The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-12-21
Vmginaa Legislature.
EXTRACTS FRO.H TIE JOURNALS.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday. Decen,6er 9.

Mr.. holland from the Com mttee Of Propositions
and Grievances presented q report Of several reso-
buttons OF the said committee upon Petitions them
referred which was received and read rs follows
The Committee of Propositions aud Grievances
have, according to order had under consideration
suudry petitions to them referred, and have come
to the following resolutions therecpon-I. Resoiv-
ed, the opinion OF this committee, that the pc
ttion OF sudry inhabitants of the town of Leesburg
IN the county OF Loudoun. praying that an Act may
pass enlargng the limits Of the said town is reason
able. Resolved, the opinS,, of this commit ee
that the petition of sundry inhabitants of Shepherds
Town and its vicinity, in the county of Jefferson,
praying that an Act may pass incorporating Trus-
tees OF an Academy already established in the
said Town, is reasonable said Resolu.
lions, ben. twice read, were, que stons severaly
put thereupop, agreed to by the House
A Petition was presented and read, of William
ii. Edwards, an infant under the age of twenty one
years, by William Edwards his father and next
friend, setting forth that, many years sgo, GER
tain James Anderson a native of Scotland einigra.
Ted to tins country. and soon afterwards, became
resident in the family of Edwards (the
grand sther Of he infant petitoner) who then resi-
dec in the county OF Surry; that the said James
Anderson continued to live in the said family unit.
the death OF the said Edwards, by whom
he was very kindly treated and Supported, and from
whom he received the means Of accommodating some
property that he, after the death of the said
Edwards, moved to the house of the pc.
dtioner William Edwards, and lived with him as one
Of his family received his support and maintenance
and every attention which kindness and hospitality
could extend to him until his the said Anderson's
death; that he acs nmusted SIN all estate in person
al property, which he determined TO bes,ow on The
infant Petitioner CT whom he was Godfather, and
frequently declared, (partcularly when on his death
bed) such to be his intention; but died intestate
leaving no relation, in this country, or elsewhere
far the petitioners aavsed--the infant pc.
6tioner therefore praya the General Assembly TO
release to him the rights of the Commonwealth. &
of the President and Directors of the Literary Fund
To the said estate; ard produces sindry aidsv,s in
support OF his petition also, A petition of Mary
free black woman, late OF the county of Stafford
stating that, in consequence OF her fidelity and at.
tachment to her late master, who died about four
years ago, he devised to her, by his last Wil the
sum of go dollars cash. 500 lbs. of pork and three
barrels of Indian corn, to be paid her annually from
his estate during her life and also bequeathed to her
house and garden, with an adequate supply of fire.
wood at the same time leaving her free from sa.
very; that her husband and three children reside
In this State in which she, therefore, prays permis
hon to reside as free person producing, also,
certificate OF number of persons in her favour
Who express an hope that the prayer of her petition
viii be granted "A Petition Of Robert MBroon
Of Brooke county, wing that his brother Thomas
in the year 1854, emgrated from the kiHgdom of
ireland to the United States and settled in Tie state
OF Pennsylvania. where lie resided until the wear
1898, when he ed to the said county Of RrooLe
purchased land therein, & the Cd day of January
1896. obtained CONVEYANCE for t6O acres frnro m
Matthew Wallace and wife--thst his said brofher
before he removed to this Commonwealth. had be-
come citizen Of the United States and died in NOS.
session OF the said land, leaving the petitioner his
only heir who (soon after his decease) took
sion, and is in the occupancy thereof brt thru,
his ignorance of law, has hitherto neglected TO an.
ply for the benz ft of the laws for tn. naturalization
of foreigners--he therefore requests the Legislature
to pass an act confirming 10 him his claim to the
land aforesaid, and exhibits sundry documents in
support OF the prayer Of his petton--A Petition of
James, man oil colour, Of the county of HAMPSHIRE
emspcipated by. certain Archibald tintbicum,
praying permission TO reside as free person in
this State-and exhibiting sundry documents in sun
port Of such his humble reques--A Petition of
George Bnter man OF colour, representing that,
about thirty year. ago, he was brought into this
Commonwealth as a slave, from the state of MARY
land, and sold that being advised that he vas en-.
titled to his freedom, by the laws of the State he
brought suit, in the Circuit Court Of Washington
against his theH master, Conley Fnay and receiver.
ed his fresdom at the last October termthat he il
now an old man, and while detained in s,ayert
always behaved in an orderly aud submissive man.
ner-thst he has family to which he is much at.
tsched, and which consisting of slaves he cannot
carry with him out of the state and therefore
praysto be permitted to enjoy his freedom in this
Common alth----pro duoing also a certificate of
many citizens of the county OF Washington in his
favor Referred to the Committee for Courts of
Justice.
A petition was presented and read of a number
Of inhabitants of Brunswick county, for the establish
ment Of Town AT the Court. Honse thereof unon
the lands lately the property of Philip Williams
decd. and now belonging to Peggy Williams, his in.
fsnt dsughter--Also, petition of VIM MeCIunp of
the county OF treenbrler, praying that the tolls al
lowed by the Act authorizing him 20 build n toll
bridge Big Clear Greek in the county aforesaid
be increased to ct least double the rates established
by that act, for reasons set forth in said peton-A
petition ofsundry farmers residing in Augusta couu.
y. pssying that new company he incorporated for
Che purpose Of opening and making nayigabIe fhe
Shenandoah River and its branches; upon the prin-
siples OF certain propositions made to the Directors
OF the Potomac Company, q agreed to by them -
petition of the President and Directors of the Po
tomsc Company, lin pursr-, ce Of powers vested
Ia the by resolution of meeting nf the Stock.
hoders) that the further time of YEAR,. to be com
puted from the expiration Of the time already gran
ted, be allowed to the said company to complete
the navigation If Potomac River-Aiso, in support
Of the aforesaid petition, for the establishment of
new company to open the Shenandoah River s, its
branches; upon the principles mutuolly agreed up
on between the Potomac Company and the psti-
TONERS for such act of ineorporaton-A petition Of
sundry citizens OF Russell county, for the establish
ment Of seminary of learning in the said county
under the name ut AMITY HAL1. AGADEMY5
and that certain gentlemen named in the margin Of
the said petition, he appointed Trustees thereof
"A petition of suudry ibhabitants of the county Of
Cumberland, thst law may pass sutborisinp the
raising the sun Of Eve thousand dollars. BY way of
lottery, for the purpose OF erecting a toibrdgs g.
cross APpomattox River, & church near the low
Of Felixville in the said eounty-knd petition ef
suhdry inhabitants of the county Of Washington end
other counties, representing that they experience
many very great incaoulable incSnyeniences from
the want Of having their public ro=ds put into that
repair, which, by proper attention, would be rende-
red easy aud, principally, because oterseers of he
public highways fnd il 50 convenient to elude the
vigsuce Of the ooupty courts praying therefore,
that the fine imposed on the ssrveynrs Of biahwsys
t.s.,r a