The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-22
HOUSR OF DELEGATES.
FlIDAY, Dec ~,

IN p~cee<'s ot'tS- safe VA Other lands for their
eenefii," wefr read 4 tSilvi tiu1 & pissed
Nig- Asdispu, trom he Coyinitee OF PROMO
SIT IS Grievances, r,Sle u c folio rros. report
I'll ConIaiOee II Propositions and Grievan
&c, sve, Ncc'EdinE ,c or.fer, had under their
CT liberation sNT.iry ret .Fons 70 them REFEREED
AMI rave cnme ~ t''e susov, S.tcsolutoy,s there
UPON: ~
/, RSe,re1. as .hs opinion of this committee,
7 = the rrt'''-T, N Iu,,;. Iyach, seD;or, Of the
cran.y ~ C,N,peSt pcsyifa t,ia, aw nc, nnsy pass
au''oilsing him 10 erect tcll hcj[!ge across
] ne RIVER, opposite rs;e town OF Lynclburg,
n aTiser csle H Netfs isnding, or at the place
we've The sad Lyoc.'s iecry IS kept, is reasun-
abb
Resc.'pet, rs t,,c o;riv,,<aa Of this committee.
That ''le t't.i'iro Of sundry ichNbitaW,s ofthe
eouNig OF amherst, prs3n'g ,i,>t act may pass
iocVrYDss''Ny a oN'suIs,S Co erect tod, bridge
sEross Jssr,es rirSr. t,oru the ban$ drectIv opro
81 lover l. .Es ever SLACK Water, & ter
pNv at'1g n she Amherst St6,sc, ua The land Of
JOIN Iy"ch, be rejected
) ResetcS9, as tsic opiaioR OF this coiomiisee
Tfat ;hc pet't;on ct sftDdyY inhabitants &c The ma
r'sh " :, May an tlr county of Caroline p,<.y-
ius, ,hs' an set may pass establishing academy
al the cA''rh of t|le said parish commonly sa!-
led he Noun c,,utch, iy reg son atle.
EeScIred ~ tvs cpinien of t!is committee
II a IT, ;c'unn at sUndFy mi Ab,tznts of the
counties - Primo William and Fairfax praying
thsi an act may pass Incorporating = company 10
e. .-4'S' NVfN}llSf- ro&t'. 10 COnTHSuCe at the
T. ,u''ra,ion e ;h hunting creek turnpike. .,
d. ran, ~ F3irfsN ounty, and upon the ynsin
st~se ros3 from AIext76ril south vsrclly. from
sh'ace To con;iGGe 1he present route to The town
OF oc"cQV 3, IS reasonable
5 ReseIetS, as tue opinion of t.is committee
Ttaitht ptt'JloU of William Harrison, Of the
eopo cf Petersburg, praying ina; an act may pass
c''arf0'oS an order OF The tustings court of The
ss'd town, IN relation TO 4 street opened in the
~ town, close 20 the west end u his house, is
reasonable
8 ReasIer6, as the opisiou oS this committee,
E''st ii'e prtitoV OF sUHdrs inhabitants Of the
county OF Stafford. praying that su act may PASS
sppo'ntHsg commissioners to collect certain mo
MICS arising fcorl I1e sale uF The CIebe lands of
Over Wharton Parish, aud part ct the Giel,c
As1ds 81 Byirs wick parish, tn which the sajd
c'inty 's enttted, and % authorize the said com
m'ssr>a=rs 10 apply The same towards the sun.
port of free school ia such manner as 10 them
Ms seem most convenient and proper, is reason.
able
The iirst sEstl second Revolutions were, order
ed to ne lad ca the tsl1le-Tte Sd, Sth 5th, and
OF resolutions, were agreed TO by the ,Ao,Ise
M j"'DSt"H [ct Prince Ed ward) from Che
Comuli,iee Cor Courts of Isistice, made the fol
Towing report The Committee for Courts of
Justice hSve, 3cc0IriRg To order had under their
c.'us DIGESTION several petitions 20 them referred.
s"f lSYe come to the wing resolutions there
upon
y heSg1SSI, as ttsC opinion oil IA IS committee.
