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JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

South Carolina

V /

January 8, 1782--February 26, 1782.

Edited by

A. S. SALLEY, Jr.

Secretary of the Historical Commission of South Carolina

Printed for

THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

By The State Company, Columbia, S. C.

1916

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At a Meeting of the General Assembly begun and holden at
Jacksonburgh on Tuesday the eighth day of January One
thousand Seven hundred and eighty two.

His Excellency the Governor and Members of the Privy Coun-
cil being of opinion that the Safety & Welfare of the state made
it necessary a Legislature should be convened, And there being
no Legislative Body in existence, his Excellency by virtue of the
Powers and Authority Vested in him by an Ordinance of the late
General Assembly entitled "an Ordinance for the better Defence
and Security of this state, during the recess of the General
Assembly" passed the day of February One thousand Seven
hundred and eighty, with the Advice and Consent of Council, on
the twentieth day of November, One Thousand seven Hundred
and eighty one. Issued Writs of Election for the several Parishes
and Districts in the State directed to certain Commissioners for
the electing on the Seventeenth and eighteenth days of December
then next, Members of the Honble the Senate, and also of the
House of Representatives, to meet in General Assembly on the
eighth day of January One thousand seven hundred and eighty
two. In consequence of which after due and legal notice given
Elections were held as directed by the Writs, And the Gentle-
men whose names are here under mentioned viz^
M^ Ferguson M"". Joseph Slann M*". John Ward

Doct*". Ramsay Geo. Livingston R^ : Singleton

. M^ Ed. Rutledge Hugh Rutledge R^ : Hutson

John Owen Col^ Wilkinson Tho^. Shubrick

Ralph Izard M^ W"* Skirving John Kean

James Postell & M^ George Flagg — ^being some
of the Members elected for the House of Represenatives met, and
there not being a sufficient number to make a House, the Members
present proceeded to the choice of a Chairman and M'. Hugh
Rutledge being Chosen, took the Chair accordingly, And
Adjourned the House .

till to morrow mome. 10. oClock

Wednesday the 9^^.
The House met according to Adjournment

Present

M^ Chairman
M^ Ferguson Col. Wilkinson

M*".. Shubrick M'. Burke

M*^ Keane M^. Ed : Rutledge

• M*". Chairman adjourned the
House till tomorrow 12
o'clock

Thursday the 10^^
The House met according to Adjournment.

Present
M*", Chairman
M^ Ferguson Gen*. Huger

M^ Burke M^ Ed. Rutledge

Doct^ Ramsay M*". William Reid

And then M*". Chairman Adjourned
the House till to morrow 12 o'Clock

Friday the 1V\
The House met according to Adjournment. —

Present
M'. Chairman
M*^. Ferguson M^ R^. Hutson

M*". Charles Dupont M^. Shubrick, and

M*-. Slann

And then M^. Chairman
Adjourn'd the House till
tomorrow 12 'oclock —

Saturday the 12*^.
The House met according to Adjournment.
Present
M*^. Chairman
Doct'. Ramsay M*". Thomas Jones M^. Burke

M*^. W°*. Robison M*". Henry Felder M^'. Geo. Rennison

M*". Chairman then Ad-
journed the House to Mon-
day next 10 'oclock,

Monday the 14*^.
The House met according to Adjournment.
Present
M^ Chairman
M*". Rich^. Hutson Maj^ Vanderhorst M"^. Skirving

Col°. Beard Maj^. Boquet M'. Livingston

M'. Chairman then Adjourn'd
the House till tomorrow 10, oClock.

Tuesday the 15^K
The House met according to Adjournment.
Present
M*". Chairman
M^. Ferguson Doct"^. Ramsay M*". R^. Hutson

M^ Izard Col*». Grimke M^ Burke

M*". Chairman Adjourned
the House till tomorrow 11 o'clock

Wednesday the 17^^.
The House met according to Adjournment.
Present
M^. Chairman
Col°. Wilkinson M^ Glen Drayton M^ Ferguson

Gen^ Huger M"^. R^. Hutson M^ Skirving

JM/. Chairman adjourned the House till
tomorrow mom&. 10. o'Ck

Thursday the IT^**.
The House met according to Adjournment, there being a suffi-
cent Number of Members to make a House, whose names are here-
under mentioned viz*,

Doct*". Ramsay M'. Burke M^. Gibbes

M^ Tho^. Jones M^. John Owen Col**. Grimke

Mr. Beresford M"^. Danl Stevens VI"" Charles Warham

M^. Hugh Rutledge M*" John Berwick Maj''. Vanderhorst.
M^ Ja^ Vanderhorst M*^. W°» Scott M*^ Clements Brown

M*". Gab^ Guignillatt M^ Jn°. Frierson M*^. Alex"^ Broughton

M^ R<* Hutson Maj^ Pet^ Boquet Gen^ Huger

M^ T. Waring S^ : M^ Ralph Izard, M^ George Flagg

Cap* Shubrick M''. Ferguson Col : Wilkinson

Cap*. Joseph Slann M*^. Geo. Levingston, M*^. James Postell Jun"^.
M^ R^. Singleton M^ W". Skirving, M' : Joseph Glover
M^ Glen Drayton M^ Jn<>. Kean Cap* : Alex''. M<^.Gregor

M*^. Henry Hughes M*^. Lewis Miles M'' Mark Huggins Sen'.

Cap*. W">. M<^.Cottery M^ Charles Dupont, M' James Moore
Colo, ^m^ Stafford M^ Jn^. Moore M^ Tho^ Cater

M^ Tho« Hutson M^ Ja^. Smith Doct^ Aaron Gillet

M^ And^. Postell M^ John Palmer J^ 'Col^. Rich^. Richardson
M"^. John James ) Col** Jonas Beard, M^ Joseph Culpepper

of Santee

Co^. David Glynn Cap^ Mich^ Leitner. M^ George Ruff
Cap*. Jno. Wylds Col«. Jn^. Thomas J^ M' Sam^M<^. Junkin
Col<>. Jos. Kirkland Col Hen^. Hunter M*^ : W°^. Reeves
M^ W" Kirldand Maj^: Rob* Lyall M*^: W°. Read
M^ Will Myddleton M"" R^ : And'^. Rapley,Cap* : Henry Felder
M*^ Geo: Rennison M*^: Will Robison, M^ Robert Lark
M*" Jn<*. Parkinson M*". W"*. Dunbar, M' John Collins
respectfully took the oath of qualification as directed by Law,
and the oath of allegiance and Fidelity agreeable to the Consti-
tutiouj —

The House then proceeded to the choice of a Speaker, upon
casting up the Ballots it appeared M*". Hugh Rutledge had a
Majority of Votes And was declared duly Elected, M^ Speaker
elect was accordingly conducted to the Chair,

There not being any Candidate for the Clerkship of this House,
the House requested that some one of the Members wou'd keep
the Journals, untill a proper person cou'd be procured, M*^. John
Berwick tender'd his Services, for the present, to the House, and
they were accepted, —

The House proceeded to the Choice of a Messenger and Door-
keeper, upon Casting up the Ballots, it appear'd that M^. John
Pritchard was duly elected and took the Oath of Allegiance and
the Oath of Office, —

M*". Edward Rutledge, i:etum'd as a Member for the Parishes of
Saint Philip and Saint Michael attended, and being called in was
asked by M*". Speaker whether he was ready to qualify

Answered in the affirmative.

M*". Burke was desired to administer to him the Oaths of Qual-
ification and allegiance, — M^. Burke reported that he administred
the same, and then M^. Edward Rutledge took his Seat as a Mem-
ber of this House accordingly, —

A Motion was made and Seconded that a Committee on Priv-
ileges and Elections be appointed, —

Ordered, That the following Gentlemen be of the Committee
viz^

M*". Izard M*". Ferguson Cap^ Leitner

Doc*" Ramsay M^ Ch». Dupont Col<>. Kirkland

M^ Berwick M^ Jn°. Palmer, J^ M^ Rapley

M*". Skirving. 'Col° Jn<>, James &

Colo Beard M^ Felder

A Motion was made an seconded that a Committee be appointed
to draw up Rules and Orders to be observed by the Members of
the House of Representatives, —
Ordered —

That the following Gentlemen be of the Committee and
to report tomorrow Morning viz^.

M*". Edward Rutledge
M'. Izard M"^. Rich^. Hutson

A Motion being made and seconded that a Committee be ap-
pointed to prepare a Sketch of such Business as may be necessary
to be taken into the Consideration of the House, during this
Session

Ordered

That the following Gentlemen be a Committee for that
purpose viz^

Doct*". Ramsay
M*". Ferguson M"^ Rich<*. Hutson

M^ Edw<*. Rutledge & M^ Burke. & Order'd to
sit this Evening. —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that a Message be sent to
His Excellency the Governor acquainting him that the House
had made choice of a speaker and were ready to proceed on such
business as His Excellency might have to lay before them, —
Ordered

That M*^. Burke and Col^. Grimke do wait on His Excel-
lency with the Message. —

M*". Burke reported that Col°. Grimke and himself had deliv-
ered the Message they had in charge, and that his Excellency was
pleased to return for answer, that the House shou'd hear from
him as soon as a House of Senate was made, —
The House then Adjourned till tomorrow Morning 10 O'Clock

Friday the 18*^*.

The House met according to Adjournment,

Read the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings.

M"". Speaker inform'd the House that several Gentlemen at-
tended at the door, who were returned to Serve as Members of the
House, and desired to know whether they shou'd be call'd in, and
asked if they intended to Qualify ,-r

Ordered. —
That they be called in, and the following Gentlemen viz*. M*".
Tristram Thomas, M^ Philip Pledger, M'^ William Dewit, M*".
William Pegues, M*". James Bradley, M*^. John Gamble, M*". Solo-

mon Milner, Col°. William Henderson, M*^. Thomas Potts Maj"^.
John James, M^. John M<^.CauIey, M"". John Baxter and M*^. James
Thompson being called in were severally asked by M^. speaker if
they were ready to qualify for the several Parishes & Districts for
which they were respectively chosen, & being answered in the
affirmative, — M*". Burke was desired to Administer to them the
Oaths of Qualification and Allegiance,

M"". Burke —
Eeported that he had administered the same and they took
their seats accordingly as Members of this House, —

M^ Edward Eutledge —
Reported from the Committee appointed to draw up Rules
and Orders to be observed by the Members of the House, He read
his Report in his place, and afterwards delivered it in at the
Clerks Table

Ordered,
That the report be taken into Consideration immediately,
Each Rule being then read and the question put on them respec-
tively by M*". Speaker, they were unanimously agreed to, —

Ordered —
That the rules be fairly engrossed and Affixed to the Wain*»
cott,— 1

Ordered. —
That M^. Speaker do sign the same, —

A Motion was made, and Seconded for leave to bring in a Bill
for repealing an Act which makes paper Currency or Bills of
Credit a legal Tender &^*.

Ordered, —

That M^ Burke have leave to bring in a Bill for that pur-
pose,

M*". Burke brought in according to Order a Bill and he read the
Title of the Bill in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks
Table,—

The Bill for repealing an Act, which makes Paper Currency
or Bills of Credit a legal tender &^\ was read a first time.

Ordered That the Bill be read a second time tomorrow,

A Motion was made and seconded, that M^ Stevens and M'.
Scott be appointed Cashiers to this House, —

^The journal did not state at the outset in what building in Jackson-
borough the House met, but as it had a wainscott it must have been a dwell-
ing or a church. There were no public buildings then in the village.

Ordered, That M^ Stevens and M^. Scott be appointed Cashiers,

A Message from his Excellency the Governor, by the clerk of
the Privy Councell, desiring the attendance of this House in the
Senate,

The House accordingly waited on his Excellency. —

M^ Speaker being return 'd reported that the House had waited
on his Excellency, who was pleased to deliver to both Houses the
following Speech viz*.

Honble Gentlemen of the Senate, M^. Speaker and Gentle-
men of the House of Representatives,

Since the last meeting of a General Assembly, the-g'ood
People of this State have not only felt the Common Calamities
of War, but from the Wanton and Savage manner in which it has
been prosecuted they have experienced such severities as are
unpractisd and will Scarcely be Credited by Civilized Nations, —

The Enemy unable to make any impression on the Northern
States, the number of whose Inhabitants and the strength of
whose Country had Baffled their repeated Efforts, turned their
Views towards the Southern, which a difference of Circumstances
afforded some expectation of conquering, or at least, of greatly
distressing — after a long resistance, the Reduction of Charles
Town was effected, by the Vast superiority of Force with which
it had been besieged.

The loss of that Garrison as it consisted of the Continental
Troops of Virginia and the Carolina's and of a number of
Militia, Facilitated the Enemy's march into the country and
their Establishment of strong post in the upper and interior
parts of it, — And the unfavourable issue of the Action near
Cambden Induced them Vainly to imagine that no other Army
cou'd be collected, which they might not easily defeat.

The Militia commanded by the Brigadiers Sumpter and
Marion, whose enterprising spirit and unremitted perseverance
under many difficulties, are deserving of Great applause,
harrassed and offten defeated large parties, but the number of
those Militia were too few to contend effectually with the col-
lected strength of the Enemy — Regardless therefore of the
sacred ties of Honour, destitute of the Feelings of Humanity,
and determined to extinguish if possible, every spark of freedom
in this Country, They with the insolent Pride of Conquerors,
gave unbounded scope to the Exercise of their Tyrannical dispo-
sitions, infringed their publick Engagements and Violated the

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most solemn Capitulations, — Many of our Worthiest Citizens
were without cause, long and closely confin'd — some on board of
prison Ships, and others in Town and Castle of Saint Augustine,
their properties disposed of, at the will and Caprice of the
Enemy and their Families sent to a different and distant part of
the Continent without the means of support — Many who had
surrendered as prisoners of War, were kilPd in Cold Blood,
several suffered Death in the most ignominious manner, and
others -were delivered up to Savages and put to Tortures under
which they expired — Thus the lives. Liberties and properties
of the people were dependent solely on the pleasure of British
Officers who deprived them of either or all, on the most frivol-
ous pretences, — Indians, Slaves, and desperate Banditti of the
most profligate characters, were caressed and employed, by the
Enemy to execute their infamous purposes — Devastation and
Ruin marked their progress and that of their adherents, nor were
their violences restrain'd by the charms or influence of Beauty
and Innocence, Even the fair Sex, whom it is the duty of all, and
the pleasure and pride of the Brave to protect, — ^they and their
tender offspring, were Victims to the inveterate Malice of an
unrelenting Foe, — Neither the Tears of Mothers, nor the Cries
of Infants could excite in their Breasts, pity or Compassion, not
only the peaceful Habitations of the Widow, the aged and
infirm, but the Holy Temples of the most high, were consumed in
flames kindled by their Sacrilegious hands ; They have tarnished
the Glory of the British Arms, — Disgraced the profession of a
British soldier, and fixed indelible stigmas of rapine Cruelty,
Perfidy and profaneness on the British name, — But I can now
Congratulate you, and I do so most Cordially, on the pleasing
change of affairs, which under the blessing of God, the Wisdom,
Prudence, Address and Bravery of the Great and Gallant Gen-
eral Greene, and the intrepidity of the Officers and Men under
his Command, have happily effected. — A General who is Justly
intitled, from his many signal Services, to Honourable and Sin-
gular marks of j^our approbation and Gratitude. — His successes
have been more rapid and compleat than the most sanguine could
have expected. The enemy Compelled to Surrender or evacuate
every post which they held in the Country, frequently defeated
and driven from place to place, are obliged to seek refuge under
the walls of Charles Town and on Islands in its Vicinity, — ^We
have now the full and absolute possession of every other part of

the State and the Legislativej^xecutive, and Judicial powers are
in the free exercise of their respective Authorities, — I also most
heartily Congratulate you on the Glorious Victory obtained by the
combined Forces of America and France over their Common
Enemy, — When the very General who was second in Command at
the Reduction of Charles Town and to whose boasted prowess and
highly extolled abilities, the Conquest of no less than three States
had been Arrogantly committed, was speedily compelled to
accept of the same Mortifying terms which had been imposed on
that brave, but unfortunate Garrison, to surrender an Army of
many Thousand Regulars and to abandon his Wretched fol-
lowers, whom he had Artfuly seduced from their Allegiance, ^
by Specious promises of protection, which he cou'd never have
hoped to fulfill, to the Justice or Mercy of their Country, —

On the Naval Superiority established by the illustrious ally
of the United States, — A Superiority in itself so decided, and
its its consequences so extensive as must Inevitably soon oblige
the Enemy to Yield to us the only post which they occupy in
this State, — On the reiterated proofs of the sincerest Friendship,
and on the great support which America has received from that
powerful Monarch, A monarch whose magnanimity is univer-
sally Acknowledged and admired, And on whose Royal word we
may confidently rely for every necessary assistance, — On the
perfect harmony which subsists between France and America, —
On the Stability which her Independence has acquired, and on
the Certainty that it is too deeply rooted ever to be shaken, —
for animated as they are by National Honour & United by one
Common Interest, it must and will be maintained, —

What may be the immediate Effects on the British Nation
of the events which I have mentioned, of their loss of Territory
in other parts of the world and of, their well founded appre-
hensions from the powers of France, Spain and Holland, it is
impossible to foretell, — If Experience can teach wisdom to a
haughty and infatuated People & if they now will be Govern'd
by reason, they will have learnt that they can have no Solid
Ground of hope to Conquer any State in the Union, for, tho'
their Armies have obtained Temporary advantages over our
Troops, Yet the Citizens of these states, firmly resolved, as
they are, never to return to a Domination which near six years
ago, they unanimously and Justly renounced, cannot be sub-
dued, and they must now be convinced that it is the Height of

Folly and Madness to persist in so ruinous a War, — If How-
ever, we Judge, as we ought, of their future, by their past con-
duct. We may presume that they will not only endeavour to keep
/ possession of our Capital, but make another attempt, howsoever
improbable the Success of it may appear to subjugate this
Country, — It is therefore highly incumbent on us to use our
most Strenuous Efforts, to frustrate so fatal a design. And I
earnestly conjure you, by the duty which you owe, and the
Sacred Love which you bear, to your Country, by the constant
remember ance of her bitter sufferings, and by the just detesta-
tion of British Government, which you & your posterity must
ever possess, to exert your utmost Faculties For that purpose, by
raising and equipping, with all possible expedition, a respectable,
permanent Force, and by making ample provision for their Cqm-
fortable subsistance, — I am sensible the expence will be great,
but a measure so indispensible to the preservation of our Free-
dom, is above every pecuniary Consideration, — The Organization
of our Militia is likewise a Subject of infinite Importance, — A
Clear and Concise Law, by which the burdens of service will be
equally sustained, and a Competent Number of Men brought
forth and kept in the field when their Assistance may be required,
is Essential to our Security, and therefore justly claims your
Immediate and Serious Attention, —

Certain it is that some of our Militia have upon several
Occasions, exhibited Instances of Valour, which wou'd have
reflected Honour on Veteran Troops, — The Courage and Con-
duct of the Generals whom I have mentioned, the Cool and
determind Bravery repeatedly displayed by Brigadier Pickens,
and indeed the behaviour of the many Officers and Men, in every
Brigade, are unquestionable Testimonies of the Truth of this
Assertion, — But such behaviour cannot be expected from Militia
in General, without good Order and Strict discipline, nor can
that order and discipline be established, but by a Salutary Law,
Steadily executed.

Another important matter for your' deliberation, is the
conduct of such of our Citizens as Voluntarily avowing their
j allegiance, and even glorying in their professions of Loyalty and
attachment to his Britannick Majesty, have offered their Con-
gratulations on the Success of his Arms, prayed to be embodied as
Royal Militia accepted Commissions in his Service, or endeavoured
to Subvert our Constitution, & re-establish his power in its' stead.

— Of those who have returfi'd to this State in defiance of a Law,
by which such Keturn was declared to be a Capital OflFence, and
have abetted the British Interest, and of such whose behaviour
has been so reprehensible that Justice and Policy forbid their

free readmission to the rights and Privileges of Citizens,

The Extraordinary Lenity of this Stat« has been remarkably j
conspicuous, — other States have thought it just and expedient
to Appropriate the property of British Subjects to the publick
use: But we have forbore to take even the Profits of the Estates
Of our most implacable Enemies, it is with you to determine,
whether the forfeiture and appropriation of their Property should
now take place, — If such should be your determination, tho' many
of our firmest Friends have been reduced, for their inflexible
Attachment to the Cause of their Country, from Opulence to
inconceivable Distress, and if the Enemy's Will and power had
prevailed, would have been doomed to Indigence and Beggary,
Yet, it will redound to the reputation of this State, to provide a
becoming support, for the families of those whom you may deprive
of their Property,

The Value of Paper Currency, became of late so much
depreciated, that it was requisite, under the Powers Vested in
the Executive, during the recess of the General Assembly, to

suspend the Laws, by which it was made a Tender; You

will now Consider whether it may not be proper to repeal those
Laws, and fix some equitable mode for the discharge of debts
Contracted whilst paper Money was in Circulation, —

In the present Scarcity of Specie, it would be difficult if
not impracticable to levy a Tax to any Considerable amount,
towards sinking the Publick Debt, nor will the Creditors of the
State expect that such a Tax Shou'd at this time be imposed ; but,
it is just and reasonable that all unsettled demands should be
liquidated. And satisfactory assurances of payment given to the
publick Creditors —

The Interest and Honour, the safety and Happiness of our
Country depend so much on the Result of your Deliberations,
That I flatter myself you will proceed in the Weighty Business
before you with firmness and Temper, with Vigour,. Unanimity
and Dispatch. —

J : Rutledge — ^
January 18*^, 1782—

His Excellencys Speech being fead, — ^A Motion was made
and Seconded, that a Committee be appointed to draw up an
answer thereto,

Ordered, —
That Doct^ Kamsay, M*^ Izard, M^ Hutson, M*"
Ed. Kutledge, & M"" Beresford, be a Commitee
for that purpose

And then the House Adjourned till
to morrow morning 10, °'Clock

Saturday the 19*^. January 1782.
The House met according to adjournment,
Sead the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings.
M*". Speaker inform'd the House, that Doct'. James
Kichmond, retum'd to serve as a Member for Saxegotha District,
attended at the door, and desired to know whether it was their
pleasure he should be called in and asked if he intended to
qualify.

Ordered.

That he be called in, and on being call'd in & asked by
M^ Speaker, if he was ready to qualify as a Member of this
House, He answered in the Affirmative

M^ Burke, was desired to administer to him the Oath& of
Qualification and allegiance, —

M^. Burke reported, that he had Administred the Oaths to
Doct^. Richmond, who took his seat accordingly, —

The Bill for repealing An Act which makes Paper Currency
or Bills of Credit a Legal Tender was read a Second time, agree-
able to the order of Yesterday. —

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honble the Senate and
that Doct*" Ramsey, and M* Beresford do carry the same.

Docf. Ramsay from the Committee appointed to draw up a
Sketch of such business as may be necessary to be taken into the
Consideration of the House, during this Session, inform'd the
House that they were ready to Report, he read the report in his
place, and afterwards delivered it in at the Clerks table, where it
was again read, and after being debated Paragraph by Para-
graph was agreed to and is as follows viz^ —

Report that in their opinion, the following Bills ought to
brought in, —

1. A Bill for filling up the Continental Battalions of this
State

2. A Bill for amending the Militia Law,

3. A Bill for settling the Qualifications of the Electors and
Elected in the next General Assembly, —

4. A Bill for Vesting extraordinary powers in the executive
during the recess of the House, for the better security of the
State,

5. A Bill for opening the Courts of Oyer and Terminer,

6. A Bill for the revival of the Acts, that have expired, or
that will expire with this Session. —

7. A Bill for Stopping suits for debt, untill the next meeting
of the General Assembly, —

8. A Bill to suspend the operation of the Limitation act.
And Committees appointed to bring in such Bills as are hereby
recommended, —

A Motion was made and Seconded, That a Committee be
appointed to prepare a Jury Bill, and that the Committee be
instructed not to insert in the Jury List, the names of any per-
sons who were excluded by the Writs of Election from Voting for,
or being Elected as Members of the Senate or House of Kepre-
sentatives. The following Gentlemen were accordingly appointed
on that Committee viz^

M^ Ed : Kutledge

M^. Ferguson M^. Burke.

A Motion was made and Seconded, that a Committee be
appointed to receive the names of such Persons as are proper to
be Nominated Justices of the Peace, Ordinaries, and Coroners,
for the Several Districts in this State,

Ordered that, M^ Burke.

M^ Stevens & M^ Cha^ Dupont
be a Committee for that purpose, and that a Message be sent to
the Honble the Senate, informing them, that this House had
appointed a Committee to receive the names of such persons,
as are proper to be nominated. Justices, Ordinaries, and Coroners
for the Several Districts in this State and requesting that their
House wou'd also nominate a Committee to join our Committee
for the purposes above mentioned.

The following Message was accordingly prepared and signed
by M^ Speaker,

In the House of Kepresentatives Jan^y. 19. 1782.

Honorable Gentlemen This House having appointed a Com-
mittee to receive the names of Persons, proper to be nominated

Justices of the Peace, Ordinaries, and Coroners for the several
Districts in this State, request that your House will be pleas'd
also to appoint a Committee to join the Committee of our House

for the purposes above mentioned, Our Committee are M'.

Burke, M^. Stevens & M*". Charles Dupont.

By Order of the House

Hugh Kutledge

Speaker

Ordered,

That M^ Gibbes and M^ Flagg do wait on the Honbie
*,he Senate, with the foregoing Message, —

Docf. Ramsay reported to the House that M^. Beresford
and himself had delivered to the Senate the Bill which they had

m Charge,

M^. Speaker inform'd the House that, M^. John Ward,
retum'd a Member for S* : Bartholomews Parish, attended at the
Door, and asked whether he shou'd be called in, —

Ordered that he be called in, And on being asked by M"".
Speaker if he was ready to qualify.

He answered in the Affirmative,
M*". Burke was desired to Administer to him the Oaths
of Qualification and Allegiance, — M^. Burke reported that he
Administred the Oaths to M^. Ward, who took his Seat accord-
ingly.

M^ Gibbes.

Reported that M*". Flagg and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Message which they had in Charge & that that
House had been pleased to return for Answer that they woujd
appoint a Committee to Join the Committee of this House for
the several purposes mentioned in the Message, — And then the
House adjourn'd till Monday next 10, o'Clock

Monday January 21«*. 1782.

The House met according to Adjournment.

Read the Journals of Saturdays proceedings.

M^. Speaker inform'd the House, that several Members
for different Districts attended at the Door, and desir'd to know
whether it was their pleasure they should be called in and asked
if they intended to qualify, —

Ordered that they be called in, and on being asked by M*"
Speaker, if they were ready to Qualify as members of this
House, —

They Answered in the Affirmative.

M^ Burke was desired to Administer to them the Oaths of
Qualification and Allegiance, — ^M^. Burke reported that he had
Administred the Oaths to Mess^^ James Moore, John E. Calhoun,
Arthur Simkins, Hugh Middleton and John Murray for the Dis-
trict of Ninetx.Six, also Benjamin Walker for the Parish of Saint ^
Stephens, and John Sandford Dart for Christ Church parish,
They took their seats accordingly —

M^ Speaker inform 'd the House, that several Members. icTT*
different Districts attended at the door, and desir'd to know
whether it was their pleasure they should be call'd in and asked
if they intended to qualify, Order'd that they be call'd in & being
call'd in and asked by M^ Speaker if they were ready to qualify
as Members of this House, they answered in y« affirmative, — M*".
Burke was desired to administer to them the Oaths of qualifica-
tion and Allegiance, — M^ Burke reported that he had admin-
istred the Oaths to Col^ John Laurens for the Parish of Saint
Philip and Saint Michael Charles Town, also Coll°. William Hill,
Jos^. M*=Kinny, John M^Caw, William and Joseph Howe, John
Pat ton and John Forgee for the District call'd the New Acquasi-
tion, — And they took their seats accordingly.

A Motion was made and seconded, that a committee be
appointed to consider of a proper Vote of Thanks and further
acknowledgments to be made to the Honble Major Gen^ Greene
for his distinguished services in this state, —

Ordered that, — Col°. John Laurens
M^ Ed : Rutledge Doct^ Eamsay
M^ Eich<^. Hutson & M"". Beresford, be of the
Committee, —

A Motion was made and seconded that some more Members
be added to the Committee for bringing in a Bill for filling up
the Continental Battalions of this State, —

Ordered, that M^ James Moore, Col°. John Laurens, M^.
Joseph Howe & M^. John Ewen Calhoun be added to that Com-
mittee "^

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, returning the
Bill for repealing the Laws which make paper Currency or Bills
of Credit, a legal Tender &!^^. which Bill had been read twice in
that House, —

Ordered, That the Bill entitled a Bill for repealing the
Laws which make paper Currency or Bills of Credit, a legal
tender &<^*. be Kead a third time immediately, and on reading
the same the Amendments which were made in the Enacting
clause by the Senate were struck out, and the Bill being put to
apassing by M^ Speaker, —

Eesolved that the Bill do pass & that the Title thereof be
An Act, —

Ordered that the Act be sent to the Senate for their Con-
/currence and that M^ Gibbes and M^ Thomas Waring do carry
-the same,

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk in the following
words,— In the Senate 19^^ January 1782 —

M"". Speaker & Gentlemen, This House have appointed a
Committee to Join a Committee of your House to receive the
Names of Persons proper to be nominated Justices of the Peace,
Ordinaries and Coroners for the Several Districts in this State,
our Committee are Gen^ Marion, Col°, Horry & Col°. Hender-
son, —

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais
President.
M^. Gibbes reported that M^. Waring and himself had deliv-
ered to the Senate the Bill which they had in charge, entitled
an act for repealing the Laws which make paper Currency or
Bills of Credit a Legal Tender,

And the House then Adjourned till tomorrow
10 'oClock

Tuesday the 22^.

The House Met According to Adjournment.

Eead the Journals of Yesterdays Proceedings,

M*". Gibbes from the Committee appointed, to bring in a
Bill for vesting extraordinary Powers in the Executive, during
the recess of the General Assembly, for the better Security of
this State, —

Reported.

