

County may be divided, by a Line beginning at Head of Roanoke River, is rea-

Refolved,

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition from the Par-

ifh of Saint Patrick, in the

County of Prince Edward, complaining of the illegal ProceedParifh, and praying the fame may be diffolved, is reafonof the faid the Veftry ings of able it appearing to this Committee, though not mentioned in the Petition, that one of the faid Veftrymen is a Diffenter from the eftablifhed Church.
;

Refolved,
ties of

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition from the Coun-

Affembly therein mentioned may be repealed, and the Juftices of the faid Counties be obliged to build a bridge over Appomattox River, at the Town of Pocohontas, where the old Bridge
Chefterfield,

Dinwiddle and

praying a Claufe of an

A(5l of

now

ftands,
Refolved,

is

reafonable.
it is

That

the Opinion of this Committee

That the Petition

in Oppofition

thereto, be rejedled.

Upon a Motion made.

Ordered,

That the
thereto,

firft

The

fecond Refolution being read a fecond Time,

Refolution be recommitted to the faid Committee. and the Queftion put that the

Houfe agree
Ordered,
next.

Refolved in the Affirmative.

That the Confideration of the two

laft

Refolutions be referred to Tuefday

Upon

a Motion made,

That the Petition of William Mead, complaining of an undue Eledlion Samuel Hairftone and M"' Zachariah Burnley to ferve as Burgeffes in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Bedford, is frivolous and vexatious. Ordered, That the faid William Mead do pay imto the fitting Members their Cofts occafioned by the faid Petition.
Refolved,

and Return

of M"'

Ordered,

86]

That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to regulate the faid and to levy the fame on the Petitioner in the Book of Claims. Ordered, That the Confideration of the Report from the Committee of Claims, Yefterday made to the Houfe, and referred to be confidered this Day, be put off till To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,
Cofts,

Trl6a^

tl)e

9tb of

^Jttarcl).

32

(Beo. U,

1759.

John M'Cowen, letting forth, That he had two Horfes and one Mare impreffed into his Majefty's Service, appraized to i(). lo, two of which were loft, and the other come Home, after being abfent about 50 Days, fo poor that he oon after died, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe. Alfo a Petition of Tom Step, Billy John, School Robin, and Aleck Scholar, Nottoway Indians, fetting forth. That they ferved all laft Summer and Fall in Conj\m<5lion with his Majefty's Forces, againft the French, faithfully and honeftly, until the Reduction of Fort Du Quefne; and are again willing to expofe their Lives in his Majefty's Service; That they have received no Pay, and by Reafon of their Abfence from Home made little Com to fubfift on, and praying that fome Allowance may be made them to purchafe Com for the Support of themfelves and their Families. Alfo a Petition of Thomas Penman, Keeper of the public Goal, fetting forth, That the Lots thereto belonging being at prefent open and iminclofed, leaves the faid Prifon too much expofed to the Attempts of thofe who may Defign to refcue the Criminals therein confined, and praying that this Houfe will diredt the faid Lots to be enclofed at the public Expence, were feverally prefented to the Hoiife and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims That they do examine into the feveral Matters thereof, and report the fame,
Petition of
;

with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. Several Claims of Thomas Wilkin fon, Affignee of John Boin, and of John Ellis, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Hotife

and received.
Ordered,

That

it

be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid

of Claims.

Claims

in the

Book

The Houfe, according

the Committee of Claims,
follows

to Order, proceeded to the Confideration of the Report from

laft,

made on Wednefday

and the Refolution

of the faid

Comis

mittee being again read, was agreed to by the Houfe, with an

Amendment, and
;

as

Refolved, That the Allegations of the faid Petition are true and that the Sum of 62 ought to be paid to the faid Collin Campbell, by the Public. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to make an Allowance the faid Collin Campbell, purfuant to the faid Refolution, as amended. to M'' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported. That the Committee had, accord ing to Order, had under Confideration the Memorial of Robert Stewart, Brigade-Major to the Virginia Troops, to them referred, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which be read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the Allegations of the faid Memorial are true and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of ;^68. 10, for four Months and fifteen Days Pay as Brigade-Major
;

of the faid Troops.

M""

Charles Carter, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, accordin the
in the Service until Firft

ing to Order, a Bill For compleating the Regiment

Thoufand Men, to be continued

Pay of this Colony to One Day of December next; and

for

87

for raiiing the for the

Sum

of 26,298. 17.8, for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting,

Bill

and providing

fame; and the faid

was read the

firft

Time, and ordered to be read a fecond

Time.

A Petition of
will expire at the

William Hunter, fetting forth, That his Salary as Printer to this fioufe End of this Seffion of Affembly, and praying that the fame may be
Printer,

further continued,
Refolved,
to continue to the

was prefented to the Houfe and read. That the Sum of 300 per Annum be allowed to William Hunter,

End

of the next Seffion of Affembly, as a full Confideration for print-

Houfe of Burgeffes, printing the Laws of each Seffion, and fending County Court Clerk, one of which to be half -bound for the ufe of the Court; printing Infpedlors Notes and Books, Proclamations, and other public Ad vertifements Ordered, That the faid Refolve be engroffed and that M"' Waller do carry it up to the
ing the Journal of the

thirteen of

them

to every

Council for their Concurrence.

A Bill For enlarging the Towns of Frederickfburg and Winchefter, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Members for Spotfylvania and York. A Petition of Matthew Moody, fetting forth, That he hath laid off twelve Lots adjoining the City of Williamfburg, feveral of which are already difpofed of, and built upon, and praying that the fame may be added to the faid City, was prefented to the Houfe
and
read.

That it be an Inf tru<5lion to the laft mentioned Committee that they receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and
Ordered,
;

Upon a Motion made,

Ordered,

That

it

a Claufe or Claufes for adding certain Lots, laid

City.

be an Infturdion to the faid Committee that they likewife receive off by M'' Benjamin Waller, to the faid
Roberts, Jun. fetting forth.

That he hath laid off 100 Acres of an Acre each, adjacent to the Court Houfe of the County of Halifax, conveniently fituated for a Town, and praying that an A6t may pafs to eftablifh a Town thereon, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances That they examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with their
Petition of

James

Land

into L/Ots, of Half

Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-^morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Saturday.

tl)e lOtl)
M-'

of Mlarcb.

32

<Beo. 11

1759.
till

ORDERED, That
Se'ennight.

George Johnfton have Leave to be abfent

Bill, intituled,

Wednefday

An

engroffed

An Ad
the

for continuing

an Ad,

intituled.

An

Ad

for the better regulating

and diciplining

Militia,

was read the

third

Time,

and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' London Carter do carry up the
Concurrence.
M''

faid Bill to the Council for their

Braxton prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To dock the Intail Lands whereof Tunftal Banks is feized, and for fettling other Lands, and certain Slaves therein mentioned, of greater Value, to the fame Ufes; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time.
of certain

An

engroffed Bill, intituled.

An Ad

to

explain an

Ad,

intituled,

An Ad

to

enable

the Inhabitants of this

Colony

to

difcharge their public Dues, Officers Fees, and other Tobacco

Debts, in

Money, for the enfuing Year, was read the third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs.
Ordered,

[88]
Ordered,

That
the

M"'

Pendleton do caiTy

up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Con-

currence.

And then

Houfe adjourned

till

Monday Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

"Monba^.

tl)e l2tl)

of 5ttarcl).

32

(Beo.

11,

1759.

A
A
A
Houfe.

5i7/

the Intail of certain Lands whereof Tunftal Banks is feized, and for fettling other Lands, and certain Slaves therein mentioned, of greater Value,

To dock

fame Ufes, was read a fecond Time, and committed Members for King William and Caroline. Bill To regulate the Price of Indian Com in the prefent
to the

to

M' Braxton and the

Scarcity,

was read a

fecond Time.

That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. For compleating the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to One Thoufand Men, to be continued in the Service until the Firft Day of December next; and for raifing the Sum of ;26,298. 17.8, for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting, and providing for the fame, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole
Ordered,
Bill

Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will refolve itfelf into

a Committee upon the faid

Bill

on

Wednefday next. A Bill For further continuing an A(St, intituled. An Ad for further continuing certain Ads of Affembly therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee of Trade.

Account of Robert Higginfon, for Ferriage and Provifions to our tributary Indians, and public Expreffes, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and refen-ed to the
Confideration of the Committee of Claims.

An

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Buesdar.

tbe I3tb of Mlarcb.

32

(Beo. IL

1759,

MR.

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To enable the Inhabitants of the Cotuity of Loudoun to pay their public Dues and Officers Fees in

Money.
Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To encourage Arts and Manufactures and the faid Bills were feverally read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Attorney, from the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions, reported. That the Committee had, according to Order, examined into the ConduA of M' Thomas Walker, a Member of this Houfe, and one of the Contractors for fumifhing the Forces in the Pay of this Colony, that were ftationed in the County of Augufta, with Provifions, in the Year 1757 and had agreed upon a Report, and come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the faid Refolutions

He

alfo prefented to the

;

were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, and are as follow: In Order to prevent any Mif takes that might happen in the Courfe of this Enquiry, your Committee thought it expedient that the Objedlions made to M' Walker's Condudl in that Office fhould be reduced into Writing and therefore defired M"" Johnfon (another Member of this Houfe) who gave Rife to this Enquiry, to put into Writing the Objecftions he had to make to M'' Walker's Condudt, which he did, at two feveral Times, in the following Words: "The following is the Charge againft Thomas Walker, Gentleman, one of the
;

ContraAors for vidtualling the Troops in the Pay of this Colony, in the Year 1757, exhibited againft him by Thomas Johnfon, and which he propofes to make good Proof to That on the 28* Day of Odober, 1757, Thomas Walker, Gentleman, did covenant and
agree

[89

agree with the Honorable Robert Dinividdie, Efq

late

Lieutenant-Governor of this
all

Colony, That the faid Thomas would take to his

as

own proper Account

fuch Provifion

was then on Hand, that fhould be delivered unto him in the County of Augufta, and give the Government Credit for the fame, after the following Rate, that is to fay For every Bufhel of Salt ten fhillings; for every Hundred Pounds of Flour nine Shillings; for every Pound of Bacon three Pence; for every Pound of dried or pickled Beef two Pence Half-penny, and for every Hundred Pounds of Bifcuit twelve Shillings and fix Pence. And whereas, foon after the faid Contract was made, there was delivered to the Officers of the firft Virginia Regiment and Rangers, ftationed in the County of Augufta, whom the faid Thomas had contradted to fupply with Provifions, about eleven Waggon Loads of Bacon and other Provifions, as by Receipt, for Part of the fame, by Captain Woodward, an Officer in the firft Virginia Regiment, may appear, notwithftanding the faid Thomas hath fettled an Account many Months after the DeHvery of the faid Provifions (with the Government) and refuted to give any Credit for the fame, alledging that the fame was unfound and defers'ed no Credit." Here ends the firft Charge the fecond was as follows "A further Charge exhibited by Thomas Johnfon againft Thomas Walker, Gentleman, as one of the Contractors for vidlualling the Troops in the Pay of this Colony, in the Year 1757; That the faid Thomas Walker entered into a f ecret Partnerfhip with Major Andrew Lewis, one of the principal Officers of the firft Virginia Regiment, ftationed in Augufta County, relative to the vi(5tualling the faid Troops under his immediate Command; and that after the Perfons appointed to convey a certain Quantity of Bacon from the Hands of Colonel Read, which had been purchafed for the Ufe of the Government, and had obtained a Receipt for the fame, after being firft infpefted by proper Perfons on Oath, and then admitted fome were good, fome indifferent, and the reft condemned, the faid Walker received the fame, and afterwards the faid Lewis (Partner with the faid Walker) by Virtue of his own Authority, caufed the faid Provifions, or at leaft the greateft Part of them, not then made Ufe of. to be examined and condemned and that the faid Thomas Walker as yet has rendered no Manner of Account of the whole or any Part thereof, as the faid Thomas Johnfon knows of, although the faid Thomas Johnfon expreffly charges that fome of the faid Provifions was adtually ufed but in Order, as the faid Thomas Johnfon conceives, to prevent any Difcovery thereof, the faid Thomas Walker abfolutely denied that the faid Lewis was concerned with him in ^'i(5lualling the faid Regiment and this he did at a Time it was fuppofed that the faid Leuns was killed in the Battle before Fort Du Quefne; And further, the faid Thomas Johnfon undertakes to prove that the Bacon delivered and afterwards condemned as aforefaid, was good at the Time it was delivered." So ends the fecond Charge. After hearing the faid Charges read, and duly confidering the fame, your Committee proceeded to hear the Teftimony of the Witneffes produced by M"" Johnfon to prove the faid Charges, as well as thofe produced by M' Walker to exculpate himfelf And from their Evidence it appears to your Committee That M"" Walker entered into the Contract mentioned by M' Johnfon, and on the Terms by him ailed ged. That eleven Waggon Loads of Provifions were fent from Lunenburg to Augufta County for the Ufe of the Forces M'' Walker was by that Contrad to vidlual That the Contracfb was negotiated in Williamfburg, and concluded the twenty-eighth Day of Odober, 1757 and while the fame was in Agitation, and before it was concluded, M'' Walker told Colonel Read, another Member of this Houfe, who had purchafed thofe Provifions, by Order of the Governor, the Year before, that he would go to Lunenburg and fee the fame inpe(5led before it was fent to Augufta and M' Read told him it was too late, for that the Provifions were then gone, or going to Augufta, by the Governor's Order. That on the twentieth Day of Odober, eight Days before the Contract was concluded, it appears a Quantity of thofe Provifions were delivered to Captain Woodward, an Officer of the firft Virginia Regiment, in Augufta, and the Refidue was, about the laft of that Month, lodged on Craig's Creek, about twelve Miles from the Garifon, the Roads not being
;

paffable

9o]
:

Waggons, and for Want of an Efcort That the Provifions received by CapWoodward were infpe(5led, but it does not appear that thofe left at Craig's Creek were ever infpedled. Yet from the Light your Committee have been able to difcover
paffable for
tain

from the whole Teftimony, it appears that the faid Provifions were in general very indiffThat M"' Walker, in July next following his Contradl erent, and great Part quite fpoiled. laid an Account before the Commiffioners appointed by Adl of Affembly to adjuft the fame, and did not make any Mention therein of thofe Provifions, but acquainted them that a Quantity of Provifions had been received from Lunenburg, which he had not then got an Account of, and that he would leave in the Treafury a fufficient Sum to pay for them whenever the Quantity could be adjufted, which he did, where the fame ftiU remains, the faid M'' Walker not having as yet fettled any other Account with the faid Commiffioners: The preceeding Fadls are all relative to the firft Charge exhibited by And with Refpedl to the fecond, it does appear to your Committee, M'' John fan.
that Major Lewis, the Commanding Officer of the Forces ftationed in Augufta, was concerned with M' Walker in the Execution of the faid Contradl, though not named in it, which your Committee entirely difapprove of, as it might open a Door to great Hard-

and Oppreffion upon the poor Soldiers but no fuch Confequences having appeared to attend it in this Cafe, your Committee have come to the following Refolutions: Refolved, That M' John fan hath not made good the firft Part of his Charge, wherein he alleges M'' Walker refuted to account for the faid Provifions. Refolved, That he hath made good that Part of his Charge, concerning Major Lewif's
fhips
;

being in Partnerfhip with M"' Walker. Refolved, That he hath not made good that Part of his Charge, touching a Rein-fpedlion and Condemnation of the faid Provifions by Major Lewif's Order.

not appearing to your Committee that any other Inconveniency attended Major Lewif's being concerned in the Execution of the faid Contract, than the Abfence of fome of the Officers from their Pofts at fome Times neceffarily occafioned thereby. Refolved, That M'' Walker hath not been guilty of any Fraud in the Execution of the

And

it

faid Contradl.

Upon a Motion made.

vifions, do, in fix
M"^ Thomas Walker, Contradlor for fupplying the Troops with ProMonths, at furtheft, from this Time, render an Account of all the Provifions he has received in the Coimty of Lunenburg or eKewhere, according to the Terms of the Contradl made with this Government, in the Year 1757. The Houfe being informed. That M'' Thomas Johnfon, a Member of this Houfe, having faid that M' Walker as Contractor to fupply the Forces ftationed in Augufta with Provifions, had attempted to cheat the Country of eleven Hundred Pounds, was afked, if that was the Cafe, how it happened that M"^ Walker was not only continued in Office, but was courted thereto and carreffed by the Affembly, upon which M'' Johnfon faid the following Words: "You know very little of the Schemes, Plots, and Contrivances that are carried on in the Houfe of Burgeffes in fhort, one holds the Lamb while another fkins; and it would furprife any Man to fee in what Manner the Country's Money is fquandered away, which I have ufed my utmoft Endeavour to prevent, in which I could never fucceed but once, and that to a trifling Amount." That among other Inftances the faid M"' Johnfon mentioned the following as a Proof of his Affertions "That when the Clerk's Salary was propofed to be settled, M"' Randolph, the Clerk, got up, and walking through the Burgeffes gave a Nod to his Creatures on each Side, who all followed him out of the Houfe, and promifed to be for the largeft Sum propofed." Ordered, That the faid Information be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Ele(5lions; That they do examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.

Ordered,

That

The Houfe proceeded

tee of Propofitions
this

to the Confideration of the

and
firft

Grie^ances,
of the faid

Day and
;

the

Refolutions of the Commitand referred to be confidered Refolutions being read a fecond Time, and the Quef-

two

laft

made on Thurfday

laft,

tion put that the

It

Houfe agree

thereto,

paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

[91

Refolved, That the Petitions from the Counties of Dinwiddie and Chefterfield, therein mentioned, be rejedted. The laft Refolution being alfo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the

Houfe agree

thereto,

Refolved in the Affirmative.

Upon a Motion made.

<

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To prohibit the Juftices of the County Dinwiddie from obliging the Juftices of the County of Chefterfield to join with them in building a Bridge a-crofs Appomattox River, at Browder's Ifland, and it is referred to M' Cary to prepare and bring in the lame. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven ''Clock.
Ordered,
of

>^^hmsba^.

tl)e I4tl)

of 5ttarcl).
Planters,

32

(Beo.

II.

1759.

A
faid

Petition of

fundry Merchants,

and

others, refiding

to York River, fetting forth, that the Warehoufes at Page's

in the

on and trading and Crntchfield's

County of Hanover, for the Infpe(5lion of Tobacco, are very inconveniently fituated and that the Petitioners are under great Difficulties, Trouble and Expence, in fending their Tobacco from thence to be fhipped for Exportation, occafioned by the Sands in the River Pammikey, on which the faid Warehoufes are eftablifhed, and the difficult Navigation thereof by which Means Ships are frequently delayed and prevented from proceeding on their Voyages to Great Britain, for Want of the Tobacco they muft wait for from thofe Warehoufes; And praying, that the faid Warehoufes may be fuppreffed, and new ones ere(5ted in their Stead at the Town of Newcaftle, in the
;

County. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the faid County of Hanover, in Oppofition thereto; were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they do examine into the feveral Matters thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. M'' Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, reported, that the Committee had, according to Order, had under their Confideration the Bill For further continuing an A(5t,
;

An Ad for further continuing certain Ads of Affembly therein mentioned to them committed, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to, by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Bill with the Amendments be engrof f ed and read a third Time M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported,
intituled.
,

that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions from feveral

them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again read, and are as follow.
Counties to
Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee, that the Petition from the

47

Warehoufes for the Infpedlion of Tobacco may be eftablifhed on the Land of the Honorable Philip Ludwell Lee, Efq at a Place called Stratford Landing, in the faid County; that Machotique and Mattox Warehoufes may be put under one Infpedlion, and that the Infpecftors there may each be allowed ,30 a Year which will fave to the Publick ^q a Year which, with a Dedudlion oi 10 a. Year from the Salaries of the Infpedlors at Nomony Warehoufes, whofe bufmefs will be much

County

of Weftmoreland, praying, that

leffened, will afford

fufficient Salary for the Infpedlors at Stratford,

is

without any addi-

tional

Charge to the Publick,

reaf enable.

of the Merchants, Planters, Purchafers and Shippers, concerned in Tobacco brought to Cabin
it

Refolved,

That

is

the Opinion of this Committee, that the Petition

Point,

92

praying the faid Hoiifes may be funk, and others ere<5led on the M' John Cocke, lower down the Creek, is reafenable. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parifh of Cameron, in the County of Loudoun, praying that the Veftry of
Point Warehoufes,

Land

of

that Parifh

may

be diffolved,
it is

is

reafonable.

the Opinion of this Committee, that the Petitions of the Inhabitants of the Parifli of Antrim, in the County of Halifax, praying that the Veftry of that
Refolved,

That

Parifh

may

be diffolved,

is

reafonable.

Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that the Petition of James Douglas and Martin Hardin, praying that three Acres of Land, adjoining the Town of Dumfries, may be added thereto, is reafonable. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that the Petition of Richard Blanks, praying a Ferry may be eftablifhed from his Land, in Lunenburg County, over Staunton River, at a Place called Bruaf's Ford, to the Land of an Orphan of James

Cocke, deceafed,
Refolved,

is

reafonable.
it is

That

the Opinion of this Committee, that the Propofition from the

Day, is reafonable. from the County of Halifax, praying they may be exempRefolved, That the Petition ted from paying the Taxes impofed by Law, be rejedled. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that the Petition from the County of Augufta, praying that the Sum diredled by Law to be paid by Pedlars for a Licenfe may be leffened, be rejedled. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that the Petition of divers trading People, fetting forth, that great Numbers of Pedlars from Pennfylvania import Rum, Wine, and other Commodities, without paying any Duty carry away Skins and Furs in the fame Manner, and carry great Sums of Money in Specie out of the Colony and praying the Law concerning Pedlars may be amended, is reafonable. The firft Refolution being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put, that the Houfe

County

of Effex, to alter that Court

agree thereto,
Refolved, in the Affirmative.

The

fecond Refolution being

thereto.

aKo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put, that the

Houfe agree

It paffed in the Negative.

That the Petition therein mentioned be rejected. Then the feveral other Refolutions were read a fecond Time, and the Queftion being feverally put, that the Houfe agree thereto,
Refolved,
Refolved, in the Affirmative.

That a Bill or Bills, be brought in, purfuant to the firft Refolution and is referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and bring in the
Ordered,
;

fame.
lutions

Alfo

Ordered,
;

That a
it is

Bill,

or

Bills,

and

referred to the
St.

the Veftry of the Parifh of the fame.

Ordered,

be brought in, purfuant to the third and fourth RefoCommittee appointed to bring in a Bill For diffolving Anne, in the County of Albemarle, to prepare and bring in

That

it

the

Towns

of Frederick fbnrg

be an Inftru(5lion to the Committee to whom the Bill For enlarging and Winchefter, is committed, that they receive a Claufe,
fifth

or Claufes, purfuant to the

in

Refolution.

Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee to whom it is referred to bring a Bill For eftablifhing feveral new Ferries, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the fixth Refolution. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the feventh and tenth Refolutions, and it is referred to the Committee for Courts of Juftice to prepare and bring in the fame.
M--

93

That the faid Committee had had under their further Confideration the Petition from the County of Lunenburg, praying the faid County may be divided, by a Line to be run from Byrd's Mill to the Head of Nottoway, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and difagreed to by the Houfe. Refolved, That the faid Petition be rejedled. A Meffage from the Council by M'' Walthoe.
alfo reported,

M' Carter

That they have agreed

intituled.

to the Bill, intituled,

An Adl

for further continuing

an Adl,
not

An

A(5l for

laying an additional

Duty on

Rum

and other

dif tilled Spirits,

being of the Produce of his Majefty's Sugar Iflands.

Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An Ad; to explain an A(5l, intituled, An Adl to enable the Inhabitants of this Colony to difcharge their public Dues, Officers Fees, and other Tobacco Debts, in Money, for the enfuing Year. Alfo
to the Bill, intituled,

An

A(5l for

continuing an Adl, intituled.

An

Adl for the

the

better regulating and difciplining the Militia.

Alfo
jtoo per

to the

Refolve

of this

Houfe

for allowing

William Hunter, Printer,

Sum

of

Annum,

for the Services therein mentioned.

That the Treafurer of this Colony lay his Accounts before the Houfe. M' Robinfon, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For vefting certain Lands, in the County of Hanover, in Philip Whitehead Claiborne, Gentleman, in Fee Simple, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For compleating the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to One Thoufand Men, to be continued in the Service until the firft Day of December next and for raifmg the Sum of 26,298. 17. 8, for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting, and providing for the
Ordered,
;

fame.
Refolved,

That

this Hotife will refolve itfelf into

a Committee upon the faid

Bill,

on

Friday next. Upon a Motion made.

fuch Claims and Accounts as fhall be prefented to this Houfe, during this Seffion, relating to the Expedition againft the Shawnefe, and alfo of the Militia
Ordered,

That

all

drafted out to the Protedlion of the Frontiers of this Colony, yet remaining unadjiofted, be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims.

Upon a Motion made,

will receive no Petitions or Claims after this Day Se'ennight. the Juftices and others of the Covmty of Fairfax, in Oppofition to a Petition therein faid to be certified to this Affembly, praying that 22000 lbs. of Tobacco

Refolved,

That this Houfe

Petition! of

may
and

be levied on the faid Juftices, which was by them heretofore levied of the Inhabitants of that County, for building a Wharf? at Alexandria, was prefented to the Houfe
read.

Ordered,

Grievances

That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and That they do examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with

their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.

Inhabitants of the Coimty of Loudoun to pay their public Dues Money, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M'' Francis Lightfoot Lee, M'' Hambleton, and M"' Walker. M'' Pendleton reported, That the Committee to whom the Bill to dock the Intail of certain Lands whereof Tunftal Banks is feized, and for fettling other Lands, and certain Slaves, therein mentioned, of greater Value, to the fame Ufes, wascommitted, had examined, into the Allegations thereof, and found them to be true, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the

A Bill To enable the

and

Officers Fees in

Amendments,

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Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. M'' Blaiid, from the Committee of Claims, reported. That the Committee had, according to Order, had under their Confideration the Petition of Tom Step, Billy John, School Robin, and Aleck Scholar, Nottoway Indians, to them referred, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe,
as follow:
It appears to your Committee that the faid four Indians were in the Service of this Colony, and did behave themfelves with great Bravery during the laft Campaign, particularly the faid Tom Step, who diftinguifhed himfelf very remarkably in the A<5lion before Fort Du Quefne, under the Command of Major Grant; and that they are now

and Families, occafioned by their Abfence from Summer. Refolved, That the faid Tom Step ought to be allowed ;;io, and the other three Indians ^ each, as a Reward for their Service, during the laft Campaign, and to purchafe neceffary Subfiftance for themfelves and Families. Ordered, That it be an Inftrucftion to the Committee of Claims to make Allowances in the book of Claims purfuant to the faid Refolution. Ordered, That the faid feveral Sums of Money be lodged in the Hands of the Members for the County of Southampton, to be by them laid out in Neceffaries for the faid Indians. Upon a Motion made, Refolved, That the Treafurer be defired to purchafe a Silver Gorget and a Suit of Cloths, to be prefented to Captain Thomas Step, one of the Nottoway Indians, as a Mark of Diftindlion, and as a Reward for his brave and gallant Behaviour during the laft
deftitute of Subfiftance for themfelves

Home

the laft

Campaign.

County of Hanover, fetting forth. That the County, and the inconvenient Situation of the Court Houfe, render great Extent of that it very incommodious for the Petitioners to attend their Biofinefs there, and praying that the faid Coimty be divided, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be refeiTed to the Confideration of the next Seffion
Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the
of Affembly.

Claim of Benjamin Edmondfon for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was

prefented to the Houfe and received.

Ordered,

That

it

be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid

Claim in M"' Robin fmi, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For vefting certain Lands, belonging to the Pamunkey Indians, in Truftees, to be leafed out for their Benefit, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad to regulate the Price of Indian Corn, in the prefent Scarcity, was read the third Time and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Cabbell do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence.

the Book

of Claims.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Bl)urs6ay, t^e 15 tl) of 5tlarcb. 32 (Beo. IL 1759, HE Treafurer, according to Order, laid his Accounts before the Houfe.
Ordered,

That the

faid

Accounts do

lie

on the Table,

for the Perufal of the

Members

of this Houfe.
Street,

Claim of John

Jun. for taking

up a Deferter therein mentioned was

95
;

was prefented to the Houfe and received and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims. M*^ Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For further continuing an A{51, intituled, An Ad for continuing fo much of the Ad of Affembly, intituled, An Ad for the Encouragement and Protedion of the Settlers upon the Waters of the Miffiffippi, as relates to the raifing and impofing, colleding and paying the Duties therein mentioned, and for other Furpofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported, That the Committee had, according to Order, had under their Confideration the Petition of William Iftobe, to them referred, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the faid Refolution was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment; and the faid Report and
;

Refolution are as follow:

Your Committee upon examining into the Petition of the faid William I ftobevf asnot any Evidence to prove the Truth of the Allegations thereof, other than that it appeared by a Certificate from John Afhby, Captain of oneof the ranging Companies, that the Petitioner was enlifted as a Ranger in the faid Company, the eighth of September, 1755, and continued in the Service until the firft of April, 1756, when he was taken Prifoner by the French or their Indians and at that Time there was due to him two Months Pay, which he has not received. And that by the Information of one of the Members of this Houfe, who lived near the Petitioner's Place of Abode, in the Covmty of Prince William, before his enlifting as a Ranger, that from the Time of his being taken Prifoner to the Time of his Return Home, was near twenty-two Months, nineteen Months of which Time the Petitioner alledged he was a Prifoner in the Goals of Fort Du Quefne, Montreal, and Quebec, and fuffered great Hardfhips and thereupon, Refolved, That the Petitioner ought to be allowed the Sum oi 21 for his Pay, and as a Recompence for the Injuries he fuflfered during his Captivity and Imprifonment. Ordered, That it be an Inftru(5lion to the Committee of Claims to make the faid Allowance in the Book of Claims. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions, from feveral Coimties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he
able to colledl
; ;

read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again read,

and are as follow Refolved, That

on the Land
Refolved,

it is

the Opinion of this Committee, that the Petition from the Coimty

of Culpeper, praying that a

Town may
is

be eftablifhed at the Court Houfe of that County,

of Robert Coleman,

reaf enable.

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition from the

County

of Lunenburg, praying that a

is

Town may
reafonable.

be eftablifhed where the Country's

Magazine

eredled in that County,

is

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition from the County of Halifax, praying that a Town may be eftablifhed on the Land of James
Refolved,
it is

That

Roberts, Jun.

is

reafonable.

it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petitions from the Counties of Culpeper and Orange, praying that the Owners of Mills on the Rapidan River

Refolved,

That

may

be obliged to

make

Slopes in their Mill

Dams

to let Fifh pafs

up the River,

is

reafonable.
Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That that Part of the Petition from the County of King George, praying that the Duty on Slaves may be leffened, is

reafonable.
Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Refidue of the faid

Petition, praying that Purchafers of Convidts

may

be obliged to give Security for their

Refolved,

good behaviour, be rejedled.

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the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition from the Covmty of Elizabeth City, praying the Fees of Pilots may be regulated and eftablifhed by Law, be rejed;ed. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition from the Cotmty of Lunenburg, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the Land of Frartcis Wagftaff, over Roanoke River, to the Land of Richard Palmer, is reafonable.
Refolved,

That

it

is

Refolved,

That

it is

Royfter, praying that a Ferry

reje<5led.

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition of William may be eftablifhed over the faid River from his Land, be

The

four

firft

Refolutions being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion feverally put

that the Houfe agree thereto, Refolved in the Affirmative.

The
erally
It

fifth

and

fixth

Refolutions being aKo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion fev-

put that the Houfe agree thereto,

paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That That

fo

much
much

the

Duty on Slaves
Refolved,

may

of the Petition from the Cotmty of King George, praying be leffened, be rejedled.
of the faid Petition

fo

from the Covmty

of

King

George, in the

fixth Refolution mentioned, praying that Purchafers of Convidls

may

be obliged to give

Security for their good Behaviour,

is

reafonable.

Then the

three laft Refolutions

being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion feverally

put that the Houfe agree thereto,

Refolved in the Affirmative.
Ordered,

That a
;

Bill

fourth Refolutions

and

alfo to fo

or Bills be brought in purfuant to the firft, fecond, third, and much of the Petition from the County of King George,

as relates to the obliging Purchafers of Convids to give Security for their good Behaviour; and it is referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and

bring in the fame.

Ordered,

It is alfo

bring in
Claviies

That a Bill For

then the

be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee to whom it is referred to eftablifhing feveral new Ferries, that they receive a Claufe or
it

purfuant to the eighth Refolution.

And

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

o'Clock.

Trl6ar.

tb<i

I6t^ of ittarcb.

32

<Beo. IL 1759.
of his

A
;

Petition of

John

Bafkerville, fetting forth.

That a Slave

was

lately

com;

mitted to Goal on Sufpicion of poifoning fome of his Neighbours Negroes but before the Day appointed for his Trial the faid Slave perifhed in Goal, the Weather being then feverely cold, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe,

was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. A Claim of Richard Stephen fcm, for a Servant

Man

inlifted into the

Royal American

Regiment, with a Certificate thereof, and aKo a Valuation of his Time of Service due, according to Law, thereto annexed, was prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid

Claim

in the

Book

of Claims.

Thomas Bridgeforth, praying that an Adl may pafs to impower him through the Marfli belonging to Maximilian Robin foti, in the County Caufeway to make a of Effex, oppofite to the Petitioner's Land, in Order to render the Paffage over Rappahannock River at all Times pradlicable, expeditious and convenient; and after the fame fhall be compleated to eftablifh a public Ferry from his Landing to the faid Caufeway. and

Petition of

[97
and with the Benefit thereof to
his landing,

himfelf, and alo from the faid Caufeway back again to with the like Privilege, as long as the faid Maximilian Robinfon and his Heirs fhall permit the fame, and refufe to keep it themfelves, was prefented to the Houfe

and read.
Ordered,
it is

That a

referred to M''

be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame.
Bill

tlie faid

Petition

and

A Petition of Robert Armiftead, Gentleman, fetting forth, That a Ferry was formerly kept over Rappahannock River, from Fox's old Plantation in Lancafter to Week's in Middle fex; which on the Application of Baldwin Matthew Smith, was fome Years ago
put down, and a Ferry eftablifhed from Teague's, in the faid County of Lancafter, to the lower Side of Parrott's Creek, Middle fex, but that Ferry was never kept up. That
the Petitioner the old Ferry
of great
is now poffeffed of Fox's old Plantation aforefaid, and is defirous that may be re-eftablifhed there, and the new one fuppreffed, which will be Advantage to Travellers, and praying that an A(5l may pafs for that Purpofe,

was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame,
with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. Upon a Motion made,
Ordered,
it is

That

it

referred to bring in a Bill

be an Inftrudlion to the Committee for Courts of Juftices to whom For altering the Covut Day of Effex County, to receive a

Claufe or Claufes for altering the Court

Day

of Spotfylvania County.

The Order of the Day being read The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For compleating the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to One Thoufand Men, to be continued in the Service until the firft Day of December next; and for raifmg the Sum of 26,298. 17. 8, for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting and providing for the fame and after fome Time fpent therein, M"^ Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had dire(5led him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill on Wednefday next. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
;

Satur6ar.
A
Reprefentation

tl)e

\7X^ of ^Otarcl).

32

<Beo,

II.

1759.

of Adam Stephen, Efq; Lieu tenant -Colonel in the Virginia Regiment, in Behalf of the furviving Part of a Detachment of the faid Regi-Z ment, which was engaged in a Skirmish before Fort Du Quefne, under the Command of Major Grant, fetting forth That the faid Detachment being overpowered by Numbers of the Enemy, was obliged to retreat, with the Lofs of their Blankets and Shirts, and praying the Confideration of the Houfe, was prefented to the

/I

Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M"" Wythe and M' Francis Lightfoot Lee That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their
;

Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. Upon a Motion made, Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For appointing an Agent, and it is referred to M"" London Carter to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of David Williams, fetting forth, That he was one of the Militia drawn out for the Protection of the Frontiers, in which Service he continued better than two Months, when he returned Home, though without Leave, and praying that he may be allowed his Pay, having never yet received any. Alfo a Petition of fundry Freeholders, Houfekeepers, and others, Inhabitants on, and near the River Pamunkey, in the Counties of King William and Caroline, fetting
forth

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That they are greatly diftreffed, efpecially in thee Times of Scarcity, by Means of the Reftraint they are under from fetting up Weirs and Hedges for catching Fih in that River, and praying that they may have Liberty o to do. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Richmond, praying that an Adl may pais to reftrain Hogs from going at Large in the faid Town; were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being feverally put that the faid Petition be referred to a Committee,
forth,
It paffed in the

Negative.

That the faid Petition be rejedled. M' Attorney, from the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions, reported. That the Committee had had under their Confideration the Petition of M"' John Bell, to them referred, complaining of an imdue Eledlion and Return of M"' Henry Peyton, to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly for the Coimty of Prince William, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the faid Refolution was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe and the faid Report and Refolution are as follow At the beginning of this Seffion, your Committee fixed a certain Day for examining into the Allegations of the faid Petition, but the Petitioner, nor any Perfon in his Behalf appearing, nor any Depofitions being returned, Refolved, That the faid M'' Henry Peyton is duly eledled to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly for the faid County of Prince William. Upon a Motion made, Refolved, That the Petition of the faid M' Bell, complaining of an \mdue Eledlion and Return of the faid M"^ Peyton, to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly for the Coimty of Prince William, is frivolous and vexatious. Ordered, That the faid M' Bell do pay unto the faid M"^ Peyton his Cofts occafioned by the faid Petition. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to regulate the faid Cofts, and to levy the fame on the Petitioner in the Book of Claims. M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For dividing the Coimty of Prince William, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Francis Lightfoot Lee reported. That the Committee to whom the Bill To enable the Inhabitants of the County of Loudoun to pay their public Dues and Officers Fees in Money, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a Third Time. M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions from feveral Coimties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That the Petition from the Inhabitants of the Parish of Bath, in the County
Refolved,
;

of Dinwiddie, praying that the Veftry of that Parifh

may

be diffolved,

is

reafonable.

That the Petition of John Bramham, Jun. praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from his Landing, in Orange County, over the Rapidan, to the Landing of Harbin Moore, in the County of Culpeper, is reafonable. Refolved, That the Petition from the County of Prince William, praying the Warehoufes for the Infpedlion of Tobacco at Occoquan, in that County, may be difcontinued,
Refolved,
is

reafonable
Refolved,

That

fo

much

of the Petition of the Infpedlors at Quantico Warehoufes,

praying an additional Salary for their extraordinary

is

Trouble the two

laft

Years,

reafonable.
Refolved,

That the

Sum

of ten

Pounds

a-piece ought to be paid to each of the faid

Infpedlors, for their extraordinary Trouble in the faid

two Years.
Refolved,

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Refolved,

That the Refidue

of the

faid

Petition,

praying]

tlieir

Salaries

may

be

raifed for the future, be rejedled.

Refolved,

That the Petition

of the Infpedlors at

Hunting Creek Warehoufes, prayRocky Ridge Warelioufes, praying

ing their Salaries

Refolved,
their Salaries

may

be raifed, be rejeAed.
Infpe(5lors at
reje<5led.

That the Petition of the

may

be raifed, be

of that County,

That the Petition from the County of Fairfax, praying that the Juftices who levied the Charge of building a Wharff at the public Warehoufes, in Alexandria, upon the Inhabitants of that County, may be obliged to refund the fame
Refolved,
to the County,
is

reafonable.

That the faid Wharff ought to be vefted in the Truftees of the faid Town of Alexandria, and they be impowered to take Wharfage, and out of the Money arifmg thereby to pay the faid Juftices the Money fo by them to be refunded, and to apply the Overplus towards keeping the faid Wharff in Repair. Refolved, That the Petition from the County of Richmond, praying that Beckwith's Warehoufes for the Infpedlion of Tobacco may not be difcontinued, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parifh of Overwharton, in the Coimty of Stafford, praying that the Veftry of that Parifh may be divided, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Reprefentation from the County of Gloucefter, againft the Printer, for not fending the Laws to that Court in a reafonable Time, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition of Robert Armiftead, praying that the Ferry appointed to be kept from Teagues, in the County of Lancafter, over Rappahannock River, to the the lower Side of Parrott's Creek, in the County of Middlefex, may be put down, and a Ferry appointed from Fox's old Plantation, in the faid County of Lancafter, over the faid River, to Week's Plantation, in the faid County of Middlefex, is reafonable. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to whom it is referred to bring in a Bill For diffolving the Veftry of the Parifh of Saint Anne, in Albemarle, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the firft Refolution. Alfo, That it be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee, to whom it is referred to bring in a Bill For eftablifhing feveral new Ferries, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the fecond and laft Refolutions. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the third, ninth, and tenth Refolutions; and it is referred to the faid Committee to prepare and bring in the fame. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims, to make an Allowance
Refolved,
in the

Book of Claims, purfuant Upon a Motion made.

to the fifth Refolution.

from bringing in a Bill purfuant to the Prayer of the Petition from the Inhabitants of Winchefter, relating to Pedlars and it is referred to the Committee of Trade to prepare and bring in the faid Bill An Account of Philemon Waters, for Waggonage on his Majefty's Service.
Ordered,
for Courts of Juftice be difcharged
;

That the Committee

Alfo a Petition of Michael Talbot, praying to be allowed for a Horfe taken from him by the Enemy Indians, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received.
Ordered, That the faid Accoimt and Petition be referred to the Committee of Claims That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their

Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. And then the Houfe adjourned till

Monday Morning

Eleven "'Clock.

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Claim of John Cofby, for taking up a Runaway, therein mentioned. Alfo a Claim of Holt Richefon, for taking up a Deferter therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid Claims in the Book of Claims.

loo ]

John Hobfon, letting forth, That he is now attending in Cuftody of the Serjeant at Arms, having as he is informed, unhappily incurred the Difpleafure of this Hoiofe, by his Condudl at the late Election of Burgeffes for the County of Lunenburg. That he had no Intention of violating the Freedom of Elections, and that if his Zeal to ferve his Friends on that Occafion led him into any indifcreet A(5lions, he is heartily forry for the fame, and humbly begs Pardon of this Houfe for his Offence, and fubmitinf^ himfelf to the Pleafure of the Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid John Hobfon be difcharged out of Cuftody, paying Fees. M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For diffolving feveral Veftries therein mentioned, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Bill For vefting certain Lands, in the County of Hanover, in Philip Whitehead Claiborne, Gentleman, in Fee Simple, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Members for King William and Hanover

Petition of

Counties.

An engroffed Bill, intituled, An AA for reducing the feveral Ads made for laying an Additional Duty upon Liquors, into one Ad, was read the third Time, and the Blanks
therein
filled

up.
faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

Refolved,

That the Bill do pals. Ordered, That M'' Harrifon do carry up the

rence.

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the

pafs for eftablifhing a the Houfe and read.

Ordered,

Town on

County of Effex, praying that an Adl may the Lands of Thomas Ley, an Infant, was prefented to

Grievances

That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and That they do examine into the matter thereof, and report the fame, with
County
of Fairfax, praying that

their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. Several Petitions of fundry Inliabitants of the
A(ft

an
of

may

pafs for adding Part of the

County

of Prince William to the faid

County

Fairfax.

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Prince William to the fame Purpofe, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions do lie on the Table.

An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad to enable the Inhabitants of the County of Loudoun

Fees in Money, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M*^ Francis Lightfoot Lee do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for
to

pay

their public

Dues and

Officers

their Concurrence.
M'' Charles Carter, froin the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported. That the Committee had had under their Confideration a Bill For continuing an Adl, intituled, An Ad for continuing an Ad, intituled,An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion againft Invafio-ns and Infurredions into one Ad, to them committed, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad to dock the Intail of certain Lands, whereof Timftal Banks is feized, and for fettling other Lands, and certain Slaves, therein mentioned, of greater Value, to the fame Ufes, was read the third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Braxton do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

rence.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

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Petition

fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of St. Peter, in the County of many illegal and oppreffive Proceedings of the Veftry of the faid Parifh; and praying, that the fame may be diffolved, was prefentcd to the Houfe and read.
of

New

Kent, complaining of

be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances; that they do examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of John Nafh, Jun. late a Captain of a Company of Militia, praying to be allowed for eight Guns, purchafed by him for the Ue of his faid Company. Alfo a Petition of Walter Stewart, fetting forth, that he adled as Brigade-Major of the Virgi^iia Troops, from the 7"' of JtitJe to the Appointment of Captain Robert Stewart to that Office, for which he has never received any Satiffadlion and praying to be allowed for the fame. Alfo a Petition of fundry Juftices of the County of Prince William, fetting forth, that they lately imported for the Ufe of the Militia of their Country (befides 100 Guns) 100 Pair of Highland Piftols, which they judged would be very ferviceable in Adlion, though they were not required by the Law then fubfifting, defcribing the particular Sort of Arms the Militia was to be provided with, of which Law they were then not acquainted, as the fame had never been publiflied amongft them, and praying that the faid Piftols may be received into the public Magazine, and fuch other Relief be granted as fliall be thought reafonable. Alfo a Petition of James Jeter, praying to be allowed for an Hogfhead of Tobacco refufed at Boiling's Point Warehoufes, but not picked and reprized before the faid Warehoufes were burned down, were feverally prefented to the Hotife and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Claims, that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to the Houfe. A Petition of Philip Johnfon, fetting forth, that by a late A(5l of Affembly fundry Lots laid off by the Petitioner were annexed to, and made Part of, the City of Williamfburg; but that for Want of proper Streets leading thereto, from the faid City, the faid Lots were inconvenient to the Purchafers that there were formerly f everal Streets belonging to the faid City, which run through the fame, extending to his Lands laid oflf as aforefaid, which have been fmce turned into Lots, and as fuch difpofed of by the Diredlors of the faid City, and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein. Alfo a Petition of the Infpedlors at Rocky Ridge Warehottfes, praying an Addition to their Salaries for the Years 1757 and 1758, in Confideration of the Increafe of the Quantity of Tobacco infpedted by them, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read and the Queftion being fe^'erally put, that the faid Petitions be referred to a Committee,
Ordered,
faid Petition
, ;

That the

It paffed in the

Negative.

That the faid Petitions be rejedled. M'' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported, that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as follow. Refolved, That the Allegations of the Petition of Jane Brown are true, and that fhe ought to be allowed 7 for the Horfe, Bridle and Sadie, in her Petition mentioned. Refolved, That the Allegations of the Petition of John M'Cowen are true, and that he ought to be allowed 6. 10 for his own Horfe, and S as Affignee of Charles Wilfon, for
Refolved,

another Horfe impreffed in the Service of the Colony. Refolved, That the Allegations of the Petition of Allan Mackrae, Merchant, are true, and that he ought to be allowed 6. 3. 9 for 884 lb. of Tobacco, damaged and loft out of the nine Hogfheads in his Petition mentioned, and 2. 5 for picking, packing and reprizing, the fame.
Refolved,

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deceafed, one of the under Sheriffs
fuftained
of

Refolved,

That the Executors

of

by that Part of theDepofit John Burk, the other under Sheriff in the faid Petition mentioned, be rejected, it appearing to this Committee that he was a Gainer by his Part of the Sheriff's CoUedlion of that County, after the Death of the faid James Taylor. Refolved, That the Petition of Thomas Penman, Keeper of the publick Goal, for enclofmg the Prifon Lots in the Manner mentioned in his Petition, be rejedted. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to make the feveral
of Caroline County, ought to be paid
in

James Taylor, 3 for the Lofs

their Petition mentioned;

and that the Petition

Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions. Several Petitions from fundry Inhabitants of the County of Fairfax, in Oppofition to Petitions from other Inhabitants of that County, for adding Part of the County of Prince William to the faid County of Fairfax, and for altering the prefent Boundaries of the faid Counties of Prince William, Fairfax and Loudoun. Alfo feveral Petitions from fvmdry Inhabitants of the County of Prince William,
to the

80

fame Purpofe. Alfo a Petition from fundry Inhabitants of the County

of

Loudoun, to the fame

Purpofe.
faid

Alfo fundiy Petitions from divers Inhabitants of the Town of Alexandria, in the Covmty of Fairfax, to the fame Purpofe, were feverally prefented to the Houfe
read.

and

Ordered,

That the

faid Petitions

do

lye

on the Table.

Upon a Motion made.

That the Committee to whom the Bill For enlarging the Towns of Fredand Winchefter was committed, be difcharged from proceeding on their Amendments to the faid Bill, and the fame is committed to the Committee of Propofitions and
Ordered,
erick fburg

Grievances.

M' Wythe, from the Committee

to

whom

the Reprefentation of Lieutenant-Colonel

Adam
ment
the

Stephen, of the Virginia Regiment, in Behalf of the furviving Part of a Detachof that

Regiment which was engaged in a Skirmifh before Fort Du Quefne, under of Major Grant, was referred, reported. That the Committee had had the fame under their Confideration, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon,which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: It appeared to your Committee that the Forces commanded by Major Grant, in an Expedition againft Fort Du Quefne, when they approached that Place, by his Orders, left behind them their Baggage, leaft it might retard their March and encumber them in Time of Adtion: And that 100 Men of the Detachment from the Virginia Regiment, in the Skirmifh near the Fort, overpowered by a much fuperior Number of the Enemy, were compelled to retreat, with the Lofs of their Blankets and Shirts, which they have been fmce obliged to fupply out of their Pay; and thereupon, Refolved, That the faid furviving Part of the Detatchment of the Virginia Regiment ought to be allowed the Sum of ;ii75. Ordered, That the Treafurer's Accounts be referred to M"' Charles Carter, M"' Bland, M' Page, M^ Dudley Digges, M'' Harrifon, M'^ Pendleton, M.'^Cary, M'^ Lewis, TA^ George Johnfton, M' Thomas Lee, M"" Richard Henry Lee, and M'' George Mafon That they do examine into the feveral Articles thereof, and report the Balance as it fhall appear to

Command

them, to the Houfe. M' Pendleton, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To impower Thomas Bridgeforth to ereft a Caufeway through the Marfli
oppofite to his Land,

and

to receive Ferriages for tranf porting Paffengers to

firft

fuch Caufeway, and the fame was read the

and from Time, and ordered to be read a fecond

Time.

A Petition

of

James Cocke, Clerk

of the Treafury, praying

in Confideration of the

Encreafe of his

an Addition to his Salary, Bufinefs, was prefented to the Houfe and read.
Ordered,

[103]
furer's

That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the TreaAccounts are referred that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.
Ordered,
;

An

engroffed Bill, intituled,

An Ad

for continuing the

Ad

intituled.

An Ad

for the

and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Pur pofes therein mentioned, was read the third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"' Pendleton do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurbetter regulating

rence.

for reducing the feveral

An Ad for further continuing an Ad, intituled. An Ad making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into for one Ad, was read the third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their An
engroffed Bill, intituled,

Ads

Concurrence.
Ordered,

That there be a

Call of the
till

Houfe To-morrow.
"'Clock.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

To-morrow Morning Eleven

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SEVERAL Claims of
and received.

William Blakely, Michael Singleton, John Riggan, William Brown and Jofeph Perrin, for taking up Runaways, therein mentioned. Alfo the Claims of John Barratt, and Captain Pinkethman Hawkins, for taking up Deferters therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe

Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to allow the faid Claims in the Book of Claims. A Claim of Edmund Browder, for a Quantity of Tobacco picked and put in Bulk in Boiling's Warehoufes before the fame were burned, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims. A Petition of John Southerland and Michael Wallis, Surgeons, fetting forth, that, by Order of the County Lieutenant of Prince William, they attended one Ifaac Norman,

a Soldier who had been accidentally fhot by one of the Officers of the Regiment, and praying fuch Allowance as fhall be thought reafonable, was prefented to the Houfe and
read.

Ordered,

That the

faid Petition be referred to the

examine into the Allegations thereof,

to the Hotife.

Committee of Claims that they do and report the fame with their Opinions thereupon,
;

Meffage from the Coimcil by M' Walthoe.

to the Bill, intituled.

That they have agreed

An

A(ft for

continuing the Adl for the

for other Purpofes therein

better regulating and colledling certain Officers Fees,

and

mentioned.
Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An Ad; for further continuing an A<51, intituled An Act for reducing the feveral Adts for making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredlions into

one Adl.
Alfo
to the Bill, intituled,

An Ad; to dock the

Intail of certain

Lands whereof Tunftal

Banks

is

feized,

and

for fettling other Lands,

and certain

Slaves, therein mentioned, of

greater Value, to the fame Ufes.

Alfo

to the Bill, intituled.

An Ad; for reducing the feveral Ads made for laying a Duty
without any Amendments.
refolve itfelf into a
of this

upon Liquors

into one

Ad,

The Order of the Day being read for the Houfe to upon the Bill For completing the Regiment in the Pay

Committee
be

Colony to looo Men, to

I04

be continued in the Service until the i"

Ordered,
this Colony.

Day

of December next,

of ;26, 298. 17. 8 for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting

and for raifmg the and providing, for the fame.

Sum

That

Claufes, for raifmg

it be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee, to receive a Claufe, or an additional Number of 500 Men, to be employed in the Service of

And then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill, and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumeJ the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, and made fome Amendments thereto, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had dire<Sled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again [refolve] itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill To-morrow. Ordered, That M"^ Dandridge have leave to be abfent from the Service of this Houfe
till

Monday

next.

fundry Inhabitants of the vipper and lower Precincts of Chrift Church of Lancafier, fetting forth, that each Precinct of the faid Parifh, though but one, has hitherto adled separate from the other in all Parochial Matters, except fome few Particulars, with a Veftry of 12 Men belonging to each Part, which
Parifh, in the

A Petition of

County

frequently occafions Difputes and Controverfies and further, that fome of the faid Veftry have not fubfcribed to be conformable to the Doctrine and Difcipline of the Church of England, and praying that the faid Veftries may be diffolved, the two Precin<5ls united into one Parifh, and one Veftry appointed for the whole, was prefented
;

Houfe and read. That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances; that they do examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinons thereupon, to the Houfe. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
to the
Ordered,

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MR

La'ndon Carter, from the Committee for Courts of Juftice, prefented to the

Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For altering the Court Days of the Coimties of Effex and Spotfylvania and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time.
;

from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To oblige the Owners of Mills on the River Rapidan, to make Openings or Slopes in their Mill Dams for the Paffage of Fifli, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time.

M' Charles

Carter,

61

The Order of the Day being read The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For compleating the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to One Thoufand Men, to be continued in the
and for raifing the Sum of ;;26,298. 17.8, and providing for the fame and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"^ Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Bill imder their further Confideration, and made feveral other Amendments thereto, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill To-morrow. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances he difcharged from proceeding further on the Petition of fundry Merchants, Planters, and others, trading to York River, for removing the Warehoufes for Infpedlion of Tobacco from Crutchfield's and
Service imtil the
firft

Day

of December next;

for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting,

'OS ]

and Page's to Newcaftle.

Petition be put off
till

And

it is

further ordered, That the Confideration of the faid

"'Clock.

And

then the

next Seffion. Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven

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Committee upon the Bill For comof this Colony to One Thoufand Men, to be continued in the Ser\'ice until the firft Day of December next and for railing the Sum of 26,298. 17.8, for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting, and providing for the fame and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported, That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had diredled him to

The
;

Order of the

Day

being read
into a

The Houfe again refolved itfelf pleating the Regiment in the Pay

Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill on Tuefday next. M'^ Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To prohibit Mafters and Owners of Slaves to give general Licences to trade for themfelves, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Bill To impower Thomas Bridgforth to ere(5l a Caufeway through the Marfh oppofite to his Land, and to receive Ferriages for tranf porting Paffengers to and from fuch Caufeway, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee of Propofifor

move

tions

and Grievances.
County

Gaines reported. That the Committee to whom the Bill For vefting certain Lands of Hanover, in Philip Whitehead Claiborne, Gentleman, in Fee Simple, and Pui-pofes therein mentioned, was committed, had examined into the fame, and for other found the Allegations thereof to be true and he delivered the Bill in at the Table. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time.
M''

in the

M' Charles Carter, from tlie Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions from feveral Counties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again read, and
are as follow:

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition of Benjamin Grymes, praying that he may be allowed to keep a Ferry from the public Quay in the Town of Frederickfbmg, to the Land of Anthony Strother, in the County of King George,
Refolved,

That

it is

be rejedled.
the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petitions of the Truftees and Directors of the Town of Frederickfbnrg, and of James Hunter, an Orphan, in
Refolved,

That

it is

Oppofition thereto, are reaonable.

Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Propofition from the

County

of Spotfylvania, for repealing the Adl of Affembly, intituled,

An Ad

for altering

the Place for holding Courts in the County of Spotfylvania, be rejedled. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition from the faid

County, in Oppofition thereto, is reafonable. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That fo much of the Petition of the Inhabitants of that Part of the Parifh of Suffolk, in the County of Nanfemond, called the Lower Parifh, praying the Veftry of the faid Parifh may be difolved, is reafonable. Refolved That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That fo much of the faid Petition, praying that that Part of the faid Parifh of Suffolk, called the Lower Parifh, may eledt twelve Veftrymen, and that Part called Chuckatuck twelve others, be rejecfted.
,

Refolved,

to6

That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That all the Donations in the to wit, that of Richard Bennett, the Elder, Efq; of Thomas mentioned, faid Petition Lilly, and of Richard Bennett, the Younger, Efq ought to be applied folely to the Relief of the Poor of that Part of the faid Parifh of Suffolk, called the Ix)wer Parifh, and to no other Ufe Whatfoever. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the Inhabitants on each
Refolved,
;

Nanfemond River, in the faid Parifh of Suffolk, ought to chufe fix Veftrymen; and that when a Vacancy happens, the fame ought to be filled up by the Veftry, with an Inhabitant of the Parifh dwelling on that Side the River where the Vacancy happens
Side of
to be.
Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition of the Inhabi-

tants of the Refidue of the faid Parifh of Suffolk, in Oppofition to the Petition of the

Inhabitants of that Part of the faid Parifh, called the Lower Parifh, be rejedled. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parifh of Chrift Church, in the County of Lancafter, praying the Veftry of

the faid Parifh

may

be diffolved,

is

reafonable.
feverally put

The two firft Refolutions being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion that the Houfe agree thereto,
Refolved
Ordered,
in

the

Affirmative.

off till

That the further Confideration of the third and fourth Refolutions be put To-morrow. The fifth, fixth, and feventh Refolutions being alfo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion feverally put that the Houfe agree thereto,
Refolved in the Affirmative.

The

eighth Refolution being alfo read a fecond

Time, and the Queftion put that

the Hotife agree thereto.

It paffed in the Negative.

Then the

ninth

and

tenth Refolutions being alfo read a fecond

Time, and the Quef-

tion feverally put that the

Houfe agree

thereto,

Refolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered,
lutions
;

That a
it is

Bill

or Bills be brought in purfuant to the

fifth

and feventh Refoin the fame.

and

referred to M'' Lemuel Riddick to prepare

till

and bring
'

And

then the Hoicfe adjourned

Tomorrow Morning Eleven

Clock.

Saturday.

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M
A
Coimty
M''

R Riddick,

prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For diffolving

firft

the Veftry of the Parifli of Suffolk, in the Coimty of Nanfemond, and for

other Purpofes therein mentioned, and the fame was read the

Time, and

ordered to be read a fecond Time.

M"'

Meffage from the Coimcil by

Walthoe.

That they have agreed

of

to the Bill, intituled,

An

A(fb to

enable the Inhabitants of the

Loudoun to pay

their public

Dues and

Officers Fees in

Money, and for other

Purpofes therein mentioned.

Wythe, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For the better regulating Eaton's Charity School, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported. That the Committee had, according to Order, had under their Confideration feveral Petitions, and a Memorial, to them
referred,

and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read

in his Place,

and
then

loy

then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by
the Honfe, as follow:
Refolved,

That the Petition

of

James

Jeter be rejedled

it

appearing to this

Com-

mittee that the faid Jeter hath already been paid for the Hogfhead of Tobacco in his
Petition mentioned.
Refolved,

That the Allegations

of the Petition of
,?>^

John Bafkerville are true

and that

he ought to be allowed the

Refolved,

Sum Sum

of

for the Slave in his Petition mentioned.

;

That the Allegations That

he ought to be allowed the

Refolved,
relates to their

of the Petition of Michael Tebolt are true and that io, of for the Horfe in his Petition mentioned.

o much of the Petition of John own Pay, is reafonable; and that the

Moretofi

and Thomas Moreton, as

the

reft of the faid Petition, as to

Non-Commiffion Officers and private Men, be reje(5led. Refolved, That the Allegations of the Petition of John Sutherland and Michael Wallis, Surgeons, are true and that they ought to be allowed the Sum of 6, for their Services
of the
;

Pay

in the faid Petition

mentioned.
of the Juftices of the
Piftols, in the Petition

Refolved,

That the Petition

fonable

and that the

County of Prince William is reamentioned, which coft the Petitioners the

Sum

6. 8. current Money, will be ufeful to the Public. That the Memorial of Walter Stewart, a Captain in the firf t Virginia Regiment is reafonable and that he ought to be allowed the Sum oi 2-j. lo for his Pay as BrigadeMajor to the Virginia Troops from the feventh of June to the first of Auguft laft paft. Refolved, That the Allegations of the Petition of Thomas Hall are true and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of 6. 5, with Intereft thereon according to the Adl of Affembly, for the Hogfhead of Tobacco in his Petition mentioned, which was burnt at

of ,2$T. Refolved,

Boiling's Point Warehoufes.

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Petition of John Nafh, Jun. be rejedted. That it be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee to make the feveral Allowof Claims purfuant to the fecond, third, fourth, fifth, fixth, feventh,

ances in the
M''

Book

and eight Refolutions.

Agent, and the fame was read the

Randolph, according to Order, prefented to the Houfe, a Bill For appointing an firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. The faid Bill was read a fecond Time. Upon a Motion made,
Ordered,

That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. M^ Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions from feveral Counties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition from the County of Effex, praying that a Town may be eftabhflied on the Land of Thomas Ley, an Infant, on Rappahannock River, in the faid
Count)',
is

reafonable.

That the Petition from the County of Halifax, praying that Warehoufes for may be eredled on the Confluence of the Rivers Dan and Staunton, on the Land of the Honorable William Byrd, Efquire, be rejedted. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudtion to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to whom the Bill For enlarging the Towns of Frederickfbtirg and Winchefter, is committed,
Refolved,

the Infpedlion of Tobacco

that they receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the

firft

Refolution.

Upon a Motion made.

Ordered,
pofitions
off till

That the Confideration of the two Refolutions from the Committee of Proand Grievances, made Yefterday, and referred to be confidered this Day, be put
then the

Tuefday next.

And

Houfe adjourned

till

Monday Mormng

Eleven "'Clock.

ytionba'^.

io8

:Jlton6a^ t^e 26tb of yttavci),

32

<&eo. IL

1759.

For vefting certain Lands belonging to the Pamunkey Indians in Truftees, to be leafed out for their Benefit, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time. M"" Bland, iTom the Committee of Claims, reported, that the Committee had, according to Order, had under their Confideration the Petition of William Alcock and Nicholas Ware, Inf pedlors at Conway's Warehoufe and the Petition of William Garrard, to them referred; and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then 'delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Hotife, as follow: Refolved, That the Allegations of the Petition of the faid Williayn Alcock and Nicholas Ware are true, and that they ought to be paid ;^i8. 19. 6 which they paid to the Owners of the 2050 lbs. of Tobacco, which was ftolen out of the Warehoufes, after the fame were broke open. Refolved, That the Petition of William Garrard be reje<5led, it not appearing to this Committee that the Horfes mentioned in the faid Petition were employed in the Service
Bill
;

of the Colony.

be an InftrucSlion to the Committee of Claims to make an Allowance in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the firft Refolution. A Bill For the better regulating Eaton's Charity School was read a fecond Time, and
Ordered,

That

it

Wythe, and the Members for Elizabeth City County. Owners of Mills, on the River Rappidan, to make Openings or Slopes in their Mill Dams for the Paffage of Fifh, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances.

committed to

M""

Bill

To

oblige the

For dividing the Coimty of Prince William was read a fecond Time. That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third time. Ordered, That the feveral Petitions from the feveral Counties of Prince William Fairfax and Loudoun, for and againft the Divifion of the faid County of Prince William, prefented to the Houfe on the 19*'' and 20* Inftants, and ordered to lye on the Table, be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they do examine into the Matter of the faid Petitions, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereupon, to
Bill

Ordered,

the Houfe.

Meffage from the Governor was

of the

deli^'ered

by

M''

Walthoe.

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen

The Governor commands Chamber.

Houfe

of Burgeffes, of

the

immediate Attendance

your Houfe in the Council

Accordingly, M' Speaker, with the Hotife, went

up and being
;

returned, he reported,

that he with the Houfe had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber, where his

Honor was
Honorable

pleafed to fignify to him, that he had juft received a Letter from the Right
M"'

Pitt, dated at Whitehall the 29'* of December laft, by one of his War, Majefty's Ships of fent Exprefs to this and the other Governments on the Continent which Letter he had delivered to him, and defired him to lay it before this Houfe. at the fame Time recommending it to their immediate Confideration and he delivered the faid Letter in at the Table, where it was read. Ordered, That the faid Letter be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of the whole Houfe, to whom the Bill For completing the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to looo Men, to be continued in the Service until the firft Day of December next, and for raifing the Sum of 26,298. 17.8 for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting and providing

Secretary

committed. M' Bland, from the Committee of public Claims, reported, that the Committee had examined and confidered all the publick Claims which had been laid before them this
for the fame,
is

Seffion

I09

Seffion,

and agreed upon a Report, which he had entered

in at the Table.

in a

Book, and he delivered

the

Book

That the faid Report do lye on the Table. For encouraging Arts and Manufa(5lures was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Charles Carter, M' George Johnfttm, M^ Francis Lightfoot Lee and M' Bland. A Bill For diffolving feveral Veftries therein mentioned was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes, for diffolving the Veftry of the Parifh of Chrift Church, in the County of Lancafter, purfuant to the Refolutions of the faid Committee, agreed to by the Ho\ie on Friday laft. An ingroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for vefting certain Lands, in the County of Hanover, in Philip Whitehead Claiborne, Gentleman, in Fee Simple, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Gaines do carry up the faid Bill to the Council fortheirConcurrence. And then the Hotife adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,
Bill

I3uc56a^ tbe27t!) of

5tlarcl).

32

(Bco.

II.

1759

Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To impower Bernard Moore, Gentleman, adling Executor of the Will of John Spotfwood, Efq; to apply the Rents and Profits of the entailed Eftate whereof he died feized, to the Payment of the Debts and Legacies of his Father Major-General Spotfwood, deceafed and it is referred to M'' Wythe to prepare and bring in the fame. An ingroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for appointing an Agent, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up.
;

UPON

a Motion made,

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M"' Charles Carter do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence.

The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the two Refolutions (Part of the Report) from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances made on Friday laft, and referred to be confidered this Day; and the faid Refolutions being again read, and the
Queftion feverally put, that the Houfe do agree thereto. It paffed in the Negative.
Refolved,

That the Propofition from the County

of Spotfylvania, in the firft of the

Adl of Affembly, intituled, An Ad for altering the Place for holding Courts in the County of Spotfylvania, is reafonable. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the faid Refolution, and it is referred to M"' Lewis and M'' William Waller to prepare and bring in the fame.
faid Refolutions mentioned, for repealing the

The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For compleating the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to One Thoufand Men, to be continued in the Service until the firft Day of December next and for raifmg the Sum of 26,2()2,. 17. 8, for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting, and providing for the fame. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid
;

Bill

To-morrow. Bill For further continuing the

A<51, intituled.

An Ad

for reviving the

Slaves, to he paid by the Buyers, for the

Term

therein mentioned,

Duty upon was read a fecond Time.

Ordered,

That the

faid Bill be engroffed,

and read a third Time.

An ingroffed

Bill, intituled.

An Ad for vefting certain Lands belonging to the Pamunfor their Benefit,

key Indians in Truftees, to he leafed out Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs.

was read the third Time, and the

Ordered,

"o]

That M' Gaines do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Saint Peter, in the Counties of New Keyit and James City, praying the Veftry of the faid Parifh may be diffolved, to them referred, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Hovife, as follows: Refolved, That the faid Petition be rejedled. A Motion was made for Leave to bring in a Bill For diffolving the County of Hampfhire, and re-uniting it to the County from whence it was taken and the Queftion being
Ordered,
;

put thereupon,
It

paffed in the Negative.

then the

And

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning, Eleven

"'Clock.

Wubmsba^,

tl)e

2Stl) of yttavcl),

32

<Beo.

II.

1759.

70

Lewis prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For repealing the A&, for altering the Place for holding Courts in the County of Spotfylvania, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Book of Claims, and Part thereof was read and agreed to, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the further Confideration of the faid Book be put off till To-morrow. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To put Matchotique and Mattox Warehoufes, in the County of Weftmoreland, under one Infpedtion for erecfting a Warehoufe at Stratford Landing in the faid County, and other Purpofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M"' Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For reducing the feveral Acfts for licenfmg Pedlars, and preventing Frauds in the Duties upon Skins and Furs into one Ad; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Meffage from the Council by M'' Walthoe.
;
;

MR.

That they have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Adt for appointing an Agent, with fome Amendments, to which they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe. Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An Adt for vefting certain Lands, in the County of Hanover, Philip Whitehead Claiborne, Gentleman, in Fee Simple, and for other Purpofes therein in mentioned, without any Atnendments.

The Houfe immediately proceeded

were agreed
to.

to the Confideration of the

:

Amendments

pro-

pof ed by the Council to the Bill For appointing an Agent

and the fame being read

Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do go up with a Meffage to the Council, and infom^ them thereof. The Order of tlie Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For compleating the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to one Thoufand Men, to be continued in the Service until the firft Day of December next, and for raifing

the

Sum

of

;i<^26,298.

17. 8, for recruiting, clothing, ful)fifting,

and providing

for the

fame.

That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill To-morrow. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For appointing feveral new Ferries and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M'
Refolved,
;

III ]

M' Carter alfo reported, That the faid Committee had made feveral Amendments to the Bill For enlarging the Towns of Frederickfburg and Winchefter, to them committed, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where they were again read. Ordered, That the faid Bill be recommitted to the faid Committee. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

T5[)msba^, tbe 29tl) of 5ttarcb.

32

(Beo. U.

1759.

THE
the

Order of the

Day being read

The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For compleating the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to one Thoufand Men, to be continued in the Service until the firft Day of December next and for raifmg
;

and providing for the fame; and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M*^ Charles Carter reported, That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, together with M' Secretary Pitt's Letter, to the faid Committee referred and that they had made feveral Amendments to the faid Bill, which they had diredled him to report to the Houfe and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered them in at the Table, where they were again read, and Part thereof agreed to, with an
26,298.
17. 8,

Sum of

for recruiting,

clothing,

fubfifting,

Amendment.
Ordered,

That the further Confideration

of the faid

Amendments be put

off till

ToTo-

morrow.
Ordered,

That the further Confideration of the Book of Claims be put

off till

morrow.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

^viba^.

tl)e

30tl) of ^Jttarcl).

32

(bzo. U.

1759.

For repealing the A&, for altering the Place for hold ing Courts in the County of Spotfylvania, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad jor further continuing the Ad, intituled. An Ad for reviving the Duty upon Slaves, to be paid by the Buyers, for the Term therein mentioned, was read the third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"" Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
Bill

Concurrence.

A Meffage from the Coimcil

That they have agreed
to the

by

M''

Walthoe.

to the Bill, intituled,

An

A(5l for vefting certain

Lands, belonging

Pamunkey
to

Indians, in Truftees,

to be leafed out for their Benefit, with fome

this

Amendments,

which they defire the Concurrence of

Houfe.
the Deficiencies of Part
;

A
of the

Motion was made for Leave to bring in a

Bill

To fupply

Fund

appropriated for the Redemption of the Treafury Notes

Negative.

and the Quef tion

being put thereupon,

It paffed in the
M""

Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported. That the Committee had, accord-

ing to Order, had under their Confideration the Accounts for

Damages done hy the Indians

which were returned to this prefent Seffion by the feveral Commiffioners, according to the Dire(5lions of the Adl of Affembly in September laf t and aKo the Accounts for Horfes
;

loft

XI2 ]

on the Shaivnefe Expedition and the Accounts for Provifions, and the Pay of the Militia, which have not been before fettled and allowed; and had agreed upon a Report, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table. Ordered, That the faid Report do lie on the Table, for the Perufal of the Members of
loft
;

this

Houfe.

The Houfe proceeded to the further Confideration of the Amendments propofed by the Committee of the whole Houfe, to the Bill For compleating the Regiment in the Pay of this Colony to One Thoufand Men, to be continued in the Service until the firft Day of December next; and for raifmg the Sum of 2t,2()?>. 17. 8, for recruiting, clothing, fubfifting, and providing for the fame and the reft of the faid Amendments being again read, were agreed to by the Houfe, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, as amended, be engroffed, and read
;

a third Time. A Motion was made for Leave to bring in a Bill To oblige the Importers of Slaves, for their own Ufe, to pay a Duty; and the Queftion being put thereupon. It paffed in the Negative. Ordered, That M'' Green have Leave to be abfent from the Service of this Hotife for the Remainder of this Seffion, and M"" Randolph till this Day Se'nnight. Ordered, That the further Confideration of the Book of Claims be put off till To-

morrow.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

5atur6aY

tl)e

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of !Jllarcb.

32

(Bco. IL 1759.
and Grievances, prefen-

MR
M"'

Cliarles Carter,

from the Committee

of Propofitions

Juftices of Fairfax quantity of Tobacco, and for other Purpofes therein to refund to the County a mentioned, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a

ted to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill

To oblige the

fecond Time.
Carter alfo reported, That the faid Committee had, according to Order, had

under their Confideration the Bill To impower Thomas Bridgforth to ere<5l a Caufeway through the Marfh oppofite to his Land, and to receive Ferriages for tranfporting Paffengers to and from fuch Caufeway, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Then the Queftion being put that the faid Bill be engi-offed, and read a third Time,
It paffed

in the Negative.

That the faid Bill be rejedled. Motion made, Upon a Ordered, That the Speaker do tranfmit to Colonel Peter Schuyler, of the Jerfeys, the Thanks of this Houfe, for his unparalelled Tendemefs and Humanity to Captain Robert Stobo and feveral other Inhabitants of this Colony, who have been, and ftill are unfortunate Prifoners in Canada and that the Treafurer of this Colony do, by the firft convenRefolved,
;

ient Opportunity, remit to

him the

full

Amount

of his Account,

now

laid before this

Houfe, with Intereft from the Time the Money was advanced. M"' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to
the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill

To

oblige the Purchafers of Convicfls to give Securi-

ty for their good Behaviour, and the fame

was read the

firft

Time, and the Queftion being

put that

it

be read a fecond Time,

Negative.
of the

It paffed in the

Refolved,
Tlie

That the faid Bill be rcjefted. Houfe proceeded to the Confideration

tlic Bill,

Council

tf)

intituled.

An Ad

for vefting certain Lands, belonging to the

Amendments propofed by the Pamunkey

Indians,

C"3]
Indians, in Truftees,
to be leafed

out for their Benefit,

and the fame being

read,

were

agreed
thereof.

to.

Ordered,

That

M""

Pendleton do go up with a Meffage to Council, and inform

them

An

engroffed Bill, intituled.

An Ad

jot repealing the

Ad

for altering the Place for

holding Courts in the County of Spotfylvania,

Refolved,

was read a

third Time.

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Leivis do carry up the aid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. M'' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to whom the Bill To obHge the Owners of Mills, on the River Rapidan, to make Openings or Slopes in their Mill Dams for the Paffage of Fifh, was committed, had had the fame under their Confideration, and made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the faid Amendments were again twice read, and Part agreed to, and the reft difagreed to. Ordered, That the faid Bill, with the Amendments agreed to, be engroffed, and read
a third Time.
Ordered,

That the further Confideration Houfe adjourned

till

of the

Book

of Claims be put off

till

To-

morrow.

And

then the

Monday Morning

Eleven "'Clock.

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2n6

of 'Z^Vprll

32

(Beo. U.

1759.

THE
M"'

Houfe refumed the adjourned Confiderationof the Book of Claims, and other Part thereof was read, and agreed to. Ordered, That the further Confideration of the faid Book be put off
To-morrow.

till

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions from feveral Counties, to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he

read in his Place, and then delivered in at theTable, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow
fax,

That the feveral Petitions from the Cotmties praying that Part of the faid County of Prince William
Refolved,

of Prince William

may be added
of

to the

and FairCounty

of Fairfax, be rejefted.

Refolved,

That the feveral Petitions from the Counties

Fairfax and Prince

the

William, in Oppofition thereto, are reafonable. Refolved, That the Petition from the County of Prince William, praying that
faid

if

Countv

is

divided two Thoufand Tithables

,

may

be

left in

the faid Cotmty, be

rejedled.

Upon a Motion made,

Ordered,

That Leave be given to bring

of Affembly,

in a Bill

Money, for this prefent Seffion

bring in the fame.

and

it is

For paying the Burgeffes Wages in referred to M'' Bland to prepare and

An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad for granting an Aid to his Majefty for the better Protedion and Defence of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up.
Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M' Charles Carter do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence.

That M"^ Wafhington have Leave to be abfent from the Service Houfe for the Remainder of this Seffion. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,

of this

'Duesda^.

"4]

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tl)e

3r6 of T^Vprll. 32 (Beo. U. 1759.

Houfe proceeded to the further Confideration of the Book of Claims, and other Part thereof was read, and agreed to. Ordered, That the further Confideration of the faid Book be put off till To-morrow. M"' Attorney, from the Committee of Privileges and Elecftions, reported, That the Committee had had under their Confideration the Information againft M'' Thomas Johnfon, to them refen-ed; examined into the Matter thereof, agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and with an Amendment made and agreed to by the Houfe, is as follow It appears to this Committee, by the Evidence of feveral Witneffes, who were folemnly examined upon Oath, That M"' Johnfon, at his own Houfe, on the Evening of Louifa Court Day, in the Month of November laft, introduced a Difcourfe concerning M'' Walker's Conduct as a Contractor for Provifions, and concerning the Proceedings of the Houfe of Burgeffes in the Seffion held the September before in which Difcourfe, among other Things, he faid, "That M'' Walker had cheated the Country out of eleven n Hundred Pounds and being afked how it was poffible for M'' Walker to impofe upon fo many Gentlemen as the Houfe of Burgeffes confifted of, and yet not only continue in Office, but be courted fo to do; anfwered, "You know little of the Plots, Schemes, and Contrivances that are carried on there; in fhort, one holds the Lamb while the other fkins; many of the Members are in Places of Truft and Profit, and others want to get in, and they are wilHng to affift one another in paffing their Accounts; and it would furprize any Man to fee how the Country's Money is fquandered away, which he had ufed his Endeavours to prevent, and could never fucceed but once, and that to a trifling Amoimt. That when the Clerk's Salary was propofed, he walked through the Burgeffes, and nodded to his Creatures or Partizans on each Side, who followed him out of the Houfe That he, M'' Johnfon, alfo received a Nod, which he difregarded, but being afterwards particularly beckoned to went out, and was follicited by M"' Randolph, the Clerk, and many of the Members, to be for the largeft Sum which was propofed for the Clerk's Salary, which he refufed, but moft of the other Members went in and voted for the largeft Sum, which was carried." Refolved, That the aforementioned words, fpoken by M"' Johnfo^i, are faKe, fcandalous, and malicious, and refledl highly on the Honor of the Houfe. And a Debate thereon arifmg, and the Queftion being put that the Houfe do agree to the faid Refolution, the Houfe divided,
;

THE

;,

Yeas, 37, Noes, 32,

Refolved in the Afhrmative.
it was accordingly That the Speaker be direcled to reprimand the faid M' Johnfon, in his Place, his Offence, mentioned in the faid Refolution. M'' Johnfon was accordingly called in, and M"' Speaker, from the Chair, did repri-

And

thereupon, a Motion was made, and

Ordered,

for

mand

him, in his Place, accordingly.

Upon a Motion made,

Ordered,

That

it

regulate and fettle

be an Inftruftion to the Committee of Privileges and Elections to the Cofts and Charges accruing on the information againft the faid
M"^

M' Johnfon.

Meffage from the Council by

Walthoe.

That they have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Adl for granting an Aid to his Majefty, for the better Protection and Defence of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein

mentioned.
Alfo

"5

Alfo to the for reviving the

tioned.

Bill, intituled.

An

Adl for further continuing the Adt,

intituled,

An

Adt

Duty upon

Slaves, to be paid

by the Buyers,

for the

Term

therein

men-

Upon a Motion made.

That John Buchanan, of Augnfta, do, within three Months from this Time, Commiffioners, in William [burg, appointed by an Adl of Affembly for with the fettle that Purpofe, his Account of the Provifions by him purchafed for the Cherokee Indians,
Ordered,

and render to them an exadl Account how the fame was applied and to whom delivered. M' Nicholas, from the Committee api)ointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To amend an Adt,, intituled. An Act jor regulating Ordinaries and Reftraint of tipling Houfes, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond
,

Time.
engroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for dividing the County of Prince William, was third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. the read Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Henry Lee do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

An

rence.

And then

the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Xi^e6ites6ar, t^e 41^ of ^^V^prll. 32. <Beo. U. 1739.

A
A

Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of ParHament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and aKo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. Bill For appointing feveral new Ferries, was read a fecond Time, and committed
and
M'' Terry.

to M"' Bland, M"' Pendleton,

Upon a Motion made,

That the Committee to whom the Bill For the better regulating Eaton's Charity School was committed, be dif charged from proceeding thereon; and that the faid Bill be committed to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances. M'' Wythe prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To enable the Executors of the Will of John Spotfwood, Efq deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to inform his Honor that it is the Senfe of this Houfe, that the Commiffioners appointed by an Adl of Affembly, intituled, An Ad for appointing Commiffioners to examine and ftate the Accounts of Provifions, and the Pay of the Militia, and of the Damages done the Inhabitants of this Colony by the Cherokee and Catawba Indians, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, have no Power to fettle any Accounts accruing fmce the paffmg the faid Adl; and to defire that his Honor will be pleafed to flop the Payment of the Warrants lately granted to Captain Sayers and Brackenridge for the Pay of their Companies of Militia, and that he will be pleafed to grant no more Warrants on fuch Certificates. An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad to oblige the Owners of Mills, on the River Rapidan, to make Openings or Slopes in their Mill Dams, for the Paffage of Fifh, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M^ Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
Ordered,
;

Concurrence.

Meffage from the Council by M'' Walthoe, That they have agreed to the Bill, intituled. An Adl for repeahng the Adl for altering the

"6

the Place for holding Courts in the County of Spotfylvania, with fome Amendments,

to

which they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe.

Ordered,

That a Committee be appointed to examine the

inrolled Bills, to confift of

M''

the following Perfons, viz. M"" William Digges, M"^ William Waller, M.' Henry Lee, 'W George Johnfton, and M"' Robinfoii.

Read,

M"' Cabbell,

That the Committee appointed to examine the Treafurto Order, had the fame under their Confideration, and according er's Accovmts had, examined all the feveral Articles and Vouchers thereof, and had agreed upon a Report,

M^

Cliarles Carter reported,

which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: and that there remains in the It appears that the faid Accounts are truly ftated Treafurer's Hands a Balance arifmg on the Duties from Liquors and Slaves, and on Writs, Ordinary Licences, and Wheel Carriages, and the Balances paid in by the Infpedlors of That there remains in the Treafurer's public Warehoufes, the Sum of s9^- n. 4. Hands 3993. 16. 11, of the Money refer\'ed for the Redemption of the old Notes bearing That burnt Tobacco Notes, not Intereft, fo many of the faid Notes remaining ftill out. yet taken in, amount to 4996 and there is in the Treafurer's Hands, of the Fund appropriated for their Redemption, 4590. 7. 8, the faid Fund being deficient the Sum of That there ftill remains in the Treafurer's Hands the Sum of ^3500 the ;^405. 12.4. Balance due to the Commiffioners for the Indian Trade, as mentioned in the former Accounts. That there hath come to the Treafurer's Hands for the Duty on Tobacco in 1758, and for the Land and Poll Tax in the faid Year, and fome Arrears of the Years 1756 and 1757, the Sum of 2i,-jgS. 18, which remains for the Redemption of the Treafury Notes redeemable in the Year 1 765. That there alfo remains in the Treafurer's Hands a Balance of 17,633. 4. 6 for the Treafury Notes emitted in September, 1758, the Balance That it of former Treafury Notes, the Money due to the Rangers, and for Arrears. appears to the Committee that in the Year 1758, the Secretary's Office was robbed of a confiderable Sum of Money, among which was the Sum of ;^7. i of the Money received for the Tax on Writs iffued out of the faid Office, which Sum is allowed to the Clerk of The Committee further inform the the General Court in his Account of the faid Tax. Houfe, That it appears upon the faid Accotmts that there are large Arrears due from many of the Sheriffs and Colledlors of the Duties and Taxes impofed for raifing the feveral Funds before mentioned. Refolved, That the faid Accounts do pafs. Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do carry up the Treafurer's Accounts to the Council
;

for their Concun-ence.

