Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia: Anno Domini, 1776 (Classic Reprint)
| AUTHOR | Virginia, House of Delegates of |
| PUBLISHER | Forgotten Books (12/08/2018) |
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General Assembly, begun and holden at the Capitol, in the city of Williamsburg, on Monday, the seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six.
On which day, being the first meeting of this General Assembly, pursuant to the appointment of the late Convention, the members who appeared having taken the oath directed by law, which was administered by the Privy, Council, repaired to their seats in the House of Delegates.
Mr. Treasurer reminded the House of the necessity of proceeding to the choice of a Speaker, and moved that Edmund Pendleton, Esq who had before presided over the Convention with ability and integrity, should take the chair of the House as Speaker; and thereupon the said Edmund Pendleton, Esq. was elected without opposition, and conducted to the Chair, from whence he made his acknowledgments to the House for the honour they had again conferred on him.
Ordered, That the several officers of the late Convention be continued officers of this House.
Ordered, That the Chaplain attend to read prayers every morning at seven o'clock, and that Mr. Braxton do wait on the Senate and acquaint them therewith.
The Speaker laid before the House a scheme of trade proposed by the Commissioners of the Navy, and approved by the Governour and Privy Council, with their request that this House would assist in carrying the same into execution; which being read,
Resolved, That this House do approve of the said scheme, and that the Treasurer do pay info the hands of the Governour and Council the sum of 5000l. for carrying the same into execution, and that Mr. Jefferson do carry the same to the Senate for their concurrence.
The Speaker also laid before the Convention a letter from the Hon. John Page, Esq. informing him, that although the utmost diligence had been used by the committee appointed to superintend the engraving the seal of the Commonwealth, the same was not yet completed, and desiring the House would take such steps to remedy the inconveniencies arising from the want of a seal, as they should think proper; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Adjourned till to-morrow, 10 o'clock.
The Speaker laid before the Convention two letters from the President of the General Congress, enclosing several resolutions of that honourable body; which were read.
Resolved, That this House will on Thursday next resolve itself into a committee to take into their consideration the said letters and resolutions.
Resolved, That this House will to-morrow resolve itself into a committee to take into their consideration the state of the country.
The Speaker laid before the House a before from the Governour, together with several papers therein referred to; which were read, and ordered to be referred to the committee upon the state of the country.
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General Assembly, begun and holden at the Capitol, in the city of Williamsburg, on Monday, the seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six.
On which day, being the first meeting of this General Assembly, pursuant to the appointment of the late Convention, the members who appeared having taken the oath directed by law, which was administered by the Privy, Council, repaired to their seats in the House of Delegates.
Mr. Treasurer reminded the House of the necessity of proceeding to the choice of a Speaker, and moved that Edmund Pendleton, Esq who had before presided over the Convention with ability and integrity, should take the chair of the House as Speaker; and thereupon the said Edmund Pendleton, Esq. was elected without opposition, and conducted to the Chair, from whence he made his acknowledgments to the House for the honour they had again conferred on him.
Ordered, That the several officers of the late Convention be continued officers of this House.
Ordered, That the Chaplain attend to read prayers every morning at seven o'clock, and that Mr. Braxton do wait on the Senate and acquaint them therewith.
The Speaker laid before the House a scheme of trade proposed by the Commissioners of the Navy, and approved by the Governour and Privy Council, with their request that this House would assist in carrying the same into execution; which being read,
Resolved, That this House do approve of the said scheme, and that the Treasurer do pay info the hands of the Governour and Council the sum of 5000l. for carrying the same into execution, and that Mr. Jefferson do carry the same to the Senate for their concurrence.
The Speaker also laid before the Convention a letter from the Hon. John Page, Esq. informing him, that although the utmost diligence had been used by the committee appointed to superintend the engraving the seal of the Commonwealth, the same was not yet completed, and desiring the House would take such steps to remedy the inconveniencies arising from the want of a seal, as they should think proper; which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Adjourned till to-morrow, 10 o'clock.
The Speaker laid before the Convention two letters from the President of the General Congress, enclosing several resolutions of that honourable body; which were read.
Resolved, That this House will on Thursday next resolve itself into a committee to take into their consideration the said letters and resolutions.
Resolved, That this House will to-morrow resolve itself into a committee to take into their consideration the state of the country.
The Speaker laid before the House a before from the Governour, together with several papers therein referred to; which were read, and ordered to be referred to the committee upon the state of the country.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.