That they had prepared a Bill for the above pur-
poses, if the House woud be pleas'd to receive it. He accord-
ingly read the Title of the Bill, and delivered it in at the Clerks
Table,—

Ordered,

That the Bill be read afirst time

The Bill entitled A Bill for the better defence and security
of this State during the recess of. the General Assembly being
read a first time, —
Ordered. —

That the Bill be read a Second time tomorrow.
Doct*". Eamsey for the Committee appointed to prepare an
answer to his Excellency the Governors Speech at the Opening
of this Session,

Reported, That they had prepared an answer if the House
wou'd be pleased to receive it, He accordingly read it in his place
and delivered it in at the Clerk's Table, where it was again read
for information, and afterwards being read for debate, para-
graph by paragraph was agreed to, and is as follows Viz*.

We the House of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, in General Assembly met, return your Excellency our
most cordial thanks for your very interesting speech to both
Houses at the opening of this Session, the Language of which
evidently bespeaks a Heart glowing with ardent Zeal for the
Interest and welfare of our Common Country,

We want words to express our heart felt exultation on the
pleasing reverse in our affairs; on this spot, but a few Months
past, A Military despotism prevailed, and tyranny with lawless /
violence was Desolating our fair possessions, but we now with
extacy behold a free Government reestablished. Liberty that
greatest of Temporal Blessings restored, and every Citizen
Secured in the possession of his property by the firm barrier of
the Law of his Country, This Auspicious change is in a very
great degree owing to the prudence, firmness and good conduct
of your Excellency, —

If any thing can add to the sublime and refined enjoyment
which must arise from your Excellency's own reflections on your
presevering Unabated, and Sucessfull exertions towards rescu-
ing your Country from the Iron hand of Oppression, be pleased
Sir, to accept the most sincere and unfeigned thanks of your
grateful fellow Citizens. —

The Black Catalogue which your Excellency has given of
British Barbarities, form but a small part of the whole: when
ever the Historic Page shall be stained with their Story, it will
exhibit a Nation devoid of faith, with whom Oaths, Treaties and

the most Solemn compacts were considered as trifles ; who with-
out Scruple or remorse had abandoned all regard to humanity,
honour, justice and every ennobling sentiment of the human
breast. It is hardly possible to conceive any circumstances that
woud aggravate the attrocious Wickedness of their Conduct,
there is not left a Step in the degradation of National Character
to which they can now descend. The name of a Briton must hence
forward be a Term of reproach among all Nations, —

"^e shou'd betray a great degree of insensibility and be
wanting in Justice to his merit shou'd we omit this occasion of
acknowledging with the Warmest gratitude our Obligations to
the Great the Gallant General Greene, His atchievements in this
State while they rank him with the greatest Commanders of
Antient or Modern date, will engrave his Name in indelible
Characters on the Heart of every Friend to this Country, Our
acknowledgments are also due to all the Brave Officers and Men
under his Command who have so Often fought, bled and Con-
quered for us. —

The Generals, Sumpter, Marion and Pickens with the Brave
Militia under their Commands, — ^Those Virtuous Citizens who
did not despair of the Common Wealth in her greatest extremity,
are deserving of the highest commendation, —

The friendly, seasonable and effectual aid recently afforded
us by our great and Illustrious ally, by means of which the
General, on whom the British nation seem'd most to have placed
their dependence has been compelled to surrender the flower of
the British Army, to our immortal Commander in Chief, must
greatly encrease the flame of Gratitude, which had been before
kindled in the breast of every American, and which it will not be
in the Power of time or accident to extinguish, —

We perfectly concur in Sentiments with your Excellency
that from our connection with this powerful and wise Monarch
we may expect with well grounded confidence, that our Inde-
pendence will be shortly established upon an immoveable basis,
nor need we harbour a single fear of its dissolution, an Union
which Originated from such liberal and generous motives and
which is founded on mutual interest, that best Cement of Nations,
must and will Continue.

Whether the Series of Losses, Disasters and Defeats of the
Year past will at length recover Britain from her Delirium Time
only can disclose, but as Misfortune hitherto instead of producing

reflection and prudence, has operated to encrease her insanity,
We agree in Opinion with your Excellency that it is probable she
will not only endeavour to keep possession of our Capital but
make another attempt to subjugate the Country, We shall there- /
fore immediately enter upon the prosecution of the measures
recommended by your Excellency as necessary for its safety,
And being fully sensible how much depends upon the result of
our deliberations, we will endeavour to proceed in the weighty
business with firmness and Temper, with Vigour, Unanimity and
Dispatch, —

Ordered, That it be fairly engross'd and that M*". Speaker do
sign the Same, —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, returning the
Bill entitled an Act, for repealing the Laws which make Paper
Currency or Bills of Credit a Legal Tender, which had been read
a third time in that House and passed, —
Ordered, That the Bill be engrossed,

A Motion was made and seconded, that a Committee be
appointed to consider what Estates in this Country are proper
subjects of Confiscation and Sequestration, and to what purposes
the Profits Arising from them may be best applied, —

Ordered that. — Col^ John Laurens
M^ Edw«^. Eutledge M^ Owen

M"". Kich^. Hutson M^ Kean

M^ Jn^. Ewen Calhoun & M^ Parkinson,
be a Committee for that purpose, — And then the house

adjoumd till to morrow mom^ 10,
o'clock

Wednesday 23^**.

The House met according to Adjournment.

Eead the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings —

M^. Speaker inform'd the House, that several Members for
different Districts attended at the door, and desir'd to know
whether it was their pleasure, they should be calPd in and asked
if they intended to qualify —

Ordered that they be called in, — And on being call'd in and
asked by M^. Speaker if they were ready to qualify as Members
of this House, — They answered in the afiirmative

M*^. Burke was desired to administer to them the Oaths of
Qualification and allegiance, —

M*". Burke, reported that he had administred the same to
M^. Thomas Mitchell for the parish of Prince George, Winyaw,
M^ William Allston Jun^. for the parish of all Saints and M^
John M^.Pherson for the parish of Prince William. —

And they took their Seats accordingly —
The Bill for the better Security and defence of this State

during the recess of the General Assembly, was read a Second

time,

Ordered, that the Bill be sent to the Honble the Senate and

that M*". Gibbes and Col. Wilkinson do carry the same, —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that a Message be sent
to his Excellency the Governor acquainting him that this House
had prepar'd an address in answer to his Excellencys Speech
delivered to the General Assembly at the Opening of this ses-
sion, desiring to know when* he would be pleased to receive the
same. —

Ordered that M^. Richard Hutson and Capt°. Shubrick do
wait on his Excellency with the Message, —

M"". Hutson reported to the House that Cap*. Shubrick and
himself had delivered the Message that they had in Charge and
that his Excellency was pleased to return for answer, that the
House shou'd hear from him

M*". Speaker informed the House that Major Hyrne attended
at the door, and desired to know whether he shoud be called in
and asked if he intended to qualify, —

Ordered that he be called in. On being call'd in & asked by
M'. Speaker, if he was ready to qualify as a Member of this
House for the Parish of Saint Bartholomew, he answer'd in the
Aifirm® :

M"". Burke was desired to administer to him the Oaths of
qualification and allegiance, — M^. Burke reported that he had
Administred the Oaths of Qualification and Allegiance to Majcw
Hyme, and he took his Seat accordingly. —

Col**, Laurens from the Com'ee appointed to Consider what
Estates in this Country are proper Subjects of Confiscation and
sequestration and to what purpose the profits arising from them
may be best applied, inform'd the House that the Committee had
a partial report to make, if the House wou'd be pleased to receive
it, he accordingly read it in his place, and delivered it in at the
Clerks Table where it was again read for information, being then
read for debate & it being recommended by the Report that a

.Member from each ParisK and District shmL^d-b£_jtdded to_lhe
Committee, —

Kesolved that the report he re-committed and the following
Gentlemen were nominated viz*
John Sandf ^. Dart Cap^ Thomas Mitchell M^ Leitner

M^. Frierson M^. Will". AUston

M^. Tho^. Waring Maj^ John James

M^ Geo : Flagg

M^ Shubrick
Col°. Wilkinson
Major Hyrne
M*" Henry Hughes

Col<> Stafford
Doct^ Gillet
M^. John Palmer J*".
M^ Bradley
Col° Beard—

Cap* Wyld
Col<*. Henderson
Col Jos. Kirkland
Mr ^m, Middeton

Maj^ Tristram Thomas
Capt. Felder &
Joseph Howe
And then the house ad-
joum'd till to morrow
mom» 10, o'clock

Thursday the 24t»».

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings.

M*". Speaker inform'd the House that several Gentlemen
returned as Members for different Districts attended at the Door,
and desired to laiow if it was their pleasure, they shoud be called
in and asked if they intended to qualify —

Ordered that they be called in, — and on being called in and
asked by M^. Speaker if they were ready to qualify as Members
of this House, — They answered in the affirmative, —

M*". Richard Hutson was desird to administer to them the
oaths of Qualification and allegiance.^ M^. Hutson reported
that he had administred the same, to M^. David Leech, & Col°,
John Moffett for the district called the New Acquesition, and
M*". Ed : Lasey M^ John Odare & M^. Charles Miles for the Dis-
trict between Broad & Catawba rivers, and they took their seats
as members of this House, —

M^. Speaker inform'd the House, that M*". John Mathews
retum'd as a Member for the Parish of Saint George Dorchester
attended at the door, and desired to know if it was their pleasure^
he shou'd be called in and asked whether he intended to qualify, —

Ordered that he be called in, — and on being call'd in and
asked by M*" Speaker if he was ready to qualify as a Member of
this House, He answered in the affirmative.

M*". Burke was desired to Administer to him the Oaths of
qualification and allegiance, M^. Burke reported that he had
Administred the same to M*". Mathews, and he took his Seat
accordingly, —

A Motion was made and seconded that the Thanks of this
House be given to the Honorable John Mathews Esq^. for his
Services as a delegate from this State in Congress, —

Eesolved Nem. Contradi: That the thanks of this House be
given to the Honble John Mathews Esquire, for his unwearied
attention to his Duty in Congress, and the many important ser-
vices he has render'd this State, and that M^. Speaker do deliver
to him such thanks from the Chair, which he accordingly did, —

M^. Speaker inform 'd the House that Col°. Kershaw returned
as a Member for the District Eastward of the Wateree Eiver
attended at the door, and desired to know if he shou'd be called
in and asked if he intended to qualify as a Member of this House.

Ordered that he be called in. And on being call'd in and
asked by M^ Speaker if he was ready to qualify as a Member of
this House. He answered in the Affirmative, —

M^. Burke was desired to administer to him the Oaths of
qualification and allegiance, M*". Burke reported that he had
administred the same, and Col°. Kershaw took his seat accord-
ingly

M^. Burke from the Committee appointed to bring in a Bill

for holding Circuit Courts of Oyer & Terminer, Reported that the
Committee had prepared such Bill, if the House would be pleased
to receive it, he accordingly read the Title of the Bill in his place
and delivered it in at the Clerk's table where it was read a first
time, —

Ordered that the Bill be read a second time

A Message from his Excellency the Governor acquainting
this House, that he was ready to receive them with their address —

The House accordingly waited on his Excellency, and M^.
Speaker presented him the Address of this House, in answer to
his Excellencys Speech delivered to the General Assembly at the
opening of this Session, —

The House being retui*n'd M^. Speaker reported- that the
House had waited on his Excellency the Governor and presented
their Address, to which his Excellency was pleased to return the
following Answer, — viz*

M^. Speaker and Gentlemen. —

I heartily thank you for this very affectionate
address. — tho' I am truly sensible that your partiality has far
over rated my services, yet I cannot but regard the approbation
of my Country, as an invaluable and the most acceptable
reward, —

Your proceeding on publick business, in the manner which
you have expressed cannot fail to give the greatest satisfaction,
and I am persuaded that the State will derive many real advant-
ages, and Substantial benefits, from the Wisdom of your Coun-
cils,
January 24:^\ 1782.— J. Rutledge—

And then the - House adjourned
till to morrow morn^^. 10, o'Clock

Friday the 25^\

The House met according to adjournment. —

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings —

M*". Speaker inf orm'd the House, that M^ Philemon Waters,
return'd as a Member for the Lower District between Broad and
Saluda rivers, Col° Wade Hampton for the District of Saxe-
gotha, and M^. Richard Gough for the Parish of Saint Johns,
Berkley County, attended at the door, and desired to know if it
was their pleasure they shou'd be call'd in, and asked whether they
intended to qualify, —

Ordered that they be called in, and on being called in and
Severally asked by M*". Speaker if they were ready to qualify as
Members of this House, — They answered in the Affirmative.

M^. Hutson and M^. Burke were desired to Administer to
them the Oaths of Qualification and AUegance ; M^. Hutson and
M'. Burke reported that they had administred the Oaths to those
Gentlemen, And they took their seats accordingly, —

A Message from his Excellency the Governor, in the follow-
ing words viz*. —

M*". Speaker & Gentlemen, —

A Majority of the Senate and House of Representatives hav-
ing qualified, I request you will proceed to the Election of a
Governor in my stead, the Spirit of the Constitution requiring
that another shou'd be now chosen, —
January 25*^. 1782— J. Rutledge

A Motion was made and Seconded that a Committee be
appointed to confer with a Committee of the Senate on the fol-
lowing Subjects viz^ —

1^*. Whether the present Legislature shall expire, and a new
Election for a General Assembly be had on the last Monday in
November next, and the day following, or whether it shall Con-
tinue for two years from the time it was elected, —

Also what state officers shall be now appointed and for how
long a time. —

The Questions being severally put by M^. Speaker were car-
ried in the Affirmative. —
Ordered that,

M^. Mathews
Col°. Laurens M^ Ed, Rutledge

Col^ Grimke & M^ John E. Calhoun, be

a Committee. —

Ordered, that a Message be prepared to be sent to the Hon-
orable the Senate for the above purposes, and that M'. Speaker
do sign the same, —

The following Message was accordingly prepared, agreed to
by the House, and Sign'd by M^. Speaker,

In the House of Representatives)

January 26^\ 1782 J

Honble Gentlemen. —

This House having appointed a Committee to con-
sider the following subjects viz*. Whether the present Legisla-
ture shall expire and a new Election for a General Assembly be
had on the last Monday in November next, and the day following,
or whether it shall continue for two years, from the time it was
Elected, also what State officers shall be now appointed and for
how long a time, request that your House will be pleased to
appoint a Committee to join our Committee in free conference,
on the subjects above mentioned, our Committee are M*". Mathews,
M^ Edward Rutledge, Col°. Laurens, Col^. Grimke & M^ John
Ewen Calhoun

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge
Speaker,
Ordered, That M^ Edward Rutledge and M*". Kean do wait
on the Senate with the foregoing Message,

M^. Edward Eutledge, Eeported that M*^. KSean and himself
had delivered to the Senate the Message they had in charge. —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, returning the Bill
for the better Defence and Security of this State, during the
recess of the General Assembly, which had been read twice in
that House,

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk in the following
words viz*. In the Senate 25**^ January 1782.

M^ Speaker & Gentlemen, —

This House have appointed a Committee to Join a Com-
mittee of your House, in free Conference on the Subjects men-
tioned in your Message of today, — Our Committee are General
Marion, M'. Bee, M*^. Dupont, M'. Berwick & Col^, Watson

John Lewis Gervais President
And then the House Ad-
journed till to morrow
Morning 10, o'Clock

Saturday the 26.

The House met according to Adjournment.

Bead the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings —

On Motion it was,

Ordered that the speech of his Excellency the Governor to
the General Assembly and the Address of this House in answer
thereto, and his Excellency's answer to the address be forthwith
printed in the Gazzette, —

Col**. Laurens from the Committee appointed to Consider
what Estates in this Country are proper subjects of Confiscation
and sequestration, and to what purposes the profits arising from
them may be best applied, informed the House that the Commit-
tee were ready to report, if the House would be pleased to receive
it. He accordingly read the Report in his place, and delivered it
in at the clerks table, where it was again read for information —

Ordered that the consideration of the foregoing Report be
postponed untill Monday next.

M*". Burke from the Committee appointed to receive the
Names of such persons as are proper to be nominated Justices
of the Peace, Ordinaries and Coroners for the several districts
in this State inform'd the House, that the committee were ready
to report, if the House wou'd be pleas'd to receive it, he accord-
ingly read the report in his place, and delivered it in at the
Clerk's Table, where it was again read, and it being suggested to

the House on reading the list of Persons to be nominated Jus-
tices of the peace, that several names had been omitted, —

Ordered that the said report be recommitted and a Message
be prepared to be sent to the Honble the Senate to request that
they woud be pleased to direct the Committee- of their House,
again to meet the Committe of this House for the purpose of
adding more names to the List of Justices &^*. the following Mes-
sage was accordingly prepared and agreed to by the House, and
sign'd by M*" Speaker viz*.

In the house of Representatives

Honble Gentlemen, — January 26*^. 1782

This House have thought proper to recommit the
Report of the Committee appointed to receive the names of
Proper persons to be nominated Justices of the peace, Ordinaries
and Coroners, for the Several Districts in this State, for the pur-
pose of adding more Names of Persons to the List of Justices of
the peace of which this House think it necessary to inform your
House, that the Committee appointed by your House may again
meet our Committee for the above mentioned purposes —

By Order of the House

Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that M*". Burke & M*^ R. Hutson do wait on the
Senate with the above Message,

A Petition, of Sundry Inhabitants of Saint Mathews Parish,
against the late Election was presented to the House and Read,

Ordered, that the above petition be refer'd to the Committee
on Priveleges and Elections, —

M^ Burke, Reported that M*". Hutson and himself had
diliver'd to the Senate, the Message they had in charge, —

M^. Mathews, from the Committee appointed to Confer with
the Committee of the Senate, on the Several matters mention 'd
in the Message of Yesterday, from this House to the Senate,
inform'd the House, that the Committee were ready to Report, if
the House wou'd be pleas'd to receive it. He according read thie
report in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks table, where
it was again read, and is as follows viz*,

Report, — That they have confer'd with a committee of the
Senate, on the several matters referr'd to them, and have unani-
mously agreed on the following points viz*, —

That the present Members of the Senate, and house of Repre-
sentatives, ought not to hold their seats longer than the last
Monday in November next.

That the Governor, Lieu* Governor, Members of the Privy
Council and other oflScers pointed out by the Constitution to be
elected at the first Meeting of the General Assembly ought not at
this time to be Elected to serve longer than untill a new appoint-
ment can be made by the next senate and House of Representa-
tives,

That an Election for Eight privy Councellors shou'd now be
made, to serve as is above mentioned, —

That Tuesday next the Twenty ninth of Instant be appointed
for the Election of all such OflSicers, as are directed by the Con-
stitution to be made on the first meeting of the General Assembly,

Eesolv'd, that this House do agree to the foregoing Report,

Ordered that a Message be prepar'd to be sent to the Hon'ble
the Senate, on the several Matters above Specified and that M^.
Speaker do Sign the same. Accordingly the following Message
was prepar'd viz*

In the House of Representatives Jan^y. 26. 1782

Honble Gentlemen, —

This House having Considered and agreed to the report
of their Committee appointed to join a Committee of your House
in free Conference on the several matters mentioned in the Mes-
sage of this House of Yesterday to your House, think it neces-
sary to send your Honours the report as agreed to and request
your Concurrence thereto. —

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered That M"^. Mitchell and M^ Allston do wait on the
Senate with the foregoing Message, —

M"^. Mitchell reported, that M*". Allston and himself hW
delivered to the Honble the Senate, the Message they had in
Charge,

M*". Speaker inform'd the House, that CoK James Postell
returned as a Member for the Parishes of Saint Philip and Saint
Michael, attended at the door, and desir'd to know if it was their
pleasure he should be called in, and asked if he intended to
qualify,—

Ordered that he be call'd in, — And on being call'd in and
asked by M*^. Speaker, if he intended to qualify. He answered in
the affirmative. Having been likewise returned for the Parish of
Prince Frederick, he made his Election for the former.

'Ordered that M^ Richard Hutson do administer to him the
Oaths of Qualification and Allegiance. —

M*^, Hutson, reported that he had Administred the same to
Col°. James Postell, and he took his seat accordingly

And then the House adjoumd till
to morrow morning 10, oClock

Sunday the 27*>».

The House met according to Adjournment.

Bead the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings —

Doct*^. Ramsey, from the Committee to bring in a Militia
Law, inform'd the House, that the Committee were ready to
report if the House wou'd be pleas'd to receive it, he accordingly
read the Title of the Bill, intitled a Bill for the Regulation of
the Militia of this State in his place, and delivered it in at the
clerks table where it was read a first time, —

Ordered that the Bill be read a Second time to morrow, —

Col°. Laurens from the Committee appointed to Consider of
a Proper Vote of Thanks to General Greene, and what further
acknowledgements should be made him for his distinguished Ser-
vices to this State, inform'd the House that the Committee were
ready to report, if the House would be pleased to receive it, he
accordingly read it in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks
Table, where it was again read and is as follows viz*. — Your
Conmiittee re(^5ommend that the following resolves be entered
into by the House,

1^* Resolved that the House of Representatives impressed
with a Sense of the illustrious services rendered to this State by
Maj*^. General Greene, particularly in hj^ rapid recovery of its
Territory, .and in Circumscribing the Enemy within their present
narrow limits, — Anxious, at the same time to give their Testi-
mony of the Superior Genius displayed in his General system of
Operations, and his enlightened spirit of enterprise in the field,
Unanimously Vote him their thanks in the name of the People, —

2^. Resolved, That as a proof of these Sentiments and an
invitation to this excellent Citizen to reside in the Bosom of a
Country to which he is so dear, leave be given to bring in a Bill
for Vesting him with a fee simple Estate of the Value of Ten
Thousand Guineas, —

A Motion was made and seconded, that the report be imme-
diately taken into Consideration, —

The Question being put. —

Ordered, that the Report, be taken into imediate Considera-
tion and being debated paragraph by paragraph was unanimously
agreed to.

Resolved, Nem. Con.

That the Thanks of this House as recommended in the
Report of the Committee and agreed to by this House, be trans-
mitted to the Honorable Major Greneral Greene, by M*". Speaker,

A Motion was made and seconded that the Committee
appointed to Consider of a Proper Vote of Thanks to Gen^ Greene
&*^*. be directed to bring in a Bill empowering the executive
Authority to purchase in Trust for the Honorable Major General
Greene, a real Estate to the value of Ten Thousand Guineas, and
to pledge the publick Faith for making good the Same, —

Ordered that the said Committee do bring in a Bill for the
purposes above mentioned, —

The Bill entitled a Bill for holding the Circuit Courts, of
Oyer and Terminer in the several Districts of this State and for
making out a New Jury list was Ordered to be read a Second
time, — On reading the first enacting Clause of the Bill, A Motion
was made and seconded that the Circuit Courts be held at four
stated times in the Year, A Debate thereupon arose, and—

The Question being put. the House divided
For the motion 42 against it 45.
It passed in the Negative —

The first Clause being then read.

A Motion was made and Seconded, that the following pro-
viso viz*, "provided also nevertheless that it shall and may be
"lawful to and for the Governor or Commander in Chief for the
"Time being by and with the advice & consent of the privy
"Council to appoint any other place or places in the said Districts
"respectively for holding the said Courts" be added thereto,

The Question being put. 'twas carried in the Affirmat*

The Proviso was then made part of the Bill, —

The Second and third Clauses being read and the questions
put were agreed to. —

A motion was made and seconded that between the third
and fourth Clause of the Bill the following one be inserted viz*.
"And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all
"and every Person and Persons who shall be drawn to serve as
"Jurors at any of the Courts above mentioned shall on default be

"subject and liable to all the pains and penalties imposed on
"Jurors by any Act or Acts of the General Assembly of this
"State." — no debate arising thereupon. —

The Question was put & it was carried in the affirmative, and
the clause was inserted accordingly. —

The Fifth clause of the Bill being Read, and

The Question put was agreed to. —

On Reading the sixth clause of the Bill, —

A Motion was made and seconded "That the whole clause
be erased." — No debate arising thereupon

The Question was put, and it was carried in the affirmative,
the whole Clause was accordingly struck out

The last Clause being then read thro & the Question put, it
was agreed to, —

The whole Bill being read thro' and the Question put.

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honble the Senate,

And then the House adjourn'd til
to morrow morn«. 10, o'Clock

Monday the 28^^.

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings. —

M*". Kean from the Committee appointed to bring in a Bill
for settling the qualification of the Electors and Elected in the
next General Assembly, inform'd the House that the Committee
had prepar'd a Bill agreeable to the order of the House, if the
House woud be pleased to receive it. He accordingly read the
Title of the Bill in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks
Table, where it was read the first time, —

Ordered that the Bill be read a second time.

The Report of the Committee to consider what Estates in
this Country are proper subjects of Confiscations and sequestra-
tions and to what purpose the profits arising from them shall be
best applied, was taken into Consideration, agreeable to the Order
of Saturday last, and being debated paragraph by paragraph was
agreed to except that Clause in which the Committee requested
to be discharg'd, which on Motion made and Seconded and the, —
Question put, was struck out.

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk returning the
report of the Committee respecting the duration of the present
Legislature, and fixing the day of the choice of a Governor, Lieu-

tenant Governor, and other state officers, — the resolution of this
House, — with the Concurrence of the Senate on those Subjects,

The second reading of the Militia Bill which had been
Ordered to be read to day was postponed.

And then the House Adjourned
till to morrow Morn«, 10, ^'Clock

Tuesday the 29**^.
The House met according to Adjournment.
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings-

M"^. Speaker inf orm'd the House, thaf M'. Thomas Hey ward
Sen*", returned as a Member for the parish of Saint Helena
attended at the door, desir'd to know if it was their pleasure he
shou'd be called in and asked whether he intended to qualify —

Ordered that he be called in, — and on being called in and
asked by M*". Speaker if he intended to qualify, —

He declined Serving

Gen^ Gadsden came into the House, and desired leave of the
House, to resign the Office of Lieutenant Governor of this State,
and informed the House at the same time, that he would also wait
on the Honble the Senate for the same purpose if, the House
would be pleased to accept of his resignation. —

Resolved that, this House do Accept of the resignation of
the Honble Christopher Gadsden Esq*", as Lieutenant Governor of
this State, —

M*^. Speaker inform'd the House that General Gadsden
return'd as a Member for the Parish of Prince George Winyaw,
attended at the door, and desired to know if it was their pleasure
he should be called in, and asked if he intended to qualify, —

Ordered that he be called in — And on being called in and
asked by M^ Speaker,

He answered in the affirmative

M*". Richard Hutson was desired to administer to him the
Oaths of Qualification and Allegiance, M"^. Hutson reported that
he had administred the said Oaths to General Gadsden, — And
he took his seat accordingly —

A Message from his Excellency the Governor accompanied
with sundry Letters and papers, from the President of Congress,
His Excellency General Washington and the Financier of the
United States which were read for the information of the
House, —

A Motion was made and seconded that the Message of his
Excellency the Governor and the several Letters and papers
accompanying the same, be referr'd to a Committee.

Ordered that, — The Honorable M*^. John Mathews Doct*^.
Ramsay & Col°. Laurens be a Committee for that purpose,

M*". Edward Rutledge, from the Committees appointed to
bring in a Bill to revive such Laws as have expired since the
sitting of the last Greneral Assembly, or will expire with the pres-
ent session, and also a Bill to suspend, the operation of the
Limitation Act. inform'd the House that the Committees had
prepared such Bills, if the House wou'd be pleased to receive
them. He accordingly read the Titles of the said Bills, in his
place and deUvered them in at the Clerks Table, where the said
Bills were Severaly read a first time. —

. Ordered that, the said Bills be read a second time.

A Motion was made and seconded that a Message be sent to
the Honorable the Senate, requesting their attendance in this
House in order to proceed to the Election of a Governor and other
jState Officers agreeable to the Order of the day.^—

A message being accordingly sent, the Senate attended in
tliis House, and voted with this House for a Governor, On cast-
ing up the Ballots it appeared that a Majority of Votes of the
Members present were in favour of the Honorable Christopher
Gadsden Esq"^. M*^. Speaker thereupon declared M*". Gadsden the
Governor Elect,

Whereupon M*". Gadsden urged many Cogent reasons to the
House for declining that important trust, to which the Legislature
had been pleased to Elect him, and therefore requested they
wou'd indulge him in declining to accept of that Office, —

A motion was made and Seconded, that M*^. Gadsden be per-
mitted to decline accepting the Office of Governor of this State,

The Question, being put, —

Resolved in the Affirmative, —

A Message was sent to the Senate acquainting them, that
M^. Gadsden declined accepting the Office of Governor to which
he had been Elected, and that this House had granted his request,
this House therefore desired their attendance in order to proceed
to another Election of a Governor. —

The Senate accordingly attended in the House, and Voted
with this House for a Governor., — On casting up the Ballots it
appeared that a Majority of the Votes of the Members present

were in favour of the Honorable John Mathews Esquire, M*".
Speaker thereupon declared M^ Mathews the Governor elect —
M*". Mathews desired the House wou'd indulge him in declining
to accept of the Office of Governor to which the General Assem-
bly had done him the Honor to elect him, whereupon, A Motion
was made and Seconded that this House will not give M^
Mathews leave to decline that Office, —

The Question being put, —

The House were unanimously against accepting M*".
Mathews's declination, — M^. Mathews then retired from the
House

A Motion was made and Seconded that a Message be sent to
the Honble the Senate requesting their attendance in this House
in order to proceed to the Election of a Lieutenant Governor, —

A Message was accordingly sent, — The Senate attended in
this House, and voted with this House for a Lieutenant Gover-
nor, — On casting up the Ballots it appeared that the Honble
Richard Hutson Esquire had a Majority of Votes of the Mem-
bers present in his favour,— M"^. Speaker thereupon declared the
Honorable Richard Hutson Esquire to be duly Elected Lieu^
Governor of this State, — M^. Hutson being present declared to
the House his intention of accepting the Office of Lieutenant
Governor to which he had been chosen, — and retired. —

A Message was then sent to the Senate requesting their
attendance in this House to make an Election of Eight privy
Counsellors, — The Senate accordingly attended and voted with
this House for privy Counsellors, — On casting up the Ballots it
appeared. That the Honorable Edwgird Rutledgej Qeneral Sump-
ter, Colo. Wilkinson, Samuel Smith, Peter Bocquet, Rich<^. Beres-
ford, and John Lloy'd, ha& a Majority of the Votes of the Mem-
bers present, but a great many of the Members having retired
from the House whilst the Ballots were casting up, and there not
being a House present when the Ballots were all drawn,

M^ Speaker adjourned the House
till to Morrow Morning 10, °'Clock

Wednesday the 30*^.
The House met according to Adjournment.
Read, the Journals of yesterdays proceedings
M^ Speaker, then declared, That upon Casting up the Ballots
of Yesterday for Members of the Privy Council it appeared, — .