That the faid Committee had had under their Confideration James Cocke, to them referred, praying that his Salary, as Clerk of the Treafuiy, may be encreafed and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and
M"'

Carter aKo reported,

the Petition of

78

is

as follows:
Refolved,

That the

faid Petition

is

reafonable, and that the Petitioner ought to be

allowed an additional .Salary of Fifty Pounds a Year, for his faid Service. And the Queftion being put that the faid Refolution be agreed to.
It

paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the

faid Petition be reje6led.

Upon a Motion made.

That I^ave be given to bring in a Bill To prevent Mutiny and Defertion, and it is referred to M' Cary to prepare and bring in the fame. M'' Attorney, from the Committee of Privileges and Ele(5lions, reported. That the Committee had, according to Order, ftated an Account of the Charges accruing on the Information againft M"" Thomas Johnfon and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as tollows:
Ordered,
;

Refolved,

82

[
/.

"8]
Majefty, for the
better

An Ad

for granting

an Aid

to his

Protedion and Defence

of

this

Colony, and
2.

for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

For reducing the feveral AAs made for laying a Duty upon Liquors, into one Ad. For further continuing an Ad, intituled. An Ad for laying an additional Duty on J. Rum and other diftilled Spirits, not being of the Produce of his Majefty's Sugar Iflauds. 4. For continuing an Ad, intituled. An Ad for the better regulating and difciplining
the Militia.
5. For further continuing an Ad, intituled. An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion again ft Invafions andjnfurredions, into one Ad. 6. For appointing an Agent. 7. To explain an Ad, intituled, An Ad to enable the Inhabitants of this Colony to difcharge their public Dues, Officers Fees, and other Tobacco Debts, in Money, for the enfu_

ing Year.

For continuing the Ad, intituled. An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. of the County of Loudoun to pay their public Dues, g. To enable the Inhabitants and Officers Fees, in Money, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 10. To dock the Intail of certain Lands where Timftal Banks is feized, and for fettling m other Lands, and certain Slaves, therein mentioned, of greater Value, to the fame Ufes. 11. For vefting certain Lands, belonging to the Pamunkey Indians, in Truftees, to
8.

he leafed out for their Benefit.

12.

For

vefting certain Lands, in the

Ccnmty

of

Hanover,

in Philip

Whitehead

Clai-

borne, Gentleman, in Fee Simple, a>id for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

M' Cary prefented

an
Adt, intituled.
therein mentioned,

to the Hottfe, according to Order, a Bill For further continuing

for preventing

An Ad

Mutiny and
firft

and the fame was read the

Purpofes Time, and ordered to be read a fecond

Defertion,
for other

and

Time.

whom the

M' Charles Carter reported, That the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to Bill For encouraging Arts and Manufactures was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed
to.

That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Amendments propofed by the
Ordered,

Council to the Bill intituled,

An Ad for repealing

the

Ad for altering the Place for holding

them

Courts in the County of Spotfylvania, and the fame being read, were agreed to. Ordered, That M*^ Lewis do go up with a Meffage to the Council, and inform
thereof.

will

to the Governor, to delire his Honor immediately give Orders for difbanding the feveral Companies of Rangers on the Frontiers of this Colony; and that M'' Harrifon do wait on him with the faid Addrefs. Upon a Motion made, Ordered, That an humble Addrefs be made to his Honor the Governor, to defire that he will be pleafed to employ the 500 Men (lire(5led to be raifed for prote(5ling the Frontiers of this Colony in an Expedition againft the Shawnefe Indians, if he fhall judge fuch an Expedition practicable and neceffary and that the Governor be defired to fumifh fuch Volunteers as fhall join the faid 500 Men on the faid Expedition with Ammunition and Provifions; and that M'' Pendleton do wait on him with the faid Addrefs. Ordered, That M' Lewis have Leave to be abfent from the Service of this Houfe for

Ordered,

Upon a Motion made. That an humble Addrefs be made

the Remainder of this Seffion.

M"'

Charles Carter reported, That the Committee of Propoiitions and Grievances,

tlic Bill

to

whom

mitted, had

made

For enlarging the Towns of Frcdcrickfhurg and Winchefter, was comfeveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then
delivered

HenninR,

7, p. 151;

flF.

"9]
in at the Table,

delivered the
Ordered,

Bill,

with the Amendments,

where the Amendments were

again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe.

81

That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. M' Carter alfo, from the aid Committee, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For eftablifhing feveral Towns therein mentioned, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe,
That they have agreed
William.
to the Bill, iy.titukd.

An Adl

for dividing the

County

of Prince

Alfo

to the

Book

of public

Claims.
faid

Ordered,

That

M"'

Bland do wait on the Governor with the

Book, and defire

his Affent thereto.

That a Committee be appointed to proportion the public Levy, of the folviz. Bland, Benjamin Waller, M'' Eyre, M.' Walker, Carrington, Ball, Wehh, M^ William M' and Waller. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morntng Eleven ''Clock.
Ordered,

lowing Perfons,

Friday, t^e

61:^

of ti^prU,

32

(Beo. U. 1759.

engroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for enlarging the Towns of Frederickfburg and Winchefter, the City of Williamfburg, and the Town of Dumfries, was read the third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Wythe do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. M"' Harrifon informed the Houfe, That he had, according to Order, waited on his Honor the Governor with the Addrefs of this Hotxfe, defiring that he would be pleafed to give Orders for difbanding the Rangers on the Frontiers of this Colony, to which his Honor was pleafed to anfwer he would comply with the Defire of the Houfe in that Particular as foon as poffible.

AN

bly,

An engroffed Bill, intituled, A n Ad for further continuing fo much of the Ad of Affemintituled. An Ad for the encouragement and Protedion of the Settlers upon the Waters
and
for other

of the Miffiffippi, as relates to the raifing

therein mentioned,

and impofing, colleding and paying the Duties Purpofes therein mentioned, was read the third Time, and

a Blank therein
Refolved.

filled

up.
faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

Ordered,
rence.

That the Bill do pafs. That M"^ Harrifon do carry up the

Carter,

83

from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Hotife, according to Order, Bill Concerning Strays, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Pendleton informed the Houfe, That he had, according to Order, waited on the Governor with the Addrefs of this Houfe, relative to an Expedition againft the Shawnefe; to which his Honor anfwered, That if he found it, on Enquiry, expedient to imdertake an Expedition againft the Shawnefe, that the Men intended to be ftationed on the Frontiers f hould be employed in that Manner. A Bill To oblige the Juftices of Fairfax to refimd to the County a Quantity of Tobbacco, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M'' George Johnfton, M'' Bland, and M' Pendleton. M' Bland reported, That the Committee to whom the Bill For appointing feveral new Ferries was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to.
Ordered,

M' Charles

120 ]

with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. M' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee of Proportions and Grievances, to whom the Bill For the better regulating Eaton's Charity School, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice
Ordered,

That the

Bill,

and agreed to. That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Bill For putting Matchotique and Mattox Warehoufes, in the County of Weftmoreland, tmder one Infpe<5lion, for eredling a Warehoufe at Stratford Landing, in the faid County, and other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill To-morrow. M' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to whom the Bill For diffolving feveral Veftries therein mentioned, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments, as amended, be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Bill For eftablifhing feveral Towns therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances. M' Cary prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To prevent the Jutices of Dinwiddie from obliging the Jiiftices of C he fier field to join with them in building a Bridge over Appomattox River, at a Place called Browder's If land and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad for encouraging Arts and Manufadures, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
read,

Ordered,

Concurrence.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Satur6ar.

tl)e 7tl)

of TAprll,

32

<&eo. U.

1759.

UPON
in Cafe thofe

a Motion made,
Ordered,

reprefenting the great Scarcity of

That an himible Addrefs be made to his Honor the Governor, Com and other Grain in this Colony, and
fhould be allowed to export the fame, and to defire
;

the Diftrefs the People, particularly in the Southern Parts, will be reduced to.

who have made Grain

that his Honor will be pleafed to prohibit fuch Exportation on him with the faid Addrefs.

and that

M"'

Read do wait

An

engroffed Bill, intituled.

An Ad

for appointing feveral

new

Ferries,

was read

third Time,

and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do cany up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence. M' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to whom the Bill For eftablifhing feveral Towns therein mentioned, was committed,

had made
the
Bill,

feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again
to.

twice read, and agreed

Ordered,

That the

Bill,

with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time.

Ordered,

Upon

a Motion fnade.

I "I
Ordered,

That Leave be given to bring

in

Bill

For giving a certain

;

Sum

of

Money
South

therein mentioned, to purchafe

Com

for the Relief of the poor Inhabitants of the

Weftem

Parts of this Colony, in their prefent Diftrefs and it is referred to M"' Read to prepare and bring in the fame. An engroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for the better regulating Eaton's Charity School

was read a third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M*^ Wythe do carry up the faid Bill to theCouncil for their Concurrence. The Order of the Day being read, The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For putting Matchotique and Mattox Warehoufes, in the Coimty of Weftmoreland, under one Infpedtion for eredling a Warehoufe at Stratford Landing, in the faid County, and other Purpofes therein mentioned and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but had made no Amendments thereto. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed and read a third Time. A Bill For further continuing an A(5t, intituled. An Ad for preventing Mutiny and Defertion and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill on
;;

Monday

next.

An

pofes therein mentioned,

feveral Veftries, and for other Purwas read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Coimcil for their

engroffed Bill, intituled.

An Ad for diffolving

Concurrence.

A Bill For altering the Court Days of the Counties of Effex and Spotfylvania, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Claiborne, M' William Thornton, and M''
William Waller. A Bill For diffolving the Veftry of the Parifh of Suffolk, in the Coimty of Nanfemond, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Bill concerning Strays was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Gary, M'' Johnfon, and M'' Pendleton. A Bill To prohibit Mafters and Owners of Slaves, to give general Licenfes to trade for themfelves, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Bill To prevent the Juftices of Dinwiddie from obliging the Juftices of Chefterfield to join with them in building a Bridge over Appatnattox River, at a Place called Browder's If land, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time.

A
Bill

of tipling Houfes,

To amend an A(5l, intituled. An Ad for regulating Ordinaries and Reftraint was read a fecond Time; and the Queftion being put that the faid be engroffed, and read a third Time,
Bill
It

paffed in the Negative.

then the

Refolved,

And

That the faid Bill be rejecfted. Houfe adjourned till Monday Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

yUonba^,

tl)e

9lb of TAprll, 32 (Beo. IL 1759.

An Ad for difolving
the Veftry of the

N engroffed Bill,
in the

intituled.

Parifh

of Suffolk,

County of Nanfemond, and for other Purpofes read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs.

therein

mentioned,

was

Ordered,

122

]
Bill to the

Ordered,

That M'

Willis Riddick

do carry up the faid

to

Council for their

of Slaves to give

Concurrence. An engroffed
general Licences
Refolved,

Bill, intituled,

An AA

prohibit Mafters

and Owners

to trade for themfelves, was read the third Time. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council

for their

Concurrence.

An

engroffed Bill, intituled,

third Time,

An Ad for

eftablifhing fever al

Towns

therein mentioned,

was read the

and the Blanks therein filled up. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council
Refolved,
Bill, intituled,

for their

Concurrence. An engroffed
at a Place called

An AA to prevent the Juftices of

Dinwiddie from obliging

the Juftices of Chefterfield to join with

them in building a Bridge over Appamattox River, Browder's Ifland, was read the third Time.

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Cary do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. A Bill For reducing the feveral Adls for licencing Pedlars, and preventing Frauds in the Duties upon Skins and Furs, into one Adt, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the said Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Bill To enable the Executors of the Will of John Spotfwood, Efq; deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M"' Pendleton, M"' Wythe, M' Attorney, M'' Nicholas, and the Members for Spotfylvania, Orange, and Culpeper. M"" Claiborne reported. That the Committee to whom the Bill For altering the Court Days of the Counties of Effex and Spotfylvania, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad for putting Matchotique and Mattox Warehoufes, in the County of Weftmoreland, under one Infpedion; For ereding a Warehoufe at Stratford Landing, in the faid County, and other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Richard Henry Lee do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
Refolved,

Concurrence. M"' George Johnfton reported, ThattheCommitteetowhom the Bill To oblige the Juftices of Fairfax to refund to the County a Quantity of Tobacco, and for other Purpofes

was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, as amended, be engroffed, and read
therein mentioned,

read in his Place,

a third

Time

The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Report from the Committee of made on Friday the thirtieth of March laft, and ordered to lie on the Table and the fame being again read, was agreed to by the Houfe, and is as follows Refolved, That the feveral Accounts contained in the annexed Schedule ought to be paid by the Public to the Perfons to whom they are due, refpedlively. The Schedule in the faid Refolution mentioned being alfo read, was agreed to by the
public Claims,
;

Houfe.
Ordered,

That M' Waller do carry up the

faid Schedule to the Council,

and

defire

their Concurrence thereto.

M'

123

M' Waller reported, That the Committee appointed had, according

in at the Table,

to Order, fettled

the Proportion of the Country Levy, and ftated the fame in a Book, which he delivered
Ordered,
rence.

where it was read and agreed to by the Houfe. That M^ Waller do carry up the faid Book to the Council

for their

Concur-

The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For further continuing an Adt, intituled, An Ad for preventing Mutiny and Defertion, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill Tomorrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven ''Clock.

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Read reported. That he had, according to Order, waited on his Honor the Governor with the Addrefs of this Houfe, defiring he would be pleafed to prohibit the Exportation of Grain in thefe Times of Scarcity, to which his Honor was pleafed to anfwer, That as it was a Matter of great Importance to this Colony, he would confult the Coimcil on that Subjedl. M' Read prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For giving a certain Sum of Money therein mentioned to purchafe Com for the Relief of the South Weftem Parts of this Colony, in their prefent Diftrefs, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Gary reported, That the Committee to whom the Bill concerning Strays was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time. An engroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad to impower the Treafurer of this Colony to refund to the Juftices of Fairfax a Sum of Money, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and a Blank therein filled up, and the Queftion being put that the faid Bill do pafs.
It

MR.

paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the

faid Bill be rejedled.

A Meffage from the Governor by M'

M''

Walthoe.

Speaker,

received

The Governor has commanded me to lay before this Houfe feveral Letters he has juft from the Right Honorable M^ Secretary Pitt, M^ Pownall, Clerk of the Privy Coimcil, Major-General Amherft, Brigadier-General Stanwix, and Col. Byrd alfo a Copy of the Proceedings of the Council at Whitehall, in Relation to the Memorial of the Merchants in London and Briftol trading to Virginia, to that Board. And the faid Letters and Copy were read, and ordered to be referred to the Confideration of a Committee of the whole
;

Houfe, immediately.

The Houfe accordingly

fpent therein,

refolved

itfelf

into the faid

M'' Speaker refumed the Chair and M"' Committee had had the faid Letters and Copy of the Proceedings of the Council at Whitehall tmder their Confideration, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows Refolved, That 200 of the 500 Men to be raifed for the Prote(5lion of our Frontiers fhall be employed as Artificers, and joined to the Regiment now in the Pay of this

fome Time Charles Carter reported, That the

Committee

and

after

Colony.
Refolved.

124

That an additional Bounty of Five Pounds be paid to the Perfons who fhall enlift into the faid Companies. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the faid Refolutions, and it is referred to M"' Charles Carter, M' George Mafon, M'' George Johnfton, M' Attorney, and M' Benjamin Waller, to prepare and bring in the fame. A Meffage from the Council by M"" Walthoe.
Refolved,

That they have agreed

Alfo
Alfo
to the to the

to the

Treafurer's Accounts.

Book

of Proportions.
to the

Schedule annexed

Report from the Committee of public Claims.

Alfo

to the Bill, intituled.

An A(ft for further continuing fo much of the

Adl of Affem-

bly, intituled,

An

A(5l for

the Encouragement and Protection of the Settlors upon the

Waters

of the Miffiffippi, as relates to the raifmgand impofmg, colledling and paying the Duties therein mentioned, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An Aft for encouraging Arts and Manufactures.

An A61 for eftablifhing feveral Towns therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, intituled, An A6t for enlarging the Towns of Frederickfburg and Winchefter, the City of Williamfburg, and Town of Dumfries. Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An Adl for the better regulating Eaton's Charity School. Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An A6t to oblige the Owners of Mills on the River Rapidan to make Openings or Slopes in their Mill Dams for the Paffage of Fifh. Alfo to the Bill, intituled, An A6t for diffolving the Veftry of the Parifh of Suffolk
Alfo
to the Bill, intituled.

for other Purpofes therein mentioned. A61 to prevent the Juftices of Dinwiddie from obliging the Juftices of Che fterfield to join with them in building a Bridge over Appomattox River, at a Place called Browder's Ifland, without any Amendments. And that they have agreed to the Bill, intituled. An Adl for diffolving feveral Veftries, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An Adl for appointing several new Ferries. Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An A(5l for putting Matchotique and Mattox Warehoufes, in the Coimty of Weftmoreland, under one Infpedlion for erefting a Warehoufe at Stratford Landing, in the faid County, and other Purpofes therein mentioned, with fmne Amendments, to which the they desire Concurrence of this Houfe.
in the of

County

Nanfemond, and

Alfo

to the Bill, intituled.

An

Upon a Motion made.

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For raifmg a public Levy, and it is Bland to prepare and bring in the fame. The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Amendments propofed by the Council to the Bill, intituled, An Ad for putting Matchotique awd Mattox Warehoufes, in the County of Weftmoreland, under one Infpedion for ereding a Warehoufe at Stratford Landing, in the faid County, and other Purpofes therein mentioned and the fame
Ordered,
referred to M''
; ;

being read, were agreed

Ordered,

to.

That M' Richard Henry Lee do go up with a Meffage to the Council, and
alfo

inform them thereof.

The Houfe
Council to the

proceeded to the Confideration of the

Amendments propofed by

the

Bill, intituled,
;

therein mentioned

and for other Purpofes and the fame being read, were agreed to by the houfe, with an Amendfeveral Veftries,
M''

An Ad for diffolving

ment.
Ordered,
thereof,

That

Pendleton do go

up with a Meffage

to the Coimcil,

and

defire they will pafs the faid Bill with their

and inform them Amendments, as amended by

the Houfe.

The Houfe
was

alfo

to the Bill, intituled.

dif agreed to.

took into Confideration the Amendment propofed by the Council An Ad for appointing feveral new Ferries, and the fame being read,
Ordered,

125 ]

Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do go up with a Meffage to the Council, and acquaint them that this Houfe cannot agree to the Amendment by them propofed to the faid Bill, and defire that they will pafs the Bill without the faid Amendment. The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee \ipon the Bill For further continuing an Adl, intituled, An Ad for preventing Mutiny

and Defertion, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the To-morrow.

faid Bill

An engroffed

Bill, intituled.

An Ad for reducing the

feveral

Ads for licencing

Pedlars,

and preventing Frauds in

the Blanks therein
Refolved,
filled

the Duties

upon Skins and Furs, was read the third Time, and

up.
faid Bill to the Coimcil for their

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Harrifon do carry up the
rence.

Concur-

M' Bland prefented

to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For raifmg a public

firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. appointed, prefented to the Hoiife, according from the Committee M'' Charles Carter to Order, a Bill To amend the Adl, intituled. An Ad for granting an Aid to his Majefty, for the better Protedion and Defence of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

Levy, and the fame was read the

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Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe.

That they recede from the Amendments by them propofed, anddifagreed to by this Houfe, to the Bill, intituled. An Adl for appointing feveral new Ferries,
the Bill iidthout the faid

and have paffed

Amendments.
this

And

that they

have agreed

to the

Amendments propofed by

Houfe

to the

Amend-

and for ments by them made to the Bill, intituled. An Adt other Purpofes therein mentioned. And that they have agreed to the Bill, intituled. An A(5t for reducing the feveral Adts Pedlars, and preventing Frauds in the Duties upon Skins and Furs, into licencing for
for diffolving several Veftries,

one A6t, without any Amendments.

M' Pendleton reported, That the Committee to whom the Bill To enable the Executors of the Will of John Spotfwood Efq; deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments, in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed and read a third Time. An engroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad concerning Strays, was read the third Time, and
the Blanks therein
Refolved,
filled

up.
Bill to the Coimcil for their

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M^ Charles Carter do carry up the faid
intituled.

Concurrence.

An engroffed Bill,

An Ad for altering

feveral

Court Days therein mentioned,

was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein Refolved, That the Bill do pafs.
Ordered,

filled

up.
faid Bill to the Council for their

That M' Charles Carter do carry up the

Concurrence.

126 ]

Bill

To amend

the

A(5l, intituled,

An Ad

for granting

an Aid

to his

Majefty,

and Defence of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe,
for the better Protedion

immediately.

The Hotife accordingly refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill, and after ome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"" Charles Carter reported, That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but had made no Amendments thereto. Ordered, That the Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. The Order of the Day being read The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For further continuing an Adt, intituled, An Ad for preventing Mutiny and Defertion, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"" Charles Carter reported, That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but had made no Amendments thereto. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Bill For raifmg a public Levy, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time.
;

Bill

For giving a certain

Sum

of

Money, therein mentioned, to purchafe

Com for

the Relief of the South

Weftem

Parts of this Colony, in their prefent Diftrefs, was read

a fecond Time.
Ordered,

A Bill

That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. For paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money, was read a fecond Time, and an
thereto.

Amendment made
Ordered,

That the faid Bill, as amended, be engroffed, and read a third Time. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven ''Clock.

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AN
An

engroffed Bill, Intituled,

An Ad to enable the Executors

Will of JohnSpotf-

wood, Efq; deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major6^eKfra/ Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Pendleton do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Coengroffed Bill, intituled.

currence.

a certain Sum of Money, therein menSouth Weftern Parts of this Colony, in their prefent Diftrefs, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Read do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence.
tioned, to purchafe

An Ad for giving

Corn

for the Relief of the

An

engroffed Bill, intituled.

An Ad

to

amend

the

Ad,

intituled,

An Ad

for granting for other

an Aid to his Majefty, for the better Protedion and Defence Purpofes therein mentioned, was read the third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do carry up the faid
Concurrence.

of this Colony,

and

Bill to the

Council for their

third

An

engroffed

Bill, intituled.

An Ad
up.

for raifing a public Levy,

was read the

Time, and the Blanks therein

Refolved,

filled

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Bland do carry up the
engroffed Bill, intituled,

faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence.

An

An Ad

for

paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money, was

read the third Time.

Refolved,

That the

Bill

do

pafs.

Ordered,

127 ]
faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

Ordered,
rence.

That M' Bland do carry up the

An Ad for further continuing an Ad, intituled, An Mutiny and Defertion, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read the third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Cary do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. Upon a Motion made, Refolved, That this Houfe will not undertake to pay a Brigade-Major for the Virginia Troops, nor be anfwerable for any Expences attending the faid Troops except thofe authorized by Law, or particularly directed by the Governor of this Colony. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven ''Clock.
An
engroffed Bill, intituled,

Ad

for preventing

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by an
A<!1

UPON

a Motion made,
Refolved,

That the Committee

of Correfpondence, appointed

paffed this Seffion of Affembly, For appointing an Agent, do, as foon as con-

veniently

may be,

tranfmit to the Agent in the faid A(5l named, a

Copy

of

the Reprefentation to his Majefty agreed to in the Seffion held in April, 1758, and ordered to be fent to the Right Honorable William Pitt, Efq And the faid Committee are further
;

directed to tranfmit all fuch Matters

the Intereft of this

and Things to the faid Agent as may affect or be for Colony, and fend him fuch Inftru(5lions and Directions therein as to
fairly tranfcribed
;

them
it

fliall

Ordered,

feem proper. That the faid Refolve be

the

and that M' Gaines do carry

"'Clock.

up

to the Council for their Concurrence.

And then

Houfe adjourned

till

Tomorrow Morning Ten

Saturday.

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32

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That they have agreed to the Bill, intituled. An Ad; to amend the Adt, intiAn A61 for granting an Aid to his Majefty, for the better Protection and Defence of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, intittded. An Adt for further continuing an A<51, intituled, An A(St
tuled.

Meffage from the Council by by

Walthoe.

for preventing

Mutiny and Defertion, and

for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

Alfo

to the Bill, intituled.

An

A(5l for

giving a certain

Sum

of

Money, therein men-

tioned, to purchafe

Com

for the Relief of the South

Weftem

Parts of this Colony, in

their prefent Diftrefs.

An Adl for raifing a public Levy. An Adl for altering feveral Court Days, therein mentioned. Alfo intituled. An Adl for paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money. Alfo to the Bill, Alfo to the Bill, intituled. An Adl to enable the Executors of the Will of Johyi SpotfAlfo
to the Bill, intituled,
to the Bill, intituled.

wood, Efq; deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Refolve of this Houfe, For giving inftrudions to the Cotmnittee of Corref-

pondence appointed by an ing an Agent.

Ad paffed this Seffion of Affembly, intituled. An Adl for appoint-

M' William Digges reported. That the Committee appointed had, according to Order, examined the reft of the enrolled Bills, and redlified fuch Miftakes as were foimd therein and that they are truly enrolled.
Ordered,

128]
Bills

Ordered,
Infpecflion.

That M' Digges do carry up the enrolled

to

the Council for their

Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe.

Bills,

That they have infpeded the enrolled

and are

fatiffied they are truly enrolled.

Meffage from the Governor by M' Walthoe.

M" Speaker,
and
that
M''

The Governor commands the immediate attendance of this Houfe in the CouncilChamber, you bring with yon ftich other Bills and Refolves as are ready for his A ffent.
Speaker, with the Houfe, went

up accordingly

and the Governor was pleafed

to give his Affent to the following

13.

Bills, * viz.

An Ad

to

amend

for the better Protedion

tioned.
14.
tion,

the Ad, intituled, An Ad for granting an Aid to and Defence of this Colony, and for other Purpofes

his Majefty,
therein

men-

For

further continuing

an Ad,

intituled.

An Ad

for preventing

Mutiny and Defer

and
15.

for other

For

further

Purpofes therein mentioned. contimdng the Ad, intituled,

An Ad for reviving the Duty upon Slaves

to be

paid by the Buyers, for the Term therein mentioned. 16. For further continuing fo much of the Ad of Affembly, intituled, An Ad for the Encouragement and Protedion of the Settlers tipon the Waters of the Miffiffippi, as relates

to the raifing

and impofing, colleding and paying

mentioned.

the Duties therein mentioned,

and

for

other

Purpofes therein
17.

For reducing the feveral Ads for licencing Pedlars, and pi-eventing Frauds in the Duties upon Skins and Furs, into one Ad. 18. For encouraging Arts and Manufadures. 19. For appointing several new Ferries. 20. For diffolving feveral Veftries, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 21. For diffolving the Veftry of the Parifh of Suffolk, in the County of Nanfemond, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 22. For eftablifhing feveral Towns therein mentioned. 23. To prevent the Juftices of Dinwiddie from obliging the Juftices of Chefterfield to join with them in building a Bridge, over Appomattox River, at a Place called Browder's
Ifland.
24. For putting Matchotique and Mattox Warehoufes, in the County of Weftmoreland, under one Infpedion; for ereding a Warehoufe at Stratford Landing, in the faid County, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

25. 26. 27.

of the

For altejing feveral Court Days therein mentioned. For dividing the County of Prince William. To give a certain Sum of Money, therein mentioned, to pur chafe Corn
of this

for the Relief

South Weftern Parts

Colony, in their prefent Diftrefs.

For enlarging the Towns of Frederickfburg and Winchefter, the City of Williamfburg, and Town of Dumfries. 29. For raifing a public Levy. 30. For the better regulating Eaton's Charity School. 31. For repealing the Ads for afcertaining the Place where the Court of York County fhall be kept, and for altering the Place for holding Courts in the County of Spotfylvania. 32. To oblige the Owners of Mills, on the River Rappidan, to make Openings or Slopes in their Mill Dams, for the Paffage of Fifh. 33. For paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money. 34. To enable the Executors of the Will of John Spotfwood, Efq; to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Pur28.

pofes therein mentioned.

His
Hening VII, 251
ff.

"9

His Honor likewife gave his Affent to the following Refolves of the Houfe of Burgeffes, which the Council had agreed to, viz.
1.

For giving Inftrudions

to the

Committee

of

Correfpondence, appointed by the

Ad

for appointing an Agent. Affembly, 2. For allowing William Hunter, Printer, a Salary of 300 per Annum, for the Services therein mentioned.

paffed this Seffiov of

intituled,

An Ad

And then
Gentlemen

his

Honor was

pleafed to

make

the following Speech.

of the Council,

M^

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

the Bill I

I cannot difmifs you, without expr effing the great Satiffadion I have received from have this Day paffed, to enable me to fend two Companies of Artificers to join the
is to

Regiment which
againft the

Enemy;
to

ad, in Conjundion with his Majefty's Forces, in offenfive Operations by which Means the Fort at Pittfburg may be put in a very refpedable
curb the Indians, or put a Stop

Condition, either

French.

/ did not doubt but that Reafon,

and a

juft

to any further Encroachments of the Senfe of your true Intereft, would in the

End

and Poverty. I am particularly to thank you, Gentlemen of the Houfe of Bttrgeffes, for the Money you have raifed for thefe Purpofes a1^d it fhall be my Endeavour, by a careful Application of it, and a fteady Obfervance of what you have recommended to me, to give you fuch Covvidion of the Sincerity of
prevail
all

and overpower

your Fears

of Diftrefs

my

Intentions, as will fecure to

me your

future Confidence.

Gentlemen

of the

Council and of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

I fincerely wifh this Colony may reap all the Advantage and Benefit expeded from an Agent, long wifhed for, and now appointed by the Ad for that Purpofe. The Ad For the Encouragement of Arts and Manufadures gives me an Opportunity to recommend to you all, in your refpedive Retirements, to encourage and propagate Induftry in all its Branches; the true, I had almoft faid the otily, Source of Riches, Greatnefs, and Happinefs; That you may immediately fet about this ufeful Work, I think it expedient to prorogue you, and you are accordingly prorogued, to the firft Thurfday in Augiift next.

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of the

DURGESSES House of B OUSE OF

1759
November
Scflion

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fth< or me

House OUSE
Bbursdaj.
tl)e

B of OURGESSES OF
of 5lovember.

Ut

33 40.
Walthoe.

II.

1759.

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by

M"^

W Speaker,

and Gentlemen
the

of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes,
of

The Governor commands

immediate Attendance

your Houfe in

the

Council Chamber.
M"' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up to attend the Governor. being returned, reported, That he, with the Houfe, had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber; and that the Governor was pleafed to make a Speech to the

Accordingly

And

Council and this Houfe, of which he had (to prevent Miftakes) obtained a Copy, which he read to the Houfe, and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where it was again read, and is as follows:

Gentlemen

of the Council, M.^ Speaker,

and Gentlemen

of the

Haufe

of Burgeffes,

Some Letters which I lately received from Governor Lyttleton and Governor Dobbs to inform me of Commotions among the Cherokees, and to defire the Affiftance of this Colony to fupprefs them, have obliged me to call you together fooner than I propofed; that, without
Delay, I might lay them before you for your Deliberation, and communicate your Refolutions,

on
I

this

gers to

important Affair, to their Excellencies. It is needlefs to reprefent to you the Danwhich our Frontiers are expofed by thefe Indians: But by fome fubfequent Advices,
that this gathering

am not without Hopes

on our Heads.

Storm may

ftill

be difperfed,

and prevented from

falling

Colony ftand provided for but till the fir ft of December next. otwithftanding the great Succefs with which it has pleafed the Almighty to blefs his Majefty's Arms during this whole Campaign, {on the rapid and uninterrupted Courfe of which I moft heartily and fincerely congratulate you) I reccnnmend it to your Confideration, whether it would not be imprudent to leffen their Numbers in our prefeni Situation:
the
of this

The

Men now in

pay

Though the French are driven from our Frontiers, we are not yet in that State of Tranquillity and Security which we could wifh. I am averfe to encreafe, or even continue, any Expence I am fenfible of the great Burthen it has to this Colony, that is not abfolutely neceffary. already born; but when I tell you, that thofe very Generals, to whofe Condud, Courage and Care, we owe our prefent Safety, and the Advantages this Colony is already reaping by the Roads now opening by their Diredion, do earneftly defire that our Troops fhould be continued in Pay; can you doubt of the Utility of the Meafure? When I tell you, that the Britifh Nation is adually at this Moment expending a very large Sum to ered a ftrong Fort at Pittfburg, to defend this and the adjacent Colonies from any future Infult; can you hefitate whether you fhall furnifh your prefent Quota towards expediting the great Works now
carrying

134

carrying on there?
already paid; the

Let

me

add, as an additional

Motive,

that

the

great

Men

are raifed and cloathed, their Subfiftence for fonte

Expence Months is

is

the

only prefent Matter of Contemplation.

is one other Article of Expence I cannot help recommending to you, which is, the The Sums already fpent in ereding that Forcompleting Fort Loudotin. and finifhing trefs will be entirely thrown away, as the Fort niuft fall to Ruins, if the Works are not preIf you confider the ferred from the Damages of the Seafons, by being properly finifhed.

There

Importance

of this Poft, either as

if

a Magazine, or as a Depofitory of Indian Goods, or as a

Protedion from thofe People,

they fhould again dare to moleft us: If you could fee the For-

wardnefs it is in, and the little there is wanting to complete it, I am confident you would unanimoufly concur with me in the Ufefulnefs of what I recommend to you.
Gentlemen
of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes,
better

That you might be the

enabled

to

provide for

all

neceffary Services, without

oppreffing the Inhabitants, I have made it the great Objed of all my Adions, during the Recefs of the Affembly, to be as faving as poffible of all publick Money; to this Purpofe I

have endeavored

to

proted our back Settlements with the joo

to the

Men

in the

Pay

of the Colony,

without having Recourfe

expenfive and detrimental Method of calling the Militia

to

from
that

their

Families and their Occupations,

proted their Neighbors; fo that the Claims on

Head, which you

reduced:

And

have been very numerous, you will find entirely I have had the great Satiffadion to find the Inhabitants have fuffered lefs

may remember

Damage by
the

the Incurfions of Indians than in former Years;

their Neighborhood.

a neceffary Confequence
If by

of
it

French being removed from our and

any Means whatever

entirely

fhould be in

my Power

to alleviate or leffen
to tlie

your Expences, you

may

depend on

my

employing

all ftich

Means

Relief

and Eafe

of the Colony. of Burgeffes,

Gentlemen
It is

of the Council,

and

of the

Houfe

neceffary for
to

me
to

to

acquaint you, that I have received an Inftrudion from his

the providing for the Security of the

Majefty,

recommend

you

Merchants

of

Great
they

Britain, in the Recovery of Sterling Debts due to them from this Colony, from

any Lofs

may fuftain from our unavoidable Emiffians of Paper Money. This is a frefh Mark of his Majefty' s univerfal paternal Care over all his Subjeds; and as I am fully perfuaded it is your Intentions that no Man fhould fuffer by any Ad of yours, I recommend it to you to
reconfider this Affair,

and

if their

Property

is

not already fully fecured, to provide for the

I have alfo received his Majefty's

Security thereof in the fulleft and ampleft Manner.

Difapprobation and Repeal of an Light Houfe on Cape Henry.

I have only
the publick
to defire,

Ad

paffed in the Year I^j2, intituled, An A6i to eredl a

to

Having communicated every Thing

Good;
that Integrity of
to

you which deferves your prefent Cottfideration

the

in the Difpatch of thefe weighty Affairs, a Continuance of that Zeal for

Heart in

Purfuit of

it;

that Loyalty to his Majefty;

and

that

Affedion

me, which I have always experienced during

my

Refidence with you.

That the Governor had delivered to him, and defired him come to Hand, from Major General Amherft, Brigadier General Stanwix, his Excellency Governor Lyttleton, of South Carolina, and his Excellency Governor Dobbs, of North Carolina, which he accordingly deliv-

M' Speaker

alfo reported,

to lay before the Houfe, fundry Letters lately

ered in at the Table.

Ordered,

That the

faid Letters

do

lie

on the Table.

A Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken
by
A(5l of

fubfcribed

Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was ad-

mitted to his Place in the Houfe. Refolved, That an Addrefs be prefented to his Honor the Go\enior, to return him the fincere Thanks of this Houfe for his very affcdlionate Speech, at the Opening of this
Seffion
:

To

affurc

him that we

heartily join with his

Honor

in Congratulations

on the
Succefs

135 ]

Succefs with which his Majefty's Endeavors have been attended in the Profecution of
the prefent

War: That we

fhall,

with

all poffible

Diligence, take under our Confideration

;

the feveral weighty Affairs that he has l)een j^leafed lo recommend to us and to exprefs the grateful Senfe that we have of the Care and Tranquility with which he has conducfted himfelf in the Protedtion of our Frontiers, and of the Happinefs that we enjoy under his Adminiftration. Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up an Addrefs to the Governor, purfuant to the faid Refolution and it is referred to M'' Laiidon Carter and M' Attorney to prepare and bring in the fame. Refolved, Tliat this Iloufe will take the Governor's Speech into Confideration To-morrow. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to order a new Writ to iffue for the eledling a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for James Town, in the Room of M' Travis, who, fmce his Eledlion, hath accepted of the Office of Coroner of James City County; and that M'' Wythe do wait on his Honor with the faid Addrefs. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to order a new Writ to iffue for the eledling a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Goochland, in the Room of M'' Retiben Skelton, deceafed; and that M'' Cary do wait on his Honor with the faid Addrefs. Ordered, That the Rev. M' William Yates be continued Chaplain to this Houfe, and that he attend to read Prayers every Morning at ten "'Clock.
;

Ordered,
their

That Thomas Broadrib, James Lavie, and James Yates, be continued in refpedlive Offices of Door-Keepers to this Houfe and that they give their Attend;

ance accordingly.

A Petition of
this Houfe, in the

Thomas Francis, praying that he may be appointed a Door-Keeper to Room of William Francis, deceafed, was prefented to the Houfe and
this

and thereupon, That the faid Thomas Francis be appointed a Door-Keeper to and that he attend accordingly. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eleven "'Clock.
read
;

Refolved,

Houfe

IFviba^,

t^ 2nb

of 5tovember.

33

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1759.

That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to order a new Writ to a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Norfolk, in the Room of M"' Veal, who, fmce his Eledlion, hath accepted of the Office of Sheriff of the faid County and that M'' Tatem do wait on his Honor with the faid Addrefs. M"' London Carter reported, That the Committee appointed had, according to Order, prepared an Addrefs to the Governor, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to, and is as follows:

y^RDERED,
M

^^

iffue for the eledling

Sir,

We,

the Burgeffes of Virginia, with great Sincerity return

your Honor Thanks for your

very affedionate Speech, at the Opening of this Seffion. The Succefs with which it has pleafed God to blefs his Majefty's
effed thofe glorious Purpofes of Peace

Arms, as

it

mtift tend to

and Tranquility,

the tdtimate

End

of all our Wifhes,

naturally raifes in our Thoughts e^jery Idea of Congratulation;

and we moft

heartily beg

Leave

to join

with your Honor, on the Occafion.

of the juft Senfe we entertain of his Majefty's conftant and Paternal Regard for his faithful People of this Colony, indulge us, good Sir, moft dutifully to acknowledge it, in the gracious Inftance that he gave in the Appointment of your Honor to prefide over us; fince Experience has now ftrongly impreffed, on all our Minds, thofe Sen-

As a permanent Teftimony

fations of

Happinefs which

at firft were prefaged in

your great Affability of Temper.

The

Frugality

136 ]

which you have concluded yourfelf in the Protedion of our Frontiers, is a farther Proof of your Prudence and Benevolence to this Colony; and calls upon us for its juft Acknowledgments, in this Time of prodigious Expence: Permit us therefore to affure you, that no Endeavour fhall be wanting, on our Part, to convince your Honor, and every impartial Judge, of our Zeal and unalienable Integrity for the Publick, Loyalty to his Majefty, and Affedion to you, in the Confideration of thofe weighty Affairs which your Honor
Frugality
zvith

has been plea fed

Ordered,

to

recommend

to us.

That the

faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed,

and prefented by the whole

Houfe.
his Pleafure

That the Committee who prepared the fame wait on the Governor to know this Honfe fhall attend his Honor to prefent it. The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to take into their Confideration the
Ordered,

when

Governor's Speech.
Ordered,

That the Confideration

of

the faid Speech be

put

off

till

Monday

next.

Upon a Motion made,

That it be an Inftrudlion to the Treafurer of this Colony to execute a Releafe to John Frog, Sheriff of Prince William County, from the Penalty of a Bond by him given for the CoUedlion of the Taxes in that County, and from a Judgment obtained by the faid Treafurer, in the General Court, againft the faid John Frog on the faid Bond it appearing that he has paid into the Treafury the whole Money wherewith he was chargeable for Taxes arifing in the faid County. A Petition of Johyi Mercer, Gentleman, was prefented to the Houfe and read fetting forth. That he hath (with great Labor and Expence) compiled and printed a complete and corredl Abridgment of all the publick Adls of Affembly of this Colony in Force and Ue at this Time, which, by Reafon of his Majefty's not having fignified his Approbation of the Land Law, and his repealing divers Adls printed in the Revifal, and the many Adls paffed fince, he interfperfed in fo many different Books that it is a very difficult Matter to dif tinguifh which of the faid Afts are in Force and which are not befides their being fo fcarce and difficult to procure, that very few, if any, of the County Courts are fumifhed with a complete Colle<5lion of the faid Adls of Affembly at large. That as the L/Cgiflature of this Colony has thought it reafonable, from Time to Time, to fupply the Magiftrates of the feveral Cotmties (who ferve without Fee or Reward) with the printed A(5ls of Affembly at the publick Expence, the Petitioner hopes this honorable Houfe,
Ordered,
; ;

to

whom he fubmits
Hands a

the Ufefulnefs of his Performance, will fo far encourage

it

as to take

Abridgments to fupply the faid Magiftrates, as he has not only printed it for that Purpofe, but adapted it particularly to their Ufe, by abridging every Claufe of the faid Adls tmder its proper Title, with neceffary Tables and the general Complaint through the Colony of the Want of uch a Colledlion was his principal Inducement to undertake a Work of fo much Labor and Expence in a That in Order to render that faid Work as ufeful and Multiplicity of other Bufinefs. beneficial as may be, the Petitioner will undertake, as long as he lives, to publifh at the End of every Seffion (at the moft reafonable Expence that may be) an Abridgment of the publick Adls of fuch Seffion, with proper Notes and Diredlions what Alterations are made by fuch new Adls in the former ones. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M"^ Landoti Carter, M' George Johnfton, Attorney, M"" Harrifon, and M'' Cary; that they do examine into the Matter thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.
off his

fufficient

Number

of the faid

Claim of Henry Settle, for taking up a Deferter therein mentioned, was prefented Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morroxv Morning Eleven "'Clock.
to the

Saturday.

137

Satur6a^, l^e 3r6 of !flovember. 33 (Beo. U. 1759.

MR
A
And

London Carter reported, That the Committee appointed had, according to Governor to know his Pleafure when this Houfe fhould attend him with their Addrefs, and that he was pleafed to appoint Monday next, and to fay he would fignify by a Meffage to tlie Houfe when
Order, waited on the
it.

he was ready to receive

Claim of Hillary Boufhop, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was pref en ted to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
of Affembly.
then the

Houfe adjourned

till

Monday Morning,

Eleven "'Clock.

yttotiba^,

tl)e

5tb of ^tovember.

33

(bao,

II.

1759.

A
Anfwer:
M''

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by M' Walthoe,

M' Speaker,
The Governor
is

now ready

to receive the

Addrefs of your Houfe in the Council

Chamber.
M"' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up, and being returned, reported. That he, with the Houfe, had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber, and prefented the Addrefs of this Houfe to him, to which his honor was pleafed to return the following

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

It is

Inftance of your Affedion

that I fhould be

my moft hearty Thanks for this frefh me, and for the kind Conftrudion you put on all my Adions. The Pleafure I receive from your Approbation of my Condud. is fo great and interefting,
with the greateft Sincerity that I return you
to

wanting

to

myfelf

if

I were not to endeavour to merit the fame, in all

my

future Tranfadions,

and

thereby eftablifh the good Opinion

you

at prefent entertain of

me.

The Order
Refolved,

of the

Day

being read, for the Houfe to take into Confideration the Gov-

ernor's Speech.

That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech. Ordered, That the feveral Letters, laid before this Houfe by the Governor's Diredlion,
on Thurfday
laft,

be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee.

Then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters, and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Attorney reported, That the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters imder their Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, had directed him to move for
Leave to
fit

again.

Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will

again refolve

itfelf

into a

Committee upon the

faid

Speech and Letters To-morrow.

M''

Landon Carter reported. That the Committee

to

whom

the Petition of John

Mercer was referred, having confidered the fame, and having alfo before them the concurring Teftimony of the Gentlemen pradlifing at the General Court Bar, as to the UfefiUnefs of the

Abridgment mentioned in the faid Petition, had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table. Ordered, That the Confideration of the faid Report be referred to Wednefday next. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, To impower the Veftry of the Parifh of Dale, in the County of Chefterfield, to fell the Glebe Land of the faid Parifh and it is referred to M"" Gary and M'' Eppes to prepare and bring in the fame.
;

Ordered,

138

That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to order a new Writ to ifue for eledling a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for the County of Culpeper, in the Room of NP Slaughter, who (fmce his Election) hath accepted of the Office of Sheriff of the faid County and that M' Pendleton do wait on his Honor with the faid
Ordered,
;

Addrefs.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

I3ues6a^

tlje

6tb of tiftovember,

33

<bzo. U.

1759.
A(5l

Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed by
of Parliament to be taken, inftead of the of Allegiance

Oaths and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Hotife. A Petition of Lewis Burwell, Gentleman, and Frances his Wife, fetting forth, That they are feized in Right of the faid Frances of and in 522 Acres of Land, in the County of Middle fex, which defcended to the faid Frances as one of the Daughters of Edwin Thacker, late of the faid County of Middlefex, deceafed. That the Petitioner Lewis is feized in Fee Simple of and in a Tradl of Land containing about 800 Acres, in the County That it would be greatly to the Advantages of the Petitioners and their of 7/Ze of Wight. Pofterity to dock the Intail of the faid Lands in Middlesex, and to fettle Part of the faid Lands in 1-jle of Wight to the fame Ufes; and praying that an A<51 may pafs for that Purpofe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M'' Wythe to prepare and bring in the fame. M'' Cary, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To impower the Veftry of the Parifh of Dale, in the County of Che fterfield, to fell the Glebe Land of the faid Parifh, and the fame was read the firft Time, and
acy,
;

and Suprem-

ordered to be read a fecond Time. The Order of the Day being read, for the Hoiife to refolve

itfelf into a Committee upon the Governor's Speech. Refolved, That this Hoid^e will refolve itfelf into the faid Committee To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

^e6nes6a^,

tl)e 7l\)

of !ftovember,

33

(Beo. IL

1759.

Claims of James Jones, Thomas Peobles, John Tyas, Philip Mallory, John Wootten, James Finney, and Samuel Afhley, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of the Affembly. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to order a new Writ to iffue for ele<5ling a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly, for the County of Brunfwick, in the Room of M"^ Goodrich, who, fmce his Eledlion, hath accepted of the Office of Sheriff of the faid County; and that M"' Bland do wait on his Honor with the faid
Addrefs.

SEVERAL

Petition of Peter Menzie; fetting forth.

That he hath

ferv-ed as

a Soldier in the

Virginia Regiment upwards of four Years: That in September, 1758, he received a Wound in his Arm, in an Engagement with the Enemy on the Ohio, under the Condu<Sl
of

Major Grant, which has rendered him incapable of procuring his Subfiftence, and praywas prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M"' Bland, M"" Wilfon, and M'' Adams; that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion
ing the Confideration of this Houfe,

thereupon, to the Houfe.

The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Report from the Committee to whom the Petition of John Mercer was referred, made on Monday laft, and referred to be
confidered

139]

Day and the feveral Refolutions of the faid Committee were again twice and with fome Amendments, agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That the feveral County Courts in this Colony be provided with one of the faid Abridgments for each of the a(5ting Juftices at the publick Expence and that it be an Inftru(5lion to the Treafurer of this Colony to j)ay the faid John Mercer for the faid Books, at the Rate of twenty Shillings for each Book, upon his producing to the faid Treafurer a Receipt for the fame from the Clerks of the refpedlive County Courts. Refolved, That the Clerks of the faid County Courts deHver one of the faid Books to
confidered this
;

read,

each of the

a(5ling Jtiftices of their refpe(5li\'e Counties.

Ordered,

That the

faid Refolutions be engroffed,

and that M' Landon Carter do carry

them

to the Council for their Concurrence.

A Petition of Alexander Finnie was prefented to the Houfe and read, fetting forth, That when he arrived at Fort Cumberland, on the twentieth of July, he found that the Virginia Regiment had marched for Pittfburg by the Pennfylvania Road, and that there had been no Attempt made to clear the Road opened by General Braddock: That the Petitioner went immediately to Rays Town, and from thence to Fort Lyttleton, where he met with General Stanwix, and having convinced him of the great Advantages that would arife to the Publick by opening the faid Road, as by that Means the Forces and Garifons over the Alligheny Mountains would, with the greateft Eafe, be plentifully fupplied with Provifions and Neceffaries, which by Experience he had found could not be done from Pennfylvania, on Account of the great Diftance and bad Roads that the Pennfylvanians have to encounter with he gave the Petitioner Leave to undertake this Work, and gave him an Order to the Quarter-Mafter General for Tools, Ammunition and Provifion, and ordered a Number of Men to cover the working Party: That the Petitioner hired, at his own Expence, thirty Workmen on the South Branch, at the Prices mentioned in a Schedule to his Petition annexed, and was at other Expences as appears by the fame Schedule. That he began the faid Work the fourth Day of Auguft, and finifhed on the twentieth, when he arrived at Pittfburg with 60 Provifion Waggons, 500 Sheep, and 70 Head of Cattle, and at that Time the Garifon had not eight Days Provifion. That there have been great Quantities of Provifions and Goods fent from this Colony fince, and Contracts made for much more, and for the Convenience and Security of Traders and others. Store Houfes are built by the General at the Little Cr offing, Great Meadows, and Red Stone Creek and praying that the Houfe will make him a fuitable Allowance for his Expences and Trouble as they fhall think he deferves. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M' Attorney, M"^ Waller, M"' Richard Henry Lee, and M'' Wafhington; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and
; ;

report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.

The Order of the Day being read, The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee
and
after

to take into their further Confed-

Committee referred, fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their further Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
eration the Governor's Speech, with the feveral Letters to the faid

I3l)ur56aY.

tl)e Stl)

of November.

33

(Beo.

II.

1759.

Bernard Moore, Gentleman, was prefented to the Houfe and read, That at the laft Seffion of this prefent General Affembly an A(5l paffed impowering him to keep together all the Eftate of John Spotfivood, Efq; and to apply the Profits towards the Difcharge of his Fathers and his own Debts; and when that fhould be accomplifhed, the vSons of the faid John Spotfwood
Petition of

fetting forth,

I40

Spotfwood were to be entitled to their refpedlive Parts of the Eftate. That the aid John Spotfwood being impowered by his Father's Will to fell certain intailed Lands for the Payment of his Sifters Fortunes and other Purpofes, did, in his Lifetime, amongft other Parcels of the faid Land, fell and convey to John Thornton, of the

County of Spotfylvania, Gentleman, 9000 Acres, lying in the County of Culpeper, and re-purchafed the faid Land to himfelf in Fee Simple, and by his Will devifed the fame to his younger Son John; but fome Doubts remain whether by fuch Repurchafe the faid John Spotfwood was not reftored to his old Eftate Tail, fo that his younger Son could not be entitled to the faid Lands under his Will And to prevent Law Suits and Animofities in the Family, the Petitioner, in his Petition for the faid A(5l of Affembly (which was calculated to preferve the Eftate to the Family in an equitable Maimer, according to the Anceftors Wills) prayed that the faid 9000 Acres of Land might be confirmed to the faid younger Son, as his Father had paid his Money for it, and was in the Light of a fair Purchafe but not being able at that Time to difcover the Deeds for the faid Land to and from the faid John Thornton, the Matter was then dropped. The Petitioner having fmce found the faid Conveyances, prays that an Adl may pafs to confirm the Title of the faid John Spotfwood, the Younger, to the faid 9000 Acres of Land, after he has paid the Debts according to the former Adt. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M"' Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of the Infpedlors at Hunting Creek Warehoufe, in the County of Fairfax, fetting forth. That at the firft Eftablifhment of that Infpedlion their Salaries were fettled at io per Annum, fmce which Time their Bufmefs is largely encreafed, and praying the Houfe to make them fuch Satiffa<5lion as fhall feem reafonable, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
:

of Affembly.

and other Inhabitants, of the Cotmty of Augufta, Day of that County, as it at prefent ftands, is very inconThat the Court fetting forth. venient to themfelves and others obliged to attend there, and praying that an Aft may pafs to alter the Court Day of the faid County, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M'' Chriftian and M^ Wilfon to prepare and bring in the fame. M'' Bland reported. That the Committee to whom the Petition of Peter Menzie was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow It appears to this Committee, That the Petitioner was enlifted as a Soldier in the That he always behaved well and as a good Soldier during his firft Virginia Regiment Continuance in that Ser\'ice: That in the Adlion on the Ohio, under the Command of Major Grant, he received a Wound in his left Arm, near the Wrift, which fliattered both bones in fuch a Manner as to render him incapable of getting his Livelihood. Refolved, That the faid Peter Menzie ought to be allowed the Sum of 30, to be paid by the Publick, in full Compenfation for the Injury he has received by Means of the
Petition of the Juftices, Clerk,
; :

faid

Woimd.

John Weft, fetting forth, That he is feized in Fee Tail of and in 450 Acres of Land, in King William, imder the Will of his late Father, Thomas Weft, deceafed That he is alfo feized in Tail of another Tradl of Land, containing upwards of 4000 Acres, which, ashe is not poffeffedof afufficientNumberof Slaves to cultivate and improve them, are at prefent of no real Value to him, but rather an Encumbrance That it would be to the Advantage of himfelf and his Pofterity to dock the Intail of the firft mentioned Tradl, and to fettle five Slaves whereof he is poffeffed to the fame Ufes; and praying that an A(5l may pafs for that Purpofe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M' Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame.
Petition of
; : ;

141]

A
being

Bill,

to fell the Glebe

To impower the Veftry of the Parifh of Dale, in the County of Chefterfield, Land of the faid Parifh, was read a fecond Time, and an Amendment
to the Title,

made

Ordered,

That the

faid Bill,

with the Amendment, be engroffed, and read a third

Time.

Petition of Chriftopher Weft, fetting forth,

Regiment in September, 1754, was taken Prifoner by the Indians,

That he was enlifted into the Virgina where he continued in Duty till February, 1756, when he

when he with

in which Captivity he remained till October, 1758, others were fent in a Flag of Truce from Quebeck to England: That he

hath at length, after many hardfliips, again joined his Regiment, and praying that he may be confidered by the Houfe, and recompenced for his loft Time, was prefented to
the Houfe and read,
Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M' Wafhington and M' Harrifon; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their

Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. The Order of the Day being read,

Committee to take into their further ConfideraCommittee referred and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and Mr Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their further Confideration, and gone through the fame, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which they had diredled him to report to the Houfe; and he read the fame in his Place, and then deUvered them in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Regiment now in the Pay of this Colony be further continued in
refolved
itfelf

The Houfe again

;

into a

tion the Governor's Speech, together with the feveral Letters to the faid

our Ser\ace until the

jRe/bfog'd,

firft

Day

of

May

next.

at Pittfburg, fhall be
of
of

that Partof the Regiment nowinthePayof this Colony, employed for the Protection of the Frontiers againft the Incurfions the Cherokee Indians That the Forces raifed laft Seffion of Affembly, for the Defence the Frontiers, ought not to be continued for any longer Time than the firft Day of

That

it is intended

December next.

That a Sum, not exceeding ;^i 0,000, be raifed for defraying the Expences Regiment until the faid firft Day of May next. Refolved, That by the Adl paffed in the twenty -eighth Year of his Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Ad to amend an Ad, intituled. An Ad declaring the Law concerning Executions, and for the Relief of infolvent Debtors, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned; the Security of the Merchants of Great Britain in the Recovery of Sterling Debts due to them from this Colony is provided for, and their Property fecured in the fuUeft and ampleft Manner; and that they have not any juft Caufe of Complaint on that Head. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, To oblige the Importers of Negroes for their own Ufe to pay a Duty and it is referred to M' Richard Henry Lee, M' Wythe. and M' Webb, to prepare and bring in the fame. Upon a Motion made, The Houfe immediately refolved itfelf into a Committee to confider of Ways and Means for raifmg the Sum of ;io,ooo for defraying the Expence of the Regiment in the Service of this Colony till the firft Day of May next, purfuant to the above mentioned Refolution of the Houfe and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported, That the Committee had had that Matter imder their Confideration, but not having come to any Refolution thereupon, they had direded him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee to confider further of Ways and Means for raifing the faid Money To-morrow. A Petition of Tarlton Fleming, only Son and Heir of Tarlton Fleming, deceafed, was prefented to the Houfe and read, fetting forth. That by Virtue of the Will of Charles
Refolved,
of the
;
;

Fleming,

X42

Fleming, his Grandfather, he

;

is

feized of a Tradl of

Land

called
is

Rock

Caftle, in

Goochland

Lands in County, in Fee Tail Fee Simple, and poffeffed of fundry Negroe Slaves. That his faid Father by his faid Will bequeathed to each of his four Daughters (one of whom is fince dead) the Sum of 500, with the Payment of which Portions of his furviving Sifters the Petitioner's

and by Virtue of his Father's Will he

feized of other

Eftates which he claims

by

his faid Father's Will

is

chargeable: That the Petitioner's

Lands

of

which he

is

feized in Fee Simple cannot be fold for

Money

fufficient to

pay

the faid Portions; and that he will be tmder a Neceffity of felling the greater Part of his Slaves, in Order to fupply that Deficiency, unlefs he fhall be impowered to difpofe
of Part of his faid

Rock Caftle and praying that an Adl may pafs to dock the Intail of Part of the faid Land called Rock Caftle and veft the fame in the Petitioner in Fee Simple and to fettle his Fee Simple Lands and Slaves, which are of greater Value than that Part of the faid Land called Rock Caftle, to the fame Ufes as the Refidue of the faid Land called Rock Caftle. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M"^ Fleming to prepare and bring in the fame. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

Land

called

'Jrl6a?,

tl)e

9tb of tiflovember.

33

(Beo. IL

1759.
to be

Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed

taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. M"' Speaker informed the Houfe, That the Governor had defired him to lay before them two Letters he had juft received, one from his Excellency Governor Lyttleton, of South Carolina, and the other from his Excellency Governor Dobbs, of North Carolina and he delivered the faid Letters in at the Table, where they were read, and ordered to lie on the Table. M"' Wythe prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, To dock the Intail of certain Lands therein mentioned, and to veft the fame in Lewis Burwell, Efq; in Fee Simple, and for fettling other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of Daniel M'Neil, fetting forth, That in November, 1758, he received a Wotmd in a Skirmifh with the Enemy at Fort Ligonier, which has rendered him incapable of procuring a Livelihood for himfelf and his Family, confifting of a Wife and three fmall Children, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe, was prefented to the Hovtfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M'' Wafhington and M'' Francis Lightfoot Lee; That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
;
;

their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe.

The Order of the Day being read, The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee to confider further of Ways and Means for raifmg the Sum of 10,000, purfuant to Yefterday's Refolutions; and after feme Time fpent therein M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported, That the Committee had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by
the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the

Sum of ;<|io,ooo be raifed by a Tax of two Shillings on every Tobacco exported out of this Colony in the Years 1768 and 1769. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the above Refolution, and alfo to the feveral Refolutions of the Committee Yefterday, agreed to by the Houfe; and it is referred to M' Charles Carter, M" Attorney, M'' Bland, M^ Nicholas, and M' Waller, to prepare and bring in the fame.
Hogfhead
of

M^

: :

M3]

M' Attorney reported, That the Committee to whom the Petition of Alexander Finnie was referred had had the fame under their Confideration, and examined divers Witneffes as to the Fa(5ls in the faid Petition alledged, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and afterwards dehvered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow
It appears to this Committee that the faid Alexander Finnie obtained Leave from General Stanwix to clear the Road in the faid Petitioned mentioned which he performed in fuch a Manner as to admit of the Paffage of a confiderable Number of Waggons in the publick Service and that by an Account, with an Affidavit at the Foot of it, to the faid Petition annexed, it appears he expended the Sum of ; 169. 13 in that Service. It further appears that the faid Alexander Finnie opened a Subfcription, in Order
,

to obtain
of
,j,o,

Money

to defray the

Expence

of that

Work, which, with

his

own

Subfcription

amounted

to about to, but

how much

of the faid Subfcription hath been col-

lecfted

doth not appear.

Refolved,

That the

faid Alexander Finnie

ought to be allowed the

Sum

of

100

cun-ent Money, to be paid by the Publick, as a

full

SatiffaAion for his Services aforefaid.

Mf Ckrifiian prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For altering the Court Day of the County of Augufta and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered
;

to be -read a fecond Time.

Ordered,

That

M*^

Pendleton have Leave to be abfent from the Service of this Houfe

the Remainder of this Seffion.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning, Eleven

''Clock.

Saluvba^. t^e lOt^ of !flovember. 33 (bao, IL 1759.

MR.
A

according to Order, a

Richard Henry Lee, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, Bill, To oblige the Importers of Negroes for their
to

own Ufe

pay a Duty and the fame was read the

;

firft

Time, and ordered

to be read a fecond Time.

Hudfon, fetting forth. That in the Month of June, 1758, he was ordered, with a Company of Militia of Hanover under his Command, to march to the Protedlion of the Frontiers, where the faid Company, by Order from his Honor the Governor, were detained in Service three Months longer than by Law they were appointed; and praying that an Allowance may be provided, as well for that extraordinary Service, as for the Damages done to their Arms, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M' Syme, M"' Payne, and M' Dandridge That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. M"' Wafhingtmi reported, That the Committee to whom the Petition of Daniel M'Neil was referred had examined into the Allegations thereof, and found them to be true; and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by
Petition of Chriftopher
;

the Houfe

as follows

Refolved,

That the
of five

faid Daniel

M'Neil ought to be paid the

for his

the Publick, as an immediate Relief to his prefent Neceflities

paid the
himfelf

Sum

Pounds per Annum

of ten Pounds by and that he be alfo future Support, and the Subfiftance of
;

Sum

and Family.
to this
;

A Petition of John Dickenfon, fetting forth, That he hath been informed that he was
Houfe as mifbehaving in his Office, he being Captain of of Rangers and that for that Reafon this Houfe had given Diredlions to the Commiffioners appointed for fettling the Accovmts of the ranging Companies, not to proceed on your Petitioner's Accounts till he fhould acquit himfelf before this Houfe That he is now attending for that Purpofe, and praying that the Houfe will take the fame into Confideration, was prefented to the Houfe and read.
lately reprefented

a Company

Ordered,

[ 144 ]

That the faid Petition be referred to M' Chriftian, Wilfon, M' Thomas Richard Henry Lee; That they do examine into and M' the Subje<$l Matter Johnfon, fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Hotife. thereof, and report the A Petition of William Hunter, fetting forth. That his Bufmefs as Printer to the Publick is of late greatly encreafed, as well by the frequent Seffions of Affembly, as by the Encreafe of the .Staple of this Country, requiring an additional Number of at leaft 30,000 Infpedlors Notes; and praying the Confideration of this Hotife thereon, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Bowler Cocke, Uy Waller, Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M' Bland, and M"' Wythe That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame,
Ordered,

with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. An Account of Arrears due to feveral Companies of gufta, under the Command of Col. John Buchanan.

Militia, of the

County

of

Au-

Alfo fundry AccoJints for Provifions and other Necef fades fumiflied the faid Militia and the Cataivba Indians in our Service, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Treafurer of this Colony to make an Allowance to John Lee, Clerk of Effex County, of^three Pounds and feven Pence Half -penny, for fo much Money he had received for Taxes on Procefs and Ordinary Licenfes, and of which it appears he was robbed. Ordered, That M' Ruffin and M' Webb have Leave to be abfent from the Service of this Houfe the Remainder of this Seffion. And then the Houfe adjourned till Monday Morning, Eleven "'Clock.

^onba^.

tbe I2tb of !ftov(Mnber.

33

(Beo. IL

1759.

MR.
and that

Charles Carter, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe,

according to Order, a Bill For granting the

Prote(5lion of this Colony;

Sum

of ;io,ooo for the further

firft

and the fame was read the

Time, and

ordered to be read a fecond Time.

Upon a Motion made,

Ordered,
erne, for his
M''

That the Thanks of this Houfe be given to the Reverend M"' William Gibexcellent Sermon preached Yefterday before the Council, and this Houfe Bland and M'' Landon Carter do wait on him for that Purpofe, and defire

him

to print the fame.

M''

Wythe prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For vefting certain Lands, therein mentioned, in John Spotfwood, the Younger, in Fee Simple; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of Samuel Gait appointed Keeper of the publick Goal, in the Room of Thomas Penman, deceafed, praying that the Salary ufually allowed the faid Penman, for maintaining the Prifoners committed to the faid Goal, may be allowed the Petitioner from the Time of his Appointment to that Office, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Refolved, That the additional Sum of i$ be paid to the faid Samuel Gait, over and above the ufual Salary of 2^ per Annum. Refolved, That ten Pounds of Tobacco per day be allowed the faid Samuel Gait for every Criminal committed to the faid Goal, during fuch Criminal's Imprifonment, from this Time to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly. A Bill, To oblige the Importers of Negroes for their own Ufe to pay a Duty, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill To-morrow. A Bill, To dock the Intail of certain Lands, therein mentioned, and to veft the fame in Lewis Burwell, Efq in Fee Simple and for fettling other Lands, of greater Value,
; ;

in

[145
in Lieu thereof, to the
M"'
;

fame Ufes was read a fecond Time, and committed

M"'

to M"'

Wythe

Richard Henry Lee, and

Ambler.

For altering the Court Day of Augufta County, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. M' Bland reported, That the Committee to whom the Petition of William Hunter, Printer, was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and come to a Reolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then deHvered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the faid William Hunter be allowed the Sum of 350 per Annum, to continue to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly as a full Confideration for printing the Journals of the Houfe of Burgeffes, printing the Laws of each Seffion, and fending thirteen of them to every County Court Clerk, one of which to be half -bound for the Ufe of the Court printing Infpedlors Notes and Books, Proclapiations, and other pubHck
; ;

A Bill,

Advertifements.
Ordered,

That the

faid Refolution be engroffed

and that M' Bland do carry

"'Clock.

it

up to

the Council for their Concurrence.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

Tbxx^sba^,

tl)e

131^ of tJtovember,

33

(&eo. U.

1739.

That the Committee to whom the Petition of Captain Chrifreferred, had examined into the fame, and found the Allegation thereof to be true, and had come to two Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as follow: Refolved, That the Arrears due to the Company of Militia under the Command of

MR.

Syme

reported,

topher

Hud fon was

the' faid Chriftopher

for their Service in the faid Petition mentioned, amount by the Pay Rolls of the faid Company, which have been under 8, the Infpedlion and Examination of the Comiffioners appointed to ftate and fettle the Militia Accounts, which ought to be paid by the Public. Refolved, That the Sum of ;i6. 9. 3. ought to be paid by the Publick for the Damages

Hud fon,

to 2-jo. 14.

as appears

Company of MiHtia while they were in the publick Service A Petition of Abraham Murray was prefented to the Hoiofe and read, fetting forth. That in the Month of November, 1758, he entered into a Contradl with his Honor the
done to the Arms of the
faid

Governor, in which he bound himfelf under a Penalty, to fumiCh, as well the Militia as fuch Rangers as fhould be employed in his Majefty's Service in the Counties of Bed-

and Halifax, with Provifions till the firft Day of May laft, which Contradt he pundlThat upon the Redudlion of Fort Dii Quefne the Militia were recalled, and before the Detachments from the ranging Companies took Poffeffion of the Forts they had occupied, great Part of the Provifions the Petitioner had laid in for their Ufe were ftolen and otherwife deftroyed, thofe Detachments not coming till long after the Militia had abandoned their Pofts, and left thofe Provifions to the Mercy of the Neighbourhood. That the Petitioner's Agents might have difpofed of the Provifions left on Hand for his Account, but that the Petitioner had contradled to provide for the Rangers alfo in thofe Counties, and retained the Provifions for their Ufei and praying the Confideration of the Houfe on the Premifes, and that he may be allowed for the Lofs he has fuftained in fuch Manner as fhall be thought juft. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M"' Bland, M^ Chriftian, M"' Claiborne, and M' Cary That they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame,
ford

ually complied with.

with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. A Bill, For granting the Sum of ;i 0,000 for the further Proteftion of this Colony, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole
Houfe.
Resolved,

146]
a Committee upon the faid
Bill

Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will refolve itfelf into

To-morrow.

The Order of the Day being read, The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill, To oblige the Importers of Negroes, for their own Ufe, to pay a Duty; and after fome Time fpent therein, M^ Speaker refumed the Chair, and M-^ Charles Carter reported, That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid
Bill

To-morrow. M'' Fleming prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To dock the Intail of certain Lands whereof Tarlton Fleming is feized, and for fettling other Lands and Slaves, of greater Value, to the fame Ufes; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Claim of William Spiller, Affignee of Jofeph Morris, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

'^

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

>jl>e6ttes6aY, t^e I4tl) of !Jlovember.

33

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1759,

Wythe reported. That the Committee to whom the Bill, To dock the Intail of certain Lands, therein mentioned, and to veft the fame in Leivis Burwell, Efq; in Fee Simple, and for fettling other Lands, of greater Value, in Lieu thereof to the fame Ufes, was committed, had examined into the Allegations of the faid Bill, and found them to be true, but had made no Amendments thereto; and he delivered the Bill in at the Table. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Correfpondence to diredl the Agent for this Country, that if any Appeal fhould be carried from hence to England,

MR.

relative to the Adl, intituled.

their public

An Ad

to

enable the Inhabitants of this Colony

to

difcharge

Dues, Officers Fees, and other Tobacco Debts, in Money, for the enfuing Year, Endeavours, and to employ proper Coimfel to fupport the Proceedings his own to ufe of the Veftries, of this Colony afting imder the Authority of the faid Law.

The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill, To oblige the Importers of Negroes, for their own Ufe, to pay a Duty; and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had made feveral Amendments to the faid Bill, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment. Ordered, That the faid Bill, with the Amendments, as amended, be engroffed, and
read a third Time.
M''

Chriftian reported, That the Committee to

referred,

whom

the Petition of John Dicken-

fon was

had had the fame under

their Confideration,

and had agreed upon a

Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again read.
Ordered, That the faid Petition be re-committed to the said Committee and that M' Walker be added thereto. The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill, For granting the Sum of 10,000, for the further Protedlion of this Colony. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill
;

To-morrow.

['~I47 ]

M' Wafhington reported, That the Committee to whom the Petition of Chriftopher Weft was referred, had examined into the Allegations thereof, and found them to be true, and had come to two Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then
delivered in at the Table.

That the Confideration of the faid Report be put off till Tomorrow. A Claim of John Roberts, for taking up a Runaway, therein mentioned, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
Ordered,
of Affembly.

That he was Captain of a Company of Rangers on the Frontiers of this Colony, which at fome Times confifted of upwards of loo Men, which he was obliged to divide into three or four different Parties, in Order to prevent the Inhabitants from deferting their Settlements: That he hath adlually paid the whole of his faid Company, but that the Commiffioners appointed to fettle the Militia Accounts thought they were not authorized to allow him for more than loo Men and praying the Confideration of this Houfe therein, was prefented to the Houfe and
Petition of

John Dickenfon, fetting

forth.

received.

That the Confideration of the faid Petition be put off till To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,

I51)urs6aY,

tb<^ I5!:l)

of tl^ovemben

33

<Beo. U.

1759.

That he was one of the drafted from the County of Prince William, in the Year 1758, and was in Service on the Frontiers 108 Days but by fome Miftake his Name was omitted to be inferted in the Pay Roll, and by that Means he hath not received any Satiffadlion for his faid Service and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
Petition of Leonard Leechenan, fetting forth.
Militia
; ;

of Affembly.

Meffage from the Council by

M"'

Walthoe,

That they have agreed to the Refolve of this Houfe, for allowing William Himter, Printer, a Salary of 350 per Annum, for the Services therein mentioned. Alfo to the Refolve, for allowing Alexander Finnic the Sum of 100, for his Services
therein mentioned;
to the

And

Refolve, for furnifhing the ating Juftices in the feveral Counties, in this Alfo Colony, with Mercer's Abridgement of the Laws, at the publick Expence.

The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Petition of John Dickenfon, Yefterday prefented to the Houfe, and referred to be confidered this Day; and the Queftion being put, that the faid Petition be referred to a Committee, It paffed in the Negative. Refolved, That the faid Petition be rejedled.
Bland reported, That the Committee to whom the Petition of Abraham Murray had had the fame under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the faid Petition ought to be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. A Bill, To dock the Intail of certain Lands whereof Tarlton Fleming is feized, and for fettling other Lands and Slaves, of greater Value, to the fame Ufes, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M^ Nicholas, M'' Payne, and M'' Carrington.
M--

was

referred,

An Account of James Wimboufh, for Provifions for Indians in the Service of the Colony, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideuation of
the next Seffion of Affembly.

An

M8

imported into this Colony,

An Ad to amend the feveral Ads laying a Duty on Slaves was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"' Richard Henry Lee do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for
An engroffed
Bill, intituled,

their

Concurrence.
engroffed Bill, intituled,

An
the

An Ad
Glebe

to

impower

the Veftry of the

Parifh

of Dale,

in

County

of Chefterfield, to fell the

Land

of the faid Parifh,

and

for other

Purpofes

was read a third Time. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Cary do carry up the faid Bill to the Covmcil for their Concurrence. M' Chriftian reported. That the Committee to whom the Petition of John Dickenfon was re-committed, had again had the fame vmder their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the faid John Dickenfon hath faithfully dif charged his Duty in his Office of Captain of a Company of Rangers and that the Money due to himfelf and Company ought to be paid by the Publick, to be fettled in the fame Manner as by Law
therein mentioned,

Refolved,

is

dire(5led.

The Houfe proceeded

to the Confideration of the Report from the

whom

the Petition of Chriftopher Weft

was

referred,

Committee to and the Refolutions of the faid

of
2>'^,

Committee being again twice read, were agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That the faid Chriftopher Weft ought to be allowed the Sum

as

a Confideration for his Pay during his Captivity. Refolved, That if the faid Chriftopher Weft is entitled to any Arrears of Pay, before the Time he was taken Prifoner as aforefaid, the fame fhould be fettled by the Pay Mater of

the

Regiment.

The Order of the Day being read, The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill, For granting the Sum of 10,000, for the further Protedlion of this Colony; and after fome Time fpent therein, M^ Speaker refumed the Chair, and M^ Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration and made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table. Ordered, That the Confideration of the faid Report be put off till To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eleven "'Clock.

31

3Tl6aY.

tl)e

I6tb of 5tovembcr,

33

<Beo. II

1759.

AN
and

Account of Arrears due to a Party of the Militia of Bedford County in the service of this Colony. And a Claim of Thomas Cooper, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, were feverally

prefented to the Houfe and received,

and

referred to

the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

Upon a Motion made.

Ordered,

That

M--

Waller be added to the Committee to

whom
and

the

Bill,

To dock

the

Intail of certain Lands,

whereof Tarlton Fleming

is

feized,

for fettling other

Lands

Slaves, of greater Value, to the

fame Ufes.
For paying the Burgeffes Wages, is referred to M-- Henry Lee to pre-

Upon a Motion made,

Ordered,

That Leave be given

to bring in a Bill,

for this prefent Seffion of Affembly, in

Money and
;

it

pare and bring in the fame. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, For leffening the Duty on Slaves imported and it is referred to M-- Bland and M' Waller to prepare and bring in the fame. The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Amendments propofed by the
;

Committee

of the

whole Houfe to the

Bill.

For granting the

Sum of

;i

0,000, for the fur-

ther

U9

ther Protection of this Colony

and the fame being again twice read, were agreed

to

by

the Hottfe, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, as amended, be engroffed, and read

a third Time.

22

Bland prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For leffening the Duties firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. Upon a Motion made. The faid Bill was immediately read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill To-morrow. A Bill, For vefting certain Lands, therein mentioned, in John Spotfwood the Younger, in Fee Simple was read a fecond Time, and committed to M"^ Wythe, M' Henry Lee, Ambler, and M"^ Walker. M"^ Henry Lee prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For paying the Burgeffes Wages, for this prefent Seffion of Affembly, in Money and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. And Upon a Motion made. The faid Bill was immediately read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed and read a third Time. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning, Eleven "'Clock.
M"'

laid

upon Slaves imported, and the fame was read the

Saturday, t^e I7tb of November, 33 (Bao. IL 1759.

Committee upon the Bill, For leffening the Duties laid upon Slaves imported and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, and made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, as amended, be engroffed, and read

THE

Order of the

Day

being read.
itfelf

The Houfe

refolved

into a

a third Time.

Meffage from the Council by

M"'

Walthoe,

That they have agreed

ifh of Dale, in the

to the Bill, intituled.

An

County

of Chefterfield, to fell

impower the Veftry of the Parthe Glebe Land of the faid Parifh and
A(5l to
;

for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

That he was ordered out by his Honor Augufta under his Command, in the Year the Governor, with a Company 1758, with which he was in Service of the Government for three Months, and his Accotints were fettled by the Commiffioners appointed to fettle the Militia Accounts, upon whofe Certificate his Honor granted him his Warrant to the Treafurer for the Payment of the Money due to himfelf and his faid Company. That at the laft Seffion of Affembly, on the fourth day of April, the Hoiife addreffed his Honor the Governor to ftop the Payment of his Warrant to the Petitioner, being of Opinion the Commiffioners had no Power to pafs any MiHtia Accoimts accruing after the paffing the Adt appointing them to their Office, by which Means the Petitioner and his faid Company have hitherto been kept out of their Pay and praying the Confideration of this Houfe therein, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
fetting forth.

A Petition of Alexander Sayers,

of the Militia oi

of Affembly.

An

i5o]

engroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for granting the Sum of 10,000, for the further Protedion of this Colony, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up.

An

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M'' Bland do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence.

engroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad to dock the Intail of certain Lands, therein mentioned, and to veft the fame in Lewis Burwell, Efq; in Fee Simple; and for fettling other Lands of greater Value, in Lieu thereof, to the fame Ufes; was read the third Time.

An

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M'' Wythe do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

rence

An
Augvifta,

engroffed Bill, intituled,

An Ad

for altering the Court

Day

of the

County

of

-^

Refolved,

was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M-^ Cary do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for
engroffed Bill, intituled.

An

An Ad

for paying

the Burgeffes

their Concurrence. Wages, for this prefent

Seffion of Affembly, in

Money, was read the third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Henry Lee do carry up the faid Bill to the Coimcil
then the

for their

Con-

currence.

And

Houfe adjourned

till

Monday Morning,

Eleven "'Clock.

yttonba^, tbe I9tb of 5lovember,

33
M''

(Bco,

11.

1759.

The Governor has commanded me to lay before this Houfe a Letter his Honor has juft received from his Excellency General Amherft, in Favor of Capt. Stobo, by whom it was fent, which, with that Gentleman's fingular Sufferings, he recommends to the immediate Conflderation of this Houfe.

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by

M"'

Walthoe.

Speaker,

The Houfe immediately proceeded

fame being read.

to the Conflderation of the faid Letter,

and the

it was That the Sum of 1000 be paid by the Treafurer of this Colony to Captain Robert Stobo, over and above the Pay that is due to him from the Time of his rendering himfelf A Hoftage to this Day, as a Reward for his Zeal to his Country and a Recompenfe for the great Hardfhips he has fioffered during his Confinement in the Enemy's Country. Ordered, That the faid Refolve be engroffed and that M'' Bland do carry it up to the

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

Council for their Concurrence.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved, That an humble Addrefs be made to his Honor the Governor, to defire that he will be pleafed to take Capt. Stobo into his fpecial Care and Favor, and promote him in the Service of this Colony and that M' Richard Henry Lee do wait on his Honor
;

with the faid Addrefs. Upon a Motion made,

That the Thanks of this Houfe be given to M^ Robert Stobo for his fteady Attachment to the Intereft of this Country for his fingular bravery and and Courage exerted on all Occafions during this prefent War, and for the Magnanimity with which he has fupportcd himfelf during his Confinement in Canada: And that he be congratulated in the Name of this Houfe on his fafe and happy Return to this Colony And Bland, and M"" Wafhington, do wait on him for that Purpofc. that M"' Nicholas,
Refolved,

inviolable

Pcrfons bringing Slaves into this Colony from Carolina, Maryland, and the Weft Indies, for their own life, to pay a Duty; was read the third Time, and tlie Blanks therein filled up.
engroffed Bill, intituled,
to oblige the

An

An Ad

24

Refolved,

151

:i

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M' Richard Henry Lee do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved, That the feveral Sums following be allowed to the feveral Officers of the General Affembly, refpedlively.

To John Randolph, Efq Clerk of the Houfe of Burgeffes To Nathaniel Walthoe, Efq Clerk of the General Affembly To the Rev. M'' William Yates, Chaplain To M' Francis Eppes, Serjeant at Arms To the Door-Keeper of the Council To James Lavie, ^ To Thomas Broadrib, t-> t^ ^ ^1 tt Door-Keepers , to the Houfe, T^ r ran cts, To I homas r To James Yates, J To George Davenport, for his Services this Seffion
;
;

150
50
25

40
6

<

<

16
f

6
j

6 15

Ordered,
it

That the

faid Refolve be engroffed

and that M' Richard Henry Lee cany

up

to the Council for their Concurrence.

Upon

a Motion made.
of the fol-

That a Committee be appointed, to examine the inrolled Bills, lowing Perfons, viz. M"' Read, M'' Henry Lee, M^ Wager, and M"" Edmunds. A Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe.
Ordered,

to the Bill, intituled. An Adl to dock the Intail of certain Lands, and to veft the fame in Lewis Burwell, Efq; in Fee Simple; and for fettling other Lands of greater Value, in Lieu thereof, to the fame Ufes. Alfo to the Bill, intituled, An A(5l for altering the Court Day of the County of Augufta. Alfo to the Bill, intittded, An Adl for paying the Burgeffes Wages, for this prefent Seffion of Affembly, in Money.

That they have agreed

therein mentioned,

Alfo

to the Bill, intituled.

An

A(5l to oblige

the Perfons bringing Slaves into this

Colony from Maryland, Carolina, and the Weft Indies, for their own Ufe, to pay a Duty. Alfo to the Refolve for allowing Captain Robert Stobo the Sum of 1000, for the
Services therein mentioned.

And
And

to the

Refolve for paying the Salaries

of the refpedive Officers of the

General

Affembly for

this prefent Seffion.

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

''Clock.

X3ue56tt^,

tl)e

20tb of !:^ovember. 33
M""

(Bao, U.

1759.

A
26

Meffage from the Coimcil by

That they have paffed a
ferve the Credit of the
this

Walthoe.

Bill, intituled.

An Ad

to eftablifh to

Paper Currency

of this

Colony,

a Method to prewhich they defire the

Concurrence of

Houfe.

The Houfe immediately proceeded to the Confideration of the faid Bill, and the fame being read the firft Time, and the Queftion put that it be read a fecond Time,
It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the faid Bill be rejedled. Meffage from the Council by M"' Walthoe.
to the Bill, intituled.

That they have agreed

An

Adl for granting the

Sum

of ;^io,ooo,

for the further Protedlion of this Colony.

Mr

M' Nicholas reported, That the Committee appointed had, according to Order, waited on Capt. Stobo with the Refolution of this Houfe, to return him their Thanks for his late Services to this Colony, to which he had returned the following Anfwer
Houfe of Burgeffes, The diftinguifhing Tokens of Favor and Benevolence which you have vouchfafed voluntarily to confer on me, and that unanimoufly and immediately upon my happy Return to this Country, have adminiftered to my Heart the greateft Confolation it was fufceptible of, gratified every Wifh it was capable of entertaining, and imprinted upon it the moft indelible M' Speaker, and Gentlemen
of the

Senfe

have difcharged my Duty to their Cofidud, is the higheft Glory my Ambition Thanks my their merited for and Satiffadion, Occafion, to exert my felf with all any upon future determine me, will could afpire at, and Gratitude and Duty can infpire. Ardor of the Vigor and Alacrity which the united

of Gratitude it could poffibly be affeded with. To be informed by the Voice of the Publick, that I

ROBERT STOBO.
And
then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

>il?e6ne56ttY. l^e

2Ut

of !5tovember.

33

<5eo. IL

1759.

MR.
A

Read reported, That the Committee appointed had, accordmg to Order, examined the inrolled Bills and redlified fuch Miftakes as were found therein, and that they were truly inrolled. Ordered, That M' Read do carry up the inrolled Bills to the Coimcil for

their Infpe(5lion.

Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe.

the inrolled Bills,

That they have infpeded

and are

fatiffied they are truly inrolled,

A Meffage from the Governor bv M'' Walthoe.

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, The Governor commands the immediate Attendance of this Houfe in the Council Chamand that you bring with you fuch Bills and Refolves as are ready for his Affent.
M.'

ber,

Speaker, with the Houfe, went

up
viz.

accordingly,

and the Governor was pleafed to

give his Affent to the following Bills,*

1.

