The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-25
LaA stature of T;ra.n:a.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tusj2ar, Dec. lstb, 1904.

Mr. Johniton reported from the committee for
courts ofutice, that the committee had according 70
order, had under their confederation the petition nc
Robert Campbell, TO them referred, and had AGREED
upon report and come to refoluton thereupon.
"hich hehandedinat thecierks stable whcr the fama
was twice read and agreed by the houe as follows
it appears 70 your committee by the oath of Sanu
el MCraw that he has been well acquainted for fone
years pat with both TIE petitioner and Anne his
VIE that the conduct OF the petitioner towards his
lard wife during that time, has Away, appeared TO The
deponent to be tender afeGtonate and unexo ep.ona
pie; that tor many years their happsts appeared t.
be mutual; but that within the period of abou, e;b
teen months lait paa frequent unfortunate d.rsnr.
happened between the faid parties in which the fai;
Anne. generally ipoke OF an unfortunate connetfo.
OF her hufband in trade with certain John Hck, a,
the principal caute of complaint but finally confeH.s
10 the dePonent that The attached to another
Perfon than her hufband, and that fhe fopld f,or,
Richmond, the place of her redeDce depart, with the
laid Perion, as her future friend and protector Tbs,
ometnes at the intance of one of thepe,i,ioner and
iometnes OF the aid Anne, the deponent heard ther
mutual complaints, in none of which when the c,,d
Anne was IN proper Temperature of mind did fhe
accue the petitioner OF any nal towards
iier That ihortiy afteir Their final difference. which
produced feParation between them in Apr, Ian III.
dePonent was requelted draw article, of feperator
between them, which being done, they were accor-
DINGHY executed by the fad parties That letter
dated at New-Haven, 25th November 1904, addrec
led to the ponent, and fgned I" formerly Anne
Campbell, now Anne Bates" and exhibited to The
e im;tee, IS IN the proper hand writing cf the wifi.
OF the petitioner i'll which faid letter the depsnent
VINO hated to your committee that he is in the hab,
OF corresponding with the fad Anne relative to cer
tam property conveyed to him the mutual trunes
OF the faid parties directed to address his LETTERS
future 20 Anna or Elias Bates ntead of Anne Carnu-
oei the laid Anne rating in the fd letter that fie
srr1arr rid, h. E. RI
sallo directed by the fame letter. to pay the amount
OF orders which might be drawn by her under ,he
fgnature Of Anna Bates
~ further appears TO your committee by the oath
OF the faid depopent, that there is no Hue of the
marriage of the faidRobert Campbell and Anne his
wife.
1t further appears to your committee, by the oath
OF Luman BiihoP, that ne has aio been long acouan-
ted with the faid Robert Campbell and Anne his
wife that he frequently viG;ed them while they lived
together, and for Tome years much happners appear
ed to fubiiit between them That the deponent for
forne time lived ncighbor TO the faid Robert
and Anne and that the aid Robert always appeared
to the dePonent to behave and conduct hin,feif as a
kind aud ahe69ionate hufband towards the faid An
ne That iome ihort time previous to the period at
which ieparaton took place between thers the de-
porent heard Of, and witneTsd many difputes and
qusrrels between the petitioner and his wife i'm all of
which the faid Anne alone fcened to be blauab1e
that he was often IN Fate Of intoxication and in
that tua,ion frequently dagrecd and quarrciled with
her hufband That not long before the fsid fepara.
ton the iaid Anne confeied to the dsponcnt. that
the aoreiaid Elias Rates poiIeGed her affections. and
that The ihould continue no longer with the (aid
Campbell but live with the laid Bates That in con-
leguenee thereof the deponent requenedthe fad Ar
ne not to continue her Wits to his fainy and as the
laid Bates a, that time rented room in the DWELLING
houie OF the deponent, he communicated 10 him the
eoneiiion msde to the deponent by the faid Anne
and dered the iad Bates leave the room rented BIZ
him but as the Opponent could not compel him m do
TO- in eonie1ue1ce Of his agreement with the raid
Bates, the latter continued 20 keep ponefor Of ne
laid room, at which place, the deponent had many
reaions to believe that theiad Anne made fevers vi
hts 10 the laid Bates. That the faid Anne Informed
the dePonent that ne bad @rittena note TO the f6
Bates appointing therein time and place for feeuv
him, and that the laid Bates met her accordioslvo
and that the deponeh has no doubt from certain en-
preiions and inn aiions made To him az we'll BIZ the
laid Amaze the iaid Bates at there was carual n-
tereouTie between them before the feparation Of the
iaid Anne from the faid Ro5eT: Campbell. her
huband hat the dcp1re7: forthwith cor,n1na:ca-
ted 20 the petitioner the evidences which he had Of
the neouitancy Vt the faid Anne hut the petitioner
dheredred fucb conmun cation and av.rred tina. In
all the ailieoDs which he had experienced, his con.
hderce IN her chafty and Fidelity had remained I'M