The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-29
Tu.gsnia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
TuuRsDAY. DAcember 8

THURSDAY, December 90
letter signed An Eiec,or of kenawha coun
~ directed TO the Chairman of The Committee
ofPrvlsges and Elections, was presented to the
House and read, stating that Ciaudus Buster
one of the delegates from the said county is at
this time coroner of the said county, and there
fore not qualified "a hold a seat in the House of
Delegates Ordered, That the said letter be re-
ferred o. the cpmm,ttSe of pr,v .leres and Eiec-
lions, that they do examine the matter thereof.
end report The SAME with their inion thereuDon
Co the House.
The Speaker lad before the House letter
from the governor, covering The copy of a letter
from HenryJ Carnbisl, escheator of the county
0f Rockingham, Ia relation To- lands in said coun-
{y, liable 60 he escheated
Petitions were presented and read from Henry
Birch. free mar, of colour, praying that his two
SONS, John and Bond, who are now his slaves
but whom he wishes to emancipa;e, may be per
mtted after their emancipation, to remain N this
state Also a petition of Finley Ferguson and
joseph Hayes, of the borough OF Norfolk and
executors Of Thomas Reed, decd late of the
sad borough, praying the pass re of a law re
hnqushhg the commonwealth right to certain
real es,ate, of which the saId Thomas Reed died
Gea d, IN favor OF certain of the relations Of said
Thomas, to whom he has devised the same bu,
who are aliens-Frcrn A lam ID ckenson, pravnr
the passage OF law authorizing him 10 discb,rqe
nv lands, at fair valuation, lying IN Green ,ri.r
ar kenawha, or that he may be permitted to nav
BY instruments, IA claim which the commonwealth
has against the petitioner security for cert;n
lohn Brown ami William Morris, the purchasers
al the executive ut number of slaves-Frn,n .,
number OF the inhabitants of the counties of
Monroe and Giles, praying some pecuniary aid
sTom the Legislature IN opening public road
from tie riOu.h OF Blues;one To iniersect tho
State road ut the moutl. of Lower Loon creet
From a number OF the inhabitants OF the tow, ne
@ont0e, IA Botetourtcounty. stating rnanv incon.
venlencies and hazards to which the pcopl. of
said town are exposed for want of plenty of we
ter ; and praying tie passage of law to estsb
Isha company for conveying water to the sa;I
town by pipes--From number OF the inhsb
tants OF The town OF Smithfsld, in the county ,,f
Jefferson, praying that further time NAV be al
lowed them TOR improving their lots ia the said
town-tron number Of the inhabitants of the
town at Waterford, in Loudoun county Draving
tbat tie trustees of said town NAV TN ii,tutc he
annually elected by the houseksepers of said
1" wn. and that taey may be incorpor2ted-Vrou,
anumhe7 OF tae Inhabitants Of St4R1rd county.
praying that the court Of Esi county NAV he AN
thur2~dto lay levy No RAISE M 1uey to pay f.,
destroying crowS-FrOm a number of tn. inn,
bil mis- of the counties of Goochland and I.ouis.
prsyng that public road may he established on
tbc line between the lands of Daniel Couch snd
Thomas Richardson, from the main road 10
James river. and also public landing on the =,
Sef, which petitions were referred to the com
miitee Of propositions and grievances. TO which
are referred the said petition from the town OF
M artinsburg, also other petitions on the subject
pt opening tue aforesaid road and establishing
Pie said landing
81 petition was received from number of the
inbaeitants of Buckingham county, on the subi-ct
ct openng road from Rockiisn Gap to Sc9tt,s
ferry, on James river also a petition from a
number OF The inhabitants ct Nounwsy and o.
theT counties, on the sub ect of opening = road
from the NORTH Carolina line TO Richmond -
which petitions referred 10 the committees
20 which are referred other petitions on the same
snbjccts
A petition was read from certain inhabitants oi
the county ct HARRISON, praying that the superb
or courts on law m tins common wealth NAV be
empowered to grant divorces--Aisoa petition
of small number of the Inhabitants of Harrison
county, who formerly belonged to Ohio county
praying TO ne re. annexed 10 Ohio county-From
Dolly SmItnson, praying TO be divorced from her
husband Bryant Smithson-Also a n.tition from,
certain tFeeiioders of the county nf w aehn..,o,
stating their grounds OF belief that an error of
considerable magnitude committed in run
ming the boundary line between this state and The
state of Tennessee by the commissioners some
time since appointed ay the tyyO states for ibs;
purpose, and praying that provision M Az be made
by the legislature for revising the said trans scti
on, and snnlGsSting The sand error. should it be
found ~ s5exist- Also petition from Thos.
Gibson, or MonOngaiia county, making promo
.-sais to the Legislature for introducing nto this
{$ are the culture OF SIX, on CERTAIN conditions IN
)She sad petition stated Also petition OF Koht
PClough, OF Hanover county, praying comDensa.
ton for services rendered by hIs deceased father
during the revolutionary war, as clerk to the
courts martial Of said cOuuty--And the question
beng put on the reference Of said petitions II
passed in the negative.
The following petitions were received and or
!. dered to he laid upon the table to wit A net,
>on from the officers of the I9,b regiment OF mi
'SfltIa, from Mary Tree black woman, from Iohn
Richards, from Andrew Monroe, from John T.
keigh, from James IL Munford, from, .undrv
inhabitants OF the county Of Notioway. from
Charles YanCey and others, from Iohn Brinps
from Fred RIGA Augusta Beeltr from certain -,
&abitants OF the county Of Fauquier. from certain
IDhabitantS OF the town Of Port snouth from tha
officers, commissioned officers aud soldiers
of the 7tb regiment OF militia, fiOm 3 White.
head and Edward Brown, executors of lanes
Brown, decd. from certain inhabitants If the
county of Charlotte, from Andrew Lewis from
Elizabeth Arnold and Lydia Wheeler, from tb..
inspectors OF tobacco at Shockoe Warehous,
from Allen Simpson, from Vim. Pickett from
the constables Of Henrico couuty and from the
iuhabitsnts VI HehrIco county, relating to Waller
Spurlock.
FRIDAY, December 81.
The House, according to the order of the dav.
resolved itself INTO committee Of the whole
house, on tue state OF the common wealth: and
after some time spent therein. Mr.. Speaker re-
sumed the char, and NIr Johnston (of Prince
Edward) reported, that tne committee bad, ac
cording 70 order, had under consideration, a bill