Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-08

| necessary To- raise certain small slaves. until
they become useful, rs directed by the last will
critic said Esther RUSSELL ALSO petitions
from James Williams, praying that the com
mOnWeaith's right To certain tract of land
containing 1929 acres, i'm the county of Mo
nongalia, of which certain James Lang died
seiZed, be- vested i'm the petitioncr:-from
James Dunlop of Petersburg, to- be authorised
To enancipatc Il long tred and faithful slave
named John Brown, SD that he may he per-
united In reside as a free person within the
commonwealth from Susannah Baker, wi
dow ot Waller Baker, sc. praying for leave
To sell so much of the land, of which hr died
selsed, as will pay the debts tu. from his Is
tatc:-from the devisces and legal representa-
tivcs OF Abraham Brubaker the elder deceased,
who, IN his lifetime, was proprietor of the town
OF Woodstock in the county of Shenandoah
praying that law may pass appointing one
| ar more commissioners, and vesting in them
the power OF executing all necessary convey
! ances as well for lots, as any other interest
which the said devisecs or their representa-
tives, now have or may hereafter have, of and
in the said town, and the land and lots therein
from Mary Stephens, wife of Peter Ste
phens, for divorce from her said husband -
from Judith Cooke praying to be divorced
from her husband John Anderson Cooke -
I'LL ,chich petitions ,esre referred 10 The commit
Tee for courts Of justice.
memorial was presented from Thomas H.
Clark, complaining of the undue election and
return of VIM. Walton, as "a Delegate from
the county of Pittsylvania. when the memo
rlaist las he alleges) had greater number
OF lawful votes than the said Walton Re
terrtd TO he committee Of pripaieges and eiec-
lions.
| PehttonS were presented from Dabney
Carr, Judge of the Superior court of Chance-
ry for the Winchester District and of the
gentlemen oil the bar of the said district pray
ing Tor law TO authorize and require the
courts OF the several counties therein, to levy
annually sum, not exceeding 500, for the
purpose of making a reasonable compensation
TO the corporation of Winchester, for the use
by the SAID court of an apartment in their
town hall the room in which the said court
is now heid beng badly constructed for that
purpose from the mayor, recorder, and
| common council men of the corporation of
lcesburg in Loudoun county, praying certain
amendments to the act of the last session. in
| relation To the said corporation also from
Archibald Bate, OF the town of Bermuda
Hundred, to be authorized by law to erect, a,
ms own expense, one or more wharves ON the
beach opposite to certain lots of his 10 use
the ballast from the ballast bank mt the said
town, Tor that purpose; and to be allowed
| reasonable term of years on said wharves. as
Vh'ch seurat petitions were referred 10 the
committee of Propositions and Grievances.
Iettuons were also presented from Tho
mas Eaton, poor and aged soldier of the re-
VolutioH, praying some provision for his inn
mediate relief, and to be placed on the pen
SION list from Joseph Granti,am, late dcpn-
ty sheriff for Magnus Tate, sheriff of the coun-
ty OF Berkeley, to be allowed the full com.
mission of - per cent. on 3d. 81 ID cts. mart
a np of Il,
county (which sum was paid into the treasury
before the 1st of Nov. in that ycar,) although
IN consequence of the sickness of the peti-
TONER, the full payment of the SAID revenue
was not completed until after that dav from
John Click of Shenandoah, praying for law
10 authorize re-assessment of certain lands
OF his, which in the late re assessment were
rated too high :-RejcTred TO The committee of
claims.
A Petition was presented from John r..
Floyd and Others, praying the establishment
OF ferry from the lands of the said F!ovd
on Kings creek in the county of Northamp-
ton, to the towns of Norfolk, Hampton and
| YORK also remonstrance of Peter Bow
dom of Northampton in opposition to it:
also petition from sundry inhabitants orthe
counties of Stafford, Fauquicr, Culpeper, and
Spottsylvania, requesting the passage of law,
incorporating company to erect a turnpike
road from Fredericksburg to the Forge Mills,
| through the island occupied by Joseph Law
renee :-Referred to the committee of roads and
internal navigation.
A memorial was presented from the trus-
tees of Anne Smith Academy in Rockbridge
county, proposing to surrender their trust and
property of the institution to the Legislature
upon condition that the debts of the nstitu-
ton be paid, and the buildings and other pro-
perry applied exclusively to the purposes OF
female education; and binding themselves TO
execute, when required, such writing or con
veyance, upon those conditions, as the Eegis-
iature may require from the trustees of, and
subscribers to,tle iIaymarIlet Academy in the
county of Z. William, praying for law TO att
thorise the sale ofthc buildings belonging there
; TO, and requiring the commissioners of sale to
liqildate and discharge, from the proceeds of
tue sale, the outstanding debts of the said in
stltutlon Also memorial, of the trustees of
the Wheeling Lancastrian Academy, praying
the General Assembly To make an annual ap-
preparation of $780, out Of the Literary Fund
for the benefit of the said Academy and a
.Henloridt of the inhabitants of Martinsbure
ana It's vicinity in the county OF Berkeley
praying for an act Incorporating certain per.
sons and their Successors by the name o
the MartiDsburg Academy :"-All which
f were referred to the committee of School.
, and Colleges.
Thursday, Dec. G.-On motion Of Mr.. Epps
leave was given to bring in Il bill authorizing
, the Executive to move the stores from For
: Powhatan, aud TO sell the buildings"
On motion Of Mr.. Crump of Cumberland
leave was given to bring in a bill ''to chang,
the times Of holding the superior courts o
law for the counties of Prince Edward anC
Cumberland"
On motion Of Mr.. Mennis, leave was giver
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