That the Honble Edward Eutledge, General Sumpter CoK Wil-
kinson, Samuel Smith, Peter Bocquet, Kich<^. Beresford, and John
Lloy'd had a Majority of Votes of the Members present, and that
they were duly elected, —

A Debate arose on the Ninth clause of the Constitution,
whether any person who had served as Lieutenant Governor of
this State for two years was elegeble in the Privy Council imme-
diately thereafter. —

The Question being put by M*" Speaker,
Resolved in the Affirmative, —

A message was sent to the Senate requesting their attendance
in this House to elect one more Privy Counsellor seven only hav-
ing been elected, — The Senate accordingly attended and voted
with this House for one more Privy Counsellor upon casting up
the Ballots it appeared that the Honorable Christopher Gadsden
had the Majority of Votes of the Members present, M^ Speaker
thereupon declared M^ Gadsden duly elected to that Office,

A message was sent to the Senate requesting their attendance
in this House to elect SheriflFs for .the several Districts in this
State, —

A motion was then made and seconded for leave to bring in
a Bill to reduce the Fees of Sheriffs to the former standard,
The Question being put, by M^ Speaker.

It was carried in affirmative.
Ordered that M». Gibbes and M*^. Ferguson be a Committee
to bring in a Bill for that purpose. —

The Senate came into this House, and Voted with this House
for Sheriffs, ,upon casting up the Ballots it appeared that M*".
Daniel Stevens had a Majority of Votes as Sheriff of Charles
Town District, M^ William Ross for Beaufort District, — M*".
William Robinson for Orangeburgh District, — Col**. John
Thomas Jim'' for Ninety Six district M^ Alexander Moore for
Camden District, M^ Jacob William Harvey for George Town
District, — and M^ John Wilson for Cheraws District M*".
Speaker thereupon declared the several Gentlemen above named
duly elected sheriffs for the Districts above mentioned respect-
ively. —

The Bill entitled a Bill to revive such Laws as have expired
since the sitting of the last General Assembly, or will expire with
the present Session, — and the Bill to suspend the Operation of
the Limitation Act were severaly read a second time

The Questions being Severaly put by M"^. Speaker whether
the said Bills shou'd be sent to the Senate, —

They were carried in the Affirmative
Ordered that the said Bills be sent to the Senate,

And then the House
Adjourned till to
morrow morns^. 10. ®C.k

Thursday the 31«*.
The House met according to Adjournment.
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings-

A motion was made and Seconded, that five Delegates be
elected to represent this State in Congress, — a Debate arose
thereon, and —

Another motion was made and seconded that Seven Dele-
gates be elected to represent this State in Congress, —

The Question being put, whether seven delegates shou'd be
elected, — It passed in the Negative, —

The Question was then put on the first Motion for the choice
of five Delegates, — It was carried in the affirmative,

A Motion was made and seconded that a Message be sent to
the Honorable the Senate, requesting that they woud appoint a
Committee of their House, to join the Committee from this House,
to wait on M''. Mathews the Governor elect, to desire to know,
when he wou'd be pleased to attend in this House to take the
Oaths of qualification and allegiance, agreeable to the Constitu-
tion, —

Ordered that, — Col^'. John Laurens and M*". Edward Rut-
ledge be a Committee for that purpose, —

Colo : Laurens, Reported to the House, that M*". Edward Rut-
ledge and himself had delivered to the Senate the Message they
had in Charge, and that they with the Committee from that
House had accordingly waited on the Governor Elect, to desire to
know when he woud be pleased to attend in this House to qualify
as Governor, — The Governor return'd for answer that he woud
attend immediately, —

A Message was sent to the Senate requesting their attendance
in this House, to see the Governor elect take the Oaths of Qualifi-
cation allegiance, and of Office agreeable to the Constitution, —

The Senate accordingly attended and a Committee from the
Senate and this House, Introduced the Governor elect into this
House, M*". Speaker then administred to him the Oaths of Qual-

ification allegiance and of Office, His Excellency the Governor
then retired, — The Senate still remaining in the House, The Hon-
orable Richard Hutson Lieutenant Governor Elect, was intro-
duced into this House, M^. Speaker then administred to him the
Oaths of Qualification allegiance and of office, — The Senate
being still present, M^. Speaker Administred, the Oaths of quali-
fication. Allegiance and of Office, to the following Gentlemen,
who were elected Members of the Privy Council viz^ M*^ Edward
Eutledge, Col^ Morton Wilkinson, M^ Samuel Smith, M^ Peter
Bocquet, M^. John Lloy'd & General Gadsden

M^. Speaker informd the House, that General Sumpter then
present, and who had been Elected a member of the Privy Coun-
cil requested that he might be permitted to decline his acceptance
of that Office —

Eesolved that General Sumpter have leave to decline that
Office, and that another member of the privy Council be chosen
in his stead.

A message was sent to the senate, requesting their attendance
in this House to elect Five Delegates to represent this State in
Congress, —

The Senate accordingly attended and Voted with this House,
for five Delegates to represent this State in Congress,

Upon casting up the Ballots, it appeared that the following
Gentlemen had a Majority of the Votes of the Members present
viz*. — John Eutledge, David Eamsay, Ealph Izard, John Lewis
Gervais, and Arthur Middleton Esquires, — M^. Speaker there-
upon declared the Several Gentlemen above named duly elected
as Delegates to Represent this State in Congress. —

A motion was made and Seconded that a Message be sent to
the Senate, to request that they wou'd appoint a Committee to
join a Committee of this House, who were appointed to bring in a
Bill for filling up the Continental Battalions of this State, —

A Verbal Message was accordingly sent by M^. Edw^. Rut-
ledge and M''. Calhoun, for the above purposes, —

M^ Edward Rutledge reported that M^ Calhoun and himself
had waited on the Senate with the Message they had in charge, —
The Senate return'd for answer that they wou'd appoint a Com-
mittee for the purposes above mentioned

A motion was made and Seconded, that the Delegates to rep-
resent this State in Congress, be allowed at the rate of Six Hun-
dred pounds Sterling per Annum, —

The Question being put by M'. Speaker,

Resolved. That the Delegates to represent this State in Con-
gress, shall each of them be allowed at the rate of Six Hundred
pounds Sterling ^er annum, —

Ordered that, a Message together with the above Resolution
be sent to the Honorable the Senate desiring their Concurrence
thereto, and that M'. Speaker do sign the same,

A Message was accordingly prepared and is as follows, —
In the House of Representatives Jan^-y 31^*, 1782

Honble Gentlemen.

This House having resolved to allow to each of the Dele-
gates representing this State in Congress at the rate of Six Hun-
dred Pounds Sterling per annum, have sent .you the resolution,
for that purpose and request your Concurrence thereto.

By Order of the House.

Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that do wait on the Honble the Senate

with the above resolution and Message

A Motion was made and Seconded that a Committee be
appointed to devise ways and Means, for raising a Sum of Money
for defraying the Expenses of the Delegates of this State in Con-
gress, agreeable to the above resolution, —

Ordered that,

Gen^ Gadsden,

M*^. Ferguson & M*". Dart, be a Committee for that purp(>ise, —

M^. Burke from the Committee appointed to receve the
names of such persons as are proper to be nominated Justices of
the Peace, Ordinaries, and Coroners &^\ —

Reported that the Committee had received the names of Per-
sons proper to be elected Ordinaries of the several Districts in
this State if the House wou'd be pleased to receive it, he accord-
ingly delivered in the List at the Table,

A Motion was made and seconded, — That a Message be
sent to the senate requesting their attendance in this House to
make choice of a Privy Counsellor in the room of General Sump-
ter who declined serving,

A message was accordingly sent, — ^The Senate attended and
Voted with this House for a privy Counsellor in the room of
General Sumpter — upon casting up the Ballots it appeared that
Benjamin Guerard Esq^ had a Majority of the Votes of the Mem-

bers present, M"" Speaker thereupon declared M^ Guerard duly

elected a Member of the privy Counsil, —

And then the House Adjourned
till tomorrow moms^. 10, o'Clock

Friday February the 1®*.

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings. —

The Bill for the better defence and Security of this State,
during the recess, of the General Assembly, was read a third time,
in this House, —

A motion was made and Seconded, that the following Pro-
viso, which was an amendment made by the Senate viz^
"Provided that not more than one third part of the Militia be
"drawn forth into actual service, except the Militia of those
"Regiments belonging to the parts imediately invaded or within
"Eighty miles of the same" be struck out, —

A Debate arising thereupon, and

The Question being put.

It passed in the Negative —

A Motion was then made and Seconded for limiting the
number of. the militia to be drawn out into actual Service, to
Two thirds,

A Debate arose thereupon, and —

The Question being put.

It passed in the Negative,

Another Motion was then made and seconded for limiting
the number to one half, —

A Debate arising thereupon, and —

The Question being put.

It was carried in the affirmative

The Bill being read thro', and the question put by M*^.
Speaker on every clause seperately was agreed to.

Resolved that the Bill do pass and that the Title thereof be
an Act.

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Senate for their concur-
rence, and that M*". William Scott Jun^. and M"^. Flagg do carry
the Same, —

The Bill for settling the qualification of the Electors and
Elected in the next General Assembly was read a second time in
this House, — On reading the Second enacting Clause of the
Bill,—

A Motion was made and Seconded that an amendment be
made in the. latter part of the Clause by inserting the following
Words viz*, "and who have continued and shall continue to co-
"operate in defence of this State"

The Question being put —

It was carried in the Aflirmative
And those words were accordingly inserted, —

On reading the fourth Clause of the Bill —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that the whole clause be
Struck out, —

A Debate arising thereupon —

The Question was put,

And carried in the affirmative

On Reading the last clause of the Bill, —

A Motion was made and seconded. That the whole Clause
be struck out,
A Debate arising thereon the question was put by M*". Speaker
It was carried in the affirmative.

A Motion was made and Seconded, to amend the Bill by
inserting the following Clause viz* "And be it further enacted by
"the authority aforesaid, That every person to whom the Bene-
"fits of this Act are meant to be extended, and who shall offer
"to give his Vote at the Election of Members of the Legislature
"shall previous to his Voting produce to the returning Officer a
"Certificate in writing under the hand of the Brigadier of Militia
"to which he shall belong of his having actually performed the
"duty required of him by the Proclamations herein before
"recited," —

The Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative.

The Clause was accordingly made part of the Bill,

The Bill being read thro', and the question put, —

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honble the Senate, and
that M*". William Scott Jun*". and M*". Flagg do carry the same,

A Motion was made and Seconded, that a Committee be
appointed to devise ways and means for recruiting a Legionary
Corps under the Command of Col**. Wade Hampton, —

Ordered that M*". Rapley, Doct^ Ramsey and Col®. Grimke be
a Committee for that purpose, —

A Motion was made and seconded that a Committee be
appointed to devise Ways and Means for Supplying the Army

with Sappers and Miners, Artificers, Pioneers, Waggoners and
Servants to the Officers,

Ordered that, — Col°. Henderson, Col^ John Laurens and
Col° Grimke be be a Committee for that purpose, —

A Message from the Senate, by their Clerk in the following
words viz*.

In the Senate January 31*S 1782.
M"". Speaker & Gentlemen.

The Committee appointed by this House, to Join a Com-
mittee of your House, in free Conference to Consider of ways
and means to fill up the Continental Battalions of this State are
General Marion, Col^. Harden, Col° Horry, Col<* Watson & M^.
Berwick. —

By Order of the Senate

John Lewis Gervais
President
And then the House Adjournd till
to morrow Morning 10, °'Clock

Saturday February 2^.

Th« House met according to adjournment,

Eead the Journals of Yesterdays Proceedings.

Xhe Bill for the regulation of the Militia of this State was —
Ordered to be Eead a second time. On Reading the first Clause
of the Bill,

A Motion was made and seconded, that the Bill be recom-
mitted,

A Debate arising thereupon.

The Question was put.

It passed in the negative —

The first and second clauses of the Bill being read, &

The Questions thereon severally put were agreed to,

On Reading the third article, in the third enacting Clause
of the Bill, for regulating the Militia, —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that the following amend-
ment, be made viz*, "but if an action shall happen during his
"absence from Camp, if an officer he shall be Cashierd and
"turn'd into the Ranks ; if a Private, he shall be put, into one of
"the Continental regiments of this State, for twelve months,"

The question being put

It was carried in the Affirmative.

On Reading the fourth article —

A motion was made and seconded, that the whole of it be
Struck out, and the following one inserted viz*, "any non Com-
"mission'd Officer or private who shall be found guilty of plun-
"dering or taking the property of the Inhabitants of this State
"Contrary to orders, shall serve in one of the Continental Regi-
"ments for any time, not exceeding twelve months, as to the
"Court Martial shall seem fit."

The Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative.

A motion was made and seconded, that the following Clause
be inserted, immediately after the preceding one viz^ "If a Com-
"mission'd Officer shall be found GKiilty of the Crimes last above
"mentioned, he shall be Cashierd & turned into one of the Con-
"tinental Regiments of this State as a private, in which he shall
"be obliged to serve for one Year."

The Question being put.

It was carried in the affirmative.

On Reading the Eight Article,

A motion was made and seconded, that the following amend-
ment be made thereto viz*. "If an Officer he shall be Cashierd,
"reduced to the Ranks, and pay a fine of Twenty Dollars, if a
"Non Commission'd Officer or private he shall be Confined in the
"Provost, for three days and nights, and fined five Dollars." —

The Question being put.

It was carried in the affirmative.

On Reading the Ninth Article. —

A motion was made and seconded, that the whole of it be
Struck out.

The Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative, —
It was accordingly Struck out. —

On Reading the Eleventh Article, —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that the whole of it be
Struck out.

The Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered on Motion that a Clause be brought in on the third
reading of the Bill for settling the pay of the Militia, and a
Clause for the Sumary trial of persons who shall be taken in the
Militia Camp, suspected of being Spies.

The whole Bill being read thro', and

The Question put —

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honourable the Senate,
and that M^. William Scott Jun^ and M*". Dart do carry the
same,

M*" Scott reported that M** Dart and himself had delivered to
the Senate, the Several Bills they had in Charge. —

A message from the Senate by their Clerk in the following
words viz*.

In the Senate February 1782
M^ Speaker & Gent".

This House request the Concurrence of your House
to amend the "Bill for the better Defence and Security of this
"State, during the Recess of the General Assembly" by inserting
"the amended clause, between the fourth and fifth enacting
"clause of said Bill. —

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais. —
President

The Clause proposed to be inserted in the Bill is as fol-
lows viz^

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that
the Governor or Commander in Chief for the time being shall be
and he is hereby authorized and required (when ever it shall
appear to him with the advice and consent of the privy Council
necessary so to do) to issue Special Commissions of Oyer and
Terminer, to such of the Judges of the Court of General Sessions
of the Peace, as he shall think proper for the speedy trial of
Criminal offenders in such Districts as he may direct (altho' the
offence was committed in some other District) And that the
proceedings on the said Commission shall be as nearly similar as
may be to the proceedings of the Court of assize directed or which
may be directed by any act or acts of the Gen^ assembly.

The Question being put, when the foregoing Message should
be taken into Consideration. —

Eesolved that it be taken into Consideration immediately;
the Message being again read, and the Clause proposed, —

A Debate arose thereupon, the Clause being read three times,
and

The Question put. —

Resolved, That the Clause be made a part of the Bill, and
that a Message be sent to the Senate informing them, that this
House have agreed to the clause proposed by that House, And
desire they will be pleased to insert the same in the Bill, entitled
an Act for the better Defence and Security of this State, during
the Recess of the General Assembly, and that M*". Speaker do
Sign the Same, —

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives)

February 2^, 1782 \

Honourable Gentlemen — this House having consider'd
your Message of this day, with the clause accompanying it, which
Your House request may be inserted in "the Bill for the Better
"defence and Security of this State during the recess of the Gen-
"eral Assembly" and agreed to the clause as proposed by your
Honors, return the said clause to your House and desire your
Honors will be pleased to insert it in the Bill Entitled An Act
for the Better Defence and Security of this State during the
recess of the General Assembly —

By Order of the House

Hugh Rutledge, Speaker.
Ordered that M*^. Scott and M^. Dart do wait on the Senate
with the foregoing Message

M^ Scott Reported, that M^ Dart and himself had delivered
to the Senate, the Message they had in Charge,

Docf Ramsay, from the Committee to Devise ways and
means for recruiting the Corps of Cavalry under the command
of Col°. Wade Hampton, inf orm'd the House that the Committee,
were ready to report, if the House woud be pleased to receive it,
he accordingly read the report in his place, and delivered it in at
the Clerks table, —

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consideration to
morrow, —

The House then adjourn'd,
till to morrow morning 10, °Clock —

Sunday the 3<^.
The House met according to adjournment
Read the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings —
M^. Speaker, informed the House, that M*". John Pearson
returned as a member for the District between Broad and

Catawba Rivers, attended at the Door, and desir'd to know if it
was their pleasure he shou'd be call'd in, and asked if he intended
to qualify, — M*^ Pearson being call'd in and asked by M*".
Speaker if he was ready to qualify.

He answered in the Affirmative

M^ John Ewen Calhoun was desir'd to administer to him
the Oaths of Qualification and Allegiance —

M*". Calhoun Reported, that he had administred the Oaths
to M*". Pearson agreeable to Order, —

And he took his Seat accordingly, —

The Report of the Committee to Devise Ways & Means for
recruiting the Corps of Cavalry under the Command of Col°
Wade Hampton, — was read agreeable to the Order of Yesterday
and is as follows viz*.

The Comittee to Devise Ways and Means for recruiting the
Corps of Cavalry under Command of Col° Hampton.

Report,

That instead of four Troops of Cavalry as directed by
the Executive, they recommend that the Corps he reduced to two
Troops of Cavalry, and two Troops of Infantry, each Troop and
Company to Contain the same number of officers, Non Commis-
sioned officers and Privates, as those in the Continental Leginary
Corps,

That Col** Hampton be directed to recruit a sufficient Num-
ber of men, for the War, or three Years, to compleat the Corps
agreeable to the above Arrangement, and that he may be able to
do so, — Your Committee recommend, that he be furnished with
one Hundred negroes ; It is the opinion of your Committee, that
the Men so inlisted shou'd receive the same pay and other emolu-
ments as are or may be allowed to Continental Soldiers raised by
this State, for the same time of Service.

The first Clause of the Report was then read for Debate, and
there being no opposition. —

The Question being put.

It was carried in the affirmative.

On Reading the Second Clause of the Report —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that after the words
"Negroes" at the end of the Clause, the same be amended ""by the
words following v\z\ "as soon as he produces in the Field, two
"Hundred Men fit for Service," after some debate on the clause
and the proposed amendment. —

The Question being put, first on the Amendment was agreed
to, and then on the clause as amended, —
It was carried in the affirmative.
The third and last clause, being read, no debate arising there-
upon,

The Question being put. —

It was carried in the affirmative —

The Question was then put on the whole report as amended,
It was carried in the affirmative.

Resolved that this House do agree to the report of the Com-
mittee as amended, —

Ordered that it be sent to the Honble the Senate for their
Concurrence, that a Message be prepared for that purpose and
that M^. Speaker do sign the Same, —

A Message was accordingly prepared, & is as follows, viz*.

In the House of Representatives)

February 3^. 1782— j
Honourable Gentlemen. —

This House herewith send you a report from a Committee
appointed by this House, to devise Ways and Means for filling up
Col° Hamptons Corps, with the Resolution of this House there-
upon, to which this House desire your Concurrence,

By Order of the House
H»ugh Rutledge.
Speaker

Ordered that Doct*^ Ramsey, and M^. Milner do wait on the
Senate, with the foregoing report. Resolution & Message.

Doct^. Ramsay reported that M"". Milner and himself had
deliver'd to the Senate the Message they had in Charge, —

A Message from his Excellency the Governor with Extracts
of two letters from Major General Greene, the Subject matters
of which were, the want of Meal and other Provisions for the
Army, — On considering the Message and Extracts of Letters, —

Resolved that his Excellency the Governor, with the advice
of the Privy Council, do take Order immediately upon all mat-
ters that relate to the supply and Subsistance of the army.

Ordered that the above Resolution be sent to the Honble the
Senate for their Concurrence, that a Message be prepared for
that purpose, and that M^. Speaker do sign the same, —

A Message was accordingly prepared, and is as follows viz*.

In the House of Representatives Feb'-y 3<i, 1782—
Honourable Gentlemen

This House herewith send you a resolution empowering his
Excellency the Governor with the advice of the privy Council
to take Order immediately upon all matters relative to the Sup-
ply and Subsistance of the army to which this House desire your
Concurrence. —

By Order of the House —
Hugh Rutledge.

Speaker.

Ordered that Doct^. Ramsay and M^ Milner, do wait on the
Honble the Senate with the foregoing resolution & Message,

Doct^. Ramsay reported that M^. Milner and himself had
delivered to the Senate the Message and resolution which they
had in charge,

Col*». Henderson from the Committee appointed to Consider
of Ways and Means for filling up the Continent. Battalions to be
raised by this State inform 'd the House that they were ready to
report, if the House wou'd be pleased to receive it, he accord-
ingly read the Same in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks
Table, where it was again read and is as follows viz*

The Committee appointed to Consider of, and devise Ways
and means for filling up the two Continental, Battalions, ordered
by Congress to be raised in this State beg leave to. Report —

That in their Opinion the measure of Voluntary Enlistments
shouPd first be adopted and experimented for the term of two
months from the passing of this Bill, and that the Men be enlisted
for three Years or the War, —

That those who engage for the War shall receive at the
Commencement of every year that their service is required one
Negroe, and that such as enU^^ for three years, shall receive
one Negroe at the Commenceuaent of each of the two first Years
of their Service, and an other at the expiration of the third
Year of their Engagement,

Your Committee beg leave to recommend that the Command-
ing Officers of the Regiments of Militia shall be directed by the
Brigadiers immediately to divide their Men by Companies into
Classes of Eight each in order to ascertain the Number each Regi-
ment must afford should a draught be found necessary ; and that
the Supernumeraries of each Company not amounting to a Class,

shall be added together and divided into Classes and draughted
if it shall be found necessary by the Commanding Officer of the
Regiment according to the proportion above directed, —

That if the returning Officers on the Recruiting service shall
report the Inefficacy of Voluntary Enlistments to Compleat the
Continental Battalions that the Commanding Officers of the
Regiments of Militia be ordered by the Commanding Officers of
Brigades, to proceed immediately to draught one Man out of
each of the classes in his Regiment, to Serve for three years or
the War; Provided nevertheless, that if a Man belonging to any
of the classes shou'd have Voluntarily engaged himself in the
service, or that any class should have previously engaged a man
not belonging to any other Class to Serve for three Years or the
War, that, that Class shall be exempted from any draught,

5th — That the Negroes alotted to this important purpose be
advanced to the age of Between Ten and forty Years, And that
all such Persons as are draughted shall receive*the same Bounty
as those who Voluntarily enlist, and that they shall be allowed,
the Same pay, Cloathing and Rations, as are usualy granted to
the Continent^ Troops, —

gth — fi^Q Committee impressed Avith a most refined sense of
the memorable and distinguished services which the militia
officers have rendered to their Country, and Convinced that they
are still possessed of an Animated Zeal, alively attachment and a
most ardent desire to advance the Interests and Security of the
Common Wealth, beg leave to recommend that the Field Officers
be appointed as Commissioners for the recruiting Service, by
whose activity, influence and spirited exertions, the attainment
of this most desireable object will be facilitated, — Your Commit-
tee are therefore of Opinion that the Negroes shou'd be delivered
to the Commanding officers of Brigades in each District, who are
to divide them amongst the Commanding officers of Regiments,
agreeable to the proportion of their Classes, — And that the
Commanding officers be directed to call their Regiments together,
to promulgate this Law to them, and That they shall themselves
either act, or appoint such Officers as shall appear adapted to
this Service, to recruit such Men as shall be willing to enter into
the Service, and to deliver them to those Officers, and at such
Rendezvous to be appointed in each district as shall be deter-
mined on by the Continental commanding officer of this State. —

7th — .That if it should be found necessary to draught the
Classes that the Commanding officers of Regiments, or the

Officers appointed by them to recruit shall deliver the Negroes
allotted for this purpose to such men as shall be draughted and
that they shall Produce such draughted Men to those officers and
at such Rendezvous as shall be appointed by the Continental
commanding officer of this State, within ten days, after the
draughts have taken place, —

8*^. That the Governor be requested to order a Guard to
march the Negroes forthwith to such places as may appear most
convenient in the Districts of the respective Brigades for the dis-
tribution and delivery of them, to the Commanding officers of
Regiments,

9th — That if a Commanding officer of a Regiment should be
so base as to revolt from the duty which he owes to his Country,
and neglect or refuse to give the necessary orders for Classing
and draughting his men. The Commanding officer of the Brigade
shall himself cause such classing and Draughting to be made
immediately, and that he shall arrest such Officer and order him
to be tried by a Court Martial, who if found Guilty shall be
Cashier'd and sentenced to pay the sum of Dollars. —

10***. That if the Commanding officer of a company shou'd
be guilty of the above said neglect, or contempt of orders, the
Field officer of the Regiment shall proceed in the same way as is
directed in the above clause in similar Circumstances, and if
found guilty shall be Cashierd and Sentenced to pay the sum
of Dollars.

That if any class shall apprehend a soldier enlisted for the
War, who shall have deserted from any of the Continental Bat-
talions raised in this State, that Class shall be exempted from a
draught excepting such Classes as shall be found concealing
deserters; Provided that no Solder be considered as a deserter
who made his escape from Confinement within the Enemies
Lines, untill the expiration of two Months after the passing of this
Bill.—

Your Committee beg leave to Conclude with recommending
that the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Members of the Privy
Council, Judges of the Courts and Delegates to Congress be alone
exempted from the operation of this Law, —

Ordered that the report be taken into Consideration to Mor-
row, and that in the mean time, it lie on the Table for the perusal
of the Members,

And then the House
Adjourned till to morrow mom^^, 10, **'Clock.

Monday the 4***.

The House met according to Adjournment.

Eead the Journals of yesterdays proceedings. —

M*". Ferguson from the Committee on privileges and Elec-
tions informed the House, that the Committee :were ready to
report on the Memorial of Sundry Inhabitants of Saint Mathews
Parish, against ,the late Election, which was referred to them, if
the House wou'd be pleased to receive it, He accordingly read
the report in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks Table,
where it was again read and is as follows viz*

The Committee on Privileges and Elections to whom was
referr'd the Memorial above mentioned, Report,

That they have enquired into the Allegations set forth in the
said Memorial, and are of opinion they are not well grounded, &
that the Election was conducted agreeable to the Instructions
given to the returning officers, they therefore recommend that
the Memorial be dismissed.

Ordered that the report be taken into immediate Considera-
tion,

The Report, being read for debate.

Resolved that the Report be agreed to. —

Ordered, that the Memorial be dismissed,

The Report of the Committee appointed to Consider of and
Devise, Ways and Means for filling up the two Continental Bat-
talions to be raised by this State, order'd to be Considered to day,
was read for debate.-^

The first Clause being read, — and.

The Question put —

It was carried in the Affirmative —

The Second Clause being read, — and —

The Question put.

It was carried in the affirmative

On Reading the third Clause,

A motion was made and Seconded, that the whole of it be
Struck out, after Some debate thereupon —

The Question was put.

It was carried in the affirmative
The whole Clause was accordingly Struck out.

On Reading the fourth Clause,

A Motion was made, and seconded, that it be struck out, after
some debate,

The Question was put, —

It was carried in the affirmative, & the clause was
Struck out.

The Fifth Clause being read, the words "as are draughted
"shall receive the same Bounty as those," were ordered to be
struck out, —

The third & fourth Clauses of the Report not being agreed to.

The Question being put, the remainder of the clause

Was carried in the affirmative,

The Sixth Clause being read, — and

The Question being put.

It was carried in the affirmative the words "agreeable to
"the proportion of their classes" being previously erased as
superfluous.

On Reading the Seventh clause, —

A Motion was made & Seconded, that the whole of it be
Struck out,

The Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative and Struck out accord-
ingly,—

The Eight Clause being read, — and —

The Question put.

It was carried in the affirmative.

The Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh clauses being severally read
& — The Question put on them respectively, were orderd to be
Struck out. —

The Report being gone thro' —

A motion was made and Seconded, That the same be amended
by adding the following Clause viz*. —

"That a Bounty of one negroe be given to all and every
"person or persons who shall procure twenty five recruits to
"enlist agreeable to the folloAving report, which recruits shall be
"approved of by such Continental officer as shall be appointed
"to receive them. Provided such Enlistments be made within six
"Weeks after the passing of an act for filling up the two Con-
"tinental Battalions of this state," —

The Question being put. —

It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered that the Clause be made part of the Report.

The Question being put on the whole Report as it had been
amended, —

It was carried in the affirmative
Ordered, That a Message with a Copy of the Report as
agreed to by this House, be sent to the Honble, the senate and
that M^ Speaker do Sign the same.

