The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-14

ling resolutions thereupon:
/. Resolved, as the opinion of this COM
mittce, That the petition of sundry inhab-
itants of the town Of Lewisburg. in the coun-
10y Of Grccnbrier, praying that AN act may
pass allowing them further time to build on
and improve their lots in the said town, is
reasonable.
! 2. Resofved. as the opinion of this com
mittec, that the memorial and petition Of
sGndry inhabitants OF the county of Mason,
praying that an act may pass appropriating
. sum of money to be applied towards inn
proving the road from Harrisburg to Point
FlcaSant, and down the Kenawha river to
its confluence with the Ohio, is reasonable.
3. Resciped, as the opinion of this COM
mittee, That the petition Of sundry inhabi-
tants OF the county of Shenandoah, praying
thasan act ma pass establishing turnpike
across the. Massanotten mountain, on the
road leading from Thornton's gap to New
Market, from Suith's creek on the west,
to the Whitc-house on the east side of the
said mountain, is reason able.
q. Re$olued, as the opinion of this COM
mittce, That the petition of sundry inhabi-
tants OF the county of Shenandoah, PRAYING
= mat an act may pass establishing a town on
the land OF Isaac Ruffner, near the Hawks
bill creek, i'll the said county, is reasona-
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5. ResolOed, as the opinion of this COM
mittec, lhat the petition and memorial of
snndry inhabitants of the counties of Frede-
rick and Jefferson, praying that an act may
chester To Harpei.'s ferry, is reasonable.
6. Pcsolved. as the opinion Of this COM
! mlttee, That the petition of sundry lnhabi-
tants OF the county of Frederick, praying
| that an act may pass, establishing turn
PIKE road from Smokers ferry, through the
town OF Berlyvilie, to Winchester, is reaso
! able. - :.
The said resolutions being severally twice
read, and the question put thereupon, were
agreed to by the House.
Ordered, That bills be brought in pursu-
ant thereto; and that the committee of Pro
positions and Grievances do prepare and
bring in the same.
Mr.. Stdnard (of Spottsylvania) from the
committee for Courts of Justice, made the
following report IT he committee for Conrt,
OF Justice have, according 10 order, had un1
der consideration several petitions to then,
referred, and have come to the following re-
solutions thereupon
| ResotUed, That it is the opinion of this
committee. that the petition of James i.
iClowney, praying that he may be permitted
70 ol1ns INTO TINS commonwealth negro
man slave, named Isaac, to whom he has
derived title, by gift from his father, is rea
sonable.
2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this
committee, that the petition of Robin LUIS
tice, free black man, stating, that about
ten years past, he purchased his wife Eve
who was then the Slave of Henry Parker, y.
Accomack county, the consideration os
which purchase was by agreement to be
PAID In llmi' time that said Eve. to-
gether with hcA future increase, was convex
Ifad I'm no NOT
OF the purchase money that since the time
OF the purchase, the petitioner anu his said
wife have had tw~ children, named Bowman,
and Peggy that the consideration of the
SAID purchase has been paid and satisfied
and praying that when his said wife and
children shall have been regularly enamel
pated, they may be permitted to reside in
this state, notwithstanding the laws to the
contrary, is reasonable.
8. ReSoIUed, That it is the opinion of this
committee, That the petition of Charles
donovan, praying that the right OF the COM
monwealth to a tract of land in the county
of Bath, of which Owen Kelly, late of the
said County died seized, and which was pur-
chased for a valuable consideration by the
petitioner, OF the widow of the said Kelly.
may be released to him, is reasonable.
a. ResoiUed, That it is the opinion of thi.
committee, That the petition of Samuel
Harris, "a man of colour, VIII was enamel
pated by the last will and testament of q
certain Mace Clements, PRAYING that he
may be permitted To enjoy the beneht of
freedom III this commonwealth, is reascna
bic.
S. ReSofued, That it is the opinion of this
committee, Thatthe petition of Mary Ward,
widow OF jeremiah Ward, Of Kenawha
county, stating, that she hath Joint estate
with certain Josiah Morton, i'm negro
man slave, named Tom, his vile name Nan
cy, and their male child Jim, which fell TO
her and the said Morton, by a division of
her fathers estate, who resided in the state
OF Kentucky, and praying that a law may
pass, allowing her to pay the said Morton
for his moiety Ill said slaves, and to held
them in this state, without mourning any
penalty thereby, is reasonable.
6. ResotUed, That it is the opinion of this
committee, that the petition of the inhabi
tants of the town of Stepbensburg, in the
county of Frederick, praying that an act
may pass extending the powers of the trus-
tees OF the said town, Is reasonable
The said resolutions being scver.illy twice
read, and tl,e question put thereupor, were
agreed To by the House.
a petition was presented and read Of An
thony Sydnor and Thomas Pittnan, inspcc-
tors of tobacco at Indians creek and Dy-
mer's warehouses, Bappahannock river,
praying to be Unidentified out of the surplus
fund Oil tobacco exported, for "a loss of a.
bout three Thousand weight of tobacco sto-
len out of the said rc-houses--And--A