An Ad
Colony.

for granting the

Sum

of

Ten Thoufand Pounds,

for the further Protedion

of this
2.

An Ad to
the

oblige the

lina,

and
J.
4.

Weft
to

Indies, for their

Perfons bringing Slaves into this Colony from Maryland, Caroown life, to pay a Duty.
Court

An Ad An Ad
Glebe
Aji

for altering the

Day

of the

County

of

Augufta.
26

impower

the Veftry of the

Parifh

of Dale, in the

County

of Chefterfield,

to fell the

Land

5.

Ad

of the faid Parifh; and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. the Burgeffes Wages, for this prefent Seffion of Affembly, in paying for

Money.
6.

An Ad

to

dock the Intail of certain Lands, therein mentioned, and

to veft the

fame

in Lewis Burwell, Efq; in Fee Simple, and for fettling other

Lands

of greater Value, in

Lieu

thereof, to the

fame Ufes.
viz.

His Honor likewife gave his Affent to the following Refolves,

1.

Refolve for paying the

Sum

of

1000

to

Capt. Robert Stobo, for the Services

therein mentioned
2.

Refolve for paying Alexander Finnic the

Sum

of

100, for the Services therein

3-

mentioned.

Hening

VII, 331

fT.

[
J.

153]

Refolve for furnifhing the ading Juftices of the Peace in the feveral Counties in this Colony with M' Mercer's Abridgment at the Publick Expence.
4.

Refolve for paying William Hunter, Printer to the Publick, a Salary of

to the

300

per

Annum.
5.

Alfo

Refolve for paying the Salaries of the refpedive Officers of the General

Affembly

for this prefent Seffion.

And then

his

Honor was pleafed

to

make

the following Speech.

of the

Gentlemen of

the Council,

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen

Houfe

of Burgeffes,

As you have gone

Caufe
of

my fummoning

through the particular Branches of Bufinefs which were the immediate you, and as you have fhewn a Defire of retiring to your own

Counties, by your not entering on the

common Bufinefs

of the Country, I fhall not detain

you longer from purfuing your Inclinations, being at all Times defirous to comply therewith as far as is confiftant with the Duty I owe to his Majefty, and the Attachment I have to this
Colony.. I cannot but wifh that you had more amply provided for the great Services which to me feemed neceffary for your Prefervation; notwithftanding this, I give you the ftrongeft Affurances that I will, with the utmoft Affiduty and Application, employ the Forces you

have entrufted
Indians,

to

me,

to the beft of

my

Abilities, towards the finifhing

Works now ereding

if

at Pittfburg, the affifting

they fhould be rafh enough to

and proteding the Governor Lyttleton againft the Cherokee declare War, and the preferving and fecuring our

own

Frontiers.

If I fhotdd be fo unfortunate as to fail in either of thefe Particulars, I

truft you will have Candor enough to attribute it to the Scantinefs of the Power with which you have invefted me. This you have encouraged me to hope, from the Approbation you have given to my former Condud. I fhall clofe this Seffion, with repeating the Satiffadion I always receive from being thought to have done my Duty; and fhall accordingly prorogue you, and you are hereby prorogued, to the Firft Tuefday in March next.

JOURNAL
of the

B House OUSE OF of DURGESSES

1760
March
Seffion

JOURNAL
of
th<

House OUSE
ATA
Zl
JL

B of J3URGESSES OF
Lord 1758 and
of

X
to

of

in

GENERAL ASSEMBLY fummoned to he held at the Capitol in the City WILLIAMSBURG on THURSDAY, the fourteenth Day of SEPTEMBER the XXXII'' Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King GEORGE the fecthe year of our the 4""

ond and in
gations

from, thence continued by feveral Proro-

TUESDAY
Dom

Day

MARCH

in the

XXXIII'' Year

of his

Majefty's

Reign Annoqz

1760 and then held

at the Capitol in the faid City being the fifth

Seffion of this Affembly.

Bues6a^.

t^e 4tb of Mlarc^.

33
M''

(Beo. lU 1760.
Walthoe.

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, The Governor commands the immediate Attendance of your Houfe in Council Chamber.
M''

A
I

Meffage from the Governor was delivered by

the

Accordingly M'' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up to attend the Governor. And being returned, reported. That the Houfe had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber and that the Governor was pleafed to make a Speech to the Council and this Houfe, of which he had (to prevent Miftakes) obtained a Copy, which he read to the Houfe, and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where it was again read, and is as
;

follows

Gentlemen of the Council,

M'

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

called you together at this jundure, that I might he informed in Time of your and Intentions, in Relation to the Regiment; which, without your farther AffiftRefolutions ance, I muft difband on the firft Day of May next, agreeably to the Ad providing for their

Have

Subfiftance, which has been punAually complied with in every other Particular.
of keeping up this reputable Body of Men will fully appear to you, have received from Major-Generals Amherft and Stanwix, Governor from Lyttleton, and Colonel Byrd, all of which I fhall immediately lay before you, for your better Information : Could I add any thing to what thefe Gentlemen have wrote on this Head,

The Expediency
the Letters I

I would remind you, that Great Britain, notwithftanding the enormous Debt under which

Millions for the Service of the enfuing Year; that notwithftanding the Invafion with which fhe was threatened, and the Sums expended for the Defence of her own Coafts, fhe has never been backward in fupporting and defending her
fhe at prefent labors, is raifing
Colonies, but has, like a true
they have been at in their
the

many

and tender Mother, in Part reimburfed them for the Expences is eindent by the annual Grants of Parliament for Support and Encouragement of the Colonies; and we can have no Room to doubt of her

own Defence, as

future Benevolence towards us.

As

a farther Motive

to
;

induce you

to

purfue

this falutary

Meafure, confider

the prefent

declining State of France

her Trade ruined, her

Navy

deftroyed, her Treafury Bankrupt,

and

158]
s

and

People fo entirely broke, that fhe is become rather an Objed of Pity than of Refentment: From thefe Cir cum fiances, it is moft probable that the Bleffings of Peace will foon attend us; will you not then perfevere to the laftf Will you tarnifh the
the Spirits of her

Honour and Reputation you have I cannot fuppofe it. of the Day?
Gentlemen
of the

juftly acquired, by ivithdrawing yourfelves at the Clofe

Therefore,

Houfe

of Burgeffes, of farther

Expence to your Confederation, Times oblige me to it; but I think them for your Honor, for your future Safety, and in all Refpeds for the Intereft of this Colony, for which you have always fhewn fo uniform a Regard; and I make no Doubt but you will concur in them.
I

Though

recommend Meafures produdive

let

me

affure you, that I

am

forry the Circumftances of the

Gentlemen

of the

Council and of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

Having thus
I

laid before

you

all

Matters which occur

to

tions, I fhall leave them with you, requefting you

may make known your

Campaign.

Refolutions

your prefent Deliberato ufe Difpatch in your Confultations, that the Commanders before the ufual Time of opening
to

me

for

to inform you that I have received a Patent under Great Britain, appointing Major-General Amherft to be Governor and Commander in Chief of this Colony; an Inftance of his Majefty's Regard to true Merit, which muft give great Satiffadion to the Inhabitants of this Continent, who are refcued from the Hands of the Enemy, by the Condud and Vigor of fo able a Commander. And late in the Evening Yefterday, I received frefh Letters front M^ Secretary Pitt and Major-General Amherft, fignifying his Majefty's Commands to me, to recommend to the General Affembly of this Dominion, in the ftrongeft Terms, the exerting themfelves by the moft vigorous Meafures during this Campaign, which will probably be the laft.

the

I have the farther pleafure

the Great Seal of

Mr Speaker informed the Houfe, that the Governor had

and Colonel Byrd, and
defired

delivered to

him

feveral

Letters from M"' Secretary Pitt, Major-Generals Amherft and Stanwix, Governor Lyttleton

him

to lay

them

before the Houfe.

And
of this

the faid Letters were read, and ordered to lye on the Table.

Refolved,

That an Addrefs be prefented to the Governor to return him the Thanks

for his kind

Houfe

Speech

to affure

him that we

reflect,

with the higheft Grati-

and on his appointing MajorGeneral Amherft to be Governor of this Colony, whofe Condud; and Abilities have made him dear to every one who has the Intereft of his Country at Heart That we are fenfible, the Security and Tranquillity we now enjoy, are owing to his Majefty's Wifdom and Goodnefs, and that we fhall on this Occafion, endeavor to fupport that Charadler which his Honor is pleafed to tell us we have by our former Condudt acquired. Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up an Addrefs to the Governor, purfuant to the faid Refolution; and it is referred to M' Attorney, M"' Braxton, and M'' Charles Carter, to prepare and bring in the fame. Two Members returned upon new Writs, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adt of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration and aKo fubfcribed the Teft, were admitted
:

tude, on the Care his Majefty has taken of his Colonies,

'

to their Places in the Houfe.

Refolved,

That the Houfe

will

take the Governor's Speech into Confideration To-

morrow.
Ordered,

That

tlie

Reverend

M"'

Williams be continued Chaplain to this Houfe, and

that he attend to read Prayers every Morning at Ten "'Clock. Ordered, That Thomas Broadrib, Thomas Francis, James Lavie, and James Yates, be continued in their rcfx^edlive OOices f)f Door Keepers to this Houfe, and that they give

Attendance accordingly. That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to order a new Writ to iffue for eledling a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for James Town, in the
their

Ordered,

Room

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John Ambler, who, fmce his Election, hath accepted of an OHice of Profit in this Government; and that M'' Wythe do wait on him with the faid Addrcfs. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Governor, to order a new Writ to iffue for eled;ing a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General Affembly for County of Spotfylvania, in the Room of M' William Waller, deceafed, and that M' Richard Henry Lee do wait on him with the faid Addrefs. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
of M"^

Room

>R?e6ites6ar.

tl)e 5tl)

of yUavd),

33

(Beo.

II.

1760.

UPON

a Motion made,
Ordered,

That

all

laft to this Seffion of

fuch Claims and Propofitions as were referred from the Affembly, and alfo all fuch Claims and Propofitions
this,

as

fliall

be certified to

be referred to the Confideration of the next

Seffion of Affembly.

Upon a Motion made,

Ordered,
9

That Leave be given to bring

in

Bill to

explain the

Acft, intituled,

An Ad

for eftahlifhing a Trade with the Indians in Alliance with his Majefty; and it is referred to M' Richard Henry Lee, M'' Waller, and M'' Bland, to prepare and bring in the fame.

The Order
Confideration.
Refolved,

of the

Day

being read, for the Houfe to take the Governor's Speech into

That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech. Ordered, That the feveral Letters Yefterday laid before the Houfe, by Defire of

his

referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee. then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters; and, after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker returned the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the fame under their Confideration, and come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Regiment now in the Pay of this Colony be farther continued, in

Honor the Governor, be

And

the Service of this Colony untill the

Refolved,

That 300

of the faid

firft Day of November next. Regiment be farther continued,

in the faid Service,

>o

from the faid firft Day of November, to the firft Day of April following, if it fhall be thought neceffary by the Governor, or Commander in Chief of this Colony. Refolved, That a fum, not exceeding ;2o,ooo, be raifed for the Pay and Maintenance
of the faid Forces untill the faid
firft

Day

of April.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will refolve itfelf into a

Committee, to confider of

Ways
Com-

and Means
mittee this

to raife the

Sum

of ;^2o,ooo, purfuant to the Refolutions of the faid

And

agreed to by the Houfe, To-morrow. then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

Day

X3bur56aY.

tl)e

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33

(Beo. U.

1760.

Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Ad of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy,

and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. M' Attorney reported, that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, prepared an Addrefs to the Governor; which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at
the

[ i6o J

the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, and
follows
Sir,

is

as

"

We his Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Suhjeds, the Burgeffes of Virginia, now met General in Affembly, return you our Thanks, for your kind Speech at the Opening of this The Concern you fhew for the Honor and Reputation of this Colony, is a frefh Seffion.
Inftance of your Affedion and Regard to it, and claims our warmeft Acknoivledgments We refied, with the higheft Gratitude, on the generous Supplies which our Mother

Country has given, and on

the

Care his Majefty has taken for the Protedion

of the Colonies;

and we

are truly fenfible, that the Security

and Tranquillity we
to be

at prefent enjoy are derived

from, his

Wifdom and

Goodnefs.
of

The Appointment
of this

Major-General Amherft

Governor and Commander in Chief

Colony, cannot but give us great Satiffadion, fince the Valor and Commander, have long made him dear to us.

Condud

of that able

on this Occafion endeavor to fupport that Charader, which yotir Honor is us we have by our former Condud acquired, and fhall proceed on the Bufinefs recommended to us, with all poffible Difpatch.
fhall
tell

We

pleafed to

Ordered,

That the

faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed

and prefented by the whole

Houfe.
Ordered,

know his The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee, to confider of Ways and Means for
the

That the Committee who prepared the fame wait on the Governor, to u Pleafure when this Houfe fliall attend his Honor to prefent it.
railing

Committee Yefterday agreed to and, after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refimied the Chair, and Mr Charles Carter reported. That the Committee had had that Matter tmder their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the
of 20,000, purfuant to the feveral Refolutions of the
;

Sum

Houfe, as follows:
20,000, to be raifed for the [Pay] and Maintenance of the Forces to be continued in the Service of this Colony be raifed by a Tax of one Shilhng and Three pence on every Hundred Acres of Land in the Years 1767 and 1768, and
Refolved,

That the

Sum of

on every Tithable Perfon in this Colony, in the Year 1768. That a Bill or Bills be brought in, purfuant to the faid Refolution, and alfo to the feveral Refolutions of the Committee Yefterday agreed to by the Houfe and it Attorney, Waller, M'' Pendleton, is referred to M"" Charles Carter, Wythe and M'' i' Harrifon, to prepare and bring in the fame. M"" Richard Henry Lee, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, To explain and amend an Adl, intituled, A71 Ad for eftablifhing a Trade with the Indians in Alliance with his Majefty; And the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of John Tennent was prefented to the Houfe and read, fetting forth, that many Years ago his Father (now deceafed) difcovered an efficacious remedy for Plurifies and other Diforders, and at the Requeft of feveral Gentlemen of this Colony, communicated the fame to the Publick, for which he was recompenced by the Affembly with a Gratuity of 100; fmce which, the aforefaid Remedy hath become univerfal, and by great Experience, found very ferviceable in thofe Diforders That the Petitioner's faid Father left his Family in very indigent Circumftances, and the Petitioner having obtained his Education at the College on a publick foundation, and fmce applied himfelf to the Study of Phyfick, to complete whicli he hath been advifed to go to England; but having no other Dependence than the Affiftance of a Particular Friend, humbly prays Aid of this Houfe which he hopes will be granted him, the rather becaufe his Father having promulgated the Benefit arifmg to the Publick from his aforefaid Difcovery, waved the great Advantage he might reafonably have expedled to have obtained " two
Shillings

Ordered,

from

^61 ]

from

it, if

he had kept the Secret to himfelf.

And

the Queftion being put, that the faid

Petition be referred to a Committee,

It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved That the faid Petition be rejected.

Claim of Reuben Straughan,

for taking

up a Runaway Slave therein mentioned.

;

Aljo a Claim of John Taylor, for the fame Service were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

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tl)e 7tl)

of !5tlarcb

33 ^eo.

II.

1760.

A
Time.

Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy,

and taken and fubfcribed the Oath

of Abjuration,

and

alfo fubfcribed

the Teft, was admitted to his place in the Houfe. M' Attorney reported, that the Committee appointed had according to Order waited on the Governor to know his Pleafure, when this Houfe fhould attend him with
their Addrefs

and that he was pleafed to appoint this Day, and to fay he would fignify Houfe when he was ready to receive it. M"' Charles Carter, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill for granting the Sum of 20,000 for the Better Security and Protedtion of this Colony and the fame was read the firft Time and ordered to be read a fecond
;

by a Meffage

to the

Thomas Roy, praying to be reimburfed by the PubUck for the Expences he had been at in building a Wharf for the Publick Ufe of Roy's Warehoufes in Caroline County alledging that the Rents, of the faid Warehoufes (of which he is Proprietor) are not fufficient for that Purpofe was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
of
;

A Petition

of Affembly.

A Petition of William Fleming, fetting forth, that in the Year 1755 he received a Commiffion as Enfign in Captain David Bell's Company, and in Purfuance of Orders from Colonel Wafhington, recruited a Number of Men and fubfifted them at his own Expence; ten of which, in their March to the County of Angufta, deferted, and were never afterwards retaken; for which reafon Colonel Wafhington, in fettling the Petitioner's recruiting Account, refufed to make him any Allowance for thofe Deferters; and praying to be reimburfed by the Publick for the Charges of inlifting and fubfifting
the faid Deferters, which amounts to ;35. 13, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M'' Riddick and M'' Harrifon: That

they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. Several Claims of William Willie, Clerk, James Wren, James Fawn, John Halcombe and John Dudley, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

and amend an Adl intituled. An Ad for eftablifhing a Trade with was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill Tomorrow. M"' Riddick reported,, that the Committee to whom the Petition of William Fleming was referred, had had the fame under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as follows

Bill to explain

the Indians in Alliance with his Majefty,

Refolved,

162

Refolved, That the Allegations of the faid Petition are true, and that the laid William Fleming ought to be allowed the Sum of 35. 13. for fo much by him expended in the publick Service, to be paid by the Publick. A Meffage from the Governor by M"' Walthoe,
M"'

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

am commanded

to receive their

by the Governor to acquaint Addrefs in the Council Chamber.

this

Houfe, that his Honor

is

now ready

Accordingly M'' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up; and being returned, reported, he, with the Houfe, had attended the Governor in the Council Chamber, and prefented the Addrefs of this Houfe to him, to which he was pleafed to return the following Anfwer:

That

M''

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

juft Senfe

The
rity with

you entertain

of his Majefty's great

to

Wifdom and Goodnefs;

the Steadi-

nefs with which you have per fevered

fupport his Rights and proted this Colony; the Alac-

which you have undertaken, and the Progrefs you have already m,ade in, the Meafures recommended to you, together with the Affedion and Regard fhewn to me in this Addrefs, demand a Return of my moft fincere Thanks, which I give you with the greateft Cordiality,

i*

M' Speaker informed the Houfe, that the Governor had delivered to him feveral Van Braam, which he had defired him to lay before the Houfe. And the faid Letters were read, and ordered to lye on the Table. A Memorial of the Officers of the Virginia Regiment was prefented to the Houfe and read, fetting forth. That they had chearfully entered into the Service of this Colony, at a Jun(5ture when an averfion to a Military Life was general and conf picuous, and when the unjuftifiable Encroachments of the French threatened our Lives and Properties with great Danger; fmce which Period, they had made the Study of their Profeffion the Objedl of their clofeft Attention, and dropped all Thoughts of their former Employments, to which they carmot return but with the utmoft Reludlance, and imder fuch Infinity of Dif ad vantages, as will totally incapacitate them from purfuing the fame with any Probability of Succefs That fuch of them as had any Fortunes, had expended them and thofe who had none are greatly involved by procuring the Neceffaries, and a very few of the Conveniences of Life; of both which they were often deftitute, and
Letters from Sir John St. Clair, Colonel Byrd, Major Stobo, and M"'
: ;

Country (or rather Wildemefs) they generally ferved in, could never be but an exorbitant Rate That they have for a Number of Years been on conftanl got at fevere Duty, encountred the rudeft Toils and moft imminent Dangers, been Strangers to Winter-Quarters, and other Relaxations from the Duties of the Field, which other Troops enjoyed, and all have a Right to: That they have fpent their youthful Days, impaired their Health, hurt their Conftitutions, and in fine been deprived of thofe Refources that would have enabled them to have gained a Livelihood That by clofe Application, and a fteady Perfeverance in the pundtual Execution of their Duty, fuch good Order, Regularity, and ftridl Difcipline (which can alone conftitute good Troops) have long been maintained in the Regiment 0 as to have attracted the Particular Notice and Approbation of the beft Judges acquired a Superiority over all other Provincial Troops, and rendered it univerfally admired by all with whom it did Duty: This Affertion is clearly evinced, by the general Behaviour of its Officers in the many Actions it has been engaged in, and the fignal Bravery of feveral, whofe gallant Conduct and glorious Deaths redound fo much to the Honor of this Colony: Tluit the publick Spirits which have fo long exhibited our military Affairs in a diftinguiflietl Light from thofe of the neighbouring Provinces, and the ready Attention of this Houfe to redrcfs the Grievances of the Memorialifts, give them room to hope that, ftill aduated by the fame noble Motives, this Houfe will fonn fome Eftablifhmcnt for their future Support, that tlie Bleffings of
whicli in the
:

to

Peace

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Peace which they have been inftrumental in procuring to many of their Fellow Subje<5ls, they may in fome Meafure participate of themfelves or in Cafe the unprecedented Perfidy of the Cherokees fhould protradl the War, in that Event, fuch a Provifion would create the ftrongeft Incitement in generous Minds (viz. Gratitude) to the utmoft Exertion of their Abilities in the Execution of fuch ulterior Operations as may be judged moft efifecatious for re-eftablifhing the Tranquility, and fupporting the Honor, Intereft and Security of this Colony: And praying that this Houfe will take this Affair into Con;

fideration.

Ordered,
of Affembly.

That the

faid

Memorial be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

till

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Saturday.

l\^<i

StI)

of ^Jtlarc^.

33

<5eo. U.

1760.

A
^'

Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy,
and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe.
Petition of
alfo fubfcribed the

A
Houfe

William Hunter, Printer, praying that his Salary as Printer to this be continued, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Refolved, That the Sum of 3$ P^r Annum be allowed to William Hunter, Printer,

may

to continue to the

End

of the next Seffion of Affembly, as a full Confideration for print-

ing the Journals of the Houfe of Burgeffes, printing the

ing 13 of

them
;

to every

County Court

of the Court

printing Infpe(5lors

Laws of each Seffion, and fendwhich to be Half -bound for the ufe Notes, and Books, Proclamations, and other publick
Clerk, one of

Advertif ements
Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be engroffed,

and that

M''

Bland do carry

it

to the

Council for their Concurrence.

Keeper of the publick Goal, praying that the ufual Allowance for maintaining Criminals committed to the faid Goal may ftill be continued, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Refolved, That the additional Sum of 1$ be paid to the faid Samuel Gait for every Year, over and above his ufual Salary of 2$. Refolved, That i o lbs, of Tobacco per Day be allowed the faid Samuel Gait for every ^ Criminal committed to the faid Goal, during fuch Criminals Imprifonment, from this
Petition of

Samuel

Gait,

End of the next Seffion of Affembly. For granting the Sum of ;;2o,ooo for the farther Security and Protedlion of this Colony, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe, immediately. The Houfe accordingly refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill; and, after fome Time fpent therein, M"" Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read and agreed to. ^ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third Time.
Time
to the
Bill

The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the
1.

Bill,

To

explain and

amend

an Adl,

Trade with the Indians in Alliance with his Majefty, and, after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but had made no Amendments thereto. And the Queftion being put, that the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time,
intituled,
for eftablifhing a
,

An Ad

It paffed in

the Negative.
Refolved,

i64

Refolved,

That the

faid Bill be rejeAed.

Upon a Motion made,

For direfting the Truftees of the imported by them, and to pay the money Indian Fa(5lory of Virginia to fell the Goodo, arifing by fuch Sale into the Treafury, for the ufe of the Publick and it is referred to M'^ Bland, to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of James Barbour, complaining of an undue Eleftion and Return of M'' Henry Pendleton to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly for the Cotmty of
Ordered,

That Leave be given to bring

in a Bill,

Culpeper,

Ordered,

was prefented to the Houfe and read. That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration
William Cockerham, for taking a

of the next Seffion

of Affembly.

A Claim of
of Affembly.

Rimaway

therein mentioned,

was pre-

fented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

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33 6eo.

IL 1760.

SEVERAL Claims of Gerrard Ridley, James Terry, James Bell, and

Affembly.

John Anderfon, feverally prefented mentioned, were to the for taking up Runaways therein Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of

A
five

Petition of Clement

Pounds paid by him

Norman, praying to be reimburfed by the Public the Sum of to Dodlor Parker for attending his Son, who was Shot, and died

in the Service of the Publick.

Alfo a Petition of William Peachey, late Colonel of the Frontier Battalion, in Behalf and the Officers lately under his Command, praying that they may be repaid Pubhck for the additional Expences they were at, more than allowed by Law, in by the raifmg Recruits for the faid Battalion, and marching them through the Country to their
of himfelf

Place of Rendezvous.

Alfo a Petition of Chriftopher Hudfon, fetting forth, that he was Captain of a Company of Militia on the Frontiers of this Colony, which he was under the Neceffity of leaving, to come to William fhurg for Inf trudlions in which, and other publick Services, he was detained from his Command a Month, for which Reafon the Commiffioners
;

appointed to

fettle

the Militia Accounts refufed to allow

of the

him

his

Pay

for that

Month,

and praying the Confideration

Houfe

therein.

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Hamilton, in the County of Prince William, praying that that Part of the faid Parifh, lying below the dividing Line of Prince William, and Fauquier Counties, may be added to the Parifh of Dettingen, in order to render their Attendance on Divine Service more eafy and convenient. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Cameron, fetting forth, that the late Election of Veftrymen for the faid Parifh was illegal and praying that the fame

may

be diffolved. Alfo a Petition of John Palmer, praying to be paid by the Publick for a Horfe and Bridle impreffed into his Majefty's Service and loft. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants on Rock Fifh River, in the County of AU)emarle, fetting forth, that the Advantages and Benefits they lately enjoyed in fupplying
their Families with Fifh,

now entirely deprived

Courfe of pelled to cut a Slope in his Mill

which ufed to go up that River in great Abundance, they are by a Mill built thereon by Allen Howard, which has f topped the the Fifh up the faid River; and praying that the faid Howard may be comof,

Dam, for the Paffage of Fifh. Alfo a Petition of Dale Carter and Merryman Payne, Infpe(5lors of Tobacco at Davifs Warehoufe, in the County of Lancafter, fetting forth, that on the 21ft of June laft the
faid

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Warehoufe was broke open, and 447 fts. of Tobacco ftolen out of a Crop Hogfhead which had been infpedled and paffed, and which they were obliged to make good, and praying that they may be repaid by the publick were feverally prefented to the Houfe, and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion
faid

of Colonel William Tayloe's,

of Affembly.

Bland prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill, For direding the Truftees of the Indian Fadtory of Virginia to fell the Goods imported by them, and to pay the Money arifmg by fuch Sale into the Treafury, for the Ufe of the Publick and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. An ingroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad for granting the Sum of 20,000 for the farther Security and Protedion of this Colony, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein
M"'
;

filled

up.

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M"' Charles Carter do cany up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence.

Upon a Motion made,

A Bill For directing the Truf tees of the Indian Fadlory of

27

Virginia to

fell

the Goods

imported by them, and to pay the Money arifmg by fuch Sale into the Treafury, for the Ufe of the Publick, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time. Upon a Motion made, Ordered, That the Commiffioners appointed by Adt of Affembly for examining ftating and fettling, the Expences of the Soldiers of this Colony, do examine, ftate and fettle, the Accounts of M"' Thomas Walker for Provifions fumifhed by him for the Militia
ftationed in Augufta.

Petition of Peter Pelham, praying that

he

may have fome

;

ing on the

Organ

in the

Church

in this City during this

Allowance for performand the laft Seffion, and keeping

and thereupon, That the Sum of 20 be paid by the Treafurer of this Colony out of the public Money in his Hands, to M"' Peter Pelham for his Trouble in performing on the Organ in the Church in the City of Williamfburg, during this and the laft Seffion, and for keeping the fame in Order. Ordered, That the faid Refolve be ingroffed, and that M' Attorney do carry it up to
Refolved,
28

the fame in Order, was prefented to the Houfe and read

the Council for their Concurrence.

Upon a Motion made.

Ordered,

Money

for this prefent Seffion of

in the fame.

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, For paying the Burgeffes Wages in Affembly and it is referred to M'' Pendleton to prepare
;

and bring

Meffage from the Council by

M"'

Walthoe,

That they have agreed

for the farther Security

to the Bill, intituled,

An

A<51 for

granting the
to the

Sum

of ;^2o,ooo

and Protection

of this Colony.

Alfo
,350 per
M"'

to the

Refolve for paying William Hunter, Printer

Publick, a Salary of

Annum.
Bill, For paying the Burand the fame was read the

Pendleton prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a

in

geffes
firft

Affembly Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time.

for this prefent Seffion of
Bill, intituled,

Wages

Money

An ingroffed
Virginia
to fell the

An Ad for direding the

to

Truftees of the Indian

Fadory

of

Goods imported by them, and

pay

the

Money

ariflng by fuch Sale into

the Treafury, for the

Ufe of the Publick, was read a third Time. That Refolved, the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Bland do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. Upon a Motion made,

i66

A Bill For paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money for this prefent Seffion of Affembly,
was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time. Upon a Motion made, Refolved, That the Sum oi 828. 11 be allowed to Jacob Van Braam, being due to him for his Pay as a Captain in the Service of this Colony, from the Time of his rendering himfelf as an Hoftage, and during his Confinement as fuch in Canada. An ingroffed Bill, intituled. An AA for paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money for this prefent Seffion of Affembly, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Pendleton do carry up the faid Bill to the Covmcil for their Concurrence.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

That the feveral Sums following be paid to the feveral

reffpecftively.

Officers of the

General Affembly,

To John Randolph, Efq.' Clerk of the Houfe of Burgeffes To Nathaniel Walthoe, Efq.' Clerk of the General Affembly To the Rev. M"' William Yates, Chaplain To M"' Francis Eppes, Serjeant at Arms To M"" George Davenport, for his Services this Seffion To the Door Keeper of the Council To Thomas Broadrib, To James Lavie, t\ xr tj r _,!,, > Door Keepers to the Home, rio 1 nomas r rancts, To James Yeates, J
"j

$0
25
15

20
10
5

f
<
I

.l

..^t.

^
5

Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be ingroffed,

and that

M"^

Richard Henry Lee, do

carry

it

up

to the Covmcil for their Concurrence.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

publick
ing to

That the Sum of 50 be paid by the Treafurer of this Colony, out of the Money in his Hands, to Edward Davis, being the Value of a Negro Slave, belonghim, condemned and executed for Felony; And that the Sum of ;^5o be aKo paid,
faid Treafurer, to

John Thrufton; being the Value of a Negro Slave, belonging to him, who alfo was condemned and executed for Felony; both of which were legally certified to the Seffion of Affembly in February 1759, but omitted to be entered in the

by the

Book

of Claims.

Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be ingroffed,

and that

M"'

Pendleton do carry
"'Clock.

it

to the

Council for their Concurrence.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

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That a Committee be appointed to examine the inrolled Bills of the viz., M'' William Digges and M"' Wager. A Petition of William Tawhan and others, Part of the Tribe of Pamunkey Indians, fetting forth, that an Adl of Affembly, paffed in February 1759, For vefting certain Lands belonging to the Pamunkey Indians in Truftees, to be leafed for their Benefit, which the Petitioners reprefcnt was obtained at the Solicitations of a few only of thofe Indians, without ever confulting the Petitioners on the Subjcdl and praying that the faid Adl may be repealed, was prefented to the Houfe and read.
,

^'\RDERED

^-^

following Perfons,

31

Ordered,

i67

Ordered,
of Affembly.

That the

faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

Meffage from the Council by

fell

M"'

Walthoe,

That they have agreed

Fa(5tory of Virginia to

to the Bill, intituled,

An Adl

to direft the Truftees of the Indian to

the Goods imported

by them, and
Burgeffes

pay the Money arifmg by

in

fuch Sale into the Treafury, for the Ue of the Publick.

Alfo a

Bill, intituled.

An Adt for paying the

Refolve

Wages

Money

for this pref-

ent Seffion of Affembly.

And
Alfo

that they have agreed to the

o/ this

Houfe, for paying the

Officers Salaries

for this prefent Seffion of Affembly.

to the

Refolve, for paying the Refolve, for

each, for their refpeiiive Slaves

And

to the

Sum of jo to Edward Davis and John Thrufton condemned and executed for Felony. paying the Sum of 20 to Peter Pelham, for the Services

therein mentioned.
3a

William Digges reported, that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, examined the inrolled Bills, and rectified fuch Miftakes as were found therein, and that they were truly inrolled. Ordered, That M"^ Digges do carry up the inrolled Bills to the Council for their infpec}J[t

tion.

Meffage from the Council by

M"^

Walthoe.

That they have infpeded

the inrolled Bills,

and are

fatiffied they are truly inrolled.

Meffage from the Governor by

M""

Walthoe.

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, The Governor commands the immediate Attendance of this Houfe
ber,

in the Council

Cham-

and

that

you bring with you fuch

bills

and

refolves as are ready for his affent.

M' Speaker with the Houfe went up accordingly, and the Governor was pleafed to
give his affent to the following Bills,*
1.

viz.

An Ad

for granting the

fum

of twenty

thoufand pounds for the farther fecurity and

protedion of this colony. 2. An Ad for direding the truftees of the Indian fadory of Virginia, to fell the goods imported by them, and to pay the money arifing by fuch Sale into the Treafury for the Ufe
of the Publick.
3.

An Ad for

paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money for

this prefent Seffion of

Affem-

bly.

3,1

His Honor likewife gave his Affent to the following Refolves,

1.

viz.

A
A A A

Refolve for paying William Hunter, Printer

to the

Publick, a Salary of

350

per

Annum.
2.

3.
4.

Refolve for paying the Officers Salaries for this prefent Seffion of Affembly. Refolve for paying 20 to Peter Pelham, Organift. Refolve for paying the

Sum

of

jo

to

Edward Davis and John Thurfton

for Felony.

each,

for their refpedive Slaves

condemned and executed

And then
Gent emen

his

Honor

clofed the Seffion with the following Speech.

of the Council,

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

I Cannot difmifs you, without returning you Thanks for the Unanimity and Difpatch with which you have condtided the Meafure I recommended to you, at the Opening of this Seffion

The
Hening
VII, 347
ff-

i68

The keeping on Foot a Body of Men to ad under the Diredion of his Majefty's Commander in Chief in thefe Parts, during the enfuing Campaign, at a Time when your own Frontiers are free from any Danger from the French, muft redound to your Honor, he grateful to his Majefty, and convince the whole World of your unfhaken Loyalty, Fidelity, and Attachment, to his Royal Per fan and Government, at the fame Time that it fecures to you your own Safety and Tranquillity. I fhall now therefore prorogue you, and you are accordingly prorogued, to the Firft

Tuefday in

Jvine next.

JOURNAL
of the

House of Burgesses
1760
May
ScfTion

JOURNAL
)f

the

House OUSE
5ttort6ttj.
Ifyi.

B of OURGESSES OF
of 5tlop.

l$tl)

33 40.
M"'

U. 1760.

AMeffage
Council Chamber.

from the Govemour was delivered by

Walthoe.

M' Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, The Govemour commands the immediate Attendance

of

your Houfe in the

Accordingly M' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up to attend the Govemour; And being returned, reported, That he, with the Houfe, had attended the Govemour
in the

Council-Chamber

and that the Govemour was pleafed to make a Speech to the

it

Council and this Houfe, of which he had (to prevent Miftakes) obtained a Copy, which

he read to the Houfe, and then delivered in at the Table, where

is

was again

read,

and

as follows

Gentlemen of

the Council,

M'

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

you all the Relaxation from the Attendance on public Bufinefs, which the Exigencies of Government will permit, you may be affured that nothing but a Matter of the moft preffi-ng Nature, which would admit of no Delay, could have induced me to call you together again fo foon. I have received Letters from the Honourable William Bull Lieutenant-Governour and
great Defire to give

From my

Commander
to

in Chief of South-Carolina, fince the Departure of his Excellency

Govemour

Lyttelton, requefting, in the moft urgent Terms, that I would fend immediate Affiftance

Loudoun a Fort fituated in the Overhill Cherokee Country, confifting of a Garrifon 200 Men, who cannot be relieved from Carolina, and muft inevitably fall a Prey to the of mercilefs Indians, unlefs we can throw in timely Succours to fave them: When I confidered
Fort
;

unhappy Men, and that not only the common Ties of HumanHonour of this Colony {which perhaps had too great Share in the Caufe of this Rupture) called upon me in the ftrongeft Manner, and deynanded this Affiftance, I could not hefitate whether I fhould endeavour to fuccour them; and when I confidered my own Situation, and that I was totally incapacited from affording them the leaft wifhed-for Relief, I could not hefitate whether I fhonld fummon you to meet, for your Advice and Affifthe diftreffed Condition of thefe
ity,

but that the

tance in this important interefting Affair.

That no Time might be loft, I have already, by a fpecial Meffenger, wrote to Govemour Dobbs and M^ Bull my Sentiments on this Matter, provided the Colony fhould enable me to fend them any Affiftance, the Return of which Meffenger I exped every Hour. I fhall immediately lay thefe Letters before you, and fhall only add on this Subjed, that I have nothing to afk by the Diredions of my Royal Mafter on this Head, otherwife than by his general Inftrudions, to defend the Colony from all her Enemies; it is an Affair which concerns ourfelves immediately, in the Protedion of our own back Settlements. I have the Pleafure to communicate to you, that M' Abercrombie informs me, that the
Proportion.

172

Proportion allotted

to this

Colony out

of the ,50,000 granted

Britain in the Year 7/5(5, for the Ufe of the Southern Colonies

by the Parliament of Great is, by the Report of Lord

Loudoun,
which he
is

to be

confirmed by the Treafury Board, j2,8i4,

ig.

0-%,

for the Receipt of

now furnifhed
Warrant

with full Powers; and that he has adually in his

Hands

at prefent

his Majefty's

for 20,546, out of the 200,000 granted by Parliament for the

Ufe

of the Colonies in general, for the Services by them refpedively performed in the Year 1758^ which now flands as a Loan on the Royal Exchequer, at Four and an Half per Centum to be paid out of the Monies raifed for the Service of the Year 175Q. It would he needlefs to recommend Difpatch to you, as the Bufmefs you meet upon fo

neceffarily implies
M"'

it.

Speaker alfo reported. That the Govemour had delivered to him, and defired him to lay before the Houfe, two Letters from Lieutenant-Govemour Bull, of SouthCarolina, and his Excellency Govemour Dobbs, of North-Carolina, lately come to Hand, mentioned in his Honour's Speech, which he accordingly delivered in at the Table. And the faid Letters were read, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Refolved,
for his

That an Addrefs be prefented to the Govemour, to return him our Thanks Speech: To exprefs our Acknowledgements for the Care -and Vigilance with

which he condudls the affairs of this Colony; to affure him that we are truly fenfible of the Importance of the Matter recommended to us, and that we fhall ufe our utmoft Endeavours to avert the Danger with which we are threatened. Ordered, That an Addrefs be drawn up, purfuant to the faid Refolutions; and it is referred to M"' Attorney, and M'' Pendleton, to prepare and bring in the fame. Refolved, That this Hotife will take the Govemour's Speech into Confideration To-morrow. Ordered, That the Rev. M'' William Yates be continued Chaplain to this Houfe, and that he attend to read Prayers every Moming at Ten 'Clock. Ordered, That Thomas Broadrib, James Lavie and Thomas Francis, be continued in their refpedlive Offices of Doorkeepers to this Houfe, and that they give their Attendance accordingly. A Petition of Nathaniel Hix, praying to be appointed a Door-Keeper to this Houfe, in the Room of James Yates, deceafed, was prefented to the Houfe and read and there;

upon
That the faid Nathaniel Hix be admitted to the faid Office, and that he give his Attendance accordingly. Several Petitions of Thomas Withers, Julius Kirk and Peter Meace, refpedlively,
Refolved,

be admitted to the faid Office of Door-Keepers, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read and the Queftion being feverally put upon the faid

praying that they

Petitions,

may

It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

And

then the

That the faid Petitions be rejefted. Houfe adjourned till To-Morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock

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Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy,

and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and aKo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to the Govemour, to order a new Writ to iffue for the eledling a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General-Affembly for the County of Amelia, in the Room of M'' Richard Booker, deceafed and that M'' Edmund Booker, do wait upon him with the faid Addrefs.
;

173

M' Attorney reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, prepared an Addrefs to the Govemour; which he read in his Place, and then deHvered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to, and is as follows:
Sir,

We his Majefty's ntoft dutiful and loyal Subjeds, the Burgeffes of Virginia, now met in General-Affemhly, return you our Thanks for your kind Speech, at the Opening of this
Seffion.

Permit

us, Sir, at the

tude

demands

of us, for the

fame Time, to make thofe acknowledgements which GratiCare and Vigilance with which you condtiA the affairs of this

Colony.
are truly fenfible of the Importance of the Matter your Honour has been pleafed to recommend to us: The Deftrudion of Fort Loudoim in the Cherokee Nation, and of the

We

Garrifon therein, and the Danger that threatens our Frontier-Settlements, on fuch an Event, Humanity, Honour, and our Inierefts, equally oblige us to prevent; you may, therefore, be affured we fhall ufe every Effort which the Circumftances of this unhappy Cafe will admit of, repofing an entire Confidence in you, that our Endeavours will be direded by your
Prudence, in fuch a
Ordered,

Manner

as is moft likely

to

obtain the wifhed-for Succefs.

That the

faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed,

and prefented by the whole

Houfe.

know

That the Committee who prepared the fame wait on the Govemour, to when this Houfe fliall attend his Honour to prefent it. The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to take into their Confideration the
Ordered,
his Pleafure

Govemour 's Speech;

a Committee upon the faid Speech. Yefterday laid before the Houfe, by the Govemour's Dire(3;ion, be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee. Then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters and after fome Time fpent therein, M*^ Speaker refumed the Chair, and M*^ Attorney reported that the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their Confideration and had come to two Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe,
Refolved,
this
will refolve itfelf into

Ordered,

That That

Houfe

the

feveral

Letters

as follows

That 200 Men be raifed, to be joined with the 300 formerly diredled to be on the Frontiers, to be fent to the Relief of Fort Loudoun. Refolved, That a Sum not exceeding ;i 5,000 be raifed for raifing, paying and fubfifting, the faid Forces, and fupplying the Garrifon at Fort Loudoun with ProviQons. Upon a Motion made, Refolved, That this Houfe will immediately refolve itfelf into a Committee, to confider of Ways and Means for raifing the Sum of 15,000, purfuant to the above-menRefolved,

ftationed

tioned Refolution.
itfelf into the faid Committee and after fome Time M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Attorney reported that the Committee had had that Matter under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the Sum of ;i^ 15,000 to be raifed, be raifed by a Tax of one Shilling on every Hundred Acres of Land, and two Shillings on every tithable Perfon in this

The

Hoxif e accordingly refolved

fpent therein,

Colony, in the Year 1769.

purfuant to the feveral Refolutions M^ Randolph, M' Pendleton, M' Nicholas, M'' Harrifon and M' Richard Henry Lee, to prepare and bring in the fame. Upon a Motion made, Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to his Honour the Govemour, to defire he will pleafe to lay before the Houfe the feveral Letters he has received from General Amherft,
Ordered,
Bill or Bills
it is

That a

be brought

in,

before-mentioned; and

referred to M'' Attorney,

General

174]
;

General Monckton and Colonel Byrd, fmce the laft Seffion of a Affembly as alfo Copies of his Letters, fince that Time, to the Govemour of South-Carolina; and that M' Randolph do wait on him with the faid Addrefs. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

W(ibnQ,sba^, t^e

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ytta^.

33

<5eo. lU

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MR.
to receive
fex,

Attorney reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order,

waited on the Govemour to know his Pleafure when this Hotife fhould attend him with their Addrefs and that he was pleafed to appoint this Day, and to fay he would fignify by a Meffage to the Houfe when he was ready
;

it.

A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Albemarle, in the Coimty of Sufcomplaining of illegal Proceedings of the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying the fame may be diffolved. Alfo a Petition of Elizabeth Burk, praying to be allowed by the Publick for three
Beeves fumiflied by her for the
Militia,

to certify in their Accotmts; were feverally prefented to the

which the Commiffioners for that County omitted Houfe and received, and
for taking

referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

Several Claims of

Abraham Womack and Thomas Garner,

and
received,

up Runaway

Slaves, were prefented to the Hovife

and

referred to the Confideration of

the next Seffion of Affembly.

Upon

a Motion made.

Ordered,

That

it

be an Inftru<5lion to the Committee appointed to prepare the Bill

of 15,000, purfuant to the feveral Refolutions of the

for raifmg the

Sum

Committee

Yefterday agreed to by the Houfe, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes to impower the Treafurer of this Colony to iffue and emit Treafury-Notes to the Amount of that

from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For raifmg the Sum of 15,000 for the Relief of the Garrifon of Fort Loudoun in the Cherokee Country and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of William Peachy, Efq; late Colonel of the Frontier-Battalion, fetting forth, That he advanced confiderable Sums of Money for the Publick Service, and was at many unavoidable Expences during his faid Command, for which he hath not received any Satiffadtion, and praying that he may be reimburfed by the Publick, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M' Nicholas, M'^ Attorney, M'' Braxton, and M"" Chriftian that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the Houfe. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That all fuch Propofitions and Claims as were referred from the laft to this Seffion of Affembly, and alfo all fuch Claims and Propofitions as fhall be certified to
Attorney,
; ;

Sum. M'

this,

M''

be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Randolph, reported that he had, according to Order, waited on the

Govemour

with the Addrefs of this Houfe, defiring he would pleafe to dire(5t the feveral Letters he has received from General Amherft, General Monckton, and Colonel Byrd, fince the laft Seffion of Affembly, as alfo Copies of his Letters to the Govemours of North and South-Carolina, to be laid before the Houfe to which his Honour was pleafed to anfwer, he would order them to be laid before the Houfe this Day. A Meffage from the Go\'cmour was delivered by M' Walthoe.
;

M' Speaker and Gentlemen

I

of the

Houfe

of Bnrgeffes.
this

am commanded

to receive their

by the Govemour to acquaint Addrefs in the Council-Chamber.

Houfe

that his

Honour

is

now ready

Accordingly

175

Accordingly M' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up; and being returned reported, that he, with the Houfe, had attended the Govemour in the Council-Chamber, and prefented the Addrefs of this Houfe to him, to which he was pleafed to return the following

Anfwer

AP Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, I return you my fincere Thanks for your Affedimiate Addrefs; and you may be affured, that {as the Approbation of Mankind is the great Source of my Happinefs) I fhall ufe the utmoft Caution, that my future Condud may never give you Caufe to ivithdraw any Degree
of Confidence

you may place in me.

M''

Meffage from the Govemour by

of the

Walthoe.
of Burgeffes,

M' Speaker and Gentlemen

been addreffed
to

Houfe

The Govemour has commanded me

lay before you.

to deliver to

your Houfe the feveral Letters he has

And And

the faid Letters were read and ordered to

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

lie on the Table. To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

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SEVERAL

Claims of William Farrow,

for taking

Thomas Marfhal,
prefented to

Hudfon Brown, Phihp Carberry and up Runaways therein mentioned, were feverally

the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the

next Seffion of Affembly.

A Bill For raifmg the Sum of i<,,ooo for the Relief of the Garrifon at Fort Loudoun in the Cherokee Coimtry, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe immediately. The Houfe accordingly refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill; and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Attorney reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, and made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments, as amended, be ingroffed, and read
a third Time.

Upon a Motion made.

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To revive the A(5l Mutiny and Defertion, and it is referred to M'' Pendleton and M' Attorney
Ordered,
for preventing

to prepare

and

bring in the fame.

A Petition of Edward Hubbard, and James Gunn, fetting forth, That they being appointed Captains in the late Frontier-Battalion, were with their refpeAive Companies detached from the faid Battalion to adl as Artificers, under the Command of General Stanwix; in which Service they were employed, and*fuffered great Hardfhips, from the 23"* of June till the lo* of December laft, without receiving any other Satiffadlion than the ordinary Pay: And praying the Confideration of the Houfe, was prefented to the
Houfe and read. Ordered, That the
of Affembly.
faid Petition be refeiTed to the Confideration of the next Seifion

A
tinued,

Petition of William Hunter, Printer, praying that his Salary as Printer to the

Publick, which will expire at the

Refolved,

End

of this Seffion of Affembly,

may

be farther conPrinter;

was prefented to the Houfe and read, and thereupon That the Sum of 2iS P^^ Annum be allowed to William Hunter,

Compenfation for printing the Journals of the Houfe of Burgeffes, printing the Laws of each Seffion and
to continue to the of the next Seffion of Affembly, as a full
;

End

fending

176

fending 13 of them to every County-Court Clerk, one of which to be Half-bound for the ufe of the Court; printing Infpedlors Notes, and Books, Proclamations, and other pubhck Advertifements. Ordered, That the faid Refolve be ingroffed, and that M"^ Bland, do carry it up to the Council for their Concurrence.

A Peiiton of Samuel Gait,

Keeper

of the publick Goal, praying that the ufual Allow-

ance for maintaining the Criminals committed to the faid Goal, which will expire at the End of this Seffion of Affembly, may be still continued, was prefented to the Houfe

and read, and thereupon Refolved, That the additional Sum of 15 be paid to the faid Samuel Gait every Year, over and above his ufual Salary of 25. Refolved, That 10 lbs. of Tobacco per Day be allowed the faid Samuel Gait for every Criminal committed to the faid Goal, during fuch Criminals Imprifonment, from this Time to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly. M"' Pendleton, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For reviving and farther continuing the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony for preventing Mutiny and Difertion, and for other purpofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of fundry Freeholders, Houfe-Keepers, and other Inhabitants, of the Counties of King William, King and Queen, Hanover, and Caroline, on or near the Rivers Pamunkey and Matapony, praying that they may be allowed to make Hedges or Stops in the faid Rivers for catching Fifh, was prefented to the Houfe and the Queftion being
;

put

that the faid Petition be received.

It paffed in the Negative.

Upon a Motion made.

Ordered,
this prefent Seffion of Affembly

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For paying the Burgeffes Wages for and it is referred to M'' Gary to prepare and bring in
;

the fame.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Irviba^. tbe

23r6 of yUa^, 33
An Ad
for raifing the

<5eo. IL

1760.
for the Relief

AN
rence.
M""

ingroffed Bill, intituled,

Sum

of

32,000

of the Garrifon at Fort Londoim, in the Cherokee Country, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up.

Refolved,

That the

Bill

do

pafs.

Ordered,

That

M''

Attorney do carry

up the

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concur-

Gary prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For paying the Burgeffes Affembly and the fame was read the firft Time, and Wages Time. fecond ordered to be read a A Bill For reviving and farther continuing the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony for preventing Mutiny and Defertion, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time. M"- Nicholas reported, that the Committee to whom the Petition of William Peachy, late Colonel of the Frontier-Battalion, was referred, had had the fame, together with the Accounts thereto-annexed, under their Confideration and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where
for this prefent Seffion of
;

they were again read, and are as follow: Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that the Article of 32, 5s. for an Horfe killed in the Service is unreafonable, and that he ought to be allowed the Sum
of ;io only for the faid Horfe.
Refolved,

177

the Opinion of this Committee, That the Article of fundry unavoidable Expences, as Commandant of the Frontier-Battalion, amounting? to 83, 6, 8
Refolved,

That

it is

unreafonable and ought to be rejedled. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that tlie feveral other Articles of the faid Account are reafonable, and tliat the fame ought to be paid by the Publick,
is

as follows,*

viz.

For Bat-horfe and Ferriage Money, as Lieutenant Colonel, ,$$ For his Expences from Augufta Court-Houfe and back again, on a Recruiting-Party
12 .09. in recruiting, being

For extraordinary Expences

reduced to

53.

per
4 4 4 14
. .

Man

For his Expences in attending twice in Williamfburg, and fettling the Accounts of the Battalion, when out of Pay, 36 Days, 27 The Fir ft Refolution being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the

Houfe agree

thereto.

It paffed in the

Negative.
feverally

The two other Refolutions being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion
put that the Houfe agree thereto,
Refolved in the Affirmative.

That it be an Inftrudlion to the Commiffioners, appointed by A<$1 of Affembly for examining and fettling the Accounts of the Forces in the Service of this Colony, that they make an Allowance in their Accounts of the feveral Sums mentioned in the laft above-mentioned Refolution. Upon a Motion made, A Bill For paying the Burgeffes Wages for this prefent Seffion of Affembly, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be ingroffed, and read a third Time. An ingroffed Bill, intituled, An Ad for reviving and farther continuing the feveral Ads of Affembly of this Colony for preventing Mutiny and Defertion, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Pendleton do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their ConOrdered,

currence.

An

ingroffed Bill, intituled.

An Ad

for

paying

the Burgeffes

Wages

for this prefent

Seffion of Affembly,
Refolved,

was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"' Cary do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. Upon a Motion made, Refolved, That the feveral Sums following be paid to the feveral Officers of the
;

General-Affembly, refpedlively To John Randolph, Efq Clerk of the Houfe of Bm-geffes, To Nathaniel Walthoe, Efq; Clerk of the General-Affembly, To the Rev. M"' William Yates, Chaplain,

t,o

25
15

To To To To To ^ To To

M'' M''

Francis Eppes, Serjeant at

Arms

20
10
5

George Davenport, for his Services this Seffion the Door-Keeper of the Council

Thomas Broadrib,
fames Lavie,
-L,
Tihomas rrancts,

"|

f
t^ ^.i, u f to the Houfe Door-Keepers
!->
j.

S
S 5

r
J

1 <

Nathanial Hix,

5
it

Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be ingroffed,

and that

M"-

Bland do carry

up

to

the Council for their Concurrence.

Meffage from the Council by

M''

Walthoe,

That they have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Adl for raifmg the Sum of ;^32,ooo for the Relief of the Garrifon at Fort Loudoun in the Cherokee Country. Also
*A bat-horse was a horse
for carrying baggage.

178]

Alfo Alfo j^o per

to the

to the

Refolve, For paying the Officers Salaries for this prefent Seffion of Affembly. Refolve for paying William Hunter, Printer to the Publick, a Salary of
M'' ^falthoe,

Annum.

Meffage from the Coimcil by

That they have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Adl for reviving and farther continuing the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony for preventing Mutiny and Defertion, and for other purpofes therein -mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, intituled, An AA for paying the Burgeffes Wages for this prefent
Seffion of Affembly.

That a Committee be appointed to examine the inroUed Bills of the following Perfons, viz. M'' Fleming, M"' Cary and M"' Cabell. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow morning Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,

SaXurba^,

l\)z

24tb of ytla^. 33

<&eo. U.

1760.

MR
A
fion of

Fleming reported, that the Committee appointed had, according to Orderf examined the inrolled Bills, and recflified fuch Miftakes as were found therein, and that they were truly inrolled. Ordered, That M"' Fleming do carry up the inrolled Bills to the

Council for their Infpedlion.

Claim of George Radford, for taking up a Rimaway Ser\'ant therein-named, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next SefAffembly.
Petition of Boiling Stark,

Executor of Baxter Davis, deceafed

praying to be

allowed the Value of a Slave, lately belonging to the Eftate of the faid Deceafed, which was condemned and Executed for Felony, and omitted to be allowed in the laft publick

Levy, was prefented to the Houfe and received. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

is

A A

Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe,

the inrolled Bills,

That they have infpeded

and are

fatiffied they are truly inrolled.

Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by M' Walthoe,

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

M.'

that

The Govemour commands your immediate Attendance in the Council-Chamber, and you bring with yon fuch Bills and Refolves as are ready for his Affent.
M''

Speaker with the Houfe went up accordingly, and the

viz.

Govemour was

pleafed to

give his Affent to the following Bills,*

1.

An Ad for raifing the Sum of 32,000 for the Relief of the Garrifon of Fort Loudoun,

in the Cherokee Country.

2. An Ad, for reviving and farther continuing the feveral Ads of Affembly of this Colony for preventing Mutiny and Defertion, and for other Purpofes therein -mentioned. 3. An Ad for paying the Burgeffes Wages for this prefent Seffion of Affembly.

His Honour likewife gave his Affent to the following Refolves,

1.

viz.

2.

A A

Refolve,

Refolve,

For paying\lhe Officers Salaries for this prefent Seffion of Affembly. For paying William Hunter, Printer to the Publick, a Salary of 350

per

Annum.

And then

his

Honour
ff.

clofed the Seffion with the following Speech

Gentlemen
Henning, VII, 357

179

Gentlemen of the Council, M' Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes, I Have moft earneftly wifhed that the Meffenger which I fent to Governour Dobbs would have returned in Time, for me to have acquainted you with the Proceedings of the

Affembly
the

of

North -Carolina in

relation to the Relief of Fort

already difpatched the Bufinefs you met upon,

Affairs, I

and have

Defence of the Diftreffed, I will not longer detain cannot difmifs you, without expreffing
to exert

Loudoun; but as you have and nobly undertaken you from your Families and private
fo liberally

my

Approbation of

the

generous

Motives which have induced you

affuring you that I
will,

your-felves on this melancholy Occafion;

and

of

imaginable Affiduity, endeavour to give Succefs to your but the Time is and the Tafk is arduous: Two Extremes lye before me; the Efforts; fhort, ufelefly expending the Money raifed, which may be deemed Inadivity; and the facrificing
with
all

the Lives of

my

utmoft; and while I

to

Men, which may be called Rafhnefs: Thefe fhall not deter me from attempting ad with Integrity of Heart, which is in my Power, I rely on your
all

Candour
I
next.

excufe

Defeds of the Head, which are not in tny Power, fhould

are accordingly prorogued, to the

my

Endea-

vours prove unfucceffful.

now prorogue you, and you

fir ft

Tuefday in Auguft

JOURNAL
of the

House of Burgesses
1760
October Seffion

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oi fth< tne

House OUSE
Jttondaj. t^e

B of DURGESSES OF
of Octobar.

6tl)

34

<Beo.

II.

1760.

A
and
I

Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by M' Walthoe.

M^ Speaker, and Gentlemen

the

of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes, of

The Govemour commands Chamber.

Accordingly
Council
M"^
;

immediate Attendance

your Houfe in the Council

Speaker, with the Houfe, went

up

to attend the

Chamber and that the Govemour was

pleafed to

Govemour in the make a Speech to the Council

this Houfe, of

in his Place,

which he had (to prevent Miftakes) obtained a Copy, which he read and afterwards deUvered in at the Table, where it was again read, and is

as follows:

Gentlemen of the Council,

M'

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

Time, that you might take into your Confideration the prefent State of the Forces now in the Pay of this Colony, and to inform you that the Money raifed for the fupport of the old Part of the Regiment, will not be fufficient to pay the Men for the Time they ftand provided for by Law; And I have farther to inform you, that Brigadier-General Monckton, has by a Letter (which I fhall lay before you) de fired to be affifted with joo of our Men to help to garrifon and maintain the Pofts which we have in the courfe of this fucceffful War taken from the French.
called

Have

you

together at this

It is

that long wifhed for Period of Time,

with the greateft Satiffadion poffible, I can congratulate you on the Arrival of when our Forces in thofe Parts find no other Employ-

ment; for by the

is glorioufly

Condud and Vigour

to to his

brought

of our Governour Major-General Amherft, the War a happy End, by the Redudicm of all Canada, to an entire Submif-

fion

and Obedience
I fhall leave
it

Majefty.
to confider,

with you

whether,

after

the

Bounties we have adually

few Months,

Pay of a few Men, for a from the Service at the laft. It is with great Concern I muft acquaint you, that your Expedations are by no Means anfwered, nor the End propofed effeded, by the large Sum of Money you fo generoufly and nobly gave to raife Men, and pur chafe Provifions for the Relief of the unhappy Garrifon
received from the Britifh Parliament,
retire

you

will, for the

Sake

of the

of

Fort

Loudoun

Unhappy

indeed! for the Garrifon capitulated but they capitulated with

Savages; the Capitulation was immediately moft perfidioufly broke, and thofe miferable

Men who
Enemies.

efcaped the Sword, are at this Inftant Prifoners in the

Several unforefeen Difficulties

and Obftacles delayed

Hands of our mercilefs the March of our Men,

and here
or our

Hand of Providence feems remarkably to have proteded us; for it was impoffible little Army to have i cached the Fort before the Capitulation was figned; And, had
the

no Delays obftruded their March, they would have been in the Heart of the Enemies Country, before we had heard of Col. Montgomery's Retreat from the Lower Towns, by which the whole Force of the Cherokee Nation might, and probably would have been, employed to A late Letter from intercept our Ccmvoy; the Confequence of which is obvious to us all.
the


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the

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]

Hon. Col. Byrd, ivill fully inform you of the State of Affairs now tranfading between and thofe Indians. M"" Abercrombie writes me, that on his Bond given to the Treafury Board for the Payment of the Money according to the Dirediofis of the Colony, he has received at the Exchequer the Sum of 32,268. ig. out of the 50,000 granted by Parliament, for the Ufe of the Southern Colonies, and the farther Sum of 20,546 out of the 200,000 granted for the Ufe of the Colonies in general for the Services by them refpedively performed in the Year 1758, and that he waits for proper Powers and Orders how to difpofe of this Money agreeable to the Conditions of the Bond he entered into: All which Letters and Papers I fhall immediately
himfelf
lay before you.
It is

my Duty to inform you,

10"',

that I

have received an Order from his Majefty in Council

viz.

dated Auguft

1759,

to repeal the

four following Ads,

Minifters of the Parifhes of Frederick, in the County of Fredand of Augufta, in the County of Augufta; and of Hampfhire, in the County of Hampfhire; One Hundred Pounds annually, inftead of the Salaries now allowed.
erick;

An Adl for paying the

Faffed in 1753.

Anne and Norfolk Faffed in 1755. An Adl to enable the Inhabitants of this Colony, to difcharge their Tobacco Debts in Money for this prefent Year. Faffed in 1755. An Adl to enable the Inhabitants of this Colony to difcharge their publick Dues, Officers Fees, and other Tobacco Debts, in Money for the prefent Year. Faffed in 1758.
An. A(5l for enabling the Inhabitants of the Counties of Princefs
their publick

to

pay

Dues

in

Money.

And

that I have alfo received two other Orders of his

to

Majefty in Council, dated

20"' of

May, 1760,

repeal the three following private Ads, viz.

An Adl for vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip John fon. Gentleman, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

Faffed
An

in Odlober, 1758.
in the

Adl for vefting certain Lands,

County

of Hanover, in Philip Whitehead

Claiborne, Gentleman, in Fee Simple,

and

for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

Faffed in April, 175Q. An Adl to enable the Executors of the Will of John Spotfwood, Efq to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Faffed April, 1759. For reafons apparent in the Order leading to the faid Order of Repeal. And I have his Majefty' s diredions to notify to yon, that out of his great and wonted Goodnefs, he allows the Legiflatnre to re-enad the fame Laws, provided they are conformable to the Rules laid down in his Royal Inftrudions. The Difallowance and Repeal of all thefe Ads, I have piiblifhed by Proclamation in the Gazette, according to the ufual Forms of Government. / am alfo direded to recommend to you an Amendment and Alteration in the Ad for appointing an Agent, and I am farther
;

to inform,

you, that the

Ad

is in general thought juft

and reafonable, but

that

it

cannot be

allowed until the faid Alteration be

I have likewife had the
to

made in it. Honour to receive from

his Majefty

an additional Inftrudion,

enforce a former Inftrudion relative to

to

my

paffing the Bills offered for

my

Affent.

need not reprefent

with in regard
according
to

you, that

it is

my

indifpenfable Duty, as well as

my

Inclination, to

pay an implicit Obedience

tently fallen into
to the

to all

Inftrudions which his Majefty has or fhall favour

me

my Condud

in the Affairs of Government;

And

as I find I have inadver-

fome Err ours, in giving

Forms

prefcribed, I think

you, that I fhall ftridly adhere to all

will be a very unpleafing

Affent to thefe private Ads, which are not Fart of a candid honeft Man, to apprize his Majefty's Royal Inftrudions. Therefore, as it
it

my

the

and grating Talk

to

me

to

refufe

any

Bill,

which you fhall think

expedient for the Benefit and Service of this Colony {the Welfare of which I have greatly at Heart) or for the Advantage and Eafe of Individuals {who juftly merit my Efleem and

Regard)

X85

]
thall all Bills offered

Regard) I recommend
Affent
ions

it to

you in

the

moft earneft Manner,

I fhall, at all

me

for

my
to

may

he in every Inftance conformable to the Rules prefcribed in the Royal Inftrudthe Contents of

and Orders;

which

Times, be ready

to

communicate

you, on proper Application

M'
The

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes.

little

I have afked of you, I hope will be chearfully given;

and I

am

confident that

you will take the eafieft Method for the Subjed, in raifing that little. Poffibly I fhall have no Occafion to afk more from you for the Remainder of my Life, or my Refidence with you: With Satiffadion fhall I then meet you to prepare fuch Laws as fhall be judged neceffary to promote the Lntereft of this Colony, and to adjuft the common Occurences incident to every Community.
Gentlemen
of the Council,

and

of the

Houfe
it

of Burgeffes,
to

If I kne^v at
the

what Seafon

of the

Year

would be moft convenient for you

attend to

Bufinefs of the Country, which muft naturally occafion a long Seffian, I would convene you at that Time; but as I am ignorant of your Avocations, I fhall leave it entirely to your

own Determination, whether you

Spring.
in
the
it,

will

now

enter into that Bufinefs, or defer

that if

it

until the

I think proper to premife thus

much,

during

this Seffion, I fhall think it

you fhould judge it advifable to engage expedient to adjourn you for fome Time, during

Hurry

of Bufinefs in the General Court; that the Suitors for Juftices in that Court

may

not receive

any Impediment

or Delay in their obtaining

the

it,

or the Country fuffer from

Legiflature.

N on -Attendance of fome

from the Abfence of their Counfel; of the moft ufeful Members of the

M^ Speaker
defired

alfo reported, that the

M"'

Governor had delivered to him, feveral Letters,

from General Monckton and

Abercrombie ; mentioned in his Speech, which he had

him

to lay before the Houfe.

lie on the Table. That an humble Addrefs be prefented to his Honour the Govemour, to return him the Thanks of this Houfe for his afTe(5lionate Speech at the Opening of this Seffion; to congratulate him upon the fignal Succefs that has attended his Majefty's Arms, under the Command of his Excellency General Amherft to affure him that we fhall take the Matters, referred to us by his Honour, under our immediate Confideration and that we view the near Approach of Peace with double Pleafure, as it opens a Profpedl of Relief from the Diftreffes of a long and burthenfome War; and we have the greateft Reafon to expe(5t a full Enjoyment of its Bleffmgs, under his wife and bene-

And

the faid Letters were read, and ordered to

Refolved,

volent Adminiftration.
Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up an Addrefs to the Govemour, purfuant to the faid Refolution; and it is referred to M"' Attorney and M"" Bland to prepare and bring in the fame. A Member returned upon a new Writ, having taken the Oaths appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and aKo fubfcribed the Teft, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe. Refolved, That the Houfe will take the Govemour's Speech into Confideration To-

morrow.
Ordered, That the Rev. M"' William Yates be continued Chaplain to this Houfe, and that he attend to read Prayers every Morning at Ten "'Clock. Ordered, That the feveral Door Keepers be continued in their refpe($live Offices, and that they give their Attendance accordingly. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

^uesda^.

i86

I3u<t56ar. t^e 7tb of October.

34

(Beo.

11.

1760.

A
the

Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by M' Walthoe.

M''

Speaker,
to

The Govemour has commanded m,e Hon. Colonel Byrd, mentioned in his Speech.

lay before your

Houfe

the Letter

from

And the faid Letter together with a Copy of the Colonel's Talk lately fent to the Headmen and Warriours of the Cherokee Indians, therein inclofed, were read, and ordered
to
lie

on the Table. Meffage from the Council by

M""

Walthoes,
Efquire, the Agent for this Colony, had been

That two Letters from

to the

Edward Montague,
Committee Houfe.

laid before the Council by the

of Correfpondence,

and by them were

referred

Confideration of this

on the Table. A Petition of Charles Lewis the Elder, of the County of Goochland, fetting forth. That he is feized in Fee Tail of a Tradl of Land in New Kent County, containing 1300 Acres, and that he is feized in Fee of a Trad; on Tye River, in Albemarle, containing 1850 Acres, and that it will be to the Advantage of him, and his Pofterity, to dock the Intail of the faid Land in New Kent, and to fettle the faid Land in Goochland, being more in Quantity, and of much greater Value, to the fame Ufes and praying that an Adl may pafs for that Purpofe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in, purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M'' Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame. Several Claims of William Smith, Robert Warren, Julius Scruggs, Jofeph Pond Edwin Waddill and John Poindexter, jointly; Richmond Allen, William Smith, Affignee of John Groat, Charles Morris, George Monroe, William Bennett, for taking up Rimaways, therein mentioned were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and ordered to lie on the Table. The Order of the Day being read, for the Houfe to take into their Confideration
lie
; ;

And

the faid Letters were read, and ordered to

the

Govemour 's
Refolved,

Speech.

That this Hovife will refolve itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech That the feveral Letters laid before the Houfe Yefterday and this Day, by Command of his Honour the Govemour, be refeired to the Confideration of the faid Committee. And then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Speech and Letters; and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters tmder their Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had defired him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee, upon the faid Speech and Letters, To-morrow. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven ''Clock.
Ordered,

Wabmsba^,

t\)<i

Slh of October.

34

<Beo. U.

1760.

Edward Waller, Samuel Snead, James Green, Thomas Machon, Thomas Scarbrough, James Monday, Jofhua Pretlow, Philip Gatewood and John Croxton, for taking up Runaways, therein mentioned were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and ordered to lie on the Table. Upon a Motion made.
Robert White,
;

SEVERAL Claims of William Davis, Petus Ragland,

Ordered,

,;

187]

Ordered,

for the eleding a Burgefs to ferve in this prefent General

That an Addrefs be made to the Govemour, to order a new Writ to iffue Affembly for the County of

Orange, in the

Room

of M''

William Taliaferro, who fmce his

Ele(5lion

hath accepted of

the Office of Coroner of the faid County, and that M'

Edmund

Pendleton do wait upon

him with the

M""

faid Addrefs.

Pendleton prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Charles Lewis Gentleman is feized, and for fettling

Edmund

other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes ordered to be read a fecond Time.
M''

and the fame was read the

firft

Time and

Attorney reported that the Committee had, according to Order, prepared an

Addrefs to the Govemour; which he read in his Place and then delivered in at the
Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, and
follows
Sir,
is

as

We, his Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjeds, the Burgeffes of Virginia, return your Honour our hearty Thanks, for your affedionate Speech, at the Opening of this Seffion.
Redudion of all an entire Obedience to his Majefty, muft give his faithful Subjeds; an Event that refleds an additional Luftre on his Majefty's Arms, and adds to the Reputation of Major-General Amherft our Govemour, by whofe Condud and Vigour this glorious ConThe tender arid compaffionate Treatment fhewn to the queft was happily accomplifhed. Inhabitants of that Country, whofe cruelty in their Day of Triumph, gave them no Reafon to exped it, will be a lafting Monument, to all Ages, and Nations, of the Humanity of Britons and the Wifdom Juftice and Lenity of his Majefty's Government. The near approach of Peace gives us double Pleafure, as we fhall thereby be relieved from the Diftreffes of a long and burthenfome War, and enjoy the Bleffings of it, under an Adminiftration direded by Prudence and Benevolence. We will take the feveral Matters recommended to us, by your Honour, under our immediate Confideration, and you may be affured, Sir, we will perfevere in our Duty to his Majefty, and a fteady Adherence to the true Intereft of our Country.
fincerely participate with you. Sir, in the general Joy, which, the
to

We

Canada,

Ordered, That the faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed, and prefented by the whole Houfe; and that the Committee who prepared the fame wait on the Govemour, to know his Pleafure when this Houfe fhall attend his Honour to prefent it.

The Order of the Day being read, The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee, to take into their further Confideration the Govemours Speech and the feveral Letters to the faid Committee referred and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their further Confideration, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereupon, which he read in his
and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed by the Houfe, with fome Amendments, as follow Refolved, That the old Regiment in the Pay of this Colony be recruited to looo Men, and continued until the i" Day of April next. Refolved, That a Sum not exceeding ;2o,ooo be raifed for the recruiting, paying clothing and fubfifting, the faid Regiment imtil the faid i '' Day of April next. Refolved, That proper Perfons be appointed, and impowered, to receive the feveral Sums of Money granted by Parliament to this Colony. Refolved, That the A(5t for appointing an Agent ought to be explained and amended.
Place,

to

Upon a Motion made.

The Houfe immediately refolved itfelf into a Committee, to confider of Ways and Means for raifmg the Sum of 20,000, for defraying of the Expence of recruiting, clothing, paying and fubfifting, the Virginia Regiment until the i^ Day of April next, purfuant to the above mentioned refolution of the Houfe and after fome Time fpent therein M'
;

i88

M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had that Matter under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment, as follows: Refolved, That the Sum of 20,000 be raifed, by Bills of Exchange drawn on James Abercronihie, Efquire to be paid out of the Money in his Hands granted by Parliament to
this Colony.

Ordered,

That a
it is

Bill

or Bills be brought

in,

purfuant to the feveral foregoing Refo-

M' Charles Carter, M"^ Attorney, M'' Bland, M' Nicholas, lutions; and Henry Lee, M"' Wormely, M'^ Baylor, M.' Page, M' Richard M' Waller, M^ Pendleton, M"' Burwell, M' George Johnfton, and M' Wythe, to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of William Brumley, John Johnfton, James MacCoy, James Lowry, Jofeph Hughes, Daniel Parrot and Edward Childs, fetting forth. That they were Soldiers in the Virginia Regiment and Prifoners from the Detachment tmder the Command of Major Grant before Fort Du Quefne (now Pittfburg) and fent to Old France where they were confined 2 1 Months, and afterwards fent to England, being exchanged, from whence they are lately returned and praying that they may be allowed the common Pay of Soldiers for the Time of their Abfence, being ftill willing, if required, to continue in his Majefty's Service was prefented to the Houfe and read, and thereupon Refolved, That an Addrefs be prefented to his Honour the Govemour, to delire that he will be pleafed to diredl the Paymafter of the Virginia Regiment to pay the Petitioners, and all others who fhall hereafter appear in the fame Circumftances, the common Allowance and Pay of Soldiers, during their Abfence in Captivity; and that M*^ Wafhington do wait on his Honour with the faid Addrefs. A Petition of Samuel Gait, Keeper of the Publick Goal, praying that the tifual Allowance for maintaining the Prifoners committed to the faid Goal, which will expire at the End of this Seffion, may be ftill continued, was prefented to the Houfe and read,
referred to
;

and thereupon Refolved, That the additional Sum of 1$ be paid to the faid Samuel Gait every Year, over and above his ufual Salary of ;^2 5. Refolved, That 10 lbs. of Tobacco per Day be allowed the faid Samuel Gait for every Criminal committed to the faid Goal, during fuch Criminals Imprifonment, from this Time to the End of the next Seffion of Affembly. A Bill To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Charles Lewis Gentleman is feized, and for fettling other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M'' Pendleton, M"' Gary, M' Carrington, M"' Smith and M'' WalkerUpon a Motion made, Refolved, That an humble Addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, to congratulate his Majefty on the glorious Succefs of his Majefty's Arms in North America, and humbly to lay before his Majefty the Reafons which induced the General Affembly to pafs thofe Adls that have lately met with his Majefty's Royal Dif allowance. Ordered, That M' Richard Henry Lee do go up with a Meffage to the Council and inform [them] thereof, and defire that they will join with this Houfe therein. Ordered, That M' Richard Henry Lee, M' Attorney, M' Pendleton, M' Carter, M^ Bland, M^ Waller, M"" Nicholas, and M'' Gary, be appointed to prepare and bring in the fame. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That the Committee appointed to correfpond with the Agent for this Colony in Great Britain, purfuant to an Adl of Affembly, For appointing an Agent, lay
their Proceedings before the Houfe.

Upon a Motion made,

That an Addrefs be made to his Honour the Govemour, to defire that he will be pleafed to lay before this Houfe all fuch Inftrudtions as he may have received from his Majefty relative to his paffmg fuch Laws as may be offered for his Affent, and that M^ Waller do wait on him with the faid Addrefs. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Ordered,

189

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34

(Beo.

II.

1760.

MR.
to the

Attorney reported, that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, waited on his Honour the Gf)vemour, to know his Pleafure when this Houfe fhould attend him with their Addrefs, and that he was pleafcd to

appoint To-morrow Morning, and to fay that he would fignify by a Meffage Houfe when he fhould be ready to receive it. M' Pendleton reported, that the Committee to whom the Bill To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Charles Lewis, Gentleman, is feized, and for fettling other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes, was committed, had examined into the Allegations thereof, and found them to be true, and had made fevcral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingroffed, and read a third Time. Upon a Motion made. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee appointed to prepare and bring in a Bill or Bills for raifmg the Sum of 20,000 purfuant to the feveral Refolutions of the Committee Yefterday agreed to by the Houfe, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes for impowering Juftices of the Peace to punifh fuch Perfons as formerly enlifted into his Majefty's Service for a limited Time, purfuant to former A(5ls of Affembly, and after receiving the Bounty given them for enlifting deferted from the Service, and concealed themfelves until the Time for which they enlifted expired. Several Claims of Edmund Jones, Francis Terry, William Irvin and Benjamin Burch, for taking up Runaways, therein mentioned; were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and ordered to lie on the Table. A Petition oi Jofeph Stewart and Michael Robinfon, Infpecfbors at Royfton's Warehoufe, praying an additional Allowance in Confideration of the Increafe of their Bufi;

nefs.

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Winchester, praying that an Adl may pafs to prevent Hogs running at large in the faid Town.
the great Difadvantages to which the Trade of this Colony

Alfo a Petition of fundry Traders and Inhabitants of this Colony, complaining of is fubjedl, by the Pradlice of Pedlars and travelling Merchants, in the Interior Parts of the Country, who import large Quantities of Goods by Land from Pennfylvania and Maryland, and difpofe of

there, and in Return carry away great Sums of our Paper Currency, and all the Gold and Silver they can procure which they purchafe with the Paper at a confiderable Difcount aKo great Quantities of Skins and Furrs And praying the Confideration of this Houfe therein, were fe\'erally prefented to the Houfe and read, and ordered to lie on the Table. And then the Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Eleven 'Clock.

them

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II.

1760.

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the

Parifh

of Frederick, in the

Frederick, fetting forth.

That the

faid Parifh is fo large

County of and extenfive, that one

faid

Minifter cannot perform the

Duty

of his Office

and praying that the

Parifh may be divided. Alfo a Petition of the feveral Clerks of the Counties of Augufta, Frederick and Hampfhire, in Behalf of themfelves, and other Officers in the faid Counties, fetting forth, That

by an Act of Affembly, made in the Year 1738, for the better Encouragement of the Settlers on the Frontiers of this Colony, all County and Parifli Levies, together with the Petitioners Fees, were diredled to be paid in Money, or Tobacco, at three Farthings per Pound that it being upwards of 22 Years fince the faid Law paffed, they conceive that
;

the

19

fully fettled,

it is anfwered, and the Reafon of it ceafes, as the faid Counties are and the Inhabitants thereof grown rich, and better enabled to pay their Dues than moft of the other Inhabitants of this Colony that the Petitioners conceive it an hard Cafe that they fhould be diftinguiflied from the Officers in other Counties, by being obliged to do the fame Services for Half the Pay And praying the Confideration of this Houfe therein, were feverally prefented to the Hotife and read, and ordered to lie on the Table. M'' Waller reported that he had, according to Order, waited on his Honour the Govemour with the Addrefs of this Hotife, to defire that he would pleafe to lay before the Houfe his Majefty's additional Inftrucflions relative to the paffmg Laws in this Colony, to which his Honour was pleafed to anfwer, he would order the faid Inftruclions to be

the Intention of

laid before the

Houfe.

Claim of William Davis, for taking up a Deferter, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and ordered to lie on the Table. M"' Carter prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For recruiting and further continuing the Old Regiment in the Service of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M"^ Carter alio prefented to the Houfe a Bill To explain and amend the Adl, intituled, An Ad for appointing an Agent and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. An ingroffed Bill, intituled. An Ad to dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Charles Lewis, Gentleman, is feized, and for fettling other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes, was read the third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Pendleton do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Con; ;

currence.

A
I

Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by M' Walthoe.

W Speaker,
am commanded
to receive their

ready

by the Governour to acquaint this Houfe, that his Honour Addrefs in the Council Chamber.

is

now

Accordingly M"' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up; and being returned, reported. he, with the Houfe, had attended the Govemour in the Council Chamber, and prefented the Addrefs of this Houfe to him, to which he was pleafed to anfwer:

That

M''

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

I return you

my

fincere

Thanks, for your affedionate Addrefs.

I can afk no more from you, than that you fhould join your Duty to his Majefty (whofe Wifdom, Juftice and Lenity, you fo juftly proclaim) to your fteady Adherence to the

your Country: And, in Return for thefe Affurances, I will endeavour to make the Bleffings of Peace as produdive of Happinefs to you as lies in my Power; that my Condud may in fame Meafure, merit the good Opinion you fo kindly entertain of it.
true Intereft of
M"' Speaker alio reported, that the Govemour had delivered to him two Letters from Govemour Bidl of South Carolina, which he had directed him to lay before this

Houfe.

And
ick

the faid Letters were read, and ordered to

lie

on the Table.

A Petition of William Meldrum and John Jones, Minifters of the Parifhes of Frederand Augufta, fetting forth. That a few Years ago an A(5l of Affembly was paffed for paying the Petitioners a Salary of ;^ioo per Annum, inftead of the Salary by Law eftablifhed for the Clergy of this Colony, with whicli they were well fatiffied, though greatly inferior to the Provifion made for the other Clergy; that by a late Proclamation the above mentioned A<51 is repealed, by which Means they are reduced to the fame Diftreffes

I I9X
treffes

of this

from which they were relieved by the faid Adl; and praying the Confideration Houfe therein, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and ordered to lie on the
Meffage from th3 Council by
to

Table.

M"'

Walthoe,

That they have agreed

join with this

Houfe

in the propofed Addrefs to his Majefty

and have appointed four of their Members in order to draw up the fame.

to join

with the

Members appointed by

this

Houfe,

And

theft the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Saturday, t^e

Utl) of October.
the

34

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in

1760.
the

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of

Parifh

of Raleigh,

County of
faid

Amelia, complaining of fundry

Parifh
;

illegal Pradlices

of the Veftry of the

and praying that the

faid Veftry

may

be diffolved, and aKo

that

the faid Parifh may be divided. Alfo a Petition of fundry Merchants and Traders, in the County of Prince William, complaining of the great Difadvantages the Trade in the interior Parts of this Colony labours under, from the Number of Pedlars trading there and affigning the fame Rea;

fons againft this prejudicial Trade as are mentioned in a Petition of fundry Traders and Inhabitants of this Colony prefented to the Houfe on Thurfday laft, were feverally pre-

fented to the Houfe and read, and ordered to

lie

on the Table.

Meffage from the Council by

M''

Walthoe,

That they have agreed

to the Bill, intituled

an Adt to dock the Entail of certain Lands

whereof Charles Lewis Gentleman, is feized, and for fettling other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes. And that a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Cumberland Parifh, in the County of Lunenburg, had been read in Council, which they had referred to the Confideration of this
Houfe.

And the faid Petition, fetting forth the great Inconvenience they labour under in not being able, from the vaft extent of their faid Parifh, to attend Divine Service, and praying that the faid Parifh may be divided, was read, and ordered to lie on the Table. A Petition of William Hunter, Printer, praying that his Salary as Printer to this Houfe, which will expire at the End of this Seffion of Affembly, may be continued. Refolved, That the faid William Hunter be allowed the Sum of t,so per Annum, to
continue to the
13 of

End

of the next Seffion of Affembly, as a full Confideration for printing

the Journals of the Houfe of Burgeffes, printing the

them

to every

County Court

Clerk, one of

Laws of each Seffion, and fending which to be Half bound for the life of

the Court; printing Infpedlors Notes, and Books, Proclamations, and other publick Advertifements
Ordered,

That the

faid Refolution be ingroffed,

and that

M"'

Bland do carry

it

up to

the Council for their Concurrence.

A Bill for recruiting and further continuing the Old Regiment in the Service of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe immediately.
The Houfe accordingly refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported, that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table. Ordered, That the Confideration of the faid Amendments be put off until Monday
next.

192

Meffage from the Govemour by

Speaker,

M''

Walthoe,

IfP

The Govemour has commanded me

concerning his paffmg
Ordered,
fiich

to deliver to

your Houfe his Majefty's Inftrudions

Laws

as fhall or
lie

may

be offered to

him

for his Affent.

That the fame do

on the Table,

for the Perufal of the

Members

of this

Houfe.
M'' Carter, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For appointing Perfons to receive the Money granted to this Colony by the Parliament of Great Britain and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be
;

read a fecond Time.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

Monday Morning

Eleven "'Clock.

5tton6a^ tbe

1311) of

October,

34

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1760.

Petition of

Benjamin Cage,

fetting forth, that

of the Colony, as one of the Mihtia, in 1758;

for

he was fent out to the Frontiers where he continued 108 Days,

;

which he has never received any Satif faftion his Name being by Miftake omitted in the Roll of the Company he belonged to and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Coimty of Prince William, praying that the Court Day of Fauquier County may be altered; were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and ordered to lie on the Table. A Petition of Herbert M'Clure, iettmg forth, that in Odober 1759, in an Engagement with a Party of Shawnefe Indians, he received a Woimd, which has rendered him unable to procure a Livelihood and praying the Confideration of this Houfe therein, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and ordered to lie on the Table. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M"" George Johnfon, M' Richard Henry Lee, the Members for Augufta County, and M^ Gabriel Jones; that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereupon, to the
; ;

Houfe.