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives —
February 4**^. 1782—

Honorable Gentlemen, —

This House herewith send you a Copy of the Report of the
Committee appointed by this House to consider of and Devise,
Ways, and means for filling up the two Continental Battalions
of this State, as the same has been amended and agreed to by this

House,

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge.
Speaker

Ordered —

That M^ Dart and M^. Raply do wait on the Honorable
the Senate with the foregoing Message and Report,

A Message from the Senate, by their Clerk, with the Resolu-
tion of this House of the 31^*. Ult°. respecting the allowance to
be made to the delegates, and a Subsequent one of the 3**. instant,
empowering his Excellency the Grovernor with the advice of the
Privy Council to take order immediately upon all matters rela-
tive to the Supply and Subsistence of the Army, to each of which
Resolutions their Honours had given their Concurrence, —

Ordered that a Copy of the last Resolution be sent to his
Excellency the Governor, —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk returning the Bill
entitled "An Act for the better security and defence of this State,
"during the Recess of the General Assembly" which had been
read a third time in that House and agreed to, —

Ordered that the said Bill be immediately engrossed,

A Message from the Senate by their clerk, returning the
following Bills viz*. "A Bill to suspend the operation of the
"Limitation act" A Bill to revive and continue such Laws as
have expired since the sitting of the last General Assembly, or
will expire with the present session. And A Bill to settling the
Qualification of the Electors and Elected, in the next General
Assembly, which Bills had been severally read twice in that
House,

Ordered That the said Bills be read a third time imme-
diately, —

-The Bill entitled a Bill to Suspend the operation of the
Limitation act, was read a third time, and the Bill being put to
a passing. —

Resolved that the Bill do pass, and that the title thereof be
an Act. —

Ordered that the Act be sent to the Honorable the Senate for
their Concurrence, and that M^. Rapley and Col^*. Richardson do
carry the same.

The Bill entitled "A Bill to revive and continue such liaws
as have expired since the Sitting of the last General assembly or
will expire with the present session, was read a third time, and
the Bill being put to a passing.

Resolved that the Bill do pass, and that the Title, be an Act. —

Ordered that the act be sent to the Honorable the senate
for their Concurrence, and that M^. Rapley and CoK Richardson
do carry the same, —

The first and Second Clauses of the Bill, entitled a Bill for
settling the qualification of the Electors and Elected in the next
General Assembly being read, were agreed to, and on reading the
third Clause, —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that the same be amended
by adding the following Words, at the end of the Clause viz*,
'^Or furnishing two Substitutes in one of the Continental Regi-
"ments of this State, to serve during the War," —
<iff ODhe Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative the amendment was
Abdordingly .made,
/^M^OniRfeglding the fourth Clause,

II * 'iA Motion 1 was made and Seconded, that between the words
"the" and "Brigadier" the following words be inserted viz* "Com-
"mandin^-Bflicerficrf t!b4 Regiment and Countersigned by the"
Jilt TilaBiQitestidii4Dleing' put,

'>i'\ f) fitrivras[oanri<5di in' t^he affirmative and those words were
Hiserted) — ff-t.'iH 'tfri it- :.,•■. {.(t.'; <,

10 ./^(Iniotirfn Iwas'tliini'inkdejaM seconded, that an amendment
bri^nWdi^itt-thteliiifl dilihi saidi-Glause by adding the following
^s^Di^nH2l*^%r^*fllmishfedtt'wf6J Substitutes in one of the Continen-
•^tidJ Regittieiits b4'thi«f8tatey^osMrV^e^Hidring the war,"

The Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative.

The following clause, was added by the Senate, Viz*.

"And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that
"every Person, to whom the Benefits of this act are meant to be
"extended, and who shall be elected a Member of the Legislature
"shall before he is admitted to a seat therein take an Oath in the
"House of which he is returned a Member, that he is duly quali-
"fied according to this act, to be chosen a Member thereof," —

The Clause being read three times, and

The Question put, —

It was carried in the Affirmative,

The whole of the Bill being read thro' — and the Bill put to a
Passing, —

Resolved that the Bill do pass, and that the Title thereof be
An Act, —

Ordered that the act be sent, to the Honorable the senate
for their Concurrence, — ^And that M^. Rapley and Colonel Rich-
ardson do carry the Same, —

M^ Rapley reported that Col*>. Richardson and himself had
delivered, to the Senate, the Several Bills they had in charge, —

M^. Edward Rutledge from the Committee appointed to
empower the Executive of this State to purchase an Estate of the
Value of Ten thousand Guineas in Trust and for the use of the
Honorable Major General Greene, —

Reported that the Committee had prepared the Bill, if the
House wou'd be pleased to receive it, — He accordingly read the
Title of the Bill in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks
Table, where the Bill was read a first time.

Ordered that the Bill be read a Secon'd time —

M^. Speaker inform'd the House, that M^. William Robinson
declared duly elected Sheriff of Orangebourgh District declined
accepting that appointment, and desired another person might be
elected in his stea^, —

And then the House Adjourned till to morrow Morning 9
5'Clock

Tuesday the 5*^.

The House met according to adjournment —

Read the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings, —

The Bill entitled a Bill to empower Thomas Ferguson Mor-
ton Wilkinson and John Ward Esquires to purchase An Estate
of the Value of Ten Thousand Guineas in Trust and for the use
of the Honorable Major General Greene, was read a second time, —
time, —

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Senate, and that M*".
Rapley and Col°. Eichardson, do carry the same,

M"". Speaker inform'd the House, that Cap*. Edward Blake,
retum'd a Member for Saint Georges parish. Cap*. Jacob Keid
for the Parishes of Saint Philip and Saint Michael, and M*".
John Rutledge for the parish of Saint Andrew, attended at the
door, and desired to Imow if it was the pleasure of the House
they should be call'd in and asked if they intended to qualify,
they were accordingly called in, and being asked by M"". Speaker
if they were ready to qualify, —

They answered in the affirmative, —

M^ Burke was desired to administer to them; the Oaths of
qualification and allegiance, — M*" Burke reported that he had
administred to Captains Blake and Reid & M^. John Rutledge
the oaths of qualification and Allegiance, agreeable to the Con-
stitution, — And they took their Seats accordingly. —

M*^. Rapley reported that Col°. Richardson and himself had
delivered to the Senate the Bill they had in Charge,

Ordered, That Col° Laurens's Motion for collecting Two
thousand five Hundred Negroes forthwith from the Confiscate.
Estates, — Embodying and Organizing them under white Officers
be taken into Consideration agreeable to the Order of Yesterday,
after some debate thereupon, —

The Question being put. —

It passed in the Negative. —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, returning the fol-
lowing acts Viz*. An Act for settling the qualification of the
Electors and Elected in the next General Assembly, An Act to
revive and Continue such Laws as have expired since the sitting
of the last General Assembly, or will expire with the present ses-
sion, and an act to suspend the Operation of the Limitation
Act, which had been Severally read a third time in that House
and passed.

Ordered that the said acts be forthwith engrossed, —

A Message from his Excellency the Governor, in the follow-
ing words viz*.

M*^. Speaker & Gentlemen, — I must request that you would
appoint a Committee of your House to Confer with me on a mat-
ter of Considerable importance
I John Mathews

February 5^\ 1782

Ordered that M^. John Rutledge, Colo. Laurens and Col
Grimke be a Committee to wait on his Excellency the Governor
agreeable to the said Message, —

M*^. John Rutledge from the Committee appoint^ to Confer
with his Excellency the Governor, in Consequence of his Message
of this day, — Reported

That they had Conferr'd with his Excellency the Governor,
according to the Order .of the House, — who informed them of
General Greenes rec*. of a Letter from his Excellency General
Washington, dated the 31^*. December last, acquainting him that
an embarkation had taken place at New York Consisting of three
British Regiments, and a Detachment of Hessians, suppos'd to be
destin'd for this State, under convoy of two ships of the Line,
and three or four Frigates; that some Frigates had arrived oflF
the Bar, — that if those Troops shou'd arrive it might be neces-
sary for him to change his position, — he therefore thought pro-
per to acquaint the House therewith, that they might quicken
their Deliberations, —

And then the House Adjourned
till to morrow Morning 9. ^Clock.

Wednesday the 6***.
The House met according to adjournment.
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings-

Col°. Henderson from the Committee to devise Ways and
Means for raising a Corps of Sappers &^^. &^*. informed the House
that the Committee were ready to report if the House would be
pleased to receive the same. He accordingly read the report in
his place and delivered it in at the Clerks Table, where it was
again read and is as follows Viz*.

The Committee appointed to devise Ways and Means for
raising a Corps of Sappers & Miners, Artificers, Pioneers Wag-
goners, and Officers servants, to be annex'd to General Greene's
Army. — Report —

1^*. That such negroes as shall be found belonging to Con-
fiscated or Sequestrated Estates, and are fit for a Corps of Arti-
ficers Viz*. Shoe Makers, Carpenters, Blacksmiths, Armourers, ^
Taylors, Wheelwrights be immediately Collected and formed into /
a Corps, to the Number of One Hundred, —

2^. That those negroes who shall be found most useful and
expert be immediately collected from the said Estates, and
employed as Waggoners, to the number of Two hundred & fifty — .

3^. That a Corps of Pioneers, Consisting of the number of
One hundred and fifty able bodied Men, be formed from the
Estates aforesaid, —

4*^ That a corps of Sappers and Miners of four Hundred
able bodied Men be drawn from the said Estates. —

5^^ That three Hundred Servants be also drawn from the
/ Estates aforesaid, to Supply the place of Waiters to the Officers,
which are at present drawn from the Line. —

( 6***. The Committee further recommend, that in Case the

Estates of such persons as are Considered Enemies to this State,

and have property in Negroes, in the same, or shou'd prove

insufficient to the purpose, shou'd not be Confiscated or Seques-

/ tred, that then the Governor and Council be empowered to Order

^ \ draughts to be made from the Estates of such Inhabitants

throughout the Country, who can most effectually supply the

' Number necessary for the said Corps. —

_y 7th The Committee also recommend, that all the Negroes
taken for the above Service, be previously valued and appraised
by three freeholders, that such Slaves as are draughted from the
Estates of the Friends of this Country, and who may be killed,
Maimed, or lost, in this Service, shall be accounted for, and the
faith of this Country pledged for the paym*. thereof.

8^^. That none of these Corps be Marched or Conducted out
of the State but with the Consent and approbation of the Gover-
nor and Council,

Ordered that the above Report be immediately taken into
Consideration, —

The first clause of the Report being read, and no debate aris-
ing thereupon.

The question was put, — and

It was carried in the affirmative
The second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh clauses
being severally read, and

The Questions respectively put.

They were agreed to. —
On Reading the Eight Clause. —

A motion was made and seconded, that the whole of the
clause be struck out, —

A Debate arising thereupon, — and
The Question being put.

It was carried in the affirmative the Clause was accord-
ingly Struck out.

The Report being gone thro', and, —

The Question put whether the same shou'd be agreed to, —
It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered that a Bill be brought in, agreeable to the said
Eeport, and that M^ Gibbes and M*^. Reid be added to the above
mentioned Committee. —

Ordered that M^ Gibbes and M^ Thomas Waring do Com-
pare the following engrossed Bills viz*; An act to suspend the
operation of the Limitation act; An Act to revive & Continue
such Laws as have expired since the Sitting of the last General
Assembly, or will expire with the present session, An Act for set-
tling the qualification of the Electors and Elected in the next
General Assembly, — An Act for the better security and defence
of this State, during the recess of the General Assembly, An Act
for repealing the Laws, which makes Paper Currency or Bills of
Credit, a legal tender, with a Committee from the Senate, —

M^ Gibbes reported that M^ Waring and himself had Com-
pared the engrossed Bills, with a Committee from the senate,
and found them right, —

M^. Burke presented a Petition to the House from many of
the Field and other officers of the upper and lower Granville and
Colleton County Regiments, —

Ordered that the above Petition be referred to a Committee
of the following Gentlemen Viz*.

Col° Ltaurens

M^ Kean M^. Burke

M^ Jn«. Ew«. Calhoun & Cap* James Moore (96)

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk in the following
Words viz*, —

In the Senate February 6. 1782—
M'. Speaker & Gentlemen,

This house having taken under Consideration, the resolve
of your House, upon the Report of your Committee "to devise
"Ways and Means for filling up Lieutenant Col° Hamptons
"Corps" the same was agreed to.

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais Presid*.

A motion was made and Seconded that a Message be sent to
the Governor, to request he will be pleased to order Five Hun-
dred Bushels Corn to be purchased for the Catawba Indians at
the expence of the State, —

Eesolved that his Excellency the Governor, be empowered to
order the quantity of Five Hundred Bushels of Com to be forth-
with purchased for the use of the Catawba Indians at the expence
of this State,

Ordered that the above Resolution be sent to the Honble the
Senate for their Concurrence, and that a Message be likewise sent
therewith and sign'd by M^. Speaker,

The following Message was prepared and sign'd by M*".
Speaker viz*.

In the House of Representatives)

February 6*^. 1782^
Honorable Gentlemen, —

This House herewith send you a Resolution of this House,
empowering his Excellency the Governor to order the quantity
of Five Hundred Bushells of Com, to be purchased forthwith for
the use of the Catawba Indians, at the expence of this State, —

By Order of the House —
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that Col° Kershaw, and M^ Skirving do wait on
the Senate with the above Resolution and Message —

Col*^. Kershaw reported that M*". Skirving and himself had
delivered to the Senate, the above resolution and Message they
had in Charge, —

This House went into the Senate House, and together with
the Senate Ratified the following Acts viz^ An Act to suspend
the operation of the Limitation act, an Act to revive and Con-
tinue such Laws as have expired since the sitting of the last
General Assembly, or will expire with the present Session, An
act for settling the qualification of the Electors and the Elected
in the next General Assembly, An Act for the better Security and
defense of this State during the recess of the General Assembly,
An Act for repealing the Laws which make Paper Currency or
Bills of Credit, a Legal Tender.

The House being returned, — M^. Speaker reported that this
House together with the Senate had ratified the Acts above men-
tioned, —

And then the House Adjourned
till to morrow Morning 9. ^'Clock

Thursday February 7*^.
The House met according to adjournment.

Bead the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings

M*". Speaker informed the House, that M^. Jacob Guerard
return'd a Member for the parish of Saint Helena, and M^.
Edward Weyman return'd a Member for the Parish of Saint
Thomas & Saint Dennis, attended at the door, and desired to
know if it was their pleasure they should be called in and asked
whether they intended to qualify, and on being called in and
asked by M^. Speaker, M^. Guerard declined serving, —

M^. Burke was desired to administer to M^. Weyman, the
Oaths of qualification and allegiance, —

M*". Burke reported that he had administred the said Oaths
to M^ Weyman, —

And he took his Seat accordingly. —

Cop. Laurens from the Committee appointed to -Consider
What Estates in this Country are proper subjects of Confiscation
& Sequestration &^^. presented agreeable to the order of the House
a List of Persons whose Estates are proper subjects of Confisca-
tion, —

Ordered that those Lists be taken into Consideration imme-
diately, —

The names of Persons whose Estates are subjects of Con-
fication being severally read and agreed to are as follows viz*. —

Thomas Phepoe
John Rose
John Hop ton
Gideon Dupont Junr
WUliam Ancrum
Alexander Rose
James Brisbane
Dr. Alexr. Gardin
EUas Ban (of Wambaw)
Gabriel Capers
John GaUlaird
Esta. of Riehd. Pendarvis
Sr. Patrick Houston
WiHiam Blak,e
John WigfaH
Hezekiah WUliams
Jno: Brockington Junr.
Zaehariah Gibbs
Esta. Mrs. CoHeton
Samuel Chollett

Alexander Wright

Robert Philp

Jacob Valk

Alexander Inglis

Alexander Harvey

Edmund Petri e

Edward Fenwicke

James Clitherall

Bazil Cooper

Ellas Ball (of Coming-
tee)

Robert Cunningham

Theodore Gaillaird

James Vernon

Andrew Williamson

James Gordon (of G.
Town)

Richard King

Lud: Williams

Thomas Fletchall

Robert Williams
John Wragg
John Smyth
Charles Atkins
Aaron Loocock
Archibald Brown
Plowden Weston
Paul Hamilton
George Ancrum
Brian Cape
Patrick Cunningham
Charles Ogelvie
Thomas Gibbens
Esta. of George Snow
James Smyth
John Cotton
Christo. Nielie
Eli as Buckingham
Thomas Boone
CoHln Campbell

George Saxby
Thorps Barony
Lt. Govr. Irvine
Esta. of Dr. Crockatt
Walter Mansell
Heirs of Hopkin Price
John Ward (Taylor)
James Carey
Jonathan Scott
Esta. of James Holmes
Robert Gray
Geo : John Fardo
Robert English
William Vallentine
lid. Chas Graville Mon- 1

tague 5
Esta. of Robert Raper
Jno Fisher (of

Orangebg: mer.
Benjn. Gregory
Esta. of Thos Adam.

James Cassells
Brice, Fisher Linwood J

& Co. 5
Esta. of Doctr. Gibbes
Roberts's Barony
Sr. James Wright
Peter Taylor
Greenwood & Higgison
William Greenwood,
Christo. Fitzsimons
Christo. Williman
Dr. James Eraser
Robert Murrell
Hugh Brown
William Guest
Dr. Peter Spence
William Hannahan
David Friday
Esta. of Cha« Maine
Esta. of Hen. Rugely
William Sabb
Esta. of John Stuart
&

Capt Ord (of the Navy)
Trench & Baily—
Robert Holmes
Esta. of Jerem Knott
Thos Fullalove
George Coc^
Jeremiah Savage
James Boissaux
Andw Hibben
Doctr James Lynah
John Willard
Patrick Muckleraurray
Moses Kirkland
James Clark
Henry Oniel
George Ogilvle
Peter Simond
George Dawkins
Dr. Charles Fyfe
John Musgrove

A motion was made and seconded, that instead of Seques-
tring the Estates of Persons whose conduct are not considered
Sufficiently criminal to merit Confiscation, the said Persons be
amerced,

The Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative
Ordered that the Consideration thereof be postponed
A Message from the Senate by their Clerk in the following
words viz*, —

In the Senate the 7**^. of February 1782—
M^. Speaker & Gentlemen, —

This House having taken the Report of our Committee,
appointed to Join a Committee of your House in free Conference
"to Consider of and devise Ways and Means for filling up the
"Continental Battalions of this State" under Consideration, the
Same was agreed to as amended by your House, except the pro-
viso. — in the Opinion of this House the enlistments should be
made within two Months after the passing of an Act for filling
up the Continental battalions, instead of Six Weeks, —

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais
Presid*.

Ordered that the foregoing Message be taken into Considera-
tion immediately,

The Message having been taken into Consideration

Resolved, That this House do agree to the amendment as
proposed by the Senate in the foregoing Message, That a Mes-
sage be sent to them thereupon, and that M'. Speaker do sign the
same, — accordingly the following Message was prepared and
sent viz*. —

In the House of Representatives Feby. 7*^ 1782.
Honorable Gentlemen of the Senate,

This House having considered your Message of this Day,
for extending the time mentioned in the proviso of the last clause
of the Report of the Committee "to Consider of and devise ways
"and Means, for filling up the Continental Battalions of this
"State" to two Mo'ths instead of Six weeks : inform your Honours
that this House do agree to the proposed amendment

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge, —

Speaker
Ordered that M^. Mitchel
and M^ William Scott do wait
on the Honble the Senate
with the foregoing Message

M^. Edward Rutledge from the Committee appointed to Con-
sider what Estates in this Country, are proper subjects of Con-
fiscation, who were ordered to bring in a Bill agreeable to the
Report on that Subject, inform 'd the House that he had prepared
a Bill, if the House would be pleased to receive it, he accordingly
read the Title of the Bill in his place, and delivered it in at the
Clerks Table, where the Bill was read a first time. —

Ordered that the Bill be read a second time.

A Motion was made and Seconded, that his Excellencv the
Governor be empowered to order a quantity of provisions to be
purchased at the publick expense, and distributed amongst the
Widows and Orphans of such persons as have been killed in the
defence of this State, and also such persons as have been disabled
in the said Service as may be deemed proper objects of relief

The Question being put.

It was carried in the affirmative

Resolved that his Excellency the Governor be empowered to
order a Sufficient quantity of provisions to be purchased at the
publick expence, and distributed amongst the Widows and

Orphans of such persons as have been killed in the defence of this
State, and also Such persons who have been disabled in the said
Service, as may be deemed proper Objects of relief.

Ordered that the foregoing resolution be sent to the Honor-
able the Senate for their Concurrence, and that a Message be
likewise sent therewith and signed by M^ Speaker.

In the House of Eepresentatives
February 7'^. 1782
Honble Gent", of the Senate

This House herewith send you a resolution of this House,
empowering his Excellency the Governor to order a Sufficient
quantity of provisions to be purchased at the publick expence,
and distributed amongst the widows and orphans of such per-
sons as have been killed in the Defence of this State, and also
such persons who have been disabled in the said Service, as may
be deemed proper objects of Eelief, to which this House desire
your Concurrence, By Order of the House, —

Hugh Eutledge,
Speaker

M^ Mitchell reported that M^ Scott and himself delivered to
the Senate the Message they had in charge, —

A Petition from General Barnwell, was presented to the
House setting forth, — That at an Election held in the Parish of
Saint Helena on the Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth days of
December last, in pursuance of a proclamation issued by his
Excellency John Eutledge Esquire, — M^. Thomas Heyward,
together with five others were declared by the returning Officers
to be duly elected representatives, and have been returned to this
Honble House as such, — That your petitioner can from incon-
testable evidence make it appear, That the said Thomas Heyward
was not, conformable to the qualifications laid down in the said
Proclamation, eligible as a Eepresentative, — That as your Peti-
tioner had next to the said Thomas Heyward, the highest Number
of Votes, he humbly conceives that he was fairly, duly and legally
elected a representative for the said parish ; he therefore requests
your Honble House, that he may be permitted to take his Seat, —
And your Petitioner as in duty boimd will ever pray —

John Barnwell

Ordered, that the above Petition be referred to the Commit-
tee on Privileges and Elections, —

And the House adjourned
till to morrow morning nine o'Clock

Friday the S^^ Feb'^y.
The House met, according to adjournment
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings-

Doct^ Eamsay from the Committee on privileges And Elec-
tions informed the House, that they were ready to report on Gen-
eral Bamwells petition referr'd to them Yesterday, if the House
wou'd be pleased to receive it, he accordingly read the Report in
his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks Table, where it was
again read, —

Ordered that the Consideration of the said report be post-
poned

The Bill intitled a Bill for disposing of Certain Estates and
banishing Certain Persons therein mentioned, was Ordered to be
read a Second time,*—

On Reading the Bill several amendments were made
therein, — after reading the Bill, —

A motion was made and seconded, that leave be given to
bring in at the third reading of the Bill, the following clauses
viz*.

xV Clause to limit the quantity of acres of Land to be sold
in one parcell, —

A Clause directing the Commissioners to set apart a num-
ber of Negroes for the recruiting service, —

The Question being put. —

It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered that the said Clauses be prepared to be added to the
Bill at the third reading. —

M^. Speaker then put the Question whether the Bill should
be sent to the Senate, —

It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered that M^ Owen and M^. Jones, do wait on the Senate
with the Bill above mentioned, —

A Message from the Senate, returning the Bill entitled a
Bill for holding the Circuit Courts of Oyer & Terminer in the
Several Districts of this State, and making out a new Jury List,
which had been read twice in that House, — and also the resolu-
tion of this House of the Sixth Instant empowering his Excellency
the Governor to order the quantity of Five hundred bushels of
Corn to be forthwith purchased for the use of the Catawba In-
dians, to which their Honours, had given their Concurrence,

A Messa^ from the senate by their clerk in the following
words viz^

In the Senate S^\ February 1782—
M'. Speaker & Gent". —

This House herewith send you two resolutions requesting
his Excellency the Governor, to order, that such of the State
Troops whose time of service shall be expired, be discharged, and
that provision be made as soon as Possible to pay the Bounty due
to such of them as have not already received the same, to which
this House desire your Concurrence, —

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais.
President
The foregoing Message was accompanied by the following
resolutions viz^

Resolved that his Excellency the Governor be requested to
order that such of the State Troops whose time of service shall
be expired, be discharged, —

Eesolved that provision be made as soon as possible to pay
the Bounty due to such of them, as have not already received the
same, —

Ordered that the above resolution be sent to the House of
Representatives for their Concurrence, — ,

Ordered that the Consideration of the above Message and
resolutions be postponed,

And then the House adjourned
till to morrow morning 9. ®'Clock

Saturday the 9^^

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings —

The Bill for holding the Circuit Courts of Oyer & Terminer
in the several Districts of this State and for making out a new
Jury List, was Orderd to be read a third time —

The Bill for holding the Circuit Courts of Oyer & Terminer
in the several Districts of this state, and for making out a new
Jury list was read a third time, —

And then the Bill being put to a passing.

Resolved that the Bill do pass and that the Title thereof be
an act, —

Ordered thiat the Act be sent to the Senate for their Concur-
rence, — And that M*". Owen and M'. Jones do carry the same, —

M*". Owen reported that M*". Jones and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Bill they had in charge,

A motion was made and seconded that this House do come
to the following resolution viz*. —

Resolved that it is the sense of the House that untill a
sufficient number of the Delegates lately elected to represent this
State in Congress shall arrive in Philadelphia the Delegates who
are now in Congress shall retain their seats and Continue to
Represent this State, —

Resolved that this House do agree to the above Resolution,
at that it be sent to the Senate for their Concurrence, that a
Message be prepared for that purpose, and that M*". Speaker do
sign the same, —

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*. —

In the House of Representatives

9*^ February 1782.
Honble Gent", of the Senate —

This House herewith send you a Resolution respecting the
Delegates who now represent this State in Congress, Continuing
their seats therein untill those lately elected shall arrive at Phil-
adelphia, to which this House desire your Concurrence,

By Order of the House,
Hugh Rutledge —
Speaker

Ordered that M^. Edward Rutledge and Major Hyme do
carry the same —

M^ Edward Rutledge reported that Major Hyrne and himself
had delivered to the Senate the above resolution and Message, —
which they had in charge, —

A motion was made and seconded, that this House do come
to the following resolution viz*.

Resolved, that it is the sense of this House, that the Dele-
gates lately elected to represent this State in Congress, do pro-
ceed to Philadelphia, as soon as they can with convenience. —

Resolved, that this House do agree to the foregoing resolu-
tion, —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk returning the
resolution of this House of this date respecting the Delegates who
are now in Congress, retaining their seats untill those lately

Elected shall arrive in Philadelphia, — with their Honours Con-
currence thereto,

Also a Bill to prevent the Commencement of Suits for the
recovery of Debts, for the time and on the Conditions therein
mention'd which Originated in that House, —

The Bill entitled a Bill to prevent the Commencement of
suits for the recovery of Debts, for the time and on the Condi-
tions therein mentioned, was read a first time.

Ordered that the Bill be read a second time, —

M"". Burke from the Committee appointed to receive the
names of persons proper to be nominated Justices of the Peace,
delivered in a List of the names of such Persons, which was read,
and.

The Question being put, whether the same shou'd be agreed
to.

Resolved, that the Persons, whose names are mentioned in
the said List, be nominated Justices of the Peace for the Parishes
or districts in the List wherein their names are respectively set
down.

Ordered That the above resolution be sent to the Hon^^^ : the
Senate for their Concurrence, and that M^. Burke and M^. Flagg,
do carry the same,

M^. Burke reported that M'". Flagg and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Message they had in charge, —

M"" John Rutledge from the Committee on the Letters from
their Excellencys the president of Congress, and the Commander
in Cheif, and from the Superintendant of Finance, informd the
House that they were ready to report if the House wou'd be
pleased to receive it He accordingly read the report in his place,
and delivered it in at the Clerks Table, where it was again read
and is as follows viz*. —

That they have considered the several matters therein con-
tained, and are of opinion, that it would be impracticable in the
present distressed state of this Country, and the great sarcity of
speice, to levy a Tax in the usual manner, or in the mode pro-
posed by the Financeir of the United States, But in order to
comply Substantially, with the requisitions from Congress and
from him.

Your Committee recommend that this State engage that sup-
plies (including those which have been furnished since the first of
January last) shall be furnished for the army, during the pres-
ent Year, to the Value of 373,598 Mexican Dollars (being the

Quota assigned to this State, of the Continental Estimate for the
Year 1782.—

That a Sufficient Number of Proper persons be from time to
time, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent
of the Privy Council in different places, as agents or Commis-
sioners to procure their Supplies, —

That to prevent fraud, Ingrossing and oppression, no other
person but those who shall be appointed, by the Governor with
the advice of the Privy Council for that purpose as aforesaid,
shall be allowed to procure supplies for the Continental army,
and that it shall be a part of the duty of the said Commissioners
to obtain these supplies, on such terms as may be reasonable
between the Publick and individuals, and in the manner most
equal, and least Burdensome to the people, so that the advantages ^
of selling where persons can sjmre, and the disadvantages of
being obliged to part with what they cannot conveniently, may be
shared and borne, as equaly as possible, —

And that the money & Securities for money, which may be
obtain'd from the Sale of Such Estates, as shall be Confiscated be ^
a fund for sinking or redeeming the notes which may be issued
by the receiver of the Continental Taxes,

The Committee further recommend, that a message be sent
to the Governor, requesting his Excellency to give the necessary
orders for having the Number of White Inhabitants of this State
taken and Transmitted to Congress, as soon as practicable, the
other Subjects of the papers reffer'd to your Committee are
already in a proper train for the determination of the House, —

Ordered that the Consideration of the foregoing report, be
postponed, —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk returning the
resolution of this House of the seventh Instant for empowering
his Excellency the Governor to order a Sufficient quantity of
provisions to be purchased at the publick expence and destributed
amongst the widows and orphans Ac^. with their Honors Con-
currence thereto, —

The Message from the senate yesterday with the two resolu-
tions accompanying it where read agreeable to order,

Ordered that the said Message and resolution be referred to
the following Committee viz*.

Colo. Hill
Colo Thomas Col^ Grimke

Cap* Watters Cap*. Ja^. Moore.

The Eeport of the Committee on General Barnwells Petition
wras read and is as follows viz*.

The Committee on Privileges and Elections Report, — That
they have enquired into the merits of the said petition, and find
that the Contents thereof are true, but notwithstanding, as they
are informed, that the voters meant to vote for Thomas Hey-
ward Jun'. ; but omitted to add the distinguishfi^. epithet Jun*".,
They recommend that a new writ of Election should be issued

On considering the report, after some time spent in debating
the same.

The Question was put. whether this House do Concur with
the report of the Committee, —

It was carried in the affirmative —

And then the House adjourned
till to morrow morning nine '<*Clock.

