Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-16


Erc, together With her future increase, was con-
Ne!ei 10 the petitioner, subject TO the payment
Oi nc purchase money; that since the time of
the purchase, the petitioner and his said wife
have had two children named II swman & Peg
gv; that the consideration Of the said purchase
has been psid and satisfied and PRAYING ,ha;
when his said wife and children shall have been
regularly cpanci pated, they MAY be permitted
So reside in this state, potwiths. andinir the laws
10 thc contrary, is reasonable.
;. Resolved, 1ha; i, IS the opinion of this
Committee, that tiie petition Of Charles Dono-
ran, praying th.t the right OF the common
wealth &c i tract OF land IN the county Of Bath,
at which Owen Kelly, lac Of the sail ccun.v
died seized, and which WAS lnrclw.scd for n
valuable consideration by the petitioner, a; the
y.idow Of the said Kelly, may be rclca.ctl 70
Am, is reasonable :
Resolved, That Il is the opiaion Of This
committee, thai the petition of Samacl Harris,
= man ofcoionr, who was cmancipa.csl by the
last viii aud testament OF certain Mace Gle.
licnts, praying that he may be permitted TO en-.
.oyti'e benz fat off eeCiom in this commonwealth
is reasonable
S. Resolved, That ii is the opinion ofthis com
iittee, that the petition of Mary Ward widow
OF Jeremiah Ward, of henawha county, Stating
that she hath joint estate with certain JOSH
Ch Hlorton, IN negro man slave named Tom,
ms wife named Nancy, ard their male child,
Jim, which fell 60 her and the said Morton by a
diT!sion 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
Tor his moiety in said slaves, anal to hold the m
IN this state, without mourning any penalty
thereby, IS reasonable.
6. Resolved, That it is tie opinion of this
committee, that the petition of the inhabitants
Ct the town o: Stephensburg, in the county of
treiefich, praying that an act may pass extend
ing the powers of the trustees of the said town,
is reasonable.
The said resolutions being severally twice
read, and the question put thereupon, were a
greed To by the House.
Ordered, That bills be brought in pursuant
thereto, and that the committee for Courts of
Justice do prepare and bring in the same
petition was presented ard read of Anthony
Sydncr and Thomas Pittman, inspectors OF to-
bacco at Indians Creek and Dymer's Warehorl-
Ses, R%ppahanaock river, praying to Unidentified
out OF the surplus fund on tobacco exported, for
loss OF about three thousand weight of;obac.
co stolen out ofthe Northumberland
a petition of Edward I. Jones, OF Warren
county, state of North Carolina, setting forth
mat, Tor many years past, he has been compel
leo, from the delicate state of his health to vi
SIT the mineral Springs, in Virginia, almost eve
r. summer and autumn and praying 10 be al
lowed to bring with him number of slaves.
not exceeding FIVE and twenty, for the purpose
Ct cuitrvating 4 farm in the vicinity OF the said
springs, and to retain them in this common
wealth three or fouryears
And the question being scyerally put upon the
reference OF the said petitions, it passed in the
negative.
Resolved, That the said petitions be reject
ed.
petition was presented and recd. of Jemima
H c' fFee woman OF colourl of the county
o. southampton, representing that she has pur-
chased, OF certain Benjamin Barrett, and full
y paid for Stephen, a negro man slave. and hus-
band TO the petitioner; with an intention to c.
Hanclpate the said Stephen; that she has 4 n IL
merous family of children, by him, who are de.
pendent on his and her labour, and PRAYING that
he may be permitted to reside in this state af-
ter emancipation, and TO enjoy the privileges
that other free men Of colour are entitled to
Also, -
petition from the county of Jefferson, pray
ing an amendment of the law respecting Grand
Jurics, so rs to make it their duty to present
all persons guilty of an infraction of any of the
penal laws, If within the knowledge of any one
of their body;
petition of Robert Poage, stating that in
October last he removed from the State of Ken
lucky, and has settled in Ohio County in this
state and praying to BE permitted to keep
therein two Negro Slaves, without mourning the
penalty imposed by law
petition Of Charles Carter, Clerk of Lee
County, praying, forreasons set forth in the said
petition, that fine of forty dollars imposed up
on him by the General Court be RENTED
4 petition OF Thomas Spencer and James
Spencer OF North Carolina to be permitted 10
introduce certaih Slaves into this State and TO
retain them therein;
A petition of Elizabeth Breckenridge. of the
County of Washington, requesting permission
TO BRING INTO, and retain In this Commonwealth
Negro Girl, named Matilda, given to the said
Elizabeth by her father vino resides in Ken.
tucky;
a petition Of George Wills, native of Yir.
ginia, but at present residing in the County OF
Cumberland and State of Kectucky, stating
thai, IN the year 1903, he removed from the
County OF Henry in this State, TO Kentucky. and
carried with biTa certain Negro Slaves, natives
OF T5inia, Of whom he was possessed previ.
Gus 20 his said removal; that ne is anxious II
return with his family TO his native State and
pr"ys to be authorised to bring the said Ne
gTocs with him;
a petition of Jerry, "a Negro) on behalf ot
himself and Susanna his wife, representing ths+
they have been cmancipated, for ner;t0,.;nr,
services, by the last viii Of John q. Craish;Il ~
Berkeley County, and praying to be permitted
TO enjoy the benefits ofirccdom in this Common
wealth
petition cf Helen b. Alexander. scttin,
forth, that in November, 1909, she went witt
her husband and two small children TO New
Orlcansi that her husband there died, and sb,
had since returned TO Virginia, with two age,
domeslies, husband and SVe, } whom sh,
wishes TO be authorised to retain in this state
petition Of Lynch billiard, setting forth
that ne was born aud raised in the County O
Campbell and, in the year 1909. havinry me-
ried the daughter Of certain William WarJ
who removed TO the Western Country, rernovc,
thither also that the said William Ward 10
wing died, the petitioner has returned TO mi
statei and prays TO be permitted to retail
therein certain Slaves WHO were raised in hi