A Bill To explain and amend the Ac^, entitled. An Ad for appointing an Agent, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee to whom it was referred a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee to whom it was referred to prepare and bring
in

the fame.

A Petition of Benjamin Sellman, praying to be allowed for 112 lb. of Bacon taken from him for the Ufe of the Militia of King George County, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and thereupon Refolved, That the faid Benjamin Sellman be allowed the Sum of 56 Shillings for his faid Bacon, to be paid by the PubHck.
The Houfe, according to Order, proceeded to the Confideration of the Amendments propofed by the Committee of the whole Houfe to the Bill For recraiting and further continuing the Old Regiment in the Service of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, reported to the Houfe on Saturday laft, and referred to be confidered this Day and the fame being again twice read, were agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed, and read a third
;

Time.

A Bill For appointing Perfons to receive the Money granted to this Colony by the Parliament of Great Britain, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe immediately. The Houfe accordingly refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the faid Bill; and after fomc Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumcd the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter
reported

193

reported, that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had directed him to move for Leave to fit
again.
Rcfolved,
Bill

That To-morrow.

this

Houfe

will again refolve itfelf into a

Committee upon the

faid

His Majefty's additional Inftru<5lions to the Govemour relative to his paffmg fuch as fhould thereafter be offered to him for his Affent, laid before the Houfe by the Govemour's Command on Saturday laft, were read, and ordered to lie on the Table.

Laws

Upon a Motion made,

Ordered,
in the fame.

That Leave be given

to bring in

Bill

for this prefent Seffion of Affembly,

and

it is

referred to

For paying the Burgeffes Wages M' Cary to prepare and bring
"'Clock.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

I3ue56ar.

tl)e

Ht\) of October.

34

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II.

1760.

A
Ad

Claim of Robert Didlake, Junior, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and ordered to lie on the Table. An engroffed Bill, entitled, An Ad for recruiting and further continuing the Old Regiment in the Service of this Colony, and for other Piirpofes therein mentioned, was read the third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Covmcil for their
concurrence.
M"'

Bland, one of the Members of the Committee of Correfpondence

named

in the

for appointing

an Agent, according to Order, laid before the Houfe the Regifter of

the Proceedings of that Committee.

The Order of the Day being read, the Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee upon the Bill For appointing Perfons to receive the Money granted to this Colony by the Parliament of Great Britain and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had again had the faid Bill under their Confideration and made feveral Amendments thereto, which they had diredled him to report to the Houfe and he read the fame in his Place and then delivered them in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments as amended, be engroffed, and read
;
;

a third Time.

Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe,

to the Bill, entitled.

That they have agreed

tioned.

An

ing the Old Regiment in the Service of this Colony,

A&, for recruiting and further continuand for other Purpofes therein mento the

Alfo
17

to the

Refolve for allowing William Hunter, Printer

Publick, a Salary of

350 per annum.

Upon a Motion made,

That M' Cary be difcharged from proceeding further on the Bill diredled For paying the Burgeffes Wages for this prefent Seffion of Affembly. M' Carter reported that the Committee to whom the Bill To explain and amend the Adl, entitled. An Ad for appointing an Agent, was committed, had made an Amendment thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill, with the Amendment, in at the Table, where the Amendment was again twice read, and agreed to by
Ordered,
to be brought in

the Houfe.
Ordered,

And

then the

That the Bill, with the Amendment, be engroffed, and read a third Time. Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Morning Elevett "'Clock.

Xil^e6rte56ay.

194

>il?e6ncs6ay. t^e I5lb of October.

34

6(to. IL

1760.
taking up

Robert Green and John Didlake, for SEVERAL Claims of Jeffe Jones, were feverally prefented to the Houfe

Runaways

therein mentioned,

and

recei-

lie on the Table. That a Committee be appointed to examine the enrolled Bills of the William Digges, Henry Lee, My Edmunds and M'' Cabell. following Perfons, viz. the Committee to whom the Petition of Herbert M"' George John (ton reported, that McClure was referred had had the fame under their Confideration, and had agreed upon a Report, and come to a Refolution thereupon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe,

ved, and ordered to

Ordered,

as follow:

appears to the Committee that in the Month of Odober, in the Year 1759, a Party of Shaumefe Indians made an Incurfion into the County of Augufta, and having cruelly murdered 12 of the Inhabitants, carried away 13 other Prifoners, together with feveral
It

Horfes and

many

other Goods That a

;

Company

of Volunteers, whereof the Petitioner

and retook the Prifoners, Horfes and Goods; in which Purfuit the Prifoner received a Mufket Ball through his Ancle That he ftands now chargeable to two Surgeons in the Sum of ^30 for attempting to cure the fame, which he is unable to pay. It further appears that he is a very poor Man, hath a Wife and Children to maintain, and to this Day remains a Cripple, and in all probaility will continue fo. Refolved, That he be allowed the Sum of Thirty Pounds. M'' William Digges reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, examined the enrolled Bills, and redlified fuch Miftakes as were found therein, and that

was

one, under the

command

of one William Chriftian, purfued the Indians,

they were truly enrolled.

Ordered,
Infpection.

That

M"'

Digges do carry

up the

enrolled Bills to the Council,

for their

Meffage from the Cotmcil by M' Walthoe.

the enrolled Bills,

That they have infpeded

and are

fatiffied they are truly enrolled.

Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by M' Walthoe.

M' Speaker, The Govemour commands the immediate Attendance of your Houfe in Chamber, and that you bring with you fuch Bills as are ready for his Affent.

the

Council

M' Speaker with the Houfe went up accordingly, and the Govemour was pleafed to
give his Affent to the following Bills,*
viz.

Ad, for recruiting and further continuing the Old Regiment in the Service of this Colony, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. An Ad to dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Charles Lewis, Gentleman, is feized,

An

and

for fettling other

Lands

of greater

Value

to the

fame Ufes.
Perfons
to receive the

An
this

engroffed Bill, entitled,

An Ad

for appointing

Money
Ufe
of

granted, or to be granted, by the Parliament of Great Britain to his Majefty for the

Colony,

was read the third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pals. Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do carry up the laid Bill to the Council

for their

Concurrence.

Upon a Motion made,

Refolved,

That the

feveral

Sums
:

following be allowed to the feveral Officers of the

General Affembly, ref pedlively

Hening, VII, 869
ff.

viz.

To

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To John Randolph, Eq Clerk of the Houfe of Burgeffes, To Nathaniel Walthoe, Efq Clerk of the General Affembly To the Rev. M' William Yates, Chaplain To M"' Francis Eppes, Serjeant at Arms To M' George Davenport, for his Services this Seffion To the Door Keeper of the Council To Thomas Broadrib, To James Lavie ^ ^r ^^ f Door Keepers to the Home r ^ lo Ti I nomas rrancis
; ;

ioo
50
25

30
10
5 5 5 5 5

rr^

'
1

To Nathanial Hix
Ordered,

That the

faid Refolve be engroffed,

and that M' Richard Henry Lee do

"'Clock.

carry

it

to the Council for their Concurrence.

then the

And

Houfe adjourned

till

To-morrow Morning Eleven

I3burse>ar. t^e I6tb of October.

34

(5eo. U.
the

1760.
entitled,

AN
A
the

engroffed

Bill, entitled,

An A3

to

explain and

amend

Ad,

An Ad

for appointing

an Agent, was read the third Time. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do carry up the faid
Refolved,
M"'

Bill to the

Council

for their Concurrence.

Meffage from the Council by

Walthoe.

That they have agreed

to the Bill, entitled.

An

A(ft for

appointing Perfons to receive

of Great Britain to his Majefty

Money

granted, or to be granted,

by the Parliament

for the

Ufe of this Colony. Alfo to the Refolve for paying

the Officers Salaries for this prefent Seffion of

A ffembly.

from Robert Harper, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the Potowmack to his Land on the oppofite Shore in Maryland. Petition from fundry Inhabitants of Frederick, to the fame Purpofe; were Alfo a feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Petition

Land

acrofs the River

A Petition of Roger Wiggifiton, praying to be allowed for a Gun impreffed by Captain

Fielding Turner for one of his
read,

and

ordered to

And

then the

Company of Militia; was prefented to the Houfe and on the Table. Houfe adjourned till To-morrow Eleven "'Clock.
lie

Trldar. tbe

I7tl)

of October.

34

<Beo. IL

1760.

EVERAL

Claims of Jofeph Berry, Thomas Herd, William Robertfon, Stephen Turnbull, William Panill, Richard Tutt, Jvmior, Robert Turnbull and George Edwards, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and ordered to
lie
till

on the Table. And then the Houfe adjourned

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Saturday, t^e ISlh of October.

34

(Beo. U.

1760.

Meffage from the Council by

M''

Walthoe.

That they have agreed to the Bill, entitled. An Adl to explain and A6t, entitled, An Adl for appointing an Agent.

amend

the

Upon a Motion made.

Ordered,

196

Ordered, That there be a Call of the Houfe on Monday next. Atid then the Houfe adjourned till Monday Morning Eleven "'Clock.

5tlon5ar. t^e 20tb of October.

34

<Beo. U.

1760.

MR.
and

Council and this

Richard Henry Lee reported that the joint Committee, appointed by the Houfe, had, according to Order, prepared an Addrefs
his Majefty,

which he read in his Place, and then deUvered in at the Table, where they were leverally again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That M"" Lee do carry up the faid Addrefs and Reprefentation to the Council,

and Reprefentation to

defire their Concurrence.

M'' Henry Lee reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, examined the reft of the enrolled Bills and Refolves, and redlified fuch Miftakes as were found therein, and that they were truly enrolled. Ordered, That M'' Lee do carry up the enrolled Bills to the Coimcil for their Infpedlion. A Meffage from the Council by M"' Walthoe.

That they have agreed

to the

Addrefs and Reprefentation

to his

Majefty.

And

that they

have infpeded the enrolled Bills, and are

fatiffied they are truly enrolled.

Upon a Motion made,

That the Addrefs and Reprefentation to his Majefty be fairly tranfcribed, and figned by the Prefident of the Cotmcil and the Speaker of the Houfe of Burgeffes, and then delivered to the Committee of Correfpondence, to be by them tranfmitted to the Agent to be prefented to his Majefty and that whatever neceffary Expence fhall be incurred in foliciting the faid Reprefentation fhall be borne by the Publick. Ordered, That the faid Refolve be engroffed, and that M'' Richard Henry Lee do carry up the fame to the Council for their Concurrence. A Meffage from the Council by M"' Walthoe,
Refolved,
;

That they have agreed

fentation to his Majefty.

to the

Refolution of this Houfe, relative

to the

Addrefs and Repre-

Meffage from the Govemour by

Speaker,

M''

Walthoe,

M''

The Govemour commands the immediate Attendance of this Houfe in the Council Chamber, and that you bring with you fuch other Bills and Refolves as are ready for his
Affent.

that he with the Houfe attended the

M' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up accordingly; and being returned, reported, Govemour in the Council Chamber, and that the Govemour was pleafed to give his Affent to the following Bills,* viz.

An Ad
Parliament

for appointing Perfons to receive the

of Great Britain to his
to

Money

granted, or to be granted, by the

Majefty for
the

the life of this Colony.

An Ad
And

explain and

amend

Ad,

entituled.

An Ad

for appointing

an Agent.

that his

Honour

likewife gave his Affent to the following Refolves, viz.

Refolve For paying the Officers Salaries.

to the

Alfo

Refolve for allowing William Hunter, Printer, a Salary of

350 per Annum.

And that his Honour then made a Speech to the Council and this Houfe, of which he had, to prevent Miftakes, obtained a Copy, which he read in his Place, and afterwards delivered in at the Table, where it was again read, and is as follows
Gentlemen of
Hening VII, 372,
the Council,

M'

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes.

As
ff.

197

As you have gone through all the Bufinefs I recommended to you, and which you entered upon, I fhall not longer detain you from your Families; but, before 1 difmifs you, I am of Opinion it will be a Satiffadion to you to be yourfelves informed, and to be able to inform
your Neighbors, that
Operation
the
to the

have already taken every Step in

my Power

to give

Ad pa ffed this Seffion for the Protedion of our Frontiers,

a full and fpeedy by having informed

of the Terms of the Ad, by having recalled Command, and given him Orders to march his Corps immediately to join the Honourable Colonel Byrd to the Southward; by having given M^ Byrd Diredions to complete his Regiment; and fent up Motiey for that Purpofe; and by having con traded for vidualling and clothing the Men: And I recommend it to you,

Honourable Brigadier-General Monckton

Lieutenant-Colonel Stephens from under his

Gentlemen,

to give all the

Affiftance in your Power, tn your re fpedive Counties,

to the

to

expedite

thefe Meafures, fo falutary, and neceffary

Colony; that our Force

may

be united,

and properly provided

for,

as foon as poffible.

As a
of

recefs at this
entitled,

an Ad,
fit,

An

Time is certainly convenient, and agreeable; and as the Expiration Adl to amend the Staple of Tobacco, and to prevent Frauds in

his Majefty's Ciaftoms, will take Place at the

End

of this Seffion of

Affembly; I have
which Time I

thought

with the Advice of the Council,

to

order both Houfes,

the ii"' of

and

they are hereby ordered,

next, at

feverally to adjourn

themfelves

to

Thurfday

December
of

require all their

Ordered,

Members to re-affemble at this Place. That the Houfe be adjourned to the ii"' Day

December

next.

B^ursday.

t^e

lU^ of lB)(tcember,

<Beo.

III.

1760.

THE

Houfe being met according to Adjournment, a Meffage from the Govemour was delivered to them by M"' Walthoe.
M''

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

the

The Govemour commands Chamber.

Accordingly
M''

immediate Attendance of

this

Houfe

in the Council

Speaker, with the Houfe, went up; and being returned, reported

that he, with the Houfe, had attended the

Govemour

in the Coimcil

Chamber, when

his

Honour was

pleafed to fay, that having no particular Bufinefs to communicate to

them
s"'

at this Time, he had ordered both Houfes to adjourn themfelves to Thurfday the

of

March

next,

Ordered, That the

and thereupon Houfe be adjourned

to the

faid 5'*

Day

of

March

next.

I3burs6ar. t^e

5l\)

of yttavcl).

(Beo.

III.

1761.

SEVERAL Members being met according to Adjournment, having taken the Oaths
appointed to be taken by Adl of Parliament, inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and taken and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, and alfo repeated and fubfcribed the Teft, took their Seats in the Houfe. A Member returned on a new Writ, having taken the Oaths and fubfcribed the Teft above mentioned, was admitted to his Place in the Houfe.

Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by M' Walthoe.

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,
the

M"'

The Governour commands Chamber.

M"'

immediate Attendance

of

your Houfe in the Council

he,

up accordingly and being returned reported that with the Houfe, had attended the Govemour in the Council Chamber, where his Honour
Speaker, with the Houfe, went
;

198

Honour was pleafed

to

make a Speech
;

to the Council

and

this Houfe, of

to prevent Miftakes, obtained a Copy which he read to the Houfe, in at the Table, where it was again read, and is as follows

which he had and then delivered

Gentlemen
ment, were

of the Council,

M'
me

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

I fhould have omitted the calling you

it

up on

this

your meeting according

to

your Adjourn-

not incumbent on

to

notify to you,

now met

in General Affembly, the great

Lofs we have fuftained by the Deceafe of our late Sovereign, of happy and glorious Memory; a King who, by his private as well as royal Virtues, had rendered himfelf juftly dear to all Deplorable indeed would our Lofs have been, had we not the greateft Reafon his Subjeds.
moft fanguine Expedations of enjoying the Bleffing of Freedom, in the fame we experienced under the Grandfather, in the Perfon of his Siicceffor, his prefent Majefty; a Prince defcended from that royal Family who have ufed the Prerogative of their Crowns with the utmoft Tendernefs and under whofe Government the Liberty of the Subjed has not fuffered the lea ft Attack, during a Term of fix and forty Years, fince their firft Acceffion to the Crown; a Period of Happinefs to Great Britain, and its Appendages,
to

form

the

full Latitude

which

the Britifh

Annals cannot

parallel; a

Prince born among us, who has himfelf been

a Witnefs of the Bleffings flowing to Sovereign and Subjed from a due Mixture of Liberty and Obedience; a Prince who, from his Education, has imbibed the Strongeft Notions of Virtue and true Religion; to countenance and encourage which, he has from the Throne

can promife you a continuation of and Lenity which you have felt under the Government and Authority of his The only Inftance of Gratitude you can fhow for the Bleffings you royal Progenitors. have fo long enjoyed under our deceafed Monarch, will be your Zeal in the Service of the prefent; and this Confideration, with a grateful People, will, I make no Doubt, render it needlefs for me to recommend it further. I was in Hopes that the Time was come, that you might have been eafed in the great Article of Expence neceffary to keep on Foot the fame Body of Men you have lately had in Pay; but when you fhall confider the Letters I fhall lay before you from Major-General Amherft, who in his Majefty's Name requires to be affifted with fome Men from this Colony; from Governour Bull and Colonel Byrd, who represent our Situation with the Cherokee Indians as very critical; I apprehend that you will be of Opinion with me, that
affured us,
is his fixed

Purpofe.

On

this Authority, I

that Juftice

it

will not be prudent to lay

likelieft

down our Arms

until a folid Peace is

made with

thofe Indians.

The Hand.
A/"'

Means

to

procure a full Security for our Frontiers, is

to treat

Sword in

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

It is

my Duty,

both as Servant to his Majefty, whofe Commiffion I bear,

and as Guard-

ian of your Peace and Safety, to reprefent and recommend thefe Services to you; for which I hope you will provide in fuch Manner, as to render them effedual to anfwer the End propofed and defired. Happy it is for us that, by the Bounty of the Britifh Legiflature, no

new Tax need

be laid, or old one continued, on the Inhabitants of this Colony, to anfwer

thefe Purpofes.

Gentlemen

of the

Council and of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

Having nothing further, on my part, to refer to your Confideration, I fhall only recommend to you the greateft Difpatch, in finifhing the Bufinefs of this Seffion, which the Circumftances of the Country demand; that the whole may be completed before the
Sitting of the General Court in April.

Refolved,

That an humble Addrefs be prefented to

;

his

Honour the Governour,

deeply we are
afflidled

to

return him our Thanks for his kind Speech to cxprefs

his prefent Majefty to the throne of Great Britain,

how

with

the Lofs of our late moft gracious Soverign, and our great Happinefs on the Acceffion of

and to affure him that we will proceed depending before us, with all poffible Unanimity on the Bufinefs now recommended, and

and Difpatch.
Ordered,

199

referred to M"^ Attorney

That an Addrefs be drawn up purfuant to the faid Refolution, and it is and M' Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame. That Refolved, this Houfe will take the Govemour's Speech into Confideration on
Ordered,
next.
then the

Monday

And

Houfe adjourned

until

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Trl6ay. t^e 6t^ of

RDERED,
Perfons
viz.

^Jllarcb.

<&eo.

III.

1761.

That a Committee of Publick Claims be appointed of the following

M' Bland,
M"'
M"'

Harwood,
Cave,
Lee,

M' William Thornton,

W Richard
M' Wilfon,
M""

Simmons, M' Hartwell Cocke,

M""
M-- Ball, M"'

Booker,

John Smith.

to meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to take into their Confiderpublick Claims referred from the laft to this Seffion of Affembly, and aKo all fuch Claims as fhall be regularly certified and prefented to this Seffion; and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe, when they have gone

And they are

all

ation

through the faid Claims: And all Perfons that have any Claims are to deliver them to the Clerk, and he is to deliver them to the faid Committee of Courfe and they are to have power to fend for Perfons, Papers and Records, for their Information. Ordered, That M"^ Miles Cary be appointed Clerk to the faid Committee.
;

Claim of Edward Portlock for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

until

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Satur6ay. t^e 7tb of 5ttarcl).

(Beo.

III.

1761.

MR.
Sir,

Attorney reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order,

prepared an Addrefs to the Govemour, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to

by the Houfe, and

is

as follows

loyal Subjeds, the Burgeffes of Virginia, return your kind Speech. your Honour our fincere for The Death of his late Majefty, our moft gracious Sovereign, muft neceffarily leave deep Impreffions of Sorrow on the Minds of all his Subjeds, when they refied how confpicuoufly his Diadem was adorned with royal as well as private Virtues.

We

his Majefty's dutiful

and

Thanks

It is

with Gratitude

we acknowledge

that

Power, the Scaurge

of Nations,

when under
to

the Influence of Ambition, has never,

during his long and happy Reign, been fuffered

pafs thofe Boundaries, eftablifhed for the Defence of Liberty, by our excellent Cotiftitution and it was with Pleafure we faw that his Magnanimity and Humanity, his Juftice and Lenity, had rivited to him the Affedions of his People, the never failing Source of Happinefs
to

deferving Kings.

His Colonies

they are deprived of that

Arm

feel their Lofs with exaggerated Afflidicm, as by it which fo carefully proteded them from, the Defolation pre-

pared for them by Cruelty and Defpotifm. But we cannot longer indulge ourfelves in the Contemplation of this Miffortune, left we fhould fhow a Diffidence of that Prince who now fo defervedly fills the Throne of our
deceafed

200

deceafed Soverign:

We

Family, whofe Condud Expedations from every other Confideration, that, fide over us; and we have the higheft his paternal Care will conftantly proteA the Progenitors, great his after the Example of will endeavour to promote his Happinefs they Return, Liberties of his People; and that, in

are extremely happy, Sir, that a Defcendant from that illuftrious atid Difpofition we have fo much Reafon to applaud, fhould pre-

25

and Glory.

do give his Majefty the mo ft facred Affurances that this fhall be the conftant Aim of his Suhjeds in Virginia on whofe Zeal, Affedion and Loyalty, he may always rely with the greateft Security. Your Honour may depend that all poffible Difpatch fhall be given the Bufinefs recom-

We

mended, and depending before us, fo as

Ordered,

to

bring the Seffion

to

a fpeedy Conclufion.

That the

faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed,

and prefented by the whole

to

Houfe.
Ordered,

know

his Pleafure

That the Committee which prepared the fame wait on the Govemour, when the Hotife fhall attend his Honour to prefent it. the Coimcil by M-^ Walthoe. from Meffage

That they have prepared an Addrefs to his Majefty, in which his Honour the Govemour had joined them, and that they had fcnt it down to defire this Houfe would join them therein, and had left a Blank for that Purpofe; and the faid Addrefs was twice read, and
agreed to by the Houfe.
Refolved,

Nemine

Covmcil in the faid

ingly.

That this Houfe will join with the Govemour and Addrefs, and that the Blank left for that Purpofe be filled up accordcontradicente.

Ordered,

That M^ Bland go up with the Meffage to the Council, and acquaint them

therewith.

Several Claims of John Lackey and Richard Sykes for taking up Rimaways therein mentioned were prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration
of the

Committee
then the

of Claims.

And

Houfe adjourned

until

Monday Morning

Eleven "'Clock.

5tton6aY, t^e 9lb of 5ttarcb.

<&eo.

Ill,

176U

him with their Addrefs and that he was pleafed to appoint Day, and to fay that he would fignify by a Meffage to the Houfe this when he was ready to receive it. A Meffage from the Govemour by M'' Walthoe,
fhould attend
;

MR

Attorney reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, waited on his Honour the Govemour, to know his Pleafure when this Houfe

That his Honour Houfe.

is

now ready

in the Council

Chamber

to receive the

Addrefs of

this

M' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up accordingly; and being returned, reported that he, with the Houfe, had attended the Govemour in the Council Chamber, and prefented the Addrefs of this Houfe to him, to which he was pleafed to Retum the following Anfwer.

M^ Speaker, and Gentlemen

I Return

of the

Houfe

of Burgeffes,

you

my

fincere atid hearty

Thanks

for this Affedionate, loyal

and

dutiful,

Addrefs.

Your juft Senfe

ations of your

of Gratitude for

future, together with

your former Happinefs, and your well grounded Expedyour Affurances of Zeal Affedion and Loyalty, to his

Majefty

20I

Majefty, give

me

the greateft

Caufe

of Satiffadion,

and muft

neceffarily meet with the Appro-

bation of his Majefty,

and

all his faithful Subjects,

in every Part of his Dominions.

Widow, and Richard Henry Lee, Gentleman, only Gawin Corbin, Gentleman, deceafed, was prefented to the Houfe and read, fetting forth. That the faid Gawin Corbin died feized in Fee of feveral Tradts of Lands in Weftmoreland, King George, Fauquier and Lancafter, all fettled with Slaves; and alfo two undivided third Parts of a Tradt in Caroline, unfettled; and
Petition of

Hannah

Corbin,

adling Executors of the Will of

whole Eftate to his Wife and Daughter Martha, with Remainders, Death without Iffue, to the youngeft Sons of the Hon. Richard Corbin, Efquire and the two youngeft Sons of Robert Tucker, Gentleman; and diredled that, if his Crops fhould not be fufficient to pay his Debts, his Lands in Caroline, fhould be fold for that purpofe That the Petitioners having applietl the faid Crops to the Payment of the Debts, there ftill remains a Balance of 1210.9. 2 Sterling and ;696. 19 Currency due from the Eftate, which the Creditors are preffmg to receive: That by Reafon of many Difputes depending about the Bounds of the Lands in Caroline, and the Want of a Partition thereof between the Reprefentatives of the faid Gawin Corbin and the Heir of John Corbin, Gentleman, deceafed, who is alfo an Infant, the faid Lands could not now be fold for near their Value; and yet, being frefh, might be worked to greater Profit for the Eftate than the Lands in Lancafter, which are moftly exhaufted but, from their Situation and Circumftances, might be fold immediately for more than their real Value: That if the Petitioners were allowed to fave the Caroline Lands for
his will devifed his in Cafe of his Daughter's
; ;

by

the Heir, and

fell

Lands

in Lancafter

and fome Slaves

for

Payment

of the Debts,

it

would

be a great Advantage to the Heir, and prefent* expenfive

ties
;

Law

Suits

and other

Difficul-

and praying that an A<5t may pafs for that Purpofe. That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition, and it is referred to M"" Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame. Ordered, That a Committee of Privileges and Eledlions be appointed of the followOrdered,

ing Perfons,
M"'
M"'

viz.

M"'

Attorney-General,
M''

Charles Carter,

Page,

Bland,
Carter,

Mf Landon
M''

William Digges, Mr Benjamin Harrifon,

M' M^ M' M'

M''

Dudley Digges,
Nicholas,

Wythe, Richard Henry Lee,

M'
M''

Waller,

M"' Pendleton,

Randolph,

Pre fly Thornton.

are to meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to examine in the firft Returns of Writs for eledling Burgeffes to ferve in this prefent General Affembly, and to compare the fame with the Form prefcribed by Law, and to take into their Confideration all fuch Matters as fhall or may come in Queftion touching Returns, Ele(5tions and Privileges and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereon, from Time to Time, to the Houfe and the faid Committee are to have power to fend for Perfons, Papers and Records, for their Information. Ordered, That a Committee of Propofitions and Grievances be appointed of the

And they
all

Place

following Perfons, viz.

M^ Charles
M' Bland,

Carter,

202 ]

they are to meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to take into their Confideration all Propofitions and Grievances that fhall come legally certified to this Affembly and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereon, from Time to Time, to the

And

Houfe; and all fuch Propofitions and Grie-^ances are to be delivered to the Clerk of the Houfe, and by him to the faid Committee, of Courfe and the faid Committee are to have Power to fend for Perfons, Papers and Records, for their Infonnation. Ordered, That a Committee for Courts of Juftices be appointed of the following Per;

fons, viz.

M^ M' M' M' M'

Tabb,

Wythe, Le Grand,
Cabell,

M' La-ndon Carter, M' Heal, M' Thomas Harrifon,

M"' M"'

Pendleton,

David

Ma fori,
are to

M"'

James Winn.

Taylor,

meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to take into their Confideration all Matters relating to Courts of Juftice, and fuch other Matters, as fhall from Time to Time be referred to them and report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe and the faid Committee are to infpedl the Journals of the 3**, 4*'', 5"", and 6", Seffions of this prefent General Affembly, and draw up a State of the Matters then depending and undetermined, and the Progrefs that was made therein, and report the fame to the Houfe; and that they do alfo examine what temporary Laws have expired fince the laft, or will expire with the End of this, Seffion of Affembly, or are near expiring, and report the fame to the Houfe, with their Opinions which of them are fit to be revived and continued and the faid committee are to have Power to fend for Perfons, Papers and Records, for their Information. Ordered, That a Committee of Trade be appointed of the following Perfons, viz.
; ;
;

And they

M''

M'
M'' M''

W Hairftone,
Charles Carter,

Chriftian,

Benjamin Harrifon, M' Tatem,

M''

Bradley,
Rufftn,

M'

Upfhaw,
are

W Waring.

meet and adjourn from Day to Day, and to take into their Confideration all Things relating to the Trade of this Colony, and all Matters that fhall be from Time to Time to them referred, and to report their Proceedings, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe and the faid Committee are to have Power to fend for Perfons, Papers and Records, for their Information. Ordered, That M'' Smith and M"" Chrifttan be added to the Committee of Claims. A Petition of George Davenport, humbly returning Thanks for paft Favours and praying to be promoted to the Clerkfhip of the Committee of Privileges and Eledlions, and Propofitions and Grievances. Alfo a Petition of Richard Parker, praying to be appointed to the fame Office, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Refolved, That the faid George Davenport be appointed Clerk to the faid Committee, and that he attend accordingly. Refolved, That the Petition of the faid Richard Parker be reje<5led. Ordered, That M'' Thomas Everard be appointed Clerk to the Committee for Courts of Juftice, and that he attend accordingly. A Petition of Hind Ruffell, praying to be appointed Clerk to the Committee of Trade. Alfo a Petition of Richard Parker, to the fame Purpofe; were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read.
; ;

And they

Refolved,

203

Refolved,

That the

aid

Hind

Ruffell be appointed Clerk to the faid Committee,

and

that he attend accordingly.

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Petition of the faid Richard Parker be reje(5led. That the Confideration of the Govemour's Speech be put
Houfe adjourned
until

off until

To-

morrow.

And

then the

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

I3ues6a?, t^e lOt^ of 5tlarcb

<Beo, U.

176U
who was
out-

A
2s

Petition of William Blackwall, praying to be allowed for a Slave

lawed and killed. Alfo a Petition of Elizabeth King, praying to be allowed for a Slave who, after murdering her late Hufband, deftroyed himfelf, were feverally prefented to the Houfe, and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims; that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereon, to the Houfe. Several Claims of William Hawes, John Greggs and Robert Smith, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned. Alfo feveral Accounts and Claims of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Augufta, for Provifions and other Neceffaries fumifhed for the Forces in the Service of this Colony, and for tributary Indians, in their marching through the County were feverally
;

prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the Committee
of Claims.
M"' Landon Carter, from the Committee for Courts of Juftice, reported that the Committee had, according to Order, infpedted the Journals of the 3'*, 4"". s"' and 6*. Seffions of this prefent General Affembly, and had prepared and drawn up a State of Matters then depending and xmdetermined, and the Progrefs that was made therein, and had agreed on a Report, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again read, and is as follows: That it appears to this Committee that the Petition of ftmdry Inhabitants of the County of Hanover, fetting forth that the great Extent of that County, and the inconvenient Situation of the Court Houfe, render it very incommodious for the Petitioners to attend their Bufmefs there; and praying that the faid County may be divided, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

of Affembly.

That a Petition of ftmdry Merchants, Planters, and others, refiding on and trading York River, fetting forth that the Warehoufes at Page's and Crutchfield's, in the County of Hanover, for the Infpedlion of Tobacco, are very inconveniently fituated and that the Petitioners are under great Difficulties, Trouble and Expence, in fending their Tobacco from thence to be fhipped for Exportation, occafioned by Sands in the River Pamunkey, on which the faid Warehoufes are eftablifhed, and the difficult Navigation thereof, by which Means Ships are frequently delayed and prevented from proceeding on their Voyages to Great Britain, for Want of the Tobacco they muft wait for from thofe Warehoufes; and praying that the faid Warehoufes may be fuppreffed, and new
to
;

ones ere(5led in their Stead at the Town of Newcaftle in the faid County. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the faid County of Hanover, in Oppofition thereto; were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to examine into the Matters thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon to the Houfe: That on a Motion made, the faid Committee was difcharged from proceeding on the faid Petitions, and the Confideration of the fame was put off until the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of the Infpedors at Hunting Creek Warehoufe, in the Coimty of Fairfax, fetting forth that at the fiirft Eftablifhment of that Infpedion their Salaries

were

204

;i

were fettled at 30 per Annum, fince which Time their Bufmefs is largely increafed and praying the Hoxife to make them fuch Satiffadlion as fhall feem reafonable, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affem;

bly.

Account of Arrears due to feveral Companies of Militia of the County of Augufta, under the Command of Colonel John Buchanan; alfo fundry Accounts for Provifions and other Neceffaries fumifhed the faid Militia, and Catawba Indians in our vServ-ice were

An

so

feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

was one of the draughted Militia from the County of Prince William in the Year of 1758, and was in Service on the Frontiers 108 Days, but by fome Miftake his Name was omitted to be inferted in the Pay Roll, and by that Means he hath not received any Satiffa(5lion for his faid Service and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of Abraham Maury, fetting forth that in the Month of November 1758 he entered into a Contract with his Honour the Govemour, in which he bound himfelf under a Penalty, to fumifh as well the MiUtia as fuch Rangers as fliould be employed in his Majefty's Service, in the Counties of Bedford and Halifax, until the i" Day of May 1759, which contradl be puncflually complied with that on the Redudlion of Fort De Quefne the MiUtia were recalled, and before the Detachment from the Ranging Companies took Poffeffion of the Forts they had occupied, great Part of the Provifion the Petitioner had laid in for their Ufe was f tolen and otherwife deftroyed, thofe Detachments not coming until long after the MiUtia had abandoned their Pofts, and that the Petitioner's Agents left thofe Provifions to the Mercy of the Neighborhood for his Account, but that the Petileft on Hand Provifions the might have difpofed of tioner had contra(5led to provide for the Rangers alfo in thofe Counties, and retained the and praying the Confideration of the Houfe on the PremiProvifions for their Ufe for the Lof s he has fuftained in fuch Manner as fhall be be allowed may he that and fes, Houfe and read, and referred to a Committee to to the prefented thought juft, was examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereon, to the Houfe that the faid Committee reported they had had the faid Petiton under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution (which was agreed to by the Houfe) That a
Petition of Leonard Leechenan, fetting forth that he
; ,
;

that the faid Petition ought to be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of

Affembly.

That an Account of James Wimboufh for Privifions for Indians in the Service of this Colony was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That an Account of Arrears due to a Party of the Militia of Bedford County was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of
Affembly.

That a Petition of Alexander Sayers, fetting forth that he was ordered out by his Honour the Govemour, with a Company of the Militia of Augufta under his Command in the Year 1758, with which he was in the Service of the Government for three Months, and his Accounts were fettled by the Commiffioners appointed to fettle the Militia Accounts, on whofe Certificate his Honour granted him his Warrant to the Treafurer for the Payment of the Money due to himfelf and his Company that at the laft Seffion of Affembly, on the 4''' Day of April, the Houfe addreffed his Honour the Govemour to ftop the Payment of his Warrant to the Petitioner, being of Opinion the Commiffioners had no Power to pafs any MiUtia Accounts accming after the paffing the Ad. a])pointing them to their Office, by which Means the Petitioner and his faid Company have "hitherto been kept out of their Pay; and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Sef;

3,

fion of Affembly.

That

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Thomas Roy, praying to be reimburfed by the Publick for the Expenfes he has been at in building a Wharf for the Pubhck Ufe at Roy's Warehoufe, in Caroline County alledging that the Rents of the faid Warehoufes (of which he is Proprietor) are not fufficient for that Puii^ofe, was prof en ted to the Houfe and read, and
That a
Petition of
;

referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

That a Memorial

of the Officers of the Virginia Regiment, fetting forth that they

had chearfully entered into the Service of this Colony at a Juncture when an Averfion to a Military Life was general and confpicuous, and when the unjuftifiable Encroachments of the French threatened our Lives and Properties with great Danger, fince which Period they had made the Study of their Profeffion the Objedl of their cloffeft Attention, and dropped all Thoughts of their former Employments, to which they cannot return but with the utmoft Reludlance, and imder fuch Infinity of Difadvantages as will totally incapacitate them from purfuing the fame with any Probability of Succefs that fuch of them as had any Fortunes had expended them, and thofe who had none are greatly involved, by procuring the Neceffaries, and a very few of the Conveniences, of Life of both which they were often deftitute, and which, in the Country (or rather Wildemefs) they generally ferved in, could never be got but at an exhorbitant Rate: That they have for a Number of Years been on conftant fevere Duty, encountered the rudeft Toils, and moft imminent Dangers been Strangers to Winter Quarters and other Relaxations from the Duty of the Field, which other Troops enjoyed, and all have a Right to: That they have fpent their youthful Days, impaired their Health, hurt their Conlititutions, and in fine been deprived of thofe Refources that would have enabled them to have gained a Livelihood That by clofe Application, and a fteady Perferverance in the pun(5lual Execution of their Duty, fuch good Order, Regularity and ftridt Difcipline (which can alone conftitute good Troops) have long been maintained in the Regiment, fo as to have attradled the particular Notice and Approbation of the beft Judges; acquired a Superiority over all other Provincial Troops, and rendered it univerfally admired by all with whom it did Duty: This Affertion is clearly evinced by the general Behaviour of its Officers in the many Adtions it has been engaged in, and the fignal Bravery of feveral, whofe gallant condudt and glorious Deaths redound fo much to the Honour of this Colony That the publick Spirits which have fo long exhibited our Military Affairs in a diftinguifhed Light from thofe of the Neighbouring Provinces, and the ready Attention of this Houfe to redrefs the Grievances of the Memorialifts, give them Room to hope that, ftill adluated by the fame noble Motives, this Houfe will form fome Eftablifhment for their future Support; that the Bleffmgs of Peace, which they have been inftrumental in procuring to many of their Fellow Subjedts, they may in fome Meafure participate of themfelves Or, in Cafe the unprecedented Perfidy of the Cherokees fhould protradt the War, in that Event fuch a Provifion would create the ftrongeft Incitement in generous Minds {viz. Gratitude) to the utmoft Exertion of their Abilities, in the Execution of fuch ulterior Operations as may be judged moft efficacious for reeftablifhing the Tranquility, and fupporting the Honour, Intereft and Security, of this Colony and praying that the Houfe will take the Affair into Confideration, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the
; ; :
:

next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of James Barbour, complaining of an undue Ele(5lion and Return of M'' Henry Pendleton to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly, for the

Covmty

of Culpeper,

was prefented

to the

Houfe and read, and referred to the Confid-

eration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

That a Petition of Clement Norman, praying to be reimburfed the Sum of Five Pounds, paid by him to Dodlor Parker for attending his Sen, who was fhot, and died in
the Service of the Publick.

Alfo a Petition of William Peachey, late Colonel of the Frontier Battalion in Behalf of himfelf and the Officers lately under his Command, and praying that they may be repaid by the Publick for the additional Expenfes they were at, more than allowed by

Law,

206

Law,

in raifing Recruits for the faid Battalion,

and marching them through the Country

to their Place of Rendezvous.

pany

Alfo a Petition of Chriftopher Hudfon, fetting forth that he was Captain of a Comof Militia on the Frontiers of this Colony, which he was under the Neceffity of

leaving to

come

to Williamfburg for Inftrudlions, in which

he was detained from his Command a Month, for appointed to fettle the Militia Accounts refuted to allow him his Pay for that Month

and other publick Services which Reafon the Commiffioners

and praying the Confideration

of the Houfe therein. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Hamilton, in the Cotmty of Prince William, praying that that Part of the faid Parifh, lying below the dividing Line of Prince William and Fauquier Cotmties, may be added to the Parifh of Dettingen, in

order to render their Attendance on divine Service more eafy and convenient. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Cameron, fetting forth that
the late Ele(5lion of Veftrymen for the faid Parifh was
illegal,

and praying that the fame

may

be diffolved. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Rockfifh River, in the County of Albemarle, fetting forth that the Advantages and Benefits they lately enjoyed in fupplying their Families with Fifh, which ufed to go up the River in great Abundance, they are now
entirely deprived of,

by a Mill built thereon by Allan Howard, which has ftopped the Courfe of the Fifh up the faid River and praying that the faid Howard may be compelled to cut a Slope in his Mill Dam for the Paffage of the Fifh. Alfo a Petition of Dale Carter and Merryman Payne, Infpe(5lors of Tobacco at m
;

Davif's Warehoufe, in the County of Lancafter, fetting forth that on the 2i'

Day

of

June

laft the faid Warehoufe was broke open, and 447 Pounds of Tobacco ftolen out of a Crop Hogfhead of Colonel William Tayloe's, which had been infpedled and paffed, and which they were obliged to make good and praying that they may be repaid by
;

the Publick, were feverally prefented to the

fideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

Houfe and read, and referred to the Con-

That a
read,

Petition of

Bridle impreffed into his Majefty's Service

John Palmer, praying to be paid by the Publick for a Horfe and and loft, was prefented to the Houfe and

and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of William Tawhaw and others. Part of the Tribe of Pamunkey Indians, fetting forth that an Adt of Affembly paffed in February 1759 for Vefting certain Lands belonging to the Pamunkey Indians in Truftees, to be leafed for their Benefit, which the Petitioners reprefent was obtained at the Solicitations of a few only of thofe Indians, without ever confulting the Petitioners on the Subjedt and praying that the faid A6t may be repealed, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the
;

Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

That a
the fame

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Albemarle, in the

Covmty

of

Suffex, complaining of illegal

Proceedings of the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying

may be diffolved. Alfo a Petition of Elizabeth Burk, praying to be allowed by the Publick for three Beeves fumifhed by her for the Militia, which the Commiffioners of her County omitted to certify in their Accounts, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred
to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

That a Petition of Edward Hubbard and James Gunn, fetting forth, that they being appointed Captains in the late Frontier Battalion were with their refpe(5live Companies detached from the faid Battalion to a<5t as Artificers under the Command of General Stanwix, in which Service they were employed, and fuffered great Hardfhips from the 23** of June until the 10'^'' of December 1759, without receiving any other Satiffa(5lion than the Ordinary Pay; and praying the Confideration of the Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Petition of Boiling Starke, Executor of Baxter Davis, deceafed, praying to be allowed the Value of a Slave lately belonging to the Eftate of the faid Deceafed,
which

207

3*

which was condemned and executed for Felony, and omitted to be allowed in the laft publick Levy, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. That a Claim of Henry Settle, for taking up a Deferter alfo the feveral Claims of Hillary Boufhop, James Jones, Thomas Peobles, John Tyas, Philip Mallory, John Wooten, James Finney, Samuel Afhley, William Speller (Affignee of Jofeph Morris) John Roberts, Thomas Cooper, Renbin Straughan, John Taylor, William Willie, Clerk, James Wren, James Fawn, John Halcombe, John Dudley, William Cockerham, Gerard Ridley, James Terry, James Bell, John Anderfon, Abraham Womack, Thomas Garner, William Farrow, Hudfon Brown, Philip Carberry, Thomas Mar fhall and George Radford, for taking up Runaways, were prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. It alfo appears to this Committee, that all fuch Propofitions and Claims as were referred from any of the former Seffions of this Affembly, and all fuch Propofitions and Claims as were certified to the laft Seffion of Affembly, fhould be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Ordered, That the Petition of James Barbour, complaining of an undue Eledtion and Return of M"' Henry Pendleton to ferve as a Burgefs in this prefent General Affembly, mentioned in the faid Report, be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Eledtions. That all publick Claims referred from the feveral Seffions of Affembly, in the faid Report expreffed, to the Confideration of this Seffion of Affembly alfo the Petition of Leonard Leechman, Abraham Mauray, Alexander Sayers, Thomas Roy, Clement Norman, Chriftopher Hudfon, John Palmer, Elizabeth Burk, Edward Hubbard, James Gunn and Boiling Starke; therein fet forth, be referred to the Committee of Claims; and that the feveral Propofitions therein mentioned, referred to the Confideration of this Seffion of Affembly, be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances. A Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by M"' Walthoe.
;
;

M' Speaker,
his Excellency Major-General

The Governour has commanded me to lay before your Houfe the feveral Letters from Amherft and others, mentioned in his Honour's Speech.
the faid Letters were read, and ordered to
lie

And
County

on the Table.

Several Petitions of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Elizabeth River, in the

of Norfolk, complaining of the
;

many

Inconveniences they are under by Means

faid Parifh

of the large Extent of the faid Parifh

and praying that the

may

be divided.

from the fame Place, complaining of illegal PraAices in the Veftry and praying that the faid Veftry may be diffolved, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they do examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereon, to the Houfe. Ordered, That M'' Dandridge and M'' Gary be added to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances. The Order of the Day beng read, for the Houfe to proceed to the Confideration of
Alfo a Petition
of the faid Parifh;
;

the

Govemour 's Speech,

Refolved,

That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid Speech. That the feveral Letters above mentioned, this Day laid before the Houfe by Command of this Honour the Govemour, be referred to the Confideration of the faid
Ordered,
35

Committee. And then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee on the faid Speech and Letters and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Speech and Letters under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered
in

208

where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the Regiment now in the Service of this Colony be recruited to looo Men, and further continued. M' Carter aKo informed the Houfe that the Committee, not having Time to go through the faid Speech, had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Hotife will again refolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid Speech on Thurfday next. On a Motion made, Refolved, That an Addrefs be prepared to his Excellency Major-General Amherft, and it is referred to M'^ Attorney and M"' Bland to prepare and bring in the fame. And then the Houfe adjourned until Tomorrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
in at the Table,

>il>e6ites6ar. t^e

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SEVERAL

fundry Inhabitants of the Coimty of Chefterfield and Henrico, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the land of William Allen Burton, in Chefterfield, over James River, to the Land of Thomas Mann Randolph,
Petitions
of

Gent, in Henrico.

Alfo feveral Petitions of fimdry Inhabitants of Raleigh Parifh, in Amelia, in Oppofition to a Petition heretofore prefented to this Affembly for dividing the faid Parifh, and diffolving the Veftry thereof. Alfo a Petition of the Juftices of Bedford, praying that the Court Day of that

Covmty may be

being very inconvenient to the Inhabitants at prefent. Alfo a Petition from fundry Inhabitants of Prince Edward Cotmty, letting forth that they are deprived of the Benefit of the Fifheries they formerly enjoyed in the upper Part of Appomattox Riverand its Branches, by Means of ftmdry Mills lately built thereon
altered,
it

and praying that the Owners

for the Paffage of Fifh
;

of fuch Mills

may

be obliged to keep Slopes in their Dams,

were feverally prefented to the Hovife, and read.

faid Petitions be referred to the

Ordered,

That the

Committee

of Propofitions

and

Grievances

that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with

their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

Several Claims of David Lamey, James Abbot, Zachariah Pulliam, Charles Colay, John Hundley, James Lankford, Francis Bickley, Ifaac Perrin, William Harrifon, John Claiborne, William and Griffin Garland, John Pennick, Jofeph Ward, William Grefham and Jeremiah Bowles, for taking up Rtmaways therein mentioned. Alfo a Claim of James Par fans for taking up a Deferter therein mentioned. Alfo fundry Accounts from divers Perfons of the County of Bedford, for Provifions fumiflied the Militia drawn out into adlual Service; were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims. M' Landon Carter, from the Committee for Courts of Juftice, reported that the Committee had, according to Order, examined what Laws have expired fmce the laft Seffion of Affembly, and infpedled fuch temporary Laws, as will expire at or foon after this Seffion of Affembly, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then Delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That the Adl of Affembly made in the 25"^ Year of the Reign of his late Majefty, King George II entitled, An Ad for continuing and amending the Ad, entitled. An Ad for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms, which will expire at the End of this Seffion of Affembly ought to be further continued with Amendments. Refolved, That an A(5l of Affembly made in the 32'' Year of his faid late Majefty's Reign, entitled, An Ad for further continuing the Ad, entitled. An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provfiions again ft Invafions and Infitrredions into one Ad, which will expire on the S'** Day of June next, ought to be further continued. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the faid Refolutions, and it is referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and bring in the

fame.

209

he was formerly a Soldier of the 1759 a Detachment, of which he was one, was attacked by a large Body of French and Indians, when he was wounded and taken Prifoner, and fent to Venango; and, after being carried about through different French Forts, was at laft lodged at Niagara, where he was in Captivity when that Place was furrendered to Sir William Johnfon, by whom he was difcharged, and fent hither: That he has been in moft of the Engagements that happened fmce he entered into the Service, and when he was taken Prifoner, three Months Pay was due to him and praying the Confideration of the Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe, and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to M'' Cabell, M"' Payne and M' John Smith that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereon, to the Houfe. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions and PropofiPetition of

John

Peter, Jun. fetting forth that

Virginia Regiment, and in

May

them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of Thomas Roy, praying to be reimburfed the Expences he has been at in building a Wharf for the Use of the Publick at Roy's Warehoufes, in the County of Caroline, is reafonable and that the faid Thomas Roy ought to be allowed the Sum of ;^2 5 for the fame, to be paid by the Publick. Refolved, That the Petition from fundry Juftices of the County of Middlefex, praytions to
his Place,
;

ing that a

the

Laws

new CoUedlion of the feveral Adts of Affembly paffed fince the Revival* of and now in Force, may be provided, be reje(5ted. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Winchefter, prayin 1748,

prevent Hogs running at large in the faid Town, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petitions of Robert Harper, and fundry Inhabitants of the County of Frederick, praying that an Adt may pafs for eftablifhing a Ferry from the Land of the faid Harper over Potowmack River to his Land on the oppofite Side, in the Province
ing that an Adl
of Maryland,
is

may pafs to

reafonable.

Refolved,

H amp fhire,

That the Petition of the Clerks of the Counties of Augufta, Frederick and praying that their Fees may be enlarged, ought to be referred to the Con-

fideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the upper Part of Brmifwick Coimty, and lower Part of Lunenburg County, on both Sides of Meherrin and Nottoway Rivers, praying that an Adl may pafs to oblige Perfons having Hedges, Stone Stops and Mills, acrofs thofe Rivers, to make Slaunts therein, fo as that the Fifh may pafs up the
Refolved,

Rivers,

is

reafonable.

that Provifions

Regiment, praying be made for their future Support, ought to be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants on both fides of the Fluvanna River, in the County of Albemarle, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the Land of William Cabell, on the North Side of the faid River, to the South Side, at a Place called Hughef's Valley, is reafonable Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Hanover, praying that the faid County may be divided, be rejedled. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to make an Allowance to the faid Thomas Roy in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the firft Refolution. Ordered, That Bills be brought in purfuant to the 4*, 6* and 8", Refolutions, and it is referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and bring in the fame. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Refolved,
Officers of the Virginia

That the Memorial of the

may

^I)ur56ay.
" Revisal " is the

word intended.

2IO

X3burs6a?.

tl)e

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III.

1761.

ORDERED,

That M'' Baylor be added to the Committees of Privileges and Elections and Propofitions and Grievances, M'' Lewis to the Committee of Fleming, M"" Allen, and Propofitions and Grievances and Trade; M'' Eppes, M' Robinfon, to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances M"^ Carnng- ^ ton to the Committee of Claims and Courts of Jtiftice, and M"" Johnfton to the Committee of Claims. A Petition of John Jones, fetting forth that he hath built a Wharf at the publick Warehoufes at Hampton for fliipping off Tobacco, for which there was an Offer of ^o to be paid by the County, and about ;20 Subfcription; that after it was finifhed he applied to the Court for the ;^4o only, though it coft him much more than 60, but they have refufed to pay him; and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein. Alfo a Petition of Elizabeth Bucltanan, praying to be allowed for a Slave who was committed to Gloucefter Gaol for a Burglary, but before Trial was burned to Death in the laid Goal; were feverally prefented to the Houfe, and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon,

to the Houfe.
M"'

Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported that the Committee had had

under

their Confideration feveral Petitions to

them

referred,

and had come to

feveral

Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to with an Amendment, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of William Blackwell, to be paid by the Publick for his Slave, in the faid Petition mentioned who being outlawed and refufing to furrender was killed, is reafonable and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of jO for the faid
;

Slave.

Refolved, That the Petition of Elizabeth King is reafonable, and that he ought to be paid by the Publick the Sum of ^0 for the Slave in her Petition mentioned. Refolved, That the Petition of Clement Norman is reafonable, and that he ought to be allowed the sum of $ to reimburfe him the Expenfe he was at to a Dodlor for

attending his Son, the Publick having already paid the

for the like Service.

Sum of 6

to

two other Dodlors

That the Petition of Roger Wigginton, to be paid for a Gim impreffed in his Majefty's Service, is reafonable; and that he ought to be allowed the Siun of 4 for the faid Gun. Refolved, That the Petition of Boiling Starke, Executor &c of Baxter Davis, deceafed, to be allowed for a Slave belonging to the faid Davif's Eftate who was condemned and executed for Felony, but not paid for at the laft Levy, the Certificate of his Condemnation being miflaid, is reafonable; and that he ought to be paid the Sirni of 80,
Refolved,
for the Slave in his Petition mentioned.

Refolved,

That the Petition of Edward Hubbard and James Gunn he rejedled. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to make the feveral

Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had imder their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow
Refolved,

That the Petition

of the Infpc<5lors at Royfton's

Warehoufe

in Spotfylvania,

39

praying that their Salaries

Refolved,

may

be increafcd, be

reje(5led.

That the Petition

of fundry Inhabitants of the

County

of Accomack,

others trading there, praying that the

Time now by Law

diredled for receiving

and and

inpe(5ting

211

Tobacco may be fhortened, and that Infpecftors may be obliged to make TranfHogfheads of Tobacco weighing looo lb. neat, be reje(5led. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Prince Edward, praying that the Owners of Mills, Hedges and Stone Stops, on the River Appomattox and its Branches, may be obliged to leave Slopes in the fame for the Paffage of Fifh,
infpedling
fer
is

reafonable.
Refolved,

that the
rejedled.

That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Northern Neck, praying Duty on Slaves of Twenty per Cent, may be reduced to Five per Cent, be
That the Petition of the Juftices of Bedford County, praying that the that County may be altered from the 4'*" Monday to the 4'*" Tuefday in
is

Refolved,

Court Day of every Month,

Ordered,

reafonable.

That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the laft Refolution, and it is referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and bring in the fame and that it be an Inftruftion to the fame Committee, to whom it is referred to bring in a Bill for obliging the Owners of Mills, Hedges and Stone Stops, in Nottoway and Meherrin Rivers, to have Openings therein for the Paffage of Fifh, to receive a
;

Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the third Refolution.

M' Attorney reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, drawn up an Addrefs to his Excellency Major-General Amherft, purfuant to the Refolution of the Houfe on Tuefday laft; and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered it in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed,and figned by the Speaker; and that the Committee who prepared the fame wait on his Honour the Govemour, and defire that he will be pleafed to tranfmit the fame to his Excellency by Exprefs. M"' Cabell reported that the Perfons to whom the Petition of John Peter was referred had had the fame under their Confideration, and had agreed on a Report, and come to
a Refolution thereon; which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment, as
follows

appeared to your Commitee that the faid John Peter was a Soldier in the Virginia Regiment, and in the Engagement under Capt. Thomas Bnllett behaved bravely but, receiving a wound in the Thigh, he was taken Prifoner by the French, and fuffered great Hardfhips during his Captivity. Refolved, That the faid John Peter ought to be paid the Sum of 1$ by the Publick. Ordered, That it be an InftruAion to the Committee of Claims to make an Allowance to the faid John Peter, purfuant to the faid Refolution. A Petition of Thomas Mann Randolph, fetting forth that he is poffeffed of a Tract of Land on James River, in Henrico Coiinty, called Farrar's Ifland and alfo of a Lot of Land in the Town lately laid off on the late Glebe of Dale Parifh, in Che fterfield ; and that, fuppofing it will be neceffaiy that a Ferry fhould be eftablifhed from that Town over the River, the Petitioner will be put to the great Inconvenience of having a Road through a very valuable Part of his Eftate; and praying that, if fuch a Ferry fhould be eftabliflied, he may have the Benefit thereof, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereon, to the Houfe. The Order of the Day being read for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee, to take into their further confideration the Govemour's Speech Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into the faid Committee on Monday
It
; ;

next.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

until

To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

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ir6l.

SEVERAL Claims of
of the Committee

ing and George Penticoafte, for taking

feverally prefented to the

Jofeph Row, William Sanderfon, Tandy Dife, Robert Brookup Runaways therein mentioned, were

Houfe and

received,

and referred to the Confideration

of Claims.

A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Cotmty of Cumberland, fetting forth the Inconveniences they labour under in the prefent prevailing Pradlices of Infpedlors of Tobacco at the Warehoufes at or near the Falls of James River; complaining of their iniquitous Methods of hiring People, at the Proprietors Expence, to uncafe Tobacco for their View, and refufmg to infpeft Tobacco tmtil it is fo prepared for them of the illegal
;

and Tobacco at moft of the faid Warehoufes and praying that thefe Evils may be prevented by an A(5l to reftrain the Pickers to a certain limited Number, to be nominated by the County Courts that the Proprietors of Warehoufes, or the Coimty Courts, may be obliged to allot more Room for the Reception of Tobacco, and that the Infpedlors may be obliged to keep Books in which they fhall enter the Mark, Number and Proprietor's Name, of every Hogfhead of Tobacco delivered to them for Infpedtion, and give a Receipt for the fame, if demanded. Alfo a Petition of fundry other Inhabitants of the faid County of Cumberland, and others who carry their Tobacco to the Warehoufes near the Falls of James River, to the fame Purpofe. Alfo feveral Petitions of the refpedlive Infpedlors at John Boiling's, Rocky Ridge and Ofborne's, Warehoufes in Chefterfield, and at Boiling's Point in Dinwiddie, fetting forth that the Quantity of Tobacco brought to their Refpe(5live Warehoufes is of late Years greatly increafed, and their Trouble of Courfe increafed; and praying that their Salaries may be increafed, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances; that they examine into the Allegations thereof, refpedlively, and report and oppreffive Behaviour
alfo of the fcanty
;

of Perfons called Pickers attending thofe Warehoufes,

Room allowed

for the Reception of

'

the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe. M' Pendleton prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill

To empower the
Lands
of greater

Executors of the Will of Gawin Corbin, Gent, deceafed, to

fell

certain entailed

and

Slaves, for the

Payment

of his Debts,

and

for fettling other

to the

fame Ufes

and the fame was read the

firft

Value Time, and ordered to be read a fecond

Lands

Time.

On

a Motion made,

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To continue and amend the Adt 19''' Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George II. entitled, An Ad and colleding certain Officers Fees, and other Purpofes therein menregulating better the for tioned; and it is refered to M"' Bland and M' Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame. M"' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon; which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again read, and are as follow Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the feveral Petitions of William Allen Burton, and fundry Inhabitants of the Counties of Chefterfield and Henrico, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from a Lot belonging to the faid Burton, in a Town lately laid out in the faid County of Chefterfield, over James River, to the Land of Thomas Mann Randolph, Gent, in the faid County of Henrico, be rejected. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of the faid Thomas Mann Randolph, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from a Lot belonging to him, in the Town above mentioned, over James River, to his Land called Farrar's Ifland, in the faid County of Henrico, is reafonable. The firft Refolution, being read a fecond Time, was agreed to by the Houfe. The
Ordered,

paffed in the

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The fecond Refolution, being alfo again read, was difagreed to by the Houfe. Refolvi'd, That the Petition of the faid Thomas Mann Randolph be rejedled. M"' Attorney reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, waited on the Govemour with the Addrefs of this Houfe, to defire his Honour to tranfmit their Addrefs to his Excellency Major-General Amherft; to which his Honour was pleafed to anfwer, that he would immediately fend it by Exprefs. Ordered, Tliat M"' Gaines and M'' Claiborne be added to the Committee fcr Courts
of Juftice.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

until

Tomorrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Satur6ar. t^e

Hlh

of yCtavd),

(5eo, III 1761.

MR.
the feveral

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For altering the Court

Day

of the

Covmty

of Bedford.
A<51, entitled.

Alfo a Bill For further continuing an

An Ad

for reducing

Ads

for

And
Time.

the faid

making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into one Ad. Bills were feverally read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond

Several Claims of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Augufta, and of Robert Hafty

and James Wimbifh,

for Provifions

and other Neceffaries fumifhed the Troops in the

Service of this Colony.

Alfo a Claim of Francis Tomkies for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the

Committee
Ordered,

of

Claims.
M"'

Committees

M"' Wormeley to the and Ele(5tions and Propofitions and Grievances; M' Henry Lee, M"' Braxton and M"' James Taylor, to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances. M"^ Bland, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To continue and amend an A<51, entitled. An Ad for the better regulating and colleding certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned; and the fame was read the firft Time, and order to be read a fecond Time.

That

Clack be added to the Committee of Claims

of Privileges

A Petition
tion

of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Dettingen, in Oppofition to a Petiof the Parifli of Hamilton, in the

from the Inhabitants

fame County, praying that

Part of their Parifh may be added to the faid Parifh of Dettingen. Alfo a Petition of fundry Proprietors of Lands contiguous to the Town of Dumfries, in Prince William, praying that the faid Town may be enlarged, by taking in about 50 Acres of their Lands, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
;

their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

Petition of

John

Goff,

praying to be allowed for a Mare taken from him by the

Cherokee Indians, in their March through the County of Albemarle, was prefented to
the Houfe and read.
Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee of Claims that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinion thereon,
;

to the Houfe.
M"^

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported

that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions from feveral Counties to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon,

which he read
Refolved,

in his Place,

and then delivered

in at the Table,

where they were again

twice read, and agreed to

by That the Petition of the Veftry of the Parifh

the Houfe, as follow:

of Frederick fville, in the

Coimty

of Louifa, praying that the faid Parifh

may

be divided, by extending the Line that

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that divides the faid Parifh from that Part of St Anne's Parifh which Hes on the north Side of the Rivanna, and continuing the fame to the Line of Orange County and that all that Part of the faid Parifh of Frederick fville which lies above the faid Line may be
;

eredled into a
Refolved,

New

Parifh,

is

reafonable.

That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Onancock, in the County of Accomack, praying that an A<51 may pafs for laying out the faid Town anew, in order to prevent Difputes that may arife between Perfons who are defirous of entering for Lots in the faid Town, and thofe who have formerly faved any Lots there by
Buildings

now gone
That
it

to Deftrudlion, be reje(5led.

Ordered,

be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee to bring in a

Refolution.
until

Bill,

or Bills,

purfuant to the

firft

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

Monday Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

>tton6ay. Ibc I6tb of 5ttarcl).

<Beo,

III.

1761.

A
A

Bill

Gawin Corbin, Gent, deceafed, Payment of his Debts, and for fame greater Value the Ufes, was read a fecond Lands of to fettling other Time, and committed to M"' Pendleton, M"" Baylor, and the Members for

To empower
fell

the Executors of the Will of

to

certain entailed

Lands and Slaves

for the

Lancafter.
Petition of Archibald Cary, fetting forth that he
Taille,
is

feized of 306 Acres of

Land

in

and is alfo feized of a Tradl of Land called Buckingham in Che fterfield, in Fee Albemarle in Fee Simple, and that it will be to the Advantage of him and his Family to dock the Entail of the Land in Chefterfield, and veft the fame in him in Fee Simple, and fettle in Lieu thereof Part of the faid Land in Albemarle, being of greater Value, to the fame Ufes, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition, and it is referred to M"' Wythe to prepare and bring in the fame. M'' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That the Petition of Ephraim Vaux, to be paid for the Timber made Ufe of in building a Fort on his Land is reafonable and that he ought to be allowed for the fame the Sum of ^^25. Refolved, That the Petition of Elizabeth Buchanan, to be allowed for a Slave committed for a Burglary and burned to Death in Goal before his Trial, is reafonable and that fhe ought to be paid the Sum of 80 for the faid Slave. Refolved, That the Petitions of Benjamin Cage and Leonard Leachman, to be paid for their Service in the Militia of the County of Prince William, the Account of which was omitted in the Commanding Officer's Return to a former Affembly, is reafonable and that the faid Benjamin Cage ought to be allowed the Sum of 5. 8s. and the faid Leonard Leachman the Sum 4. 17s. for their faid Service. Refolved, That the Petition of Alexander Sayers, to be paid for the Sei-vice of himand that he felf and Company, in the Militia of the County of Augiifta, is reafonable Account the ftated and fettled according to 8s of Sum the 380. allowed be to ought Purpofe. Affembly for that of by Adl by Commiffioners appointed Refolved, That the Petition of Elizabeth Burk, to be allowed for Provifions fumifhed the Militia of the County of Albemarle, is reafonable; and Die ought to be paid the Sum
,

^^

County of King William, praying to be allowed from Place to Place, which they are by Law fome Reward for conveying Runaways obliged to perform, and for which no Fee or Allowance is provided.
Alfo

of 3. 12. 4 for the faid Provifions. A Petition ol undr>- Conf tables of the

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eftabliflied

Alfo a Petition of George Brooke and William Frazier, praying that a Ferry may be from the faid Brooke f's Land, in King and Queen, over Matapony, to the

faid Frazier' s in

King William.

Alfo a Petition of the Infpcdlors at Blandjord, prayinji; tliat their Salaries may be increafed, as the Quantity of Tobacco inpe(5ted there is of late greatly increafed, were feverally prefented to the Iloufe and read.
Ordered, That the faid Petition be refeirefl to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances; that they examine into the Allegations thereof feverally, and report the fame, with their Opinitjns thereon, to the Houfe.

For altering the Court Day of the County of Bedford was read a fecond Time, and committed to M'' Edmunds, and M'' David Mafon. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Siiffex, fetting forth that the Court Day of that County as by Law eftablifhed is very inconvenient, as it interferes with Southampton Court, and alfo is fo late in the Week that the Court cannot go through their Bufmefs without adjourning to Monday; and praying that the faid Court Day may be altered, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee to whom the Bill For altering the Court Day of Bedford County is committed, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition. A Claim of Robert Johnfton, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned. Alfo an Account of David Bell, for enlifting and viftualhng fundry Soldiers which
Bill

afterwards deferted.

Alfo an Account of Randolph Deprieft, for Provifions fumifhed a Number oi Catawba Indians, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the
Confideration of the Committee of Claims.

For further continuing an Adl, entitled, An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion againft Invafwn and Infurredions into one Ad, was read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. On a Motion made, Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To eftablifh a Town lately laid off on the Glebe Land of Dale Parifli, in the County of Chefterfield, and for appropriating Part of the faid Land for publick Landings, and it is referred to M"^ Cary and M"' Eppes
Bill

to prepare

and bring

in the fame.

Adt, entitled, An Ad for the better regulating and and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances. Ordered, That M"' Peyton and M' Gaines be added to the Committee of Claims; Whiting M'' and M'' Lemuel Riddick to the Committees of Propofitions and Grievances, Privileges and EleAions, and Trade M'' Claiborne to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances M' Jones to the Committees for Courts of Juftice and Claims M'' Francis Lightfoot Lee to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances M'' Parramore, M'' Harvard and M'' Web, to the Committee of Claims. The Order of the Day being read for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee, to take into their further Confideration the Govemour's Speech. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into the faid Committee Tomorrow. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
Bill

To continue and amend an

colleding certain Officers Fees,

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(Beo.

III.

1761.

who, being run away, and having committed feveral Felonies, was outlawed, and fliot in attempting to break open a Houfe. Alfo a Petition of Thomas Green, praying to be allowed for two Horfes impreffed into his Majefty's Service, one of which was killed and the other never returned to him, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read.
,

Petition of William Harris, praying to be allowed for a Slave,

Ordered,

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Ordered, That the aid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Counties of James City and Charles City, praying that the Warehoule for the Infpedlion of Tobacco at Hog Neck may be difcontinued, being very inconvenient to Navigation; and that new Warehoufes in the Stead thereof may be eftablifhed at Barrett's Ferry, on the Mouth of Chickahominy River. Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Raleigh in the County of Amelia, complaining of illegal and oppreffive Proceedings in the Veftry of the faid Parifh, in ordering a greater Number of Churches to be built therein than was neceffary; and praying that a late Order of the faid Veftry, for building four Churches in the faid Parifli, may be made void, and a former Order for building two only may be carried into
;

4h

Execution.

Alfo a Petition of William

Dunn and John

Reynolds, Infpedlors at Hobb's Hole, in

the County of Effex, praying that their Salaries may be increafed, in Confideration of the great increafe of their Bufmefs, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read.
Ordered,

That the

faid Petitions be referred to the

Committee

of Propofitions

and

Grievances

that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with

their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

A
line

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Counties of

King William, Hanover, Caro-

and King and Queen,

fetting forth that they are deprived of the providential Provi-

Prohibition they are under and praying that an A(5l may pafs to permit them to fet fuch Wires in the fifhing Seafons above Page's Warehoufe, on Pamunkey, and Todd's on Matapony, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in, purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition; and it is referred to M"" Gaines, M'' Robinfon, M'' Braxton and M"' Dandridge, to prepare and bring in the fame. The Houfe, according to Order, refolved itfelf into a Committee, to take into their further Confideration the Govemour's Speech and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Speech under their further Confideration, and gone through the fame, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Regiment in the Service of this Colony be further continued
fion of
in the

Fid

Rivers

Pamunkey and Matapony, by the

;

from fetting Wires

in thofe Rivers for catching Fifh

until the i"

Day

of

December next.

That the Sum of ;g2 5,ooo be paid by the Treafurer, out of the Money in his Hands arifing by Bills of Exchange drawn on James Abercrombie, Efq; for the recruiting. Pay and Subfiftence, of the faid Regiment until the faid i" Day of December
Refolved,

next.

be brought in, purfuant to the faid Refolutions, and alfo to the Refolution of the Committee agreed to by the Houfe on Tuefday laft and it
Ordered,
Bill or Bills
is

That a

referred to M"' Charles Carter,

W Attorney, W Landon

Carter,

W Pendleton and M'

Richard Henry Lee, to prepare and bring in the fame.

On

a Motion made.

That the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances be difcharged from to the Adl For amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in His Mafefty's Cuftoms; and that they prepare and bring in a Bill for continuOrdered,

preparing

Amendments

ing the faid Adl.

M'' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and are as follow

Resolved,

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Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of M' Peachey, Behalf of himfelf and the Officers late of the Frontier Battalion, to be allowed a Satiffa(5lion for maintaining the Recruits by them enlifted in the Service, over and ain

bove what

is

now

Refolved,
to be paid for

fettled by Law, be rejedled. That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of John Goff, a Mare taken and carried away by the Catawba Indians, is reafonable and
;

that he ought to be allowed the

Refolved,

Sum

of

;iio

for the faid Mare.

That

it is

to be paid for building a

the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of John Jones, Wharf at Hampton, in the County of Elizabeth City, for the
is

of

Warehoufe eftabliflied 40 by the Publick

there,

reafonable, and that he ought to be allowed the

Sum

for building the faid

Wharf.

On
Cotmty

of Lancafter,

Confideration of the Petition of the Infpe<5lors at Davif's Warehoufe, in the it appears to your Committee that the faid Warehoufe was well

fecured by the faid Infpedlors, one of the Doors being locked and the other Bolted on the Infide, and the Bolt faftened with a Nail that the Door which was bolted was broke
;

open in the Night, and the Tobacco mentioned in the Petition ftolen out of the faid Warehoufe. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the faid Petition be rejedled. The three firft Refolutions being read a fecond Time, and the Queftions feverally put that the Houfe agree thereto,
Refolved in the Affirmative.

The

la ft

Refolution being alfo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the
thereto,

Houfe agree
Ordered,

It paffed in the Negative.

That the Petition of the Infpeftors therein mentioned be re-committed and that it be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee to value the Tobacco mentioned in the faid Petition in Money, and report the fame to the Houfe. Ordered, That it be an Inftru($lion to the faid Committee to make Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the fecond and third Refolutions. M"" Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Petitions and Propofitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again read, and are as follow Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of Stephen Pankey and Olive Branch, Infpe(5f;ors at the Warehoufes at Rocky Ridge, in the County oi Chefter field, praying to be allowed an additional Reward, over and above their
to the faid Committee,
Salaries, in Confideration of the Increafe of their Bufinefs for the laft Year, is reafon-

able;

and that each

of the faid Infpedlors

ought to be allowed the further

Sum

of

10

for their faid Services.

That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of William Mofeley and William Bafs, Infpedlors at Ofhome's, in the County of Chefterfleld, praying to be allowed an additional Reward over and above their Salaries, in Confideration of
Refolved,
is reafonable and that each of the ought to be allowed the further Sum of ;^5, for their faid Services. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of John Dabney and David Smith, Infpedlors at Boiling's Point Warehoufes, in the County of Dinwiddie, praying to be allowed an additional Reward, over and above their Salaries, in Confideration of the Increafe of their Bxifinefs for the laft Year, is reafonable and that each of the faid Infpedlors ought to be allowed the further Sum of ^15, for their faid Services. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of John Lewis and William Brown, Infpedlors at Blandford Warehoufe, in the County of Prince George, praying to be allowed an additional Reward befides their Salaries, in Confideration of the Increafe of their Bufinefs for the two laft Years, is reafonable; and that each of

of the Increafe of their Bufinefs for the laft Year,

faid Infpedlors

the faid Infpedlors ought to be allowed the further

Sum

of ;^2o, for their faid Services.

The

218

Refolutions being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion feverally put that the Houfe agree thereto, Refolvcd in the Affirmative,

The two

firft

The two

last Refolutions

being alfo read a fecond Time, and the Queftion feverally

put that the Houfe agree thereto, It passed in the Negative.

Ordered,

That the Petitions mentioned

in the faid

two

laft

Refolutions be recom-

mitted to the faid Committee. And then the Houfe adjourned until Tomorrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

>i0^bnzsba^, tbe ISlb of 5ttarcb,

6eo.

III.

1761.

MR.

Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported that the Committee had had

under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the

Houfe, as follow

That the Petition of Thomas Green, to be paid for a Horfe and Mare imprefand loft, is reafenable and that he ought to be allowed the Stun of and Mare. the faid Horfe for 2$ Petition of Chriftopher Hudfon, to be allowed for a Month's Pay That the Refolved, as a Captain of the Mihtia on the Frontiers of this Colony while abfent from his Garrifon, is reafonable and that he ought to be paid the Sum of 9.6 for his faid Service, it appearing that he came down to his Honour the Govemour for Inftrudlions. Refolved, That the Petition of William Harris, to be allowed for a Slave who was outlawed and fhot, is reafonable and that he ought to be paid the Sum of 100 for the
Refolved,

fed in the Service

faid

Slave.

On Confideration
that the faid

of the Petition of Abraham Murray, it appears to your Committee Murray had contracted with his Honour the Govemour to fupply all the

Forces ftationed in the Coimties of Bedford and Halifax, with Provifions, which he laid in according to the faid Contradl that the Militia ftationed at the feveral Forts in the faid Counties were dif banded, and the Forts ordered to be garrifoned by the Rangers
;

under the Command of Major Lewis; that between the difbanding of the faid Militia and the Rangers garrifoning the faid Forts a confiderable Quantity of Provifions, to the

Amount

i. o, was ftolen and embezzled. That the faid Abraham Murray ought to be paid for the faid Provifions by the PubHck. Ordered, That it be an Inftru(5lion to the Committee of Claims to make Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the firft and third Refolutions.

of ;^72.

Refolved,

A
laft

Petition of Abel Farrar, fetting forth that as a Lieutenant in the Forces raifed
enlifted 21

Men, three of which were rejedled by the Commanding Officer on account of his Indifpofition, March that the other two were found healthy young the which he had contradled in Men That he had paid thefe Recruits 20, in part of their Bounty Money, which he has no Profpeft of ever recovering, and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein. Alfo a Petition of David Richardfon and John Dabney, Infpedlors at Page's in Hanover, praying to be allowed for two Hogfheads of Tobacco ftolen out of the faid Warehoufe, for one which they have been fince obliged to pay the Proprietor -i2. 12. 6, and

Year he

when he
:

carried

them

to the general Rendezvous, one

;

2^. 8. o. Alfo a Petition of Nathanial Talley, an Infpedlor of Crutchfield's, praying to be allowed for two Hogfheads of Tobacco ftolen out of the faid Warehoufe, for one of which the Proprietor recovered againft him 10. 4. 7, with 15s. and 1315 lb. of Tobacco, Cofts of Suit; and for the other the Proprietors recovered i\. 17. 6 and 15s. and 794 lbs.
of

for the other

219

which he has fince been alone obHged to pay, his Fellow dying after the Tobacco was ftolen, but before the above Judgments were obtained; were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read.
of Tobacco, Cofts of Suit
Infpe(5lor
;

Ordered, Tliat the faid Petitions be referred to the

Grievances

Committee of Propofitions and that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report tlie fame, with

their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

Ordered,

That

M""

Read be added to the Committee

of Claims.

by him at the publick Warehoufe at the Brick Houfe, purfuant to an Order of New Kent County Court, for which he has not received any Satiffacflion, was prefented to the Iloufe and
Petition of Biirwell Baffet, Gent, praying to be allowed for a
built

Wharf

read.

Ordered,

That the

faid Petition be referred to the

Committee

of Claims

that they

examine into the Allegations

to the Houfe.

thereof,

and report the fame, with

their Opinions thereon,

50

M'' Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration a Petition of fundry of the Traders and Inhabitants of this Colony, complaining of the pernicious Trade carried on by Pedlars in the frontier Counties of this Colony, and praying that an A(5l may pafs to fupprefs them. Alfo a Petition of fundry Merchants and Traders, in the County of Prince William, to the fame Purpofe and had come to a Refolution thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe as follows: Refolved, That the faid Petitions be rejedted. On a Motion made. Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To remove the Seat of Government to a Place more convenient to the Inhabitants of this Colony, and it is referred to M'^ Pendleton and M"' Bowler Cocke to prepare and bring in the fame. M'' Gaines, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To amend an Adl, entitled. An Ad for clearing of Rivers and Creeks; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M"" Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For further continuing the feveral A(5ls of Affembly of this Colony for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time
;

on Tuefday next. Ordered, That there be a Call of the Houfe on Tuesday next. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

I3burs6ar.

tl)e

19H) of

!Jllarcl). I (Beo. III.

1761.

A
to
:

Petition of

John Graham, Clerk of Prince William, praying that the Dedudlion now made by Law of 20 per Cent, from the Tobacco Fees of the Officers of that County may be reduced.

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Prince William, in Behalf of themfelves and alfo of the Inhabitants of the Town of Dumfries, and of the Counties of Fauquier and Loudoun, fetting forth the Quantity of Tobacco is of late greatly increafed at Quantico Warehoufe, which is not fufficient to receive the Tobacco brought

That there is a new Road opened from the back Inhabitants to Murray's it Landing on Quantico, which is more dry and convenient than the Road leading to the prefent Warehoufe and praying that new Warehoufes may be eredled on the Lands of Bertrand Ewell and John Murray, on the faid Creek were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they examine into the Allegations thereof refpe<5lively, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.
; ;

On

220

On

a Motion made,

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To amend an A<ft made in the 22'' Year of the Reign of his late Majefty, entitled, An Ad for preventing Frauds in the Cuftoms and in clearing of Ships, for afcertaining Collectors and Navel Officers Fees, and to prohibit and prevent the cafting Ballaft or dead Bodies into Rivers or Creeks.
Ordered,

Alfo one other

Ad made
an Adl,

in the
it is

22"*

An Ad

concerning Seamen; and

referred to the

year of his {aid late Majefty's Reign, entitled, Committee of Trade to prepare and
clearing of Rivers

^i

bring in the fame.

A Bill To amend
Dandridge.

entitled.

An Ad for

and Creeks, was read

M''

a fecond Time, and committed to M' Gaines, M' Wythe, M' Robin fon, M' Braxton and

an A(5l of Affembly for clearing Pantunkey River, by Perfons fetting up Hedges, Traps and Stops therein, for catching Fifh and praying that fome Method may be fallen on to prevent fuch Pradlices for the future, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Committee laft above mentioned that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions
Petition of fundry Perfons, complaining of the frequent Violations of
;

thereon, to the Houfe.

M"'

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to

Adt, entitled,

Bill

To continue and amend an

and

whom the An Ad for the better regulating and colleding

certain Officers Fees,

for other

Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, reported

that the Committee had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with an Amendment.
Ordered,

That the

faid Bill with the

Amendments

as

amended be

engroffed,

and

read a third Time. M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Hotife, according to Order, a Bill For recruiting and further continuing the Regiment in the Service
of this Colony
;

and the fame was read the

firft

Time, and ordered to be read a fecond

Time.

On

a Motion made,

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For fitting out an armed Veffel for the Prote<5tion of the Trade of this Colony, and it is referred to the Committee of Trade to prepare and bring in the fame. M'' Wythe prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Archibald Cary, Efq; is feized as Tenant in Fee Taille, and to fettle other Lands of greater Value in Lieu thereof to the fame Ufes and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of Francis Kirtly, fetting forth that the Committee appointed by this Houfe in September 1758 allowed him for a Quantity of Provifions he had purchafed for the Ufe of a Company of Militia ftationed in Augufta, for which they gave him a Certificate which being fince loft, they have refufed to give him another, left fuch a Practice might fubje6t the Publick to Impofitions, and praying the Confideration of this Houfe
Ordered,
;
;

therein.

Alfo a Petition of the Juftices of York County, fetting forth that the Rents of the Warehoufes at York are not fufficient to reimburfe them for building the faid Warehoufes and keeping them in Repair; and alfo that they have lately built a Wharf at the faid Warehoufe, and praying the Confideration of the Hotife.
Alfo a Petition of John Smith, praying that an Allowance may be made to a Ser- ^ geant and two Privates of a Company of Militia, under his Command in the Years 1755 and 1756, whofe Names were omitted to be entered in the Mufter Roll laid before a

Committee and read.

of this

Houfe at a former

Seffion;

were feverally prefented to the Houfe

Ordered,

221

Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Claims that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon,
;

to the Houfe.

Claim of John Fergufon, for taking up a Runaway therein mentioned, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the Committee
of Claims.

On
entitled.

a Motion made,

Ordered,

That Leave be given to bring

for reducing the feveral

in

Bill

To continue and amend an

A<51,

An Ad
it is

Ads made

for laying a Duty on Liquors into one

Committee of Trade to prepare and bring in the fame. That M'' Wager be added to the Committee of Trade. On a Motion made. Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For vefting certain Lands in Philip John fan, Gent, and adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg; and it is referred to M'' Waller to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of Carter Henry Harrifon, fetting forth that he is feized in Fee Taille, under the Will of Robert Carter, Efq; deceafed, of 1700 Acres of Land, commonly called Scotland Neck, in Surry; and that it would be greatly to his Advantage to difpofe of the faid Lands, and lay out the Money arifmg from the Sale thereof in other Lands, to be fettled to the fame Ufes and that for this Purpofe he has agreed with M"' John Cocke to fell him the faid Lands for 1000, the full Value thereof, provided an Aft of Affembly can be obtained to dock the faid Entail, and that the Heir in Reverfion is confenting to the fame and praying that an A61 may pafs for this Purpofe, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition, and it is referred to M"^ Attorney to prepare and bring in the fame. A Motion being made, and the Queftion put that Leave be given to bring in a Bill For encouraging Perfons to tranfport Timber from the Heads of the Rivers of this Colony down to Navigation.
referred to the

Ad; and

Ordered,

It paffed in the Negative.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

to

One

"'Clock

Tomorrow Afternoon.

6006 Trl6a^

Ibe 20t:b of Mlarc^,

<Beo. IIU

176U 7.511.

**

That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To empower the Veftry of the Parifh of Antrim, in the County of Halifax, to fell their Glebe in the faid Parifh, and to apply the Purchafe Money towards buying another Glebe more convenient and it is referred to M' Terry to prepare and bring in the fame. M'' Edmunds reported that the Committee to whom the Bill For altering the Court Day of the County of Bedford was Committed had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third
Ordered,
;

ON

a Motion made,

Time.
Several Claims of William Thompfon, William Talley and John Bayley, for taking up Rimaways therein mentioned, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims. A Petition of Mary Ingles, fetting forth that in the Year 1756 fhe was with her Hufband in Fort Vaux in Augufta, when he was killed and fhe carried into Captivity by the Indians, amongft whom fhe was barbaroufly treated and on her Return into the Colony, fhe found her Houfe and her whole Effedls burned, and was thereby reduced to the utmoft Diftrefs, fince which fhe has been fupported entirely by the charitable
;

Contributions

222 ]
of the Houfe,

Contributions of the Well difpofed

and praying Relief

was prefented to

the Hoiife and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims; that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

An Ad for further continuing an Ad, entitled. An Ad for making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into one Ad, was read the third Time, and a Blank therein filled up. Refolved, that the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council, for their
An
engroffed Bill, entitled.
reducing the feveral

Ads

for

Concurrence.

