Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-13
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CHESTERFIELD TY-INSTRII CrlONS

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a Supplemental Report Of tie Results.
At adjourned meeting of the Committee acting in
day OF December, 1854, at Chesterfield Courthouse for
irter asccrtaning and reporting the number of qua
lifted voters who have signed the Letter of Instructions
The C0mmitee-Arcibald Thweatt james Elam
Charles f. Woodson, Edward III. Moseley, Higgison
Hancock, Richard N. Thwcatt, Green Hall George w
Cole, Benjamin Moody, Richard Elan, Silas Cheata,n
William Fisher, William Goodc, IT,, Edward Anderson
John b. Goode, William Ellis, John Gregory Daniel
Wcisiger Austin Spears, William S Ovcrion, Rowlet
Jackson, Archer Tnylor A. Ill. Branch and Patrick
Cannon: ARCHIBALD TIIWEATT Chnn'n
GEo. w. CoLE, Secretaru
The Committee on examination of further returns of
instruction papers, report the additional signatures be
twenty which produce aggregate OF six hundred
and twenty-seven being majority Of the whole number
of legal voters, which amount to about one thousand 40
heretofore reported Ii is proper to state that titles to
property, by descent marriage division Of estates and
DEGREES OF courts OF justice make it difficult asccr
tam the precise number of qualified voters all their
names do not always in due time appear the Commits
sioner's books.
The Committee well informed, that many other
voters would have signed had the Letter OF instruction
been presented to them. majority being ascertaned
and 1t being fact ofgenera noorcty that consdcra-
bic majority of the legal voters in favor of President
Jacksons Administrations the Committee deem il ex
Pedent to close their commisson after adopting the fol-
lowing Resolutions
/. That the Chairman enclose a copy of this supplc.
mental Report with the Resolutions to Mr. Johnson our
State Delegatc-a like copy TO Mr. Old State Scna-
torand like copy to MIR. Archer, Representative
g That the Chairman publish n copy of his letter to
Mr. Johnson, with the answer, now before the Committee
and that the Chairman also make due publication of tho
communications he may hereafter receive from Mr. John
Mr. Old and Mr.. Archer, the subject of the In
structlons consequence of official letters addressed 10
them by the Chairman, i'll performance ofthc duties as
signed to him.
g. That the Chairman and Secretary sign these pro-
ccedngs, and that the Editors Of the Public Journals IN
Richmond and Petersburg be respectfully requested to
publish the same in their respective papers.
d. And lastly. That this Committee now adjourn with
out day. ARCHIBALD TIIWEATT Chg,'n
Gro. w. COR, Sccry
The following are true copies Of the letters above
mentioned
CHEsrERFIELD CoUSTY Nov. Goth, 1884
To WILLIAM r. Johnson, Esq.
Dear Sir: As Chairman of the Committee actnp on
the subject Of Instructions in this county the duty de-
wolves ON me- of now enclosing to YOU the Delegate
from this county to the General Assembly of this Com
Inonwea, certified copies Of the letter Of Instructions
list of the signatures Of the qualified voters and the
Report Of the Committee thereto annexed Permit me
TO tender you the assurance that the confidence
Is entertained by the Committee, and by those whom
they have the honor TO represent in your ready ocd
ence Of those Instructions proceeding Immediately from
a majority Of your constituents.
An early answer to this communication is respectfully
requested. With great respect, yours, &c.
ARCHIBALD TlfWEATT, Chairman, &C.