Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-08


his intention 10 emancipate his slave,
namel Lou,lon, aud praying for the
r.asons therein stated that he may be,
permitted 10 reside as a free man in
tiis state, IS reasonable.
2. Received, as the opin on of this.
committee, 9hat the pc ition OF Ed !.
mund Mason, Clerk OF the superior
,curt OF law,,for Greensville county,
wh. is also clerk uf the inferior court
of the said coaa rraying thathe MAY
be permitted to keep the records and
papers Of the first meuzioned court
with those Of the other court. which he
is allowed to keep at his own hoess,
un ilau oace shall be provided 'or him
according TO law, is reasonable.
8 Resolved, as the opinion Of this
con mittee, That the patitionot Henry
Birch, a free man CT colour, setting
forth that he has Pa, chased two Of his
sens who are slaves, & whom he wishes
to .nancipate. and praying that they.
may be permitted to resideas free per-
sons inihis stare, is reasonable.
q, Resolved, as the opinicn of this
committee, That the petition Of Hugh
KeIso, setting forth that he sold attract
cfland lying in Harrison county, TO a
certain John Beatty, that the said Bea-
e. having died before the cons;derati-
on money was paid, me said land was
sold agreeably to the will of sale
Beaty, and purchased By the petition
ers IN satisfaction of his debt aforesaid
that the S. ID Beatty beingan alien at
the time Of his death, The said land is
supposed % be escheatable TO the COM
monwealth, and praying that the right
of the commonwealth may be vested
In the petitioner, is reasonable.
S. Resolved, as the opinion of this
committee, That the petition OF Holt
Wilson ard others, who were securi-
ties for John Armstrong, jr. sheriff Of
Norfolk County for the year 1909, pray
ing that for the reasons thers sin stared
theg may be released from their osli-
CATION as securities aforesaid, or that
the legislature win gran, them some
O her relief, is Reasonable.
6. Resolved. as the opinion "a ib;s
committee, THAI so much of the peti,i-
on of sundry inhabi,ants Of the town
of Petersburg, as pray that Major Ell,
beck, free man Of roour, who mi-
grated into this eommenwealih since
the year 1898, NAV have he privilege
of .becominga ci.!Ssn thereof, be re-
jected.
z. Resolved, as TIE opinion of this
cermmit,se. That the residue of the las,
mentioned petition, praying that the
said Major, 4od also his wife, who is
a native Of the island .ot Gaudaloupe,
may be permitted TO reside within this
commonwealth, is reassnsble-It APP
pearipg 20 your c0nmitiee that the
said Major Elheck, and his said wife
ere persons of good character, & that
they have several children now in the
said town Of Petersburg.
The said resolutions heing read a.
second time, were agreed to BY thf
house.
Ordered, That the bills be brought
in pursuant to the LIST, cd, Sd, 4th. 18Th
and 7ih resulGtions, and that the. Com
miUee for Courts of Justice do pre-
pare and bring in the same.
A report from the Committee for
Courts Of Justice (which lay on The,
table was taken up and read in the
following words:
The Conmis,ee for Courts OF JUS
tice have, according to order had un-.
der their consideration the petiticp of
Finlay Fergus and joseph. Hayes
exc utoss OF TIE last win and testament
If Thomas Reed. deed. to them re-
ferfed, and hsve come TO the follow
ing resolution thereupon:
Resolve 4, as tGe opinion of this com-
ni,,ee, That the said petitioo setting
forth that the testa.or 10y. his said will
devisedcertain real estate in the bo-
rough Of Norfolk TO his relations, who
are alien aud IN consequence thereof,3
that the said Estate hath beoome es-
chratablc 70 the commo rwealth; and
praying ihs' 30 act may pass surhoIis-
lag the petitioners to dispose OF the
sasne, * jisir:bute the proceeds lhtse-
OF among the deyisees aforesaid, in
such manner as may seem just, ~ cord
irg te tie intention Of the said testa-
III, Is reasonable.