Warehoufe, in Hanover, praying to be allowed 1200 weighing lb. neat, which in Auguft laft they infpedled Tobacco for a Hogfhead of for the Hon. William N elfon, Efq; and which they conclude was ftolen, as it was not fhipped from thence, and there is not another left in Lieu of it; was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being put that the faid Petition be referred to a Comof the Infpedlors at Page's

A Petition

mittee,
It paffed in

the Negative.
faid Petition be rejedled.

Refolved,
M''

That the

Waller prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip Johnfon, Gent, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft
;

Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time.

An
for the

engroffed Bill, entitled.

better

An Ad

to

continue and

amend an Ad,
and
for other
filled

entitled.

An Ad

regulating

and

colleding certain Officers Fees,

Purpofes therein

mentioned, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein

up.

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do cany up the
Refolved,

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence.

M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Proportions and Grievances, reported m that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions from feveral Counties to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Augufta, in Oppofition to a Petition of the Clerks and other Officers of the faid County of Augusta, and of the Coimties of Frederick and Hantpfhire, praying that they may be at Liberty to receive their Tobacco Fees in like Manner as other the like Officers in this Colony,
be rejedled.
Refolved,

That the Petition

of

William Tawhaw and others. Part of the Tribe of

Pamunkey

Indians, praying that the Adl of Affembly

made

in the 32<'

Year

of his late

Majefty's Reign, entitled,

An Ad

for vefting certain

Lands belonging

to the

Pamvmkey

Indians in Truftees,
Refolved,

to be leafed

out for their Benefit,

may

be repealed, be rejedted.

That the Allegations of the Petition of Abel Farrar, Praying to be reimburfed the Bounty Money by him paid to three Recruits whom he had enlifted, and who were afterwards rejedled by the Commanding Officer are true, and that tlie faid Abel Farrar ought to be allowed the Sum of 31. 17, including as well the faid Bounty Money, as the Expenfes he incurred in conveying his faid Recruits to the Place of genRendezvous. That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to make an Allowance in the Book of Claims to the faid Abel Farrar, purfuant to the laft Refolution. M"' Carter alfo, from the faid Committee, reported that they had had under their further Confideration the Petitions of John Lewis and William Brown, Infpedlors at Blandford, and of John Dabney and David Smith, Infpedlors at Boiling's Point Wareeral

Ordered,

houfe,

223

houfe, to

in his Place,

them recommitted, and had come to two Refolutions thereon, which he read and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and
That the
faid

are as follow
Refolved,

ought to be allowed the

ordinary Service the

Sum

John Lewis and William Brown, of ;2o each, over and above their

Infpecftors at Blanford,

Salaries, for their extra,

laft

Year.

Refolved, That the faid John Dabney and David Smith, Infpeftors at Boiling's Point, ought to be allowed the Sum of io each, over and above their Salaries, for their extraordinary Trouble the laft Year. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to make the feveral Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions. On a Motion made. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee to make an Allowance in the Book of Claims of $ each to John Dabney and James Thweat, for their extraordinary

Service at Boiling's Point in the Year 1757. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow

Morning Eleven

"'Clock.

Saluvba^, tbe

2Ut

of 5llarcb.
River,

(Beo.

III.

176U

Petition of fundrj' Inhabitants of the Counties of

James City and Surry, and

praying that publick Warehoufes for the Infpedlion of Tobacco may be eftablifhed at James Town, on the Land of John Ambler, Efq as a Place very convenient for the Planter and Shipper, and particularly in Cafe of relanding Tobacco, after Infpedtion and Shipping, which
;

other Places on James

frequently happens there.

Alfo a Petition of John Read, and fundry other Inhabitants of the County of Nanfemond, praying that the Ferry from the Land of Jeremiah Godwin over the weftem

Branch of Nanfemond River, may be

faid Read's

dif continued,

Land

to the faid Godwin's, as a Place

and another eftablifhed from the more convenient to Travellers, were

feverally prefented to the

Houfe and read.

Ordered,

of Propofitions

That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee and Grievances; that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and
M''

report the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

Ordered,
ances.

That

Wafhingtan be added to the Committee of Propofitions and Griev-

A Petition of ftindry Inhabitants of the County of Frederick, fetting forth that one Jacob Miller has laid out 1200 Acres of Land in the faid County for a Town, partly into Half Acre Lots, and the reft into Lots of five Acres a Piece, many of which are purchafed and built on and praying that an Adl may pafs for eftablifhing the faid Town. Ordered, That a Bill be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition and it is referred to M' Wafhington, M"' Gabriel Jones, and M"' Martin, to prepare and bring
; ;

in the fame.

a Motion made, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, to whom it is referred to bring in a Bill For eftablifhing feveral new Ferries, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes for eftablifhing a Ferry from the Land of John Buchanan, on the North Side of James River, in Augufta, to his Land on the oppofite Side. A Bill To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Archibald Gary, Efq is feized as Tenant in Fee Taille, and to fettle other Lands of greater Value in Lieu thereof to the fame Ufes, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M"" Wythe, M"" Eppes, M' Cabbel,
Ordered,
;

On

Mj Howard and

M""

Carrington.

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions

M'

from

224

from feveral Cotinties to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again read, and are as follow: On Confideration of fo much of the feveral Petitions of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Elizabeth River, in the County of Norfolk, praying that the faid Parifh may be
divided into three diftindt Parifhes,
Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee that the faid Petitions are rea-

fonable.
it is the Opinion of this Committee that the faid Parifh be divided Manner, viz. That that Part of the faid County and Parifh lying to the Northward and Eaftward of Elizabeth River, and the eaftem Branch thereof, be ere<5ted into one Parifh That that Part of the faid County and Parifli lying between the eaftem and fouthem Branches of the faid River, nmning up New Mill Creek, to the Head thereof thence South 30 Degrees Weft to the Difmal Swamp to the Dividing Line between Virginia and North Carolina, and down the faid Line to the Line of Princefs Anne County; thence along the faid Princefs Anne Line to the eaftem Branch of Elizabeth River, be eredled into another Parifh and that the remaining Part of the faid County and Parifh be eredled into one other diftinft Parifh. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that fo much of the faid Petitions, praying that the prefent Glebe of the faid Parifh, as it now ftands entire and undivided, may be fold, and the Money arifmg by the Sale thereof be divided between the three

Refolved,

That

in the following

new

Parifhes,

if

the faid Divifion fhould take Place,

is

reafonable.

Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that fo much of the faid Petitions, praying that the Lands and Slaves given by one Matthew Godfrey to the faid County, with their Increafe, may be equally divided amongft the three new Parifhes propofed,

be rejedled.
Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of fundry

Inhabitants of the faid Parifh of Elizabeth River, complaining of fundry illegal Proceedings in the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying that the faid Veftry may be diffolved,
is

reafonable.
Refolved,

That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of John Graham, Clerk of the County of Prince William, praying that the Deduction of 20 per Cent, from the Tobacco Fees due to himfelf and other Officers in the faid Covmty may be reduced, is reafonable; and that 14 per Cent, will be a reafonable Deduction from fuch Fees. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Dumfries, in the Coimty of Prince William, praying that an Adl T[\a.Y pafs for adding about 50 Acres of Land to the faid Town, is reafonable. Refoved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Hamilton, in the County of Prince William, praying that Part of their faid Parifh may be added to the Parifh of Dettingen, be rejedled. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the faid Parifh, in Oppofition to the faid
fonable.
laft

mentioned Petition,

is

rea,

The

I",

2'',

^"'. ^Y, 4"'> 5"". ?"'<

^n^

P"'.

Refolutions being again read, and the Quef-

tion feverally put that the

Houfe agree

thereto,

Refolved in the Affirmative.

That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the i", 2'', 3"*, 5"" and j*^, Refolutions and it is referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances to prepare and bring in the fame. Ordered, That the further Confideration of the 6''' Refolution be put off until Wed- a
Ordered,
;

nefday next.

For vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip Johnfon, Gent, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Waller, M' Burwell and M'' Attorney.
Bill

An

225

An engroffed
ford and Suffex,
Refolved,

Bill, entitled,

An Ad for altering the Court Days of the Counties of

Bed-

was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do carry n\) the faid Bill to the Council

for their

Concurrence.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

until

Monday Morning

Eleven ''Clock.

5lton6ar.

tl)e

23r6 of 5ttarcb.

(Bao, III 1761.

MR.

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, pre-

fented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For dividing the Parifh of
Frederick fville, in the County of Louifa;

and the fame was read the

firft

Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. Several Claims of Philip Ballenger and William Smith, for taking up Runaways therein mentioned. Alfo an Account of Thomas Tahb, for fundry Merchandife fumifhed a Party of the Militia of Amelia. Alfo a Claim of William Potter, for a Mare impreffed into his Majefty's Service and
loft.

Alfo a Claim of the Adminiftratrix of the Rev. John Gordon, deceafed, for three Horfes impreffed into his Majefty's Service and loft. Alfo an Account of Philip Babb, for Pafturage and Provender for a Number of Horfes in the publick Service,

were feverally prefented to the Houfe and received, and

Committee of Claims. Mafon, fetting forth that in the Year 1755 a Horfe of his was impreffed into his Majefty's Service, and appraifed to ;^5 that he delivered the Certificate of the Appraifment to a Friend to negotiate for him, who has loft or miflaid it, and that he never has received any Satiffadlion for the fame, and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein. Alfo a Petition of Friend Cox, Ferry -Keeper at Cape Capon in H amp fhire, praying to be allowed for the Ferriage of Soldiers, Horfes and Waggons, in the publick Service, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid^Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims; that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
referred to the Confideration of the

Petition of Philip

their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

Motion made, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To prevent Hogs from rtmning at Town of Winchefter; and it is referred to M'' Wafhington to prepare and the large in
Ordered,

On a

bring in the fame.

M'' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions from feveral Counties to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon,

which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Nottoway, in the County of Amelia, complaining of fome illegal Proceedings in the Veftry of the faid Parifli, and praying that the fame may be diffolved, be rejected. Refolved, That the Petition of fvmdry other Inhabitants of the faid Parifh, in Oppofition to the faid Petition, for defolving

the faid Veftry,

is

reafonable.

Refolved,
faid

That the Petition

of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Raleigh, in the

County

of Amelia, complaining of ftmdry illegal Proceedings of the Veftry of the

of Raleigh,

faid Parifh,

in

and praying that they may be redreffed, be rejedled. That the Petition of fimdry other Inhabitants of the faid Parifh Oppofition to the faid laft mentioned Petition, is reafonable.
Refolved,

Refolved,

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Refolved, That the Petition of George Brooke and William Frazier, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the Land of the faid Brooke, in King and Queen, over Mattapony, at a Place commonly called Maniapike, to the Land of the faid Frazier, in King William Coimty, is reafonable. Refolved, That the Petition of John Read, and fundry Inhabitants of the County of Nanfemond, praying that the Ferry eftabliflied from the Land of Jeremiah Godwin, over the Weftem Branch of Nanfemond River, in the faid County, to the Land of James Benn, may be difcontinued and a new Ferry eftablifhed from the Land of the faid Read, over the faid Weftem Branch of Nanfemond River, to the Land of the faid Godwin,
;

is

reafonable.

Ordered, to

That

it

whom

it is

referred to bring in a Bill

be an Inftru(5tion to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances For eftablifliing feveral new Ferries, that they

two laft Refolutions. A Petition of the Infpedtors at Shocco's and Bryd's Warehoviles, fetting forth that by Means of the great Increafe of Tobacco brought to thofe Warehoufes of late Years, they have been obliged to keep a greater Number of their Slaves to do the neceffary Bufmefs, befides the Rifk and Charge attending their Office, and praying that their Salaries may
receive a Claufe or Claufes purfuant to the

be increafed.
tions of the faid Petition of the Infpeclors

Alfo a Petition of fundry Merchants, Planters, and others, confirming the Allegaabove mentioned, and in their Behalf praying

that fuch Salaries

of

may

be eftablifhed as will be a fufhcient Encouragement for

Men
^9

Honefty in that important Office. Alfo a Petition of the Infpedtors at Quantico, fetting forth that the Quantity of Tobacco at the faid Warehoufe has for fome Years paft largely increafed and praying Satiffadlion for paft Service, and an additional Salary for the Time to come, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions lie on the Table. Ordered, That M' Aitchifon be added to the Committee of Trade. A Bill For recruiting and further continuing the Regiment in the Service of this Colony, was read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe. Refolved, That this Houfe will refolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill on Wednefday next. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.
;

I3ue56ar. t^e 24tb of yiaxc\).

(Beo.

III.

1761.

Committee to whom the Bill To amend an Adl, entitled, and Creeks, was committed, reported that An Ad the Committee had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Petition of John Evans and James Jamefon, Infpe(5lors at Roy's Warehoufe in Caroline, fetting forth their Salary in general Years is a fcanty Recompenfe for their Services, that in the year 1759, when there was fo fhort a Crop, they received ;^i8. 17. 4 each fhort of their Salaries, under the Regulation of Infpedtors Salaries for that Year, though obliged to the like conftant Attendance as in plentiful Years; that they have before and fmce the fhort Crop paid Confiderable Sums into the Treafury, fo that their Salaries for that Year may be made up to them without any Burthen to the Publick, and praying that they may be allowed the faid Sum of ;^i8. 17. 4, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and the Queftion being put, that the faid Petition be referred to a Committee,

MR.

Gaines, from the

for clearing of Rivers

It

[
It paffed in

227

the Negative.
faid Petition be rejedled.

Refolved,

That the

M' Wafhington, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For eftablifhing the Town of Woodftock in the County of Frederick; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions from fundry Counties to them referred, and had come to two Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Merchants, Traders, and others, on York River, and of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Hanover, praying that the-Wharehoufes for the Infpeiflion of Tobacco at Page's and Crutchfield's, in the faid County, may be difcontinued, and other Warehoufes eredted at Newcaftle, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry other Inhabitants of the faid County, in Oppofition to the faid Petition, for difcontinuing the faid Warehoufes at Page's and
Crutchfield's, is reafonable.

to Order, a Bill

M^ Pendleton, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according To remove the Seat of Government to a Place more convenient to the Inhabitants of this Colony; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be

read a fecond Time.

M' Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, prefented to the Houfe, according to To amend an Adt, entitled. An Ad concerning Seamen; alfo one other Adl, entitled. An Ad for preventing Frauds in the Cuftoms, and in clearing of Ships; for afcertaining Colledors and Naval Officers Fees; and to prohibit and prevent the cafting Ballaft or dead Bodies into Rivers and Creeks; and the fame was read the firft Time, ant]
Order, a Bill

ordered to be read a fecond Time.

On

a Motion made,

That the Sum of 500 be paid by the Treafurer of this Colony to Capt. Jacob Van Braam, over and above the Balance of his Pay that is due to him to this Time, as a Compenfation for his Sufferings during a long and painful Confinement as a Hoftage in the Enemy's Country. Ordered, That the faid Refolve be engroffed, and that M"' Bland do carry it up to the Council for their Concurrence. A Bill For further continuing the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony, for
Refolved,

amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms, was according to Order read a fecond Time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee
of the

whole houfe.

Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will refolve itfelf into

a Committee on the faid

Bill

To-

morrow.

A Petition

of Richard Witton, fetting forth that being appointed

by Adl

of Affembly

to fettle the Accounts of the Militia of feveral Counties,

and aKo

to regulate

and

fettle

Damages done to the Inhabitants of thofe Counties by the Catawba and Cherokee Indians, and to make Report thereof; and having executed the Truft repofed in him to the beft of his Skill and Ability, and fettled Accounts to the Amount of upwards of 10,000, which took up much of his Time and Trouble, and praying an
the Accounts or

Allowance adequate thereto.

Alfo a Petition of John Miller and John Donally, praying to be allowed for Provifions

fumifhed a Party of

Militia, the Certificates for

which they have

loft.

Alfo a Petition of the Infpedlors at Jordan's Warehoufe, in Prince George, praying to be allowed for 395ft). of Tobacco ftolen out of the faid Warehoufe, for which they have

been obliged to pay 6d. a Pound, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims; that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

228

M' Wafhington prefented to the Hotife, according to Order, a Bill To prevent Hogs running at large within the Town of Winchefter or the Limits thereof; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of the Infpe<5lors at Aylett's, praying that their Salaries may be increafed, by an additional Allowance of 5. a Year, to make them equal to the Salaries of the
InfpecSlors at Todd's Warehoxife, as their Bufinefs is as large,

was prefented

to the

Houfe

and read.

That the faid Petition do lie on the Table. And then the Houfe adjourned until Tomorrow Morning Eleven
Ordered,

''Clock.

Xil>e6rt(ts6a?. t^e

25lh of

^Jltarcb. I <Beo.

III.

1761.
and
others,

Petition of the

Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and

Common

Council,

Proprietors and Inliabitants of the Borough of Norfolk, and Parts adjacent thereto, fetting forth that by his late Majefty's royal Charter the faid

Borough was incorporated, fmce which many People have purchafed and fettled on the Lands adjacent thereto, and laid out the fame into Lots and Streets; and praying that fuch Lots may be taken into the Limits of the faid Borough, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition, and it is referred to WAitchifon and M'' Attorney to prepare and bring in the fame. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of James City County, in Oppofition to the Petition for difcontinuing Hog Neck Warehoufe and eftablifliing a new One at Barrett's Ferry Landing, on Chickahoniiny River, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
;

their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

being read for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee on the Bill For further continuing the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms, Ordered, That the feveral Petitions of fundry Infpedtors at different Warehoufes prefented to the Houfe at fundry Times during this Seffion, and ordered to lie on the

The Order

of the

Day

Table, be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee. And then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill; and after

fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration; but not having Time to go through the fame, they had diredted him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill Tomorrow. M"' Attorney prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To dock the Entail of certain Land whereof Carter Henry Harrifon is feized, and for fettling other Lands to the fame Ufes and the faid Bill was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond
;

Time.

Petition of the Juftices of Prince George County, praying to be reimburfed the

Expenfes they have been at in building a Wharf at the publick Warehoufes for the Infpedtion of Tobacco at Jordan's in the faid County, was prefented to the Houfe and
read.

That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims; that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with
Ordered,
their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

M' Bland, from the Committee of publick Claims, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to
feveral

229

feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place,

and then delivered

in at the

Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the lioufe, as follow:

That the Petition of Burwell Baffet, to be allowed for building a Wharf at the Brick Houfe Warehoufe, in the County of New Kent, is reafonahle and that he ought to be paid the Sum of 25 for building the faid Wharf. Refolved, That the Petition of the Juftices of York County, to be reimburfed the Expenfe of building a Wharf at the Warehoufe in York Town, in the faid County, is reafonable and that they ought to be paid the Sum of ;i46 for building the faid Wharf. Refolved, That the Petition of Philip Mafon, to be paid for a Horfe impreffcd, and loft in the Service of this Colony, is reafonable and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of ^ for his faid Horfe. Refolved, That the Petition of John Palmer, to be allowed for a Horfe and Bridle impreffed for the Ufe of the Fairfax Militia, and loft, is reafonable and that he ought to be paid the Sum of 6. 11. o for the fame by the Publick. Refolved, That the Petition of Friend Cox, to be paid for the Ferriage of feveral of the Ofificers, Soldiers, Waggons and Horfes, in the Pay of this Colony, is reafonable and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of 5 5. 10 for his faid Service. Refolved, That the Petition of Mary Inglefs, to be paid by the Publick for Damage done her by the French and their Indians, when they deftroyed Fort Vaux, be rejedled. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee to make the feveral AllowRefolved,
; ; ;

ances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions.

On

a Motion made,

63

For removing the Seat of Government from the City of Williamfbtirg, to a Place more convenient to the Inhabitants of this Colony, be read a fecond Time, on Tuefday next. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad to amend an Ad, entitled. An Ad for clearing Rivers and Creeks, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. of Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Gaines do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their ConOrdered,
Bill

That the

currence.

On a Motion made,
That the Treafurer of this Colony lay his Accoimts before the Houfe. M' Cary, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For eftablifhing a Town on the Glebe Land of Dale Parifh, in the County of Chefterfield, and appropriating Part of the faid Land for publick Landings and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time.
Ordered,
;

M''

Terry prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill

To empower

the Veftry

of the Parifh of Antrim, in the

County

of Halifax, to fell their Glebe in the faid Parifh,

and to apply the Purchafe Money towards buying another more convenient Glebe and the fame was read the firft Time and ordered to be read a fecond Time. On a Motion made, Refolved, That this Houfe will not receive any Petitions, Propofitions or Claims,
after

Monday

next.

A
may

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the

County of Hampfhire, praying that an

A<51

pafs for eftablifhing a

Ordered,

Town on

the

that County, called Tucker's Plantation,

Land of the Right Hon. the Lord Fairfax, was prefented to the Houfe and read.

in

That the
of the

faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion

of Affembly.

The Order
Refolved,

Day

being read for the Houfe to refolve

will refolve itfelf into

itfelf

into a

Committee on
Bill

the Bill For recruiting and further continuing the Regiment in the Service of this Colony.

That

this

Houfe

a Committee on the faid

"'Clock.

on

Friday next.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

until

Tomorrow Morning Eleven

^I)ur56ay,

230

Z3bur56aY.

tl)<^

26tl) of yttavci),

<5eo.

III.

1761.

Claim of

rji/Zy

Robinfon and /o/iw Bidlman, for taking up two Runaways

was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims. M'' Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For fitting out an armed Veffel for the Protection of the
therein mentioned,

Trade of

this Colony.

Alfo a Bill

To continue and amend an

Adl, entitled.

An Ad

for reducing the feveral

a Duty on Liquors into one Ad; and the faid Bills were feverally Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. On a Motion made. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the Committee of Claims to relevy for William Carter, a Quantity of Tobacco levied on him in the laft Book of Proportions for taking up a Runaway Slave, which it appears did not belong to him. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For dividing the Parifh of Elizabeth River, in the Coimty of Norfolk, into three diftindl Parifhes; for diffolving the Veftry of the

Ads made
read the

for laying

iirft

faid Parifh,

and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo a Bill For further enlarging the Town of Dumfries, in the Coimty of Prince William; and the faid Bills were feverally read the firft Time, and ordered to be read

a fecond Time. On a Motion made, Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To enable the Executors of the Will of John Spotfwood, Efq; deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned; and it is referred to M'' Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame. On a Motion made. Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For regulating the Pradlice of Attomies, and it is referred to M'' Claiborne and M' Waller to prepare and bring in the
fame.

On

a Motion made,

To amend an Adl, entitled. An Ad prevent and unlawful Hunting, and it is for the better Prefervation of the Breed of Deer, referred to M"^ Chriftian and M'' Walker to prepare and bring in the fame. M' Wythe reported that the Committee to whom the Bill To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Archibald Cary, Efq; is feized as Tenant in Fee Taille, and to fettle other Lands of greater Value in Lieu thereof to the fame Ufes, was committed, had examined into the Allegations thereof, and foimd them to be true, but had made no amendment thereto; and he delivered the Bill in at the Table. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. M"' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions from feveral Counties to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe with an Amendment, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifli of Albemarle, in the County of Suffex, complaining of feveral illegal Pradlices of the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and praying that the faid Veftry may be diffolved, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Town of Dumfries, and of the County of Prince William, praying that a new Warehoufe for the Infpe(5lion of Tobacco may be eftablifhed on the Lands of John Murray, on Quantico Creek, in the
Ordered,

That Leave be given to bring

in a Bill

faid

County, be rejedted.
Refolved,

231

Refolved,

That

fo

much

of the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the

County

of

Albemarle, praying that the faid County

is

may

be divided into three diftindl Counties,

reaf enable.

Refolved,
in the faid

That

fo mucli of the faid Petition, praying that the Parifh of St.

Anne,

be divided into two diftin(5t Parifhes, is reafonable. Refolved, That the other Part of the faid Petition, praying that the Veftry of the faid Parifh of St. Anne, if divided, may be oblige<l to pay a proportionable Part of the Value of the Glebe thereof to the new Parifh, is reafonable. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Cumberland, in

County,

may

may be divided into two diftinft and that the prefent Glebe of the faid Parifh, as the fame ftands entire and undivided, may be fold, and the Money divided between the two Parifhes, if the faid
the County of Lunenburg, praying that the faid Parifh
Parifhes,

Divifion fhould take Place,

Refolved,

is

reafonable.

That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Counties of James City and Charles City, praying that the Warehoufe at Hog Neck may be difcontinued, and
a new One ere(5led at Barrett's Ferry Landing. Alfo the Petition of the Inhabitants of James City, in Oppofition thereto, ought to be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Surry and James City Counties, praying that a Warehoufe for the Infpedlion of Tobacco may be erefted at James Town, on the Land of John Ambler, Efq ought to be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Albemarle, on Rockfifh River, praying that M'' Allan Howard may be obliged to make a Slope or Opening in his Mill Dam on the faid River for the Paffage of Fifh, be rejedled the faid Allan
;

Hoivard agreeing before the Committee to pull down his Mill. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Accomack, in
the County of Accomack, praying that the faid Parifh

may

be divided.

Alfo the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the faid Parifh, in Oppofition thereto; ought to be refen'ed to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Counties of Prince George and Charles City, praying that fo much of the A(5l of Parliament made in the Reign of King William III. as relates to Defendants giving fpecial Bail before Commiffioners in
the Coimty,
is

reafonable.

Refolved,

That

fo

much

of the Petition of the Infpe(5lors at Hobb's Hole, in Effex,

praying to be allowed an additional Reward, over and above their Salaries, in Confideration of the Increafe of their Bulinefs for the laft Year, is reafonable and that they ought
;

to be allowed

Refolved,

an additional Reward That fo much of the

be increafed
,

oi

io
;

each.

faid Petition, praying that the Salaries of the faid

Infpedtors

may

is

reafonable

and that they ought to be allowed an addi-

tional Salary oi

10 per Annum each. That the Petition of fundry Conftables of divers Counties, praying to be allowed fome Reward for conveying Runaways committed to their Charge to their
Refolved,

Owners,

is

reafonable.

Refolved,

That the Petition

of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of Cameron, in the

of the faid Parifli

County of Loudoun, praying that the Veftry

rejedled.

may

be diffolved, be

be an Inftrudtion to the Commitee of Claims to make Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the i2''> Refolution. Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in purfuant to the 3-1, 4''', S"'- 6*, n'*" and 14'^, Refolutions; and it is referred to the Committee of Proportions and Grievances to
Ordered,

That

it

prepare and bring in the fame.

be an Inftrudtion to the faid Committee to whom it is referred to bring in a Bill For dividing the County of Albemarle, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes
Ordered,

That

it

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Claufes for obliging Allan Howard to difcontinue his Mill on Rockfifh River, and to prevent other Perfons from building Mills on the faid River. A Meffage from the Council by M"" Walthoe.
to the Bill, entitled, An A<51 to continue and amend an Adl. the better regulating and coUecfling certain Officers Fees, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

That they have agreed

entitled

An

A(5l for

Alfo to the Bill, entitled. An A(5l for further continuing an Adl, entitled, An A(5l for reducing the feveral Adts for making Provifions againft Invafions and Infurre(5lions into

one

A<5t.

Alfo to the Bill, entitled, An A($l for altering the Court Days of the Counties of Bedford and Suffex. Alfo to the Refolve of this Houfe For paying Capt. Jacob Van Braam the Sum of $00, befides his Pay, for the Services therein mentioned.

A Petition of fundry Inhabitants at Leeds Town, in the County of King George, praying that an Adl may pafs for appointing new Truftees for the faid Town, the former
Truftees being
Ordered,
all

dead but two.

Bill or Bills

That a

be brought in purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition,

and bring in the fame. and fundry Inhabitants in and about Tappahanock Town, in Effex, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the faid Town to the Marfh on the oppofite Shore, and the Right of keeping the faid Ferry vefted in the faid Coleman and his Heirs, on his making and maintaining a Road through the faid Marfh, at his own Expenfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read; together with a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of Richmond, prefented to the Houfe the ii*'' Inftant, and ordered to lie on the Table. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report
it is

and

referred to M'' Charles Carter to prepare

of Robert Spilfby Coleman,

A Petition

the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

M"^

Bland, from the Committee of publick Claims, reported that the Committee had
their Confideration feveral Petitions to

them referred, and had come to fevwhich he read in his Place and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe with fome Amendments, and are as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of John Miller and John Donaley, to be paid for Pro- ^ vifions fumifhed a Party of the Militia, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition of the Juftices of Prince George County, to be reimburfed the Expenfes of building a Wharf at Jordan's Warehoufe, in that County, is reafonable and that they ought to be allowed the Sum of ^^ for building the faid Wharf. Refolved, That the Petition of Nathaniel Raines and John Watts, Infpe(5lors of Tobacco at Jordan's Warehoufe, in Prince George, is reafonable and that they ought to be paid the Sum ol (). 17. 6 for the Tobacco in their Petition mentioned. On Confideration of the Petition of Richard Witton, it appears to your Committee that the faid Witton rode 30 Miles twice to the Place appointed for meeting of the Commiffioners that he ftaid a Week the firft Time, and near a week the fecond and had feveral other Meetings with the Commiffioners, and fettled a great many confuted and perplexed Accounts, to the Amount of jio,ooo and upwards. Refolved, That the faid Richard Witton ought to be allowed the Sum of ,2e, for his Trouble in fettling the faid Accounts. Ordered, That it be an Inftru(5lion to the faid Committee to make the feveral Allowhad under
eral Refolutions thereon,
; ;
;

ances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions. A Meffage from the Council by M*^ Walthoe.
That a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Stafford and King George, alfo a Petition Inhabitants of Fauquier and Frederick Counties, had been prefented to and read fundry of in Council and were by them referred to the Confideration of this Houfe.

And

333

And

the faid Petition from Stafford and

For eftablifhing a

Town on

the

Land

of

King George, praying that an A(5t may pafs Andrew Edwards, on the Head of Potowmack

Creek, adjoining the

Land whereon

Stafford Court Iloufe ftands; alfo the faid Petition

from Fauquier and Frederick, to the fame Purpofe, were feverally read. Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.
;

The Order

of the

Day

being read for the Houfe to refolve

itfelf

into a

Committee on

the Bill For further continuing the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and prc\'enting Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms,

Committee To-morrow. Borough of Norfolk, fetting forth that they have obtained Subfcriptions for 2000 for building a Wharf and Store-houfes for the Ufe of Ships in the faid Borough, and praying that an A6t may pafs to empower them fo to do, and to fecure their Title to the fame, until the Common Hall of the faid Borough fhall think proper to redeem the fame, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudion to the Committee to whom it is referred to bring in a Bill For enlarging the faid Borough of Norfolk, that they receive a Claufe or Claufes
Refolved,
this
will refolve itfelf into the faid

That

Houfe

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the

purfuant to the Prayer of the faid Petition. A Bill For eftablifhing a Town on the Glebe Land of Dale Parifh, in the County of Chefterfield, and appropriating Part of the faid Land for publick Landings, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M'' Bland and M' Gary.

On
Year
it is

a Motion made.

Ordered,

That Leave be given

to bring in a Bill

of his late Majefty's Reign, entitled,

fing Pedlars,

and preventing Frauds in the referred to the Committee of Trade to prepare and bring A Meffage from the Govemour by M' Walthoe,
M"'

To amend an Adl made in the 27,"^ Ads for licenDuties on Skins and Furs, into one Ad; and

An Ad

for reducing the feveral

in the fame.

Speaker,

The Govemour has commanded me to deliver to your Houfe three Letters juft come to his Hands from Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen, Major Lewis, and William Shorie an Interpreter.

And

the faid Letters were read, and thereon

That an humble Addrefs be made to his Honour the Govemour, to affure him that this Houfe entirely rely on his Prudence and Wifdom in preparing fuch Prefents, and providing for the Indians expedled to come into this Colony, as he fhall think
Refolved,

proper.

Martin and Field Archer, Infpecftors at John Boiling's Warefome additional Reward, befides their Salaries, for their extraordinary fervice, was prefented to the Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims that they examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe. A Bill For eftablifhing the Town of Woodftock in the Coimty of Frederick. Alfo a Bill To prevent Hogs from running at large within the Town of Winchefter,
houfe, praying to be allowed
;

A Petition of Chriftian

or the Limits thereof.

Alfo a Bill To empower the Veftry of the Parifh of Antrim, in the Coimty of Halifax, their Glebe in the faid Parifh, and to apply the Purchafe Money in buying another to more convenient Glebe, were feverally read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bills be engroffed, and read a third Time.
fell

A Bill To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Carter Henry Harrifon is feized, and for fettling other Lands to the fame Ufes, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Attorney and the Members for Surry.

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A A

Bill for dividing the Parifh of Frederick futile, in the

County

of Louifa,

was read

a fecond Time, and committed

Bill

to M"^

Johnfton,

M''

Pendleton and

M""

Walker.

To amend an

Adl, entitled,

An Ad

concerning Seamen; alfo one other Adt,

Ad. for preventing Frauds in the Cuftoms, and in clearing of Ships; for afcertaining Colledors and Naval Officers Fees; and to prohibit and prevent the cafting Ballaft or dead Bodies into Rivers or Creeks; were read a fecond Time, and committed to
entitled.

An

the Committee of Trade. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

ITrldar, tbe 27tb of

^Jttarcl), I <Beo. III.

1761.

A
Time

Petition of Peter Fontaine, fetting forth that in the

of

Year 1757, at the Inftance

Govemour Dinwiddle and

the People of Halifax, he became Paymafter to

the Militia of that County, in the Execution of which Office he went through great Fatigue and Trouble, and incurred a confiderable Expenfe, particularly
for feveral

in paying

away 1000 in Days and

;

trifling Sums, having fome times 150 People at his Houfe at a that he was often obliged to travel great Diftances, for which

he has not yet received any Satiffa(5tion, and praying that this Houfe will not fuffer him to be a Lofer by his Service to the Publick. Alfo a Petition of James Walker, fetting forth that he was a Captain of the new Levies raifed laft year; that he enlifted 56 Men, two of whom deferted, and another was rejedled by the Commanding Officer at the General Rendezvous that he had paid the Bovmty Money to thefe Recruits, and was at the further Expenfe of conveying them to the appointed Rendezvous; and that he has not the leaft Profpedt of being reimburfed by them, as they are all abfconded and praying that he may be reimburfed by the
; ;

PubUck.
Alfo a Petition of Gabriel Jones, John Maddifon, Thomas Lewis and Clement Read, fetting forth that being appointed by Adl of Affembly Commiffioners to fettle the Militia Accounts of feveral Counties, and alfo the Accounts of Damages done to the Inhabitants

by the Cherokee and Catawba Indians, and having gone through and adjufted a vaft Number and Variety of Accotmts, and made proper Reports and Certificates thereof, and praying the Confideration of this Hotife for their Trouble and Expenfe in the faid Office, were feverally prefented to the Houfe and read. Orckfed, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims; that they examine into the Allegations thereof refpe<5lively, and report the
of thofe Counties

fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe. A Petition of fundry Inhabitants of Effex, fetting forth that whereas by a Claufe an Adl made to prevent Gaming, it is enadled that whoever fhall lofe 40s. in any 24 in Hours may recover it back again, which Claufe creates a great Number of Lawfuits, but does not prevent Gaming, and praying that fo much of the faid Adl may be repealed, was prefented to the Houfe and read and the Quef tion being put that the faid Petition
;

be referred to a Committee. It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,
M''

That the faid Petition be rejedled. Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported that the Committee had had

under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow Refolved, That the Petition of Chriftopher Martin and Field Archer, Infpe(5lors of Tobacco at John Boiling's Warehoufe, is reafonable; and that they ought to be allowed
the

Sum of ;io each

Refolved,

for their paft Services.

a Party of

That the Petition of Francis Kirtley, to be paid for Provifions fumifhed the Militia, an Account of which was fettled by Commiffioners and loft, is
reafonable

235 ]

reafonable

Ordered,

and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of 2:^. 4. 4 for the laid Provifions. That it be an InftruAion to the Committee of Claims to make the feveral

Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the laid Refolutions. M' Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, to whom the Bill To amend an Adl, entitled, An Ad concerning Seamen, alfo one other A(5t, entitled, An Ad for preventing Frauds in the Cuftoms, and in clearing of Ships; for afcertaining Colledors and Naval

and to prohibit and prevent the cafting Ballaft or dead Bodies into Rivers or was committed, reported that the Committee had made an Amendment thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendment in at the Table, where the Amendment was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe.
Officers Fees,

Creeks,

Ordered, Tliat the Bill with the

Amendment

be engroffcd, and read a third Time.

M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions from feveral Counties to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Counties of Stafford and King George, praying that an Act may pafs for eftablifhing a Town on the Land of Andrew Edwards, near the Head of Potowmack Creek in Stafford, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Counties of Fauquier and Frederick, to the fame Purpofe, be rejedled. Refolved, That the Petition of Robert Spilfby Coleman, and fundry Inhabitants in and about the Town of Tappahannock in Effex, praying that a Ferry may be eftablifhed from the faid Town to the Oppofite Marfh, and the Right of keeping the fame vefted in the faid Coleman, on his raifmg and maintaining a Road through the faid Marfh, be
rejedled.

Refolved,

That the Petition

is

of fundry Inhabitants of the

County

of Richmond, in

Oppofition thereto,

reafonable.
to Order, refolved

itfelf into a Committee on the Bill For Regiment in the Service of this Colony; and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had made feveral Amendments to the faid Bill, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the faid Bill with the Amendments as amended be engi'offed, and

The Houfe, according

recruiting and further continuing the

read a third Time.

Ordered,

That
M''

M"'

Grievances, and

Hennon

Woodbridge be added to the Committee of Propofitions and to the Committees of Propofitions and Grievances and

Trade.

On

a Motion made.

be an Inftrudlion to the Committee to whom the Bill For dividing is committed, that they receive Houfekeepers of the Parifh of Hanipand a Claufe or Claufes to enable the Freeholders fhire to eledl 1 2 of the moft able and difcreet Perfons to ferve as Veftrymen for the faid
Ordered,

That

it

the Parifh of Frederick fville, in the County of Louifa,

Parifh.

M' Bland, from the Committee

of Claims, reported that the

Committee had had

under their further Confideration the Petition of Dale Carter and

Infpedlors of Tobacco at Davif's Warehoufe, to Refolution thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follows: Refolved, That the faid Petition is reafonable, and that the faid Dale Carter and

Merryman Payne, them recommitted, and had come to a

Merryman Payne ought

Petition mentioned. Ordered,
in the

to he paid the

Sum

oi 8.

18.

10

for the

Tobacco

in their

That

it

be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee to

make an Allowance
The

Book

of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolution.

236

itfelf into a Committee For further continuing the feveral A<5ts of Affembly of this Colony for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill Tomorrow. M' Harrifon, from the Committee of Trade, prefented to the Houfe, according to

The Order
Bill

of the

Day

being read for the Hovife to refolve

on the

Order, a Bill
Pedlars,

To amend an

Adl, entitled.

An Ad

for reducing the feveral

and preventing Frauds in the Duties on Skins and Furs, into fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. And that the Houfe adjourned until Tomorrow Morning Eleven "'Clock.

Ads for licenfing one Ad; and the

Saturday.

tl)e

2St\) of 5tlarcb.
faid

(Beo.

III.

1761.

THE
of a

Treafurer, according to Order, laid his Accounts before the Houfe.

Ordered,

That the

Accounts do

lie

on the Table,

for the perufal of

the

Members

of this Houfe.

On

a Motion made,

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to enquire whether any and what Part Judgment obtained in the General Court by William Trent againft Robert Dinwiddie, Efq; late Lieutenant-Governor of this Dominion, ought to be paid by the Publick; Pendleton, M.' and that the faid Committee confift of the following Perfons, viz.
Waller,
M"'

W Bland and

M''

Fleming.

Bland, from the Committee of publick Claims, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Claims to them referred for the Pay and Expenfes of the Militia of different Counties for Provifions for the Indians that came to the Aififtance of this Colony and for Damages done the Inhabitants thereof by the
;

and had agreed to a Report, and drawn up and ftated an Account thereof, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table. Ordered, That the faid Report do lie on the Table. M'' Attorney reported that the Committee to whom the Bill To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Carter Henry Harrifon is feized, and for fettling other Lands to the fame TJfes, was committed, had examined into the Allegations thereof, and foimd them to be true; and had made an Amendment thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendment in at the Table, where the Amendment was again twice read, and agreed to. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendment be engroffed, and read a third Time. A Claim of John Dean, for Sundries fumifhed the Cherokee and Catawba hidians at Winchefter, was prefented to the Houfe and received, and referred to the Confideration of the Committee of Claims. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad for recruiting and further continuing the Regiment in the Service of this Colony, and for other Piirpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
faid Indians
;

Concurrence.

Committee ajipointed, prefented to the Houfe, according For regulating the Pradlice of Attomies; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Petition of Francis Conway, praying to be allowed for the Value of a Slave committed to Prifon for Murder, who died in Prifon before his Trial. Alfo a Petition of John Pofy, praying to be reimburfed the Bounty Money by him paid to II Recruits which he had enlifted into the Service of the Publick laft Year, three of whom deferted, and four were reje(5led by the Commanding Oflficer at the Rendezvous; were feverally prefented to the Houfe, and read.

M'

Claiborne, from the

to Order, a Bill

Ordered,

237

Ordered,

of Claims, that they

That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee examine into the Allegations thereof, and report the fame, with

their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

M' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them rcfen-ed, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of James Walker, to be paid for a Recruit enlifted for the Cherokee Expedition, who was refufed by the Officer appointed to receive them at the Place of general Rendezvous, is reafonable; and that he ought to be allowed the

Sum

of ;jii.io.o for the faid Recruit.

's

Refolved, That the Petition of Gabriel Jones, John Maddifon, Thomas Lewis and Clement Reade, to be paid for their Trouble and Expenfes as Commiffioners for fettling the Militia and Indian Accounts, is reafonable and that they ought to be allowed the following Sums for the fame, viz. the faid Gabriel Jones, John Maddifon and Thomas
;

Lewis, the
in fettling

Sum of 2^

Refolved,

each and the faid Clement Reade the Sum of 30. That the Petition of Peter Fontaine, to be paid for his Trouble and Expenfe and paying the Militia Accounts in the County of Halifax, is reafonable;
;

and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of ;^2 5 for the fame. Refolved, That the Petition of William Maclung, for a Horfe impreffed in the Service, and loft on the Shawanefe Expedition, is reafonable and that he ought to be paid the Sum of 2 for his faid Horfe. Refolved, That the Petition of John Smith, to have his Pay Roll that was allowed by a former Affembly examined and certified, be rejedled. Ordered, That it be an Inftrucftion to the Committee of Claims to make feveral
;

Allowances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions.

Meffage from the Council by

M"'

Walthoe.

That they have agreed

ing the Regiment

to the Bill, entitled.

An

A(5l for recruiting

and further continu-

in the Service of this Colony,

and

for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

Committee on the Bill amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms; and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had made feveral Amendments to the faid Bill, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill on Monday next. And then the Houfe adjourned until Monday Morning Eleven "'Clock.
to Order, again refolved itfelf into a

The Houfe, according

For further continuing the feveral A6ts of Affembly of this Colony for

yCionba^,

tl)e

30tb of 5llarc^.

6eo.

III.

1761.
is

Petition of

the

Infpedlors at

Little page's fetting forth

that their Bufmefs

and praying that their Salaries may be augmented, was the prefented to Houfe and read. Ordered, That the faid Petition He on the Table. A Petition of James Scott, Clerk, was prefented to the Houfe and read; fetting forth that Alexander Scott, late of Stafford County, deceafed, was in his Lifetime poffeffed of eight different Tradls of Land in the Counties of Stafford, Fairfax and Fauquier, and between 20 and 30 Slaves, which he devifed to the Petitioner in Taille; That the Petitioner is feized in Fee of about 2000 Acres of Land in Prince William, on which he hath built a large brick Houfe and all convenient Offices; but having eight Children
greatly increafed,

to

238

to provide for (befides his eldeft

Son and Heir apparent

is

able to

make
;

Provifion for them, unlefs he

Lands; and praying that an Adt may and read and the Queftion being put that a
of the faid Petition,
It paffed in the

lately married) he will not be enabled to difpofe of fome of his entailed pafs for that Purpofe, was prefented to the Houfe
Bill

be brought in purfuant to the Prayer

Negative.
faid Petition be rejedled.

Refolved,

That the

A
their

Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the lower

End

of St. Margaret's Parifh, in

Caroline, fetting forth that they are inconveniently fituated to attend divine Service at

own

Parifh Church, and praying that Part of their Parifh

may

be added to the
the fame

Parilh of St. David's in

King William.
St. David's, to

Alfo a Petition of divers Inhabitants of the faid Parifh of Purpofe.

that an A&:

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of King and Queen, praying may pafs for eftablifhing a Town at Todd's Warehoufe, in the faid Coimty. Alfo a Petition of feveral Inhabitants of the Parifh of Weftover, in the County of
faid Veftry

Charles City, complaining of fundry illegal Proceedings in the Veftr>' of the faid Parifh,

and praying that the

may

be diffolved.

Alfo a Petition of fundry other Inhabitants of the faid Parifh, in Oppofition thereto were feverally prefented to the Houfe, and read.
Ordered,
of Propofitions
ively,

That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee and Grievances that they examine into the Allegations thereof refpe<3;;

and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe. On a Motion made, Refolved, Nemine contradicente that an Humble Addrefs be made
,

the

Govemour

to defire that he will be pleafed to take Capt. Jacob

to his Honour Van Braam, who

hath undergone a long and fevere Captivity in Canada, into his fpecial Favour and Protection, and recommend him for Promotion in his Majefty's Service; and that M'' Charles Carter and M"' Bland do wait on his Honour with the faid Addrefs. A Petition of Clement Reade, fetting forth that he was ordered by the late Govemour Dinwiddie and Council to eredt a Magazine in Lunenburg for the Reception of publick Stores, and alfo to purchafe and lay in Provifions; and that he was appointed Paymafter of the Militia of the frontier Counties, in which he was at great Trouble and Expenfe, and praying the Confideration of the Houfe. Alfo a Petition of Robert Wade, praying to be reimburfed the Bounty Money by him paid, and the Expenfe he was at in maintaining, a Recruit he had enlifted for the

by the Commanding Officer. Alfo a Petition of Jofeph Rentfro, James Roberts, Hugh Moore, Jofhua Poutel, John Kirby, Margaret Boyd, John Armftrong, William Cox, William M'^ Daniel, John Goad, William Stokes, George Boyd, and others, praying to be allowed for Provifions fumifhed the Militia and Indians, and for Horfes, &c. Alfo a Petition of John Foxcroft, fetting forth that he was direfted by his Honour the Govemour to take Charge of a Quantity of Goods fome Time ago imported on the publick Account, defigned for Prefents to Indians, and that he was at great Expenfe and Trouble in tranf porting them from Place to Place, and hiring Storehoufes for their Reception, and praying the Confideration of the Houfe therein. Alfo a Petition of Henry Peyton, Thomas Slaughter and William Green, praying to be allowed a reafonable Satiffadtion For the Trouble and Expenfe they were at in executing the Office of Commiffioners for fettling the Accounts for the Pay and Provifions of the Militia, and Damages done by the Indians, in the Counties of Prince William, Stafford, Orange and Culpeper. Alfo a Petition of Samuel Meredith, praying to be allowed the Bounty Money he paid, and Expenfes he was at, for two Recruits that he enlifted laft Year, one of which deferted, and the other was taken fick on his March; and alfo for fundry Guns and
publick Service,
refufed

who was

Blankets

239

Blankets he provided for the publick Service, were feverally prefented to the Houfe

and read.
Ordered, That the faid Petitions be referred to the Confideration of the Committee Claims; of that they examine into the Allegations thereof refpe(ftively, and report the fame, with their Opinions thereon, to the Houfe.

On

a Motion made,

That the Committee of Pro^jofitions and Grievances be difcharged from proceeding any further on the feveral Petitions to them referred relative to the A(5l of
Ordered,

Affembly For amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms, and that the faid Petitions do lie on the Table. A Petition of James Cocke, fetting forth that fmce his Appointment to the Clerkfhip of the Treafury the Bufmefs of that Office is greatly increafed, particularly for the laft three Years, and praying the Confideration of the Houfe, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and thereon Refolved, That the i.aid James Cocke be allowed an additional Sum of ;^50 per Annum, over and above his Salary. A Petition of Katherine Bingaman, fetting forth that in the Year 1755 fhe was taken Prifoner by the Shawanefe Indians, and afterwards redeemed by Colonel Byrd; that fhe loft all fhe had when carried into Captivity, and is not able to pay the Money advanced for her Redemption without the Affif tance of this Houfe and praying Relief, was prefented to the Houfe and read, and thereon. Ordered, That an Addrefs be made to his Honour the Govemour to defire that he will be pleafed to difcharge the faid Katherine Bingaman from any demand for Money paid for her Redemption, as mentioned in the faid Petition, and that he will give Orders for allowing the faid Money to Colonel Byrd in his Accounts againft the Publick and that M' Pendleton do wait on his Honour with the faid Addrefs. M' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again read, and are as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of Francis Conway, to be paid for a Slave of his who was committed for Murder, and died in Gaol before his Trial, is reafonable and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of 30 for his faid Slave. On Confideration of the Petition of John Pofey, to be paid the Bounty Money and Subliftance of feveral Recruits enlifted by him for the Cherokee Expedition, four of which were taken fick on their March to the Place of Rendezvous, where 1 1 others were rejedled by Major Lewis, the Commanding Officer, three of which laft deferted, and the other eight were received by Colonel Byrd, and ferved on the Expedition. Refolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee that the Allegations of the faid Petition are true, and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of 137. 8. 8 for the Bounty Money and Subfiftence of the faid Recruits. The fir ft Refolutions being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the Houfe
;

agree thereto,
Refolved in the Affirmative.

be an Inftrudtion to the faid Committee to make an Allowance in the Book of Claims, to the faid Francis Conway, purfuant to the faid Refolution. Ordered, That the Petition of the faid John Pofey, mentioned in the laft Refolution,
Ordered,

That

it

be recommended to the faid Committee.

from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For enlarging and afcertaining the Limits of the Borough of Norfolk, and for other Puq^ofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M^ Waller reported that the Committee to whom the Bill For vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip John fort, Gent, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg,
M'' Aitchifon,
;

and

240

and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by
the Houfe.

That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. Account from the County of Gloucefter, for building a Wharf at the Warehoufes for the Infpe(5lion of Tobacco at Gloucefter Town, was prefented to the Houfe and received
Ordered,

An

and

Committee of Claims. That a Committee be appointed to examine the enrolled Bills of the followHenry Lee and M"' Waring. ing Perfons, viz. M' William Digges, M"' Reade, 'W Cabel, Ordered, That the Treafurer's Accovmts be referred to M' Charles Carter, M'' Bland, M' Page, M"' Dudley Digges, M' Harrifon, M' Pendleton, M'' Cary, M'' Thomas Lee, M"^ Richard Henry Lee and M"' Bradley; that they examine the feveral Articles thereof, and
referred to the Confideration of the

Ordered,

report the Balance as

M"'

it

fhall

appear to them to the Houfe.

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, prefented

to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill

ifh of St.

For dividing the County of Albemarle and Par-

Anne and

for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

Alfo a Bill To oblige the Owners of Mills, Hedges or Stone Stops, on fundry Rivers therein Mentioned, to make Openings or Stops therein for the Paffage of Fifh.
Alfo a Bill For appointing feveral new Ferries. And the faid Bills were feverally read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a

fecond Time.

" That the Chaplain attend to read Prayers every Morning at Nine o'Clock. the Town in the An Ad Woodftock, eftablifhing An for of County of Frederick, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"' Wafhington do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their ConOrdered,

engroffed Bill, entitled,

currence.

The Order

of the

Day

being read for the Houfe to refolve

itfelf

into a

Committee on

the Bill For further continuing the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms,

That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill To-morrow. A Bill For fitting out an armed Veffel for the Protedlion of the Trade of this Colony, was read a fecond Time and the Queftion being put that the faid Bill be engroffed and
Refolved,
;

read a third Time.

It'paffed in the Negative.
Refolved,
M""

That the faid Bill be rejedted. Johnfon reported that the Committee to
,

whom

the Bill For dividing the Parifh

was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to. Ordered, That thej^Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Ten "'Clock.
of Frederick fville
in the

County

of Louifa,

Bue56ap,

H)e

3Ut

of 5llarcb.
to

<&eo. Ill 1761.

engroffed Bill, entitled.

An Ad

dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof

Archibald Cary, Efq; is feized as tenant in Fee Taille, and to fettle other Lands of greater Value in Lieu thereof to the fame Ufes, was read the third Time.
Refolved,
M''

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. Wythe do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. M' William Digges reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, examined
That

241

examined the enrolled Bills, and redlified fuch Miftakes as were found therein, and that they were truly enrolled. Ordered, That M' Digges do carry up the enrolled Bills to the Council for their Infpe(5lion.

An
of
filled

engroffed Bill, entitled.

the

An Ad

Winchefter or
up.
Refolved,

Limits

thereof,

to prevent Hogs running at large within the Totvn was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein

That the Bill do pas. Ordered, That M^ Wafhington do carry up the

currence.

faid Bill to the Council for their

Con-

M' Pendleton, from the Committee

to

whom
fell

the Bill

To empower

the

Executors

Lands and Slaves for the Payment of his Debts, and for fettling other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes, was committed, reported that the Committee had examined into the Allegations of the faid Bill, and found them to be true, but had made no Amendments thereto. Ordered, That the faid Bill be engroffed, and read a third Time. M"' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions from feveral Counties to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of the Infpedlors at Page's Warehoufe, praying to be allowed for two Hogfheads of Tobacco ftolen out of the faid Warehoufe, be reje(fted. Refolved, That the Petition of Nathanial Talley, an infpedlor at Crutchfield' s Warehoufe, praying to be allowed for two Hogfheads of Tobacco ftolen out of that Warehoufe,
certain entailed

of the Will of Gaivin Corbin, Gent, deceafed to

be rejedled.
Refolved,

That the Petition

of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifli of Frederick, praying

that the faid Parifh

Seffion of Affembly.

may

be divided, ought to be referred to the Confideration of the next being read for the Houfe to refolve
itfelf

The Order

of the

Day

into a

the Bill For further continuing the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony for ing the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms,

Committee on amend-

Ordered, That the feveral Petitions from fundry Counties relative thereto, Yefterday ordered to lie on the Table, be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee. And then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill; and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M'' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit
again.
Refolved, That this Houfe will again refolve itfelf Tomorrow. A Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe. into a

Committee on the

faid Bill

That they have agreed

ftock, in

to the Bill, entitled.

An

A(5l for eftablifhing

the

Town

of

Wood-

the County of Frederick, without any Ame^idment.

And that they have agreed to the Bill, entitled. An Adl to dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Archibald Cary, Efq is feized as Tenant in Fee Taille, and to fettle other Lands of greater Value in Lieu thereof to the fame Ufes, with an Amendment, to which
;

they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe.

Alfo that they have infpeded the enrolled

Bills,

and are
M"'

fatiffied they are truly enrolled.

Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by

Walthoe.

M' Speaker,
The Govemour commands the immediate Attendance of your Houfe in Chamber, and that you bring with you fuch Bills as are ready for his Affent.
the Council

M'

>

242

M' Speaker with the

Hotife

went up accordingly, and the Goveraour was pleafed to

viz.

give his Affent to the following Bills,*

1.

An Ad

for recruiting

and

further continuing the

Regiment in

the Service of this

Purpofes therein mentioned. 2. An Ad for further continuing an Ad, entitled, An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for making Provifion againft Invafions and Infurredions into one Ad. continue and amend an Ad, entitled, An Ad for the better regulating afid J. An Ad to
CoUniy, and
for other

colleding certain Officers Fees,

and

for other

Purpofes therein mentioned.

M' Speaker, with the Houfe, being returned, reported that the Govemour had delivered to him a Letter which came to his Hands late Yefterday Evening from his Excellency Major-General Amherft, which he recommended to the ferious Confideration of this Houfe and that his Honour was pleafed to obfer^^e further, that the Inftrudlions mentioned in the faid Letter to be fent him by his Majefty's principal Secretary of State were not yet come to Hand, and that as foon as he received them he would communicate
;

them

to this Hotife.

And the faid Letter was On a Motion made.

Ordered,

read and ordered to

lie

on the Table.

That the fecond Reading of the Bill To remove the Seat of Government to convenient to the Inhabitants of this Colony, which was referred to this more a Place Day, be put off imtil To-morrow. M' Bland, from the Committee of Claims, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of John Foxcroft, to be reimburfed his Expenfes in ftoring and delivering out a Quantity of Goods imported into this Colony, defigned as Prefents to the Indians, and for his Trouble, is reafonable; and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of 20. 19. 9 for his Expenfes, and 20 for his Trouble, therein. On Confideration of the Petition of John Pofey, to them recommitted, it appeared to your Committee that the faid John Pofey recruited 6r Men for the Expedition againft the Cherokees, four of which were taken fick, and four others deferted on their March to the Place of Rendezvous, where 1 1 more were rejedled by Major Andrew Lewis, at that Time the Commanding Officer, and difcharged, eight of which were afterwards received by Colonial Byrd, and ferved on the faid Expediton that the faid Pofey paid the Sum of j^io Bounty Money to each of the faid 12 Recruits, and was allowed the Sum of 30s. for each Man received by Diredlions of his Honour the Govemour, and 8d. a Day for their Subfiftance, in his recruiting Account: It alfo appears to your Committee that he hath fmce received the Sum oi 12. 13. 4 for the Bounty Money and Expenfe of enlifting and fubfifting one of the faid Recruits that was fick, and that there is now due to him the Sum of 137. 8. 8, the Balance of the Bounty Money, Expenfe of enhfting and
;

fubfifting the faid

Recruits.

Refolved,

That he ought to be paid the faid Sum by the Publick. Ordered, That it be an Inftru(5lion to the faid Committee to make the feveral Allow- ^

ances in the Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration a Petition of fundry Inhabitants
of the lower

End

of St. Margaret's Parifh, in the

County

of Caroline, praying that Part

of the faid Parifh liam.

may

be added to the Parifh of

St. David's, in

the County of

King Wil-

Alfo a Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the faid Parifh of St. David's, to the fame Purpofe and had come to a Refolution thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again read, and is as follows:
;

Refolved,
*Hening, VII,

381;J8G.

243

Refolved,

That

it is

the Opinion of this Committee that the faid Petitions ought to

be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.

M--

ing to Order, a Bill For appointing

in the

Charles Carter, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, accordnew Diredlors and Truftees for the Town of Leeds,
;

County of King George, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Chriftian, from the Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill To amend an Adl, entitled. An Ad for the better Prefervation of the Breed of Deer; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Ten "'Clock.

We6ne56ar.

tlje

1st of

Ih^xXX.

6eo.

III.

1761.

A
M''

Bill

For dividing the County of Albemarle and Parifli of 5/. Anne, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to

M'

Cabell,

W Howard, W Johnfton, W Charles Smith,

;

M' Walker and M'

Payne.

A Bill for dividing the Parifh of Elizabeth River, in the County of Norfolk, into three diftinct Pariflies; and for diffolving the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and for other
was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Bradley, Tatem and M'' Aitchifon. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had tmder their Confideration divers Propofitions and Petitions from feveral Counties to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the County of King and Queen, praying that a Town may be eftabliflied at Todd's Warehoufe, in the faid County, ought
Purpofes therein mentioned
to be referred to the Confideration of the next Seffion of Affembly.
Refolved,

That the Petition

of fundry Inliabitants of the Parifh of Weftover, in the

County

of Charles City, complaining of fundry illegal Proceedings of the Veftry of the

rejedled.

faid Parifh,

and praying that the faid Veftry may be diffolved, be Refolved, That the Petition of fundry other Inhabitants of the

faid Parifh, in

Oppo-

lition thereto, is reafonable.

A Bill For further enlarging the Town of Dumfries, in the County of Prince William, was read a fecond Time, and committed to the Members for the faid County of Prince
William.

The Houfe proceeded

Council to the
Cary, Efq;
Bill, entitled,

to the Confideration of the

Amendment

propofed by the

An Ad

to

dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Archibald

and to fettle other Lands of greater Value in being twice read, was agreed to. and the fame fame Ufes; Ordered, That M"' Wythe do go up with a Meffage to the Council, and acquaint them that this Houfe have agreed to the Amendments by them propofed to the faid Bill. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad for vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip Johnfon, Gent, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Waller do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
is feized
to the

as Tenant in Fee Taille,

Lieu thereof

Concurrence.

The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee on the Bill For further continuing the feveral A(5ls of Affembly of this Colony for amending the Staple of Tobacco and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms and after fome Time fpent therein, M' Speaker
;

refumed

244

M'' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had gone through and made feveral Amendments thereto, but not having Time to prepare and draw up the fame, they had direcfted him to move for Leave to fit again. Refolved, That this Houfe will again rofolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill To-morrow. A Meffage from the Govemour by M' Walthoe.

refumed the Chair, and

Bill,

the faid

M^ Speaker, The Govemour has commanded me

from
the Right

Honourable

M'

your Houfe a Letter juft come to which he refers to their Confideration. Secretary Pitt,
to deliver to
lie

Hand

And

the faid Letter was read, and ordered to

A
thoe,

written Meffage from the Govemour was

at the fame

on the Table. Time delivered by

M''

Wal-

as follows
M"'

Speaker,
obliged to your

I
to the

am much

Houfe

for the Confidence they have placed in

me with Regard
a very nice

Affairs

now to

be tranfaded with the Cherokees, which really appear to be of

People with fuch Prefents as ought to much larger, and to avoid treating of when perhaps they exped be given on this Occaficni, Peace, the Terms whereof cannot be offered or accepted on our Parts without bringing the Faith of Britons, fo neceffary to be preferved, under Sufpicion; To redeem alfo the unhappy

and

delicate Nature; becaufe I

am

to fatiffy thofe

Captives that have fallen into their

Hands an

fuch Conditions as are Confiftent ivith the

tn

and at the fame Time to fhow them that we are ready for a Reconciliation when our Honour will permit it, without difcovering any Tendency On thefe Confideraticnis, it would be extremely agreeable to me if to Infult or Dejedion. your Houfe would allow me to employ one or two Commiffioners to affift me, on whofe Care and Prudence I might rely, to whcnn I might explain the Plan I have laid down for my Condud, on whom I might depend for a ftrid Adherence to my Orders, and with whom I could from Time to Time correfpond whilft the Matter is in Agitation.
Safety of his Majefty' s other Subjeds,

the faid Meffage was read, and referred to be confidered on Friday next. M' Bland, from the Committee of publick Claims, reported that the Committee had had under their Confideration feveral Petitions to them referred, and had come to feveral Refolutions thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, as follow: Refolved, That the Petition of Henry Peyton, Thomas Slaughter and William Green, to be paid for their Trouble as Commiffioners for fettling the Accounts for the Pay and Provifions of the Militia, and Damages done by the Indians in the Counties of Prince Williayn, Stafford, Orange and Ctdpeper, is reafonable and that they ought to be allowed the Sum of i^ each, for their Trouble and Expenfe therein. Refolved, That the Petition of Samuel Meredith, to be reimburfed the Money expended by him in enlifting and maintaining two Recruits for the Cherokee Expedition, one of which was taken fick on the March, and afterwards joined the Forces and ferved on the Expedition; the other rejected by Major Andrew Lewis, the Commanding Officer, appointed to receive the Recruits at the Place of Rendezvous; and for Blankets and Firelocks fumifhed feveral of the Soldiers by him enlifted, and who afterwards ferved on that Expedition, is reafonable; and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of ii. 5. 4. for the Bounty Money, Expenfe of enlifting and fubfifting the faid two Recruits, and for the Blankets and Firelocks fumifhed by him as aforefaid. Refolved, That the Petition of Robert Wade, to be reimburfed the Bounty Money and Expenfe of enlifting a Recruit for the Cherokee Expedition, refuted by the Officer appointed to receive fuch Recruits at the Place of Rendezvous, is reafonable and that he ought to be allowed the Sum of 11. 10. o for the Boimty Money, and Expenfe of
;

And

enlifting the faid Recruit.

On

245

]
it

On

Confideration of the Petition of Clement Reade,

appears to your Committee

that the faid Reade

to build a Magazine and Houfe for the Reception of Arms, Ammunition and Provifions, for the Ufe of the Militia on the Frontiers of this Colony that after the faid Magazine and Houfe were finiflied, he took Care of the fame, and gave out Arms, Ammunition and Provifions, from Time to Time, to feveral Detachments of Militia, for the Space of four Years, and three Months that, as Paymafter to the Militia of the County of Lunenburg, he received and paid away the Sum of 2800, and kept regular Accounts of the fame, which he fettled before the Commiffioners appointed by A&, of Affembly for that Purpofe that he loft ;^i2 in Treafury Notes of the Money fo received by him, and that he was ten Days on a Journey to the Counties of Bedford and Halifax, by Order of the Govemour, to examine into the Incurfions and Depredations of the Indians. Refolved, That the faid Clement Reade ought to be allowed the Sum of 114. 17. 6, for his Trouble in the feveral Matters in his Petition mentioned. Ordered, That it be an Inftrudlion to the faid Committee to make the feveral Allow; ;

was at the Trouble

of agreeing with

Workmen

Book of Claims, purfuant to the faid Refolutions. A Bill To remove the Seat of Government to a Place more convenient to the Inhabitants of this Colony was according to Order read a fecond Time, and ordered to be comances in the

mitted to a Committee of the whole Houfe immediately. The Houfe accordingly refolved itfelf into a Committee on the faid Bill, and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their Confideration, but not having

Time

to go through the

Refolved,

That

this

fame they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit again. Houfe will again refolve itfelf into a Committee on the faid
until

Bill

To-morrow.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

To-morrow Morning Ten

''Clock.

Bburs^ar.

tl)e

26 of T^prll

(Beo, III 1761.

MR.
A
Bill

Bland, from the Committee of publick Claims, reported that the Committee had examined and confidered all the publick Claims which had been laid before them this Seffion, and agreed on a Report, which he had entered in a

Book, and he delivered the Book in at the Table. For enlarging and afcertaining the Limits of the Borough of Norfolk, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Tatem and M' Attorney. Aitchifon, M' Bradley, An engroffed Bill, entitled, An Ad to dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Carter Henry Harrifon is feized, and for fettling other Lands to the fame Ufes, was read a third

Time.
Refolved,

Ordered,
rence.

That the Bill do pafs. That M'' Attorney do carry up the

faid Bill to the Cotmcil for their Concur-

84

For regulating the Pradlice of Attomies was read a fecond Time, and committed to M^ Bland, M' Richard Henry Lee, M' Waller and M' Landon Carter. M' Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, reported that the Committee had had vmder their further Confideration, the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of St. Margaret's, in the County of Caroline, alfo the Petition of fundry Inhabitants of the Parifh of St. David's in the County of King William, to them recommitted, and had come to a Refolution thereon; which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame was again twice read, and agreed to

Bill

by the Houfe, with an Amendment, as follows: Refolved, That the faid Petitions ought to be referred to the next Seffion of Affembly. M' Charles Carter reported that he had, according to Order, waited on his Honour
the

246

the
his

Govemour with
Honour was
M''

the Addrefs of this Houfe in Favour of Capt.

pleafed to anfwer that

he

Van Braatn, to which would recommend him to Lord Halifax

and

Secretary Pitt for Promotion in his Majefty's Service.

Town

from the Committee to whom the Bill For further enlarging the County of Prince William, was committed, reported that the Committee had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and
M""

Henry

Lee,

of Dumfries, in the

then delivered in at the Table.

Ordered,

That the Confideration of the

An
Debts,

engroffed Bill, entitled.

for fettling other

An Ad
of

Corbin, Gent, deceafed,

to fell certain

and

Lands

Amendments be put off until To-morrow. empower the Executors of the Will of Gawin entailed Lands and Slaves for the Payment of his greater Value to the fame Ufes, was read a third
faid
to

Time.
Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M"^ Pendleton do carry

it

to the Coimcil for their Concurrence.

The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee on the

Bill

For further continuing

the feveral Adls of Affembly of this Colony for amending the Staple of Tobacco and

preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms, and after fome Time fpent therein M' Speaker refiuned the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill vmder their further Confideration, and made feveral Amendments thereto,

which they had direfted him to report to the Houfe and he read the faid Amendments in his Place, and then delivered them in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe, with fome Amendments. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments as amended be engroffed, and read
;

a third Time.

The other Order of the Day being read. The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee on the Bill For removing the Seat of Government to a Place more convenient to the Inhabitants of this Colony, and after fome Time fpent therein, M'' Speaker refumed the Chair, and M' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, but not having Time to go through the fame, they had diredled him to move for Leave to fit
again.
Refolved, That this Houfe on Monday next.
will

again refolve

itfelf

into a

Committee on the

faid

Bill

An engroffed Bill, entitled, An Ad for dividing the Parifh of Frederickfville, in the County of Louifa, and for direding the Eledion of Veftrymen for the Parifh of Hampfhire, in the County of Hampfhire, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered That M"^ Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
Concurrence.

ss

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

until

To-morrow Morning Ten

''Clock.

H-viba^,

tb<i

36 of

:3Vprll. I <Beo, III 1761.

MR.
;

Charles Carter, from the Committee of Propofitions and Grievances, pre-

fcnted to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For dividing the Parifh of

Cumberland, in the County of Lunenburg, and for other Purpofes therein

mentioned. Bill For taking fpecial Bail in the Country on Acftionsand Suits in the Gena Alfo eral Court and the faid Bills were feverally read the firft Time, and ordered to be read

a fecond Time.

M' Carter
a
Bill

alfo from the faid Committee prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, For allowing a Reward to Conftables for certain Services therein mentioned;

and

a47

]
Bill

and the fame was read the

firft

Time, and the Queftion being put that the faid

be read a fecond Time. It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the

faid Bill be rejefted.

The Houfe, according

to Order, proceeded to the Confideration of the

Amendments

propofed to the Bill For further enlarging the Town of Dumfries, in the County of Prince William, and the fame being read were agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a thirfl

Time.

from the Committee to whom the Bill For dividing the County of AlbeSt. Anne, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, reported that the Committee had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. M'' Bland, from the Committee to whom the Bill For eftablifhing a Town on the Glebe Land of Dale Parifh, in the County of Chefterfield, and appropriating Part of the faid Land for publick Landings, was committed, reported that the Committee had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with tlie Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read,
M'' Cabel,

marle and Parifli of

and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third
Time.

Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe.

That they have agreed to the Bill, entitled, An A&, for vefting certain Lands therein mentioned in Philip Johnfon, Gent, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, entitled, An Adl to empower the Executors of the Will of Gaivin
Corbin, Gent, deceafed, to

Lands and Slaves for the Payment of his Debts, and for fettling other Lands of greater Value to the fame Ufes. Alfo to the Bill, entitled. An Adl to dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Carter Henry Harrifon is feized, and for fettHng other Lands to the fame Ufes.
fell

certain entailed

Adl for dividing the Parifh of Frederick fville, in the County of Louifa, and for diredling the Eledlion of Veftrymen in the Parifh of Hampfhire, in the County of Hampfhire.
Alfo
to the Bill, entitled.

An

M' Bradley, from the Committee to whom the Bill For dividing the Parifh of Elizabeth River, in the County of Norfolk, into three diftindl Parifhes, for diffolving the Veftry of the faid Parifh, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, reported that the Committee had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then deUvered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third
Time.

For appointing feveral new Ferries was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Reade and M"' Terry. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad for amending and further continuing the feveral Ads of Affembly of this Colony for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's cuftoms, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up.

Bill

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M' Charles Carter do carry up the faid

Bill to the

Council for their Con-

currence.

of

M' Bland reported that the Committee to whom the Bill For regulating the pradlice Attomies was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in
his

248

his Place,

and then delivered the

Bill

with the

Amendments

in at the Table,

where the

Amendments were again

Ordered,

twice read, and agreed to.

That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. M' Attorney reported that the Committee to whom the Bill For enlarging and afcertaining the Limits of the Borough of Norfolk, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. The Houfe, according to Order, proceeded to the Confideration of the Govemour's written Meffage on Wednefday laft and the fame being again read, it was thereon Refolved, That an humble Addrefs be made to his Honour the Govemour to defire that he will be pleafed to appoint fuch Commiffioners for the Purpofes mentioned in his faid Meffage as he fhall think fit, and that M"' Attorney do wait on his Honour with the
;

faid Addrefs.

cutors of the Will of John Spotfwood, Efq

To enable the Exepay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. A Bill For appointing new Diredlors and Truftees for the Town of Leeds, in the " Covmty of King George, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo a Bill To continue an Adl, entitled. An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads made laying a Duty on Liquors into one Ad, were feverally read a fecond Time. for Ordered, That the faid Bills be engroffed, and read a third Time. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Ten "'Clock.
M''

Pendleton prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill

;

deceafed, to

SoXwxhat.

XV

4tb of Z\ipx\l
of Mills,

<Beo.

III.

1761.

A
the

Bill

To

oblige the

Owners

Hedges or Stone Stops, on fundry Rivers

or Slopes therein, for the Paffage of

therein mentioned, to
Fifli.

make Openings

To amend an Adl, entitled. An Ad for the better Prefervation of and preventing unlawful Hunting. Alfo a Bill To amend an Adl, entitled. An Ad for reducing the feveral Ads for licenfing Pedlars and preventing Frauds in the Duties on Skins and Furs. Alfo a Bill For taking fpecial Bail in the Country on A(5lions and Suits in the General Court, were feverally read a fecond Time. Ordered, That the faid Bills be engroffed, and read a third Time. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad for further enlarging the Town of Dumfries in the County of Prince William, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
Alfo a Bill

Breed

of Deer,

Concurrence.

a Motion made. That Leave be given to bring in a Bill To preferve the Water for the Ufe of the Inhabitants of the Town of Winchefter, and the Limits thereof, by preventing Hogs from running at large therein, and it is referred to M'' Pendleton and M' Wafhington to prepare and bring in the fame. A Meffage from the Council by M"' Walthoe.
Ordered,

On

That they have agreed

to the Bill, entitled.

An

ing the feveral Adts of Affembly of this Colony for

Adl for amending and further continuamending the Staple of Tobacco, and

preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuftoms.

An

249
to

]
the Veftry of the

Parifh of Antrim, in the County of Halifax, to fell their Glebe in the faid Parifh, and to apply the Purchafe Money towards buying another more convenient Glebe, was read a third Time.
engroffed Bill, entitled,
Refolved,

An

An Ad

empower

Ordered,

That the Bill do pafs. That M"^ Charles Carter do carry up the
Parifli of

faid Bill to the Council for their

Concurrence.

A
and

Bill

For dividing the

Cumberland

in the

County

of

other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a fecond Time, and committed to
M''

Lunenburg, and for M"^ Reade

Le Grand.
engroffed Bill, entitled.

Parifh of Elizabeth River, in the County of Norfolk, into three diftind Parifhes, for diffolving the Veftry of the faid Parifh and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and the Blanks
for dividing the

An

An Ad

therein

filled

up.
faid Bill to the Council for their

Refolved,

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Charles Carter do carry up the

Concurrence.
the Executors of the Will of John Spoifwood, Efq deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Edmund Pendleton, M'' Henry Pendleton,
Bill
;

To enable

M''

James Taylor and

M''

Fielding Lewis.
M""

A
ifh of

Meffage from the Council by

Walthoe.

That they have agreed to the Bill, entitled, An Adl to empower the Veftry of the ParAntrim, in the County of Halifax, to fell their Glebe in the faid Parifh, and to apply the Purchafe Money towards buying another more convenient Glebe. Alfo to the Bill, entitled. An Adl for further enlarging the Town of Dumfries, in the

County

of Prince William.

The Houfe proceeded

agreed
next.
to.

to the Confideration of the

lie

Book

of Claims, prefented to the

Hotife on Thurfday laft and ordered to

Ordered,

on the Table, and Part thereof was read and

of the faid

That the further Confideration

Book be put

off until

Monday

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

until

To-morrow Morning Ten

"'Clock.

:^on6ar. tbe 6tb of T?lprlU

6eo.

III.

1761.
the

AN
rence.

engroffed Bill, entitled.

the

An Ad

for enlarging

and afcertaining

Limits of

Purpofes Norfolk and and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. M' Bradley do carry up the faid Bill to the Council That Ordered,

Borough

of

for other

therein mentioned,

was read a

third Time,

for their Concur-

M' Reade reported that the Committee to whom the Bill For appointing feveral new Ferries was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read and agreed to. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad to amend an Ad, entitled. An Ad concerning Seamen, alfo one other Adl, entitled.

An Ad

for preventing

Frauds in

the

Cuftoms and in

clearing of Ships, for afcertaining Colledors and Naval Officers Fees, and to prohibit and prevent the cafting Ballaft or dead Bodies into Rivers and Creeks, was read the third Time.

Refolved,

That the

Bill

do

pafs.

Ordered,

25

]
Bill to the

Ordered,
rence.

That

M"^

Harrifon do carry up the faid

Council for their Concur-

W Charles Carter reported that the Committee appointed to examine the Treafurer's

Accounts had had the fame under their Confideration, and examined all the feveral Articles and Vouchers thereof, and had agreed on a Report, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe,
as follows:
of

appears that the faid Accounts are truly ftated, and that their remains a Balance due to the Treafurer on the pubHck Account. That there remains in the Treafurer's Hands a Balance of ;293i9. i8. ii for the Duty on Tobacco in 1759 and 1760, and for the Land and Poll Tax, in the faid Years,
It
^22,1. 6. 6,

for the Duty on Slaves. That burned Tobacco Notes not yet taken in amount to 2942. That there remains in the Treafurer's Hands ;io2 7. 14. 8 of the Money referved for the Redemption of the old Notes bearing Intereft, fo many of the faid Notes remain-

and

ing

ftill

out.

ftill remains in the Treafurer's Hands 2500, the Balance due to the Commiffioners for the Indian Trade. That there remains in the Treafurer's Hands 27738. 00. 2 for Bills of Exchange drawn on James Abercrombie Efq purfuant to Adls of Affembly. That there alfo remains in the Treafurer's Hands a Balance of ^,212. 4. 1 for the Treafury Notes emitted in February and November 1759, March and May 1760.

That there

Refolved,

Ordered,

That the faid Accounts do pafs. That M"' Charles Carter do carry up the Treafurer's Accounts to the Council

for their Concurrence.

An engroffed Bill, entitled, An Ad for dividing the Counties of Albemarle and Louifa and Parifh of St. Anne, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Cabell do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. The Houfe, according to Order, refumed the adjourned Confideration of the Book Claims, and the remaining Part thereof was read and the Allowances of the feveral of Officers being added, it was agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That M"' Bland do carry up the Book of Claims to the Coimcil for their
;

Concurrence.

On
in his

a Motion made,
to the

That the Sum of ;^iooo be paid by the Treafurer out of the publick Money Hon. Francis Fauquier, Efq as a grateful Acknowledgement from this Houfe for his prudent Condu(5l and unwearied Affiduity in the management of the publick Affairs, to the Honour of his Majefty and the Intereft of this Colony. The Order of the Day being read for the Houfe to refolve itfelf again into a Committee on the Bill To remove the Seat of Government to a Place more convenient to the
Refolved,

Hands

Inhabitants of this Colony,

Refolved,

That

this

Houfe

will

again refolve
until

itfelf

into a

Committee on the
''Clock.

faid Bill

To-morrow.

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

To-morrow Morning Ten

I3u(i56ar. t^e 7tb of '^ipxil

(Beo.

III.

1761.

engroffed Bill, entitled, An Ad for eftablifhing a Town on the Glebe Land of Dale Parifh, in the County of Chefterficld, and appropriating Part of the faid Land for publick Landings, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein
filled

up.

Refolved,

That the

Bill

do

pafs.

Ordered,

[2Si]
Ordered,

That

M"^

Cary do carry up the

faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence.

new DireAors and Truftees for the County of King George, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
engroffed Bill, entitled,
for appointing

An

An A3

Town

of Leeds, in the

Concurrence.

An

engroffed Bill, entitled.

An Ad

to

continue an

Ad,

entitled.

An Ad

for reducing

the feveral

Ads made

for laying a Duty on Liquors into one

Ad, was read the

third Time,

and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Harrifon do carry up the
currence.

faid Bill to the Council for their

Con-

the feveral

into

to amend an Ad, entitled. An Ad for reducing and preventing Frauds in the Duty on Skins and Furs one Ad, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Harrifon do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

An

engroffed Bill, entitled,

An Ad

Ads

for licenfing Pedlars

rence.

Committee appointed, prefented to the Houfe, according Water for the Ufe of the Inhabitants of the Town of Winchefter and the Limits thereof, by preventing Hogs from running at large therein and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time.
M''

Pendleton, from the

to Order, a Bill

To

preferve the

The Order of the Day being read. The Houfe again refolved itfelf into a Committee on the Bill To remove the Seat of Government to a Place more convenient to the Inhabitants of this Colony and after fome Time fpent therein, M"' Speaker returned the Chair, and M"' Charles Carter reported that the Committee had had the faid Bill under their further Confideration, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where they were again twice read, and fome of them were agreed to, and others difagreed to; and the Queftion being put that the faid Bill with the Amend;

ments be engroffed and read a third Time, the Houfe divided. Yeas go forth
Yeas, 35 Noes, 36.
It paffed in the Negative.

Refolved,

That the faid Bill be rejedled. Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe.
to the Bill entitled.

That they have agreed

River, in the

An

A<51 for

dividing the Parifh of Elizabeth

;

County of Norfolk, into three diftin(5l Parifhes for diffolving the Veftry of the faid Parifli, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, entitled. An Adl for enlarging and afcertaining the Limits of the Borough of Norfolk, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, entitled. An A6t for eftablifhing a Town on the Glebe Land of Dale Parifh, in the County of Chefterfield, and appropriating Part of the faid Land for publick
Landings.

Alfo

to the Bill, entitled.

An Ad

for dividing the Counties of Albemarle

and Lonifa

and Parifh of St. Anne, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, entitled. An Ad for appointing new Diredors and Truftees for the Town of Leeds, in the County of King George, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned.

And

Book of publick Claims. Ordered, That M^ Bland do carry the

to the

faid

Book

to the

Govemour, and

defire his

Affent thereto.

Ordered,

252

That a Committee be appointed to proportion the publick Levy, to conM' Waller, M"' Eyre, M' Walker, M' Ball, M' Reade, M"' Upfhaw and M"' Carrington. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Ten "'Clock.
Ordered,
fift

of the following Perfons, viz. M"" Bland,

>^tbm5ba^.

\\)Z

Stb of

:Af rll,

(Beo. Ill 1761.

whom the Bill To enable Eq; deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, had examined into the Allegations thereof, and found them to be true, and had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill

MR.

Edmund

Pendleton reported that the Committee to

the Executors of the Will of yo/i

Spotfwood,

with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amendments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Hotife. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. M'' Speaker informed the Houfe that he had juft received a Letter from his Excellency Major-General Amherft in Anfwer to the Addrefs of this Houfe lately tranfmitted
to him, which he delivered in at the Table. And the faid Letter was read, and ordered to
lie

on the Table.

An

engroffed Bill, entitled,

An Ad for

appointing feveral new Ferries, was read the

third Time,

Refolved,

and the Blanks therein filled up. That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Wafhington do carry up the
engroffed Bill, entitled,

faid Bill to the Coimcil for their

Con-

currence.

An

An Ad

for regulating the

Pradice of Attornies, was read

the third Time,

and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"" Claiborne do carry up the faid
M''

Bill to the

Council for their Con-

currence.

Reade reported that the Committee to whom the Bill For dividing the Parifh of Cumberland, in the County of Lunenburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was committed, had made feveral Amendments thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendments in at the Table, where the Amend-

ments were again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendments be engroffed, and read a third Time. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad to oblige the Owners of Mills, Hedges or Stone Stops, on Sundry Rivers therein mentioned, to make Openings or Slopes therein for the Paffage of Fifh, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"' Charles Carter do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
Concurrence.

On a Motion made,
That Leave be given to bring in a Bill For paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money for this prefent Seffion of Affembly and it is referred to M'' Harrifon and M' Pendleton to prepare and bring in the fame. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad to amend an Ad, entitled, An Ad for the better Prefervation of the Breed of Deer, and preventing unlawful Hunting, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Pendleton do carry up the faid Bill to the^Council for their ConcurOrdered,
;

rence.

253

Meffage from the Council by

to the

M''

Walthoe.

That they have agreed

Alfo

Treafurer's Accounts.
A(5l to

to the Bill, entitled.

An

amend an

A(5l, entitled,

An

men,

alfo one other

Ad,

entitled.

An Act

for preventing

Frauds

in the

Adl concerning SeaCuftoms and in

clearing of Ships, for afcertaining Colle<5lors

and Naval

Officers Fees,

and

to prohibit

and prevent the cafting Ballaft or dead Bodies into River or Creeks. Alfo to the Bill, entitled. An A{51 to oblige the Owners of Mills, Hedges or Stone Stops, on fundry Rivers therein mentioned, to make Openings or Slopes therein for the Paffage of Fifh.

Alfo

to the Bill,

entitled.

An

Adl for regulating the Pradlice of Attomies, without

any Amendments.

And
ries,

that they

have agreed

to the Bill, entitled,

An

Adl for appointing feveral new Fer-

with an Amendment, to which they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe.

