Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-12-22

thence west so rs to make about 400 acres
next to Richard Vcnable's line, which lot
/ l wished divided, so as TO make two lots, O.
; 200 acres each, and the rest of the land to
make another lot, including the mansion
house, and ut the death of my wife, should
she survive me, desire my executors TO
dispose of the land in lots as above mcnti-
oned, upon such credit, as they shall think
| to the best advantage, and the money aris-
: ing thcrcfrom, after the payment of my
Just debts, should the sale ofmy perishable
estate be insuifcicnt for that purpose, to be
equally divided between my six children,
to wit: John, Joseph, Jesse, Daniel, Rich
ard and Obadiah, and their heirs forever"
1t appears also to your committee, that
the wife of the testator died in his lifetime,
that the said executors had not sold the
land at the time of the election and that
! Obadiah Michaux voted for Is. B. Woodson
10. Reao!ved, therefore, as the opinion
OF this committee, that the vote of y badiah
MiohauH 3 legal vote.
ltappear also toyour committee, that Jao.
u. Parker was under age, at the time of the
election, and that he voted for Blake B.
Woodson.
II. Resoiecd, therefore. as the opinion
of this committee, that the vote of John II
Parker is al illegal vote.
Your committee Deg leave to report that
in the deposition of 81 liam F. Mann, jr.
it is stated, that he voted in right OF tract
OF land, containing IS 1-3 acres, which he
purchased Of the trustees of William f
Mann, senior Il deed for which has been
duly recorded, previous 10 the election, and
that he had possession more than six months
before the election. And also shat it is
stated in the deposition of joan Hatcher,
that William F. Mann jr. purchased the
land on which he voted, on the 29th Octo-
Der 1900, under deed OF trust, executed
! by his father William +. Mana, ,snior
. to Willis Wilson and the said john Hatch
er as trustees, that William + Mann vino
had given the deed of trust to secure the
payment of the purchase money for che said
land, lived outhe same at the TINS UT sale,
I :, that his son w. lived with him at that
time. 1t also appears 10 your committee
that William F. Mann, jr. voted for Blake
b Wooiso1
| H. Rcso1ped, therefore, as the opinion
I of the committee, that the vote Of w. F.
, Mann, il. is an illegal vutc.
/ ItappeaYs also 70 yailr com nittee, that Fran
( els Aniersonh had no land o. lot c,ia.ged ~ The
commissioners land bpoks thar he voted in
+! right of t"act Of land containing 800 acres
devised TO him, and two other chai,l,en BY his
father reserying In his mother aiif, estate who
is now living; and that he voted for Blake B.
| W03dSon.
D. Peso!oea!, .ier-fr5-., as the opinion Of this
! committee, thatthe vote OF Francis Anderson
il an illegal vote
/ i1anperra also tnyOur committee, that Thos.
Hill voted in rghtnfa tract ofland containing
j over 50 acres, purchased of Lari,in Smith, for
| which he has deed, dated in September 1906,
which was recorded IN OctOberthe same year ;
that the said Larkin Smith sowed his, Hills,
seed wheat for him on the land in September
1906, OF Which the said Smith had possession ;
that III November 1896 he took possession :
and that he voted for Blake &. Wooison.
Ia. Rsso!ost, THEREFOR, as the opinion Of this
committee, nat the vote OF Thomas Hill IS a
legal vote.
Your committee beg leave to report that
the votes ut James Angela, Hugh JUNIOR, John
GiHiAm, William Wray, John Boa;right, Scy.
more, Wright, Jun. Joseph Wuodson. Isaac
Johnston, John Hill, if. Jo':n M!chaux, Tho mas
DCdac, Fleming C@yce, John Kciso, William
: Coleman. IT William Anderson, IOshua
= Orange. Creed Haskins and Nicholas Durham
= winch were oliecsed u, in the notice furnisl,
t cd Blake q. W0odson by Jcrman Baker ~ il
legal; have been odmi;tcd by him to be lcga
f votes
II. Reso&ged, tiey5f5ye, as the opinion o
this committee, ;h"t the votes aforesaid Al,
I legal votes, and that thcv ought 60 remain Ol
q the poll Of Blake =. Wood on,
Q Il appears 60 your committee thr ThOma
=, Moore, senior, voted IN r. :ht OF 81 ares md
, half Of land which nc purchased from WIFE
avn Jenkins and wife, with = deed dated i
March 1904, TINT Of the said purchase lie ha
- not been in posscssS Of ten acres the sam
being when purchased, and now continues sub
jcct to the dover OF Lucy Jenkins, that on TN
u balance me has lived for three years and tha
d n Ct.d for Jcrnan Baker;
S, 10. Ress'ysL, hcysf5ye, as the opiUion ofthi
L committee, that the vote OF Thomas Moore Sc
e Nor, is sn illegal vote.
y 1t appears also to your committee that San
ucl Ayes, jr. voted in right OF I'll acres Of ian,
OF without any Improvements on the same al
ri that he voted Tor Ierman Baker
T. II. FesoiUsd, therefore, as the opinion Of th
4, committee, that the vote of Samuel Ayres, /
-s is m illegal vote.
IL appears also 90 your committee, that RI
bert FrSyser voted in riglt OF 90 acres of iar
-. Of which he had been IN posscssin for m4r
~ than six months previous to Che election tn
~ hc had q deed therefor which was proved a,
q ordered 81 be recorded ON the day Of election
We and that he voted foc Jcrmaa Bakers
OF 10. Res9i0sd, therefore, as thc opinion OF Ga
% committee, tlIat the vo.c If Robert Frsyser "
al, legal vote.
he II appears also toyour committee that =
cliolas Faulkner voted in right ogatract q Ian
on containing about 100 acres, devised 90 hi
las for his life 10y the will of his father, which h
been duly proved and recorded, that hc
lat been IN possession ofthe laid land for abe