Sunday the lO^J* :

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings

M*". Speaker informed the House that M'. George Robinson
returned a Member for the district between Savannah & the
North Fork of Edisto river attended at the door and desired to
know if it was their Pleasure he should be call'd in and asked if
he intended to qualify, — M^. Robinson being called in and asked
the question by M^. Speaker, —

He answered in the affirmative.

M^. John E. Calhoun was desired to administer to him the
Oaths of allegiance and Qualification, — M'. Calhoun reported
that he had administred the Oaths, — And M'. Robinson took his
Seat accordingly, —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, returning the
Bill "entitled an Act for holding the Circuit Courts of Oyer and
Terminer in the Several Districts of this State and for mak*^. out
a new Jury List," which had been read a third time in their
House, and to which their Honors had given their Concurrence

Ordered that the said act be immediately engrossed,

The Bill entitled a Bill to prevent the Commencement of
Suits for the recovery of Debts for the time and on the Condi-
tions therein mentioned, was ordered to be read a Second time,

On Reading the first clause,

A motion was made and seconded, that the same be amended
by adding the following words viz*, "or send his property out of

"this State or unless he shall refuse to give bond with Security for
"the paym*. of his Debt to be approved of by such Magistrate, and
"in that Case the said Suit shall be proceeded into execution
"which execution may be levied but the Property so levied shall
"not be sold," after some Debate,

The Question was put by M*". Speaker. —

It was carried in the affirmative,
And the same being added, — The last part of the clause was
struck out.

The Bill being read thro' —

Ordered that the Bill, as amended be sent to the Senate and
that M^. Owen and M' William Scott do carry the Same,

The Eeport of the Committee on the Letters and Papers from
their Excellencies the President of Congress and the Commander
in Chief and from the Superintendant of Finance, was ordered to
be Considered immediately, —

The Eeport being read for debate, —

A motion was made and Seconded, that the first part of the
first Clause as far as the words "United States" be struck out, —

A Debate arose thereupon, and after some Time spent, —

The Question was put by M^ Speaker,

It passed in the Negative —

The Several Clauses in the report being read, — and

The Question put on them respectively by M*". Speaker,

They were carried in y* affirmative

M^ Speaker then put the Question on the whole report.

It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered that a Bill be brought in agreeable to the report and
that it be referred to the Committee above mentioned to bring in
the Bill

Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to his Excel-
lency the Governor requesting he woud be pleased to have the
number of white Inhabitants of this State taken and Trans-
mitted to congress as soon as practicable, — and that M*". Speaker
do sign the same, —

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Eepresentatives Feb^. 1782 —

This House request that your Excellency will be pleased to
give the necessary orders for having the number of white Inhabit-

ants of this State taken and transmitted to Congress as soon as

practicable.

By Order of the House
Hugh Eutledge.

Speaker
M', Owen reported that M*^. Scott and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Bill they had in Charge,

A motion was made and seconded, that a Message be sent to
the Senate respecting the Election of a Treasurer, —
The Question being put by M^. Speaker, —

It was carried in the aiiirmative
Ordered that a Message be prepared and that M^. Speaker
do sign the same,

A message was accordingly prepared and signd by M*^.
Speaker and is as follows viz*. —

In the House of Representatives f eb^ : 10. 1782
Honorable Gent", of the Senate. —

This House think proper to inform your Honors that as there
is only one Commissioner of the Treasury viz*. William Parker
Esquire, and he is not at present in this State it will be necessary
to proceed to the Election of an other before the General assem-
bly adjourns

By Order of the House

Hugh Eutledge —
Speaker
Ordered that M^. Mitchell and M*^. Broughton do wait on the
Honble the Senate with the above Message. —

A motion was made and Seconded, for leave to bring in a
Bill for laying a duty of five per cent ad valorem on all Goods,
wares, and Merchandizes of Foreign Manufacture which shall
be imported into this State, from any foreign port &c*. —
Ordered that such a Bill be brought in.

A Motion was made and Seconded that a Committee be
appointed to consider of the Improvement of the Inland naviga-
tion of this State, —
Ordered that,

M'. John Eutledge
Col^ Kershaw Col^. Hill

M^. Ferguson & M*^. Geo : Eobinson be a

Committee for the above purposes.

Ordered (on Motion) That a Bill be brought in for redeem-
ing and Sinking the Paper Currency of this State

Ordered on Motion, That leave be given to bring in a Bill
enabling Creditors to attach the Estates of their Debtors who are
within the Enemy's Lines, —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that a Bill be brought in
to appoint proper persons to audit and liquidate the demands of
the Publick Creditors,—

Ordered that a Bill be brought in for. the purposes above
mentioned,—

The House then adjourned

till to morrow morning 9 '°Clock.

Monday the 11*^

The House met according to adjournment

Read the Journals of yesterdays Proceedings

The following Bills were brought in agreeable to the order
of yesterday and Severally read a first time, —

A Bill for Levying a duty of five per Cent, ad valorem on
Goods wares and Merchandizes which shall be imported into
this State, and on Prizes and Prize Goods which shall be con-
demned in the Court of admiralty

A Bill for furnishing supplies for the army to the Value
of 373,598 Mexican Dollars, being the quota assigned to this State
of the Continental Estimate for the present year. —

A Bill for recovery of Debts due by Persons in Charles Town

A Bill for calling in and Sinking the Paper Bills of Credit
of this State

Ordered that the Several Bills above mentioned be read a
second time to morrow, —

M^. Mitchell reported that M*^. Broughton and himself had
delivered to the Senate the Message they had in charge, —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk in the following
words viz*. —

In the Senate February 11*^. 1782—
M^. Speaker & Gentlemen —

This House agree that as there is only one Commissioner of
the Treasury, and he is not in this State, it will be necessary to
proceed to the Election of an other before the General assembly
adjourns, —

By Order of the senate
John Lewis Gervais —
Presid*.

A Message from the Senate by their clerk, returning the
Bill to prevent the commencement of Suits for the recovery of
Debts, for the time and on the Conditions therein mentioned
which had been read a third time in that House and pass'd, —

Ordered that the Bill be immediately read a third time in
this House, —

The Bill entitled a Bill to prevent the Commencement of
Suits for the recovery of Debts, for the term and on the condi-
tions therein mentioned, being accordingly read a third time in
this House, — The same was put to a passing by M*^. Speaker, —

Resolved that the Bill do pass, and that the Title thereof be
an act. —

Ordered that the act be sent to the Honble the senate

The House then adjourned
till to morrow morning 9. '°Clock

Tuesday 12*^.

The House met according to Adjournment.

Eead the Journals of yesterdays proceedings.

The Bill for recovery of Debts, due by persons in Charles
Town, was read a second time, agreeable to the order of Yester-
day, — the Bill being read

A motion was made and Seconded, that the enacting clause
be struck out, —

The Question being put by M**. Speaker
It was carried in the affirmative

The Question was afterwards put by M*^. Speaker whether
the Bill Shou'd be sent to the Senate, —
It passed in the negative.

Resolved that the Bill be rejected.—
M*^. Speaker informed the House, that Major Will". Davis
returned a member for the Parish of Prince William and Col°.
LeRoy Hammond for the District of Ninety Six, attended at the
door, and desired to know whether it was their pleasure they
should be called in and asked if they intended to qualify, — on
being call'd in and asked the Question by M^. Speaker, —

They answered in the affirmative —

M*^. Burke was ordered to administer to them the oaths of
Qualification and allegiance, —

M*^. Burke reported that he had administred the oaths, and
Major Davis and Col** Hammond took their seats accordingly —

The Second reading of the Bill for calling in and sinking the
paper Bills of Credit of this State, agreeable to the order of Yes-
terday was postponed, —

The Bill for furnishing supplies for the army to the Value
of 373,598 Mexican Dollars, being the quota assign'd to this State
of the Continental estimate for the present year, agreeable to the
Order of yesterday was read a second time, —

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honorable the Senate,
and that M*^. Gibbes, and M^. Postell do carry the same

A Message from his Excellency the Governor in the words
following viz*.

M'. Speaker & Gent". I herewith send you the copy of a Letter
from Major General Greene to me, if th6 proposition therein
made of Furnishing the army with a number of negroes, for the
different Services he has mentioned, should meet your approba-
tion, it will enable General Greene, to throw into the ranks a
considerable number of valuable soldiers, I therefor^ earnestly
recommend this matter to your Consideration

• John Mathews —

Febry 12, 1782

The above Message was accompanied with the following
Letter from Major General Greene — viz*

Head Quarters Febry 11. 1782—
Sir,/
In answer to your Excellency's Letter upon the proposi-
tion of furnishing the army with a number of negroes, provided
their Service may be accounted for by Congress, I beg leave to
observe, if they can be had on such terms as will engage their
fidelity. — The publick cou'd employ four or five Hundred to
great advantage ; but unless the Negroes have an Interest in their
servitude I am persuaded they will be of little weight, and by no
means to be depended upon, I woud beg leave to propose there-
fore that the publick Cloath them, and that the negroes be
Allowed the same wages allowed by Congress to the Soldiers of
the Continental army; if this is agreed to, the fidelity of the
negroes may be depended on, and they may perhaps perform the
service expected from them with cheerfulness, I think we cou'd
employ one hundred and forty waggoners, one Hundred and
fifty pioneers, one hundred and twenty artificers, and Twenty
or Thirty Servants, to advantage, if this number could be imme-
diately furnished the army, such as are good men and such as

shall be approv'd of on inspection, I will recommend this matter
fully to Congress for their approbation, that the state may b^
allowed for the same in the publick accounts, — I have the
Honour to be with great Respect,

Your Excellency's —
Most obed^ Hnm^^«. Servent.

Nath^. Greene.
Ordered that the Consideration of the above message be
postpon'd untill the third reading of the Bill for Confiscation

The Bill for Levying a duty of Five per cent ad valorem on
Goods Wares and Merchandizes &c*. agreeable to the order of
yesterday was read a second time, — On reading the Bill several
amendments were made therein. —

The Bill being read thro'

Ordered that it be sent to the Senate and that m^. Gibbes and
M^. Postell do carry the Same. —

The Bill for the regulation of the Militia of this State which
was returned from the Senate by their Clerk, and had been read
twice in their House was order'd to be read a third time.

On rending —

The Bill entitled "A Bill for the regulation of the militia"
it appeared there were several amendments made therein, and
Clauses added thereto by the Senate, which being Severally read
three times and Debated some were amended and the rest agreed
to, — The Bill being read throughout, M*^. Speaker put the Bill
to a passing, —

Resolved that the Bill do pass, and that the title thereof be
an act.

Ordered that the act be sent to the Honble the Senate for
their Concurrence, —

M'". Edward Rutledge brought in according to order A Bill
entitled "a Bill to procure recruits and to prevent desertion"
which he delivered in at the Clerks Table, where it was read a
first time,—

Ordered that it be read a second time —

The Bill entitled "a Bill for pardoning the persons therein
named, on the conditions therein mentioned was brought in
according to order, and read a first time, —

Ordered that the said Bill be read a Second time

M^. John Rutledge from the committee appointed to con-
sider of the Improvement of the Inland navigation of this State,
inform'd the House that they were ready to Report if the House
wou'd be pleased to receive it, he accordingly read the report in
his place, and delivered it in at the clerks table, where it was
again read and is as follows, —

1^^ That they have considered the matter referr'd to them,
and reconmiend that commissioners be appointed to Cause the
Land between Santee and Cooper rivers, to be Surveyed and
examined, and to fix on the most convenient place for Cutting a
Canal so as to open a Navigation from one to the other of those
rivers. —

2^ That two thirds of the slaves which shall be taken for
publick use, of whom a disposition is not already made be
employed in that service, as soon as a sum sufficient with the
Labour of such slaves to effect it shall be raised by subscriptions
which the said Commissioners should be impowered to receive. —

3^. That the remainder of the said Slaves be employed in
clearing Edisto river and the Forks of it. —

4^^ That if Circumstances shoud render the execution of the
matter first above mentioned impracticable for the present the
slaves which are directed to be employed therein, shall be
employed in Clearing Catawba river, so as to render it navigable
from the North Carolina line to Cambden, —

5*^. That if the measure first above mentioned shoul'd be
forthwith practicable when it is accomplished the negroes
employed therein as well as those employed in clearing Edisto
river, when that service is effected be employed in the Catawba,

6*^. That the said Commissioners be empowered and directed
to Cause such of the other rivers in this State, the navigation of
which requires and they apprehend to be capable of improvement
to be explored in order to ascertain the practicability of the
measure and that they lay a report thereon with Estimates of
the expence before the Legislature at its next meeting, —

Ordered that the consideration of the above report be post
pon'd till Thursday next

M^. Edward Rutledge presented to the House a Petition from
the Executors of the late Col°. Isaac Haynes deceased, praying
that this House wou'd be pleased to grant them assistance towards
rebuilding the Iron works which had ' been destroyed by the
Enemy, —

Ordered that the said Petition be referred to a Committee of
the following Gentlemen viz*.

M^ Edward Eutledge
Doct^ Ramsay Col° Lacey

Cap* Ja^ Moore (96) & Col^ Thomas

M*^. Gibbes reported that M'. Postell and himself had deliv-
ered to the Senate, the Bills they had in charge, —

The House then Adjourned

till to morrow morning 9, '<*Clock

Wednesday 13**»,
The House met according to adjournment.
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings-

M^. Speaker informed the House that Col<* Lemuel Benton,
returned a Member for the Parish of Saint David, attended at the
door, and desired to know if it was their pleasure he should be
called in and asked if he intended to qualify, and on being called
in and asked the Question by M*^. Speaker he answered in the
affirmative, —

M*^. Burke was desired to administer to him the oaths of
Qualification and allegiance, — M^. Burke reported that he had
administred the said oaths to Col°. Benton and he took his seat
accordingly, —

A Bill for pardoning the persons therein named, on the
Conditions therein mentioned was ordered to be read a second
time.

On Reading the said Bill an amendment was propos'd,

A motion was made and seconded that the Bill be recom-
mitted,

The Question was put by M*^. Speaker. —
It was Carried in the affirmative

The Bill entitled a Bill to procure recruits and to prevent
desertion was ordered to be read a second time, —

On Reading the Bill there were several amendments made
therein and Clauses added thereto, which qn, —

The Question being put, were severally agreed to —

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honble the Senate and
that M^ Dart and M*^. Jones do carry the same. —

Col*'. Grimke from the committee respecting the Discharg-
ing of the State Troops, and making provision for the paym*. of
them informed the House that the Committee were ready to

report if the House woud be pleased to receive it, He accord-
ingly read the report in his place and delivered it in at the clerks,
table where it was again read and is as follows viz*. —

That upon investigating the rudimental establishment and
Constitution of the state Troops, they ftnd that Gen^ Sumpter
upon conferring with General Greene, raised six regiments in
last april, to serve ten Months, —

That each Regiment was to consist of one Lieutenant
Colonel, one Major, four Captains, Eight Lieutenants, one adju-
tant, one quarter master, one Surgeon, one sergeant Major, one
quarter Master, one quarter Master serjeant, twelve sergeants,
one Trumpeter, one sadler, and one Hundred privates.

That there were also attached to these Regiments, one Bri-
gade Surgeon, one Brigade Major, one Brigade Quarter Master,
one Commissary of Purchases, one Commissary of issues, one
Brigade Waggon Master, One Deputy Waggon Master, two
Armourers and two Trustees of Captures, —

That each Lieutenant Colonel was to receive three large and
one Small negroe. Each Major two large and one small negroe
and the Brigade Surgeon the same. Each Captain the Brigade
Maj*^. the Brigade Quarter Master, the Brigade Waggon Master,
and each of the armourers, two negroes, each Lieutenant, adju-
tant. Quarter Master surgeon, assistant Surgeon, of the Brigade,
each Commissary and the Deputy Waggon Master, one large and
one small negroe, and the same was allowed to the Trustees of
Captures; each Serjant Major and Quarter Master serjeant one
large and half of one small Negroe: each serjeant one large and a
quarter of a small negroe, and each sadler. Trumpeter & private
one negroe, —

That these Men were to receive, independant of the above
one hat or Cap, one Coatee, two waist Coats, two pair of
Breeches or Overalls, two Shirts, one pair Stockings, one pair
shoes, one pair Spurs, one Blanket, half bushel of salt, and
twenty bushells of Corn, if they had families and two thirds of
all Monies & goods captured from the Enemy, —

Your Committee are likewise informed that an other Regi-
ment was raised about the same time, upon the above terms, and
for the same length of Service, by Brigadier General Pickens, —
" Your Committee are fully Convinced of the necessity and
ppopriety of raising the State Troops and are satisfied that the
time of their engagements has expired or is nearly expiring, &
./Sre therefore of Opinion, that the Terms upon which they were

raised, should be complied with, but your Committee not having
been able to procure the proper returns for forming an Estimate
of the number of negroes requisite for the discharge of the State
Troops, find themselves incompetent to report determinately,
they however beg leave to recommend that during the recess of the
assembly, Commissioners be appointed to receive such returns
and audit such accounts as may be laid before them respecting
this business and that in the mean time the Governor be empow-
ered to direct that a Number not exceeding Four hundred negroes
be delivered in part payment to the six first mentioned Regi-
ments General Sumter to be accountable for their expenditure &
that his Excellency the Governor be likewise requested to order
Provision to be made to the amount of Eighty negroes in part
of payment to the last mentioned regiment General Pickens to
render an account for the same.

Ordered that the consideration of the above report be post-
pon'd. —

The House then Adjourned

till to morrow morning 9. '°Clock

Thursday 14*^.
The House met according to adjournment.
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings-

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, returning the Bill
for disposing of Certain Estates and banishing Certain persons
therein mentioned which had been read a Second time in their
House.

The Report of the Committee appointed to Consider of the
Improvement of the Inland Navigation of this State was ordered
to be taken into Consideration agreeable to the order of Tuesday
last. —

The Report being then read for Debate, and the first Clause
having been read and agreed to, —

A Motion was made and Seconded that the following words
be added thereto, — viz*, "and that they do make as accurate a
"Report thereon as they can, with an Estimate of the expence
"attending it, and in what time the same can be compleated," after
some debate, —

The Question was put by M*". Speaker —
It was carried in the affirmative

The Second Clause being read —

A Motion was made and seconded, that the same be struck
out and the following Clause inserted instead thereof viz* "That

"the commissioners be empowered to receive subscriptions for
"that purpose, —

A Debate arising, thereupon, —

The Question was put by M'. Speaker, —
It was carried in the affirmative

The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Clauses of the report being
severally read, —

A motion was made and seconded that the said Clauses be
disagreed to, — no debate arising thereupon

The Question was put by M^. Speaker. —
It was carried in the affirmative

The sixth and Last clause being read, —

A motion was made and seconded, that the same be amended
by adding the following words Viz*, "and Cause such Lands to
"be surveyed thro' which Canals might most advantageously and
"conveniently be cut for opening a Communication between the
"said Rivers,"

The Question being put, it was carried in the affirm

Resolved that Col<> Kershaw, Col° Grimke Col^. Wade Hamp-
ton, M^ Frierson, Col° Mahum, M^ Lewis Miles and M^ John
Ward, be commissioners for the purposes of carrying into execu-
tion the several matters mentiond in the above report. —

Resolved that this House will make provision for payment of
all expences which may be incurrd thereby. —

Ordered that the Report above mentioned as agreed to by
this House together with the foregoing resolutions be sent to the
Honble the Senate for their Concurrence, and that a Message be
likewise sent therewith, and signed by M^. Speaker.

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives
February 14*^^ 1782
Honble Gentlemen of the Senate, — This House herewith send
you the Report of a Committee appointed by thi& House, to con-
sider of the Improvement of the Inland Navigation of this State,
as the same has been agreed to by this House with two Resolutions
consequent thereon to which this House desire your Concurrence,

By Order of the House
/^ Hugh Rutledge —

J Speaker

Ordered that Major Vanderhorst and M^. Scott do carry the
same.

On motion —

Resolved that the delegates be instructed to have the accounts
of this State against the United State already sent to Congress
liquidated and settled and that they use every means in their
power to effect it, —

Resolved that the Delegates be also instructed to apply to
Congress to obtain Flags from the Commander in Chief of the
British Army for the Inhabitants of this State particularly the
Women and Children who have been sent from this State to
return with their Baggage to this State, or as near to it as possi-
ble and that the Flags be at the Enemy's expence ; but if that
cannot be obtaind; this State will make provision for the pay-
ment thereof,

Ordered that the above resolutions be sent to the Honorable
the Senate for their Concurrence. —

In the House of representatives Feb^y 14*^. 1782 —
Honble Gent", of the Senate. —

This House herewith send you the foregoing resolutions, to
which they desire your Honors Concurrence,

By Order of the House —
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that Major Vanderhorst and M^ Scott do carry the
same, —

Major Vanderhorst, reported that M*^. Scott and himself had
delivered to the Senate the above Message and Resolution which
they had in charge, —

The Bill for pardoning the persons therein named on the
conditions therein mentioned, which had been once read in this
House, and ordered to be recommitted, — was.

Ordered to be read a Second time, — On reading the Bill
several Clauses were added thereto, and amendments made
therein, which upon. —

The Question being put, were severally agreed to

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Senate. —

Ordered that Major Vanderhorst and M^. Scott do carry the
jsame^ —

A Message from the Senate by their clerk, with a Schedule
of Amendments to the Bill for regulating of the militia proposed
by that House — requesting the Concurrence of this House
thereto. —

Ordered that the said Schedule of amendments be taken into
Consideration immediately, — the amendments proposed by the
Senate being read three times, — and —

The Question put on each amendment respectively by M^ —
Speaker, — they were Severally agreed to-^

Eesolved that this House do agree to the amendments pro-
posed to the said Bill, by the Honble the Senate, and that they be
made part of the Bill, —

Ordered that the foregoing resolution be sent to the Honorble
the Senate, that a Message be sent therewith, and that M"*.
Speaker do sign the same, —

The following Message was accordingly prepar'd viz*.

In the House of representatives feb^y. 14. 1782
Honble Gent", of the Senate, —

This House have considered of the several amendments
proposed in the schedule sent together with your Message of this
date, and agreed thereto, this House therefore request that your
Honors will be pleased to insert the same in the Bill for the regu-
lation of the Militia, —

By Order of the House.

Hugh Eutledge speaker

Ordered that Major Vanderhorst and M^ Scott do carry the
Same, —

Ordered that the third reading of the Bill for disposing of i/

Certain Estates and banishing Certain persons be postponed till
to morrow, —

A Message from the Senate by their clerk, returning the
Bill to empower Thomas Ferguson, Morton Wilkinson, & John
Ward Esquires to purchase an Estate of the Value of Ten thou-
sand Guineas, in Trust, and for the use of the Honble Major
General Greene, which had been read a second time in their
House,

Ordered that the said Bill be read a third time immedi-
ately,—

The Bill entitled a Bill to empower Thomas Ferguson, Mor-
ton Wilkinson, and John Ward Esquires to purchase an Estate of
the Value of Ten Thousand Guineas in trust and for the use of
the Honble Major General Greene was read a third time and the
Bill being put to a passing by M*^. Speaker, —

Resolved that the Bill do pass and that the Title thereof be
an Act, —

Ordered that the act be sent to the Honble the senate for
their Concurrence, and that Major Vanderhorst and M^ Scott do
carry the same, —

M*^. Kean from the committee on the Petition of the Field
and other Officers of the upper and lower Granville and Colleton
County regiments, — informed the House that they were ready to
report, if the House wou'd be pleas'd to receive it — He accord-
ingly read the report in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks
Table, where it was again read, —

A Motion was made and seconded, that the said report be
recommitted,

A Debate arising thereon

The Question was put

It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered that the said Report be recommitted to the same
Committee, —

The House then adjourned

till to morrow Morn^^, 9. o'Clock.

Friday 15^.
The House met according to adjournment.
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings-

M^. Speaker informed the House that Col*> Mahum returned
a Member for the parish of Saint Stephens, and Captain Thomas
Giles for the Parish of Saint John Berkley County, attended at
the Door and desir'd to know if it was their pleasure they shou'd
be call'd in and asked whether they intended to qualify. On being
called in and asked the question by M'. Speaker, —
They answered in the affirmative

M^. Burke was desired to administer to them the Oaths of
qualification and Allegiance, —

M^. Burke reported that he had administred the Oaths to
Col°. Mahum and Captain Giles, and they took their seats accord-
ingly,

The • Bill for disposing of certain Estates and Banishing
certain persons, — agreeable to the order of yesterday, was
ordered to be read a third time, —

On Reading the Bill sundry amendments were made
therein, —

The Question being put thereon respectively were severally
agreed to, On Reading the seventh clause

A motion was made and Seconded that the farther reading
of the Bill be postponed till to morrow. —
It was carried in the affirmative

Major Vanderhorst reported that M^. Scott and himself had
delivered to the Senate the severall Messages and Bills which
they had in charge, —

A message from his Excellency the Governor in the follow-
ing words viz^

M'. Speaker & Gent".—

In consequence of your resolve of the third Instant for sup-
plying the army with provisions I have in concert with Major
General Greene made such arrangements as I flatter my self will
be productive of the benefits thereby intended, but as proper
officers for carrying the plan into execution are immediately
required, I have therefore to request that a Commissary with a
sufficient Number of assistants may be appointed as soon as
Conveniently can be done, with such Monthly allowance as in the
Judgments of your House shall be deemed adequate to the service,
February 15*^. 1782 — John Mathews

A Message from the Senate by their clerk returns^, the act
for the regulation of the Militia which had been read three times
in their House and passed. Also the following Bills viz*. The Bill
for pardoning the persons therein described on the condi-
tions therein mentioned. The Bill for furnishing supplies for the
army to the value of 373,598 Mexican Dollars &c*., — And the
Bill to procure Recruits and prevent desertion, which Bills had
been severally read twice in their House, also the List of Jus-
tices as agreed by this House and sent the Ninth Instant for their
Concurrence together with a Message accompanying the same in
the following words viz*.

In the Senate 15*^. February 1782—
M*". Speaker & Gent", —

This House send you herewith a List of Justices which they
are of Opinion shou'd be added to the list sent by your House, to
which they request your Concurrence,

By Order of the Senate

John Lewis Gervais presid*

Ordered that the Consideration of the above Message be
postponed till to morrow. —

Ordered that the Bill for furnishing supplies for the army
to the Value of 373,598 Mexican Dollars &c*. be read a third time.

The Bill being read thro' no debate arising thereupon, M*".
Speaker put the Bill to a passing. —

Eesolved that the Bill do pass, and that the Title thereof be
an Act. —

Ordered that the Act be sent to the Honble the Senate for
their Concurrence, And that M*^. Scott & M'". Jones do carry the
same.

Ordered that the Bill for Pardoning the persons therein
described on the Conditions therein mentioned be read a third
time. — On reading the Bill several amendments were made*
therein, and Clauses added thereto, which on, —

The Question being put, were severally agreed to —

M*^. Speaker then put the Bill to a passing, —

Resolved that the Bill do pass, and that the Title thereof be
an Act,

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honble the senate for
their Concurrence and that M'". Scott & M*^. Jones do carry the
same, —

Ordered that the third reading of the Bill to procure Recruits
and prevent Desertion, be postponed till to morrow, and that the
Bill for the regulation of the Militia be forthwith engrossed.

And then the HCouse adjourned till to morrow mom^^ 9,
o'clock

Saturday 16*^ February 1782—

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings. —

The Message from the Senate of yesterday with the Addi-
tional List of Justices which accompanied the same, to which their
Honors requested the concurrence of this House, were read agree-
able to order, —

Resolved that this House do agree to the request of their
Honors, that the said List of names be added to the List of Jus-
tices, which had been agreed to by this House, that a Message be
prepared for that purpose, and that M^. Speaker do sign the
same.

The following Message was accordingly prepared and is as
follows viz*. In the House of Representatives —

February 16, 1782
Honble Gentlemen of the Senate.

This House have considered your Message of yesterday
and return you herewith the List of names to be added to the
List of Justices sent us by your Honors, which this House have
agreed to, and desire that you will be pleased to insert the same
in said List, By Order of the House.

Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that the foregoing Message be sent to the Honble
the Senate, and that M*". Scott and M*". Jones do carry the same,

M*". Scott reported that M*". Jones and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Several Bills and Messages which they had in
Charge, —

The Bill to procure recruits and prevent desertion, agreeable
to the order of yesterday, was read a third time, — On reading
the Bill Several amendments were made therein^ another Clause
was added and three clauses which had been struck out by the
Senate were on motion ordered to be restored which being done
and the question put by M*". Speaker were severally agreed to.
M*". Speaker then put the Bill to a passing,

Resolved tht t the Bill do pass and that the Title thereof b^
an act, —

Ordered that the act be sent to the Honble the senate for
their concurrence,

Ordered that M^. Scott & Cap*. Mitchell do carry the same.

M'". Edward Rutledge from the committee on the petition of
the Executors of the late Col^ Isaac Hayne informed the House,
that the committee were ready to report, if the House wou'd be
pleased to receive it, he accordingly read the report in his place,
and delivered it in at the clerks Table, where it was again read,
and is as follows viz^ —

That it is their opinion the rebuilding of the Iron works men-
tioned in the said Petition woud tend very much to the benefit of
the Inhabitants in that part of the Country, they wou'd therefore
recommend that Fifty of the Negroes which may be reserved out
of the Confiscated Estates (should Confication take place) as a
Bounty for the second years ser\dce of our Troops, be lent to the
said Executors to be employed in rebuilding the said works on
condition that they give Security to the Treasurer for the redeliv-
ery of the said negroes when called for, —

Ordered that the Consideration of the above report be post-
poned till to morrow,

M^. Scott reported that Cap* Mitchell and himself had
delivered the act to the Senate which they had in charge, —

A Motion was made and seconded, that this House do come
into the following Resolutions viz*.

In the House of representatives Feb^^. 16. 1782.

Resolved that the Governor by and with the advice & Con-
sent of the privy council take the speediest and most effectual

methods to furnish each general o£Bcer and other commissioned
officers of the Continental Regiments of this State, as well those
who are reduced as those in actual service with a complete suit
of cloaths as a Compliment from this Stat€ — and also to furnish
them with any farther cloathing and necessaries they may want,
for which they are to account at the prices usual when their pay
was originally fixed, —

The Question was put by M^. Speaker —
It was carried in the affirmative.