The Houfe immediately proceeded

pofed by the Council to the faid
Bill,

to the Confideration of the

Amendment

pro-

93

and the fame being read was agreed to. M'' do Ordered, That Wafhington go up with a Meffage to the Council, and acquaint them that this Houfe have agreed to the Amendment by them propofed to the faid Bill. An engroffed Bill, entitled. An Ad for taking fpecial Bail in the Country on Adions and Suits in the General Court, was read the third Time and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Attorney-General do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their
Concurrence.

Meffage from the Govemour by

M''

Walthoe.

That his Honour has juft received Letters from the Right Honourable M' Secretary Pitt Letter from Colonel Byrd, enclofing Extrads of fundry Letters to him from his a alfo Excellency Major-General Amherft, which he had commanded him to lay before this Houfe.

And

A
chefter

the faid Letters were read, and ordered to lie on the Table. Bill To preferve the Water for the life of the Inhabitants of the

Town

and the Limits

thereof,

by preventing Hogs from running

at large

Wintherein, was
of

read a fecond Time, and an Amendment made thereto. Ordered, That the Bill with the Amendment be engroffed, and read a third Time. The Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Report from the Committee of Claims made on the 28"> of March laft, wherein the Accotmts of the Expenfes of the

drawn out into adlual Service on the Frontiers of this Colony, alfo the Demands Perfons for Provifions and other Neceffaries fumifhed the faid Militia, and fimdry of the Damages done to fundry Inhabitants of this Colony by the Indians, are ftated and fettled and the fame being read, was agreed to. Ordered, That M"' Bland do carry up the faid Accounts to the Council for their ConMilitia

currence.

An engroffed

Bill, entitled,

An Ad

to

enable the Executors of the Will of

the Eftate of

wood, Efq; deceafed, to pay the Debts and Legacies due from Alexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, was read a third Time. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M-- Pendleton do carry up the faid Bill to the Coimcil for their Concurrence.

John SpotfMajor General

And

then the

Houfe adjourned

until

To-morrow Morning Ten

"'Clock.

X3bur55ar. t^e 9l\) of ::\prll. I (Beo. Ill, 176U N engroffed Bill, entitled, An Ad to preferve the Water for the Ufe of the InhabiWinchefter, and the Limits thereof, by preventing Hogs from running at large therein, was read the third Time. Refolved, that the Bill do pafs.
tants of the

Town

of

Ordered,

254

]
Bill to the

Ordered,

That

M"^

Wafhingtan do carry up the faid

Council for their Con-

currence.

An engroffed Bill, entitled, An Ad for dividing the Parifh of Cumberland, in the County of Lunenburg, and for other Purpofe: therein mentioned, was read the third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M"^ Reade do carry up the faid Bill to the Council for their Concurrence. M' Bland reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, fettled the Proportion of the Country Levy, and ftated the fame in a Book, which he delivered in at the Table, where it was read and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That M"' Bland do carry up the faid Book to the Covmcil for their Concurrence.

A
fions

Meffage from the Council by

to the

M"^

Walthoe.

That they have agreed

and
Alfo

other Neceffaries

Accounts of the Expenfes of the Militia, and for Provifound for them, and of the Damages done by the Indians to the

Inhabitants of this Colony.

wood, Efq
eral

An Aft to enable the Executors of the Will of John Spotfpay the Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major GenAlexander Spotfwood, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned, without any Amendto the Bill, entitled.
;

deceafed, to

ments.

And
A(5t for

that they have agreed to the Bill, entitled.

An

Adl to amend an Adl, entitled.

An

the better Prefervation of the Breed of Deer and preventing unlawful Hunting.

Alfo to the Bill, entitled, An A<51 for taking fpecial Bail in the Country on Adlions and Suits in the General Court, with fame Amendments to each of the faid Bills, to ivhich they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe.

The Houfe immediately proceeded to the Confideration of the Amendments propofed by the Council to the Bill firft above mentioned, and the fame being read were
agreed
to.

Ordered,

That

M"^

Edmund

Pendleton do go

up with a Meffage

to the Council,

and

inform them thereof. Then the Houfe proceeded to the Confideration of the Amendments propofed by the Covmcil to the other Bill above mentioned, and the fame being read were likewife agreed to. Ordered, That M"^ Attorney-General do go up with a Meffage to the Council, and
acquaint them therewith. M"" Harrifon prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a
Burgeffes
Bill For paying the Affembly and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time; and. On a Motion made. The faid Bill was immediately read a fecond Time, and an Amendment was made

Wages

in

Money

for this prefent Seffion of

thereto.

Ordered,

That the

faid Bill with the

Amendment be

engroffed,

and read a

third

Time.

Meffage from the Council by

to the

M''

Walthoe.

That they have agreed Alfo

of Lunenburg,

Book

of Proportions.

A<fl for dividing the Parifh of Cumberland, in the County Purpofes therein mentioned. Alfo to the Bill, entitled. An Adl to preferve the Water for the Ufe of the Inhabitants of the Town of Winchefter and the Limits thereof, by preventing Hogs from running
to the Bill, entitled.

An

and

for other

at large therein.

On
is

a Motion made,

Ordered,
referred to

That I^ave be given to bring in a Bill For Laying a publick Levy, and M' Bland to prepare and bring in the fame.

it

[255

Written Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by M' Walthoe.

M' Speaker,
Colonel

Byrd being

juft arrived,

Requeft that this Government fhould raife joo

Expenfe of the Crown) to fame to the immediate Confideration

at the
B

and acquainting me it is General Amherft's fpecial Men more (to be clothed, armed and vidualled, our Indian Enemies, I earneftly recommend the chaftife
of

your Houfe.

And
of a

the faid Meffage was read, and ordered to be referred to the Confideration of

Committee of the whole Houfe immediately. That the feveral Letters from M"^ Secretary Pitt, Major General Amherft and Colonel Byrd, Yefterday laid before the Houfe by Command of his Honour the Govemour, be referred to the Confideration of the faid Committee. And then the Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee on the faid Meffage and Letters and after fome Time'fpent therein, M' Speaker rcfumed the Chair, and M'' Attorney General reported that the Committee had had the faid Meffage and Letters under their Confideration, and had come to a Refolution thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the
Ordered,

Houfe, as follows
Refolved, That an humble Addrefs be made to his Honour the Govemour to inform him that by the A<51 paffed this Seffion of Affembly, For recruiting and further continuing the Regiment in the Service of this Colony, we have done the utmoft for the Defence
of the

Country which our Circumftances will admit of. That an Addrefs be drawn up purfuant to the faid Refolution, and it is referred to M'' Attorney, M' Pendleton, M"^ Bland, and M'' Randolph, to prepare and bring
Ordered,

in the fame.
M"' Bland prefented to the Houfe, according to Order, a Bill For raifing a publick Levy; and the fame was read the firft Time, and ordered to be read a fecond Time. M' Pendleton reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, enquired whether any and what Part of a Judgment recovered in the General Court by William Trent, Gent, againft the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie, Efq; late Lieutenant Govemour of this Colony, ought to be paid by the Publick and that they had agreed on a Report, and come to a Refolution thereon, which he read in his Place, and then delivered in at the Table, where the fame were again read and are as follow It appears to your Committee that M'' Trent's Claim for 401. 2. 9>^ Part of his Recovery, was for his Expenfe and Trouble in carrying out Prefents of Goods for the Indians at two feveral Times by Order of the Govemour and Council that his Claim of ;^29i. 5. 10 was for the Pay and Provifions of himfelf and a Company of Men under his Command, raifed by Order of the faid Lieutenant-Govemour, before the firft Virginia Regiment was eftablifhed, and who afterwards were enhfted into the faid Regiment; and that 107. 11. ^yi, the Refidue of his Recovery of 800, was allowed by the Jury for Intereft on thofe Sums, of which Intereft 45. 2. 2 accraed on the faid Sum of 291,
;
, ;

5-

10.

it is the Opinion of this Committee that the faid Sum oi 2()\. 5. by the Publick, but no Part of the Intereft, as Apphcation was never made to this Houfe for Payment of the faid Money and it was a Tranfadlion entirely between the faid Lieutenant-Govemour and Council, and the faid Trait. The faid Refolution being read a fecond Time, and the Queftion put that the Houfe

Refolved,

That

10 ought to be paid

agree thereto.
It paffed in the Negative.

a Motion made, For raifing a publick Levy was read a fecond Time, and committed to M' Randolph and M' Attorney -General. And then the Houfe adjourned until To-morrow Morning Ten "'Clock.

On

Bill

256

Trl6ar tbe lOtb of 7?Cprll

(Beo. Ill

176U

MR.
Hoiife.

Randolph reported that the Committee to whom the Bill For raifmg a publick Levy was committed, had made an Amendment thereto, which he read in his Place, and then delivered the Bill with the Amendment in at the Table, where the Amendment was again twice read, and agreed to by the

Ordered,

That the

An

engroffed Bill, entitled.

prefent Seffion of Refolved,

be engroffed, and read a third Time. paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money for this Affembly, was read a third Time, and the Blanks therein filled up.
Bill

with the

Amendment

An Ad far

That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M' Harrifon do carry up the
rence.

faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

An engroffed

Bill, entitled.

An Ad for raifing a public Levy, was

read the third Time.

Refolved, That the Bill do pafs. Ordered, That M'' Waller do carry up the
rence.

faid Bill to the Council for their Concur-

M'' Attorney reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, prepared an Addrefs to the Govemour, purfuant to the Refolution of the Committee, Yefterday agreed to by the Houfe and he read the fame in his Place, and then delivered it in at the Table, where it was again twice read, and agreed to by the Houfe. Ordered, That the faid Addrefs be fairly tranfcribed, and prefented to the Govemour by the Committee who prepared the fame. A Meffage from the Council by M'' Walthoe.
;

That they have agreed Alfo

to the Bill, entitled.

to the Bill, entitled.

An

A<51 for

An Ad; for raifing a publick Levy. paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money for this

prefent Seffion of Affembly.

Meffage from the Council by M' Walthoe.

That they have fent down the joint Addrefs of the Govemour, Council and Houfe of Burgeffes, to his Majefty, figned by the Govemour and Prefident of the Council, to be figned
by the Speaker of this Houfe.

M' William Digges reported that the Committee appointed had, according to Order, examined the reft of the enrolled Bills, and redlified fuch Miftakes as were fotmd therein, and that they were truly enrolled. Ordered, That M"^ Digges do carry up the enrolled Bills to the Council for their
Infpe(5lion.

A Meffage from the Council

by

M''

Walthoe.
Bills,

That they have infpeded the enrolled

and are

fatiffi-ed

they are truly enrolled.

Meffage from the Govemour was delivered by

M''

Walthoe.

M' Speaker,
The Govemour commands the immediate Attendance of this Houfe in the Council Chamber, and that you bring with you fuch Bills and Refolves as are ready for his A ffent.

M' Speaker, with the Houfe, went up accordingly and the Govemour was pleafed
;

to give his Affent to the following Bills,*

4.

viz.

An Ad

for further

Colony for amending the Staple

toms.

amending and continuing the feveral Ads of Affembly of this of Tobacco and preventing Frauds in his Majefty's Cuf5.

To

Hening, VII. 386

ff.

[257]
5.

To continue an Ad,

entitled,

An Ad

for reducing the feveral

Ads made

for laying

a Duty on Liquors into one Ad.

To amend an Ad, entitled. An Ad concerning Seamen, alfo one other Ad, entitled, An Ad for preventing Frauds in the Cuftoms, and in clearing of Ships, for afcertaining Colledors and Naval Officers Fees, and to prohibit and prevent the cafting Bulla ft or dead Bodies into Rivers and Creeks. y. For raifing a publick Levy. 8. For regulating the Pradice of Attornies. p. For appointing feveral neiv Ferries. 10. For taking special Bail in the Country on Adians and Suits in the General Court. 11. To amend an Ad, entitled, An Ad for reducing feveral Ads for licenfing Pedlars Frauds in the Duties on Skins and Furs into one Ad. preventing and 12. For eftablifhing the Town of Woodftock, in the County of Frederick. I J. For eftablifhing a Toivn on the Glebe Land of Dale Parifh, in the County of Chefterfield, and appropriating Part of the faid Land for publick Landings. 14. To oblige the Owners of Mills, Hedges or Stone Stops, on fundry Rivers therein mentioned, to make Openings or Slopes tha-ein, for the Paffage of Fifh. 15. To preferve the Water for the Ufe of the Inhabitants in the Toivn of Winchefter and the Limits thereof, by preventing Hogs from running at large therein. 16. To amend an Ad, entitled, An Ad for the better Prefervation of the Breed of Deer, and preventing unlawful Hunting. ij. For dividing the Parifh of Cumberland, in the County of Lunenburg 18. For altering the Court Days of the Counties of Bedford and Suffex, and for other
6.

Purpofes therein mentioned. ig. For dividing the Parifh

mentioned.
20.
for other

of Elizabeth

diftind Parifhes, for diffolving the Veftry of the faid Parifh,

River in the County of Norfolk, into three and for other Purpofes therein
of St.

For dividing

the Counties of

Albemarle and Louifa and Parifh

Anne, and

Purpofes therein mentioned.

21
liam.

An Ad

for further enlarging the

Town

of Dumfries, in the

County

of

Prince Wil-

Parifh of Frederick fville, in the County of Louifa; and for direding the Eledion of Veftrymen for the Parifh of Hampfhire, in the County of Hampfhire 2 J. For appointing new Diredors and Truftees for the Town of Leeds, in the County of
22.

For dividing

the

King

George,

24.

and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. For enlarging and afcertaining the Limits of the Borough

of Norfolk,

and

for other

Purpofes therein mentioned.

25.

To empower

the Veftry of the

their Glebe in the faid Parifh,

and

to

Parifh of Antrim, in the County of Halifax, to fell apply the Purchafe Money towards buying another
feized as
the

more convenient Glebe.

26.

To dock

the Entail of certain

Tenant in Fee
Ufes.
27. certain

Taille,

and

to fettle

Lands whereof Archibald Gary, Efq; is other Lands of greater Value in Lieu thereof to

fame

To empower the Executors of the Will of Gawin Corbin, Gent, deceafed, to fell entailed Lands and Slaves for the Payment of his Debts, and for fettling other Land
the

Value to the fame Ufes. Te enable the Executors of the Will of John Spotfwood, Efq; deceafed, to pay Debts and Legacies due from the Eftate of Major-General Alexander Spotfwood, and
of greater

28.

for

other

Purpofes therein mentioned.

2g.

Lands therein mentioned in Philip Johnfon, Gent, adding the fame to the City of Williamfburg, and for other Purpofes therein mentioned. 50. To dock the Entail of certain Lands whereof Carter Henry Harrifon is feized, and for fettling other Lands to the fame Ufes. 31. For paying the Burgeffes Wages in Money for the prefent Seffion of Affembly.
For
vefting certain

His

258

His Honour likewife gave his Aent to the Refolve for allowing Capt. Jacob Van the Sum of 500, over and above the Balance of his Pay that is due to him to this Time, as a Compenfation for his Sufferings during a long and painful Confinement as an Hoftage in the Enemy's Country. And then his Honour clofed the Seffion with the following Speech

Braam

Gentlemen of the Council,

I

M"

Speaker and Gentlemen of the Hcnife

of Burgeffes.

Day the moft difagreeable to me of any one fince I have been intrufted by his Adajefty with the Adminiftration of your Affairs; As you have fhown yourfelves on all Occafons dutiful Subjeds, by your Loyalty and Attachment to your Sovereign attd his
arrived at a

am

Government, I confider you as

not juftly acquit

my

Friends; as Friends, grieve

I

to

part with yoti. I fhould

my

felf of the

Duty

owe

to

his Majefty, were I to omit thanking you,

Readinefsand Alacrity with which youhave engaged in the Mearecommended to you to afflft his Majefty's Arms, in the Recovery of that Country which the French had ufurped; and on my own Part I can with Truth affure you, that the many Marks of Affedion and Refped you have fhoimi me, the Confidence you have placed in me, andjhe ftrong Proofs you have given me of your Approbation of my Condud, has made an Imprcffion on my Mind which nothing can efface, as long as it fhall pleafe the Almighty to continue to me the Bleffmgs of Life and Memory. The Conftitution of the Council is fuch as fecures to me the meeting you. Gentlemen, who compofe it, in the fame Capacity the enfuing Affembly: This gives me the greateft Satiffadion, as I have fo often experienced your Ability and Zeal to ferve his Majefty, and your Integrity and Candour in conduding every Meafure to promote his Intereft, and the general Good of this Colony. But,
before I difmifs you, for the

fures

M'

Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of Burgeffes,

Affurances of meeting you again as Particulars are not fo certain as I could wifh an Affembly compofed of Gentlemen more acceptable to myfelf; who have happily found the Means of joining your Duty to his Majefty to your Care for the Intereft of the Colony, which can never be feparated but to the
they were, for I can never exped, or even defire, to meet

My

Difadvantage of both. In approve the whole Tenour of

this Light, I
it;

hope your Conftituents will

fee

your Condud;
which
the Cir-

cumftances of the Times will

and fhow their Approbation by give them an Opportunity to make.

of the

the Choice

Gentlemen of the Council and

All that remains for

Houfe

of Burgeffes,
to this

me

to

do

Unwillingnefs; but
ingly.

it is

requifite

is to put an End you fhould be now

Affembly, which I do with great

diffolved, afui

you are diffolved accord-

APPENDIX.

Appendix.
DRAPER
MSS. 4 ZZ
51.

[A. L. S.]

Williamflmrg June
I

j**

17^8

have yours of May 26"' and have by Col" Wafhington fent you up 475 which with the 600 by Jenkins makes ;io75. The Baggage, Forage and Bat money intended for your Officers by the Council amounts to 1007-10-0 according to S' John S' Clair's' Eftimate of 806, with 25 p"added but M-" Webb^ in drawing the order on the Treafury by miftake took ;<;86o for S"- Johns Acco' and put 25 pr on that, for Col" Wafhingtons and Col" Byrds Regiments which is 67-10 each too much and to be accounted for; Col Wafhington nows of the miftake. I have fent you a Cheft of Medicines from M-- Pafteurs Shop, with Inftruments; but cannot yet hear of a Surgeon for you which gives me much concern. You will soon have Tents, Kettles and Canteens from Gen' Forbes*; but I am defired to provide Haverfacks, which if not fent up with Blankets and other things expe<5led here in a few days, must be got at Winchefter, as the pay will be fure when fettled. I fend Col" Byrd^ the Commiffions back again to be filled up and dated, to give precedency according to a regulation made in Council, of which I fend a lift. By it you will find Captain Cocke and Captain LightjooP fet afide the laft as having but 43 Men exclufive of Armifteads, and all very bad and as there was a neceffity to lay one afide, the Council tho' Capt" Meredeth with his 55 Men all very good and on the Day to deferve a preference. Capt" Cocke tho' a good Officer was confidered as having only 26 Men himfelf, whereas Capt ScoU had railed 54 extream good and in a fhort time, but which we muft loofe by Contradl, if he were not a Captain, as they were attached to him. But to make all the acknowledgement we could to Cap* Cocke's merit the Council named him

firft
firft

Lieut'

&

M"' Lightfoot 2'*,

but

and

fo on;

by which the

firft

he thinks proper. I am obferve it at the Time, I hope he will still ferve his Country as fignally for this Campaign; and not defert us on a Pundlilio which a good Patriot would overlook. M'' Temples" performance was not duly confidered in the hurry but I hope he will make a
reft as

they refufe to accept, then Capt" Mtmford" will be Enfigns will be Lieu'^ and Col" Byrd will fill up the forry to find Gunn^ iolovi in the lift, but as I did not
if

good

Officer

and

so reconcile things.

As to the extravagant Charges in recruiting by fome Officers, it produced perhaps, what will be tho' by fome too fevere a corredlion; but the Council are jtiftified in it, by the Pradlice at raifing the Firft Regiment their Pay as Officers, from the date of their
;

recruiting

was written either to Lieutenant-Colonel George Mercer, in command of the Virginia troops amval, or to Dr. Thomas Walker, Commiffary-General. 2 Sir John St. Clair was a lieutenant-colonel in the Britifh army. He came to America in 1755, was quartermafter-general under Braddock. and was wounded in Braddock's Defeat. He ferved as quarter'

The

letter

until Wafhington's

mafter-general under Forbes in 1758. 3 Colonel Daniel Webb. He came to America in 1756 and ferved as fecond in command to General Abercromby, the commander-in-chief. 4 General Forbes commanded the fecond expedition againft Fort Duquesne, which was undertaken in
1758s William Byrd III, fon of the celebrated William Byrd, of Weftover. The Virginia troops in 1758 were increafed to two regiments, one commanded by George Wafhington and the other by William ByrdWafhington ftill held his rank of commander-in chief of the Virginia troops. William Byrd was alfo a member of the Coimcil and continued as fuch until the Revolution. He fympathized with England in the Revolution and committed fuicide in 1777. * Captain William Cocke and Captain John Lightfoot, both of Colonel Byrd's regiment. ' Captain Samuel Meredith commanded a company in Col. Byrd's regiment. 8 Charles Scott, captain of a company of regulars. 9 Robert Munford, captain in Byrd's regiment. He wrote feme interefting letters to Colonel Thomas Bland, of Prince George County, relating his experience in the war. '" James Gunn, captain in William Byrd's regiment. '" Benjamin Temple, of Hanover, was a captain in WilUam B>Td's regiment in 1758 and a lieutenant in a battalion of Virginia regulars commanded by Colonel Wm. Peachy, in 1759.

262

recruiting Warrants,

was

all

that was then allowed for Charges of enlifting, and only

Subfiftence to the

Men

followed.

On

this footing the fettling

becomes eafy; but

is

it

leaves equal Service to receive only 4s. a

day

to one, while to another

Paid

los.

I have given Capt" Pofcy ;30o to eulift 30 Men more, and Col" Wafhington had 1000 to enlift Men. But if you have not enough to pay the Expences the Pay mafter muft make it up out of what I fend him for there is no more in the Treafury, at prefent. I am glad you put me in mind of M'' French Mafon and muft by you defire Col" M"^ Walken & M' Eppesi are well Byrd to do for him, and if he can to a Lieutenancy. recomended for Enfigns. AKo M'' Lovell and young M"" Lightfoot Brother to John, may help you to Enfigns, as perhaps due to them or what I encouraged them to expedl. Meff" Car>'-t & Debnam are in the Councils lift of Lieuf as are fome others, tho not I have fent back the Comftri{5tly entitled, as there were none to difpute it with them. miflions without erafing any Names or Dates here, as I know not who will accept or refufe; but both Names and dates muft be altered abov, When that is known, to fuit

their

made in Council. And I leave it to the Col" to fuit the Officers to Companys as may fuit beft, and to fill all other vacant Commiffions in the beft manner as he fhall judge. As to the little old Accounts for the Indiatjs you are Demurr'd about for figning I fhould be glad to have them paid, many fuch are fent down and paid here, but they are firft examined by 3 Commiffioners here and then I gave an Order on the Treafury for a long Ht of them to one Perfon a neighbour, that brought them down. Let them prove the Acco'^ by fuch Vouchers or Oath, and fend them by a Neighbour coming down. I fhall by M'' Boyds who ftays the figning, fend up all I can for paying the Regiment's
with the Regulation
;

after their march, as

you

Defire.

Cap' Meredeth had an Order and received ;30o to be accounted for at the Treafuiy by the Commanding Officer which he muft therefore charge himfelf with but as it was to enable him to recruit, it muft be difcharged by his acco" for that fervice. I am now come to your concluding paragraph and from my own pains and attention to fo many particulars can the better conceive of your 20 hours fatigue upon a ftretch which you have lengthened by a needlefs Apology, as I think myfelf obliged to you for being fo particular. Be thus or more particular in your Acco' of the demolition of Fort
;

DuQuefne and bind me yours forever

am

Sir

Your very hum

Serv'

John Blair.*

DRAPER

MSS.

ZZ

41-

[A. L. S.]

W'burgh June
I

ig"'

1758.

reed the favour of your Letter by M'' Mumford by whom I fend this in anfwer I am extremely obliged to you for your Congratulations on the fafe Arrival thereto.
of myfelf

and

my

Family

in this

Dominion

of

which

his

Majefty has been gracioufly

pleafed to appoint

me

his Lieutenant Governor.

The Contents of your Letter being of great Importance and requiring an immediate Anfwer, I fummoned a Council to meet this morning by whofe advice, after duly weighing every part,
Particular.
I

give you our Determination w"'' I hope will be fatiffa<5tory in every

In the
elf

firft

place

and the

Field

was agreed to fubmit the recruit* Ace" of the Officers to yourOfficers of your Corps, and you are defired to examine and audit the
it

fame,
John Pofey, captain in Colonel Win. Byrd's Virginia regiment, 1758-1760. James Walker, who Ijecame a captain in Wm. Byrd's regiment. Francis Eppes, lieutenant in Byrd's regiment. Edward Gary, lieutenant in Byrd's regiment.

'

*
5

Alexander Boyd, paymafler of the Virginia troops. John Blair was a nephew of Jamt^s Blair, profident of William and Mary College and the bifhop of London's commiffary in Virginia. He was a member of the Council and, as its prefident, became the adling governor of Virginia in the interval between the Dinwiddie and Fauquier adminiftrations.
6

263

fame, and whatever fhall be found reafonable by you will be allowed, of which you may Money raifed by the Affembly for paying acc of the a-* Regiment is fo far exhaufted that it cannot be immediately repaid them bef(jre the Affembly meets. This I hope will entirely remove all Caufe of Uneafmefs from the part
affure the gentlemen, the' the of the officers, as I fhall moft eameftly

recommend

this point to the

affembly on their

meeting.

As for the private Men, they have this Day orderd the French prize Cloaths to be purchafed of Col" Hunter', and to be immediately forwarded to the Army where it is hoped they may arrive in 7 or 8 Days. This Cloathing is fufficicnt but for 800 Men,
therefore
it is

defired that
2'*

you

diftribute

them, ftopping a Day out of their imagined, that at leaft 200 of your Reg' have Cloaths fufficient for this Campaign, their pay will go on without any Stoppage. By this Step I hope the Defertion and all Complaints of the Men will be entirely ftop'd. I ought to mention that there are but 200 Shirts made but there is Cloth and Thread to make up the reft, as well as Materials for
the Leggings.

them amongft th(jfe who are moft in Need of pay as was pradliced in the firft Reg' and as it is

The officers Bonds will be fent up, to be depofited in your Hands, and to be delivered by you, when you fhall find the Conditions have been complied w'*" In Cafe of Capt Pofey's being broke, M. Cockes being appointed to fucceed to that vacant Commiffion is approved of; and He may have the Commiffion accordingly, and in that Cafe, the Blank Commiffion herewith fent to you, may be fill'd up with the Names of either M"' Lightfoot or M"' Mtinford, as upon an Enquiry and Examination you fliall find beft intitled to it, by having firft bro* in their Complement of Men to Winchefter; the Rule originally laid dpwn and moft religioufly obferved in diftributing thofe
Commiffions.

The

calling M"' Cocke,

in the

Lightfoot,

and

M''

Munford

all

Capt" Lieutenants arofe

from a Miftake

Gentlemen who were not well verfed

in Military affairs,

and fup-

pofed the Lieutenants of the three Companies belonging to the three Field Officers, had all a Title to be rank'd as Capt"" Lieutenants.

hope we have fettled all Matters to your and the Regiments SatiffacI am fure nothing fhall ever be wanting on my part to give all reafonable Content tion. to every Man engaged in his Majefty's Service to the utmoft of my power. I fincerely wifh You all Succefs in the approaching Campaign, and to add to the I am, Y"^ Very Hum. Serv* Succefs hope to thank you all perfonally on your Return. Fran. Fauquier. On his Majefties Service To the Hon'''* W"' Byrd Efq"' Col" of the fecond Virginia Reg-

Thus

Sir

We

iment.

DRAPER

MSS.

ZZ

52.

[A. D. S.]

Fort Loudon June 22 1758 Upper Cherokees by his Excellency the Earl of Loudon to the Cherokee Nation to foUicit as large a Number of thofe Indians as poffible to joyn the troops in the Frontiers of Virginia and Whereas the Little Carpenter, Great Warriour and feveral head men Promifed to go with him with a large body till the very day appointed which was the 21^' of June 1758, that then at a meeting at Choieet, they faid it was the opinion of their Conjurors, that there wou'd be much Sicknefs and Death attend them,

Whereas

M"^

George Turner' was fent

and that they refufed to go till the Fall, that the faid M' Turner much amazed at this treatment told them that he fhou'd hardly be credited on his bare report of this and therefore defired that the head men wou'd Come the next day to the Fort, and give
this
'

John Hunter,

of

Hampton, was

colonel of the Elizabeth City militia anil

aUo commiffary

for the

Virginia troops.
'
3

George Turner was a well-known Indian agent. A Cherokee town near Fort Loudoun.

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anfwer before Cap Paul Demere\ and the other officers of the Garrifon, who might teftify the fame, which might ferve for his juftification, in cafe He fhould be called to an Account for the Lofs of fo much time, and the waift of fo much Public money, that they then did meet and did fign this before all the Officers of the Garrifon, and likewife
this

deliver'd a belt of

wampum

to M"' Turner to be deliver'd to the

Commanding
belt of

Officer

with affurances that if Wampum, that a Confiderable body wou'd go

he fent in for their affiftance in the Fall

by a long

Black

The Little Carpenters The Great Warriour Old Hops

Prince

Conjuror Willinawa Handing Turkey

Moy

Tov-t

[Each name is followed by a character, the Indian's mark.] We whofe names are underwritten do certify that the Above was Prefence as witnefs our hand Fort Loudon June 22 1758

fign'd in

our

Paul Demere Cap'

John Watts William Shorie
his
]

Rich''

Coytmore, Enf".

Linguafters

John Boggers Enf. Man. Anderson Surgeon

Ambros -- Davis mark

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D'S^
evening before laft & hop'd to have met with fome orders from You Subfequent to the Exprefs I fent in, but not finding them I fuppof'd that you had not receiv'd my letter which I inclof'd to the General, but Capt. GefU who came here laft night told me there was Expreffes paft very often between Fort Cumberland & Carlifle, Yet Tommy Beemer who came here Yefterday told me had never heard you mention me which makes me imagine you had not receiv'd it. So
[Col.

Wm.

Byrd.\

arri'd here the

muft trouble you with a Recital of it I was to acquaint you that the very day that was appointed for to march They refufed going & laid it all to the Conjurors, I was 0 much aftonifhed that I cou'd hardly believe what I heard, but beg'd that they wou'd all come to the Fort & Sertify the Same under their hands the which They did I have inclof'd it to you I have got a Belt of Wampum which I fhou'd Send up but will (as it may be loft) bring myfelf which I cant do till I have the honour of a Line from you, for I have no Money to pay the Exprefs & have this morning apply 'd to Capt. Geft that I might not detain the Exprefs any longer. He has partly promift to fumifh me with money & I have told him I wont leave the Town till I pay him I muft beg of you to put it into my Power & fhall remain here till then. I \\a\e fent the inclof'd Certificate hoping you
will

fort

Captain Paul Demer^ was the Britifh commandant at Fort Loudotm. Provifions ran fhort in the and the Indians befieged it. Demer^ furrendered on Auguft 7, 1760, but the Britifh were attacked,

notwithftanding, and Demer^ and 26 others killed. ' Atta-cuUa-cuUa, or the Little Carpenter, was one of the principal chiefs of the Cherokee nations. He was concerned in making treaties with North and South Carolina about the beginning of the French and Indian War. He received Andrew Lewis with kindnefs when he came in 1756 to build Fort Loudoun. Atta-cuUa-culla was in general friendly to the Englifh. and when Fort Loudoun fell in 1760 he enabled

Captain Stuart to efcape. 3 Old Hop, or Oconoftata, was one of the moft famous Cherokee chiefs, and an enemy to the Englifh. He was concerned in the Fort Loudoun Maffacre, and alfo projecfted an attack upon Fort Prince George. 4 Moy Toy was nominated commander and chief of the Cherokee nation in 1730 by Sir Alexander Cumming, who had been fent out to treat with the Cherokees. Moy Toy prefented the crown of the tribe to Cumming, and fix chiefs went to England to do homage to the king. Chriftopher was a captain of rangers in 1756 and ferved fome time s Chriftopher or Nathaniel Gift. Nathaniel was a lieutenant in Chriftopher's company, and later a captain in Geo. Wafhington's thereafter. regiment; later ftill, a captain in Col. Adam Stephen's regiment, which was raifed in 1762. The man mentioned is probably Nathaniel Gift.

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The Morning I left Fort Loudart The Little wou'd call upon him as I went off, which I did & then he told me He was forry that I was obliged to go alone and wifhed that I woud ftay, till the Fall, & then he woud go in with me with 300 Men & faid if the Gen' or you wou'd fend for them then they wou'd come in & ftay 4 Months in & out & added that They were fent for they I might come myfelf & then they wou'd want no Prefents unlets fome might afk for Mawkoufens. I told him I flioud relate all that paffd & fo if you think proper to fend I am ready to go if not I will Joyn you as faft as I can. I congratulate you very heartily upon your Rank & hope to God you will live to cnjcjy it. I have fet down every thing in my Journal that happend from the time parted with you till now tis too long for a letter but I will let you have it when we meet, I hope it will appear by that, that my Want of Succefs was owing to no negledl of mine. I have had a very long & Tedious Journey & believe I have travelled 1000 Miles fmce We parted. I fhall be happy if my Condudl meets with your Approbation which as I am Confcious of no Error I flatter myfelf it will. I beg my Compliments to Col. Mercer' & the reft of the Gentlemen I have the honour to know that is with you. I fliall wait with fome Impatience for a line till when I am with great tmth My D"" S' Y' moft Obed. Servant Geo: Turner Capt. Smith told me of an Exprefs he was to fend fo took that opportunity.
will
it

be o kind as to fhow

to the General.
I

Carpenter font to

me to defire

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ly'h

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" July and 3'* inftant by Jenkins who arrived here on the 15"* and am fo far from thinking you troublefome for your frequent writing, that I am always defirous to hear from the Army for I think the better I am informed of the pofture of Affairs, the better able I fhall be to be ferv'iceable to this Colony w"^*" is the utmoft of my Wifhes. I am forry to find by yours and Col Wafhington's Letters, that we have fo little Room to expe($l great Matters this Year. I have by Jenkins wrote to him my fentiments at large on this Head to w"^ I beg Leave to refer you, and I defire you will join with him in reprefenting the Cafe of the Virginia Regiments, and the Temper of the affembly who have with 0 remarkable Alacrity raifed thefe Men, for the important Serv^ice of the Reduction of Fort du Quefne w'^ they 0 much depended on being performed or at leaft attempted this year, that they enlifted the Men till December only, and God only knows whether they may be prevailed on to do as much the next Year. My Endeavors fhall not be wanting to induce them to it. But perhaps all this is too late to ward off the Attempts to cut a new Road which if already determined upon, feems to determine the Fate of that Fort for this Year at leaft. I don't doubt but that Col" Wafhington and your felf will do all in your power to fet this in its true light to your Commanding Officers. All I can add to what I have already wrote to Col. Washington is that I write thefe Letters by advice of Council w"'' I fummoned to meet this morning to confider your Letters, and may be fuppofed to well know the ftate of this Country, of w='' I muft be in great Meafure ignorant. It was the Opinion of the Council that we had it not in our power to comply with your Requeft in relation to a Brigade-Major; the A&, of Affembly is fo particular, as even to mention the number of Officers to command the Regiment, and we cannot add one for whofe Subfiftence there is no provifion by the A&. But as the Affembly will fit certainly on the 14 of September, If fuch an Officer is abfolutely neceffary, I don't doubt but they will readily come into it, as they have fo generoufly done in all Meafures
2
1
;

reed your two Letters of the

for the public Service.

I

have

George Mercer, lieutenant-colonel of Byrd's regiment. George Mercer was a captain in Jofhua Frj-'s regiment in 1754. In the Braddock expedition he commanded an independent company. He became a captain in Wafhington's regiment, and was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel in Byrd's regiment. ' John Smith, captain of rangers, and later of a company in Wm. Byrd's Cherokee expedition of 1 761.

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have feen or heard notliing of Humphries lince I fent him up, but hope you will be felf w"' a Dodlor (a Surgeon, I fear you will not much want) for I really can not find any Body to fend up to affift your Men your Account of whom is the only comfortable Part of your Lettei I defire to have an exadt Ace* of all the Indians who have been with you, and of all who remain w"" you at this Day diftinguifhing their Nations, for I am very apt to believe, the Service they do us is very inadequate to the Expenfe they occafion. I fhall never think it a trouble to correfpond with the Gentlemen who have Command in the Army, on the Contrary I defire to hear every Step on all Occafions particularly fo now before the Affembly meets, and the more free you are in giving your Sentiments (as far as you can truft them w'^ fhall never tranfpire beyond the limits you fhall prefcribe to them) the greater pleafure you will give to S'' Your fincere Hum. Ser' Fran Fauquier. P. S. I will pay your Draught to M'' Ctmningham when prefented, and the Money due to your Sutler, I am glad Capt Fields' Demand will not be foon made as the Treafury
I

able to provide your

is

low.

Col Byrd.

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S^
I

la'*"

1758

have now the pleafure to inform you that the affembly w* I fummoned to meet on Thtirfday, broke up Yefterday after having paff 'd an Adl to impower me to keep the Regiments with the Kings Army till the firft of January; by which Time it is fuppofed I hope and believe there is the Fort will be taken or the Army retired from before it. no Doubt which of the two Events will take place. By the End of this Month or the
beginning of next,
you, but what
I

expedl to be gratified with the agreeable

News

of its Surrender.

The Regiments under your Command cannot by Law be compelled to ftay with I before wrote to you, and what I have faid of them in my Speech will, I flatter myfelf induce them to ftay till the End of December, as their pay is provided But it muft be their own Option. I am w*** great Efteem S' Y"" for if they chufe it. Very Hum. Serv'
,

Fran Fauquier.
:

On

his Majefties Service

To

the Honb'* Will" Byrd Eiq' Col" of the Second Virginia

Regiment.

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[A. L. S.]

W'^burgh
S^
I

Jati'^ 23''

1759

have reed your Letters

of the g*^

& 29"" ultand fhall endeavour to comply with all

your Requefts contained in them as far as lies in me. And I hope you will confider the Commiffion I have enclofed in this Cover to M'' Menzie as a Specimen of the Readinefs with w"*" I fhall always be ready to do any Adt, that I think can give you pleafure. By fome Expreflions in your laft Letter you feem to be willing to ferve your Coxmtry, if She ftands in need of your Service give me Leave then S'' to hope that an opportunity has offer'd which will recall you into this Colony. Colonel Wafhington has refigned his Command of the Virginia Forces (and is married to his agreeable widow) This Command is intended for you, on Condition the affembly when it meets in February will reftore the Officers and put the Regiment upon the former Eftablifhment, of which I believe there is now no Doubt, as I have confulted your Friend and mine the Speaker on this Head, and the Gentlemen who were the chief promoters of the alteration fee But of this, Lieut' Col Mercer who will their Error, and feem wiUing to retrieve it.
;

deliver

John

Field, captain in Byrd's Virginia regiment.

He

lH;canie

a colonel in Dunmore's

War and was

killed at the Battle of Point Plcafant,

Odlober

lo,

1774.

[267]
deliver this to you, can give
his Friends, fo he may not without hopes of reinftating him, but this Your Accei)tance of this Command will I knnw be very agreeI

you a better Ace' as they are moftly

better
is

know

their Difpofitions.

am

an Affair

in

Embryo.

able to the Colony and particularly 0 to me.

General Amherft has wrote to

they would pay the

me to fame number of Men

ufe

my Endeavours with the Affembly that as they paid laft Year, whether they will be
;

I much doubt but I firmly believe they will keep up the old one (wliich I hope I may call yours) on its former footing. If you fee the General at New York, I fhould be obliged to you to have a Conference with him on the operations of the enfuing Campaign as far as they relate to this Colony, and let him know, you enter on the Subjedl at my inftance. If he is not far from you I fliould be glad you would go to him on purpofe. I have mentioned your Journey into the Cherokee Country in Council, and Col* Peter Randolph' is to draw up a Memorial, and fumifh me with Materials, for me to tranfmit to the Board of Treafury, w"^'' you may affure yourfelf I will faithfully perform.

prevailed on to raife another Regiment

down on Ace' of his bad Behavaccomodated between us, and he feems glad to get We have engaged to fend the Goods to open the Trade in Spring. off 0. I fhould be glad to know your Refolutions as oon as poffible, that I may fend you the commiffion as oon as the Affembly has fettled the affair of the Regiment; tho' I fhould be much better pleafed, if you would give me an Opportunity of prefenting it to you in perfon, but it fhall be done in the way the moft agreeable to you. being w'** great Regard S"' Your very Hum. Sen'' Fran: Fauquier. To the Honb' M^" Byrd.
The
Little
I

Carpenter

is

now here,

confcious and caft

iour,

and

believe all Differences are

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for

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47.

made

Byrd by Amherft.]
W"'burgh. Dec'
13"',

Extradl
Sir,

i.

1760.

have received very preffing Letters from Gov Dobbs' of North, & Gov Bulb of South Carolina, that I would Join with them in Application to You for Affiftance from fome of His Majefty's Troops Under Your Command, to Subdue & Quell the Cherokee Indians. I am of opinion that if a Peace is not made with them Provincial Troops alone finifh this Affair, to the advantage and honor of His Majefty's ColoEffedlually cannot
I

nies.

The Plan propofed between thofe Gentlemen & Myfelf, is, that an Attack fhould be made by the South Carolinians, Affifted by fome Regulars from You, on the Lower Towns and by Us Affifted likewife in the fame manner, on the Upper Towns at one and By the beft Information I can the fame time, to Divide their Force as much as poffible.
;

Obtain it is probable, that if both parties of the Cherokees retire into their Middle Towns, they can long Elude the force of our Arms, by the Impradlicability of the Country but in that Cafe they muft Abandon all their Upper & lower Towns & Crops, to the Mercy of their Enemies, and they muft very foon be Reduced to the greateft Extremities for
;

want

of neceffaries.

Fran: Fauquier.
His Excellency Gen' Amherft.
He was a member of the Houfe of Burgeffes Peter Randolph, of "Chatfworth, " Henrico County. He was alfo county-lieutenant of Henrico in Council the 1750. to wa.s appointed and lor Henrico in 1749 and surveyor-general of the cuftoms for the Middle DiftriA of North America. Ireland. ' Arthur Dobbs was an Irifhman, who had ferved in Parliament and held various civil offices in

He attempted to difcover the Northof North Carolina from 1753 to his death in 1765. (ubjeift. on that deal good wrote a weft Paffage and He was appointed lieutenant-governor in 1759. In 3 William Bull was a native of South Carolina. for Jamaica, and Bull was aAing governor until the Carolina South left Lyttleton Governor April, 1760, arrival of Lyttleton's ftvcceffor in December, 1761.
He was governor

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26.

New York

ig^^

January 1761

I am this day favoured with Your Letter of the 25^'' November laft from Wilmington; Acquainting me that the Affembly was then fitting; and Confidering the granting an aid to His Majefty, for Six months to Co-operate with Your Neighboring Colonies I am hopeful that their Refolves will have been favorable, and that by virtue thereof, this fo neceffary aid, will have been forwarded with the utmoft Dilpatch, in order that they might be ready to Join, and Adl in Concert with the Virginia Forces in their operations againft the Clierokees on that fide Whilft the Regular Forces under Lieut. Col" Grant', already in Carolina, and the Troops of that Province are attacking them on the other, in which Cafe we may promife ourfelves Certain fuccefs as the Numbers of thefe Combined Forces Adling as aforefaid, are full fiifficient to Warrant & Enfure the fame; I muft therefore once more hope that the Province of North Carolina wdll not have been backward in Exerting themfelves to the utmoft in Aiding and Affiiting in fo Effential a fervice but that they will, as they ought, have ChearfuUy and fpeedily Contributed
; ;

thereto,

with

all

their

might and Capacity.

Jeff Amherst
:

His Excellency Gov"' Dobbs.

DRAPER
Extradl
Sir,
i.

MSS. 4 ZZ

28.

[L. S.]

New York
Your Favor of the
15*''

21*'

January 1761.

ultimo,

came

to

tains at the Inftance of the

Gov

of North

fome of His Majefty's Troops to fubdue fince reached me on the part of the firft, and very lately on that of the latter, as You will fee by my Letters of the 28* Decern. & 19"^ Inftant; by the former of which You are acquainted with the powerfuU Affiftance I have fent to Charlef-Town; By the other that the Affembly of North Carolina in November, were fitting, and Confidering the granting an aid to His Majefty, for fix months to Co-operate with their Neighboring Colonies and by both how fully fufificient I thought thofe Combined Forces for the Services above
mentioned. I do not only Continue of that opinion, but am firmly perfuaded, if Virginia Continue their old Regiment of 1000 men, as from their paft Zeal I muft truft they will, altho' North Carolina fhould not, as they ought. Grant the propofed aid that the Virginians atT;ing agreeable to the plan You lay down of their attacking the upper Cherokee Towns whilft L' Colonel Grant with the Body of Regulars and the Provincial Troops of South Carolina attack the Lower ones, and further purfues his Inftrudlions, I am firmly perfuaded, I fay, that the Indians muft foon be reduced, to the greateft Extremities and not only be glad to ue for & receive peace at our hands, but be Incapacitated for a long time thereafter from renewing Hoftilities of any degree of Confequence, to the
;

my hands last night the application it Con& L Gov of S" Carolina for the Affiftance of & Quell the Cherokee Indians, has fome time
;

Southern Provinces. Wherefore as Virginia, North & South Carolina are more than any of the other Colonies Expofed to the Cruel & barbarous Infults of thofe favages And that it is not in my power from the prefent Difpofitions of His Majefty's Forces, to fend them any more
;

powerful Succour, than what

have already

Affifted

them

with,

muft

rely

on

their

ftrongeft

He fought at Ticonderoga in 1758. He accomFrancis Grant, colonel of the 4id Highlanders. panied Amherft in the campaigns of 1759 and 1760. In 1761 he made a campaign against the Cherokecs. He ferved as brigadier-general in the Martinique expedition of 1763, and was alfo at the fiege of Havana in He became lieutenant-general in 1777 and died in 1782. the fame year.

269]
;

ftrongeft & mot vigorous Exertion upon this Occafion and that they will Chearfully and fpeedily to the utmoft of their Efforts And Capacities Grant & fumifh the further aids that are requifite for moft Effedlually accomplifhing the intended Chaftifement of the Chorokees; which as I have obferved before, Cannot fail, if Conduced in the manner propofed and that Virginia fumifh her woo men, on whom from the Character I have had of their Goodnefs as Soldiers, I rely much as I do likewife on the greater facility of their operations from the Report Colonel Byrd has made me of the goodnefs & pracSticability of the Roads from Your Back Settlements to the Upper Towns.
; ;

Jeff: Amherst.
Hon'"'* L'

Gov

Fauquier.

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Gov

Bull to General Amherft Dated Charles

Town

24'*'

January 1761
days ago, an Exprefs to acquaint Gov Fauquier, with the time, when was propofed that our army fhould reach Keowec, and ftrongly urged him fo to Regulate his motions, as that the army from Virginia fhould arrive at Chotee about the fame time, that we might receive the advantage of putting the Enemy between two
" I fent three
it

f^res."

The General's Anfwer to the foregoing Paragraph. " I have already acquainted You of my having wrote
ations of the Virginia Troops
lince I received
will
;

Your

laft

to Gov Farquier, on the operhave repeated my application to him on that fubje(5t Letter and I am in hopes, the Diverfion from that Quarter,
I
;

have the Defired

EflEe<5l."

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[A. L. draft
Sir.

MSS. 4 ZZ

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by Colonel Byrd.]

took the Liberty to detain Lieu* Irwin here 'till the Return of my Exprefs from Virginia, that I might be able to inform your Excellency by him what Troops may be expedled from our Colony, & of their Tranfadlions with the Cherokees. I therefore Sir Our affembly is to fet inclofe you G. F. Letter, to which I beg Leave to refer you. you are pleaf'd to with whatever will comply March believe they & I dare fome time in
I

afk.

have heard nothing more about the Savages than what the New York Papers I flatter myfelf they have fhown fome Attention to their Engagements with me. I hope Sir you will not take amifs my beging the Favour of you to allow Lieu* Irwin to continue with me for this Campaign, if he does not go to Europe, becaufe he has realy been very ufefull to us hitherto. You may depend Sir I fhall at all times be ready to obey your Commands at the
I

contain 'd, for that Reafon

warning for I efteem it my higheft Honour to lubfcribe myfelf Yoiir Excellencys Moft Obedient & Moft Huble Ser* To Gen. Amherft Winter 17 61 from Philadelphia.
fhorteft

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I

York

i3'**

February 1761.

burgh, to Acquaint

&

take the Opportunity of Captain Mirrie who fets out to morrow for WilliamfYou that I Yefterday received fome difpatches from L* Gov Bull Colonel Grant, advifmg me of the fafe arrival of the Troops at Charles Town; but that
thro'

Keowee was one

of the principal Cherokee towns, very near Fort Prince George.

no]

was then Impracticable for them to proceed into the Country; that therefore they muit Deferr it till March, when Colonel Grant propofes to take the field, and to be at Fort Prince George by the i" of May; at which time he
thro' the

want

of Grafs in the woods,

it

Defires the Virginia Forces

May be

at Choiee in Order to Ad; in Concert with the Kings

Gov has given You notice, and has Urged which I You to Regulate Your Motions Accordingly. As you muft be fenfible that the Adting of thefe two Bodies in Concert, muft Enfure the more fpeedy luccefs of the Intended operations; and that the Southern Provinces ought to have nothing more at heart, I truft that the Affembly will o ftrengthen Your hands, as to Enable You to fend their Quota to the Rendezvous above mentioned at the
Troops
;

of all

underftand the Lieut.

time prefcribed.
Jeff. Amherst.
Hon'''* L' Gov"^ Fauquier.

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Sir.
I

iffi"

1761.

by Exprefs, yefterday which gives me the Satiffadlion of knowing I am foon to expedl the pleafure of feeing you here, honoured with a command w"*' I hope will be agreeable to you, and beneficial to your Coimtry. That you may be fully Mafter of the prefent Situation of our Affairs, I will give you
reed your Letter of the
6*'^

a Detail of of the plan

General Anther ft has in my Letter to him a full Ace' w"*" appears to me the only one w<='' can promife Succefs, and w"'' by a late Letter from Gov Bull is quite agreeable to him, and w* he fays he has concerted w'*" A Defcription as plain as I was able to give it, (but w^*" you can make Colonel Grant.

my

late proceedings.

Nature of the Covmtry, the Forces were to march thro' and a Requifition of what affiftance appears to me to be neceffary to perform and complete this work. As to recruiting the Regiment, I have not been very sollicitous about it, as I had great Doubts whether the general affembly would continue them in pay beyond the but by your Letter, one I have lately reed firft of May or not, I rather thought not from Gov Bull; and one I daily expedl to receive from General Amherft, all of w* I propofe to lay before the affembly on their meeting the 5'^ of March, I am now inclined Another to hope and believe they will be induced to keep up the Regiment complete. recruiting Service, was, the Reafon w*>' made me backward in advancing Money for the unwilUngnefs or abfolute Refufal of the gentlemen to fettle their recruiting Ace*" except upon their own Terms; w** the affembly may allow, but w"'' I, as an honeft Man en-

much more

fo) of the

trufted with the Difpofal of the

Money

of others, cannot.

In Relation to the prefents to the Carpettier and the Indians who come in with him, on I have enclofed to you a copy of a Letter I have this morning wrote to Capt" Bullit that head, by w"'' you will judge of the Sentiments of the Gentlemen of his Majefty's Council and fee what fteps I have taken therein. As I have no profped; of having a full Council before the firft Day of the Affembly, I think it proper to advife you that I do not propofe to take any further meafures either as to recruiting the Regiment or providing Goods for the Indians till then the Time being near at hand. It gives the greateft pleafure to find I am foon to be able to confer with you on the

Subjedl of the peace propofed to the Uttle Carpenter becaufe I forefee great Difficulties If he fhould perform his promife and Engagements, we canarifing from that Quarter. not enter their Country w'*' Fire and Sword, without a moft notorious and infamous

Breach of Faith

by

Carolina, as

we fhould refufe it we fhall with Juftice be reprefented at home having deferted them and made a feparate peace for ourfelves. I fhall
;

and

if

be

Thomas BuUetl was appointed an enfign in Wafhington's regiment in 1754 and later in the fame He rofe to the rank of captain in the French and Indian War, and ferved with year became a lieutenant. the fame rank in Dunmore's War and the Battle of Point Pleafant.
'

27'

be

much
I

whom
will

obliged to you to fee General Amherft and confult with him on this Matter, to requeft the Favor of you to make known thefe my Sentiments at large and let

me know

the refult of your Conferences as foon as poffible

for as

it

appears to

me much

depend thereon. I have already fent Orders to Lt. Col" Stephen to rendezvous all the Men returned from Fort Pitt and the other pofts at Winchefter, and to refrefh the Men there, but to have them in Readinefs to march Southwards immediately, on Orders for that purpofe. They cannot poffibly join the Men on the Southweft Frontier by the Full Moon in March. Having now finiflied all public Bufmefs, give me Leave to congratulate you on your Marriage w"*' your Exprefs informed me of tho' you are filent on that Head; and to affure you that I moft fmcerely wifli you all the Happinefs you cxpedt fn^m an agreeable I may fay handfome woman (as I am informed) one of a handfome Family of w-^*" I am fome Judge having feen a Specimen in M". Stirling. I fhall endeavour to make Williamb' as agreeable to M". Byrd' and all her handfome Sifters as I am able when I have the pleafure of feeing them here. I am with great Regard, Sir your moft Obed' hum. Ser\'',

Fran Fauquier
:

DRAPER
Dear
I Sir.

MSS.

ZZ

30.

[A. L. S.]

New York

5'h

March 1761

February, by Lieutenant Irwin, enclofmg one of the 16"' from Governor Fauquier to you, but before I enter on the Subjedl of either of them, I muft defire you will accept of my Congratulations on the change of your State, fince I had the pleafure of feeing you, and be affured, I fmcerely wifh you all the happynefs you can have propofed to yourfelf and that will confequently follow
22"^
,

am

yefterday favoured with your Letter of

from

fo judicious

a Choice, as
firft

Captain Heming or Lieut

ered to you by the

am told, you have made. Dow will fet out to day, and I intend
I

this fhould be

deUv-

my opinion in regard to the Savages, and as to the prefent Situation of the Provinces of Virginia and Carolina, as far as is relative to the Cherokees and their Abettors, I think all proper means are
who
goes,

you are well acquainted with

taken for an effedlual Chaftifement of that fickle and Vile Crew, that you may know more fully the meafures which are propofed I fend you paragraphs of fome Letters I have received and wrote on that Subje(5l, by which you will Ukewife fee Governor Fawquier will have received from me, what he mentions to you that he expedled. I am entirely of Governor Fauquiers opinion about making a feparate peace, that mult not be, or muft our Faith either with the little Carpenter be broke, without Reafon, by us, in a(Jting oppofite to what may have been folemnly promifed. as I fhall have
the pleafure of feeing you foon,
It gives

we

will talk

on

this.

me

pleafure that Lt Irwin has been ufefuU to

you

in the laft
I fhall

Campaigns,

if

the Service fhould not require his prefence with his Regiment,

be glad to leave
Sir,

him with you, if you defire it. I return you M"' Fauquiers Letter and
Obedient Humble Servant

am

with great Regard Dear

Your moft

Jeff. Amherst.

Colonel Byrd.

DRAPER
Befides
I

MSS.

ZZ

30

1-2.

[A. L. draft.]

by the

ift of

May by

underftand Lieut Col Grant propofes that the VtV"^ fhould be at Chottee which time he expe(5ls to be at F. P. G.' with his Army in Order
to

William Byrd's firft wife was Elizabeth Willing, daughter of Charles Willing, of Philadelpliia. " daughter of John Carter, of "Shirley. ' Fort Prince George flood on the Savannah River near its fource and three hundred miles from It contained barracks for one hundred men Charlefton. It was built by Governor Glen of South Carolina. and was well fupplied with cannon. After the fall of Fort Loudoun the Cherokees ferioufly confidered making an attack on Fort Prince George, with the affiftance of the cannon found at Fort Loudoun.
'

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Hill Carter,

272

Middle Settlement, & he feems to think we can take Poffeffion of that Town, with as much eafe as he can march to F. P. G. & does not Confider that the whole Force of the Enemy will attempt to defend their upper Cuntry, while he is laying his Plans below, for there is their Retreat & there their Magazenes & moft valuable poffeffions. As to their middle Settlements, there are neither difficult Paffes to obftru(5l Lieu' Col" Grants men from below, or ftrong Holds to prevent his Succefs
to

hem

in the Indians in the

Colo Byrd's Letter to the Genl. March lo'^ 1761.

DRAPER
Sir.
I

MSS. 4 ZZ

31 1-2.

[A. L. draft.]

yefterday had the

Honour

to receive your Excellency's

Commands by

Lieu' Irwin,

but that I fhall get & I fmcerely wifh the Southern Provinces may vote Men there in time to our Affembl)'^. I fhall ufe my utmoft endeavours, not only to fufficient to anfwer your Expedlations. carry that Point in the Affembly but to levy the Men in Confequence thereof without As I am at a Lofs in fome effential Particulars I take the Liberty to fend this delay. Exprefs to you Sir for your orders therein, & have directed him to return immediately, & to follow me in cafe I can get away before he comes back. If the Colony of Virginia raifes more Men than to compleat the old Reg' they will be greatly diftreffed for Arms, for I know b}^ experience none are to be procured there, & I beHeve North Carolina will be in the fame Situation, which will probably delay the March of the Troops as long neither is it poffible to provide tents in either of thofe this Year, as it did the last, In regard to the Provifions & Carriage, I believe Sir 'tis your Intention the Places. charge of them is to be bom by the Crown (for the Colonys I am convinced will not vote a Shilling for that Purpofe) therefore you will be pleafed to inform me who to apply to. There miift likewife be Contingencys which I do not know whether you intend fhall be paid by the Crown or the Colonys I hope we are not to depend upon the laft. If they are to be defray'd by the firft I think it will be proper to appoint Lieu' Irwin to adl as D. Q. M. G. as he is perfedlly well acquainted with Accounts. With Relpedl Sir to what I am to do, in cafe the Colonys comply with your Letters, I hope I am to receive Orders from you, (for the Govemours are fo confiifed in their MilHtary Plans that 'tis impoffible ever to know what they woud be at) particularly in regard to a Peace with the Cherokees, for tis probable when they are allarm'd at the approach of two Armys they may apply to me rather than any body eKe, from the Acquaintance I have with them, & I fhall be at too great a Diftance to confult with Lieu' Col" Grant, or to be acquainted with your Orders to him on that Head; therefore I flatter myfelf Sir I fhall be honourd with your Inftru(5tions by the Return of the Exprefs. As there muft be many raw Officers on the Campaign with me I hope your Excellency will not take it amifs that I beg the Favour of you to allow Maj'' Stuart' & Cap' McKinzic to continue in the Regiment till I would not take this Liberty Sir but that I well it returns from that Expedition.
propofe to fet out for Virginia as foon as poffible
;

& make no doubt

be of great Advantage to the Service. Col. Byrd's Letter to G. Amherft, March 2i' 1761.

know they

will

DRAPER
[A. L. draft of letter
Sir.

MSS. 4 ZZ

35.
5.]

from Colonel Byrd to General Amherft in reply to latter's of March

Cap' Herring I had the Honour to receive your Excellency's Letter of the s"' of the Month & beg Leave to join with M". Byrd in thanking you for your very polite Congratulations

By

'

Robert Stewart was one of the captains of the Virinia regiments at Braddock's Defeat and was

in

fervjce in Wafhington's regiment at the time of the latter's retirement in December, 1758. ' Robert McKenzie was a captain in the Virginia regiment in 1755 and was pre fen t at Braddock's

Defeat.

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Congratulations on our Marrage. We both intend ourfelves the Pleafure of making our acknowledgements to you at New York when the Roads are better, but if Sir you think it neceffary to fee me before tliat happens I fhall with the greateft Chearfullnefs attend you I have with the ftridleft Attention confidercd your Excelleney's Letters to myfelf & the Govomours of the Southern Provinces with the Copys of their's to you & think it my Duty on this Occafion to give my Opinion on the intended Expedition againft the Cherokees, & hope Sir you will not think me imy>crtinent in differing from you on fome Points. From the preceeding Condudl of the Affembly of North Carolina, I fear nothing is to be expedled from them now, more than the Protection of their own frontier. Virginia will probably continue her Reg' (completed) to a<5l in conjundlion with any Troops you may think proper to order to the S. W. but I fufpe(5l Sir from what I have heard the Affembly will objedt to its marching out of the Colony unlefs join'd to what they may think a Sufficient force to awe the Cherokees in their upper Towns, as they well know the impradlicability of the Paffes thro' the Mountains for an Army from Charles Town & the inability of fo fmall a party of Men to anoy them there if any unforefeen accident fhoud happen to delay the March of Col" Grant, & realy Sir I muft fo far agree with them as to think it very improbable that the two Annies can attack at the fame time, confidering the Diftancc between them on their march will be fome hundreds of Miles, the Communication cut off, & every Rain may oblige one or the other to halt for feveral Days. The Enemy will certainly have inteligence of our Motions & will have it in their Power to oppofe either army with their whole Force, as they can march from their upper Towns to their middle Settlements in 24 Hours. If Sir we depend on the Virginia

Reg' alone to attack the (ner-Hill's Towns I imagine we fliall find our Numbers very unequal to the Tafk. For fhould it be compleat upwards of 300 of the Men will be New Recruits who I haA'e never found able to endure the Fateagues of such a March, befides
the Garrifons for the

many
it

neceffary Pofts on the Communication

I

&

the Efcorts will

readily comply Troops for that Quarter, & I hope you will excufe my taking the Libert}' to fay I think 1 500 good Men are no more than are abfolutely neceffary for that Sen'ice, for as their principle & moft Populous Towns are to the weftward of the Mountain 'tis to be fuppofed they will defend them witli their largeft Force, 8c I need not paint to you the fatal Confequence that will attend the unhappy People on the Frontier in cafe of a Miffcarage. With Refpedt Sir to a Paragraph in your Letter to G. F. of the 21*' of Jan^ relating to our Troops perfuing the Directions they may receive from Col" Grant, I hope you will not take it amifs that I obferve to you I had the Honour to Command that Gentleman in a former Campaign & have ftill a Right to do it from the Commiffions we are poffeffed of, unlefs there flioud be a particular order from your Excellency to the Contrary. If the Virginians take the field this Spring I think it my Duty to inform you Sir they have neither Tents Kettles &c & I do not know whether the Colony will pay for them now as the Crown has done it hitherto. I am extreamly obliged to you Sir what you said of Liu' Irwin & am very fony to I am with all Refpe(5l give vou the trouble of fo long a Letter.

employ moft
with your

of the Troops.

am

convinced Sir our Affembly

woud

Demand was

poffible for

you to fpare 500 of

his Majefty's

Your E

DRAPER
To
Sir.

MSS.

ZZ

48.

[A. L. S.]

the Hon*^'* William Byrd Colonel of the Regiment and Comm'' in chief of the

Forces of Virginia, and of the Expedition into the upper Clierokee Towns.

In purfuance of an adl of affembly paff'd here the 31^' of March i^ti,

full

hereby

number of one Thoufand Men, after difdefire you to recruit the Regiment to the charging fuch Invalids as are unfit for Service. The Bounty-Money allowed by the The officers faid adl is ^ p"" Man, befides the Clothing already provided for them.
recruiting

[274]
recruiting are to be allowed
i

fh'

p''

Day
;ji
.

Subfiftance for the Recruits,

till

they are pro-

vided for

by the proper Commiffary appointed or

are further to be allowed

to be appointed for that Purpofe.

for their

And they
You

lo.o

p''

Man

Expenfes

in raifing fuch

Recruits; which

Sum

is

to include all Expenfes whatever.

Regiment now at Winchefter under the not already done) to march fouthwards to join the reft of the Regiment, at the Pofts on the South-weft Frontiers, forthwith as you fliall judge moft convenient for that Purpofe. As foon as this Jundlion is made, you are defired to proceed forwards to Stahllnackers' or fuch other poft as you fhall judge moft convenient and there to ere(5l a fmall Log-houfe Fort for the Security of provifions, ammunition &ct. and from thence to advance with as many picked Men as j^ou fhall judge neceffary to the Big Islandi; leaving Lieut. Colonel Stephen to follow as foon as may be with the new raifed Men and the reft of the Regiment, there to wait for Orders from Major General Amherft under
are defired to order the Divifion of the
of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen
-

Command

(if

whofe

Command and by whofe

Dire(5tions

You

are to condudt the intended Expedition

Towns. That no Time may be loft, and to prevent any the leaft Imputation of Delay being laid to the Charge of this Colony You are defired to effedl this as foon as poffible, and to communicate thefe Inftrudlions to Major General Amherft immediately; and to inform him that you are to obey fuch orders as you fhall from Time to Time receive from Him, and laftly in profecuting this Expedition, You are defired to omit no opportunity of keeping open a conftant and regular Correfpondence with Major General Amherft, Governor Dobbs, Lieutenant Governor Bull, Colonel Grant, and my felf fo far as in any wife concerns or relates to the Expedition can-ying on under your Command. Given under my Hand at Williamfburgh this 28"' Day of April in the year of our Lord 1 761 and in the firft Year of his Majefty's Reign Fran. Fauquier Inftruclions to the Hon'''^ Colonel William Byrd Dated 28h 1761
into the upper Cherokee

DRAPER
Sir.

MSS.
[L. S.]

ZZ

32.
AVdi' York,

11*

A'lay 1761.

By
received

the Exprefs which Arrived here laft Night from L'

Gov

Fauquier,

have

Your Letter

of the

19'''

of April.

His Majefty's Requifition for raifing as large a Body of Men, as the Number and Situation of the Inhabitants of Virginia may allow, has not met with the Succefs that I flattered myfelf it would notwithftanding that it appears to be the opinion of the Gentlemen of the Colony that a Thoufand Men are not Sufficient I muft own I differ
I find
; ;

with them in the laft point but I am very forry to find that they have not Exerted their utmoft Efforts in Raifing men According to His Majefty's Commands which might have given You all the Number You could have Defired. The L' Governor Acquaints me that he had given Orders for making the Regiment as Compleat as poffible Difcharging the Invalids and Unferviceable Men, and he is fo
;

fenfible

Stephen was appointed a captain in Fry's regiment in 1754, and became a major or lieutenantupon Fry's death, ferving until the command was difcharged. He was appointed paymafter to the troops raifed in the winter of 1754-5S and ferved until fuperceded by William Byrd. Stephen was captaincommandant in the Braddock expedition, with adlual command of the Virginia companies. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the Virginia regiment when Wafhington refumed command. He continued to He commanded the Virginia ferve in this capacity under Byrd until the regiment was difcharged in 1762.

Adam

colonel

in that year. Stalnacker's was located on the Fry and Jefferfon map of 1751 on the Middle Fork of the Holfton a few miles above its junAion with the South Fork. In 1750 Dr. Thomas Walker and his affociates met Stalnacker and helped him build his houfe. This was the extreme fettlement in Virginia to the weftward In 1756 the Indians wifhed to meet the Virginia commiffioners at Stalnacker's to make the pending treaty.

regiment raifed
'

In 1768 or 1769,
^

traveller, ftopped with Stalnacker on his way to Kentucky. J. F. D. Smyth, the Englifh It was a well-known place of rendezvous. Big Kland of the Holfton; not far from the French Broad.

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fenfible of the Neceffity there

dent he

will

is of Your Marching as Early as poffible that Expedite that bufinefs to the utmoft.

am

Confi-

Militia, will undoubtedly be People have been Ufed to Stay no longer than they liked they muft now be brought to a better Senfe of their Duty, that the Communication may be kept up in the manner it ought to be.

The Pofts on the Communication being Guarded with

;

of great help

If thefe

Surprifed to hear that no fteps are taken for Your Provifion, when Brig'' GenMonckton- immediately Sent through the hands of the Contractors Agents at Philadelphia Orders to D"" Walker' for Supplying You and had my Diredlions to Inform himfelf of the beft method, by which the Supplies could be Continued and on Confidering the whole, it was Determined to leave it in D"' Walker's hands, and Meff" Plumitead Franks wrote to him accordingly. I Acquainted You in my Letter of the 24"' of March with regard to any Contingencies, if there are any, the Province muft Defray them and when the Accompts are hereafter laid before me, whatever Articles Should be borne by the Crown, I would Diredl the payment of them. I am Extreamely Sorry to find that You think You can do nothing to annoy the Cherokees with Your Regim' alone which You aKo believe will not be Compleated by Midfummer I am hopefull the Events will prove otherwise. I have already fully Acquainted You of my Sentiments in regard to the operations You are to Cany on, which are to Co-operate with L' Colonel Grant, and to march and attack the Cherokee on one Side, while he does it on the other. You already know the Road, and Your Marching up that way Can't but be of the greateft Affiftance to Colonel
I

am

eral

&

Grant.
I shall give You the Same orders, as I have given to L' Colonel Grant, as to granting the Indians a Peace which muft not be untill they have been properly Chaftifed when that is Executed, and that Peace Seems Eligible, I refer the terms of it to L' Gov Fau;

quier,

fhall

who, with his Council, are to Digeft, Diredt, and bring the Same about, as they Judge proper, which I rely he will do, in Concert with L' Governor Bull, & Decline a Separate Peace, which is by all means to be avoided and You will therefore follow Such Inftrudlions as You fliall Receive from L' Gov Fauqtner, in regard to any over;

tures that

may

be

made

for a Peace.

Your marches, in having flanking and advanced parties that You may never be Surprifed and thefe parties Should, on any attack always be fupported, and Adl oftenfively. There is no Danger in pufliing Indians boldly they will never Stand an Attack but this is to be done with order there is great Danger in retreating from Indians, be You ever fo Carefull, & that You do it in the moft Regular manner; You are fo well Acquainted with their motions, that, I think, I hardly need mention this, or Caution You of the pofts & Camps that You'll take, that they may be Such as never to give the Indians an opportunity of Gaining the leaft advantage. I have nothing more to add to what I have already wrote to You, and have verbally acquainted You, I muft leave the reft to Your Judgment & Experience and I truft to your Zeal in Executing Every thing that may be for the good of His Majefty's Serwill, of

You

Courfe, take great precautions on

vice,
forts in Acadia in 1755 and deported lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia in 1756 and lieutenant-colonel of the Royal American regiment in 1757. He commanded a battalion at the fiege of Louifburg in 175S. He was a brigadier-general at the fiege of Quebec and was feverely wounded. He became governor of New York in 1 761 and commanded the expedition which captured Martinique in 1762. His death occurred in 1782, 2 Dr. Thomas Walker, of "Caftle Hill, " Albemarle County. He was probably the firft white man to enter Kentucky, going there in 1750, thirteen years before Daniel Boone's vifit. He gave the name to Cumberland Gap and the Cumberland Mountains, Walker was commiffary-general of the Virginia troops from the time of Braddock's expedition to the end of the war. He was prefent at the Defeat. Walker was appointed by Virginia a commiffioner, along with Andrew Lewis, to treat with the Six Nations at Fort He was alfo an Indian commiffioner for Virginia in 1777. Stanwi.x, New York, in 1 768. He was a member of the Vigrinia Houfe of Burgeffes in 1775 and was put on the fecond Committee of Safety, He was one of Virginia's commiffioners in 1778 to complete the running of the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina. Walker died in 1794,
'

Robert Monckton commanded at the reduAion of the French

the Acadians.

He became

276

vice, that

You

will,

on

this Occafion,

do Every thing to the

beft of

attack and annoy the Indians; Co-operate,

&

Affift Col" Grant;

and

Your power, to Doubt not but

Your Succefs will Convince You, it is not in the power of Indians to Effentially hurt a Body of a Thoufand men, who are well Commanded, and on whom I rely for fully Executing this Service Under Your Diredlions. I am, with great Truth, Sir, Your most obedient Servant.
Jeff. Amherst.

Colonel Byrd

DRAPER
[A. L. draft
Sir.

MSS. 4 ZZ 39. by Colonel Byrd.]

Your Excellencys Letter

terday.

of the

From

the length of time

1"" of May came to Hand only the Day before Yefhad been without your Orders, & not having yet

heard anything about the Contractors, I concluded this Expedition has been given over, however I forwarded everything under my Direction as far as poffible, & as I inform 'd you in my Laft by Exprefs had advanced the Troops as far on the Frontier as they can be subfifted. The Contractors have not to this Hour employ 'd any Person to furnish me with ProA'ifion, neither have they fent one Shilling of Money for that Purpofe. On receiving your Excellency's Instructions to pufh on without Lofs of time to cooperate & affift Col Grant, & being fenfible, I am now full late to be serviceable to him, according to your Plan, & that no further Delays can be admitted of, I hope Sir you will think I have done right in fending all over this & the next County to engage the Farmers to deliver a Large quantity of Flour at the advanced Poft, & to provide as many Carriages By m)' own Endeavours & at my own as we shall have occafiion for on our March. Rifque & Credit & by the Diligence of thofe I employ 'd, I have so far fucceeded, as to find I fhall be able to march this Detachment of the Reg' on thurfday next, when you may be affured Sir I shall loofe no time in executing your Orders, for I flatter myfelf Dodlor Walker will have directions to pay off my Engagements, & to fupply us properly I inclofe a Return of my Regiment, which I wifli may prove strong enough hereafter. intended Service. for the Letter to Gen' June 2^.

DRAPER
Sir. I

MSS.

ZZ

49-

[A. L. S.]

W""hurgh July i" 1^61

reed your two Favors of the
29'*"

23''

June on the

28*''

and had very luckily fummoned

a Council to meet on the

(on the advifmg the moft proper Cruize for his Majefty's

Ship Affiftance who brought in the London Fleet and is to cruize on thefe Coafts for the protection of the Trade till he returns) to whom I communicated yotu- Letters. I have sent up the Breviats for Colonels to M"" Stephen and M"" Lewis' to prevent
their being subject to the

Command of a Junior officer as you defired, and

Letters to the

Lieutenants of the Countys to prepare Militia to occupy the pofts you will be obliged
to leave, in which Service

Expenfe

I defire you will employ as few as poffible, in order to fave Colony will foon grow tired. By the Return of the Regiment it appears that it will be tolerably strong when the Recruits join, there being now by the Return 732 rank and file Men exclufive Serj'*

of w'*" the

Corporals
I

&(5l.

wrote to you on the 15''' June, but as the Meffenger liad orders to call at Warrick about the fending up the paper, powder and flints, and then was to j^roceed to Bedford Court
a native of Ireland, fon of John Lewis, and fettled in Augufta. He early faw and was wounded twice at Fort Neceffity. He was major in the Virginia regiment in the Braddock e.xpedition. He commanded the Sandy Creek expedition in 1756 and was taken prifoner at He was a Virginia commiffioner at the Fort Stanwix treaty with the Six Nations in Grant's defeat in 1 758. 1768. Andrew Lewis commanded at Point Plcafant in 1774, and when the Revoltitionary War broke out he feemed to have a great military future. He drove Dunmore from Virginia and then his ac'^ive fervice

Andrew Lewis was

(crvice on the frontier

ended.

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Court Houfe there to enquire whether you were at Staunton or were gone to the Army on the out Pofts, you could hardly have reed thofe Letters when you wrote. The Meffenger was charged w"' Letters for you from General Amherft and from the Carolinas. I fhall fign a warrant to Col. Hunter for tlie payment of M"" Frank's Ace' amounting to 989. 4, 6-1-2 penf>' Cur^ytho' this affair met w"' great Difficulty's, the payment being once ordered to be poftponed till the meeting of the Affembly but for a particular Reafon I was afterwards advifed to pay it immediately and submit it to the approbation The Reafons for this Demur were many w* of the affembly when it meets in Nov^ I was defired to advife you, and at the fame time to warn you from running haftily into any unneceffary Expenfes for the future. The goods ordered as by Ace' reed from M"" Franks were sufficient, and calculated for a Regiment of 1000 Men to be new raised, Now tho' our Men might want fome goods of every article deftitute of all those articles. By it was impoffible they fhould be in the fame Situation as a new raifed Regiment. my Letter of the 14"' Nov' last you will obferve that I therein told you very plainly, that it was the Senfe of the affembly that all the money expended on the Regiment, In the fame Letter I mentioned the fh'' be laid out in this Colony and not out of it. Demurrage on the payment of your Draught to M"" Cunningham being defigned as a Check. To w* Letter I refer you. If fuch things were abfolutely neceffary, it was proper it fhould be made known, that we might confult whether the Fund was able to anfwer the Expenfe, thofe Articles not being confidered in the Eftimate. This care of the public Money being expected from me thei'e is another Reafon w'^'' tho' but conje(5tural, yet the Date of M"" Franks' acdl authorizes fuch a Conje<Slure w<='' is, that thefe goods were ordered by yovt before you left Philadelphia to come to WilHamfburgh, when you had not the Charge of the Regiment, and bore no Commiffion from me in the Ser\'ice of this Colony. Notwithftanding all thefe weighty Reafons againft it to fupport your Honor in Philadelphia the Council were of Opinion I fhould grant the wairant tho' they doubted much of the affembly 's allowing it in the paffmg the Treafurer's Ace". The Council are further of the opinion that the articles of Buckles, Garters, Combs, & Stocks fhould be ftopd out thefe amount to a confiderable part of the Demand. of the Men's pay if they take them, As for the affair of peace, you will pleafe to recolledl that in my former Letters of July 24"' & Odober ij"' 1760, I told you that this Colony did not confider themfelves as principals in this Cherokee Warr, therefore all Matters of that Sort were to be refer'd Gen' Amherft in his Letters to to Gov. Bull, to w* Letter I beg Leave to refer you. Col. Grant chaftifed the Indians all affairs of peace that after and you ha\'e you, fays, are to be left to the Difcretion of the Governors, in w<^'' the Military are not to be concern 'd L' Gov Bull in a late Letter I have reed from him, if I rightly remember his words. fays that the neighboring provinces fending Deputies to meet about the fettling peace will occafion Delay therefore in Compliance w''' the Dire6tions he has reed from General Amherft, (an Extradt of whofe Letter he fent me) he fhall take upon him to make peace
; :

as well for the Subjects of

all

the Britifli Colonies, as of his

own

in particular, at Charles

Town, in due Form w"^ the Deputies of the Cherokee Nation, whenever that Meafure For all thofe Reafons I fliall not take upon me to have any hand in fhall be neceffary. the making of peace but leave that Matter entirely to M'' Bull, therefore if any propofals of that Sort fliould be made to you, the Indians are to be told that they muft fend Deputies down to Charles Town together w'*" the Deputies of the middle and lower Towns to concert on Terms of peace and Friendfhip with the Governor of South Carolina whofe proper Bufmefs it is, and that we cannot enter into Conferences with them on the Subfedl, but that you will be ready to forward any talks of theirs to the Governor of Carolina to expedite matters if they defire it. But this Colony will engage for nothing but to regulate themfelves according to the Articles of peace that shall be made and figned at Charles Town. At the Defire of M'' Bull I have given him my own opinion what their Terms fhould be, w^^*" is the Securing our own Settlements from any future Inroads, and the preventing their Commerce and Intercotirfe w'^ the French b)^ anv means proper
for

278]
to afk or infift on, and fuch a

for that purpofe, but that I think

we have nothing more

peace without hard or apprehenfive [oppresive?] Terms may poffibly, I may almoft fay is what we want, so that we may not be kept in continual alarms. probably be lafting,

w*

have fome time fmce informed General Amherft of the Caufe of your Delay, by the His Letter to you was fent to me open under the Contradlors not doing their Duty. Gov Bulls Letter contained no news of the Troops any more flying Seal w'='' I faften'd. than that their March had been obftrudted bj? heavy rains. The Day was May 25"" at
I

w*

Time or foon

after he fuppofed they fhould be near Fort prince George, but his

own

Letters to 3^ou

may

poffibly

have given you a more

full

Ace* of Col. Grants March and

Operations.

have no further orders to give, as you are fully Mafter of the Defign of your Campaign the Condudl of w* I leave to your felf and fhall only add that I am w'*" great Fran. Fauquier. Regard Sir Y' moft Obed' hum: Sei-v*
I

To

the Honb'e Col. Byrd.

DRAPER
Sir,

MSS.

ZZ

33.

[A. L. S.]

Albany, 2^ July 17 61

On the 25* June, I had the favor of Your Letter of the 7* of the fame Month, Enclofing a Return of the Strength of the Virginia Regiment.
You might have been Affured that the Expedition Intended to be Carried on under Yoiir Command, would not be Laid afide, without my Acquainting You; And foon after the date of Your Letter, You muft have received Several of Mine, by which You will
have been
fully

Informed of

my

Sentiments, in regard to

Your pufhing forwards, with

the Strength

You had, as I judged them full Sufficient for Anfwering the defired End of Annoying the Enemy on that Quarter, whilft they were Attacked by a Superior Force

on the other Side the Mountains. I Make no doubt but the Orders given by General Monckton, for Supplying You with provifions, & Every other Neceffary fumifhed by the King, will have been punctually Obeyed And that You will have, long e're now, been relieved from the Inconveniencies arifing from the Want of thefe neceffary Articles. The Expenfes You have been at, in purchafing provifions for the Troops, muft certainly be made good by the Contractor's Agents. I am, with great Truth, Sir, Your moft Obedient Servant. Jeff. Amherst.
;

Colonel Byrd.

DRAPER
[A. L. draft
S-

MSS.

ZZ

56.

by Colonel Byrd.]

Honour to write to your Excellency the other Day by Gov. Fauquier's Exprefs, & inform 'd you the low State of the Reg'. Since which I have ufed my utmoft Endeavours to compleat it, but as our Bounty Money is one half lefs than it ever has been. We have met with no Succefs. I have order'd all the men from Winchefier & the Pitt fburgh Communication to Augufta, where they muft remain till Provifion & Carrages are provided, & I have not as yet heard that the Contradlors have given any Diredlions
I

did myfelf the

concerning them. Indeed Sir if the Colonys are to fumifh no other Troops for that Expedition than our weak Reg', that Expence may be faved, for I am too well acquainted

with the Nature of that Sei-vice to hope for any Succefs from fo fmall Numbers, & I flatIn Obedter myfelf let the Confequence be what it will, no blame can lay at my Door. ience to G. F's Inftrudlions I fhall proceed with 500 Men to the Great Ifland, as foon as
the Vidlualers are ready for us, where
I

am

to

ere(5t

a Poft
till

&

wait your Orders.

The

Lieu' Col" will remain with the other 200

Men

at Ft. L'

the Laft of the Provifion

&

our

Fort l^wis flood near the

fite

of

tlic

prcfent town of Salem in

Roanoke County.

279

our Few Recruits come up, which I fear will be very late in the Summer. Nither Col" Grant or G. B. has thought proper to hold any Correfpondence with either G. F. or myfelf, 0 that we are intirely at a Lofs to know What they intend, or what they woud have us do, even if we had a force Sufficient. I will not prefume Sir to fay any more to you on this Subjedl, but think myfelf extreamly unhappy that I am not enabled to anfwer your Expedlations & have the Honour to be &c

DRAPER
Sir.

MSS.

ZZ

36.

[A. L. draft.]

inform your Excellency that I arrived at this Place on the 13*'' of lat Month, fmce which time I have been detain'd for want of Carriages & Horfes, & find it This Delay proceeds from the Conimpoffible to get them in any reafonable time. tradlors negledling to employ Agents in time to provide thofe things, for thofe Gentlemen did not agree with Doctor Walker at Philadelphia to fupply our Troops with Provifions till the 14* of June, by which Means it was out of his Power to engage proper Carriage & Forrage for uch Diftance before it was render 'd too late for me to execute your Orders in Cooperating with Colonel Grant, who wrote me from Fort Prince George he had comI

am now to

pleated his

Work by

Deftination.

the 10* of July, which I conceive was the principle Objecfl of my Indeed I fee no probability of Dodlor Walker's being able to vidlual us

farther than this Place,

was
is

it

otherways poffible for us to proceed to the Cherokee

Country.

prefent& the few Recruits have join'd, my whole Force is Thofe I have employed fmce I came here in building a Block Houfe & throwing up an Intrenchment round it for the Security of themfelves & Provifion. We are ftill 200 Miles from the Nation & have the Road to open & make all the Way, which with the neceffary Guards I am convinced your Excellency will think Impradlicable for my fmall Force, if oppofed by an Enemy. Governour Fauquier has
only effedlive Men.