Z Il th3 Pe''tion OF lingo & free tISck mani set
tIrg forth thathe has lately received a deed ofc
Emancipation under promise Lbereof made rim
prev 20 the year lsC5. and praying that ne
NAV ENJOY his freedom this state, is reasona-
b.
Ee&e!c-9! .,e Hy!j!.:a!. &c t.:s committee
IT, he Beeiton ct James Lott. setting forth
thaf sith '"gA he vas ucpsted previous to the
ys, 'S95 ny TIE last will and teSisyncr: of the
peTs;-e 70 WON re theu belonged, he was af
tsrw srds sold TO sstisFy Inc debts of his deceas-
&C III sie7 ,hAt Fiorr The Indulgence ofthe pur
Chaser. the IctitiOTev bas been ensbled 20 pay &
has ao;UsI'y pad ife arno oft!rs purchase mo
ne, srt obtained deed Of emancipation, and
praS lng that ht NAV TeTnaiR p free in this
st:r, rc<soI rbl AGREED 80 by the House
(PeitnCs were presented and reed froR Jacob,
slave residing IN the county Of Sussex, stating
that his freedom was begueathed him by The last
VIII and Sestanegit Of his Late master, John Hot,
provided the Legislature would sanction such
bequest. aEd praying the passage Of law 20
carry into effect tDat part of said will from
Pharoah Sheppard, free negro, praying The
passage OF law emsncipatinE MS son Pharaoh,
VINO IS tis own properly, with liberty for his
sad son 10 VefHaR ~ this state from suntlTy
Inhabitants OF the county Of Dinwidiie, PRAYING
the passage of = law authorship Peter coinnon-
Iy called PeIeT Spain, 70 remain as a free man
IN this state, upon his paying 70 the Representa-
lives ofKObert Spain; deceased, a certain sum Of
From BenJ amin Edm0nds. Of the county OF
Brunswick, pr-ryiHg to be divorced from his
wi. @avtha--FrOm the said Martha Edmunts
~ite Of Che said Benz amin EdmUnds, DENYING
thr ftct Ct TECOnunence stated as the cause on
Which the pslitiOn Of the said BeHiamn Ed.
minds IS founded, tut joining in the prayer for
. GvoTce---froTn number of the Inhabitants
OF the cnuHiies of 4MeckienbuFg, Lunenburg,
Nottowsv Amelia, Chesterfield and other pls
ceS. praying that the Legislature would adopt
me as for opening a road leading Directly from
the North CsroiiBs line 10 the city OfI<ichmond
agrecsbiy 20 a rou, hid down in tie said p
titci,,---TlIis last referred to select Commit
tee
SATURDAY, Dec IL
Mr.. Monroe, from the Committee of Privileges
and Eler tons, made the following report
Tbf Committee Of Privileges and Elections
have, according - order, had under their c onsi-
dsraUon the resolution of the House of Dele.
ga,es, insiructrg them TO enquire into the con
duct If IOIn VI Keen, one of the Delegates in
tire PR SEW general assembly, from the county
OF Lse, who is represented 20 them 70 haze been
gu " Of tho crime Of bjgsmy, agreed upon a re.
pon, and come to the following resolution
fhereupon
1t appears to yoUr commt!ee, from the cert.
Gcste Of John ~. Bl2'r, minister of tie Presby
terisn Church, IN Richmond, tilat BE married
John BcKeon 90 his present wife, on the I'd day
Of Junt, 1910.
1t appesrs also 20 your committee, from the
festncny Of Francis Smith, t'tat John MCKenn
did introduce IN the Town of Abingdon, and pass
fer his wife, q woman whom afterwards he de-
MED 20 re 50 that on lis fist arrival there, he
was patron sed b. gentleman in that county, 10
II, ~ art, re a.. H.