Ordered that the foregoing resolution be sent to the Honora-
ble the Senate for their Concurrence, and that a Message be pre-
pared to be sent therewith and that M^ Speaker do sign the
same, —

The following Message was accordingly prepared and is as
follows viz*.

In the House of Representatives Feb^y : 16. 1782
Honble Gent", of the Senate,

This House herewith send you two resolutions for empower-
ing his Excellency the Grovemor with the advice and consent of
the Privy Council, to furnish each General officer and other
commission'd officers &c*. of the continental Regiments of this
state with a Complete suit of Cloaths, and to furnish them with
any farther cloathing and necessaries which have been agreed to
by this House and to which they desire your Honors concur-
rence. —

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered that Major Hyme and Col°. Grimke do carry the
same, —

Major Hyrne reported that Col^ Grimke and himself had
delivered to the senate the message and resolutions they had in
charge, —

A Message from the Senate by their clerk returning the act
for furnishing supplies for the army to the value of 373,598
Mexican Dollars &q\ which had been read three times in their
house and agreed to. —

Ordered that the said Bill be forthwith Ingrossed

Ordered that the House do proceed to the farther reading
of the Bill for disposing of Certain Estates and Banishing cer-
tain Persons agreeable to the order of yesterday, —

On reading the List N<> : 3 ref err'd to in said Bill —

A Motion was made and seconded that the name of John
Wragg be struck out of said List,

The Question was put by M'". Speaker. —

The House divided, the Yeas went forth
For the question 42. against it 43.
It passed in the Negative

Teller for the Yeas) For the Nays 1

M'. Jones C M^. Calhoun ^ J

On Reading the list N° ; 5 —

A Motion was made and seconded that the farther reading
thereof and of the Bill be postponed till to morrow —

The Question was put by M^. Speaker

It was carried in the affirmative

A Message from the Senate by their clerk together with the
act to procure Recruits &c^. in the following words viz*.

In the Senate February 16*^. 1782
M^. Speaker and Gentlemen —

This House is of Opinion that the Bill "to procure recruits
and to prevent desertion" shou'd be amended by striking out the
three Clauses restored by your House, to which they request your
Concurrence.

By Order of the Senate

John Lewis Gervais pres^
Another Message from the Senate by their clerk together
with a schedule of amendments proposed to the act, for pardon-
ing the persons therein described &c* in the following words viz*.

In the Senate 16*^ Febry 1782.
M^. Speaker & Gent".

This House send you herewith a Schedule of amendments to
"the act for pardoning the Persons therein described &c^, to which
they request the concurrence of your House

By Order of the Senate

John Lewis Gervais Presid*.
Ordered —

That the Consideration of the foregoing Message be
postpon'd till to Morrow, —

A Motion was made and Seconded that the Committee
appointed to consider what Estates in this Country are proper
subjects of Confiscation &c*. do set again for the purpose of
receiving the names of such persons as shall appear to be proper
subjects thereof, and report the same to morrow

Ordered that the Committee do Sit for that purpose,
A Message from the Senate by their Clerk returning the
List of Justices of the Peace, as agreed to by their House,

The House then adjourned
till to morrow Morning 9, o'Clock

Sunday February 17*^.

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings —

The House agreeable to the order of yesterday proceeded to
the consideration of the Message from the senate, respecting the
three clauses which had been restored by this House to the act
to procure recruits and prevent desertion, which had been struck
out of the act by their House, and requesting the Concurrence of
this House thereto, —

A Motion Avas made and seconded that a Committee of Con-
ference be appointed to meet a Committee of that House, on the
Several matters therein mentioned, —

Ordered that, Doct^ Ramsay, M^ Ed: Rutledge and M*".
John E. Calhoun be of that Committee, and that a Message be
prepared to be sent to the Honble the senate to request they will
be pleased to appoint a Committee of their House for that pur-
pose, and that M^ Speaker do sign the same, — The following
Message was accordingly prepar'd viz^

In the House of Representatives Feb. 17. 1782
Honble Gent", of the Senate,

This House have considered your Message of Yesterday
respecting the three Clauses which were restored by this House
to the act to procure recruits &c^, and were struck out by your
Honors, this House have appointed a Committee of the follow^.
Gentlemen viz*. Docf. Ramsay, M'". Edward Rutledge and M^.
John E. Calhoun, to meet a Committee of your House, in free
conference on the subject of said Message, to which this House
request your Honors Concurrence,

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that Docf. Ramsay and D'". Gillet do carry the
same,

D^. Ramsay reported, that Doct^. Gillet and himself had
delivered to the Senate the Message they had in Charge. —

A Message from the Senate in the following Words viz*.

In the Senate February 17'*^. 1782—

M"". Speaker & Gent". —

This House have appointed a Committee to meet the Com-
mittee of your House in free Conference on the subject of the
three Clauses which were restored by your House to the Bill "to
procure recruits and prevent Desertion, — our committee are M^.
Samuel Smith, M'" Lloy'd and Gen^ Marion. —

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais pres*.

M'". Owen from the Committee order'd to receive an addi-
tional List of names of Persons whose Estates are proper sub-
jects of Confiscation &c^. inform'd the House, that they had
receiv'd a List of sundry names if tlie House wou'd please to
receive it, — he accordingly read the List in his place, and deliv-
ered it in at the clerks table

M^. Kean from the committee on the Petition of the Field
and other officers of the Upper and Lower Granville and Colle-
ton County Regiments, inform'd the House that they were ready
to report if they wou'd be pleas'd to receive it, — He accordingly
read the report in his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks
Table, when it was again read and is as follows viz*. —

That in their opinion the Governor and Council under the
Extraordinary powers vested in them by the late Legislature had
an undoubted right to use their Judgment in the appointment of
Militia officers, but as the Petition referred to your Committee
contains the names of a great number of Persons, and as the
complaints of the People should at all times be paid the greatest
attention to, they are of Opinion that the respective ranks com-
plain'd against, should be either confirmed or Determined by an
Election of both Houses, — And that this House mav be well
inform'd and have sufficient matter whereon to determine. Your
Committee desire their Consideration of the following facts
viz*. — That Col*^. Harden, after the Surrender of Charles Town
(finding it impracticable to escape) did submit to the British and
became one of their Subjects, some time in July 1780. — That
General Barnwell then bearing the Commission of Major, was
made a prisoner in Charles Town, and remained such untill
exchanged by the General Cartel in June last, — That he took the
command and fought the Enemy on the 3^. January 1781 —
after which his Men dispersing he was obliged to seek safety in

flight, and got as far as the Congaree River, where loosing his
Horses, the Water being high, and hearing that Gen^. Marion
was defeated and retired to Salisburry in North Carolina, he
returned to the swamp near the Horse shoe, —

That having heard many reports of the severity of the Ene-
mies intentions against him, and judging it the best mode to
elude their search and make his escape, he did write into the
commanding officer of the British for a Pardon, which pardon
he did receive, but did not surrender himself personally but did
keep the Pardon untill he crossed the santee some time the latter
end of February and joined General Sumter who gave him a
Col**. Command, since which he has acquitted himself of every
matter committed to his charge with fidelity becoming an
officer, —

That during General Barnwells Captivity, the Lieutenant
Colonel and Colonel of the Regiment to which he belonged did
become British subjects, the Colonel Petitioned the first of Feb-
ruary 1781 his Petitiond was granted and a Certificate of which
he received on the thirteenth of same Month, —

That it appears that General Barnwell has in every matter
committed to his charge acquitted himself with fidelity and
becoming an officer, —

Upon the whole your committee are of opinion that the
Commission of a Col°. which General Pickens conferr'd on Col^
Harden bearing date the first of January 1781 is good and Valid ;
and they must therefore Consider Col** Harden as the Elder
officer at the time of General Barnwells appointment as Briga-
dier as stated in the Petition, and that the postponing of Colonel
Hardin has excited a good deal of Murmur and discontent among
the officers and privates of the Militia.

Ordered that the consideration of the above Report be post-
poned. —

The House proceeded to the Third reading of the Bill for
disposing of Certain Estates &c*. agreeable to the order of the
day;

On reading the Bill several amendments were made therein
& clauses added thereto, which on the Question being put thereon

A Motion was made and seconded that the further reading of
the Bill be postponed, —

The Question being put.

It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered. —

That the further reading thereof be postpon'd till to
morrow,

A Message from the Senate by their clerk in the following
words viz*. —

In the Senate 17**^. Febry 1782
M^ Speaker & Gentlemen,

This House are of opinion that M*^. Joseph Palmer and
Cap^ Henry Felder, shou'd be added to the Commissioners for the
purpose of Carrying into execution, the several matters men-
tioned in the report of the Committee of your House "to consider
of the improvements of the inland Navigation of this state" to
which thej'^ request your Concurrence.

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais
Preside
Eesolved that this House do concur in opinion with the sen-
ate, and that M*^. Joseph Palmer Jun*^. and Cap* Henry Felder
be added to the Number of Commissioners agreeable to their Mes-
sage,

Ordered that a Message be prepared for that purpose, to be
sent to the Honorable the Senate, and that M*^. Speaker do sign
the same, — The following Message was accordingly prepar'd &
is as follows viz*. —

In the House of Representatives)

17*^. Febry 1782 j
Honble Gent", of the Senate,/

This house have considered your Message of this date respect-
ing the adding M^. Joseph Palmer Jun*^. and Cap*. Henry Felder
to the number of commissioners for carrying into execution ^he
several matters relative to the inland navigation of this state
and are of opinion those Gentlemen shoud be added to the num-
ber, —

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that M^. Gibbes & M^. Waring do carry the same, —
On motion. Ordered that a committee to be appointed to
bring in a Bill to amerce certain persons to be therein named,
and that M*^. Read, — M'". Gibbes, — & M^ Calhoun be of that com-
mittee

Ordered that M'. Thomas Waring, M^ William Scott, M*".
John Owen, M^. Warham and M*". Flagg, be a Committee to
receive the Names of Persons who are proper subjects for amerce-
ment.

A Message from the Senate by their clerk returning the two
Eesolutions of this House of the 16***. Instant, for empowering his
Excellency the Governor with the advice and consent of the
council to furnish the General and other Commissioned officers
of the Continental Regiments of this State with Cloathing and
other necessaries &c®. with their Honors Concurrence thereto.

Resolved that every Member do attend at the Hour of
Adjournment under a fine of one Guinea to be paid before he
takes his Seat, unless he offers a sufficient excuse to the House.

The House then Adjourned
till to morrow Morn». 10, oClock

Monday the 18*^.

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings.

The House resumed the adjourned reading, of

The Bill for disposing of Certain Estates &c*. agreeable to
the order of yesterday. —

On reading the 19*^. Clause of the Bill. —

A Motion was made and seconded that the following clause
be added to, and made a part of the said Bill viz*. That it shall
and may be lawful to and for the Governor and Commander in
chief by and with the advice and Consent of the Privy Council
to suspend the Sale of any of the said Estates, if it shall appear
to them, that the Son, Brother or Nephew being the Heir Appar-
ent, or presumptive Heir of any of the persons mentioned in the
said act, have in their opinion rendered such services to this
State as to entitle him or them to the attention of the Legislature,
or that he has, or they have been disinherited in consequence of
his, or their attachment to the cause of America, —

A Debate arising thereupon.

The Question was put. —

The House divided. —

The Yeas went forth.
Teller for the YeasK^ for the Nays ) ^^

M^ Burke \ W. Kean j ^^*

It passed in the Negative —

On the further reading of the Bill, several amendments
were made therein and clauses added thereto. —

The Question being put thereon respectively they were sever-
ally agreed to, —

The Bill being read throughout. — M^. Speaker put the same
to a passing. —

Resolved that the Bill do pass, and that the Title thereof be
an Act.

Ordered that the act be sent to the Honble the senate for
their Concurrence, and that M^ Gribbes & M^ Waring do carry the
same.

The House proceeded to the Consideration of the schedule of
amendments to the act to pardon the persons therein described
&c*. proposed by the senate, by their Message of the 16*^. Instant,
requesting the Concurrence of this House thereto. — On reading
the same, the first and second Clauses were disagreed to, — on
reading the fourth Clause. —

Resolved that the same be agreed to. —

On Considering the third Clause, —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that a Committee be
appointed to confer with a Committee of the Senate thereon.
The Question being put. —

It was carried in the affirmative

Ordered that M^ John Rutledge and M^ Gibbes be a Com-
mittee for that purpose, — that a Message be prepared to be sent
to the senate, and that M*^. speaker do sign the same. — The
following Message was accordingly prepared viz^

In the house of Representatives 18 Febry 1782
Honble Gent", of the Senate,

This House have considered your Honors Message of the
16*^ Instant respecting the amendments proposed to the Bill for
pardoning the persons therein described, on the conditions therein
mentioned, and have disagreed to the first and second amend- ^

ments, have agreed to the fourth, and request your Honors will
appoint a Committee to confer with a Committee appointed by
this House on the Subject of the third amendment, our Commit-
tee are the Honble John Rutledge and M^. William Hasell
Gibbes, —

By Order of the House,

Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered that M^. Kean and M*^ Calhoun do carry the same,—

Doct*^. Ramsey from the Committee appointed to meet a Com-
mittee of the Senate in free Conference on the three Clauses
respecting the Legionary Corps of Col**. Hampton reported to the
House, that they had conferred with a Committee of the Senate
on the same, but they cou'd not prevail on the said committee 'c(y
agree with the sense of this House. — On Considering the above
Report, —

Resolved that this House do concur in Opinion with the Sen-
ate, in the amendments proposed by their Honors in Striking out
the three Clauses, which had been restored by this House, —

Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to the Honble
the Senate for that purpose, and that M*^. Speaker do sign the
same,

A Message was accordingly prepared and is as follows viz^ —

In the House of Representatives —
February 18. 1782.
Honble Gent", of the Senate/

This House have considered your Honors Message of the
16*^ Instant respecting the amendment proposed of striking out
the three Clauses, restored by this House to the Bill for procuring
Recruits and to prevent Desertion, and Concur in the proposed
amendment, —

By Order of the House,
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

A Motion was made and Seconded that the Petition of Alex-
ander Garden Jun^. which was presented to the House Yesterday
be referr'd to a committee of the following Gentlemen viz*.

Doct^. Ramsav
Gen^ Gadsden M^. Waters-r-

M^ Izard M^ M^^.Junkin

The Petition is as follows viz^ —
To the Honble Speaker and Gent", of the House of Representa-
tives,

The Petition of Alex'". Garden Jun^. humbly Sheweth. —

That your petitioner inform 'd of the Resolution of the House
of Representatives, to confiscate the property of the adherents to
the British Government, and moreover, that his Father is rank'd
among the Persons falling under that description ; presumes not
to entreat a repeal of the decree, but with submission to their
superior Judgment, begs that in Consideration of the invariable

attachment he has at all Times, and upon all Occasions, shewn to
the Interests of america, that his Fathers property may not at
the present period, be exposed to Sale, — The Certificate of Lieu-
tenant Col*'. Laurens, under whose Command your Petitioner has
tljf J^onor to serve, may plead in his behalf; his future actions
may perhaps do more, and if allow'd to Speak from the Conscious-
ness of a Heart devoted to his Country*; he will be bold to assert;
that the House of Representatives, will never remember with
regret that they favour'd his request.

Your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray &c^ &c^.

Alex'". Garden Jun^.
The House then Adjourned
till to Morrow Morning 10, o'Clock.

Tuesdav the 19^^,
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Read the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings-

A Message from the Senate by their clerk, returning the
act for procuring recruits and prevent desertion, which had been
read three times in their House and passed, — Also the Resolutions
of this House respecting the adition of M^. Joseph Palmer Jun*".
and Captain Henry Felder, to the number of Commissioners for
the Purpose of carrying into execution the improvement of the
Inland navigation of this state with their Honors concurrence
thereto, — also the other resolutions of this House, of the 14*^-
Instant, respecting the Instructions to the Delegates from this
State, for Liquidateing and settling the accounts of this State
against the United States &c^., and to endeavour to obtain Flaggs
from the commander in chief of the British army, for the Inhab-
itants of this state, particularly the women and children who
have been sent from this state, to return with their Baggage to
this State, or as near it as possible &c^. with their Honor's concur-
rence thereto, —

The House then proceeded to the Consideration of the report
of the committee on the Petition of the Executors of the late
Col**. Hayne, — On reading the report, after some time spent in
Debate.

The Question being put, —

The report was disagreed to. ^

The House then proceeded to the Consideration of the Report
of the committee on the 13'*^. Instant, respecting the Dischargeing
the state Troops and making provision for payment of them ;

On reading the first part of said report, as far as the word
"Business" the same was agreed to, — On the further reading
thereof

A Motion was made and Seconded, that the remainder of the
said Report be struck out, —

A Debate arose thereon. —

The Question was put, —

It was carried in the affirmative
The remainder of the clause was accordingly struck out.

A motion was made and Seconded, that the following clause
be adopted instead thereof viz^ "and that the Governor with the
"advice and Consent of the Privy Council, be required upon the
"Liquidation of the said accounts to order such a Number of
"negroes as shall appear to be due, to be forthwith delivered to
"the Brigadiers SLumpter and Pickens for payment of the said
"Troops after some debate thereupon. —

The Question being put. —

It was carried in the affirmative. —

Ordered that a Copy of the above report be sent to the Honble
the Senate, and that a Message be prepared for that purpose and
that M*^. Speaker do sign the same, — The following Message was
accordingly prepared Viz* :

In the House of Representatives Febry 19*^ 1782.
Honble Gent", of the Senate./

In answer to your Message of the 8*^ Instant accompanied
with two Resolutions, respecting the discharging such of the State
Troops whose time of service shall be expired, and making pro-
vision for payment of the Bounty due to those who have not
receiv'd the same, — This House inform your Honors, that this
House have disagreed to those Resolutions, and herewith send
you the report of the Committee of this House, and request your
Honors Concurrence thereto. —

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that M^. Owen and M^. Jones do carry the same. —

Docf. Ramsay from the committee on the Petition of Alex-
ander Garden Jun^. informed the House, that the Committee were
ready to report, if the House wou'd be pleased to receive it, he
accordingly read the report in his place, and delivered it in at
the Clerks Table, where it was again read and is as follows viz*. —
That they have carefully enquired into the allegations contained

in the same, and believe them to be true, they are satisfied tliat
your Petitioner is sincerely attached to the liberties of America,
and they farther believe that this attachment is not lately taken
up from Ideas of present convenience and interest, but founded
on principle as they are informed by the Honble John Lloy'd and
others, — That your Petitioner when a Youth at School in Europe,
has often been heard to express his most hearty Approbation of
American Measures, and his most Cordial wishes to be in a situa-
tion to Co-Operate with his Country men in the defence of their
injured rights, — Your Committee are of Opinion, that no lasting
inconvenience can arise to the Publick, from deferring the sale
of the estate of Doct^ Garden, as the property is by the Confisca-
tion act. Transferred to the Publick, and at their disposal, — On
the other hand, shoud a sale take place, and the Father of your
Petitioner quit the Country with his moveable property, — Your
Petitioner who is now dayly exposing his life in your defence,
would in that case, be reduced to great difficulties, and as the sale
is to be on long Credit, it woud be inconvenient for the Legisla-
ture to make him any Suitable restitution for his imediate sup-
port, — Your Committee therefore Unanimously recommend that
the prayer of the Petition be granted. —

Ordered that the Consideration of the foregoing report be
postponed,

M^. Read from the committee appointed to bring in a Bill
for amercing certain persons therein mentioned informed the
House, that the committee had prepared a Bill for that purpose,
if the House wou'd be pleased to receive it. He accordingly read
the Title of the Bill and delivered it in at the clerks Table, where
it was read the first time.

Ordered that the Bill be read a second time.

On Motion made and Seconded the 16*^ Instant the following
Resolutions were introduced, but the consideration thereof were
postponed, — and on considering of them to day were agreed to
viz*.

Resolved, that John Owen, John Blake and Thomas Jones
Esquires be Commissioners to audit and Liquidate all accounts
& demands whatsoever against this State and to prepare an Esti-
mate of the publick Debt. — That for the better accommodation
of Publick Creditors, the said Commissioners or a Majority of
them, repair to each District of the State, fix on some convenient
places therein and on the times for receiving a state of Demands

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against the Publick, and that they remain twenty days in each
District in order to receive and Liquidate demands, — That they
forthwith give publick notice (by printed hand Bills, which they
shall cause to be circulated throughout the State) of the times
and places, when and where they will meet for that purpose in
order that all persons whom it concerns, may be sufficiently
apprized of such meetings and be prepared to attend them and
support their Claims by proper proofs or Vouchers, — That the
said Commissioners or a Majority of them also Liquidate and
prepare a State of the publick debt, for money borrowed and
Interest thereon, — That they also prepare an account of the
demand of this State against the United States, and that this
Estimate and acco*. be Liquidated in specie according to the
Value of the Money borrowed or advanced, and the articles fur-
nished at the respective times of borrowing or advancing the said
Money or furnishing such supplies, —

And that the said Commissioners present their Estimate and
acco*. to both branches of the Legislature at its next meeting, to
the end, that this House, may devise Ways and Means for pay-
ment or secureing payment of the publick debt. And that the
necessary steps be taken for obtaining a settlement with the
Honble the Congress. —

Resolved that this House will make provision for payment of
such Travelling charges, and other reasonable ex:pences as the
said Commissioners shall incurr in the execution of the business
above mentioned —

Ordered that the above Resolutions be sent to the Honble the
Senate for their Concurrence, and that a Message be prepared,
and that M'". Speaker do sign the same, the following Message
was accordingly prepared viz^

In the House of representatives Febry 19'^. 1782.
Honble Gent, of the Senate/

This House herewith send you several Resolutions for the
purpose of appointing Commissioners ±o audit & Liquidate all
accounts and demands whatsoever against this state and to pre-
pare an Estimate of the publick debt &c^. to which this House
desires your Honors Concurrence.

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that M^ Owen and M^. Jones do wait on the Honble
the Senate with the foregoing Message and Resolutions. —

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Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to his Excel-
lency the Governor, in answer to his Messages of the 12^^. and
15*^ Instant, and that copies of the Resolutions of this House of
the 16*^ Instant respecting the Cloathing for the General Officers,
and other Commissioned officers of the Continental Regiments of
this State &c^. as concurr'd to by the senate, together with the
List of persons nominated as Justices of the Peace, for the sev-
eral Districts of this State, and also the List of the Sheriffs be
likewise sent to his Excellency. — The following Message was
accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives Feby 19*^. 1782.

In answer to your Excellencys Message of the 12***. instant
respecting the furnishing the Army with a Number of negroes,
agreeable to the request of Major General Greene, —

This House acquaint your Excellency that an act has been
read three times in this House (and now lies with the Senate) for
supplying the army with four Hundred and forty negroes as
waggoners, Pioneers, Artificers and servants for the officers, —

And this House have also Resolved that these negroes shall
have the same allowance of cloathing and pay as is given to the
soldiers of the continental army, — In answer likewise to your
Excellencys Message of the 15*^. Instant desiring that a commis-
sary with a sufficient Number of assistants may be appointed
with Monthly allowances, — This House acquaint your Excel-
lencj'^ that an act is now engrossed and will be shortly ratified,
empowering your Excellency with the advice and Consent of the
Privy Council from time to time to appoint a Sufficient number
of fit and proper Persons in different parts of the state, as Agents
or Commissioners to procure supplies and to give such a sallary
as may be thought requisite for such persons service, — Your
Excelly. will herewith receive two Resolutions of the General
assembly, requesting that you wou'd take the Speediest and most
effectual methods of furnishing each General Officer, and other
Commissioned officers of the Continental Regiments of this state,
as well those who are reduced as those in actual service with a
Compleat suit of cloaths, as a Compliment from this State, —
and with any further cloathing and necessaries they may want,
for which they are to account at the prices usual when their pay
was Originaly fixed, — Your Excellency will also herewith receive
a List of those persons who have been nominated by the senate
and this House Justices of the Peace for the several Districts of

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this State, and also a List of such Persons as have been Elected
Sheriffs for the different Districts (Orangeburgh excepted) the
person who was Elected for that district having declined accept-
ing that oiBce, which Officers, the Constitution directs shall be
commissioned by the Governor and Council.

By Order of the House

Hugh Rutledge Speaker
Ordered that Copies of the Resolutions of this Ho^ise as con-
curred in by the senate, respecting the purchasing of Provisions
for the widows and orphans of pei*sons killed and disabled in
the Service of this State, and for the use of the Catawba
Indians — be sent to his Excellency, — The following Message
was accordingly prepared viz^

[A blank space was left here for the message to be recorded,
but that was never done. — Editor.]

The House then adjourned till to morrow morn^, 10. ®Clock

Wednesday 20*^.
The House met according to adjournment.
Read the Journals of Yesterdays Proceedings —
The House proceeded to the consideration of the report of
the committee on the Petition of sundry of the Field Officers and
Privates of the Upper and Lower Granville and Colleton County
Regiments, —

On reading the first clause of the Report, —
A motion was made and seconded, that the same be struck
out and the following Words inserted instead thereof viz*. "That
"in their opinion the appointment lay with the Governor and
"Council, and that there does not appear any reason sufficient
"for this House to Address the Governor to alter his Appoint-
"ment."

A Debate arising thereupon, — and
The Question being put, —

It was carried in the affirmative
The Clause was Struck out accordingly. —

The remainder of the report being read, and
The Question put thereon, —
It was disagreed to —
M^ Speaker then put the Question on the report as amended, —

The same was agreed to. —

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M**. Owen reported that M^. Jones & himself had delivered
to the senate the several matters they had in charge, —

The House proceeded to the second reading of the Bill for
amercing Certain Persons therein named, — on reading the first
clause of the Bill, —

A Motion was made and Seconded that the further reading
thereof, be postponed. —
The Question being put

It was Carried in the affirmative

And then the House
Adjourned till to Morrow
Morning 9, 'O, Clock.

Thursday February 21^*
The House met according to adjournment.
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings-

The House proceeded to the second reading of the Bill for ^
Amercing Certain persons &*^^. — On reading the Bill, some
amendments were made therein, —

The Question being put thereon, they were severally agreed
to, —

On Eeading the List annexed to the said Bill. —

A motion was made and seconded that the further reading
of the Bill be postponed, —

The Question being put, it was carried in the affirmative, —

A Message from the senate by their clerk in the words fol-
lowing viz*.

In the Senate February 21^*, 1782
M^ Speaker & Gentlemen/

According to your Message of the 19*^. Instant, this House have
appointed a Committee, to confer with a Committee of your
House, on the subject of the third amendment proposed to the
'^Bill for pardoning Certain persons therein described and "on w/^
the Conditions therein mentioned, our Committee are M^ Lloy'd,
M*". Samuel Smith, —

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais Presid*.

Another Message from the Senate, by their Clerk together
with a Schedule of Amendments to the Bill for disposing of cer-
tain Estates and Banishing Certain persons therein mentioned,
The Message was in the following words viz*.

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In the Senate February 21^*, 1782.
M^ Speaker & Gent"./

This House herewith send vou a schedule of amendments to
the Bill for disposing of Certain Estates and banishing Certain
Persons therein mentioned, to which they request the Concur-
rence of your House,

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais. —
President
Ordered that the House do immediately take into Considera-
tion the Schedule of amendments proposed by the Senate to the
/ act for disposing of Certain Estates, and Banishing certain per-
sons, — on reading the same, some amendments were agreed to,
and others were disagreed to, —

Ordered that the said Schedule of amendments, as agreed or
disagreed to, by the House be return'd to the Honorable the Sen-
ate, that a Message be prepared for that purpose, and that M*".
Speaker do sign the same, — The following Message was accord-
ingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives Feby 21^*. 1782.
Honble Gent, of the Senate./

This House have Considered your Message of this date with

the Schedule of Amendments proposed by your Honors, to the

Bill for disposing of Certain Estates, and Banishing Certain per-

y sons, and herewith return you the Schedule, as the same has been

agreed or disagreed to by this House. —

By Order of the House
Hugh Kutledge Speaker
Ordered that Doct^ Ramsay and Major Hyrne do wait on the
Senate with the above Message and Schedule, —

A Message from the senate by their clerk, in the following
words viz*. —

In the Senate 21^* Febry 1782—
M^ Speaker & Gent"./

This House have Considered your Message of Yesterday, and
the report of your Committee respecting the discharge of those
State troops whose time of Service are expired, and are of opin-
ion that the last Clause shou'd be amended by adding after the
words "for payment of the said Troops", and likewise such

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Cloathing as shall appear to be still due them, to which they
request your Concurrence,

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais Preside
Ordered that the foregoing Message be taken into consid".
immediately.

On Reading the said Report, the amendment proposed by
the Senate was agreed to, —

Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to the Honble
the Senate, to request their Honors would amend the report by
adding the words propos'd by their House, — And that M*".
Speaker do Sign the same, —
The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*

In the House of Representatives feb^ 21. 1782 —
Honble Gent, of the Senate./

This House have considered your Message of this day
respectiug the discharging of the State Troops &c^., and the
amendments proposed by your Honors to the report of the Com-
mittee of this House, as agreed to by this House, which had been
sent to your Honors for your Concurrence, and this House have
agreed to the proposed amendment, —

By Order of the House —
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.
Doct*". Ramsay reported that Major Hyme and himself had
delivered to the Senate, the message they had in charge —

The House then Adjoum'd
till to morrow Morning 9, '^Clock.

Friday the 22^;

The House met according to adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings

The House resumed the adjourn'd consideration of the
Schedule of names annexed to the Bill entitled a Bill for amer-
cing Certain persons &c^. which was postponed Yesterday,-^
after some time spent therein, —

A Motion was made and Seconded, that the further reading
thereof be post-poned, —

It was carried in the affirmative.

Ordered that the further reading of the said Schedule be
post poned, —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, in the following
words vizt.

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In the Senate 22^ : February 1782.
M^ Speaker and Gent./

This House have Considered the Schedule of amendments as
agreed, and disagreed to by your House to "The Bill for dispos-
ing of Certain Estates and Banishing Certain Persons," and
request that your House will appoint a committee to confer with
a Committee appointed by this House on the Subject of amend-
ing the Seventeenth and Twentieth Clauses, and adding the name
of William Blake to the List Number one. Our Committee are
M^ Smith, M^ Lloy'd and M^ Bee.