The Whole Regiment

order'd
dent.

up only 60

of the Militia,

who

are certainly not

fuflficient

to garrifon the necef-

fary Pofts for 330 Miles beyond the Inhabitants,

&

cover our Retreat in cafe of an Acci-

retiring from Col" Grant's Numbers makes the Tafk ftill more Difficult Men, for they are all retreated into the upper Towns, where they have nothing to fear from him, from whence I have certain Inteligence, large Bodys are detatch'd to hunt between Broad River & the Holftien, to watch our Motions. If Col" Grant with his formidable Power coud only biuTi fifteen Towns & over run the Country below the Mountains, not more than fixty Miles from his advanced Poft, I do not imagine it can be expedled that I can with my Pityfull Number, proceed thro' a Willdemefs, 200 Miles from my outermoft Poft to attack 32 Towns in the remoteft Part Col Grant had the whole Winter before of the Nation, defended by their united Force. him to provide every thing for his well appointed Army, & I was not even thought worthy of the Contra(5lor's Notice in Philadelphia till the middle of June, & had double How we were to cooperate together, under thofe Circumftances, his Diftance to march. God only knows. The Little Carpenter with 43 Indians from all parts of the Nation came in laft Month to folicit me for a Peace, but as my Hands were tied up I coud only recommend them to Col" Grant & Gov Bull, & ufed every Argument & Threat to haften them to I certainly mtift appear in a very defpicable Light to them, as I realy do to myfelf, it. for I am neither enabled to chaftife them, nor empowered to make a Peace. For my Part I know it to be impoffible for me to do any thing more, as well thro' the Deficiency of Numbers, now Col" Grant has retreated to F. P. G. as the Want of Carriages, therefore Sir as it never was my Intention to lay upon the Frontier without a Profpecfl of doing Service to my Country & Credit to mj'felf I humbly hope you will not

The Enemy's

for

my few

take

it

amifs that

refign the trifling

Command

to the Lieu* Col" of the Reg', after the

Works

28o]

Works

are finifh'd,
I

& am

affur'd

when I propofe to do myfelf the Honour to wait on your Excellency can remove any Doubts you or the World may entertain relative to my
Letter to the General Aug.
i,

Condudt.

Copy

of

my

1761.

DRAPER
Sir,

MSS.

ZZ

37.

[L. S.]

Albany, 20"^ Augiift 1761

You

will

have Seen by

Chaftifed the Cherokees, Yet

of Carolina, Untill

two former Letters, that, altho' L' Colonel Grant had had Sent him Diredlions not to Remove the Troops, out a Peace was Settled, & Concluded with thofe Savages by Lieut. GovI

my

ernor Bull; and that to bring about this Salutary

Defired

Work

much

the fooner

likewife

fame manner as if nothing favorable had happened in our behalf in thofe parts. Wherefore 'till thofe Ends are fully anfwered, the principal Objedt of Your Deftination is not Effedted but I make no doubt that ere this Reaches You, Lieut. Governor Fauquier, agreeable to Mine of the 17"^ Inftant, will have been Enabled to Recall You with the Virginia Regiment, into the province, if not, I muft Repeat my Defire, that You will, to the utmoft Exert Yourfelf in the Annoying the Cherokees in their Upper Country and that You will not think of declining the Command of the Virginia Regiment, before the Service to which they are Deftined is ComInftrudlions, in the
: ;

You to purfue Your

pleated.
I

am,

Sir,

Your moft Obedient Servant

Jeff: Amherst.
the Virginia Forces.

Colonel Byrd

Commanding

BANCROFT TRANSCRIPTS.
LT. COL.

STEPHEN TO

LT.

GOVR. FAUQUIER.

Camp
Sir,
I

at Pittfburgh

08'

29, 1759.

honor of your letter, and would have been under the greateft obligation There are proper regulations wanting to for your fentiments on the Indian Trade. make it ufeful and profitable for us, and a manner is wanting to make it agreable and eafy to the Indians. The Penfylvanians engrofs it at prefent and are pufhing all poffible meafures to keep it in their hands. About twenty Tuns of Skin and Furr have been
rec'd the

bought at

this place within thefe three

months the Penfylvanians fay the Poft

;

is

within

their limits, and accordingly have made an Adl of Affembly for enhancing the Trade. This does not affedl Virginia whilft the General ' Commands, but were one of the Penfylvania Officers to Command, they would be obliged to acft according to their orders from that Province. The determination is of importance to us who firft engaged in Virginia fervice as we are intituled to a confiderable quantity of Land by virtue of GoV Dinwiddie's proclamation approved of by His Maj''y, and I would be glad to know the fenfe
;

honor and Council on that Head. Two Officers are juft returned from Prefquifle" with an account of the Countiy, communication & the fituation of the French Pofts. It is about feventy miles to Venango^, it has been a fmall ftockade, about 400 yards below the mouth of French Creek, which is there about 100 yards over. There are about
of yf)ur

50
General John Stamvi.x, in command of the Southern Diftridl of North America. ' A fort built on the prefent fitc of Erie, Pennfylvania. In 1753 Duqucfne. the governor of Canada, fent a force to occupy the Ohio Valley, and, as a bafe for the movement, built a log fort at Prefqu'ifle. A fort built at what is now Franklin, Pennfylvania. It flood near the confluence of French Creek and the Alleghany River. In 1753 Joncaire was the commandant at Venango, and he it was who informed Wafhington over their wine of the aggreffive intentions of the French government.

.1

28i

50 houfes 12 feet by 16 I'tanding, the veftigcs of as

many

burnt; a fine Mill ftands in

good order.

From
miles

about nine
le

that about 46 miles to Le Beup, very bad ground, a barren Country for 30 miles a mere fwamp. The fituation of the Poft very pleafant and

commodious.
Beuf to Prefqu'ifle about 18 miles, the road well made it is one continued fwamp the whole way; the fituation of Prefqu'ifle was upon the bank of Lake Erie, poor foil and piney land about. That Poft and le Bcuf was a ftocade with four Baftions, built only for the communication. I have the honor to be.
;

From

Bridge through a

Sir

Your moft obedient humble

fer\'ant.

A.

S.

LIEUT. GOVR. FAUQUIER TO

THE LORDS COMM OF TRADE.

:

W""burgh December

1,

1759.

My

Lords,
I inclofe
:

your LordP^^ a copy of a letter I have juft received from L' Col. Stephen which, as it contains fome minute particulars of points of confequence, I ha^'e choofe to communicate to your Right Hon**' Board in the words of the Writer. By it you may obferv'e I\Iy Lords, that the affair of the Indian FuiT Trade, if not prevented, may again prove a bone of contention between this Colony and Penfylvania. The fureft way to ftop any ill confequences that may arife from fuch a contention, appears to me to be to fettle the determination of the Boundary -line of Penfylvania which is to run 5 degrees due Weft from Neivcaftk'. We fay from Meff''" Fry and Jefferfon's authority that this diftance terminates 15 or 20 miles fhort of Pittfburgh. The Penfylvanians adl, as if it did not upon what authority they proceed I am as yet entirely ignorant. I hope Your LordPP^ will be of opinion that this fhould be fettled by Commiflioners either appointed by your Right Hon*"'* Board immediately or mediately by Inftrudlion The lent to the Governors of the refpedlive provinces to appoint fuch Commiffioners. firft method feems leaft liable to create difputes, as the Lands between the mountains and the Ohio are now cleared of the Enemj', people feems to be very defirous to fettle on the fine fertile lands, lying on the waters which fall into the Ohio, and fo into the Miffiffipi, and are generally called by the general name of Lands on the waters of the Miffiffipi; but to the well future fettling of thefe lands, there are fome points vj"^ feem By proclamation from M'' Dinwiddie, all officers and private to require confideration. Men, who have fei-ved in thofe parts have a Right to a certain proportion of thofe lands, It is aKo to be cotifidered, whether the Crown will to which they are daily laying claim. renew the two great Grants. If they fhould be renewed, whether the Grantees fhould be at liberty to take up lands within their Grants, in as fmall parcells as they pleafe by which means they have it in their power to fkim all the fine Lands on the Waters and have
;
;

Le Boeuf was a fort built on the prefent fite of Waterford, Pcnnfylvania. The fort ftood on French Creek not many miles from Lake Erie. Wafhington flayed three days at this poft wliile on his miffion in 1753 to warn the French from the Ohio country. From Le Boeuf, Saint-Pierre, the French Commandant, fent word to Governor Dinwiddie of his intention to hold his poft. 2 The boundary controverfy between Virginia and Pcnnfylvania began with Dinwiddie 's attempt to have a line run between the colonies in 1753. Governor Hamilton of Pennfylvania was inftructed by the proprietors to affift Dinwiddie in running the line, but to require an acknowledgment that his propofed fetIn 1754 Dinwiddie commenced to tlements in the Weft fhould not alienate the rights of Pennfylvania. build a fort on the fite of Pittfburg and iffued a proclamation, promifing to referve 200,000 acres of land for Hamilton objected, and Dinwiddie agreed that the quitthe benefit of foldiers fighting againft the French.
1

by Pennfylvania until the boundary difpute was fettled, and applied to England to have the boundary line rtm. After much difcuffion the controverfy was fettled in 1779 by a commiffion which met at Baltimore. The line agreed upon was the extenfion of Mafon and Dixon's line "due weft 5 degrees of longitude completed from the ri\er Delaware for the Southern boundary of Pennfylvania, and that a meridian drawn from the Weftem boundary thereof to the Northern limit of faid State, be the Weftem boundary of faid State forever. " Olden Time, I, pp. 433-524.
rents might be colledted

282]

have the uplands unpatented .whether they fhould not be obliged not to exceed a certain price for a certain term of years, to their under patentees. Your LordPP' may be fully convinced that I think thefe things of confequence, and that I fpeak my fentiments with fmcerity, when I infoiTn you that my fon is taken partner into one of the great grants. But I hope that or any other confideration in which my intereft fhall be concerned, will never make me proftitute my opinion to your Right Hon'''* Board, whenever I think His Majefty's and my Country's intereft at ftake. It feems to be the general opinion of all the fpeculative gentlemen here, that it will be more advifeable to make a feparate Govern' of all the Lands between the mountains and the Waters; the reafons they affign are thefe, which are fpecious enough. It will require a Conftitution of a more military form than this Colony, I believe, can ever be prevailed upon to enter into, in order to protedt thefe out fettlers from Infults and incurThe Militia Laws now in force in this Colony would be ineffedlual fions of the Indians. to fecure them, and from a jealoufy of the liberty of the fubjedl, I apprehend the General Affembly would never be brought to put them under fuch reftraints as are neceffary to make a militia ferviceable. I attempted an amendment of thofe Laws on my firft The eftablifliment of the Clergy in this Colony is thought to be arrival, without fuccefs. of fuch a nature, as to be an obftacle to the coming in of proteftant foreigners, from whom we are to hope the greateft acceffion of people, who muft have a Minifter of their own to maintain, befides paying their quota to a public Levy for the fupport of a parochial Minifter of the eftablifhed church.
it my duty, My Lords, to throw out thefe hints for your Lord""' confiderdo therein as you fhall judge moft expedient, whenever it may pleafe his Maj''" in his moft honorable privy Council, to take the matters relative to the patenting and fettling thefe lands into confideration. The Affembly broke upon the 21" Nov' after having paffed an A<51 to keep up the Regiment till the firft of May next, and to difband the 500 Men before that time viz' 200 immediately and 300 on the firft of February; & an A(5t to prevent Frauds on Negro I fhall tranfmit thofe Adls and fome few of a private nature by the firft opporduties. tunity I can find. I have wrote to Brig'' Gen' Sianwix' to inform him of thefe tranfadlions, and to defire he will be particular in the fervice for which he will require the Men to be kept longer in pay if neceffary otherwife I fear, the Colony will be for droping

thought

ation, to

them
I

at the time prefcribed. fhall write more particularly on the aforelaid A<5ts
I

when

fend them to your

LordPP' with the other public papers of Govern'.

refpedl your LordP"'

am My

Lords, with the greateft

moft obedient

&

devoted fervant.

Fran: Fauquier.

LT. GOV.

FAUQUIER TO MR.

PITT."

W'"'burgh March 14, 1760.

Sir

In obedience to His Majefty's commands notifyed to me in the letter I had the honour to receive from you, the very night before the General Affembly met, I recommended the meafures dire(5led in it and laid your letter before the Affembly and I have the pleafure to acquaint you that the Affembly agreed to keep up the Regiment now on foot.

Of

this I

have apprized Major Generals Amherft and Stanwix.

1

have

' John Stanwix was colonel of the ift battalion of the 6oth regiment, the famous Royal Americans. He was affigned command of the Southern Diftrict of North America, with headquarters at Carlifle, PennfylHe l>ecame brigadier-general in 1757. In 1758 he was reheved by Forbes; he went to vania, in 1757. New York, where he built Fort Stanwi.x. In 1759 he came back to command the Southern Diftric^, with

headquarters at Pittfburg.

He

refigned the
is

command
in

in

17O0.
of

The

firft

paragraph of this letter

given

"Correspondence

William Pitt with Colonial Gov-

ernors," Vol. II, p. 265.

283]

Patent under the Seal of this Colony to be made out, apNaval Officer of the Diftri(5l of the Eaftem Shore, as ordered by His Majefty's Sign Manual bearing date the 26"' day of Nov' 1759. I am with the greateft refpedl
I

have

alo ordered the

pointing M' David

Bowman

to be

Sir

Your molt obed' and devoted humble

Serv'.

Fran: Fauquier

LIEUT. GOV.

FAUQUIER TO GOV. HAMILTON.

[Enclofed in a letter to the Board of Trade.] W""btirgh

Sir,

May

7* 1760.

My

Predeceffor

M""

Dinwiddie, by authority of His Maj''^ notifyed by one of his

;

principal Secretary's of State

iffued a proclamation to encourage perfons to engage in

the fervices then propofed to be carried on againft Fort du Qiiefnc, and other French

Settlements on the Waters of the Ohio. In this Proclamation he promifed a grant of 200,000 acres of land on the eaft fide of that River, to be approportioned to the Ofificers

and private Men who fhould voluntarily enter into that fervice, 100,000 of which were to be contiguous to Pittflmrgh or Fort du Quefne, the other 100,000 on fome other part of
that River.

Men who ferved on have thefe lands immediately granted to them, which they fay they have merited at the hazard of their health and
In confequence of this promife by authority, The Officers and
the Ohio have laid in their claims to

me

in Council, to

lives.

But fome difficulties arifing, from the boimds of j^our Colony not being fettled, and from the Treatifs which it is faid Gen' Forbes made and Gen' Stanunx has fmce confirmed with the Indians inhabiting that Country (but which I have not yet feen), this Colony has done nothing in that affair. I have alo to inform you that about three months fince I wrote to the Right Hon'''* the Board of Trade and Plantations in which letter I informed them of thefe Claims and of the difficulties which attended our granting thefe Lands; defiring at the fame time that Commiffioners might be appointed by the Crown to fettle the extent of your line, which is to run 5 degr: due Weft from Delaware Bay in the latitude of 40 North, and that the proprietors of Penfylvania or Maryland might be reftrained from making any grants of Lands, which from our fcrupulous obfervance of Treaties ettc, we did not think proper to make ourfelves, till His Maj'^^'" pleafure was known therein, on which head I defired I might have inftrudtions as foon as conveniently could be. By advice of His Maj'^y'^ Council, on thefe Confiderations, I have poftponed the making of any grants of lands in queftion, till I receive dire(5lions from Home, relative And that a perfedl harmony and unanimity may at all times fubfift between thereto. the Sifter Colonies of the fame common Mother on which the fafety and fecurity of all depend, I have to requeft you, that you on your parts, would, as we have on ours, poftpone the granting thofe lands till uch inftrudtions arrive which fhall be immediately made known to you. And if you fhall already have made any fuch grants, I beg the favour of you to inform me thereof, as to the quantity, the fituation and the names of
the Grantees.
I

am

with the greateft regard

Sir

Your very humble

fer\'ant.

Fran Fauquier.
:

James Hamilton became governor of Pennfylvania

in 1759, fucceeding

Denny, and held the

office

until 1763.

284]

LIEUT. GOV. FAUQUIER TO

THE LORDS OF TRADE

ETC.
12"" 1760.

W" 'burgh May

My
Lords,

I enclofe in this Box to your Right Hon*''* Board, the Adls of the laft Seffion of Affembly which broke up the ii"' of March, the Journals of the Council and Burgeffes, the minutes of the Council fince the Departure of the late Lieut' Gov, the Accounts of the Receiver General, and of the Naval Officers, with the Duplicates of the A(5ls and I hope your LordPP" will not accufe me of remifnefs in Journals of the former Seffion. the difcharge of my duty, for I cannot get the A(5ts and Journals fooner out of the

refpec5live Oflfices.

The Cherokees having immediately broke the peace made with them by Gov Lyttleton before his departure, and having taken up arms throughout all their Towns, M'
of Fort Loudoun, in the

Bull has applyed to this Colony for affiftance, particularly for fuccour for the Garrifon Upper Cherokee Country. As I was not in a capacity to fend

them any

relief

by the powers vefted

in

me by the

General Affembly,

have by, and with

the advice of His Majefty's Council call'd the Affembly to meet again on Monday the iq''' inft: the refult of which I will give your LordPP" the earlieft Information of.
for

granting the Lands on the Ohio grows every day of more importance I crave your LordPP' excufe for again mentioning that affair, and for begging leave to refer your LordPP' to my letters of the i'* December and 13'*' March on I have wrote fully to GoV Hamilton upon thefe matters, a copy of which this fubjedl.

The

affair of

which reafon,

letter I inclofe to
I

am

your Lordfliips. with the higheft regard and refpedl

My

Lords,

Your LordPP' moft obedient, obliged humble fervant

Fran; Fauquier.

LT.

GOV. FAUQUIER TO THE LORDS OF TRADE ETTC.

W"'^btirgh

June

2'*

1760.

My

Lords,

The Affembly which I had fummoned to meet on the 19"* ult of which I gave your LordPP' advice in my letter to your R' Hon**' Board of the 13"' fat fix days, and provided for the raifing and paying 700 Men till the i '' of December to be joined to the 300 already ftationed on the fouth weft Frontiers, to attempt the Relief of Fort Loudoun, or to be otherwife employed as Lieut' Gov Bull fliall advife. Thefe Men are now This Adl, with two other adls of raifing, and as I hear the Recruits enter very faft. LordPP' as foon as engroffed. courfe, I fhall tranfmit to your At the end of the fupply Bill the Houfe of Burgeffes added a Claufe to encreafe the duty arifing by the importation of flaves, by reducing it to ten per cent inftead of twenty, which was the method I moft approved in the late Adl relative thereto of which I wrote your LordPP' a full account in my letter of the 17"' of Decemb' fent by the Deliverance, Capt. Whyte, who I hope, is fafely arrived, tho' we have not heard of her. She carried the Box of public papers and Adls. The incertitude of the proceedings of the General Affembly of this Colony, has ftruck me on many occafions and feems to be fo inherent in the nature of the Members, as to be charadleriftic of the People. This Ad; was paffed this Seffion in the lower Houfe, but by a fingle voice, on account of this Claufe and it is apprehended will occafion a Battle in the next Seffion whenever the affembly meets again for the conteft on this occafion is between the old Settlers who have bred great quantity of Slaves, and would make a Monopoly of them by a duty which they hoped would amount to a prohibition and the rifing Generation who want Slaves, and don't care to pay the Monopolifts for them at the price they have lately bore, which was exceedingly high. Thefe
; ;
;

reafons

285

reafons your LordPP*

may

guefs arc not urged in the arguments on either fide

but,

believe are the true foundation of the Squabble.

But
become

fetting this A&. afide, the uncertainty of all public meafures,

is

in

nothing more

apparent, than in their immediately difbanding Men,

ufeful,

who by

upon the leaft relaxation from their fears of diately raifing frefh raw Men at a great Bounty, as foon as their paffions are again alarmed. Whoever charges them with adling upon a premeditated concerted plan,
don't

fome fervice are an Enemy; and as immefeeing

know them;

for they

mean

honeftly, but are Expedient-Mongers in the higheft

I

degree, even to their

own

coft daily.

am

confident the Affembly could have kept two

lefs

Regiments in conftant pay fince my arrival in the Colony at a much the methods they have purfued have occafioned.
I

expence than

am My

Lords with

tlie

greateft refpe(5l

Your LordPP"
moft obedient and devoted fervant.

Fran: Fauquier.

LT.

GOV. FAUQUIER TO THE LORDS COMMISS'RS OF TRADE ETTC.

W'"'bnrgh June
T,o'^^

1760.

My

Lords,

By the Fleet which arrived here the 20*'' inftant I had the honor to receive an order from his Majefty in Council to repeal four Adls of Affembly. The Repeal of which I fliall proclaim in the next Gazette". His Maj''y'^ Royal Intru(ftion to me to enforce former Inftrudlions relative to the paffing Laws was delivered to me at the fame time, to which I fhall pay all due obedience on all occafions. The manner in which this order and Inftinidlion were delivered to me, appeared to me fo unufual and extraordinary, that I hope your LordPP' will excufe my relating the circumftances to your R' Hon'''* Board. The copies of thefe papers have been in the Colony above thefe fix months, they were fent to M'' Camm's' Friends, and have been communicated to many. I then thought that the fending copies of His Maj''^'^ Royal orders and Inftrudlions, before they were made known to his Gov to whom they are diredled, was a ftep unprecedented, of pernicious confequence, and, a high infult on Majefty. On the 20**^ inftant M"" Camm landed in this Colony and immediately went down to Hampton to meet and confult with his particular friends. On the 27* he came to me accompanyed by two of them, and delivered to me His Maj''y'^ Royal order in Council and Inftrudlion, both open, dirty, and worn out at the edges and Folds; feeing they were of an old date, I afked him where they had been till this time; he anfwered, in his cuftody. I afked him if thev were delivered to him open and without cover, his anfwer was, they were. The Order in Council carried all the marks of its not being the original order defigned to be fent to me, but a copy obtained by M'' Paris Solicitor to the Convention of the But as it came accompanied with His JlajClergy, it being fo indorfed on the back. 'ty's Inftrudlion, which had all the appearance of being the original Inftrudlion under His Maj'^y''* Sign manual; for fear of being negligent in my duty and obedience to His Maj'^y''' pleafure, I have adled upon it, in the fame manner as if I was fully convinced
it

was authentic.
This

The Virginia Gazette publifhed at Williamfburg. At this time it was the only newfpaper in Virginia. was begun in 1737. 2 John Camm, bom in 1718, died 1779, was minifter of Newport Parifh, Ifle of Wight County, in 1745He became profeffor of divinity in William and Mary College in 1749 and was alfo recflor of York-Hampton Parifh. He reprefented the convention of the clergy in England in oppofition to the Two-penny A(ft, which was nullified by the Britifh government. He became prefident of William and Marj- in 1 7 7 1 and
It

commiffary in 1775.

He returned to Virginia in June, 1760, In 1760 Camm was in England fighting the Two-penny Adl. and delivered to the governor inftrudtions which he had brought from England. Fauquier flew into a paffion and abufed Camm in rather violent terms, inftru(fting his footmen not to let him enter the houfe again. (See Perry's Historical Colledlions of the American Colonial Church, Virginia, p. 463).

286]

This is fo unlike the manner in which I received the Orders and inftruclions with which I have ah-eady been honoured, which have come diredlly from your R' Hon'''' Board or from one of His Maj''^'* principal Secretaries of State, that I am at a lots what As I have received no letter or advice from your Lord^P" on this to think about it. head, tho' it is long fmce your LordPP^ had the A&,, and my reafons for giving my affent to it I cannot entertain the leaft thought that your LordPP meant to caft a flurr upon me, and leffen me in the eyes of the Gentlemen in the Colony, as it muft of courfe do, There is an univerfal furprife at this proceeding of M'' Camm, if it is fo underftood. which he and his Friends publifh with triumph. Befides, as M'' Camm has on all occafions ftudioufly affe(5led to treat me with great indignity, I muft imagine that this was an A(5t merely his own, to keep up the fame fpirit. This tranfadtion makes the greater impreffion on the Gentlemen of the Colony, becaufe, when M'' Attorney Randolph went to England about the piftole affair, he afked whether he might carry His Maj''^'' Inftrudlions to M"^ Dinwiddie, and was anfwered, that the Board would fend His Maj'^^'^ Inftrudlions to His Maj'^^'^ Governor. A copy of them was refufed him, but the Inftruclions were read over to him. And no copy was in the Colony when I came into it. As it is my duty to fupport the dignity of His Majefty's Crown and authority, I thought it incumbent on me to be circumftancial in the relation of this affair, that if your Lordpp^ fliould think M'' Camm's proceedings derogatory to the Honor of his Maj'"' and his Lieut* Gov I may receive your directions, how I fliall condu<5l myfelf in
;

this

aft'air.

are railed for the affiftance of Carolina againf t the Cherokee Indians, and I hope will be ready to march as foon as I hear from L' Gov Bull and Col Montgomery, in
:

The Men

what manner we can moft

I inclofe

effedlually ferve

them

to

whom

to your LordPP' a copy of a letter fent

I have wrote to this purpofe. by Capt" Peter fham the 9**^ inft

and

am

with the greateft refpedl My Lords Your LordPP' moft obedient obliged

and devoted
LT.

fen.-ant.

Fran Fauquier.
:

GOVR. FAUQUIER TO THE BOARD OF TRADE.

W""burgh July
My
Lords,
inclofe to
i ^'

11"^ 1760.

Under Cover with this, I your R' Hon**'* Board on the

;

your LordPP^ a Triplicate of a letter I wrote to of December laft, with a Copy of a letter from L* Col

Stephen to me, referred to in it. My reafon for fending this is, my apprehenfion, that the Duplicates were both loft one being fent in my Box of public papers to the R' Hon'''* Board, by the Deliverance Capt" White, who, we know was loft on the coaft of France. The other I fent by poft to New York, and fear it went by the General Wall packet,

which was taken and ranfom'd, but

I

all

the papers thrown overboard.

Lords,

am

with the greateft refpedt.

My

Your

LordPP^ moft obedient,

ferv'ant

and devoted

Fran: Fauquier.

ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION.

On

Adamfon and fome Indians where

the 7* Angiift Captain John Stuart' fet out to Chotee, accompanied by L' the following terms were ftipulated.

Jas.

Articles Peyton Randolph, Attorney-General of Virginia, Speaker of the Houfe of Burgcffes, and firft Prefident of the Continental Congrefs. Governor Dinwiddie, who became governor in 1751, difcovered that the regulation.s governing the patenting of lands were little regarded and that the royal revenue from the quitHe endeavored to corre<ft the abufe by charging the fee of a piftole on every rents was thereby defrauded. patent. The Houfe of Burgcffes proteftcd againft the tax and fent Peyton Randolph to England to petition the king for its rcmiffion. The Board of Trade, however, virtually decided in favor of Dinwiddie. John Stuart was an officer at Fort Loudoun when it fell in 1760. He was very popular with the Cherokees friendly to the Englifh. After Denierd's death, Stuart with the other prifoners remained at Fort Loudoun in great jeopardy. Atta-cuUa-cuUa, or the Little Carj)enter, efcaped witli him to Colonel Byrd's camp, and Sttiart gave warning of the intended attack u[)on Fort Prince George.

[287]
Articles of Capitulation agreed upon,

Commanding His
riors of the
1^'

Maj''y'' Forces at Fort

& affented to by Capt" Paul Demere Loudoun, and the head Men and War-

Over Hill Cherokee Towns. That the Garrifon of Fort Loudoun, march out with their arms and Drums, each Soldier having as much powder and Ball as their Officers fhall think neccffary for the march, and what Baggage he may choofe to carry. 2'^ That the Garrifon be permitted to March for Virginia, or Fort Prince George, as the Commanding Officer fhall think proper unmoleftcd, and that a number of Indians be appointed to efcort them, and to hunt for provifions on the march. 3'''^ That fuch Soldiers as are lame, or by ficknefs difabled from Marching, be received into the Indian Towns, and kindly ufed until they recover, and then to be returned to
Fort Prince George. 4"' That the Indians do provide the Garrifon with as many Horfes as they can conveniently for their march, agreeing with the Soldiers or Officers for payment.
S**"

Indians, without
figned

That the Fort, Great Guns, Powder, Ball, and fpare arms be delivered to the any fraud on the day appointed for the March of the Troops.

Paul Demere

CuNNi Catogue his mark Oucannastote

his

mark.

LT.

GOVR. FAUQUIER TO THE LORDS COMMISS RS FOR TRADE ETTC.

W""btirgh Sept'
i,

1760.

My

Lords,
I

Briftoll, which is juft ready to fail, to acknowledge the 13* June which I received on the 30* ult together with the copy of the Reprefentation of your R' Hon**' Board to His Maj''y in relation to three acfts of Affembly paffed by me in the year 1758 and 1759 His Majefty's orders in Council, and Repeal of the faid Adls in confequence thereof and the Report of Sir Matthew Lamb, concerning the Agents Adl. Give me leave My Lords to make an acknowledgement of the obligations I have to your LordPP^ for the tendemefs you fhew me in not aggravating the deep concern I feel myfelf under, for having inadvertently fallen into fo many errors as I find I have done, in refped; to the giving my affent to A6ts which have paffed the other two branches of But I hope. My Lords, to fet my a(5lions in fuch a point of view, as to the Legiflature. take ofif, in great meafure at leaft, the unfavourable opinion your LordPP= entertain of

take the opportunity of a

receipt of your

Favour

of the

them at prefent. As to the three

particular adls in queftion,

upon the

receipt of His Maj'^y'" Repeal

thereof, I enquired of M'' Waller^

the Clerk of the General Court, an old and leading

;

member

frequently employed in drawing the adls, and adlually drew one of thefe three, what was the reafon that the faving and fufpending
in the

Houfe

of Burgeffes

who

is

claufes were left out in thefe three Ad;s

whereas

muft own, that

in

the private Adls paffed fmce the Revifal of the

inftance of their being omitted.

Laws

in 1748, I could

examining into all not find one fmgle

all others,

His anfwer was, that in thefe Adts, as in

he had followed the eftabliflied pradlice and Cuftom of their houfe, which w-as this: That in all Adls to dock entails, and in cafe of Infants, where the parties in poffeffion cannot alienate the premifes without an adt for that purpofe the faving and fufpending claufes are never omitted but that, where the parties in poffeffion had an undoubted right in themfelves to alienate and convey the Lands upon a proper application to a Court of Judicature (which was the cafe in all thefe Adts) and only applyed for an Adl of Assembly to expedite the fale & make it clear and indifputable hereafter; they were never inferted. But My Lords, to confefs a plain truth, which fhall always be the meafure
;

cil,

member

BenjaminWaller (1716-1786) was a burgefs from James City from 1745 to 1758, a clerk of the Counof the Conventions of 1775 and 1776, and a judge of the General Court from 1779 to 1786.

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condudt to your Right Hon'^'* Board, I fairly own, that upon a prefumpa.6ts were prepared according to Form, in the Lower Houfe, and the Rights of His Maj''^ was properly taken care of when the Bills came before the Council, I gave my affent to them without ever examining them, or paying any attention to them. But as I have incurred His Maj''^'' difpleafure by fo doing, your Lordpp* may be affured I will be more circumfpedl for the future. The Box of public papers and Adls, among which was the Negro A(5l ', was fhip'd on board the Deliverance Capt" White who was loft on the Coaft of France, the Duplicate of thefe adls went by the Jacob and Johanna Capt" Clarkfon, who failed the latter end of May, who I hope is fafely arrived, and that your LordPP^ are in poffeffion of the Adls

meafure of

my

tion that all fuch

of that feffion.
I

am

truly fenfible that a Governor or

Commander

in Chief is not to afk the advice

whether he fhall obey the Inftrudlions of His Maj''y; but in regard to this Adl, it was attended with fome particular circumftances, which induced me to take that ftep, from which I thought I ought not afterwards to recede. The Adl did not lay any new duty; if it had, I fhould moft certainly have refufed it without taking advice upon it: but it only provided againft a Fraud daily pradliced to avoid a duty, originally laid and by other fubfequent A(5ls continued long But the Adl, in exprefs terms (which could not be before I arrived in the Colony. avoided, to give it its intended force and effedl) contradidled the Inf trudlion in this lituation and under thefe circumftances I applyed to the Council for their advice what I fhould do? who, all but one, were unanimous that the fenfe and fpirit was by no means broke in upon, as no new duty was impofed by the Adl as your Lord^P' will find by their reafons inferted in the minutes of the Council and by a Duplicate I fent as foon as I heard of the lofs of the Deliverance. I have been unfortunate, for duplicates of all thefe papers, were fent by the New York Packet which was taken by the French & Ranfomed but the papers were all thrown overboard and loft however there is now an end of this affair, as in the next Seffion, this Adl was repealed and the duty lowered from twenty to ten per cent, to anfwer the fame purpofe as was intended by the former Adl viz' to encreafe the money coming into the Treafury from the faid duty. In relation to the Agent's Adl, I am fully convinced that it was not the delign of any part of the Legiflature, to gve the Committee of CoiTefpondence any powers for which
of the Council affigned
Maj''^,
;
;

him by His

they fhould not be accountable to the General Affembly, fo that the alteration defired by Your LordPP' will not as I apprehend meet with the leaft difficulty whether the word General was left out by miftake, or whether the common acceptation of the words, Affembly and General Affembly having the fame import here, occafioned this, I know I hope not, but Your LordPP' may depend on my redlifying this in the next feffion. Adl. explanation of the leading this Agent's LordPP' me in the ftep to will indulge your When my predeceffor the Hon'''* M"' Dinwiddle had a difpute in this Colony ab' the Piftole Fee, the Burgeffes lamented their not having an Agent at Home, to i-eprefent aftairs of this nature to His Maj'^y and Your R' Hon'*'* Board, fuppofmg natuarally enough that M"" Abercrombie' who was paid by the Gov' and Council out of the 2fli. duty, would not folicit that or any other affair againft the Gov; fo they fent home an AgentJ on pui-pofe at a great cxpence. From that time they have been very intent on an Agent's Adl, which in M-" Dinwiddie's time they could never obtain fo intent were they on this afTair, that they attempted to tack it to the money Bill, in the fecond Seffion As after my arrival, which I told them I would certainly refufe under fuch conditions. I hoped never to make myfelf liable to any complaint, I could not fee the ill confequence Thus of letting them have an Agent, upon their raifmg money on themfelves to pay him. an appointment of this paffed. Notwithftanding and Bill was prepared the Agent's agent
; ;

Henning VII, 338-340. James Ahercroinby, agenl in England of the governor and Council of Virginia. Ahercromby was a lawyer, and fcrved as judge advocate to General St. Clair in 1746. He was agent for North Carolina from 1748 to 1758 and aUo a private agent of Governor Glen of South Carolina.
'
)

Peyton Randolph.

(289]
agent by Adl of Affembly, M' Abercrombie
cil
is ftill

to tranfadl

all

bufinefs relating to the

continued as Agent to me and the CounRoyal Revenues, and luch other affairs as are

immediately under our cognizance only. He has inftrudlions to co-operate with the other Agent in all matters for the behoof and benefit of the Colony. As I have already mentioned to your LordP''" my having lately fent duplicates or Triphcates of the letters loft, your Lord""" will fee by my letter of the 1"' of December I have that I am very far from being urgent in having the Lands on the Ohio fettled. been preffed thereto myfelf, but am fo far from preffmg it, that I ha\'e incurred the difpleafure of the Officers who are claimants under the late Gov'" proclamation, and have been charged with breach of his engagement by that Proclamation for having obftrudled their having furveys & patents for thofe lands, and for having wrote to Gov Hamilton to defire he would defift from making any fuch grants till His Maj''^'" pleafure therein fliould be known. This I did becaufe I found fome of our Officers defigned to apply to the proprietary's Oflfice in Pemifylvania for grants of the faid lands, as they apprehended the grants would be made good, in whichever belong the Lands granted flicmld be found to lie. The Lands the Officers (who were on the fpot and had time to examine) had fixed their eyes on were many of them in Pemifylvania, and many on the weftem fide the Ohio; which made me apply for a copy of the agreements or Treaties made with the Indians by the late General Forbes & General Stanwix, but which I have never got fight of. I am extremely well pleafed that your LordP"" fentiments on this head concur with and confirm mine, as I hope it will make the claimants more eay under my Refufal to
;

make them
I

the grants they required.

have now cleared myfelf to your Lord""^ fatiffadtion, from the If I at all know leaft fympton of inchnation to difobey my Royal Matter's Inftrudlions. my own heart, there is not the leaft wifh of that fort working in it. Perhaps I have let circumftances weigh too much with me if that is the cafe, I will be hereafter more cauhope
Lords,
I
;

My

tious.

your Lord""' have ever favoured me with any letter on the fubjedl of the Act relating to the Clergy, I have never received it, nor any inftrudlions orders of Council, or other papers, excepting thofe delivered by the ReV* M"' Camm on the 27"^ June, in the extraordinary manner, which I notifyed to your Lord""" in my letter of the 30'*' of that month. I am with the greateft refpe(5t and efteem
If

My

Lords,

Your LordPP' moft obedient, obliged and devoted fervant.

Fran Fauquier.
:

LIEUT. GOVR. FAUQUIER TO

THE LORDS OF TRADE.

W" 'burgh Sept'

My
okee

17* 1760.

Lords.
I

yefterday reed, the difagreable news of the Garrifon of Loudoun Fort in the CherCoimtry being treacheroufly and barbaroufly murdered, or taken, in their march down to Fort Prince George, at Keower in the lower fettlements, agreable to a Capitulation made by Captain Demere Commandant in the Fort, with the Head Warriors of the Indians; a copy of which I herewith inclofe to your LordPP^ who in all probability will have rec'd an account thereof before this will reach your Lord""-'. After the retreat of Colonel Montgomery from the lower Cherokee Countiy, who had 2000 Men under his Command, the majority of which were Regulars it was not thought advifeable to let Col: Byrd with 1000 Men moftly New levies, march into the Enemy's Country with our Convoy of provifions which we had purchafed for the relief of the Garrifon when there was no diverfion in the lower Towns, and the united force of the whole Nation was at Liberty, to oppofe our throwing in the fuccours intended. It was very fortunate and providential that we were fo late for it would have been abfolutely
; ;

impoffible

290

M' Byrd to have been at the Fort by the time Capt Dumere figned the and if he had been advanced far into the Enemy's Coimtry, in all probabiUty our whole Convoy had been loft and the provifions we defigned for our Friends had Tho' I muft at the fame time own, that the many fallen to the lot of our Enemies. unforefeen delays in arming and providing for our Men, gave me great uneafmefs when they happened. This muft have happened, for as far as I can learn, no attempt was made to give M'' Byrd who was on his march the leaft intelligence of this ftep of the Commandant who has loft his life at the head of his Garrifon on his march, tho' efcorted by Indians. I fuppofe it was utterly impracticable to keep open a communication in
impoffible for

Capitulation,

thofe parts.
If this

War grows
is

ferious,

it

will

be impoffible for the Carolina's to defend themI

felves without affiftance

from
;

M''
I

Amherft,

dare fay this Colony will do

all in their

power

their intereft

at ftake

but

am

of opinion, the fecurity

and fafety

of part of His

Majefty's Colonys, cannot be procured by Provincial Troops only. I wrote to Your LordPP' on the i' inft (in anfwer to your favour of the 13"* June)
:

by the Spotfwood,

Seton, for Briftol,

and

am

with the greateft refpedt, My Lords Your LordPP^ moft obedient

obliged and devoted
fer%''ant

Fran: Fauquier.
lieut. govr.

fauquier to the board op trade.

W" 'burgh
My
Lords,

Dec'

6,

1760.

Under cover with

Triplicate of

this I fent to

Your

Lordfhips, DupHcates of

my late letters,
I

my

letter of the 30"* Jttne, the original

and Dupl'* of which,

and a have heard

are both loft; one in the Refolution, Hogg, the other in the Ruffell, Crawfurd, taken

by

the

French.

There

is

Your LordPP' of the

a doubt arifen here, whether in the letter I had the honor to receive from 13"^ June, Your Lord^P^ meant to include the Lands on Green Bryar,

Thefe Rivers have been have abandoned their plantations on account of the late difturbances, but are now returning, and applications are making The lands I particularly wrote about, are two or three hundred miles for New Patents. to the Northwards of thefe lands but as Your Lordfliip words are general, I have underftood them in the moft general fenfe, as including all lands on waters running into the Ohio and have refufed to grant patents for tliefe lands. If I have been miftaken in Your LordPP' fentiments I hope you will foon favour me with an explanation of them. I was fometime fmce honoured with a letter from M"' Secretary Pitt, lignifying His Maj''y'' pleafure that I fhould inform his Council of any clandeftime Trade carried on in this Colony, to the benefit of His Majefty's Enemies, and the detriment of hisfubjedls, 1 "' that fuch trade has been chiefly carried on by to which I have given a fuU anfwer. means of Flags of Truce, of which I have not been prevailed on to grant one, the' great temptations have been thrown in my way. 2'"y That there is an open Trade carried on to Monte Chrifto', w* I conceive to be wholy a French Trade, and 3<">' that the Adls
River, or River, as lands not to be Patented.
fettlers

New

Kanhawa

tolerably feated for

fome time, but the

prohibiting the exportation of grain to newtral ports

is

evaded, by ships clearing out for

Scotland or Gibraltar, and then pretending to be blown into the Madeires or fome of the

Weftem

lies

by

ftrefs of

weather

the Gov"^ lays his hands on the Cargo and obliges the

Captains to difpofe of

it,

at a great price.

began in Odober have i)affed an Adl to keep up 1000 ready to affift the Carolinas againft the Cherokees in the fpring, in But I fear we cafe the Negotiations for peace now on foot do not come to a happy iffue. bring without the affiftance of fome Regulars from them to reafon fhall not be able to
in a fhort feffion

The Affembly

Men

this winter to be

M'
'

port on the north coaft of Santo Domingo.

291

M' Amherft. I could not prorogue this Affcmbly on account of the expiration of the Tobacco Law and as their fitting at the time of the General Court is attended with many and great inconveniencies, inftead of proroguing them, I have ordered them to adjourn themfelves, that their meeting in fpring may be a continuation of the lame Sef;

fion.

and all public papers I Imve now out of the refpedlive Offices ready to be tranfmitted to Your LordPP by the firft fhip which fails for London. Wc have had the miffortune to lofe M"' Commiffary Dawfow, a Gentleman of great worth, probity and many other virtues; by whofe death there is a vacancy in the Council. According to my Inftru(5lions I fend Your Lordf" the names of three Gentlemen, all Men of property and much rcfpedled in this Country, and every way qualified for the honour of fucceeding the late M'' Dawfon as Councilor. Their merit is fo great that I

The

Adts, accounts,

cannot give either the preference, but as I am particularly circumftanced at prefent, I leave it to your LordPP' confideration, whether conveniency ought not to take place. By my inftrudlions I am ordered not to adl with lefs than five of the Council, unlcfs in cafes of great emergency when I may adl with three. By the death of M'' Dawfon, and the abfence of Colonel LudwelU, there are about three of the Council within call in cafes which require difpatch viz' M'' Prefident Blair, and the two M"' Nelfons^. I have found by experience, that the Gentlemen at a diftance, who have great Rivers to crofs, cannot be expedled to attend Councils except at ftated times, as Affemblies and General Courts, as the Gentlemen who live near can do it is for this reafon that I have picked out a Gentleman, who lives within 3 miles of me, and I hope Your LordPP" will always confider this conveniency in your recommendations to His Majefty, that I may conftantly have five Gentlemen near at hand to confult with in cafes which requires difpatch. I think the fervice of the Govern' demand it. The Gentlemen I now name to Your LordPP' are: M"' John Page* who lives in Glouccfter Col: Pre fley Thornton^ who lives in Northumberland and Coll. Lewis Burwelb who lives in this neck, 3 miles from William fburgh. I am with the greateft refpect, My Lords, Your Lordfhips moft obedient and devoted fervant
;
;

Fran: Fauquier.

LT. GOV.

FAUQUIER TO THE LORDS OF TRADE, ETTC.

W ""burgh Dec'
My
Lords,
I

15'^ 1760.

Box the adts paffed in the fhort feffion of Affemdangers from the Cherokee Indians; and the adls paffed in the beginning of the prefent Seffion which adjourned in order to preferve the Tobacco Law in force till the expiration of the Seffion the Journals of the Council and Houf e of Burgeffes the Accounts of the Receiver General, both in regard to the quit rents and afh. duty; and the Naval Officers ace*', together with duplicates of accounts formerly
tranfmit to

Your

LordPP' in this

bly held in

May on

acct. of the

fent

James
1742

Thomas Dawfon. He became prefident of William and Mary and commiffary upon the death of He was made a member of the Council in 1756 and died in December 1761. Blair in 1743. He was burgefs for Jameftown from Philip Ludwell III, of "Green Spring," James City County. He died in 1767. to 1749, and became a member of the Council in 1752. He was 3 William Nelfon (1711-1772) became a member of the Council in 1744 and, later, prefident.
'

governor in the interim between Botetourt's death and Dunmore's arrival. ThomasNelfon (1716-1782) became a member of the Council in 1749. Hewasformany years fecretary
of the Council.
4

John Page, of "North End," Gloucefter Cotmty.

Prefley Thornton (1721-1769) of

He became
"

member

of the Council in 1768

and

died in 17745

"Northumberland Houfc,

Northumberland County.

He

entered

the Council in 1760.

was mentioned

Lewis Burwell, of "King's Mill, " James City Cotmty. He was long a burgefs from his coimty and Lewis Burwell, the prefident of the Council, and for the Council but was not appointed. adling governor in 1751-2, died earlier.
6

292

was thought improper to fend part of the Journals of the prefent feffion as it is fome alterations may be made, when the general Affembly meets on the 5"" of March according to their prefent adjoumement. I am informed by the Judge of the Admiralty Court here, that he has received diredtions from that Board to tranfmit an accoiuit of the proceedings on all captures of Spanifh Veffels brought under his Jurifdidlion on a complaint from the Ambaffador from the Court of Spain now in Londcn-i. If I may judge of other Colonies by this, the complaint is not grotmdlefs for I gi-anted a letter of Marque to M'' Sprowle a Merchant of Norfolk, for a Privateer who fent in here as prizes two Spanifh Coafting Veffels, one of which M'' Sprowle did not think proper to libel in the Court, but difcharged the Captain without making him any fatiffa(5lion the other he libell'd the veffel was cleared, but by means of an appeal hanging over the Captains head, he has refufed to make him any fatiffacftion alfo, who fell fick and died in the Country. His condudl has appeared to me in fo fcandalous a light, that I fhould have put his bond in fuit (given for the performance of all things required by his inftrud;ions) if I had thought a fuit could have been
lent.
It

poffible

maintained without a complaint regularly lodged. I wrote to your LordPP" a few days fmce by the Three Sifters, Capt Gordon bound to Glafgow, a duplicate of which letter, and of this I fhall fend by a Briftol fhip which is to fail in a week. I am with the greateft refpedl My Lords

Your Lordpp* moft obedient, and obliged humble fervant

Fran: Fauquier.
LT. GOV.

FAUQUIER TO MR.

SEC. PITT.

W" 'burgh
Sir
I

Feb. 2^ 1761.

have the honour to inform you that one of the four tranfports with the Maffabound from Louifhourgh to Bofton by order of Major General by of weather and for want of provifions, w* 1 20 men of thofe here ftrefs put in Amherft, I have troops on board after having been two months at fea, imable to reach their port. given orders for their being fubfifted here and victualed for the fea, when the Captain The Captain fays he fpoke with one of the fhall think it fafe to proceed on his voyage. in latitude of about 28. but was again feparated by parted days the after being others 30 a hard gale before the next morning, and believes they may have got into fome port in the Weft India iflands, having not met them here as they agreed. The notification of the lofs we have fviftained in the death of His late Majefty is not therefore I have taken no fteps towards the proclaiming His prefent Majarrived, yet efty, from whofe known virtues we have the greateft reafon to expert a continuation of that happinefs we have long enjoyed under this royal family. I am, with the greateft refpedl and efteem
chufets Provincial troops
Sir

Your moft obed'

and devoted Serv'

Fran: Fauquier.
gov. fauquier to board of trade.

lt.

W'burgh

Feb''' 2 1761.

My
the

Lords,
I
30*'"

take the opportunity of a Ship for Briftol to inform your R' Hon'''* Board, that on ult put in here one of the four tranfports ordered by Major General Amherft to

convey the Maffachufets provincial Troops from Louifboiirgh to Bofton, with 120 Men on Board after liaving been at fea two months without being able to reach their deftined
port

293

They were in great diftrefs for want of Provifions, which I have ordered them to be fupplied with, to viAual them for the fea when the Capt" fhall think it advifable to proceed on his voyage, as well as to fubfift them here. The Captain fays he fpoke with another of them in the latitude of 28 after being parted 30 days, but that they were again feparated by a hard gale before the next morning, that they then agreed to try to make for the Colony, but not meeting with them here as he expe<5led he hopes they may be got into fome port in the Weft Indias, as the wind then blew hard at North Weft.
port.
I

am

with the greateft regard

My

Lords,

Your LordPP" moft obedient, obliged

and devoted fervant.

Fran: Fauquier.

LT.

GOVR. FAUQUIER TO BOARD OF TRADE.

W'" 'burgh. Febr^
17. 1761.

My

Lords,

the Dupl: of which

inft: I

In obedience to the Inftrudlions and orders of His Majefty and his Privy Council, I received with a letter from Your Right Hon''' Board on the 4'''

immediately fummoned the Gentlemen of His Maj''^'^ Council to meet on the ii'*" to confult on the proper meafures for proclaiming his Maj''^' in the moft folemn manner. But by the inclemency of the feafon, & the great Rivers my Meffengers had to crofs in their way up, and the Gentlemen to come here, only four who lives pretty near, attended however, I proceeded to Proclaim His Maj''^ here on the 12*'', attended by the Scholars and Mafters of the College, the Corporation of this City, as many Gentlemen of the Col-

and the Gentlemen of the Council by the Militia of the City under arms, and the Proclamations of His Maj''y'^ right to the Crown of thefe Realms, and for continuing the Officers in their places, till His Maj''>''^ further pleafure is made known, were read, amidft the joyful acclamations of the people at the Capitol, the Market Place, and the College, each proclamation followed by a difcharge of fmall arms. All Gentlemen prefent figned the proclamation. I have fmce that folemnity, ordered copies of the two Procl'"^ to be printed, and fent to the Sheriffs of the refpe(5live Counties, ordering them to be read at the Court houfes before the Bench of Juftices and the Gentlemen of the Counties and at the head of the Militia, which I have ordered to be muftered for that
of the of Burgeffes as I could CoUedl, prefent.

ony and

Houfe

The

Proceffion

was

clofed

have alfo ordered that the perfons prefent fhould be invited to fign the proclamation, and that they fhould be returned to me fo figned. And I have alfo ordered his Maj''"'^ order for the alteration of the prayers for the Royal Family to be printed and fent to the Minifter of every parifh in the Colony. The Affembly meets on the 5"" of next month according to adjournment, to finifh which done I fhall diffolve them and call another affembly. tlie bufinefs of the Seffion The flender appearance of Councillors, on this moft folemn and interrefting occafion, will afford your LordPP" fome ground to judge of the great difficulty I labour imder to convene a Council to carry on the ordinary bufmef s of Govern' and I hope will be an inducement to your LordPP' to reprefent to His Majefty the expediency of having at leaft five of the Council near at hand, under which number I am inftrudled not to adt
purpofe.
I
; ; ;

but in cafes of great emergency. I am with the greateft refpedl My Lords

Your

LordPP^ moft obedient

and

devoted humble fervant

Fran: Fauquier.

'

George

III.

George

II died in Odtober, 1760,

and

his

grandfon fucceeded him.

294

LT.

GOVR. FAUQUIER TO BOARD OF TRADE.

W"' 'burgh

May

12'*'

17 61.

My

Lords,

Colony requeft the favour of Your LordPP" that you would be pleafed to take the proper fteps that their inclofed addrefs to His Maj''y may be humbly prefented to him, as a teftimony of their duty and attachment to His facred perfon & government. When the general Affembly had gone through the bufmefs of the Country, for which they ftood adjourned, I diffolved them, as was expedient under our prefent circumftanThe Adls and journals of that Seffion I fhall tranfmit to your Right Hon*''* Board ces. as foon as I can obtain them from the proper Officers which are always dilatory, for want as they acknowledge of Clerks properly qualifyed. On the meeting of the next Alfembly, there will be occafion for a new Aft to appoint a Treafurer. As I am thoroughly convinced that no alteration can be made in this long
legiilature of this

The

eftablifhed cuftom, of appointing the fpeaker of the hotife of Burgeffes, Treafvirer for the

money

raifed

by the Colony

for His Maj''y'=

I fhall

and the Colony's

ufe,

without a manifeft

prejudice to His Maj'^^'" fervice,

be very anxious to

fentiments on this head.

Treafurer,
affiduity
is

For as the prefent

;

know Your LordPP' prefent Gentleman, who now pofeffes the poft of

the darling of the Country, as he well deferves to be for his great integrity,

and ability in bufmefs and as I have always foimd him the moft ufeful Man to me, in condudting his Majefty's bufmefs, recommended to me, through the houfe of Btu"geffes, being always ready to promote every thing I have communicated to him I fhall think it ad vifcable, and indeed my duty to pafs a new adl to make him Treafurer in the next Seffion of Affembly, which is to meet on the third of November next, unlefs I fhall receive your LordPP' directions to the contrary, to which I fhall always pay due obedience. In the laft feffion there was a great ftruggle in the Lower houfe about removing the feat of Government nearer the centre of the Colony, whether for any other reafon than to ingratiate themfelves with their Conftituents for the approaching eledtions, as it was known a diffolution was to take place I know not, but the reafon alleged all appeared The Bill was indeed loft on their not agreeing on the place though to me very trifling. there was a large majority for removing it from this place. However, trifling as the reafons were, as it feems to me a matter of the utmoft indifference to the carrying on His Maj''y'' affairs where the feat of Govern* is placed. I fhall in no fhape obftrudl fuch a whim prevails, or private intereft can make a majority for this Bill, whenever a like meafure, unlefs Your LordPP* fhould fee this matter in a different light from that in which it appears to me and in that cafe, I hope Your LordPP* will favour me with yomfentiments & inftrudlions. The prefent members of His Maj''y'" Cotmcil, I apprehend would ftop fuch a Bill in their Houfe and this can always be effedled without noife or buftle due regard being had to the place of refidence of gentlemen appointed to be of
; ; ; ; ;

His Maj''y' Council. I have put the Regiment of 1000 Men in the pay of this Colony under the Command of Major General Amherft, tho' they are adlually in the Colony this I did that he might be fure of their adting in conjundlion with Col. Grant, who commands in South Carolina ag"' the Cherokee Indians, left any clafhing of orders might obftrudt the good of the whole, and I have recommended it in the ftrongeft manner to all the parties engaged, to keep up a conftant and regular correfpondence, that we may all know what each other is doing
;

and

all

cooperate to the general good.

goods, tho' not of that variety, as

the French cannot

much

as

The Indians ftand in need of fome European we do; and if we forbear fupplying them, as

without much

bloodfhed, which will

now fupply them, I am of opinion, they may be brought to reafon make againft us, on which ever fide the advantage

on their fide, the consequence is obvious, and if it fhould be on ours, I am Revenge, the darling, almoft the only paffion of Indians, will never let them reft till they have fatiated themfelves with taking blood for blood which they can always have an opportunity of doing on the back fettlements of the Colonies whenever

may

be.

If

affraid that

the

295

the luft of vengeance prompts them.

further weftward.

We muft make it have nothing elfe to truft to. I have lately received a letter from Gov Dohhs, which informed me that his Colony has at lat agreed to the raifmg 500 Men, which are alio to be put under the command of Major General Amherft. I am in hopes they will be ordered to join our Corps, and then poffibly we may attack the Upper Cherokee Towns with fome fuccefs at the time Colonel
Grant' X Corps attacks the lower.
I

This will be a check to our Colonies extending their convenience to live at peace with us, for we

am

with the greateft

refpe<5l

My

Lords

Your

Lord"""

moft obedient and obliged humble fervant.

Fran: Fauquier.
govr. fauquier to mr. sec. pitt.
W""biirgh
Sir.

lt.

Aug"

29. 1761.

Finding by His Majefty's Order in Council tranfmitted to me, that the care of the is reftored to your Department, I beg leave to requeft your favor and protedlion. I have endeavor'd to folow the great model you have fet, by making integrity and candor the meafure of my conduct in the adminiftration of His Majefty's affairs in this Colony, committed to my charge, and on that ace* hope I may flatter myfelf with your
Colonies

countenance and patronage, to deferve w"='' fhall be I am, with the greateft refpedl and efteem
Sir

my

conftant ftudy.

Your moft obed'

and devoted hum: Serv'

Fran: Fauquier.
lieut. govr.

fauquier to board of trade.

W""burgh Aug.
29"' 1761.

laXt

I have deferred writing to Your LordPP^ till I could get the journals and Adls of the General Affembly out of the refpedlive Offices which I always find a very difficult
;

tafk; inadlivity, indolence

and an averfion
laft

to bufmefs prevailing univerfally thro' this

affair,

Colony.

However

have at

completed this

and

fhall fend the

box with

all

the public papers by Capt" Norton in his Maj''^'^ fhip Affiftance, having loft fome fent heretofore by fingle fhips. But I would not loofe the opportunity of writing to your

Right Hon**'* Board by Capt Merris who propofes to fail three weeks before the Fleet. In obedience to your LordPP' letter of the 17*"^ Fehr^ which was received by me on the 2^'^June, I immediately confulted His Maj''"^ Cotmcil in relation to the claims of the Indians on the Lands on Green Bryar and New River or Woods River, which fall into the Ohio; the confideration of this was poftponed till the General Court in Odober, when all the Members of the Council ufually attend, when all agreements with the Indians and all their claims will be enquired into and in the mean time I was defired to apply to Gov Hamilton of Penfylvania, for copies of all treaties and agreements' made with the Indians inhabiting the Country in the neighborhood of Fort Pitt, by Generals Forbes and Stanwix, while they commanded there, which I have accordingly done that your Lordpps may have all the information and infight into this aft'air which we may be capable And in the mean time no new patents will be granted for thofe lands, till of giving you. I receive your LordPP' dire(5lions thereon. = I have
; ;

'

Thefe are printed in the preface to the Journals of the Hoxife of Burgeffes

tor the

Affembly of 1761-

1765' The 2nd paragraph of this letter has been printed in the Preface to the Journals of the Houfe of Burgeffes for the Affembly of 1761-1765.

[296]
have given orders to His Maj''y'^ Attorney General in relation to the profecution of M"" Sprowle the owner of the Privateer, which took and brought in the two Spanifh veffels an account of which I wrote to your LrordPP'. As it is a matter of great confequence and importance to the Crown, he has defired time to confider the Inftru<5tions, the nature of the Bond, and the proceedings and papers relating to the veffel which M"^ Sprowle did think proper to libel in the Court of Admiralty, of which the Attorney Gen' is alfo Judge, and has called into his affiftance the Judge Advocate, and other Gentlemen able pradtitioners in that Court that he may be affifted with their opinions in a matter of fuch moment but he has promifed me to make his Report before the failing of the Fleet at the end of September. Sometime fince Gov Sharpen of Maryland applyed to me to know if there was a Commiffion in this Colony to try Pirates, on the fufpicion of there being a Pirate then in Upon my making enquiry of the Council, they informed me, that they well the Bay. remember there was formerly fuch a Commiffion diredted to the Commander in Chief and the Members of the Council for the time being, to which were added feveral other Gentlemen of note in the Colony, and that they remembered to have tried a Man for Murther upon that Commiffion but upon fearching, no fuch Commiffion is to be found and it is fuppofed to be one of the papers confumed when the Capitol was burned and if it were now in being, would be of no authority under his prefent Maj''y, being granted in a former Reign. As fuch a Commiffion may become neceffary at the end of the war, I am to intreat the favour of your LordPP', that fuch a Commiffion may be renewed, if it fhould be thought expedient by His Maj ''^ and his moft Hon'''* privy Council. Major Gen' Sir Jeffery Amherft communicated a letter to me from your Right Hon*"'* Board requiring him to fend in three or four copies of the Adls of this Colony. I have accordingly endeavoured to procure them, but I find it impradticable. As they are not a faleable commodity, the printer takes off no more copies than what are immediately wanted, viz: one for every one of the Council & principal officers, and for every Court of Judicature in the Colony, for which he is paid by a Refolve of general affembly they are of courfe out of print I fhall in the Box of papers by the Fleet fend you my own fet which I believe will be found to be very complete. If fuch fets of the Laws are wanted in England, upon diredlions from your LordPP^ for that purpofe, I will recommend it to the affembly to order the reprinting a fufificient number, that they may be in readinefs on
I
;
; ;

any future
I

occafion.
this

have

day received from

York Your
difpatch
I

Lordpp^ letter of the 28*^

myfelf from the proper Officers

Amherft by the Northern Poft from New Apr: with the Queries, to which I fhall prepare to give your Lordpp^ fatiffadlory anfwers, with all the
Sir Jeffery
will allow.

which the nature of the thing

with the greateft refpedl

am

My
Your

Lords

LordPP" moft obedient, obliged

and

devoted fervant.

Fran Fauquier.
:

LIEUT. GOVR. FAUQUIER TO

BOARD OF TRADE.
William fbiirgh. SepV
15. 1761.

My
by

Lords,
I

Maj''*''* Ship Affiftance, commanded Norton Efq to tranfmit to your LordPp", all the adls of the laft feffion of Affembly, the Journals of the Covmcil and of the Houfe of Burgeffes, the Receiver Generals accounts with thofe of the Naval Officers, and the duplicates of thofe before fent. It may be neceffary for me to explain the motive for the laft Claufe of Chapter i' intituled " An A(5l for the Recruiting and further continuing the Regiments in the serIn the year 1755 there vice of this Colony, and for other purpofes therein mentioned. "

take the opportunity of the Departure of His

W"

was

Horatio Sharpc.

He faw

military fcrvico in the

Weft Indies and became governor

of

Maryland

in

1753, fuccceding Ogle.

297

was an

A(5l for laying

to be paid

an additional duty of ten per cent on the importation of Negroes by the Buyer; in the year 1758 this Adt was continued in force for a longer
;

time, than the Adl of 1755 provided for when they determined to take off this additional duty, they by miftake repealed the Adl of 1755 which laid the duty but was expired,
inftead of the A&. of 1758 which continued
it,

fo that this Claufe

Bill.

became neceffary, and

was thought not an improper Rider

Chapter
26"' intituled

to a

money

"An Adl for paying the Burgeffes wages in money for this prefent feffion of Affembly " in lieu of the Tobacco allowed them by an Adl, which had received his Maj'^^'" affent, is not altogether confiftent with my Infti-udlions on that
head; but as no perfon is concerned in that Adl but themfelves, and nobody's property by it but their own, it being a felf denying acl, and as it has been the conftant pradlice for many years, I have given my affent to it as ufual, and hope I fhall not incun- His Maj'^y'" difpleafure for having done fo. Proofs of all the neceffary fomis relating to notices given in the refi)edti\'e parifhes, where the lands lie, which are afifedled by the private adls, have been regularly produced in the Council and are recorded in the Journal thereof, of which I have given a certificate
afifedled

on the back of each paiticular adl agreable to my inftrudlions thereon. I have the honor to tranfmit to your Lord''P^ the opinion of His Maj''*'''' Attorney General on the Cafe of the Captain of the privateer belonging to M' Sprowle and the Spanifh veffel brought in by her, by which your LordPP' will obferve he is of opinion that a fuit can be maintained on the Bond, and that he has ordered out proper writs for the
profecution thereof agreable to your LordPP^ diredlions to

me

in

your

letter of the

17*

Febry

laft.
I

am

with great refpedl

My

Lords
obliged

Your LordPP' moft obedient and humble fervant.

Fran Fauquier.
:

LT.

GOVR. FAUQUIER TO BOARD OF TRADE.

New York

Sept' 27'^ 1761.

My

Lords,
I

duty to take the opportunity of a packet which Sir Jeffrey Amherft propofes to fend to England in a few days, to acquaint your LordPP^ of my being in this I carmot fay abfolutely that a want of health made me take the benefit allowed City. me by His Majefty's Royal Inftr'"*' of leaving my Colony for a fhort time to recover it, tho' I have not been perfedlly well for near fifteen months paft but as I have thought it for the advantage of His Majefty's Colonies in general, as well of Virginia in particular that I fhould have a conference with Sir Jeffery Amherft on the fubjedl of the Cherakee affairs before he left this continent, I have made ufe of the liberty granted me In which I hope, I have not done wrong as the time I fhall be out of the Colony will be tmder a Month, being determined to return before the lirft day of the General Court on the 10.
think
it
; ;

my

Od'.

The Men we raifed laft fpring to attack the upper Cherokee Towns in conjundlion with Troops of North Carolina; while Col. Grant attack'd the lower Towns with the Troops of Great Brittain and of South Carolina, have not been yet joined by a fingle
Carolina. From this difappointment, and from fome difficulties Col. Byrd complains of in the being fupply'd with provifions from the Contradlors, has prevented him from penetrating into their Cotmtry, agreable to the plan propofed, & orders given by the General. But by the chaftifement given to the Cherokees by Col. Grant, and by our Troops hovering over the upper Towns, I am in hopes a peace with thofe Indians is near being

Man from N"

concluded

[298]
concluded by L' Gov Bull at Charles Town, the news of w'^'' I expe(5t to meet on arrival in Williamfburgh by the return of a Meffenger I have fent to L Gov Bull. I am with the greateft refpedl My Lords LordPP' moft obedient and devoted Your

my

humble

fervant.

Fran Fauquier.
:

lt.

govr. fauquier to board of trade.

W'burgh 03'

12. 1761.

My
I

Lords,

is not yet failed, the wind not being fair for them to go out of the Capes, duty not to let flip the opportimity of informing Your R Hon'''* Board, that after having fettled fome affairs with Sir Jeffery Anther ft, relating to this Colony; and obtained of Gov Hamilton all the fatiffadlion he could give me concerning the agreements made with Indians about fettling of Lands, I returned into this Colony on the 9* inftant and held the General Court on the 10* according to Law, fo that no biifi-

As the
it

Fleet

think

my

nefs has been delayed

I

on account

of

my

fliort

abfence.

am

with the greateft Refpedl My Lords Your LordPP* moft obedient and

devoted fervant.

Fran: Fauquier.
LETTER from JAMES ABERCROMBY TO THE COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA.

The
Honourable Gentlemen

original is in the Virginia State Library.

London March 25* 1759

Honoiir the Leut Govemer, you will be made acquainted, with M"' Leheup's' refignation, and on this occafion, let the Zeal that I have hitherto occafionelly fhewn, in your Service, new recommend me, to the continuance thereof, as Suffefior to M'' Leheup and whatever Temis, the Leut Governor & you, fhall prefcribe to me, in your Service

By His

fhall acquieffe in.

I

muft do you the Juftice, to let you know, the agreeable reception, that your addrefs to his Majefty, and the whole of your public Proceedings, concerning the prefent controverfy, has hitherto met with, and fuch muit ever be the reception, where public or privat bufmefs is condudted with a due confiftency, and with Candor, Temper, & Moderation
;

Taking example from the difpofition that you have fhewn, for accomodating matters, I fhould have moft fmcerely & heartily, attempted, to have compromifed thefe differences, on this fide of the water, had there been the leaft opportunity left open for this purpofe, but after having given the cafe in all its circumftances a moft attentive deliberation, I can fee no refource but in his Majefty Judgment thereupon, and that, we fhall ever have. You will, I hope, forgive, this my general addrefs to you on the prefent occafion an accident to my right hand, difables me from writing in a more particular manner; I beg leave therefore to conclude with returning you my thanks, for your acknowledgment of my paft Services, & believe me to be on all occafions with great

regard

Gentlemen

Your moft obedt fervant

Jas.

Abercromby

in

Craven Street

To
1.

the Honob' the

Members

of his Majeftys Council in Virginia.

England
2.

for the

clerk of the Privy Council, and Abercromby's prcdccefsor as agent in governor and Council of Virginia. Controverfy with the clergy as to the payment of their falarics in tobacco.

PeUT Lc Heup, fometime

INDEX

Index
Attwell, Thomas, claimant, Augufta County, Augufta
64.

Abbott, James, claimant, 208. Abercrombie (Abercromby) James, agent,

34, 171, 184, 185, 188, 216, 250, letter to Council of Virginia, 298. Abercrombie, General, 261.

ix,

30,

288,

289;

Acadia, mentioned, 275. Accomack County, Accomack

Parifh,

231;

geffes, vii; Onancock, 214; petition, writ for elecfting burgeffes, 1 1.

bur210;

Accomack

Parifh, petition, 231.

75.

Parifh, 184; bill for altering court day, 143, 145, 150, 151, 152; burgeffes, vii, 192; claim, 213; clerk's petition, 189; 209; court houfe, 177; Fort Vaux. 221; James River, 223; mentioned, 56, 89, 90, 144, 161, 194, 203, 214, 276; militia, 25, 27, 149; militia .iccounts, 204; petition, 59, 81, 92, 140. 222; return of writ for ele<fting burgeffes, 1 1. Augufta Parifh, 184; minifter's petition, 190. Aylett's Warehoufe, infpedlor's petition, 228.

Acquia Warehoufe, mentioned,

Agent,

Adams, Richard, burgefs, vii, 80, 138. Adamfon, Lieut. James, mentioned, 286.
a<5i for appointing, xvii at5t amended, xvii. Aitchifon, William, burgefs, viii, 70, 226, 228, 239, 243. 245Alabama, The northern portion of, part of the Cherokee country, xiv. Albemarle County, mentioned, 14, 61, 213, 214; bill for dividing, 231, 240, 243, 247, 250, 251, Buckingham, burgei^fes, vii; 214; 257; "Caftle Hill." 275; Fluvanna River, 209; Frederickfville Parifh, 63, 68, 73: petition, 29. 231; propofition concerning 63, 73, pedlers, 73; Rock Fifh River, 164, 206, 231; Saint Anne Parifh, xviii, 73, 92, 99; Tillotfon Parifh, 73; Tye River, 186; writ for ele(5ling burgeffes, 11. Albemarle Parifh, petition, 174, 206, 230. Alcock, William, petitioner, 73, 108. Alexandria, petition, 102; wharf at, 93, 99.
;

B
Babb, Philip, account of, 225. Ball, Spencer, burgefs, viii, 67, 119, 199, 252. Ball, William, burgefs, vii; expelled from
Houfe,
50.

the

Ballard, Ambrofe, claimant. 81. Ballenger, Philip, claimant, 225. Baltimore, mentioned, 281.

Bancroft, George, mentioned, ix. Bancroft Transcripts, mentioned,

298.

ix.

See pp. 280,

Banks, James, claimant, 67. Banks, Richard, mentioned, 19, Banks, Tunftall, entail of lands

62.
of,

docked,

26,

32

33. 36. 87, 88, 93, 100, 103, 118; 22, 74. Barber, Robert, commiffioner, 14, 61.

petitioner,

Alleghany Mountain, mentioned, 139.

Allen, Edmund, burgefs, vii, 57, 67, 210. Allen, Richmond, claimant, 186. Allen, William, burgefs, viii. Ally, Nicholas, petitioner, 28; reimburfed, 31. Almanack for 1759, mentioned, x. Altwell, Thomas, claimant, 16. Ambler, John, biu-gefs, viii (note 4), 145, 149, 223, 231Amelia County, burgeffes, vii gaol, 64; mentioned, 72; militia, 70; Nottoway Parifh, 225; Raleigh Parifh, 191, 208, 216, 225; return of writ for cledling burgeffes. 11; writ for eleAing burgeffes, 172. American Colonies, mentioned, 78. Amherft. Gen. Jeffrey, correfpondence with Colonel Byrd, xv, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 278, 280; correspondence with Fauquier, 269, 270; Governor, 158, 183; mentioned, 55, 56, 65, 77. 78, 79. 123. 134, 150, 157. 173. 174. 185. 198, 208, 211, 242, 252, 253, 255, 267, 269, 270, 271, 272, 274, 277, 278, 282, 290, 291, 292, 294, 29s, 296, 297, 298; plan of campaign againft the Cherokees in 1760, xiv; plan of campaign againft the Cherokees in 1761, xv. Anderfon, Charles, burgefs, viii. Anderfon, John, claimant, 164, 207. Anderfon, Man., surgeon, 264.
;

Barbour, James, petitioner, 164, 205, 207 Barbour, Thomas, claimant, 6, 63. Barkfdale, William, affignee, 19, 64. Barratt, John, claimant, 103. Barrett's Ferry, mentioned, 228, 231; petition to eftablifh warehoufe at, 216. Bafkerville, John, petitioner, 96, 107. Bafs, William, petitioner, 217.
Baffett, Burwell, petitioner, 219, 229. Bath Parifh, petition, 98; veftry of.
xviii.

diffolved.

Baughn (Baughan), Mitchell, claimant, 10, 63. Bayley, John, claimant, 221. Baylis, John, commiffioner, 29, 63. Baylis, Jofeph, mentioned, ^1,, 64. Baylor, John, burgefs, vii, 7, 32, 33, 67, 188, 210, 214 Beckwith's Warehoufe, petition to continue, 60; petition to difcontinue infpeftion, 9, 99. Bedford County, bill for altering court day, 213,
215, 221, 225, 232. 257; burgeffes, vii, 8, 14, 211; men60, 82; juftices' petition, 208, tioned, 56, 61, 145, 204, 218, 245; militia accounts, 204; petition, xvi, 8; return of writ for eledling burgeffes, 1 1 Beemer, Tommy, mentioned. 264. Bell, Capt. David, account of, 215; mentioned, 161. Bell, Tames, claimant, 164, 207. Bell, John, petitioner, 26, 29, 63, 98.
Bell,

William, claimant, 39, 64.

Benn, James, mentioned, 226.

Bennett. Richard, Jr., donator, 106. Bennett, Richard, Sr., donator, 106. Bennett, William, claimant, 186. Berry, Jofeph, claimant, 195. Bethel, Valentine, claimant, 6, 63. Beverly (Beverley). Harry, claimant,
petitioner, 36.

Anne, Queen, 41. Antrim, Parifh, empowered to

diffolved. xviii.

glebe land, 221, 229, 233, 244. 257; petition, 9, 60, 92; veftry
fell

over, 18, 61, 85, 91, 120, 121, 122, 124, 128; mentioned, 208, 211. Archer, Field, petitioner, 233, 234. Armiftead, Robert, petitioner, 97. 99. Armftrong, John, petitioner, 238. Articles of Capitulation, 286, 287. Artificers, aft paffed to provide for, xiv; mentioned 123, 129. fo encouraging, xvii, 109, 120, 124, 128. Arts, s, bill for

Appomattox River, bridge

32,

^^,

38;

Bickley, Francis, claimant, 208

Big Ifland, mentioned. 274. Bills, Local, mentioned. XN-iii.

Bills, Private, xviii.

confidered

by the general affembly,

petition

Bingamin, Katharine, petitioner, 239.

Black, Thomas,
petitioner,
36,
72,

Afhby, Capt. John, mentioned,

95. Afhford, William, claimant, 22, 64. Afhley, Samuel, claimant, 138, 207.

75;

rejeifted, 38.

Affiftance, His Majefty's Ship, 276, 295, 296. Atta-cuUa-cuUa, mentioned, 286.

Attorney-General. See Randolph, Peyton. Attorneys, adl concerning, 252, 253, 257; petition..

Blackwell (Blackwall). William, petitioner, 203, a 10. Blagrave, Henry, burgefs, 8, 83; petitioner, 14, 60. Blair, James, mentioned, 262, 291. Blair, John, prefident of council. 20, 291; letter from, 262. Blakeley, William, claimant, 103

[302
Bland, Richard, burgefs,
viii, 5. 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33. 35, 36, 38. 39. 40, 50. 57. 58. 68, 70, 71, 75, 79, 82, 86,

94, 95, loi, 102, 106, 108, 109, III, 117, 119, 124, 125, 126, 127, 138, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 159, 165, 176, 177, 185, 188, igi, 193, 201, 208, 210, 212, 213, 214, 216, 228, 232, 233, 234, 23s, 236, 237, 242, 244, 245, 247, 250, 251, 252,

113, 140, 163, 199, 218, 238, 253,

115, 142, 164, 200, 227, 240, 254,

255-

Bland, Samuel, claimant, 24, 64. Blanford Warehoufe, infpediors' petition, 215, 217, 222; infpedtors reimburfed, 223. Blanks, Richard, petitioner, 80, 92. Board of Trade. Opinion of, in reference to Agent's
A(5l, xvii.

Boggers, John, enfign, 264. Boin, John, claimant, 86. Boiling, Alexander, burgefs, viii, 11, 67. Boiling's Point Warehoufe, infpedlors' petition, 222; irtfpe<5lors reimburfed, 223; mentioned, 10 1, 103,107; tobacco burned, 10.
Boiling's Warehoufe, infpe<5lors' petition, 212, 233, 234. Booker, Edmund, burgefs, vii, 35, 58, 172. 199. Booker, Richard, burgefs, vii, 58; deceafed, 172;

reimburfed, 72.

Boone, Daniel, mentioned, 275. Bofcawen, Admiral, mentioned, 10. Bofton, mentioned, 66, 292. Boimdary line between Virginia and Pennfylvania,
281.

Bull, William, Lieutenant-Governor of South Carolina, 171, 172, 190, 198, 267, 270, 274, 275, 277, 278 279, 280, 284, 286, 298; extract of a letter from, 269. Bullett, Capt. Thomas, mentioned, 211, 270. Bullman, John, claimant, 230. Bumgardner, Chrifley, petitioner, 6, 10. Burch, Benjamin, claimant, 189. Burgeffes, addrefs to governor, 8, 65, 79, 135, 160, 173, 187, 199; bill for paying wages in money, 36, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 113, 117, 126. 127, 148, 249, 150, 151, 152, 165, 166, 167, 176, 177, 178, 193, 252, 254, 256, 257; List of, vii, viii; meffage from council, 14, 27, 31, 39. 42, 43. 44. SI. 52. 93. 103. 106. no. III, 114, lis, 117, 119, 124, 125, 127, 128, 147, 149, 151, 152, 165, 166, 167, 177, 178, 186, 191, 193, 194, 19s. 196, 200, 232, 237, 241, 247, 248, 249, 251, 253, 254, 256; meffage from governor, 3, 10, 11, 15, 30, 37, 40, 44, 49. 52. 55. 77. 81. 108, 117, 123, 133, 134, 137, 150, 152, 157, 162, 167, 171, 174, 175, 178, 183, 186, 190, 192, 194, 196, 197, 198, 200, 207, 233, 241, 242, 244, 253, 25s, 256; reafons why lift of, is given only once in this volume, ix, x; sermon before, 144; speech from governor, 49, 129, 152, 179, 258. Burk, Elizabeth, petitioner, 174, 207, 206, 214. Burk, John, petitioner, 81, 102.

Burnett, John, claimant, 64, 77; mentioned, 20. Burnley, Zachariah, burgefs, vii; contefted eledlion of, 8, 14, 60, 61, 82; duly eledted as burgefs,
83. 85.

Bordeatix, mentioned, 66. Boush, Samuel, claimant, 6, 63. Boushop, Hillary, claimant, 137, 207. Bowles, Jeremiah, claimant, 208.

Burrus, Chas., claimant, 67. Burton, William Allen, mentioned, 208; petitioner,
212.

Bowman, David, appointed naval

262.

officer, 283.

Boyd, Alexander, paymaster of the Virginia troops,

Boyd, George, petitioner, 238. Boyd, Margaret, petitioner, 19, 59, 62, 238. Boyd, William, 19, 24, 76. Braddock, General, defeat of, xii, 272; mentioned,
7,

66, 139, 261.

202, 240, 247. 249Braffit, William, petitioner, 68, 70 Bramham, John, Jr., petitioner, 98. Branch, Olive, petitioner, 217. Brafffield, George, petitioner, 79. Braxton, George, burgefs, 7, 57, 74, 80, 87, 88. 100, 158, 174, 213, 216, 220. Brickhoufe Warehoufe, wharf at, 229. Bridgeforth, Thomas, empowered to eredt caufeway, 102, 105, 112; petitioner, 96. Bridger, James, burgefs, vii, 58. Bridger, Jofeph, burgefs, vii, 58. Briftol, mentioned, 40, 123, 287, 290, 292. Britifh Forces, mentioned, 78. Broad River, mentioned, 279. 243.
2.45.

Braddock 's Expedition, 274, 275, 276. Bradley, William, burgefs, vii (note 8),

Burwell, Francis, petitioner, 138. Burwell, Lewis, burgefs, vii, 16, 38, 43, 44, 57, 188, 201, 224; lands vefted in, 142, 144, 146, 150, 151, 152; mentioned, 291 petitioner, 138. Byrd, Mrs. [William], mentioned, 271, 272. Byrd, Col. William, commander of the Virginia troops in the expedition againft the Cherokees, XV correfpondence of, with General Amherft, xv, 269, 271, 272, 274, 375, 276, 278, 280; correfpondence of, with Governor Fauquier, xv, 263, 273, 274, 276, 277, 278;
;
;

11, 18, 49, 50, 62, 107, 123, 157, 158, 162, 174, 184, 186, 197, 198, 239, 242, 253. 255, 261, 264, 269, 272, 286, 289, 290, 297. Byrd's Mill, mentioned, 85, 93. Byrd's Warehoufe, infpecftors' petition, 226.

mentioned,

C.

Cabbell, Jofeph, claimant, 66. Cabbin (Cabin) Point Warehoufes,

reference to, 7^, 91. Cabell (Cabel, Cabbel, Cabbell),
43. 67, 73. 77. 94. 211, 223, 240, 243,

petition
7,

in
13,

William,

"6,

178, 194,

202,

209,

Broadrib,

Thomas, appointed doorkeeper,

5,

57,

247, 250; claimant, 66. Cabell, William, Jr., burgefs, vii. Cage, Benjamin, petitioner, 192, 214.

135, 158, 172; reimburfed, 43, 195Brocks, Thomas, claimant, 64. Brooke, George, petitioner, 215, 226.

151, 166, 177,

Caldwell, David, mentioned, 83.

Cameron

Parifh, petition, 75, 92, 164, 206, 231; veftry diffolved, xviii. Camm, John, minifter of Newport Parifh, 285, 286.
289.

Brooking, Robert, claimant, 212. Brooks, Thomas, claimant, 39. Brofffield, George, claimant, 64.

Camp, George, claimant,

120, 121,

Browder, Edmund, claimant, 103. Browdcr's Ifland, mentioned, 91,

124, 128.

64; reimburfed, 75 Campbell, Collin, petitioner, 76, 82. Canada, Governor of, 280; mentioned, i6, 112, 166,
122,

183,238.

Jane, petitioner, 80, loi. John, claimant, 6, 63. John Windell, petitioner, 16. Capt. William, mentioned, 28. William, claimant, 103; petitioner, 217, asj; reimburfed, 223. Bruaf's Ford, mentioned, 92. Brumky. William, petitioner, 188.

Brown, Brown, Brown, Brown, Brown, Brown. Brown,

Benjamin, reimburfed, 117. Hunfon, claimant, 175, 207.

Cape Capon, ferry keeper's petition, 225. Cape Henry, adl to eredl lighthoufe on, repealed,
134.'

Capitulation, articles of, 286, 287. Carberry, Philip, claimant, 175, 207. Card, Lieut. Edward, mentioned, 262

Brunfwick County, burgeffes,

tion,
77,

209;

return

burgeffes, 11; sheriff,

vii; militia, 28; petiof writ for electing 138; writ for ele(5ling

a burgefs, 138. Buchanan, Elizabeth, petition, 210, 214. Buchanan, Col. John, mentioned, 115, 144. 223; petitioner, 25; reimburfed, 28.

24.

"Buckingham," Albemarle County,

214.

mentioned, 264, 282. Carlyle, John, reimburfed, 38. Caryle, claimant, 32. Carolina, duty on slaves from, 151, 152; mentioned, 268, 270, 271, 280, 286. Carolinas, mentioned, 290. Caroline County, burgeffes, vii, 88; Conway's WarePamtmkey 201; houfes, 72; mentioned, River, 97; petition, 176, 216; return of writ for ele<5ting burgeffes, 1 1 Roy's Warehoufe, 161, 205, 209, 226; Saint Margaret's Parifh, 238, 242, 245; under-sheriff of, 81, 102.
Carlifle,
;

[303]
Carrington, George, burgefs, vii, 16, 80, 119, 147, 188, 210, 223, 252 Carter, Charles, Jr., burgefs (King George), vii, a,
50, 67, aoi. Carter, Charles, burgefs (Lancafter),
13.
vii,
7,

9,

12,

'5. 17. 23. 25. 27. 32, 35. 36, 37, 38, 4', 42, 57, 58. 59. 67, 69, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78, 80, 85, 86, 88, 91, 93, 95, 97, 98, 100, 102, 103,

107, 109, no. III, 112, 113, 115, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 139, 141, 142, 144, 146, 149, 158, 159, 161, 163, 165, 186, 187, 188, 190, 192, 194, 195, 201, 202, 207, 208, 209, 210, 213, 216, 217, 219, 220, 222, 223, 225, 230, 232, 235, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242. 244, 245, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251, 252. Carter, Dale, petitioner, 164, 206, 235. Carter, Edward, petitioner, 75. Carter, James, deceafed, 75; petitioner, 28.

104, 116, 126, 160, 193, 212, 227, 243,

105, 118,

Clinch, William, expelled from houfc, 5; mentioned, viii (note 3). Clinch River, mentioned, xv. Cobbitt, Henry, claimant, 67. Cocke, Mr., 263, Cocke, Benjamin, claimant, 30, 64. Cocke, Bowler, burgefs, vii, 5, 6, 57, 144, 2or, 219, Cocke, Hartwell, burgefs, viii, 58, 199. Cocke, James, deceafed, 19, 62, 80, 92. Cocke, James, petitioner, 102, 116, 239. Cocke, John, mentione<l, 92, 221; petition to eftablifh warehoufe on land of, 73. Cocke, Capt. William, mentioned, 261. Cockerham, William, claimant, 164, 207. ("olay, Charles, claimant, 208.

