Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-23
Virginia Legislature.
MOUSE OF DELEG.lTE $.
,TuEsDAY, December 10Th, 1871.
On motion on Me SeawCn

y
Mcssys. SeaWeil, Mtchi., smith, stevenson, Bow
yer, Evans, Vashon. Fitzhugh, Pesrgm, Pryor ltJ-
bcrtson, Scott tot Fsn uier) Winston, bilIFss la!
kcr (Gi Northampton Dave, Beeson, otey and
WOO,iing.
letter was resolved Ind read from tic Cover
nor, Informing this House that the Journal Of the
of Delegates, Tor the inspection of the General AS
sembv.
Ordered that the said letter lie laid upon tic ta-
bic
On motion of Mr.. Buekner,
Ordered that leave Le graAted To b,ug iH' bali
" Concerning lie several acts OF Aiemoy, fespec-
ting the nrnpke roads from Sng Aer'a, Nagai's,
and Ashbys gaps, on tho Blue RWls 20 Sisxan-
Gra,' and that Niessrs. Buckner, SeoSt (oT Fau-
query Strods. Turner, Early, Morgan, Dtwe, Gib-
sou and Julian 90 rre,.-se and bring in tia same
A petition from number % tie Inhabitants OF
Grayson county, to the same effect Psv,..er bethons
heretofore presented the subject ct the supcr..-
Courts Of Cbanoery, was presented and read, @ui
ordered to be referred to the committee, 70 which
the said petitions have been referred.
petition was presented and read Of James
s-e-d %-ss1.trg, that in the gear 1909, he srni-
grated from the iowa CT Niillamsborough, IN the
county Of Granville, State o. Nar.a Caroline. tothe
county Of Halifax, in Virginia, and praying be pee
mttcd to introduce into this state certain slaves CIV
en- him by his father-Also,
4 petition Julius, Of colour, and Lucinda
his wife, praying to be permitted enjoy the Bone
| fit OF freedom within this Commonwealth;
a petition of Elizabeth Trimmings and Sarah Rail
ley OF the ety OF Richmoru, praying reuquislrt
ment OF the commemorative right to a lot ia the
said city, Of which John Haley their Either died
| possessed
4 petition of William wyhne. citizen Of wake
county, IN the OF North Carolina, representing
that Ie IS te eldest sou, and (acccrtng % the for
| mer lawl heir at law Of Matthew Wynnc &C Sussex
county in this state, who the eldest and her
| at law OF Snowman Wynne of the same county OF
Sussex; and praying uquiShment, tOrhis benefit.
OF the right Of the commonwealth 10 certain slaves
\ which were devised Ey said SlOwman Wynue to his
widow for life, and, after Ler death, his grandson
Robert Wynne, who died on the nth Of September,
i776 ntestate, without lawful issue, and having ne
| yer been married
! a petition Of Joe Booth, free negro, emaneipa-
ted by the last viii Of James Booth of Southampton
county, praying 10 be permitted TO enjoy his free
| dom within this commonwealth
| petition of FincasGe Serrett, OF the county Of
| Washington latca slave Belonging To William King
deceased, but nov free, having been crnasncipated
| by Of King 5isly, for reasons set forth in the
SAID petitions praying 20 be permitted to remain IS
/ a free person in this state
| petition of tupdry citizens of Prince George
| county, IN favour OF James Williams (who was bail
| for the appearance OF certain Randolph Fuqua, at
! the suit of the commonwealth pgyiug that fine
imposed upon him the s;ud williams in Gov sequence
of the said Fugua's FORGETTING his rceoguizaucc, bo
! RENTED
A pctitioa of sundry mechanics and others in and
near Lexington in Itockbridge county, praying ee..-
tain amendments TO the laws relating 10 the apurc
hending and securing of runaway Apprentices and
petition from the county Of Greenblier, pray
ing pecuniary assistance for the support of au Aca-
DENY at the town of Lew;sburg in The said eounty.