By Order of tKe Senate
John Lewis Gervais preside

Ordered that the foregoing Message be taken into considera-
tion immediatel}", — On considering the foregoing Message, —

Ordered that a Committee be appointed to meet a Committee
of the Senate in free conference on the amendments proposed
by that House to the Bill for disposing of Certain Estates and
Banishing certain persons, and that M*". Edward Rutl^edge, Doct^.
Ramsay and M*". Izard be a Committee for that purpose, —

Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to the Senate
for that purpose, and that M^. Speaker do sign the same, — Tlie
following Message was accordingly prepared Viz*.

In the House of Representatives
Honble Gentlemen of the Senate./

This House have Considered your Message of this day, in
answer thereto inform your Hon,ors, that this House have agreed
to the appointment of a Committee of (."Conference on the amend-
ments proposed by your House, to the Bill for disposing of Cer-
y tain estates and banishing Certain persons therein mentioned, our

Committee are M^ Edward Rutledge, Doct*" Ramsay and M*".
Izard.

By Order of the House —
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that M^ Edward Rutledge and D^ Ramsay do wait
on the Honble the Senate with the above Message. —

The House then resum'd the Consideration of the Schedule
annexed to the Bill for amercing Certain persons the same being
gone thro.' —

A Motion was made and seconded, that leave be given, at the
third reading of the Bill, to bring in a Clause to ascertain and
fix the Estates of Persons mention'd in the said Bill, to a Certain
day,—

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Ordered that leave be given to bring in such Clause, —

The Bill being read thro'.

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honorable the senate
and that M^. Scott and Captain Read, do carry the same, —

M^ Scott reported that Cap*. Eead and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Bill they had in charge, —

A Message from His Excellency the Governor in the follow-
ing words viz^

M^ Speaker & Gent. —

I beg leave to lay before you, the Copy of a Letter from Col®.
Hammond and recommend it to your Consideration
February 22<*. 1782.— Jn®. Mathews

Copy of a Letter from Col°. Hammond,

Camp Larks plant". Febry 1782
Sir./

The term which I engaged the Troops for which are now
under my command is nearly expired, and as I have not yet been
informed where their pay is to come from, nor the mode of pay-
ment, hope your Excellency will inform me per Lieutenant Beale
of both ; and if the Officers (agreeable to promise) are to have any
clothing, I hope you will contrive some method for the getting of
them, as they have not had any yet, if the Regiment you spoke of
in your favour of September 17*^. 1781 — are to be allow'd of, —
the men may be soon engaged as the most of the Regiment on the
present establishment are willing to engage for the Bounty and
Wages you mentioned ; I wish you coud spare me a little writing
Paper, if it is to spare Lieutenant Beale will wait on you for it. —

I have the Honour to be with the greatest Regpect

Your very obedient servant.

Sam^ Hammond —
To his Excellency John Rutledge Esq*".

Ordered that the Message above mentioned from his Excel-
lency the Governor with the copy of Col° Hammonds Ijetter
accompanying it be referred to the following Committee viz*. —
M^. John Rutledge
Col° Leroy Hammond, & M^ Edward Rutledge

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, returning th^
report of the Committee of this House, to whom was referr'd the
Message and resolutions of the Senate respecting the discharging
the State Troops whose times were expired &c^. which had been
agreed by this House & sent to their Honor's for Concurrence;
with their Honor's Concurrence thereto.

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Ordered that a copy of the said Eeport with the Resolution
of the Senate be sent to his Excellency the Governor that a mes-
sage be prepared & that M*". Speaker do sign the same,^ —

The following Message was accordingly prepared and is as
follows, —

In the House of Representatives Febry 22<^. 1782.

Your Excellency will herewith receive the copy of a Report
of a Committee of this House respecting the discharge of such of
the State Troops, whose Time of service shall be expired and the
mode to be adopted for settling the accounts of those corps and
paying what may appear to be due them on Liquidating the
accounts which Report was agreed to by this House and has been
concurr'd in by the Senate. —

His Excellency By Order of the House

The Governor. Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that M^ Gibbes and M^. Thomas Waring do wait
on his Excellency with the foregoing Message, —

M^ Gibbes reported that M^ Waring and himself had deliv-
ered to his Excellency the Message and report, which they had in
Charge, —

A Message from the Senate by their clerk in the following
words viz*.

In the Senate February 22^, 1782
M^ Speaker and Gent./

This House send you herewith the report of a Committee as

agreed to by this House on the Petition of the Execors of the late

Col° Isaac Hayne, praying to grant them some assistance to

{/ rebuild the Iron Works destroyed by the Enemy to which this

House request the Concurrence of your House, —

By Order of the senate
John Lewis Gervais Preside

Copy of the Report which accompanied the foregoing mess*.

The Committee appointed to Consider of the Petition for the
Executors of the late Col^ Hayne, —

Report.

That it is their opinion that the rebuilding of the Iron
works mentioned in the said Petition wou'd tend very much to
the benefit of the Inhabitants, in that part of the Country, they
^ woul'd therefore recommend. That Fifty working negroes, which
may be reserved out of the confiscated Estates (diould confisca-
tion take place) as a Bounty for the second year service of our
1

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Troops, be lent to the said Execors to be employed in rebuilding
the said Works, on condition that they give security to the Treas-
urers for the redelivery of the said negroes when called for, and
that they supply said Negroes with necessary Cloathing and
Provisions, —

In the Senate 21«t February 1782.
Resolved that this House do agree with the above report
Ordered that the Report be sent to the House of Representa-
tives for their Concurrence. —

Ordered that the Consideration of the foregoing Message be
post poned till to morrow. —

The House then adjourn'd
till to Morrow Morning 9. '°Clock.
Saturday the 23^.
The House met according to Adjournment.
Read the Journals of Yesterdays proceedings. —
The House took up the Consideration of the Message from
the Senate yesterday, — and of the report of the Committee of
their House, which accompanied the Same respecting the rebuild-
ing of the Iron Works mentioned in the Petition of the Executors
of the late Col*^ Hayne. after some debate thereon.
The Question being put, —
The House devided

The Yeas Avent forth.
For agreeing with the report 36 Against it 46

Teller for the Yeas ) For the Nays

M^ Calhoun j M^ Dart

It passed in the Negative
Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to the Honble
the Senate acquainting them thereof, and that M^. speaker do
sign the same.—

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*

In the House of Representatives Febry 23^, 1782 —
Honble Gent", of the Senate./

This House have considered your Messfige of Yesterday and
the report accompanying it, relative to the Petition of Col°. Isaac
Haynes's Executers & in answer thereto inform your Honors
that this House have disagreed to the said Report. —

By Order of the House.
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

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Ordered that M^ Scott and M*^ Broughton do carry the
same.

M*^. Edward Rutledge from the Committee appointed to Con-
fer with the Committee from the Senate, on the schedule of
amendments proposed to be made in the "Bill for disposing of
Certain Estates and banishing certa,in persons therein men-
tiond"

Report, That the 17***. clause be amended by inserting in the
12***. line immediately after the words appertain, and if the said
Legislature shall not Liquidate the said demands agreeable to the
claimant^ such claimant shoHl have an action against th£ said
commissioners and the accourvt sales of , the Estates of the 'per-
sons mentioned in this act shall he respectively liable to satisfy
the said demands. — That the 20***. Clause be amended by insert-
ing in the 13***. line the Words ''sold or shall testify upon
oath or affirmation that they neither have or can obtain the plats
required hy the said Commissioners^ and to strike out the words,
or in case the said owners "cannot be found by the said Commis-
sioners they". — To Strike out the name William Blake.

Ordered that the House do take into consideration the fore-
going Report and Schedule of amendments immediately, The
same being read was agreed to. —

Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to the senate,
to acquaint their Honors thereof and that M*". Speaker do sign
the same, — The following Message was accordingly prepared
viz*

In the House of Representatives Febry 23^. 1782
Honble Gent", of the Senate/

This House have considered the report of the Commee ot
this House, appointed to confer with a Committee of your House
on the Schedule of amendments, proposed by your Honors, to be
made to the Bill for disposing of Certain Estates, and banishing
certain persons therein mentioned, and agree to the said Report,
a Copy whereof is herewith sent, and which this House desire
your Honors will be pleased to insert in the said Bill, —

By Order of the House, —
Hugh Rutledge speaker

Ordered that M^ Edward Rutledge and M**. Gibbes do wait
on the Honble the senate with the above Message and Report

M*". Edward Rutledge reported that M*". Gibbes and himself
had delivered to the senate, the above Message and report which
ihey had in Charge. —

Ill

M*". Scott reported that M^ Broughton and himself had
delivered to the Senate the Message they had in Charge. —

A Message from the Senate by their clerk with the Bill for
Vesting in the Congress of the United States a power to levy the
Duties of five ^er Cent ad Valorem on certain Goods and Mer-
chandize imported into this State, and on prizes and Prize Goods
condemned in the court of admiralty of this State and for appro-
priating the same, which Bill originated, and was read twice in
their House, —

Ordered that the Bill be read immediately. —

The Bill for vesting in the Congress of the United States, a
power to Levy the duty of five per Cent ad valorem, on Certain
Goods and Merchandize &c^. was read a first time in this House

Ordered that the Bill be read a Second time to-morrow.

Col<^ LeEoy Hammond from the Committee on the Letter of
Col®. Samuel Hammond, and the Message of his Excellency the
Governor accompanying the same, informed the House, that thp
committee were ready to report if the House wou'd be pleased to
receive it, — He accordingly read the report in his place and
delivered it in at the Clerks Table, where it was again read and
is as follows viz*. — That the first part of the Letter respecting the
pay and Cloathing of that Regiment is already provided for by
the House, — with regard to reinlistment of the Men, and the
Continuance of that Corps, Your committee recommend that the
Governor be requested to take the Speediest and most effectual
Method to enable Col® Hammond to recruit Eighty Dragoons for
three Years or the war, — On the Terms of Fifty Dollars Bounty
and a Monthly pay of Twenty Dollars, with the usual Cloathing
and rations agreeable to the Instructions of the late Governor on
that Subject.

Ordered that the Consideration of the above report be post
pon'd till to morrow.

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, returning the
Bill for Amercing Certain Persons, which had been read twice in
their House, —

Ordered that the House do proceed to the third reading of y
the Bill for amercing certain persons, — on reading the Bill sev-
eral amendments were made therein and Clauses added thereto,
which on.—

The Question being put thereon, were severally agreed to.

M*". Speaker then put the Bill to a passing —

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Resolved that the Bill do pass, and that the Title thereof be
an Act.

Ordered that the Act be sent to the Honble the Senate, and
that Doct^ Ramsay and M^ Calhoun do carry the same.

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk in the following
words viz*.

In the Senate 23^^. Febry 1782.
M'. Speaker & Gent.

This House herewith send you a resolution for postponing
, the sale of Several Estates Confiscated by the "act for disposing

of Certain Estates and Banishing Certain persons therein men-
tioned" untill the next meeting of the General assembly; and
requiring the Commissioners to be appointed by said act to make
out Inventories of the aforesaid Estates, and to deliver them to
the Commissioners of the Treasury, — To which this House
request the Concurrence of your House, —

By Order of the Senate
John Lewis Gervais Presid*.

The foregoing Message was accompanied with the following
Resolution viz*.

In the Senate 21^* February 1782.

Resolved that the sale of the Estates both real and personal
of Doct^. Alexander Garden, Alexander Harvey and Paul Hamil-
ton Sen^. and the Platation of Gideon Dupont, Jun^ upon which
Corn^ Dupont now resides, and all the Moveables upon it except
the Negroes be postponed till the next meeting of the General
assembly, and that the commissioners appointed by an act for
disposing of Certain Estates and banishing certain Persons
therein mentioned, shall make as soon as may be Inventories with
an appraisement of the aforesaid Estates, and shall deliver the
same to the Commissioners of the Treasury. —

Ordered that the above Resolution be sent to the House of
Representatives for their Concurrence, —

Ordered that the Consideration of the foregoing Message and
Resolution be post pond till to morrow, —

A Message from the senate by their clerk, returning a Bill
entitled an act for disposing of Certain Estates and banishing
Certain persons, and a Bill entitled an Act for empowering
Thomas Ferguson, Morton Wilkinson and John Ward Esquires
to purchase an Estate of the value of Ten thousand Guineas in
Trust and for the use of the Honble Major General Greene,

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which had been severally read a third time in their House and
passed

Ordered that the said Bills be forthwith engrossed,^

Ordered that M^ Edward Eutledge and M' — Gibbes be a
Committee to compare with a Committee of the senate the sev-
eral Bills which are engrossed viz* : an act for the regulation of
the Militia, an act for empowering Thomas Ferguson Morton
Wilkinson and John Ward Esquires to purchase an Estate of the
Value of Ten thousand Guineas in trust and for the use of the
Honble Major General Greene, An act for furnishing supplies
for the army to the Value of 373,598 Mexican Dollars (fec^., an
act to prevent the Commencement of Suits for the recovery of
the Debts for the time on the Conditions therein mentioned, and
the act for Holding the Circuit .Courts of Oyer and Terminer in
the several Districts in this State and for making out a new Jury

list.

And then the House adjourned
till to morrow morning 10 °Clock.

Sundav 24^^.
The House met according to Adjournment
Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings, —
General Gadsden from the Committee to devise Ways and
Means for raising a Sum of Money for defraying the expences of
the Delegates of this State in Congress agreeable to the Resolu-
tion of this House, inform 'd the House that the Committee were
ready to report if the House wou'd be pleased to receive it. He
accordingly read, the report in his place, and delivered it in at
the clerk's Table, where it was again read and is as follows, viz*.
They recommend that his Excellency the Governor be desired
to order the expences of the Delegates to be taken out of any fund
already provided or that may be provided during this Session of
the assembly, —

Ordered, That the foregoing Report be considered imme-
diately. —

Resolved, That this House do agree to the above report, —
Ordered, That the above report and resolution be sent to the
Honble the Senate for their Concurrence, that a Message be pre-
par'd to be sent therewith, and that M^ Speaker do sign the
Same,

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The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*. —

In the House of Representatives —
February 24. 1782
Honble Gent", of the Senate/

This House herewith send you the report of a Committee
appointed to devise ways and means for raising a sum of Money
for defraying the Expences of the Delegates of this State in Con-
gress as the same has been agreed to by this House, to which this
House desire your Honors concurrence.

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered that Doct*^. Eamsay and M^. Calhoun do wait on the
Senate with the above Message and Resolution, —

The Bill for Vesting in the Congress of the United States a
power to levy the duty of Five per Cent ad Valorem on Certain
Goods and Merchandize &c*. was read a Second time agreeable to
the Order of Yesterday, the Bill being read thro', no debate aris-
ing thereon,

Ordered that the Bill be sent to the Honble the Senate, and
that Doct^ Ramsay and M^. Calhoun do carry the same,

Docf. Ramsay from the Committee appointed to meet a
Committee of the Senate in free conference on an Amendment
proposed by the Senate to the first Clause of the third Page of a
Bill for Pardoning certain Persons therein described informed
the House, that the Committee were ready to report if the House
woud be pleased to receive it, he accordingly read the Report in
his place, and delivered it in at the Clerks Table, where it was
again read and is as follows viz*. — That they have conferred
with a Committee of the Senate on the Subject, and in their
opinion, the proposed amendment shoud not be inserted. —

Ordered, That the said Report be taken into Consideration
immediately

The Report being taken into Consideration

Resolved that this House do agree to the said Report, —

Ordered, That a Message be prepared to be sent to the Honble
the Senate, on that Subject and that M^. Speaker do sign the
Same, the following Message was accordingly prepared, viz*. —

In the House of Representatives
February 24*^ 1782—
Honble Gent", of the Senate. —

This House have Considered the report of their Committee,
appointed to meet a Committee from your House in free Confer-

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ence on the amendment proposed by your Honors to be made to
the first Clause of the third page of the "Bill for Pardoning Cer-
tain persons therein described" and have agreed with the Report
of the committee, that the amendment should not be inserted

By Order of the House —
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered that M^ Gibbes and Doct^ Ramsay do carry the
same.

Doct^ Ramsay reported that M*^. Calhoun and himself had
delivered to the Senate the several matters they had in charge. —

A Message from his Excellency the Governor in the follow-
ing words viz*. —

M^ Speaker and Gentlemen

I herewith send you a copy of a Letter just received from
Col° Hampton ; and request to know your determination thereon,
February 24*^. 1782. John Mathews

The above Message was accompanied with the following Let-
ter, viz^

Sir/
The 10'^ September last I received instructions from his
Excellency the late Governor for raising a Regiment of Cavalry
to consist of Four Troops. In consequence of which I have
inlisted upwards of Eighty men for the War or three Years,
have procured a Number of Horses, Saddles, and other accoutre-
ments suitable for Cavalry, and have taken measures to procure
cloathing sufficient to compleat the whole regiment, as it
seem'd to be the opinion that prevail'd generally that Infantry
were more immediately wanted than Cavalry, I laid a plan before
the Legislature for reducing the Corps to two Troops of Cavalry,
and two companies of Infantry, and for adding to their pay, a
negroe at the expiration of their Time of Service ; This however
was not agreed to.

It is thought unnecessary to continue the Regiment on the
present establishment, and that the men already enlisted are not
wanted, I cou'd wish your Excellency would be pleased to give
orders for discharging them and make provision to defray such
expence as has unavoidably been incurr'd./ I am S*". Your Ex-

cellys most Obed*. Humble
His Excelly Gov'. Mathews, — Servant, — ^W. Hampton

Febry 22^. 1782

IIG

Ordered that the Consideration of the foregoing Mtissage and
Letter be postponed, —

A Message from the Senate by their clerk, returning the Bill
entitled an act to vest in the Congress of the United States a
power to levy a duty of five per Cent ad Valorem on Certain
Goods and Merchandize imported into this State, and on prizes
and prize Goods, &c^., which originated in and had been read
three times in their House and passed, —

Ordered that the said Bill be read a third time in this House
to morrow, —

M^. Gibbes reported that Doct^ Eamsay and himself had
delivered to the senate, the Message they had in charge, —

M^ Edward Rutledge reported that M^. Gibbes and himself
had Compared the engrossed Bills with the Committee of the
Senate and found them right.

Ordered that M^. Gibbes and M*" Edward Eutledge be a Com-
mittee to join a Committee of the Senate to wait on his Excel-
lency the Governor to receive the Great Seal to be affixed to the
Several Laws above mentioned. —

A Message from the Senate by their clerk in the following
words viz*.

In the Senate 24*^ Febry 1782—
M^. Speaker & Gent./

This House herewith send you a schedule of Amendments to
^ the "Bill for Amercing certain persons therein mentioned" to

which this House request the Concurrence of your House, —

By Order of the House
John Lewis Gervais

Presid*,

Ordered that the above Message together with the schedule
of amendments accompanying the same be taken into Considera-
tion immediately. —

On reading the said Schedule, some of the amendments pro-
pos'd by the senate were agreed to, and others were disagreed
to —

A Motion was made and Seconded that a Committee be
appointed to confer with a committee of the Senate on such
amendments proposed by their Honors as are disagreed to by this
House.

Ordered that such a Committee be appointed, that a Message
be prepared and that M^. Speaker do sign the same.

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The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives 24 feb^. 1782.
Honble Gent", of the Senate/

This House have considered your Honors Message of Yes-
terday, and the amendments proposed to be made in the Bill for
amercing Certain Persons, some of which were agreed to, and
others disagreed to, this House therefore request your Honors
will appoint a Committee to confer with a Committee of this ^
House, on the subject of the said amendments which have been
disagreed to by this House our committee are, — Gen^ Gadsden^
Doct^ Bamsay & Col Grimke

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered that General Gadsden and Docf^ Bamsay do carry
the Same. —

A Message from the senate by their clerk, returning a Bill
entitled an act, for pardoning the Persons therein described /
&c^ which had been read a third time in their House and passed.
^ Ordered that the said Bill be forthwith ingrossed —

The Senate also return'd by their Clerk the report of the
Committee of this House to devise ways and means for raising
a sum of Money for defraying the expence of the Delegates of
this State in Congress, with the Besolution of this House, for
agreeing to the said Beport, — together with their Honors con-
currence thereto,

Ordered, that a Copy of the said Report and resolutions be
sent to his Excellency the Governor, that a Message be prepared
for that purpose, and that M^. Speaker do sign the same.

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Bepresentatives Feby. 24*^. 1782
Your Excellency will receive herewith the Copy of a
Report of a Committee of this House, as the same has been agreed
to by this House and concurred in by the Senate, devising ways
and means for raising a sum of Money for defraying the expences
of the Delegates of this State in Congress, —

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker

Ordered, that M'^. Gibbes and M^ Edward Rutledge do wait
on his Excellency with the above Message

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M^. Gibbes reported that M*^. Edward Rutledge and himself
had waited on his Excellency the Governor with the Message
they had in Charge, —

The House then adjourned

till to morrow Mom^^. 9. '<>Clock.

Monday 25th

The House met according to Adjournment.

Read the Journals of yesterdays proceedings, —

The Bill entitled an act to vest in the Congress of the United
States a power to levy a Duty of five ^er Cent ad Valorem on
certain Goods and Merchandize imported into this State & on
Prizes and prize Goods, &c*. which had been read three times in
the Senate, and passed in their House, was read a third time
agreeable to the order of yesterday. —

The Bill being put to a passing by M*^. Speaker. —

Resolved that the Bill do pass and that the Title thereof be
an act. —

Ordered, that the act be sent to the Honble the senate and
that General Gadsden and Docf. Ramsay d'o carry the same.

An Ordinance for repealing the admiralty act, and for other
purposes therein mentioned, was introduced and read a First and
Second time in this House, —

Ordered, That the Ordinance be sent to the honble the
Senate, — and that M*". Jacob Read and Col**. Hampton do carry
the same, —

M^. Jacob Read reported that Col<> Hampton and himself
had delivered to the Senate the Ordinance they had in Charge. —

Genl Gadsden reported that Docf. Ramsay and himself had
delivered to the Senate the Message & Bill they had in Charge. —

A motion was made and Seconded that the House do come
into the following resolutions viz*. —

In the House of Representatives feb^. 25*^. 1782
Resolved that the Governor be impowered and requested to
Cause the Money Subscribed and paid (on the Guarantee of
Congress) for relief of the indigent Citizens of this State who
were sent by the Enemy to Philadelphia to be reimbursed with
Interest out of such Funds as shall appear to him most proper,
for that purpose as soon as the same can conveniently be done.

Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be further
empowered and requested to make necessary provision for the

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support of such of those Citizens as he with the advice and Con-
sent of the Privy Council shall think really stand in need of the
same, —

Ordered, that the foregoing resolutions be sent to the Hon-^
orable the senate, for their Concurrence, that a Message be pre-
pared for that purpose, and that M^. Speaker do sign the same. —

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz^

In the House of Representatives — 7

February 26, 1782 \
Honble Gent**, of the Senate —

This House herewith send you two resolutions empow-
ering his Excellency the Governor to reimburse with Interest all
such monies as have been subscribed and paid on the Guarantee
of Congi-ess for the relief of the indigent Citizens of this State
sent to Philadelphia, as soon as it can conveniently be done, —
and make necessary provision for the support of such who are
yet there, as he with the advice and consent of the Privy Council
shall think realy stand in need of the same.

By Order of the House —
Hugh Eutledge Speaker.
Ordered that M*^. Dart and M^. Bapley do carry the same. —
M^. Dart reported that M'^. Rapley and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Message and Resolutions they had in charge, —

A Message from the Senate by their clerk, returning the
Ordinance for repealing the admiralty act, and for other pur-
poses therein mentioned, which was read a first and Second time
in their House, —

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk in the following
words viz*.

In the Senate 26^K February 1782 —
M^. Speaker & Gent./

This House have appointed a Committee to confer with
the Committee of your House, on the subject of the amendments
proposed by this House to be made in the "Bill for amercing cer-
tain persons, and disagreed to by your House, our committee are
M^. Samuel Smith, Col** Harden and Gen^ Sumter.

By Order of the Senate,
John Lewis Gervais,

Preside
Gen^ Gadsden from the committee of conference on the
schedule of amendments proposed by the senate to be made in

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the Bill for amercing certain persons, inform'd the House, that
the committee were Veady to report, if the House wou'd be
pleased to receive it, he accordingly read the report in his place,
and delivered it at the Clerks Table, where it was again read,
and is as follows viz*.

That the committee have agreed to strike out the name of
Daniel Huger and Richard Guerard, But your committee wou'd
not agree to add the name of Charles Augustus Steward, and the
committee of the Senate woud not agree to strike it out, —

Ordered that the said report be taken into Consideration
immediately, —

The Eeport being read, the first clause for striking out the
names of Daniel Huger and Richard Guerard was agreed to, and
the last was disagreed to. —

Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to the Senate
to acquaint them thereof, and that M*". Speaker do sign the
same, — The following Message was accordingly prepar-d viz*. —

In the House of Representatives.
^ Febry 25, 1782—

Honble Gent", of the Senate,/

This House have considered the report of their com-
mittee on the conference with your committee on the amend-
ments proposed by your Honors to be made to the Bill for
amercing certain persons therein mentioned, and have agreed
with the first Clause for striking out the names of Daniel Huger
and Richard Guerard, and disagreed to the Last, this House
therefore request your Honors woul'd be pleased to add the name
of Charles Augustus Steward, to the list.

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker
Ordered that M^ Owen and M^. Rapley do wait on the Senate
with the foregoing message, —

M^. Owen reported that M^. Rapley and himself had deliv-
ered to the Senate, the Message they had in Charge.

The Senate retum'd by their clerk the act for amercing cer-
tain persons therein mentioned, which had been read three times
in their House and passed, —

Ordered, that the Bill be forthwith engrossed.
The House then adjourned
till tomorrow Morning 9. '<>Clock

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Tuesday 26*^,

The House met according to adjournment.

Bead the Journals of Yesterday's proceedings —

The Ordinance for repealing the admiralty act, and for
other purposes therein mentioned, was read a third time in this
House, —

M^. Speaker then put the Ordinance to a passing. —

Resolved that the Ordinance do pass. —

Ordered that the Ordinance be sent to the Honble the Senate,
and that M^ Jacob Read and M'^. Gibbes do carry the same, —

M^. Read reported that M^ Gibbes and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Ordinance they had in charge. —

Ordered that M^ Edward Rutledge and M^ Gibbes be a Com-
mittee, to compare with a committee of the Senate,' the several
Bills which are engrossed viz^ The Bill for regulation of the
Militia, The Bill for disposing of certain Estates and Banishing
Certain Persons therein mentioned, — ^The Bill for pardoning the
Persons therein described, — ^The Bill to procure recruits and pre-
vent desertion. The Bill to prevent the commencement of suits
for the recovery of Debts (!^c*. — The Bill for furnishing supplies
for the Army to the Amount of 373,598 Mexican Dollars &c*. —
The Bill for holding the Circuit Courts of Oyer and Terminer in
the Several Districts of this State, — The Bill for empowering
Thomas Ferguson, Morton Wilkinson and John Ward to pur-
chase an Estate of the value of Ten Thousand Guineas, in Trust
and for the use of the Honble Major General Greene, the Bill
for amercing Certain persons therein mentioned, —

M*". Edward Rutledge reported that M*^. Gibbes and himself
had Compared the aforesaid ingrossed Bills, with the Committee
from the Senate, & found them right.

Ordered, that M*:. Dart and M^. Scott be a Committee to join a
Committee of the Senate, to wait on his Excellency the Governor,
to receive the Great Seal, to be affixed to the several Laws above
mentioned,

A Message from the Senate by their Clerk, —

In the Senate 25*^ February 1782.
M^. Speaker and Gent./

This House are of Opinion that the resolves agreed to by
your House, for liquidating and auditing the public accounts,

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should be amended as per Schedule sent herewith, to which this
House request the Concurrence of your House,

By Order the Senate.
John Lewis Gervais pres*.

The Message was accompanied with the Resolutions of this
House for appointing Commissioners to audit and Liquidate the
publick accounts &c*. together with a schedule of amendments
proposed by their House to be made in the said Resolutions, —

Ordered that the Said Schedule of amendments be taken into
consideration, immediately, —

On reading the said amendments, the first and third were
agreed to, and the following words in the second viz*, that all
accounts against the publick should be liquidated in Specie, and
disagreed to the rest of that amendment. —

Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to the Honble
the Senate, acquainting them therewith, and that M'^. Speaker do
sign the same ;

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives 7

Febry 26, 1782. ]
Honble Gent", of the Senate,

This House have considered your Message of yesterday
respecting the Resolutions of this House for appointing Com-
missioners to audit and Liquidate the Publick accounts with the
schedule of amendments accompanying the same, as proposed
by your Honors, and have agreed to the first and third amend-
ment; and the following words in the second viz*, that all
accounts against the Publick shall be liquidated in Specie, and
have disagreed to the remainder of that amendment, but request
your Honors woud be pleased to appoint a Committee to meet a
Committee of this House in free conference on that part of the
amendment which is disagreed to, — Our Committee are M^.
Gadsden and Col<>. Hammond, —

By Order of the House —
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered that M^. Gadsden and Col° Hammond do wait on the
senate with the above message &c*.

A Motion was made and seconded that the House do come
into the following Resolution viz*.

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In the House of Bepresentatives feb^ 26, 1782

Resolved. —

That the commissioners for Auditing and Liquidating ; /

the Publick accounts, allow no claim or demand against the
state, unless the Person making such claim shall declare on oath
or afcmation according to the form of his profession that he
hath never taken- as plunder, or forfeited, any property belong-
ing to the Inhabitants of this State, and that where it shall
appear to the Satisfaction of the said Commissioners that any '
Person hath done so, they shall reject the said Demand, —

The Question being put — /

It was carried in the affirmative.

Ordered that the foregoing resolution be sent to the Honble
the Senate for their Concurrence, that a Message be prepared
for that purpose and that M^. Speaker do sign the same. —

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Eepresentatives

Febry 2(^^\ 1782.
Honble Gent", of the Senate. —

This House herewith send you a resolution of this House,
to which they request your Honors Concurrence.