Coleman, Mrs. C. W., owner of copies of journal of

houfe of burgeffes,
xii.

viii, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 30, 32, 34, 35, 38, 44. 5, 56, 57. 58, 59, 64, 65, 71, 75, 79, 80, 87, 97, 104, 135, 136, 137, 139, 201, 202, 203, 204, 208, 216, 245. Carter, Robert, will of, 221. Carter, Thomas, deferter, 24

Carter, Landon, burgefs,

Coleman, Richard, claimant, 74. Coleman, Robert, claimant, 39, 64; petition to eftablifh town on land of, 7. 60, 95, Coleman, Robert Spilfby, petitioner, 232, 235. College of William and Mary, burgeffes, viii; return
of writ for elecfling burgeffes, 11. "Colonial Virginia Regifter," mentioned, x.

Conf tables, mentioned,

231.

Carter, William, mentioned, 230 Cary, Archibald, burgefs, vii, 6, 7,

Continental Congrefs, firk prefident of, 286. Convi(5ts, Refolve concerning, 95, 96.

8, 12, 16, 19, 27, 30. 33, 57, 91, '2, lift, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 127, 135. 136, 137, 138, 145, 148. 150. 176. 177, 178, 188, 193, 207, 215, 229, 233,

Conway. Francis, petitioner, 236, 239. Conway's Warehoufe, infpedlors' petition, Cooper, Thomas, claimant, 148, 207.
Cople, Petition of, 59. Corkin, Gawin, deceafed, 201,
247. 257.

72, 108.

240, 251,; entail docked, 220, 223, 230, 240, 241, 243, 257; commiffioner, 214. Cary, Miles, appointed clerk to comm. of public claims, 58. 199. "Caftle Hill." mentioned, 275. Catawba Indians, mentioned, 33, 35, 38, 42, 43, 44, 74, 85, 144, 204, 215, 217, 227, 234, 236. Cave, Benjamin, burgefs, viii, 58, 199. Cedar Point, mentioned, 59, 69.

212,

214, 241, 246,

Corbin, Hannah, petitioner, 201. Corbin, Martha, mentioned, 201. Corbin, Richard, mentioned, 201.

Com, purchafed

Chaplain. See Yates, Rev. William. Charles City Covmty, burgeffes, vii; petition, 6, 216. 231; retttm of writ for eletfling burgeffes,
1 1
;

for relief of southwest part of the colony, 121, 123, 126, 127, 128. Comwell, Charles, deferter, 24. Correfpondence, committee of, to have control of the agent of the colony, xvii. Cofby, John, claimant, 99. Council, meffage to burgeffes, 14, 27, 31, 39, 42, 43,

Weftover Parifh, 238,

243.

44,51,52,93, 103, i6, no. III, 114. "S.

117, 119, 124, 125, 127, 128, 147, 149, 151, 152, 166, 167, 165, 177, 178, 186, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 200, 232, 237, 241, 247, 248, sermon before, 249, 251, 253, 254, 256; 144.

Charles Town. See Charlefton. Charleston, mentioned, 268, 269, 271, 273, 277, 298; ftarting point of Colonel Grant on his expedition againft the Cherokees, xv.

Cherokee County, 174, 175, 177, 178, 279, 284, 289. Cherokee Expedition, 237, 244. Cherokee Indians, mentioned, 6, 8. 10, 26, 33, 43,
35, 38, 42, 44, 74, 85, 115, 153, 173, 186, 213, 227, 234, 236, 239, 267, 268, 269, 271, 272, 273, 275, 280, 284, 286, 290, 291, 294; plan for an expedition againft, 267; war with, xiv. XV. Cherokee nation, 183, 277.

Counterfeit notes, mentioned, 50.

County

courts,

a(5t

for eftablifhing, 20, 62.

Cherokee towns, 268, 273, 287, 295, 297. Cherokee war, 277. Chefterfield County, burgeffes, vii; Dale Parifh,
137, 138, 141, 148. 149, 152, 211, 215, 229, 233, 247, 250, 251, 257; John Boiling's Ware120, hotiie, 212; juftices. bill concerning, 121, 122, 124, 128; mentioned, 214; Of home's Warehoufe, 212, 217; petition, 6, 18, 61, 85, 91, 208, 212; return of writ for eleAing 1 1 Rocky Ridge Warehoufe, burgeffes, 212, 217. Chickahominy River, mentioned, 216, 228. Childs, Edward, petitioner, 188. Chotee, mentioned, 263, 269, 270, 271, 286. Chrift Church Parifh, bill for diffolving veftry of, io9;petition, 104, 106; veftry diffolved, xviii. Chriftian, Chriftopher, claimant, 71. Chriftian Ifreal, burgefs, vii, 58, 140, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 174, 202, 230, 243. Chriftian, Capt. William, mentioned, 80, 194. Chuckatuck, mentioned, 60, 105; petition, 9. Clack, John, burgefs, vii (note 2), 213. Claiborne, Daniel, commiffioner, 14, 60. Claiborne, Elizabeth, petitioner, 82. Claiborne, John, claimant, 208. Claiborne (Claybome), Leonard, Jr., burgefs, vii, 67, 72, 121, 122. 145, 213, 215, 230, 236, 252. Claiborne, Philip Whitehead, lands vefted in, 100, no, 118; mentioned, 93, 184; 109, 105, petitioner, 82. Clarkfon, Captain, 288. Clergy, Attitude of, in reference to the payment of their salaries in money, xvi.
;

Covington, Luke, claimant, 67. Cox, Captain, mentioned, 83. Cox, Friend, petitioner, 225, 229. Cox, William, petitioner, 238. Coytmore, Richard, enfign, 264. Craig's Creek, mentioned, 89, 90. Crain, James, claimant, 19, 64. Crane, Thomas, a servant, 38. Crawford, Captain, mentioned, 290. Crawley, Nathaniel, claimant, 64; reimburfed, 75. Crawley, Robert, claimant, 64; reimbtirfed, 75.
a<Si for clearing, 219, 220, 226, 227, 229, 234, 235, 249, 253, 257. Crown Point, capture of, xiv. Crows, bill for deftroying, 25, 32, 34; petition

Creeks,

104, 203; petition in reference to, 91, 227; petition of infpedlors, 218, 241; tobacco burned, 6, 13.CulpeperCounty, burgeffes, vii, 122, 164, 205; men tioned, 98, 140, 238, 244; militia, 26; petition 7, 60, 95; return of writ for electing burgeffes, 11; sheriff of, 138; writ for electing a burgefs, 138. Cumberland County, burgeffes, vii; petition, 21a; rettim of writ for ele(5ting burgeffes, 113. Cumberland, mentioned, 275. Cumberland Mountains, mentioned, 275. Cumberland Parifh, bill for dividing, 246, 249. 252; petition, 191, 231. Cumming, Sir Alexander, mentioned, 264. Cunni Catogue, mentioned, 287. Cimningham, Mr. mentioned, 266, 277. Currency, Paper, bill to eftablifh a method to preferve the credit of, xix, 151. Cuftom frauds, prevented, 208, 216, 220, 227, aaS, 234, 235. 236, 237, 239, 240, 243, 246, 247. 248, 253, 256, 257.

concerning, 77. Croxton, John, claimant, 186. Crutchfield's Warehoufe, mentioned,

['304
D.
petitioner, 217, 218, 222; leimburled, 223. Dale Parifh, bill for eftablifliing town on land of, 229, 233, 247, 250, 251, 257; empowered to fell glebe land, 137, 138, 141, 148, 149, 152;

E.

Dabnev, John,

Eager, Crofby, petitioner, 66, 68. Eaton's Charity School, mentioned,

108, 115, 120, 121, 124, 128.

18, 62, 73, 106.

Edmonfon, Benjamin, claimant, 94. Edmimds, John, burgefs, viii, 67, 151,
221.

194, 215,

mentioned, 211, 215. Dal ton, John, reimbursed, 38. Dalton and Carlyle, claimants,

32.

Dan

River, ferry over, 59, 62, 73; mentioned, 18,

19, 107.

Edwards, Andrew, mentioned, 233, 235. Edwards, George, claimant, 195. Elizabeth City County, account of sheriff

Dandridge, Nathaniel Weft,

143, 207, 216, 220.

burgefs,

vii,

57,

104,

of, 70; burgeffes, vii, 74, 108; Eaton's Charity School, 73; Hampton, 217; petition, 18, 62, 76, 96; return of writ for eledting burgeffes,

Dandridge, Unity, mentioned, 82. Davenport, George, petitioner, 59, 202;

fed, 151, 166. 177, 195.

II.

reimbur-

David, William, claimant, 186, 190. Davies, Samuel, mentioned, xviii. Davis, Ambrofe, mentioned, 264.
Davis, Baxter, deceafed, 178, 206, 210. Davis, Edward, reimburfed, 166, 167, Davis, James, deferter, 24. Davis, John, claimant, 71. Davis, Samuel, claimant, 67. Davis's Warehoufe, infpedlors' petition, 206,

Elizabeth River, mentioned, 224. Elizabeth River Parifh, bill for dividing, 230, 243, 247, 249, 251, 257; petition, 207, 224; veftry
diffolved, xviii. Ellis, Charles, account of, Ellis, John, claimant, 86.
1 1

England, Church
Entail,

of,

104; mentioned,

16,

41,

66,

141, 146, 160, 281, 286, 298. the, of certain pieces of

land, bills for

enfign,

docking, xviii.
217;

Eppes,

Francis,

recommended

for

262;

mentioned, 164. Dawfon, Thomas, commiffary, 291. Dean, John, claimant, 236. Debnam, Mr., mentioned, 262. Deer, Aft for prefer\^ation of breed of, 230, 243, 248,
252, 254, 257. Delancey, John, petitioner, 26. Delaware Bay, mentioned, 283. Delaware River, mentioned, 281. Deliverance, a fhip, 284, 286, 288. Demer^, Captain Paul, Britifh commandant at Fort Loudoun, 264, 286, 287, 289, 290. Denny, Ex-Governor of Pennsylvania, 283. Deprieft, Randolph, account of, 215. Defertion, a(ft to prevent, itS, 121, 123, 126, 127, 128, 176, 177, 178; bill to prevent, 116, 125. Dettingen Parifh, mentioned, 164, 206, 224; petition, 213. Dickenfon, John, petitioner, 143 146. 147; reimburfed, 148.

reimburfed, 43, 151, 166, 177, 195. Eppes, Richard, bxu-gefs, vii, 57, 137, 210, 215, 223. Erie, Pennsylvania, mentioned, 280. Effex County, bill for altering court day, 97, 104,
clerk of, 144; 216, 231 mentioned, 92, 96; petition, 100, 107, 234; return of writ for eleAing burgeffes, 11; Tappahannock 232. 235Eftes, Abraham, claimant, 39, 64. Europe, mentioned, 269. European goods, mentioned, 294. Evans, John, petitioner, 226. Evans, Jofeph, petitioner, 21; reimburfed, 26. Everard, Thomas, clerk of committee of C. of J., 59,
vii;

121,

122;

burgeffes,

Hobb's Hole Warehoufe,

202; reimburfed, 43. Ewell, Bertrand, mentioned, 219. Executors, acfts paffed to allow executors to make fpecified difpofition of certain property.
xviii.

Didlake, John, claimant, 194.' Didlake, Robert, claimant. 193. Digges, Dudley, burgefs, viii, 7, 27, 37, 44, 57, 102, 128 201, 240, 241. Digges, William, burgefs, viii, 7, 43, 44, 51, 57, 116,
117, 127, 128, 166, 167, 194, 201, 240, 241, 256 Dillard, James, claimant, 66. Dinwiddle, Robert, Governor, difpute of Houfe of Burgeffes with, xvii; mentioned, 4, 23, 25, 28, 38, 76, 89, 234, 236, 238, 255, 280, 281, 283, 286, 288. Dinwiddle County, Bath Parifh, xviii, 98; Boiling's Point Warehotife, 10, 212, 217; burgeffes, vii; juftices, bill concerning, 120, 121, 122, 124, 128; petition, 18, 61, 76, 85, 91; return of writ for eledting burgeffes, 11. Dife, Tandy, claimant, 212. Difmal Swamp, mentioned, 224. Diffenters, mentioned, xviii. Diffolution of \-eftries, petitions for, xviii.

Eyre, Littleton, bttfgefs,

viii, 27,

119,

252.

Fairfax, Lord Thomas, mentioned, 229; petitioner,

71.

Fairfax County, Alexandria,

juftices
of,

102;

bill

concerning

Hunting Creek Warehoufe,

119, 122; burgeffes, vii; 140, 203; juftices reimburfed, 123; mentioned, 237; militia, 72, 229; petition, 113; 59, 93, 99, 100, 102, 108, return of writ for eledling burgeffes, 11. 112,
27.

Falmouth, mentioned,

Dixon, Roger, mentioned, 76. Dobbs, Arthur, Governor of North Carolina,

134, 142, 171, 172, 174, 267, 274, 295; to, 268. Dobfon, William, petitioner, 19.

133, letter

Farrar, Abel, petitioner, 218, 222. Farrar's Ifland, 211, 212. Farrell, William, claimant, 175, 207. Fauquier, Lieut-Governor Francis, correfpondence with Colonel Byrd, xv, 263, 273, 274, 276, 277, 278; inftruAcd to inform General Affembly of Virginia that agent's atft muft be amended, xvii; inftrudted to repeal certain private acfts, xviii; letter from, 265, 266, 267, 269, 270, 280; letter to board of trade, xvii, xix. 29^. 295. 296, 207, 298; letter to
T,, 281, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 294; letter to Hamilton, letter to Pitt, 282, 292, 295; mentioned, 283; relations xii, 250, 269, 275, 278, 279, 280; of, with Houfe of Burgeffes, xix; warns Mr. Pitt of difturbance that would follow taxation of American Colonies, xix. Fauquier County, mentioned, 164, 201, 206, 237; petition, iqa, 219, 232, 233, 235. Fawn, James, claimant, 161, 207. Frazier, William, petitioner, 226. Fergufon, John, claimant, 221. Ferries, Bill for appointing, 120; bill for eftablifhing, xviii. Ferry, petition concerning, 20; petition to eftabhfh, 19, 59, 61, 62, 73, 92, 96, 98, 208, 209, 212, 215, 223, 226, 232, 235; petition to rceftablifh, 97. Field, Captain John, mentioned, 266. Finney, James, claimant, 138.

Lordsof C. of

Dodd, William, claimant,

72.

Donally (Donaley), John, petitioner, 227, 232. Doorkeepers appointed, 5, 50, 57, 135, 158, 172, 185;
reimburfed, 151, 177. Douglas, James, petitioner, 92. Dow, Lieutenant, mentioned, 271. Draper. Lyman C, mentioned, ix. Draper Manufcripts, ix. Drought, mentioned, 6. Dudley, Chriftopher, claimant, 71. Dudley, John, claimant, 161, 207. Dumfries. Bill for enlarging, 119, 124, 128, 230, 243,
246, 247, 248, 249, 257; mentioned, 92, 213; petition, 219, 224, 230. Duncan, Robert, petitioner, 26. Dunmore, Mr., mentioned, 276. Dunmore's War, mentioned, 270. Dunn, William, claimant, 37, 64; petitioner, 216. DuQuefne, Governor of Canada, mentioned, 280.

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Finney, Thomas, claimant, 81. Finnic, Alexander, petitioner,
143. 147, 152-

139;

rcimburfed,

Fleming, Charles, mentioned, 14a. Fleming, John, burgefs, vii, 16. 32, 80, 142, 178, 210,
236.

Fleming. Tarlton, entail of lands docked, 146, 147.

148; petitioner, 141.

Fleming. William, petitioner, x6i; reimburfed, 162.

in reference to, 209. Fontaine. Peter, petitioner, 234, 237. Forbes, General, expedition of, againft Fort DuQuefne, xiii; mentioned, 12. 50. 56, 67, 261,

Fluvanna River, petition

144, 163. 176, 188; petitioner, 144, 163, 176, 188. Gaming act conceniing, 234. Gaoler, petition of, 19, 74, 86, 102, 144, 163, 176, 188. See alfo Gait, Samuel and Penman, Thomas. Garland, Grinin, claimant, 208. Gamer, Thomas, claimant, 174, 207. Garrard, William, petitioner, 108. Garrett, Stephen, claimant, 6, 63. Gatewood, Henry, claimant, 64. Gatewood. Philip, claimant, 186.

Galewood. Henry, claimant, 39. Gait, Samuel, appointed gaoler,

282. 283, 289, 295. Forcroft, John, petitioner, 238, 242.

Gay, Elizabeth, claimant, 10. General Court, month for meeting General Wall, packet, 286.

of, xi.

Fort Cumberland, mentioned, 36. 37, 1^9. 264. Fort DuQuefne, expedition againft, xiii; mentioned,
16, 37, 49. 55. 56, 65, 66, 67, 89, 94, 95, 97,

George George

Gentry, Nicholas, claimant, 68. II, death of, 293; mentioned, 49,
212.
III,

157, ao8,

102, 145, 188, 204, 262, 26s, 283.

acSt to raife money for relief of garribill in reference to, 176, 177, 178; 175; fate of the garrifon of. xv; mentioned, 21. 24. 134, 171, 173, 183, 264, 265, 271, 284, 286, 287. 289; plan for relief of, in 1760, XV situation of, xi v. Fort Littleton, mentioned. 139. Fort Neceffity. mentioned, 276. Fort Pitt, mentioned, 271, 295. Fort Prince George, mentioned. 270, 271, 272, 278, 279, 286, 287, 289; relief of, by Colonel

Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort

George, mentioned, 21. LeBoeuf, mentioned, 281. Lewis, mentioned, 278. Ligonier, mentioned, 142.

Georgia, a portion
xiv.

mentioned, 293. of, part of the^Cherokee Country,

Gibbeme. Rev. William, sermon before council, 144. Gibbs, Thomas, petitioner, 36; reimburfed, 42.
Gibraltar, mentioned, 290. Gift (Chriftopher or Nathaniel), mentioned, 264.

Loudoun,
fon,

Glafgow, mentioned, 40, 292. Glenn, Governor of South Carolina, 271, 288, Gloucefter County, account of, 240; burgeffes, vii; Gaol, 210; mentioned, 291; "North End,"
reprefentation againft printer, 291; return of writ for eledling burgeffes, 11. Gloucefter Town, mentioned, 240. Goad, John, petitioner, 238. Godfrey, Matthew, mentioned, 234. Godwin, Jeremiah, mentioned, 226. Godwin. Jofeph, claimant. 63; mentioned, 6. Goff, John, petitioner. 213, 217. Goldman, Thomas, claimant, 67.
99;

Montgomery, xv.
Fort Stanwix. mentioned, 275, 276, 282, Fort Vaux, mentioned, 221, 229. Fox's Plantation, mentioned, 97, 99. France, mentioned, 286. 288. Francis, Thomas, appointed door-keeper, 135, 158, 172; petitioner, 135; reimburfed, 151, 166,
177. IQ5-

Francis, William, appointed door-keeper, s. 57; deceafed, 135; reimburfed, 43. Frank, Mr. accotmt fettled, 277. Franklin, mentioned, 280. Frazier. William, petitioner. 213, S26. Frederick the Great, subfidies to. xii. Frederick County, burgeffes. vii; clerk's petition. 189. 209; Frederick Parifh, 184, i8g; mentioned, 20, 23, 31, 35, 38, 42, 45, 56, 209; petition. 16, 195, 222. 223, 232, 233. 235; reprefented in the Houfe of Burgeffes by Wafhington, xii; return of writ for electing burgeffes, 11, Woodftock, 227, 233, 240,
241, 257Frederick Parifh, mentioned, 184; minifter of, 190; petition. 189. 241. Frederickfburg. bill for enlarging. 81. 87, 92, 102, 107, III. 118, 119. 124, 128; mentioned, 18. 33, 39, 61; petition, 68, 105; propofition

117, 186; petition, 59; return of writ for eledling burgeffes, 11; Rock Caftle, 142; writ for eleifling burgeffes, 145 Goodrich, Edward, burgefs, vii, 67; petitioner, 28; reimburfed, 31; sheriff of Brunfwick County, 138Gordon, Captain, mentioned, 292.

Goochland County, mentioned,

Gordon, John, claimant, 60. Gordon, Rev. John, claim of adminiftratrix, 225. Gougar, Dominic, claimant, 60. Government, bill to remove seat of, xix, 242, 245,
246, 250, 251.

Governor, addrefs from burgeffes. 8, 65. 79. 135, 160. 173, 187. 199; meffage to burgeffes. 3,
10. II, 15, 30, 37, 40, 44. 49. 52, 55. 77. 81,

concerning tobacco,

73.

Frederickfville Parifh, adt for dividing, 257; bill for dividing. 225. 234, 235, 240, 246, 247; mentioned, 29, 63, 214; petition, 68, 73, 213. Freeman, Thomas, petitioner, 26. French, "The, incite the Cherokee Indians to attack the colonifts, xiv; mentioned, 37, 55, 67, 78, 86, 129, 162, 167, 205, 209. 229. 258, 277, 281, 288, 290, 294.

108, 117. 123, 129, 133, 134, 137. 150. '52. 157, 162, 167, 171, 174, 175, 178, 183, 186, 190, 192, 194, 196, 197, 198, 200, 207, 233, 241, 242, 244, 253, 255, 256; speech to burgeffes, 4, 45. .49. 153. 179. 258. Graham. John, petitioner, 219 224. Grainger. John, remiburfed, 117. Grant, Col. Francis, invades the Cherokee Cotintry, xv; mentioned, 94, 97. 102, 138, 140, 188, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279. 280. 294, 295, 297.

French and Indian War, importance of, xii; mentioned, 270; part taken by Virginia in latter
years
of, ix.

petitioner, 12, 17. Britain, mentioned. 4, 40, 41, 91, 141, 157, 158, 192, 193. 194, 195. 196, 198, 203, 297. Great Ifland. mentioned, 278. Great Meadows, mentioned, 16, 139. Great Warriour. mentioned. 263, 264.

Gray, Gray. Gray, Great

Elizabeth, claimant, 63. James, claimant, 64,

Thomas,

French Broad, mentioned. 274. French Creek, mentioned, 280, 281. French Pofts, mentioned. 280. Frog, John, sheriff of Prince William County, 136.
Fry, Jofhua. mentioned, 265.

Green, Green. Green. Green,

James, claimant. 186. Robert, claimant, 194.

Thomas,

petitioner, 215, 218.

vii, 16,

William, burgefs,
80, 112, 238, 244.

17, 31, 38, 43,

76

Fry and Jefferfon map, mentioned,

274, 281.

Fry's regiment, mentioned, 274. Fuqua, William, mentioned, 18, 62. Fuqua's, mentioned, 73. Ftirs, Bill to prevent frauds in duty on, no,
125, 132, 236, 238, 248, 251, 257.

Green Briar River, mentioned, 290, 295. Green Spring, mentioned, 291.
Gregg. John, claimant. 203. Gregory, Veft, claimant, 67. Grefham, William, claimant, 208. Grey. James, claimant, 24. Griffin, John, claimant, 67. Groat, John, mentioned, 186.

122,

Gaines, Harry, burgefs,

82,85, 105, 109, no, 127, 213, 215, 216, 219, 220, 226, 229; contefted elediion of, 24, 62, 67
vii, 12, 58,

Grubb. Humphrey, deferter. 24. Grymes, Benjamin, petitioner. 18, 61, 68. 105. Gunn. James, mentioned, 261; petitioner, 175, ao6,
207, 2IO.

[3o6:
H.
58, 85, 202; contefted eledlion of, 8, 14, 60, 61, 8a; declared duly ele<5led as burgefs, 83. Halcombe, John, claimant, 161, 207.

Hopper, Mofes, deferter, 24. Hopper, Rawleigh deferter,

vii,

24.

Hairstone, Samuel, burgefs,

Howard.

Allen, burgefs, vii, 58, 215, 223, 243; charges againft, 70; mill difcontinued, 231, 232; mill ere<5ted by, 164, 206; petitioner, 74.

Halifax, Lord, mentioned, 246.

Halifax County, Antrim Parifh,

xviii, 11, 60, 92, 221, 229, 233, 249, 257; burgeffes, vii; court, 59; Dan River, 18, 19, 62; mentioned, 56, 73, 87, 145, 204, 218, 234, 237, 245; militia, 20, 72; petition, 29, 63, 69, 92, 95, 107; return Staunton of writ for eledting burgeffes, 1 1
;

Howard, Benjamin, commiffioner, 14, 61. Hubbard, Edward, petitioner, 175, 206, 207, 210. Hudfon, Chriftopher, petitioner, 143, 145, 164, 206,
207, 218.

River, ig, 62, 69, 73.

Hall,

Thomas, petitioner, 10, 107 Hambleton (probably Hamilton),

burgefs, 70, 93.

Hamilton, James, burgefs, vii. Hamilton, James, Governor of Pennfylvania, 281, Hamilton, Parifh,
283, 284, 295, 298. bill for diffolving veftry, 10, 22, 30, 32, 45; petition, 7, 164, 206, 213, 224; veftry diffolved, xviii. Hampfhire County, bill to diffolve, no; burgeffes, clerk's petition, vii, 12; Cape Capon, 225; 189, 209; Hampfhire Parifh, 184, 246, 247, 257; mentioned, 56; Pattifon's Creek, 27; petition, 222, 229; return of writ for eledling burgeffes, 11; Tucker's Plantation, 229. Hampfhire Parifh, mentioned, 184, 236, 246, 247, 257Hampton, mentioned, 263, 285. Hampton Warehoufe, wharf at, 210, 217.

Hughes, James, petitioner, 80. Hughes, Jofeph, petitioner, 188. Hughef's Valley, mentioned, 209. Humphries, Mr., mentioned, 266. Hundley, John, claimant, 208. Hunt, Memican, mentioned 83. Hunter, James, petitioner, 18, 61, 105. Hunter, Col. John, clothes purchafed by, 263; mentioned, 277. Hunter, William, petitioner, 18, 29, 51, 87, 144, 145,
175. '91; petition in behalf of, 34; printer, xi, xii, 9, 18, 29, 31, 34, 51, 87, 93, 129, 144, 145, 147, 163, 165, 167, 17s, 178, 191, 193, 196; report of committee appointed to examine account of, 16; salary, 29, 31, 45, 51, 52, 87, 93, 129, 14s, 147, 163, 165, 167, 175, 178, 191, 193, 196. Hunting Creek Warehoufes, infpeCTors' petition, 99, 140, 203. Hutchinfon, Andrew, claimant, 39, 64.
163.

pubhc

Hancock, Richard, claimant, 67. Handing Turkey, mentioned, 264. Hanover County, burgeffes, vii, 100; Crutchfield's Warehoufe, 91, 203; mentioned, 82, 93^ loo,
Warehoufe,
117, 118, 143, 184; Page's 203, 218, 222; petition, 7, 91, 94, 176, 203, 209, 216, 227; return of writ for eledting burgeffes, 11. 105, 109,
91,
92.

Incursions, adl for preventing, 8, 16, India, part played by the tribefmen

30, 31, 45.

of,

in

the

no,

war Indian Com,

againft France,
bill

xii.

to regulate price of,

fell

77, 88, 94;

tax on, 6. Indian Fadlory, truftees diredled to

165, 167.

goods,

164,

Hardgrave, James claimant, 74. Hardin, Martin, claimant, 7, 64; petitioner, Harper, Robert petitioner, 195, 209. Harris, David, petitioner, 26. Harris, John, deferter, 24. Harris, William, petitioner, 215, 218. Harrifon, Benjamin, burgefs, vii, 7, 27, 57,
72, 77. 91, 95, 100,

Indians, a<5l to eftablifh trade with, 159, 160, i6i, 163; Catawba, 33, 35, 38, 42, 43. 44, 74, 85, 144, 204, 215. 217, 227, 234, 236; Cherokee,
6, 8, 10, 26, 33, 35, 38,

42, 43. 44. 74, 85, 115,

153. 173. 186, 198, 213, 227, 234, 236, 239, 268; Nottoway, 86, 94; Pamunkey, 94, 108, 109, III, 118, 166 206, 222; Shawanefe, 19,
58, 70, 20, 24, 26, 31, 81, 93, 118, 192, 194, 239. Ingles (Inglefs) Mary, petitioner, 221, 229. Infurreiftions, provifion againft, xiii, xiv, 16, 18, 22, 30, 31, 45, 66, 72. 76, 100, 103, 118, 208, 213, 215, 222, 232, 242. Introdu(Story Note, ix. Invafions, provifion againft, xiii, xiv, 13, 18, 22, 30, 31, 45, 66, 72, 76, 100, 103, 118, 208, 215, 222, 213, 232, 242. Ireland, mentioned, 276. Irifh, the, in the war againft France, xii. Irvin, William, claimant, 189. Irwin, Lieutenant, mentioned, 271, 272. Ifle of Wight County, burgeffes, vii; mentioned, 138; Newport Parifh, 285; return of writ for ele<5ting burgeffes, 11. Iftobe, William, petitioner, 95.

102, no, 118, 119, 125, 136, 141, 160, 161, 173, 201, 219, 227, 230, 235, 236, 240, 250, 251, 252, 254. 256. Harrifon, Carter Henry, entail of lands docked, 228, 233, 236, 245, 247, 257; petitioner, 221. Harrifon, Thomas, burgefs, 202. Harrifon, William, claimant, 208. Harvey, William, petitioner, 26. Harwood, William, burgefs, viii, 44, 58, 199.

Hafty, Robert, claimant, 213. Havana, mentioned, 268. Hawes, William, claimant, 203. Hawkins, John, reimburfed, 117.

Hawkins, Pinkethman, claimant, 103. Hawkins, William, a servant, 38. Hazard, Henry, claimant, 60. Head, Alexander Spence. claimant, 39, 64. Heale George, burgefs. vii (note 5), 67, 202. Heath, Dr. Henry, petitioner, 32; reimburfed, 33. Heming, Captain, mentioned, 271. Henning, Robert, claimant, 19, 64. Hennon (probably Kennon) William, burgefs, 235. Henrico County, burgeffes, vii; Farrar's Ifland, 211, 212; James River, 211; petition, 6,
return of writ for 208, 212 geffes, II. Herd, Thomas, claimant, 195. Hemdon, Edward, claimant, 39, 64.
;

Jackson, Benjamin, a servant,

38.

eleAing bur-

Jackfon, Robert, petitioner, 31. Jacob and Johanna, a ship, 288. James, John, deferter, 24. James City Coimty, burgeffes, vii, 287; coroner, 135; "Green Spring," 291; "King's Mill," 291; petition, 216, 223, 228, 231; return of Saint Peter writ for eledling burgeffes, 1 1
;

Hemdon. James,

claimant, 63; mentioned,

6.

Parifh,

no.
ferry over, 208;

Herring, Captain, mentioned, 272. Higginfon, Robert, account of, 88. Hix, Nathaniel, petitioner, 172; reimburfed,
'95-

James River,
223.
177,

mentioned. 211, 212,

James Town. See Jamestown.

Jamefon, James, petitioner, 226. ameftown, burgeffes, viii. 291; petition, 223, 231;
return of writ for eledting burgeffes, 1 1 a "rotten borough" viii (note 4); writ for
eledting burgeffes, 135. 158. Jeffrys, Jofeph, claimant, 39, 64.

Hobb's Hole Warehoufe,

23"-

infpedlors' petition.

216,

Hobfon, John, petitioner. 100. Hog Neck Warehoufe, mentioned,

216; petition to continue, 228; petition to difcontinue, 231. Hogg, Captain, mentioned, 290. Hogs, bill concofPing, 225, 228, 241, 248, 251, 253, 254; petition concerning, 26, 98, 209. Holfton (Holflien) River, mentioned, 274, 279. Holt, John, petitioner, 26.

Jenkins, Mr., mentioned, 264, 265. Jennings, Charles, account of, 70.
Jerfeys, mentioned, 112. Jeter, James, petitioner, loi, 107.
Jett, William, claimant, 6, 63. John. Billy, petitioner, 86, 94

Hooe, Howfon, commiffioner,

29, 63.

[307;
Johnfon, Philip, lands vefted
in, 43, 45, 221, 223, 224, 239, 243, 247, 257; mentioned, 184; petitioner, 34, loi. Johnfon, Thomas, burgefs, vii, 16, 32, 58, 88, 90, 116, 121, 117, 240; charge againft 144, Thomas Walker, 8g; report of committee in

Lee, Richard Henry, burgefs,

viii, 7, 12, 27, 31, 44' 57, 70, 102, 122, 124, 139, 141, 143, 144, 145, 148, 150, 151, 159, 160, 166, 173, 188, 19a,
7, 8,

195, 196, 201, 216, 240, 245. Leu, Thom.-is Ludwell, burgefs, viii, 27, 43, 102, 240.

5,

10, 12,

reference to,

14.

Johnfon, Sir William, mentioned, 209. Johnfton, George, burgefs, vii, 12, 16, 22, 27, 32,
67, 69, 72, 77, 87, 102, 109,116, 119, 122, 124, 136, 188, 192, 194, 210, 234, 243. Johnfton, John, petitioner, 188. Johnfton, Robert, claimant, 215. Johnfton, William, claimant, 6, 19, 20, 63, 64. Joncaire, Mr., mentioned, 280. Jones, Edmund, claimant, 189. Jones, Gabriel, burgefs, vii, 21, 25, 27, 28, 31, 33, 43, 44, 70, 192. 215, 223, 234; petitioner, 237. Jones, James, claimant, 138, 207. Jones, Jeffe. claimant, 194. Jones, John, affignee. 63; claimant, 6; petitioner,

Leechman, Leonard, petitioner, 147, 204, 207. Leeds, bill for appomting dircAors and truftees
for, 243, 248, 251,257; petition, 232. Legrand, Peter, burgefs, viii, 19, 58, 202, 249. LeHeup, Peter, mentioned, 298,

Levies, bill for payment in money, 7, 11, 15, 17. Levy, Public, bill for railing, 124, 125, 126 127, 128. Lewis, Major Andrew, builds Fort Loudoun, xiv;

mentioned, 8g, 90, 218, 233, 239,242, 244, 275,

276.

Lewis, Charles, entail of lands docked, 187, 188,

189, 190, 191, 194; petitioner, 186.

Lewis, Fielding, burgefs,

viii

27, 58, 68, 102, log,

190, 210, 217.

Jones, Robert, claimant, 22, 64.

Jordan's Warehoufe, infpecftors' petition, 227, 232; mentioned, 228; wharf at, 232. Jouett, John, reimburfed, 117.

K.

Kanawha

Lewis, John, mentioned, reimburfed, 223. Lewis, Thomas, petitioner, 234, 237. Lewis, William Terrell, petitioner, 6, 10; reimburfed, 13. Lewis, Zachariah, burgefs, viii. Ley, "rhomas, mentioned, 100, 107. Library of Congrefs, ix, xii. Lightfoot, Mr. (brother to John), mentioned, 262,
263.

2), 11, 16, 21, 22, 113, 118, 210, 249. 276; petitioner, 217, 222;

(Note

no,

River, mentioned, 290. Kelley, William, deferter, 24. Kelly, Henry, deferter, 24. Kendall, John, burgeff, vii, 67. Kennon, William, Jr., burgefs, vii, 34, 58, 67.

Lightfoot, Capt. John, mentioned, 261. Light Houfe, adl to erecft, repealed, 134.

Thomas, donator, 106. Liquor, duty on, 100, 103, n8, 221, 2^0, 248, 251,
Lilly,

Kentucky, mentioned, 275. Keowee, mentioned, 269, 289.

King, Elizabeth, petitioner, 203, 210. King and Queen County, burgeffes, vii; mentioned,
22, 62, 74, 215, 226; petition, 76, 176, 216, 238, 243; return of writ for ele<5ling burgeffes, 11; sheriff of, 72; Todd's Warehoufe, 243. George County, burgeffes, vii; Leeds Town, 232, 243, 248, 251, 257; mentioned, 18, 61, 68, 76, 105, 192, 201; petition. 20, 62, 95, 96, 232, 233, 235; report of militia account, 25; return of writ for ele<5ling burgeffes, 20,
II.

256, 257. Little Carpenter, mentioned, 263, 270, 271, 279, 286. Little Croffing, mentioned, 139.

264,

265,

267,

Littlepage's Warehoufe, infpetftors' petition, 237. Liverpool, mentioned, 40. London, mentioned, 123, 291, 292; merchants' memorial, 40, 41; public record office in,
xi, xii.

King

London

Fleet,

mentioned, 276.

Loudoun, Fort. See Fort Loudoun. Loudoim, Lord, Governor of Virginia, commanderof the Englifh forces in America, gives orders for the building of a fort on the Tenneffee River (Fort Loudoun), xiv. Loxidoim County, bill concerning. 93, 100, 106; burgeffes, vii; Cameron Parifh, xviii, 75, 92, 231; mentioned, 42, 45, 88, 98, 118; petition, 20, 76, 102, 108, 219; return of writ for elefting burgeffes, 1 1 sheriff of,
xii;
;

in-chief

burgeffes, vii, 24, 32, 62, 67, 100; mentioned, 22, 82, 140, 226; Pamunkey River, 97; petition. 76, 176, 214, 216; return of writ for elefting burgeffes. 11; St. David's Parifh, 238, 242, 245. Kirby, John, petition, 238. Kirk, Julius, petitioner. 172. Kirkley, Francis, claimant, 37, 64.
88,

King William County,

Lottifa

County, aft for dividing, 250, 257; burgeffes, vii, 12; court day, 114; Frederickfville Parifh, 213, 325, 234, 235, 240, 246, 247, 257;

Kirkpatrick, John, claimant, 74. Kirtley, Francis, petitioner, 220, 234.

Knox, Thomas, mentioned,

Knoxville, mentioned, xiv.

34, 36; petitioner, 35.

mentioned, 117.
Louifburg, mentioned,
10, 275, 292. Lovell, Mr., mentioned, 262. Low Point, petition to eftablifh warehoufe at, 73. Lowry, James, petitioner, 188.

Lackey, John, claimant, 200. Lake Erie, mentioned, 281. Lamb, Sir Matthew, mentioned, Lambkin, Afhton. claimant, 66. Lamey, David, claimant, 208.
Lancafter County, Burgeffes,

Lucar, Luke, claimant, 80. Ludwell, Col. Philip, mentioned, 291.

287.

Lunenburg County, burgeffes. court, 59; Cumberland

214; Chrift

vii,

50,

Church Parifh, xviii, 104, 106, log; Davis's Warehoufe, 164; 206, 217; Fox's Plantation,
mentioned, 201; return of writ for eledting burgeffes, 11; Teague's Plantation,
97, 99;

83, 231, 246, 249, 252, 254, 257; mentioned, 60, 80, 90, 92, 100, 238, 245; petition, 76, 85, 93, 96, 209; return of writ for eledting burgefParifh,
191,

vii,

8,

14,

60,

97. 99-

Land Tax. bill concemmg, 35, 38, 39, Langhome, John, petitioner, 24, 62,

41, 42. 64, 79.

fes, 11; Roanoke River, 18, 62. Lutrel, Samuel, deferter, 24. Lyttleton, Governor of South Carolina, 133, 134, 142, 153. 157. 158, 171. 174. 277, 284; agreement of, with the Cherokees, xiv; marches againft the Cherokees, xiv.

Lankford, James, claimant, 208. Lavie, James, appointed doorkeeper, 5, 57, 135, 158, 172; reimburfed, 43, 151, 166, 177, 195. Lawrence, Edward, deferter, 24. Lawrence, Peter, deferter, 24. Lawrence, Philip, petitioner, 6, 10. Lee, Francis Lightfoot, burgefs, vii, 21, 37, 57, 93,
Lee, Henry, burgefs,
97, 98, 100, 109, 142, 215. viii, 7, 10, 12, 16, 21, 30, 31, 43, 58, 64, 72, IIS, '16, 148, 149, 150, 151, 194, 196, 213, 240, 246; commander Prince William County militia, 21.

M. M'Cally, John, reimburfed, 117. McClanahan, Thomas, claimant,

6, 21.

M'Clure, Herbert, petitioner, 192, 194. M'Cowan, John, petitioner, 86. loi. MacCoy, James, petitioner, 188 McDaniel, Tames, petitioner, 7; reimburfed, 18. McDaniel, William, petitioner, 238. Machon, Thomas, claimant, 186.

Lee, John, clerk of Effex County, 144. Lee, Philip Ludwell, mentioned, 70, gi. Lee, Richard, burgefs, viii, 7, 58, 199, 201.

Machotique Warehoufe, gi. McKinzie, Captain Robert, mentioned, 272.

Maclin, William, claimant, 31, 64. Maclvmg, William, petitioner, 237.

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McNamara, Dennis, mentioned,
28.

M'Neil, Daniel, petitioner, 142; reimburfed, 143Macrae (Mackrae), Allen, petitioner, 75, loi,

Moore, Bernard, executor of will of John Spottfwood, 109; given leave to withdraw petition,
67; petitioner, 24, 62, 139.

Maddison, John, petitioner, 234, 237. Madeiras, The, mentioned, 290. Malory, Philip, claimant, 138, 207. Mantapika, mentioned, 22, 74, 226. ManufaAures, AA for encouraging, xvii, 109, 120,
124, 128.

Moore, Harbin, mentioned, 98. Moore, Hugh, petitioner, 79, 238. Moreton, James, petitioner, 81. Moreton, John, petitioner, 107. Moreton, Thomas, petitioner, 107.
Morris, Charles, claimant, 186. Morris, Jofeph, 146, 207.

Markham, John,

petitioner, 27.
vii,

Marrable, Matthew, burgefs,

28,

29,

31;

con-

tefted eledlion of, 8, 14, 60, 83. Marfhall, Thomas, claimant, 175, 207.

Martin, Benjamin, claimant, 70. Martin, Chriftian, petitioner, 233, 234. Martin, Thomas, petitioner, 81. Martin, Thomas Bryan, burgefs, vii, 6,
21, 23, 25, 38, 67. 75, 223.

7,

13, 16, 17,

Martinique Expedition, mentioned, 268, 275. Maryland. Cedar Point, 59, 69; duty on slaves from, 150, 151,7152; mentioned, 189, 195,
2og, 283, 296.

Morton, George, petitioner, 36. Morton's Warehoufe, mentioned, 36 Mofeley, William, petitioner, 217. Moy Toy, mentioned, 264. Mullin, James, claimant, 19, 64. Mimford, Captain Robert, 261, 263. Murray, Abraham, petitioner, 20, 145. 147, 218. Murray, John, mentioned, 219, 230; petitioner, aj. Murray's Landing, mentioned, 219. Murry, Richard, claimant, 66. Muse, George, petitioner, 27. Mutiny, bill to prevent, 116, 118, 121, 123, 125, ij6,
127, 128, 176, 177, 178.

Mafon, David, burgefs, viii, 50, 67, 202, 215. Mafon, French, mentioned, 262. Mafon, George, burgefs, vii, 7, 8, 12, 27, 29, 50, 80,
102, 124. Mafon, Philip, petitioner, 225. 229.

N.

Nansemond County,
12,

burgeffes,

vii;

petition, 76,

Mafon, Thompfon, burgefs,

31, 34, 38, 50.

viii,

5,

21, 24, 25,

return of writ for electing burgeffes, 11; Suffolk Parifh, xviii, 9, 60, 105,
223,

226;

Mafon and Dixon's Line, mentioned,

281.

Maffachufetts, mentioned, 292. Matchotique Warehoufe, bill concerning,

Nanfemond no; men-

Mattapony River,

tioned, 120, 121, 122, 124, 128. ferry over. 215, 226; mentioned, 76,176,216; petition in reference to, 20, 62.
bill

Mattox Warehoufe,

concerning,

no; mentioned,

91. 120, 121, 122, 124, 128.

Maury, Abraham, petitioner, 204, 207. May's River, fort on, 72. Meace, Peter, petitioner, 172. Mead, William, mentioned, 83; petitioner,
61, 82, 85,

226; mentioned, 106. Napier, Patrick, mentioned, 15, 61, 82. Nath, John, Jr., loi, 107. Neal, Benjamin, deferter, 24. Neale, Richard, claimant, 35, 64. Neavill, George, claimant, 6, 63. Negroes, bill concerning, 141, 143, 144, 146; petition concerning, 73.
Neilfon, Charles, mentioned, 70. Nelfon, Thomas, mentioned, 291. Nelfon, Hon. William, mentioned, 222, 291. Nevill, Captain James, petitioner, 28, 30. New Caftle, mentioned, 91 105, 203, 227, 281.

106, 121, 124, 128. River, ferry over,

14,

60,

Meade, John, petitioner, 8. Megginfon, William, commiffioner, 14, 61. Meherrin River, mentioned, 209, 211. Meldnmi, William, petitioner, 190. Menzie, Mr., mentioned, 266. Menzie, Peter, petitioner, 138, 140. Mercer, Colonel George, mentioned, 12, 31,

New Kent

261, 265, 266. Mercer, John, petitioner, 136, 137, 138; reimburfed. 139. Mercer's Abridgement of the Laws, 147, 153. Merchants of London, memorial of, 40. Meredith, Captain Samuel, mentioned, 261, 262. Meredith, Samuel, petitioner, 238, 244. Merris, Captain, mentioned, 295. Middlefex County, burgeffes. vii; mentioned, 138; Parrott's Creek, 97, 99; petition of juftices, 209; return of writ for eledling burgeffes,
11;

County, Brick Houfe Warehoufe, 229; burgeffes, vii; mentioned, 186, 219; return of writ for eleAing burgeffes, 11; St. Peter Parifh, loi, no. New Mill Creek, 224. New River, mentioned, 290, 295. New York, mentioned, 267, 268, 269, 273, 375, 283, 286, 296. New York packets, mentioned, 288. Newport Parifh, minifter of, 285. Niagara, Capture of, xiv; mentioned, 209.
Nicholas, Jofeph, claimant, 67. Nicholas, Robert Carter, burgefs,
viii, 7, 12, 22, 27, 28, 29, 32, 34, 37, 42, 44, 57, 68, 71, 81, 115, 122, 142, 147, 150, 152, 173, 174, 176, 188,

201.

Nomony

Warehoufes, mentioned,

91.

Week's Plantation,

97, 99.

Norfolk, mentioned, 292.

Militia, a<5l for the better regulating and difciplining of, xiii, 12, 14, 25, 44, 72, 76, 93. Miller, Jacob, mentioned. 223. Miller, John, petitioner, 227,232. Miller, John Frederick, petitioner, 72; reimburfed,
75-

Norfolk Borough,

bill for enlarging 239, 245, 248, 249, 251, 257; burgeffes, viii; petition, 328, 233; return of writ for ele(5ling burgeffes, 11.

Norfolk

County

.urgeffes,

vii;

Elizabeth

River

Miller,

William, claimant, 67. Minor, Nicholas, a(5l to eredt town on land

42,

of,

38,

45;

petition

to eftablifh

town on land

of, 20.

Mirrie, Captain, mentioned, 269. Miffiffippi River, mentioned, 281; settlement on encouraged, 65, 95, 117, 119, 124, 128. Monckton, General Robert, mentioned, 174, 183, 185, 197, 275, 278. Monday, James, claimant, 186.

Parifh, xviii, 207, 224, 243, 247, 249, 251. 257; mentioned, 184; return of writ for ele<5ling burgeffes, 11; sheriflf of 135; writ for ele(fting a burgefs, 135. Norman, Clement, petitioner, 164, 205, 207. 210. Norman, Ifaac, mentioned, 103. North America, mentioned, 55, 188, 280, 282. North Carolina, Cherokees commit outrage along fontiers of, xiv; Governor of, See Dobbs; mentioned, 224, 267, 268, 272. 273, 288, 297;
,

money voted by Parliament

part
of,

for, xv; weftem portion of the Cherokee County, xiv.

Money, laws allowing the inhabitants of Virginia to pay dues in, inftead of in tobacco, xvi;
meafures for raifing, xv; paper, also Treasury notes. Monongahela River, mentioned, 7, 16. Monroe, George, claimant, 186. Mantague, Edward, agent, xvii, 186. Monte Chrifto, mentioned, 290,
40, 41

"North End," mentioned, 291. Northampton Covnity, burgeffes,

See

viii; Frederickfburg, 73; petition, 77; petition concerning Negroes, 73; return of writ for eledling burgeffes, : i.

Northern Neck, petition concerning slaves, 2n. NorthumVjerland County, burgeffes, vii; mentioned, 59, 291; return of writ for eleAing
againft the
burgeffes,
1

Montgomery, Colonel, expedition

of,

1.

Cherokees, xv; mentioned, 20. 286, 289. Montreal, mentioned, 95.

Moody, Matthew, petitioner, 87. Moody, Samuel, claimant, 74.

Norton, Capt. William, 295, 296. Notes, Paper, mentioned, 40, 41. Nottoway, Indians, mentioned, 86, 94.

Nottoway

Parifh, petition, 225.

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Nottoway, River, mentioned, Kova Scotia, mentioned, 275.
O.
93, 209, jii.

Pennfylvania Road, mentioned, 139. Pennfylvanians, mentioned, 280. Penticoafte, George, claimant, 212.
Peebles, Thomas, claimant, 138, 207. Perkins, Jofeph, claimant. 66. Perrin, ifaac. claimant, 208. Perrin, jofeph, claimant, 103, Peter, John, petitioner, 209, 211. Peterfburg, petition of inhabitants, 18, 61. Peterfham, Captnin, mentioned, 286. Peyton, Henry, burgefs, viii, 21, 26, 70, 315; contefted eledtion of, 26, 29, 63, 98; petitioner.
238, 244.

OccoQUAN warehoufes,
98.

petition to dilcontinxie, 80,

Ogle, Governor of Maryland, 296,

Ohio Country, mentioned, 281. Ohio River, French after the capture of Fort Duquefne find their way down, xiv; mentioned, 55,
138, 140, 281, 283, 284, 289, 290.

Ohio Valley, mentioned, 280. Old Hop, Indian chief, 264. Onancock, petition, 214, Orange County, burgeffes, viii,

122; mentioned, 214, 238, 244; petition, 24, 62, 95; Rapidan River, 24, 62, 98: return of writ for eleAing burgeffes, 11: writ for electing burgeff, 187. Orchard, Anthony, deferter, 24. Ordinary keepers' petition, 6g. Organift. See Pelham, Peter. Ofbome's Warehotife, infpe(5lors' petition, 212, 217. Oucannastote, 287. Overwharton Parifh, petition, 14, 60, 99. P.

Phelps, John, commiffioner, 14, 61. Philadelphia, mentioned, 269, 271, 275, 277, 279. Pierce, William claimant, 266. Pilots, A(5t to, cftablifli, 13; petition concerning, 96 Pitt, William, secretary, 56, 77, 78, 108, iii, 123, 127, 158, 244, 246, 253, 255, 290; letter from Fauquier, 282, 283, 292, 295; part played .by, in the war againft France, xii. Pittfburg, Camp at, 280; fort at, 133, 139; mentioned, 141, 153, 278, 281, 282, 283.

Plumflead and Franks, mentioned, 275. Plymouth, mentioned, 66. Pocahontas, mentioned, 85.
Poindexter, John, claimant, 186. Point Pleafant, Battle of, 266, 270; mentioned, 276. Poll Tax, bill concerning, 35, 38, 39, 41, 42. Polfon, Captain, mentioned, 7. Pond. Jofeph, claimant, 186. Portlock, Edward, claimant, 199. Pofey, Capt. John, mentioned, 262, 263; petitioner,
236, 239, 242.

Page, John, burgefs,

201, 240.

vii,

7,

27,

44,

57,

102.

18S,

Page, John, mentioned, 291. Page's Warehoufe, infpetftors' petition, 218, 222, 241; mentioned, 105, 203, 216; petition in
reference to, 91, 227. Palmer, John, appointed clerk of comm. P. &. E., 10, 58; claimant, 24, 64; petitioner, 164, 206, 207, 229; reimburfed, 43.

Potomac Creek, mentioned, 233. Potomac River, ferry over, 59, 69, 209; mentioned,
24, 195-

Palmer, Richard, mentioned, 18, 62, 96. Pamunkey Indians, lands of, vefted in truftees, 109, III, 113, 118; mentioned, 94, 108, 166,
206, 222.

Potter, William, '"claimant, 225. Poutel, Jofhua, petitioner, 238. Pownall, Mr., clerk of Privy Council, 123.

Pamunkey

River,

aift

for clearing, violated,

mentioned,

76, 91, 176, 203, in reference to, 20, 62, 97.

216;

220; petition

Poyne, Richard, claimant, 63. Prefqu'ifle, mentioned, 280, 281. Prefton, Captain, mentioned, 27.
Pretlow, Jofhua, claimant, 186.
Price, Thomas, burgefs, vii, 67. Price. William, claimant, 6, 63. Prieft, John, deferter, 24. Prince Edward County, burgeffes, viii; petition, 6, 76, 208, 211; return of writ for electing burgeffes, II St. Patrick Parifh, xviii, 75, 85.
;

Panill, William, claimant, 195. Pankey, Stephen, petitioner, 217. Pannell, Thomas, petitioner, 26.

Paper currency, method to preferve credit Paper money, mentioned, 40, 41. Paper notes, mentioned, 40, 41. Parker, Doctor, mentioned, 164, 205.
203.

of,

151.

Parker, Richard, petitioner, 202; petition rejedled, Parker, Thomas, a servant, 36. Parliament, money voted by, in 1758 and 1759, to pay the colonies, xv. Parramore, Thomas, burgefs, vii, 215. Parrot, Daniel, petitioner, 188. Parrott's Creek, mentioned, 97, 99. Parfons, James, claimant, 208. Pafteur's Shop, mentioned, 261. Pattifon's Creek, mentioned, 26. Payne, John, burgefs, vii, 143, 147, 209, 243.

Prince George Coiinty, Blanford Warehoufe, 217; burgeffes, viii; Jordan's Warehoufe, 227, 228, 232; juftices' petition 228, 332; petifor electing tion, 5, 231; return of writ
burgeffes, 11.

Prince William County,

119,

Payne, Merryman, petitioner, 164. 206, 235. Payne, Richard, claimant, 6. Payton, John, petitioner, 26. Peachy, Col. William, mentioned, 261; petitioner,
164, 174, 176, 205, 217.

bill to divide, 98, 108, 115, 128; burgeffes, viii, 26, 39, 63, 98; clerk of, 219, 224; Dumfries, 213, 224, 230, 243, 246, 247, 248, 249, 257; Hamilton Parifh, xviii, 7, 10, 22, 30, 32, 45, 164, 206, 224; Juftices' Petition, 107; mentioned, 6, 64, 95, 103, 147, 204, 214, 219, 237, 238, 244; militia, 21, 27; militia accoimts, 23; Occoquan Warehoufe, 80, 98; petition, 22, 62, 77, 80, 82, 98, 100, loi, 102, 113, 191, 192, 219; Quantico Warehoufe, 70; return of writ for ele(5ting burgeffes, 11; sheriff of, 136. Princefs Anne County, burgeffes, viii; mentioned, 184, 224; return of writ for eledling bur-

Pedlars, Bill in reference to, 110, 125, 128, 233, 236, 248, 251, 257; petition in reference to, 81, 92, 99, 189, 191; propofition concerning, 73. Pelham, Peter, organift, 35; petitioner, 35, 165;

geffes,

1 1

Privateer, mentioned, 296. Pryar, William, account of, 10.

bill for railing, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 256, 257. Public Printer, mentioned, 34, 51, 87, 93, 129; petition, 144; reimburfed, 45; reprefentation againft, 99. See alfo Hunter, William. Public Record Office, Englifh, xi, xii. Pulliam, Zachariah, claimant, 208.

Public Levy,

reimburfed, 43, 45, 167. Pendleton, Edmund, burgefs, vii,

7,

10,

n,

12,

16,

22, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 64, 68, 71, 79, 88, 93, 97, 102, 103, 113, 115, 118, 119, 121, 122, 124, 125, 138, 140, 143, 160, 165, 166, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 186, 187, i88, 189, 199,

201, 202, 212, 214, 216, 2ig, 227, 230, 234, 236, 239, 240, 241, 246, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253. 254, 255.

Puryear, John, claimant, 24, 64. Puryear, Samuel, claimant, 24. 64.

Pendleton, Henry, burgefs, vii (note

tefted eletflion of
,

3),

249;

con-

164, 205, 207. Penman. Thomas, deceafed, 144; gaoler, 19, 51, 74. 86, 102; petitioner, 51, 74. 86, 102. Pennick, John, claimant, 208. Pennfylvania, boundary line, 281; Erie, 280; Franklin, 280, Governor of, 281; mentioned, 81, 92, 189, 281, 282, 283. 280, 295; Waterford, 281.

Quantico Creek, mentioned,

230.

230.

Quantico Warehoufe, infpeAors' petition, 70, 336; infpedlors' falary encreafed, 98; mentioned,
Quebec, Capture
27s.
of,

xiv; mentioned, 16, 66, 95, 114,

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R.
Rockfifh River, mentioned, 231, 232; petition in
reference to, 164, 206.

Radpord, George, claimant,

Ragland, Ragland, Samuel, reimburfed 117 Raines, Nathaniel, petitioner, 232. Raleigh Parifh, mentioned, 216; petition, 191, 20S,
225.

176, 207. Petus, claimant, 186.

Rocky Ridge Warehoufes,

loi, 212, 217.

infpedlors' petition,

99,

Rogers, James, claimant, 81. Row, John, claimant, 39, 64. Row, Jofeph, claimant, 212. Rowe, Jacob, difcharged out of cuftody, 18;

Randal, Teconias, claimant, 19, 64. Randolph, John, clerk of H. of B., 90, 114 151; reimburfed, 43, 151, 166, 177, 195. Randolph, Col. Peter, mentioned, 267. Randolph. Peyton, attorney, 5, 9, 11, 14, 21, 22, 29.
5. 51. 56, 57. 83, 88, 98, 114, 116, 135. 136, 137. 139. 142, 143. 158, 159, 161, 165, 172, 173, 174, 175. 176, 185, 188, 189, 199, 200, 201, 208, 2H, 213, 221, 224, 228, 233, 236, 245. 248, 253, 25s, 256, 286; burgefs, viii, 34, 82, 124. Randolph, Thomas Mann, petitioner, 211, petition rejeAed, 213.
44,

infor34, 35; petitioner, 17; Prof. of philofophy, 16.

mation againft,

Roy, Thomas, petitioner, 161, 205, 207, Royal American Regiment, mentioned,
38, 72, 76, 96, 275, 282.

209.
32, ^i, 36,

122, 160. 187,

Roy's Warehoufe, infpeilors' petition, 226; tioned 161, wharf at, 205, 209.
Royfter, William, petitioner, 18, 62, 96.

men-

216, 254.

Royfton's Warehoufe, infpedtors' petition, 189, 210. Rutfin. Robert, btirgefs. vii. 16, 58, 144, 202.

Rum, Duty
212;

Randolph, William, burgefs,

vii, 6, 7, 28,

30, 57, 71,

on. 66, 70, 75, 77, 93, 118. Ruffell. a ship, 290. Ruffell, Hines, clerk of comm. of T., 203; petitioner, 202.
S.

107. 173. '74. 201, 255, 256. Rangers, difbanded, 6g; mentioned, 13, 15. 28, 31, 35. 44. Rapidan River, bill concerning, 108; ferry over, 98; mentioned, 24, 62, 95, 104, 113, 115, 124, 128. Rappahannock Creek, petition in reference to, 9, 60. Rappahannock River, ferry over, 99; mentioned,

Morton's Warehoufe, 36. William, claimant, 10, 63. Rays Town, mentioned, 139. Read, Clement, burgefs, vii, 7, 18, 27, 28, 29,
96, 97, 107;

Raybom,

Read, Record Office, Englifh, ix. Red Stone Creek, mentioned,

a, 38, 42, 43, 67, 89, 116, 120, 121, 123, 126, 151, 152, 219, 240, 247, 249 254; contefted election of, 8, 14, 60, 83; petitioner, 23, 234, 237, 238. 245John, petitioner, 223, 226.
139.

Rentfro, Jofeph, petitioner, 238. Refolution, a fhip, 290. Refs, John, claimant, 74.

Revolutionary War, mentioned, 276. RejTiolds, John, petitioner, 216. Rice, Samuel, claimant, 30, 64. Richardfon, David, petitioner. 218. Richefon, Holt, claimant, 99.

Richmond, Town

Richmond Coimty,

of, petition, 98. burgeffes, viii;

mentioned, 232;

petition, 99, 235; Rappahannock Creek, 9, 60; writ for eledling burgeffes, 11. Riddick, Lemuel, burgefs, vii, 7, 16, 22, 29, 72, 106, 161, 215. Riddick, V.^illis, burgefs, vii, 22, 51, 122, 161. Riddle. Richard, petitioner, 7; reimburfed, 10.

Pierre, Mr., French Commandant, 281. Parifh, bill for diffolving veftry, 92, 99; bill for dividing, 240, 243, 247, 250, 251, 257; mentioned, 29, 68, 214; petition, 73, 231; veftry diffolved, xviii. Saint Clair, General, mentioned, 288. Saint Clair, Sir John, mentioned, 162, 261. Saint David's Parifh, petition, 238, 242, 245. Saint Margaret's Parifh, petition, 238, 242, 245. Saint Patrick's Parifh. petition, 75, 85. Saint Peter's Parifh, petition, 101, no. Salem, mentioned, 278. Sampfon, a slave, 64. Sanders, Hugh, caimant, 39, 64. Sanderfon, William, claimant, 21a. Sandige, John, claimant, 39, 64. Sandy Creek Expedition, 276. Santo Domingo, mentioned. 290. Savannah River, mentioned, 271. Sayers, Alexander, petition, 149, 204, 207. 214 Scalps of Indian enemies, repeal of the law granting rewards for, xvi. Scarbrough, Thomas, claimant, 186. Scholar, Eleck, petitioner, 86, 94. Schuyler, Col. Peter, mentioned, 112. Scotch. The, in the war againft France, xii. Scotland, mentioned, 290. Scotland Neck, mentioned, 221.

Saint
Saint

Anne

Scott, Alexander, deceafed, 237. Scott, Captain Charles, mentioned, 261. Scott, James, clerk, 29; commiffioner,
tioner, 237 Scruggs, Julius, claimant, 186.

63; peti-

Ridley, Garrett, claimant. 24, 64. Ridley, Gerrard, claimant, 164, 207. Riggan, John, claimant, 103. Rivanna River, mentioned, 214. Rivers, adl for clearing, 219, 220, 226, 227, 229, 234, 235. 249. 253, 257.

Seamen, adt concerning. 220, 227. 234, 235, 249,

253. 257-

Road cleared, 143. Roanoke County, Salem, 278. Roanoke River, ferry over, 96; mentioned,
petition in reference to, 18, 62. Roberts, James, Jr., petitioner, 87. 95, 238. Roberts, John, claimant, 147, 207. Roberts, William, petitioner. 19. 62.

85;

Seat of Government. See Government, seat of. Sellman, Benjamin, petitioner, 190. Seton, Captain, mentioned, 290. Settle, Henry, claimant, 136, 207. Sharpe, Horatio, Governor of Maryland, 296. Shaw, William, petitioner, 66, 68. Shawanefe Expedition, 112, 119.

Shawanefe Indians,

19, 20, 24, 26, 31, 81, 93,

118,

Robertfon, John, deferter, 24. Robertfon, William, claimant, 6, 63, 195. Robin, School, petitioner, 86, 94. Robins, William, claimant, 6, 63 Robinfon, John, burgefs, vii; elecfled fpeaker, 7; speaker, 4, 10. ". 12, 14. 15. i7. 23. 32. 37.
39, 40, 41, 44. 45. 49. 5. 52. 55. 56, 67, 69, 7'. 77. 78. 80, 81, 97, 104, 105, 108 111, 114, 117, 121, 123, 126, 128, 129, 133, 134, 137. '39 141, 142, 146, 148, 149, 150, 152, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 167, 171, 172, 173, 174, 17s, 178, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, igo, 191,

192, 194, 239. Sheep, adt to preferve, 13

Sherrin. William, a servant, 38. Shocco's Warehoufe, infpedlors' petition, 226. Shorie. William, interpreter, 233, 264.

Shumake, Jofhua, deferter, 24. Simmons (Symmons), Benjamin, burgefs,

199.

viii,

58,

193, 194, 196, 197, 200, 207, 216, 228, 233, 235, 237, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 251, 252, 255, 256, 258.

Singleton, Michael, claimant. 103. Si.x Nations, mentioned, 275, 276. Skelton. Reuben, burgefs, vii, 32; deceafed, 135. Skins, frauds in duty on, prevented, no, 122, 125, 128, 233, 236, 248, 251, 257. Slaughter, Henry, claimant, 67. Slaughter, Thomas, burgefs, vii, 58, 67; mentioned, 38; petitioner, 238, 244; Sheriff of Culpeper

Robinfon, Maximilian, mentioned, 96, 97. Robinfon, Michael, claimant, 189. Robinfon, Peter, burgefs, vii, 38, 67, 82, 85, 93, 94, 116, 210, 216, 220; contefted eledlion
of, 24, 62, 67.

County, 138.
Slaves,
a<5l

concerning, 11, 16, 22, 31, 36, 39,

121, 122, 128; 105, 109, III, 152, 211.

duty on,
112, 115,

45, xvi, 65, 70, 95, 96, 148, 149, 150, 151,

Robinfon, TuUy, claimant, 230. Rock Caftle, mentioned, 142.

Smith, Captain, mentioned. 20, Smith, Adam, petitioner, 26.

37.

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Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith,

Baldwin Matthew, mentioned,

97.

Smith, Smith, Smith, Snead, Samuel, claimant 186. South Branch, mentioned, 16.

Charles, burgefs, vii (Note 6), 343. Daniel, petitioner, 79. David, claimant, 6, 63; petitioner, 217, 321; reimburfed, 223. Capt. John, mentioned, 33, 79, 265. John, burgefs, vii (Note 4), 58, 188, 199, 202, 209. John, claimant, 6, 63; petitioner, 20, 26, 220, 237. Lewis, claimant, 24, 64. Robert, claimant, 203. William, claimant, 186, 225.

Stuart, Capt. John, mentioned, 286. Stuart, Major Robert, mentioned, 273. Suffolk Parifh, adt to diffolve veflry. 121, 124, 128; bill to diffolve veftry, xviii, 106, 121; petition, 9, 60,

105.

Surry County, burgeffes, viii, 233; Cabbin Point Warehoufcs, 73; iielition, 223, 23i;retumof writ for electing burgeffes, 1 1 Scotland Neck, 221; writ for eledting burgeffes, 5, 29. Suffex County, aft for altering court day, 225, 257; Albemarle Parifh, 174, 206, 230; bill for altering court day, 232; burgeffes, viii;
;

petition, 59, 215; return of writ for eledting burgeffes, 11. Sutherland, John, petitioner, 107.
Suttle, Ifaac, ileferLer, 24. Swan (Swann), 'J'h(jmpfon, petitioner, 36, 63, 64, 72. Sykes, Richard, claimant, 200. Syme, John, burgefs, vii, 7. 67, 143, 145, 201.

South Carolina, Governor of. See Lyttleton; men from, with Colonel Grant's force, xv; men-

money voted by Parliament, xv; The Cherokees commit outrages along the frontiers of, xiv; a portion of, part of Cherokee Country, xiv.
tioned, 267, 268, 294, 297;

Symmons, Benjamin. See Simmons, Benjamin.

Southampton County,

burgeffes, viii, 94; court, 215; return of writ for ele(5ting burgeffes, 11

Southerland, John, petitioner, 103. Spain, mentioned, 292.

Spanifh veffels, mentioned, 292. Speaker. See Robinfon, John. Spiller, William, claimant, 146, 207.
Spirits,

Tabb, John, burgefs, vii, 58, 202. Tabb, Thomas, Account of, 76, 225; commiffioner,
14, 60.

duty on,

66, 70, 75, 77, 93.

Spottfwood, a boat (?), 290. Spotfwood, Major-General Alexander,

deceafed,

109, 115; eftate of, 122, 125, 127, 128, 184, 230, 248, 249, 252, 253, 254, 257. Spotfwood, John, eftate of, 139; will of, 109, 115, 122, 125, 127, 128, 184, 230, 248, 249, 252, 253. 254, 257. Spotfwood, John, Jr., lands vefted in, 144, 149. Spotfylvania County, bill to alter court day, 97, 104, 121, 122; burgeffes, viii, 87, 122; Frederickfburg, 68; mentioned, 31, 140; militia, 85; petition, 20, 62, 68, 69; place for holding court altered, 109, no, in, 113, 116, 118, 128; propofition of, 105, 109; return of writ for eledling burgeffes, 11; Royfton's Warehoxife, 210; writ for electing a burgefs, 159Sprowle, Mr., a merchant, 292, 296, 297. Squirrels, bill for deftroying, 22, 25, 34; petition

75; coroner of 187. Talley, Nathaniel, petitioner, 218, 241. Talley, William, claimant, 221. Tankerfley, John, claimant, 6, 63. Tappahannock, petition in reference to, 232, 2^5. Tariff, prote<5tive, an early example of^ xvi. Tatem, John, burgefs, vii, 67, 135, 202, 243, 245. Tawhan, William, petitioner, 166, 206, 222. Taxes, in the French and Indian War, xv. Tayloe, Col. William, mentioned, 165, 206.

Talbot, Michael, petitioner, 99. Taliaferro, William, burgefs, viii,

Orange County,

Taylor, James, burgefs, viii (note i), 202, 213, 249; claimant, 161; deceafed, 81, 102. Taylor, John, claimant, 207. Taylor, Jofeph, deferter, 24. Taylor, William, burgefs, viii. Teague's Plantation, mentioned, 97, 99. Tebbs, Daniel, mentioned, 59. Tebbs, Foufhee, commiffioner, 29, 63. Tebolt, Michael, petitioner, 107.

concerning, 77. Stafford County, burgeffes, viii; mentioned, 237, 238, 244; Overwharton Parifh, 14, 60, 99; petition, 20, 62, 69, 232, 233, 235; return of writ for ele<5ling burgeffes, 11. Stalnacker's (Stahllnackers), mentioned, 274. Stanard, Beverley, mentioned, 22.

Temple, Benjamin, mentioned, 261. Tennent, John, petitioner, 160. Tenneffee, Eaftem, part of the Cherokee Country, xiv; Cherokee Towns in the Valley of, xv.
Terry, Francis, claimant, 189. Terry, James, claimant, 164, 207. Terry, Nathaniel, burgefs, viii, 28, 58, 229, 247; petitioner, 18, 62, 73. Text of Journals, sources of, xi, xii.

115,

221,

Stanard, Mr. [W. G.], mentioned, x. Stanwix, Major General John, mentioned, 123, 134,
139. '43. 157. 15^1 17s. 206, 280, 282. 283, 289, 295. Stark, Boiling, petitioner, 178, 206, 207. 210. Starling, Jofeph, petitioner, 20, 62, 64, 71. Staunton, mentioned, 277. Staunton (Stanton) River, ferry over. 69, 73, 80, 92; mentioned, 19, 62, 107. Step, Tom, petitioner, 86, 94. Stephen, Lieut. -Col. Adam, letter to Fauquier, 280; mentioned, 102, 233, 264, 271, 274, 276, 281,

Thacker, Edwin, mentioned, 138. Thomas, John, deferter, 24.

Thomas, Slichael, petitioner, 26. Thompfon, Waddy, reimburfed, 117. Thompfon, William, claimant, 221.
Thornton, Francis, claimant, 6, 63. Thornton, John, mentioned, 140. Thornton, Prefley, burgefs, vii, 7, 70, 201. Thornton, Col. Prefley, mentioned, 291. Thornton, William, burgefs, vii, 58, 121, 199. Thorp, Francis, claimant, 67. Thrailkild (Thrailkeld) James, claimant, 6, 63. Three Sifters, a ship, 292. Thurfton, John. See Thurfton, John. Thurfton, John, reimburfed, 166, 167. Thufton, John, See Thurfton, John. Thwaites, Dr. Reuben G., mentioned, ix. Thweat, James, reimburfed, 223. Ticonderoga, Capture of, xiv; mentioned, 268.
Tillotfon Parifh, petition, 73. Tippling Houfes, a(5l to reftrain, 115, 121. Tobacco, petition to eftablifh infpe<5iion of, 59, 91; short crop of, 5; act in reference to, xi, 208, 216, 227, 228, 236, 237, 239, 240, 243, 246, 247, 248, 256; warehoufe for infpe<5lion
of, 70.

286; reprefentation of, 97. Stephens, Lewis, adt to eftablifh town on land of, 17,39, 42, 45. bill to eftablifh town on land of, 20, 31, 35. See a\{o Stevens, Lewis. Stephenfon, Richard, claimant, 96. Stevens, Lewis, bill for eftablifhing town on land of, 23. See alfo Stephens, Lewis. Stewart, Jofeph, claimant, i8g. Stewart, Capt. Robert, mentioned, 68, 86, toi. petitioner, 10 1. Stewart, Walter, memorial of, 10 7 Stirling, Mrs., mentioned, 271. Stobo, Capt. Robert, letter from. 152; mentioned, 112, 150, 162; reimburfed, 151, 152. Stokes, William, petitioner, 238. Stratford Landing, bill for erecfting warehoufe at,
;

no, 120, 121, 122, 124, 128; petition in reference to, 70, 91. Straughan, Reuben, claimant, 161, 207. Strays, A(5t concerning, 125; bill concerning, 121, 123; law concerning, 63. Street, John, Jr., claimant, 24, 64. Stretch, John, petitioner, 34. Strother, Anthony, mentioned, 18, 61, 68, 105. Strother, John, claimant, ig, 64.

Todd, Mr., claimant, 85. Todd's Warehoufe, mentioned, 216, 228. 238, 243.

Tom, a

slave, 79.
42, 45. '3. S'. 257; bills for eftablifhing, xviii, 23, 31, 35; petitions to eftablifh, 20, 95, 100, 107, 229, 333, 238, 243.

Tomkies, Francis, claimant, 213. Towns, a<5ts for eftablifhing, 38,

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Travis,

Edward Champion,

burgefs,

viii,

69;
27,

cor-

oner of James City Covinty, 135. Treafurer, arft {or appointing, 13, 17,
bill for

23,

45;

appointing, 22; report of, 37. Treafurer's Account, report of committee in reference to, 116, 250. Treafury Notes, iffued in French and Indian War, xv; printed, 9, 15. Trent, William, mentioned, 236. 255.
Triplet, John, petitioner, 26. Truftees ,aas paffed to allow truftees to make Ipecified difpofition of certain property, xvni. Tucker, Robert, mentioned, 201. Tucker's Plantation, mentioned, 229.

87, 119, 122, 123, 124, 139, 142, 144. 148, 16c, 188, 190, 201, 221, 222, 224, 230, 236, 239, 243, 245 252, 256; clerk of General Court, 287. Waller, Edward, claimant, 186. Waller, William, burgefs, viii, 27. 43, 109, 116, 119,

121 deceafed, 159. Wallis, Michael, petitioner, 103, 107. Walthoe, Nathaniel, clerk of General Affembly,
;

3.

10, II, 14, 15. 27. 3. 3'. 37. 39. 40, 42, 43. 44. 51, 52, 55, 77, 81, 93, 103, 106, 108, no, in,

Tully, Peter, a servant, 31.

Tumbull, Robert, claimant, 195. Tumbull, Stephen, claimant, 195.

Turner, Capt. Fielding, mentioned, 195. Turner, George, agent, 263, 264; letter from,
265.

115, 117, 119, 123, 124, 114, 128, 133, 137, 147. 149. 150. 151. 162, 166. 167, 171, 174, 175, 177, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195 196, 207, 232, 233, 237, 241. 244, 247,

264,

Turner, Paces, claimant, 6, 63. Tutt, Richard, claimant, 195.

Two Penny

Adl, 285.

Tyas, John, claimant, 138, 207. Tye River, mentioned, 186. Tyler, William, petitioner, 57, 69. Tyrie, Dr. James, claimant, 33, 38.
U.

Underwood, James,

claimant, 81.
vii, 58,

Upfhaw, John, burgefs,

202, 252.

V.

Valentine, Jacob, petitioner, 27. Van Braam, Capt. Jacob, mentioned,

162, 227, 238, 246; reimburfed, 166, 232. Vaughan, John, claimant, 6, 63. Vaux, Ephraim, petitioner, 214. Veal, George, burgefs, vii, 75. Veal, Mr., sheriff of Norfolk County, 135. Venable, Abraham, Jr., account of 24; claimant, 19. Venango, mentioned, 209, 280. Vernon, Richard, claimant, 22, 64. Veftries of the eftablifhed Church, lift of thofe diffolved by the General Affembly of 1758-1761, xviii; proceedings in reference to, xviii. Via, David, claimant, 6, 63. Vice, John, claimant, 67. Virginia, as a part of the Britifh realm, carrying on war againft France, xii; boundary line of, 281; Governor of, 41; mentioned, 4, 8, 10, 40, 41, 123, 200, 224, 268, 269, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 280, 281, 287, 297; money voted by Parliament for, xv, xvi. Virginia forces, mentioned, 268, 270, 273. Virginia Gazette, mentioned, 285. Virginia Houfe of Burgeffes, mentioned, 275. Virginia regiment, adt to continue service or, 194, 236, 237, 242, 192, 193. 226; bill to increafe, 88, 97, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, no. III, 112;
,

251, 252, 255, 256; 160, 177, 195Ward, Charles, deferter, 24. Ward, Jofeph claimant, 208. Ware, Nicholas, petitioner, 72, 108. Warehoufe, petition to eftablifh, 107. Waring, Francis, burgefs, vii, 58, 202, 240. Warren, Robert, claimant, 186. Warrick, mentioned, 276, Warwick County, burgeffes, viii; return of writ for ele<?ting burgeffes, 11; sheriff of, 24, 62. Wafhington, George, burgefs, vii, xiii, 57, 66, 113, 139, 141, 142, 143, 147, 150, 188, 223, 225, 227, 228, 240, 241, 248, 252, 253, 254; Colonel, 12, 16, 24, 37, 82, i6i, 261, 262, 265, 266, 280, 281; in command of the Virginia forces, xiii; patron of bill for the eftablifhment of the town of Woodftock, xviii. Water, bill concerning, 257, 248, 251, 253, 254. Waterford, mentioned, 281.

125, 152, 178, 197, 248, reimburfed, 43,

127. 157. 186, 200, 249, 151,

Waters, Philemon, account of, 99. Watts, John, mentioned, 264; petioner, 232. Weaver, Jacob, mentioned, 6, 63. Weaver, Tilman, claimant, 6, 63. Webb, Col. Daniel, mentioned, 261.

Webb,

Lewis, burgefs,

vii, 37, 72,

119, 141, 144. 215.

Week's Plantation, mentioned,

97, 99. Weill, Frederick, a servant, 38. Weft, Chriftopher, petitioner, 141, 147; reimburfed, 148. Weft, John, petitioner, 140. Weft, Thomas, petitioner, 140. Weft India, mentioned, 292. Weft Indies, duty on slaves from, 150, 151, 15a; mentioned, 293, 296.

Weftmoreland County, burgeffes, tique Warehoufe, no, 120, 128; Matto.x Warehoufe, no,
burgeffes,

viii;

Matcho-

121, 122, 124 120, 121, 123, 201; 69, 124, 128; mentioned, 59, 75, petition, 70, 91; return of writ for eledling;
11,

Weftover Parifh,

Wharf

petition, 238, 243, eredled, 161, 209, 210, 217, 232; petition to eredl, 233.
38.

219, 228,

229.

Lieutenant-Colonel
cers of,

of,

97;

memorial

of

Wharton, Jofeph, a servant,

offi-

162, 205, 209; mentioned,

7, 12, 19,

27, 39, 44, 64, 66, 68, 80, 89, 102, 107, 138, 139, 140, 141, 188, 209, 211, 255, 268, 272, 273, 276, 278, 280; refolve concerning, 187; service continued, 216. Virginia troops, mentioned, loi, 127, 269.

W.
Waddill, Edwin, claimant, Wade, Robert, burgefs, vii,
238
186. 28, 58; petitioner, 117. 151, 166, 221. 18, 62, 96.
31,

White, Captain, mentioned. 286, 288. White, Robert, claimant, 186. Whitehall, mentioned, 108, 123. Whiting, Thomas, burgefs, vii, 7, 44, 57, 215. Whitloe, Hays, claimant, 10, 63. Whitton, Richard, claimant, 14. Whyte, Captain, mentioned, 284. Whyte, Richard, claimant, 76. Wigginton, Roger, petitioner, 195, 210.
Wilkinfon, Thomas, affignee, 86. William, Rev. Mr. See Yates, Rev, William. William, III, mentioned, 231.

244; reimburfed, 35.

vii, 67,

Wade, William, reimburfed,

Wager. William, burgefs,

William and Mary College, burgefs,

285; prefident of, 291; electing burgefs, n.

viii;

mentioned,
for

return of writ

WagftafT, Francis, mentioned,

Walke, Anthony, Jr., burgefs, viii, 35. Walke, Thomas, burgefs, viii. Walker, Alexander, claimant, 60. Walker, James, petitioner, 234, 237; recommended
for cnfign, 262.

Williams, Captain, mentioned, 83. Williams, David, petitioner, 97. Williams, Henry, mentioned, 83. Williams. Jofeph, commiffioner, 14, 60. Williamfburg, adl to enlarge, 43. 45. HQ. '28;

bill

Walker, Dr. Thomas, mentioned, j6i, 274, 275, 276,

279.

Walker, Thomas, burgefs, vn,

234, 243,

12, 16, 17, 27, 32, 33, 58, 59, 93, 114, 117. 119, 146, 149. 88, 230,

examine accounts

252; commiffioner appointed to of, 165; report on con-

dudl of, 88, 89, 90. Wall, Thomas, claimant, 3^, 64. Waller, Benjamin, burgefs, vii 7,

9, 16, 21, 22, 26. 27, 28. 31. 34, 35. 38, 42. 44. 5'. 57. 7>. 8o.

to enlarge, 35, 38, 42, 124; bill for removing seat of goveniment from, xix, 229; burgefs, viii; mentioned, 20, 25, 28, 31, 34, 49, 64, 87, 89, 101, 157, 164, 165, 177, 184, 206, 221, 222, 224, 239, 243, 247. 257. 269, 271, 274, 276, 277, 281, 282, 283, 284, 291, 292, 29 V. place of publication of original journals of" Iloufe of Burgeffes, xi, xii; return of writ for ele<5ling burgeffes, n. Willie, William, claimant, 161, 207.

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Willing, Charles, mentioned, 271. Willing, Mary, mentioned, 271.

Wormeley, Ralph, burgefs, vii, i88, Wren, James, claimant, 161, 207.

213.

John, mentioned, 24, 62. Wilmington, mentioned, 268. WiUon, Charles, mentioned, loi. Wilfon, John, burgefs, vii, 25, 28,
Willis,

Wright, Robert, petitioner, 22; reimburfed, 28. Wright, Thomas, claimant, 67. Wythe, George, burgefs, viii, 7, 9, 22, 28, 44, 57,
58, 138, 140, 144,

58, 68,

r-

,.i^9; Wimbifh, James, claimant, 213. Wimboufh, James, account of, 147, 204.
Winchefter,
a<5t for enlarging, 17, 38, 119, 128; bill for enlarging, 81, 87, 92, 102, 107, iii, 118, Fort Loudoun, mentioned, 16, 124; 21, 24; 32, 33. 36, 39. 42, 45. 71. 82, 225, 228, 236, 241, 248, 251, 253, 254, 257, 261, 264, 271, 274, 278; petition, 81, 99, 189, 209. [John ?], burgefs, vii (note i), 202.

71, 74, 97, 121. 122, "35. 146, 149, 150, 159,, 220, 223, 230, 240,

"9.

106, 108, 109, iiS] 138. 141, 142, 144, 145. 160, 188, 201, 202. 214, 243.

102,

^
Yates, James, appointed doorkeeper,
158; i66.
5,

deceafed,

172;

reimburfed,

Winn

57, 43,

135, 151,

Wifconfin, State Hiftorical Society of, ix. Wifhheart, Alexander, a servant, 38. Withers, Thomas, petitioner, 172. Witton, Richard, commiffioner, 60; petitioner,
227, 232.

Yates, Rev. Mr. William,

50, 56, 135, 158, 172, 151, i56, 177, 195.

appointed chaplain, 5, 185; reimburfed, 43,

Yeates, James. See Yates, James.

Womack, Abraham, claimant, Wood, James, petitioner, 17.

174, 207.

Yeocomoco River, tobacco infpecftion on, 59. York County, burgeffes, viii, 69, 87; mentioned.
128; petition of jultices of, 220,229; return of writ for eledling burgeffes, 11; York Town, 229. York-Hampton Parifh, mentioned, 285. York River, petition in reference to, 91, 104, 203, 227. Yorktown, petition in reference to, 69; wharf at warehoufe in, 229. Yoimg, Ezekiel, claimant, 81.

Woodbridge, John, burgefs, viii, 7, 59, 235. Woodroof, William, claimant, 85. Woods River, mentioned, 295. Woodfon, Capt. Obadiah, mentioned, 19, 20, 81; petitioner, 27, 33; refolve conceming,37. Woodftock, adl to eftablifh town of, 240,241,257;
bill for

eftablifhment

of, xviii,

227, 233.
90.

Woodward, Captain, mentioned, 89, Wootten (Wooten) John, claimant,

138, 207.

Yotmg, Lawrence, claimant,

39, 64.

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