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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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On December 5, the Virginia House of Delegates received and referred multiple petitions on topics including importing slaves, divorce, land sales, fine remission, court reforms, fire insurance collections, a toll bridge at Lynchburg, expanding the Bank of Virginia, establishing a new town called Paris in Fauquier County, street alterations in Norfolk, compensation for James Beck, and relief for Revolutionary War veteran Campbell McCauley.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5.
Petitions were received, read and referred from the following persons, viz.
From Robert Hardcastle, praying leave to bring certain Slaves into this State.
From James Cheatham praying for a divorce.
From W. Duval, praying to be authorised to sell a certain tract of Land in Buckingham, vested in him as Trustee.
From Jacob Peck, for the remission of a fine.
From J. Fairfax and wife, for leave to bring Slaves into this State.
From Sundry inhabitants of Pittsylvania and other counties, representing certain defects in the present organization, of the courts of chancery, and praying the interposition of the Legislature to remedy said defects, &c.
From the Mutual Assurance Society against Fire on Buildings in the State of Virginia, praying certain alterations in the mode of collecting the debts due the said Society.
From Lynchburg, &c. praying for the establishment of a toll-bridge across James River at said town.
From Lynchburg, &c. praying the passage of a Law augmenting and extending the capital stock of the Bank of Virginia in such a manner, that a branch of discount and deposit may be established in the said town of Lynchburg.
From the inhabitants of Fauquier, &c. for a town to be laid out in said county to be called Paris.
From Norfolk, praying for an act authorising certain alterations in Concord street in the said borough.
From James Beck of Fredericksburg, praying some compensation from the state in consequence of a wound received in assisting to execute a warrant in said town.
From Campbell McCauley, stating that in consequence of a number of wounds received during the revolutionary war, he is in his advanced age, unable to sustain himself by his labour, and praying some provision for his necessities.
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Virginia
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Wednesday, Dec. 5
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petitions received, read, and referred to committees or further action.
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The House of Delegates session involved receiving and referring petitions on various matters including slave importation, divorce, land sales as trustee, fine remission, chancery court reforms, alterations to fire insurance debt collection, establishment of a toll-bridge at Lynchburg, expansion of Bank of Virginia for a Lynchburg branch, laying out a new town called Paris in Fauquier County, alterations to Concord Street in Norfolk, state compensation for James Beck's wound, and provision for Revolutionary War veteran Campbell McCauley.