and also that law may pass incorporating the said
| insttation
! Ordered that the said petitions be referred to the
committee for Courts of Justice; that they DO exa-
mine the matter thereof, and report the same with
1 their opinion thereupon TO the house
| petition was presented and read OF Thomas
! Fawcctt, and others, inhabitants OF the county OF
| Frederick, praying, for reasons set forth in the
said petition, that the sum of fifty four dollars and
| forty four cents, which the said Thomas Fa,gcett
| been for ferF
prosecution against certain Jesse Calvert for per.
jury, be reimbursed him out OF publis treasury
| also
petition of David |. Burr, Of the city OF Rich.
| nOnd Cor ike Reimbursement Of the sam Of ono
hundred and thirty-tvo dollars eighty-cight ceDts
paid, b. mistake of his agent, for the redemption Of
| certain lands which did not belong TO the perso,s
o. whose behalft0c said money vaspaid
| petition OF Edmund5 Mason, Clerk Of The couu
u Of Grecusylie, setting forth that la consequences
| Of bis having been appointed that Office On the
resignation, and not on The death, Of Peter Pelham
his predecessor, he cannot recover OF the estate al
the SAID Pelham compensation for returning q the
Clerk Of the General Court such lists Of e,,nyevar-
ccs, &c as ought 20 have been furnished v the said
/ Pelham previous 20 his resignation; thai, In oledi
q the Law passed Al the last session of Assem-
bly,, he had furnished such lists and therefore rfoyz
| 70 be pad, tor hl5 labour, by the commonwealth.
| petition ot Waller Rcdj, Clerk efthe county oe
Henry, OF similar nature the said Redd having
been appointed Clerk Of this county on the rosgns
ton oflOhn Cox
/
county, representing that he served three wears de-
ring the revolutionary wsr, "a soldier I'm The service
! Of THIS commonwealth, and received two dangerous
wOuads that he iI now old and infrm and very in
digeat, and ias not received l7 land bount, - 81.
| bsiy which tbere is now no land 10 be found he
| therefore prnys pccuniarv reromperf. 20 tho Va.
luc thereof, By the allowance Of som Of money Lar,
li7 immediate relief, and annual pension daring
| lie;
A petition Of John OvcrsU, agent I'm. Carr wa.
Lane, praying that the nett proceeds Of th, ssl
OF certain csshcatcd property in Qusnceo NccL md
n The tssn otDuulres late the property OF Ed,,stJ
! Rice, deceased be applied, ia part Discharge of n
/ Judgment obtained joe tie county court oh 4 irf,v
by simon IripiCttt surviving executor og William
Carr Lano, deceased, against Edvsrd Roc. oxecit,.
| Of Dr. William savage, deceased;
petition oi jamrs Hart, one ofthc Com rliss;or
cfs 81 he hcvcnucs DOB .ts county ~ pitt-vlv4pis
praying compcn39t ioI ocria., extra services rem,
dele 10y bins n 0bci7ncc 100 the act passed tbe ,ft
of February, 1910, cuulcd ru act 10 con,pel f,.
sons alo own iands 90 this commonwealth To- con-,
th1 same TO DC cutcredu ihc b0lks of the Comm,
'iouers Of The Revenue, aud for o. her roirposcs
Petition ui Jamci VI. Wlui uns another fo,-.
missioner Of Che same county, 10 smiIar eH-.f
| and ''
a petition Of Robert Pollard, ON bebslro a. r,,,..
Swami, VI Che cominouv Caith of Ma.slchu c,ts t
| VIM for many years past h4s tcsIcd in Fr,,r.
praying torrlesOns sctiOfth m th.sstf tefitio- ,j
| certain interest paid hy hum ntolthc trsss,.'~ ~
| money due Tor taxes Oh ccrt iu ktts LeI, To-
| the said SwauD, which hid 1r.orcotf.ly fc,9 ~ ~
U "a 9th .rf.