The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-08

DENY IN tho county Of CaroEne,y With amend
ments. Ia which they request he concurrence Of
the House at Delegates.-The II. of ID. concur
red.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from the governor covering o letter from the go
vernon OF the state Of Maryland, referring to GER
tain resolutions Of the legislature OF said state,
relating to part Of the boundary line between
the SAID state and the state OF Virginia; which
letters and enclosures being read, were, on mott
on, order d to be laid upon the table.
a report, from the committee for Courts Of
Justice, (Which lay on the tablet was taken up
and read in the following words The Copmii.
tee Tor Courts of Jus,i1e have, according to or
der, had under their consideration several petit.
ons 20 them referred, and have come to the fol-
loving resolutions thereupon:
l. ResoIVed, as the opinion of this committee.
That the petition Of Wilson Miles Cary, setting
iorth that II is his intention to emancipate his
slave. named Loudo,n, ard praying for the rea.
sons therein stated, that he may b permitted to
reside as free man in this state, is reasonable.
= Resolved, as the opiuion of this com mittee,
| ihat the petition of Edmund Mason, Clerk of
the superior court of law, for Greensyile county,
VINO IS also clerk Of the inferior cour, of the said
county, praying that he may be permitted to
keep the records aud papers of the first mention.
ed court with those of the other court, which he
Is allowed to keep At his own house, until an
ofhce shall be provided for him according to law,
is reasonable
8. hesoioed, as the opinion of this committee;
mat tne petition OF Henry Birch, free man of
coiour, setting forth that he las purchased two
o' ms sons who are slaves, and whom he wishes
10 emanc;pate, & praying that they may be per.
United to reside free persons IN this state, is
| reasonable.
g. Resolced, as the opinion of thus committee,
ihat the pc tion of Hugh Kelso, scttng forth that
he sold tract ofland lyiag in Harrison county, to
setan Jno. Beatty, that the sd Beatty having Iii
Gu oeiore the consideration money was pad, The
sa'd land was sold agrecably to the wilof SAID Be-
asy purchased by the petitioners in satisfaction
Oh ms debt aforesaid that the said Beatty being
an alien a. the time Of his death, the said land is
supposed to be esSbeatable TO the common wealth
AND praying tina, the right of the common
wealth may be vested in the petitioner, is reason.
O. ReseiUed, as the opinion of this committee.
ih"t III petition OF Holt Wilson and others. who
wvre securities tor Jonn Armstrong, jr sheriff
OF Norinit county, tor the year 1909, prayne
thst io' the reasons therein stated, they NAV be
released from their obligation as securities afore.
said' or that the legislature will grant them some
| other relief, is reasonable.
| o. ReSOIoed. as the opinion of this committee
That SO much of the petition OF sundrv ,nbab;'
.sh!s OF the town OF Petersburg, as prays that
1 MAJOR Eioecks free man of colour who mipra
tea INTO this commonwealth since the wear 1908.
may nave the privilege of becoming citizen
thereof be rejected.
-, T. fessfced, as the opinion of this committee
That the residue of the last mentioned petition
praying tina, the said Major, and also his wife
VINO Is native of the island of Guadaloupe, NAV
De permitted to reside within this commons
wealth. IS reasonable-It appearing to your com
nhi;iee that the SAID Major Eioeck, and mis- sale
w'fe are persons of good chsr.ster, and that the,
nave several children now in the said town Of
Petersburg. -
The said resolutions being read second time
were agreed to by the house.