By Order of the House.
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered that Genl Gadsden and Col<*. Hammond do carry
the Same. —

General Gadsden reported, that Col°. Hammond and him-
self had delivered to the Senate the Several Matters they had in
Charge, —

The Senate return'd by their Clerk the Ordinance for repeal-
ing the Admiralty Act &c*. which was read three times in their
House, and passed, —

Ordered, That the Ordinance be forthwith engross^.

Ordered, That M^. Read and M^ Gibbes be a Committee to
Compare with a Committee of the senate the foregoing Ordi-
nance, and the Bill for empowering the Congress of the United
States to levy a Duty of five per Cent ad Valorem on Certain
Goods and Merchandize and on Prizes and Prize Goods &c*. and
to wait on his Excellency the Governor together with said Com-
mittee to receive the great seal to be affixed to the said Ordinance
and Bill which they reported to have Compared and found
right,—

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Genl Gadsden from the Committee appointed to Confer
with the committee of the Senate on the schedule of amendments
to be made in the Resolutions for appointing commissioners to
audit and Liquidate the Publick accounts, inform'd the House
that the Committee were ready to report, if the House would be
pleased to receive the same. He accordingly read the report in
his place, and delivered it in at the clerks Table, where it was
again read and is as follows viz^ —

That the committee of conference have agreed to Strike out
the latter part of the second amendment as disagreed to by this
House,

Ordered^that the said Report be taken into consideration
immediately. —

The Report being read,

Resolved, That this House- do agree with the said report, —

Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to the Honble
the Senate to acquaint them thereof and that M^. Speaker do
sign the same, —

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*

In the House of Representatives 26*^ feb^ 1782 —
Honble Gent", of the Senate,

This House have considered the report of the Commit-
tee appointed to Confer with a Committee of your House on the
subject of the amendments proposed to the Resolutions for
appointing Commissioners to audit and Liquidate the Publio
accounts and have agreed to the same, —

By Order of the House —
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered that M*^. Gibbes and Major Hyrne do Carry the
same.

M^ Gibbes reported that Major Hyrne and himself, had
delivered to the Senate, the Message they had in charge.

The Senate retum'd by their clerk, the Resolutions of this
House, for empowering the Governor to cause the money Sub-
scribed and paid (oh the Guarantee of Congress) for the releif of
the Indigent citizens of this state, who were sent by the Enemy
to Philadelphia to be reimbursed with Interest out of such funds
as shall appear to him most proper for that purpose, as soon as
the same can conveniently be done, — and for the necessary sup-
port of such of those Citizens as he with the advice and Consent
of the Privy council shall think really stand in need of the same,
with their Honors concurrence thereto, —

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Ordered that a Copy of the said Besolution be sent to his
Excellency the Governor; — That a Message be prepared for
that purpose, and that M^. Speaker do sigh the same, —

The following Message was accordingly prepared, viz^

In the House of Representatives Feb'^y. 26^^. 1782

Your Excellency will herewith receiye the resolutions of this
House empowering and requesting your Excellency to reimburse
such Money, as has been subscribed and paid, — (on the Guarantee
of Congress) for the relief of the Citizens of this state, who were
sent by the Enemy to Philadelphia, with Interest out of such
Funds as you may think proper, and make such farther Pro-
vision for their support as may be thought necessary, —

By Order of the House
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered that M^. Dart and Col°. Grimke do wait on his
Excellency with the said Message and Resolutions, —

The House went into the Senate House, and together with
the Senate ratified the following acts viz^ —

An Act for the regulation of the Militia, —

An Act for disposing of Certain Estates and Banishing cer-
tain Persons therein mentioned, —

An Act for pardoning the person therein described, — "^

An Act to procure recruits and prevent desertion, —

An Act to prevent the Commencement of suits for the
recovery of Debts &c^. —

An Act for furnishing Supplies for the army to the amount
of 373,598 Mexican Dollars, being the quota assigned to this
State &c^—

An Act for Holding the Circuit Courts of Oyer and Ter-
miner in the Several Districts of this State, —

An Act for empowering Thomas Ferguson, Morton Wilkin-
son, and John Ward Esquires to purchase an Estate of the
value of Ten thousand Guineas in Trust and for the use of the
Honble Major General Greene, —

An Act for amercing certain persons therein mentioned, —

An Act for empowering the Congress of the United States
to levy a Duty of five per Cent ad Valorem on Certain Goods
and Merchandize and on prizes and prize Goods &c. — and —

An Ordinance for repealing the admiralty act and for other
purposes therein mentioned, —

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The House being return'd, M*". Speaker reported, that this
House together with the Senate, had ratified the Acts and Ordi-
nance above mentioned. —

A Motion was made and Seconded, That the Vote of Thanks
&c*. of this House of the 27^^ January Ult<». be immediately sent
to the Honble Major General Greene together with a Copy of the
act for empowering Thomas Ferguson, Morton Wilkinson and
John Ward Esquires to purchase an Estate &c*. for his use, and
that the same be accompanied by a Letter from M*". Speaker,

Resolved in the affirmative. —

M'". Dart reported that Col^. Grimke and himself had waited
on his Excellency the Governor with the Message and Resolutions
which they had in Charge,

A Motion was made and seconded, that a Message be pre-
pared to be sent to his Excellency the Governor requesting that
he wou'd be pleased to order an authentick copy of all the Laws
which have passed this Session, to be taken, and sent to the
Delegates from this state in philad*. & printed

The Question being put. — It was carried in the affirmat*

The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives Febry 26*^. 1782.

This House request your Excellency will be pleased to order
an authentick copy of all the Laws which have been passed this
Session, to be taken and sent to the Delegates in Congress, to be
printed forth with.

By Order of the House, —
Hugh Rutledge Speaker.

Ordered, That M^ Gibbes and M^ Dart do wait on His
Excellency the Governor with the foregoing Message.
The House then Adjourned,
till 4. 'oClock this Afternoon.

Tuesday 26^»».
P. M.
The House met according to Adjournment.
On Motion, Ordered, that a Message be prepared to be sent
to His Excellency the Governor, requesting that he will be pleas'd
to order Compensation to be made to the person who has
ingrossed the Laws which have been passed this session; to the
Messenger of this House, and to such person as shall Transcribe
the Journals of this House,

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The following Message was accordingly prepared viz*.

In the House of Representatives febry 26, 1782.

This House request that your Excellency will be pleased to
make such Compensation to M^. Waller who has engrossed many
of the acts which have been passed this session and for his other
services, as your Excellency shall think adequate to those services,
and that your Excellency will also be pleased to order such a
Sum of Money to be paid to M^. Pritchard the Messenger of this
House as his services for this session mav merit, And such a sum
of Money as you may think a sufficient Compensation to the
person who shall fairly engross the Journals of this House the
Present session. Out of such Funds as your Excellency may think
proper, —

By Order of the House
Hugh Eutledge Speaker

A Motion was made and seconded that a Message be sent to
the Honble the Senate, desiring their attendance iii this House
to proceed to the choice of a Commissioner of the Treasury and
Commissioners for the sale of Confiscated Estates. —

The Senate accordingly attended and Balloted in the first
instance for a Commissioner of the Treasury, upon casting up
the Ballots, it appeared, that Edward Blake Esquire had a
Majority of the Votes of the Members present; M*^. Speaker
thereupon declared M'^. Blake duly elected,

The Senate and this House then proceeded to ballot for the
Commissioners for the sale of the Confiscated Estates upon
Casting up the Ballots it appeared that, John Berwick, John E.
Calhoun, Henry Crouch, Col°. Grimke and Thomas Waring
Esquires, had each of them a Majority of votes of the Members
present; M^. Speaker thereupon declared the Gentlemen above
named to be duly elected, —

M*". Speaker inform'd the House that he had rec'd an answer
to his Letter from General Greene and read the same to the
House, —

A Motion was thereupon made and Seconded that the letter
be enter'd on the Journals which was agreed to and is as follows
viz*

Sir/

I have been honoured with the thanks of your House
and feel a weight of Obligation for the very flattering & favour-

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able light in which they have been pleased to view and Consider
my Conduct, —

The mark of Bounty which accompanies the resolution
affords me the most pleasing proofs of their Esteem, at the same
time that it displays a generosity of Sentiments no less honorable
to them than flattering to me, permit me therefore to return the
House of Representatives my hearty and grateful acknowledge-
ments, for the Honors and Emoluments bestowed upon me, and
to assure them that my future exertions for the common Cause
shall be constant and uniform in Support of our Liberties

I also beg leave to return my sincere thanks to you Sir. for
the very polite manner in which you Communicated the Resolu-
tion of the House. —

I have the Honor to be Sir
With great Respect & Esteem
Your most obedient
and
^ Most Humble Serv*.
NatW. Greene

February 26. 1782—

To the Honble

Hugh Rutledge Esq',
of the House of
Representatives of
S°. Carolina

A motion was made and seconded to Consider the message

and Resolution of the Senate of the 23*^. Instant for postponing

the Sale of the Estates real and personal of Doct^ Alexander

\J Garden, Alexander Harvey, Paul Hamilton, and Gideon Dupont

Jun^ &c\

On considering the same, after some time spent in Debate, —
A Motion was made and Seconded, that the further consid-
, eration of the said Resolution and Message be postponed, —

Another Motion was then made and Seconded that the Reso-
lutions be disagreed to. —

The Question was put on the first motion

It passed in the negative. —
The Question being put on the Second Motion, —
A Debate arose that the Question should be put on each name
mentioned in the Resolution, which being done it was carried in
the affirmative. —

M^ Speaker then put the Question, on the whole Resolutions
and Message, —

Resolved that the Resolutions be rejected. —

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A Message from the Senate in the following words viz*. —

In the Senate February 26*i», 1782—
M^. Speaker & Gent./

This House are of opinion that it woud be proper to
adjourn to the Second Monday in August next, if your House
agree thereto ; this House will Adjourn accordingly. —

By Order of the House
John Lewis Gervais
President
The Message of the Senate being immediately considered
was agreed to, and the following Message prepared signed by
M^. Speaker,

In the House of Represent®. ^
Febry 26, 1782 j

Honble Gent", of the Senate,

This House concur in opinion with your Honors that it will
be proper to adjourn to the second Monday in August next

By Order of the House
Hugh Eutledge Speaker
Ordered that M^ Gibbes and M^ Dart do wait on the Senate
with the above Message, —

M*^. Gibbes reported that M*". Dart and himself had delivered
to the Senate the Message they had in Charge,

A Motion was made and Seconded that the Members of this
House, do dine together tomorrow, and that his Excellency the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, The Members of the Privy
Council and the Senate be invited to Dinner, — It was Unani-
mously agreed to, and M^. Speaker desired to invite them, —

The House then. —

Adjourn'd.—

to the Second Monday. —

in August next,
to meet at Jacksonburgh.

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[This list of the members of the House of Representatives
during the session covered by this journal does not form a part
of the manuscript journal, but has been compiled by the Editor
from the list given in the manuscript journal of Josiah Smith,
Jr., and published by McCrady in The History of South Caro-
lina in the Revolution^ 1780-1788^ pp. 739-742, checked by the
names of members mentioned and by recitals of changes, etc.,
made from time to time in this journal.]

St. Philip's and St. Michael's Parishes (Charles Town).
Thomas BeeS
Hichard Beresford,
John Blake,
Adsenus Burke,
Edward Darrell,
John Edwards,
Nicholas Eveleigh,
William Hasell Gibbes,
Thomas Grimball,
John F. Grimke
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Jones,
Henry Laurens,
John Laurens,
William Lee,

Richard Lushington,
Alexander Moultrie,
John Neufville, Jr.,
John Owen,
Thomas Pinckney,
James Postell,
John Ernest Poyas,
David Eamsay,
Jacob Bead,
Edward Rutledge,
Hugh Rutledge,
Thomas Savage,
Daniel Stevens,
Anthony Toomer,
Charles Warham

Christ Church Parish.

John Berwick, William Scott, Jr.,

Clement Brown, James Vander Horst,

John Sandf ord Dart, John Vander Horst.

Peter Bocquet,
Benjamin Cattell,
Thomas O. Elliott,

Thomas Bee^,
Thomas Ferguson,
George Livingston,

St. Andrew's Parish.

Richard Hutson,
Solomon Milner,
John Rutledge.

St. Paul's Parish.

Christopher Peters,
Joseph Slann,
Morton Wilkinson.

*Also elected from St PauFs Parish.
2Also elected from Charles Town.

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St. Bartholomew's Parish.

Joseph Glover, Sr., Richard Singleton,

Edmund Hyrne, William Skirving,

James Postell, Jr., John Ward.

St. Helena's Parish.

Pierce Butler, John Kean,

Glen Drayton, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney^,

St. Peter's Parish.

Thomas Cater, John Moore,

Charles DuPont, William Stafford,

James Moore, James Thompson.

Prince William's Parish.

William Davis, John McPherson

Aaron Gillett, Andrew Postell,

Thomas Hutson, James Smith.

St. George's Parish, Dorchester.

Edward Blake, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney%

Isaac Huger, Daniel Stewart,

John Mathews, Thomas Tudor Tucker,

William Moultrie, Jr., Thomas Waring.

St. James's Parish, Goose Creek.

John Baddeley, George Flagg,

Alexander Broughton, Ralph Izard,

Thomas Elliott (of Wappoo), William Johnson.

St. John's^ Parish, Berkeley.

Alexander Broughton, Gabriel Gignilliat,

John Cordes, Thomas Giles,

John Frierson, Richard Gough.

iThomas Heyward and Jacob Guerard decUned to serve.

2Retumed from two parishes.

aThere were two parishes in South Carolina of this name. One was estab-
lished within the borders of the then existing county of Berkeley and the
other within the borders of the then existing county of Colleton, and the
names Berkeley and Colleton were thereafter attached to them to distin-
guish them, notwithstanding that counties as political subdivisions of
South CaroliTia passed out with the passage of the Church Act in 1706.

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St. Thomas and St. Denis's Parish.
Joseph Fogartie, Thomas Shubrick,

Hopson Pinckney, Benjamin Simons,

Robert Quash, Edward Weyman.

St. James's Parish, Santee.
Mark Huggins, Alexander McGregor,

Henry Hughes, Lewis Miles,

Joseph Legare, Anthony Simons.

St. Stephen's Parish.
Thomas Cooper, James Sinkler,

Hezekiah Maham, Peter Sinkler,

John Palmer, Jr., Benjamin Walker.

St. Matthew's and Orange Parishes.
Henry Felder, William Reid,

William Myddelton, George Eennerson,

Richard Andrews Eapley, John Adam Treutlin>.

Prince Frederick's Parish.

John Baxter, William McCottry,

John James (Major),

John McCauley, Thomas Potts.

Prince George's Parish, Winyah.
William Bennison, Peter Horry,

Christopher Gadsden, Thomas Mitchell.

St. David's Parish.

Lemuel Benton, William Pegues,

William DeWitt, Philip Pledger,

Capt. Pegues, Tristram Thomas.

All Saints Parish.
William AUston, Jr., Nathaniel Dwight.

*He was also elected from his former home parish in Georgia to serve in
the General Assembly of Georgia, which met in Augusta about the same
time that the South Carolina body was meeting at Jacksonborough.

2james Postell, elected from this parish, was also elected from St. Philip's
and St. Michael's parishes combined and chose to serve from those parishes.

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Saxe-Gotha District.

Jonas Beard, Richard Hampton,

Joseph Culpeper, Wade Hampton,

Uriah Goodwyn, Jacob Richmond.

District Eastward of the Wateree River.

James Bradley, John James (of the High Hills

Samuel Dunlap, of the Santee) ,

Wood Furman, Joseph Kershaw,

John Gamble, Joseph Lee,

Capt. Gordon, Richard Richardson,

William Welch.

District between the Broad and Catawba Rivers.

John Adair, Robert Lyell,

Henry Hunter, Charles Miles,

Joseph Kirkland, John Pearson,

William Kirkland, William Reeves,

Edward Lacey, Richard Winn.

Lower District between the Broad and Saluda Rivers.

David Glyn, George Roof,

Michael Leitner, Philemon Waters.

Little River District betwen the Broad and Saluda Rivers.

Benjamin Kil-gore, Dr. Ross,
Montgomery, John Wylds.

Upper, or Spartan, District between the Broad and Saluda

Rivers.

Thomas Brandon, Samuel McJunkin,

William Henderson, John Thomas, Jr.

The New Acquisition.

John Forgee, John McCaw,

William Hill, Joshua McKinney,

Joseph Howe, John Moffett,

William Howe, John Patton,

David Leech, Frame Wood.

134

Ninety Six District.

Eobert Anderson, Hugh Middleton,

Patrick Calhoun, James Moor^,

John Ewing Colhoun, John Murray,

LeRoy Hammond, Andrew Pickens,

Arthur Simkins.

District between the Edisto and Savannah Rivers.

John Collins, John Parkinson,

William Dunbar, George Robison,

Robert Lark, William Robison.

There was no election held in St. John's Parish, Colleton, as
most of the territory of that parish was in the hands of the enemy.

INDEX

Accounts, Resolutions respecting

public, 121-122, 123, 124.
Acts, 8, 9, 15, 18, 41, 55, G7, 76, 83,

85-86, 87, 88, 95, 112, 113, 120;

Ratification of, 60, 125, 126; Re-
vival of, 15, 34, 36, 53, 54, 56, 60 ;

Engrossing of, 126, 127. (See

Bills.)
Adair, John, 23, 133.
Adam, Thomas, 62.
Adjournment, 94, 129.
Admiralty, Court of, 73; Ordinance

repealing Act respecting, 118, 119,

121, 123, 125.
All Saints Parish, 22, 132.
Allston, William, Jr., 22, 23, 29(2),

132.
Amercement, 62, 93-94, 99, 103(2),

105, 106, 111, 116, 117, 119-120,

120, 121, 125.
America, 11(3), 94, 99.
Ancrum, George, 61.
Ancrum, William, 61.
Anderson, Robert, 134.
Armourers, 57.

Artificers, 42, 58(2), 59, 75, 101.
Atkins, Charles, 61.
Augusta, Georgia, 132.
Baddeley, John, 131.
Baily, Trench &, 62.
Ball, Elias, of Coming Tee, 61.
Ball, Elias, of Wambaw, 61.
Banishment, 65, 80, 83, 84, 88, 89,

103-104, 106, 110(2), 112(2), 121,

125.
Barnwell, John, 91-92; Petition of,

64, 65, 70.

Baronies, 62(2).
Baxter, John, 8,- 132.
Beale, Lieutenant, 107(2).
Beard, Jonas, 4, 5, 6, 2^, 133.
Beaufort District, 36.
Bee, Joseph, 27, 106.
Bee, Thomas, 130(2).
Bennison, William, 132.

Benton, Lemuel, 78(2), 132.

Beresford, Richard, 5, 14(2), 16, 17»
35, 36, 130.

Berkeley County, 131.

Berwick, John, 5, 6(2), 27, 127, 130.

Berwick, Simon, 42.

Bills, 8, 14-15, 18-19, 30, 31, 34, 36,.
53, 54, 59, 63, 71, 72, 73, 76, 93,.
Ill, 116, 121. (See Acts.)

Bills of Credit, 8(2), 9, 13, 14, 16;
17, 18(2), 21, 59, 60, 72, 73, 75.

Blacksmiths, 57.

Blake, Edward, 56(2), 127, 131.

Blake, John, 99, 130.

Blake, William, 61, 106, 110.

Bocquet, Peter, 4, 5, 35, 36, 38, 130.

Boissaux, James, 62.

Boone, Thomas, 61.

Bounties, 48, 49, 52(2), 66, 80, 87^
98, 107, 111, 128. (See Negroes. >/

Bradley, James, 7, 23, 133.

Brandon, Thomas, 133.

Brice, Fisher Linwood & Co., 62:

Brisbane, James, 61.

British army, 82, 97.

British nation, 11.

Broad and Catawba rivers. Election
district between, 23, 45-46, 133.

Broad and Saluda rivers, Lower
election district between, 25, 133;
Little River election district be-
tween, 133; Upper, or Spartan^
election district between, 133.

Brockington, John, Jr., 61.

Broughton, Alexander, 5, 72, 73, 110,
111, 131(2).

Broun, Archibald, 61.

Brown, Clement, 5, 130.

Brown, Hugh, 62.

Buckingham, Elias, 61.

Burke, Adaenus, 3, 4(2), 5(2), 6(2),.
7(3), 8(4), 14(2), 15(2), 16(2),
17(4), 22(4), 24(5), 25(2), 27,
28(2), 39, 56(2), 59(2), 61(3),
68(3), 74(2), 78(2), 84, 94, 130.

^ ^ « « ^

136

Butler, Pierce, 131.

Calhoun, Patrick, 134.

Camden, 77; Battle near, 9.

Camden District, 36, 78.

Campbell, Colin, 61.

Canals, 77, 81. (See Inland naviga-
tion. Internal improvements.)

Cape, Brian, 61.

Capers, Gabriel, 61.

Carey, James, 62.

Carpenters, 57.

Cashiers, 8, 9.

Cassells, James, 62.
1^. Catawba Indians, 59, 60(2), 65, 103.

Catawba Rivci*, 77(2) ; Election dis-
trict between Broad River and, 23,
45-46, 133.

Cater, Thomas, 5, 131.

Cattell, Benjamin, 130.

Cavalry Corps, Hampton's, 41, 45,
46-57, 50, 115. (See Legionary
Corps.)

Census of South Carolina, 69, 71.

Charles Town, 9, 10, 11, 17, 91(2),
130(2) ; Debts due by persons in,
73, 74.

Charles Town District, 36.

Cheraws District, 36.

Chollett, Samuel, 61.

Christ Church Parish, 17, 130.

Church Act, 131.

Claims, 100.

Clark, James, 62.

Clerk, 6.

Clitherall, James, 61.

Clothing furnished, 79, 87-88, 94,
101.

Colhoun, John Ewing, 17(2), 21,
26(2), 38(2), 46(2), 59, 70(2), 89,
90(2), 93, 96, 111, 112, 114(2),
115, 127, 134.

Colleton, Mrs. Margaret (Swain-
ston), 61.

Colleton County, 131.

Colleton County Regiment, 59, 84,
91-92, 102.

Collins, John, 6, 134.

Commissary, 85, 101.

Commissioners for the sale of Con-
fiscated Estates, 127.

Commissioners of the Treasury, 72,
73,112(2), 127.

Committees, 6, 7, 14, 15(3), 16, 17,
17-18, 21, 23, 26, 34, 38, 41, 41-42,
72, 78, 93, 94.

Confiscation, 13, 21, 22-23, 27, 32, 56,
57, 61-62, 63, 65, 69, 76, 80, 83, 84,
87, 88-89, 90, 91, 92-93, 94-95, 96-97,
103-104, 106, 110(2), 112(2), 121,
125, 128.

Congaree River, 92.

Congress. See Continental Congress.

Constitution, 36.

Contested elections, 28, 51, 64, 65,
70.

Continental Army, Supplies for, 47,
48, 53, 68-69, 73, 75, 85(3), 88, 113,
121, 125. (See Greene, Nathanael.)

Continental Battalions of South Car-
olina, 14, 17, 38, 41, 43 (3), 46, 48-
00, 51-53, 54, 55, 62-63, 88-89;
Cloths presented to, 87-88, 94, 101.

Continental Congress, 76, 1(X), 111,
116, 118(2) ; President of, 33, 68,
71, 82 ; Delegates from South Car-
olina to, 37, 38, 50, 53, 67-68, 08,
07, 113, 114, 117; Pay of, 38-39;
Census to be taken and trans-
mitted to, 69, 71-72 ; Copy of laws
of Session to be made and trans-
mited to, 126.

Continental Legionary Corps, 46.

Cook, George, 62.

Cooper, Bazil, 61.

Cooper, Thomas, 132.

Cooper River, 77.

Cordes, John, 131.

Com, 59, 60(2), 65.

Coroners, 15, 16, 18, 27, 39.

Cotton, John, 01.

Courts, 15, 24, 31-32, 44-45, 50, 65, 66, *
70, 73, 113, 121, 125.

Creditors, 73.

Crockatt, Dr., 62.

Crouch, Henry, 127.

Culpeper, Joseph, 5, 133.

Cuningham, Patrick, 61.

Cuningham, Robert, 61.

Currency, 8(2), 9, 13, 14, 16, 17,
18(2), 21, 59, 60, 72, 73, 75.

137

Darrell, Edward, 130.

Dart, John Sandford, 17, 23, 39,
44(2), 45(2), 53, 78, 109, 119(2),
121, 125,126,129(2), 130.

Davis, William, 74(2), 131.

Dawkins, George, 62.

DeWitt, William, 7, 132.

Debts, 15, 68, 70-71, 73(2), 74(3),
113, 121, 125.

Deserters, desertions, 50, 76, 78, 85,
•86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 96, 97, 121, 125.

Dinner, 129.

Doorkeeper, 6:

Drafts, 48, 49, 50, 52, 58.

Dragoons, 111.

Drayton, Glen, 5(2), 131.

DuPont, Charles, 4, 5, 6, 15, 131.

DuPont, Cornelius, 27, 112.

DuPont, Gideon, Jr., 61, 112, 128.

Dunbar, William, 6, 134.

Dunlap, Samuel, 133.

Duty (Tariff), 72, 73, 76, 111, 114,
116, 118, 123, 125.

Dwight, Nathaniel, 132.

Edisto River, 77(2) ; Election dis-
trict between the Savannah River
and north fork of, 70, 134.

Edwards, John, 130.

Elections, 3, 6, 26, 28-29, 34-35, 35,
36, 38, 39-40, 72, 73, 127; Contest-
ed, 28, 51, 64, 65, 70.

Elliott, Thomas (of Wappoo), 131.

Elliott, Thomas O., 130.

English, Robert, 62.

Engrossing the Acts, 125, 126.

Europe, 99.

Eveleigh, Nicholas, 130.

Executive, Extraordinary powers
vested in, 15, 18-19, 22, 40, 42, 44-
45, 53, 59, 60.

Fardo, George John, 62.

Felder, Henry, 4, 6(2), 23, 93(3), 97,
132.

Fenwicke, Edward, 61.

Ferguson, Thomas, 3(2), 4(2), 5(3),
6, 7, 15, 36, 39, 51, 55, 72, 83(2),
112, 113, 121, 125, 126, 130.

Fines, 94.

Fisher, John, 62.

FitzSimons, Christopher, 62.

Flagg, George, 3, 5, 16(2), 23, 40, 41,
68(2), 94, 131.

Flags of Truce, 82, 97.

Fletchall, Thomas, 61.

Fogartie, Joseph, 132.

Forgee, John, 17, 133.

France, 11(2).

Eraser, Dr. James, 62.

Fraud, 69.

Friday, David, 62.

Frierson, John, 5, 23, 81, 131.

FuUalove, Thomas, 62.

Furman, Wood, 133.

Fyfe, Dr. Charles, 62.

Gadsden, Christopher, 39, 96, 113,
117(2), 118(2), 119, 122(2),
123(2), 124, 132; Resignation
of as Lieutenant Governor, 33;
Swearing In of as member of
the House, 33 ; Election of as Gov-
ernor, 34; Declination of govern- .
orship by, 34 ; Election of as mem-
ber of the Privy Council, 36, 38.

Gaillard, John, 61.

Gaillard, Theodore, 61.

Gamble, John, 7, 133.

Garden, Dr. Alexander, 61, 99, 112,
128.

Garden, Alexander, Jr., 96(2) ; Peti-
tion of, 96, 98-99.

Gazette, 27.

Georgetown, 61.

Georgetown District, 36.

Georgia, 132.

Gervais, John Lewis, 18, 38, 42, 44,
59, 62, 66, 73, 85, 89(2), 91, 93,
103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 112, 116,
119, 122, 129.

Gibbens, Thomas, 61.

Gibbes, Dr., 62.

Gibbes, William Hasell, 6, 16(2),
18(3), 22, 36, 59(3), 75, 76, 78,
93(2), 95(3), 108(2), 110(2), 113,
115, 116(3), 117, 118, 121(4), 123,
124(2), 128(2), 129.

Gibbs, Zachariah, 61.

Gignilliat, Gabriel, 5, 131.

Giles, Thomas, 84(2), 131.

Gillett, Aaron, 5, 23, 90, 131.

Glover, Joseph, 5, 131.

138

Glyn, David, 6, 133.

Goodwyn, Uriah, 133.

Gordon, Capt, 133.

Gordon, James, of George Town, 61.

Gough, Richard, 25, 131.

Governor, 29, 31, 50, 58, 59, 63, 65,
66, 69(3), 71, 80, 87, 88, 91, 94(2),
98, 101, 102(2), 111, 118, 126, 129;
Speech of, 9-13 (Rutledge), 27;
Answer of House to speech of, 19-
21, 24-25, 27 ; Inauguration of, 37-
38; Messages to, 72, 101-102, 108,
117, 125, 126, 127 ; Messages from,
25(2), 56, 75, 85, 107, 117; Elec-
tion of, 24, 34-35. (See Execu-
tive.)

Granville County Regiments, 59, 84,
91-92, 102.

Gray, Robert, 62.

Greene, Gen. Nathanael, 10, 17, 20,
30, 57, 76(3), 79; Vote of thanks
to, 30-31, 127 ; An estate for, 30-31,
55(2), 55-56, 83(2), 112-113, 121,
125; Army of, 57, 101; Supplies
and Subsistence for troops of, 47,
48, 53, 86; Letter of to Governor
Mathews, 75-76; Letter of to the
Speaker of the House, 127-128.
(See Continental Army.)

Greenwood, William, 62.

Greenwood & Higgison, 62.

Gregory, Benjamin, 62.

Grimball, Thomas, 130.

Grimk6, John F., 5(2), 7, 26(2), 43,
42, 57, 69, 78, 81, 88(2), 117, 125,
126, 127, 130.

Guerard, Benjamin, 39-40.

Guerard, Jacob, 61(2), 131.

Guerard, Richard, 120(3).

Guest, William, 62.

Hamilton, Paul, 61, 112, 128.

Hammond, LeRoy, 74, 107, 111, 122,
123(2), 134.

Hammond, Samuel, Letter of to Gov-
ernor Rutledge, 107, 111.

Hampton, Richard, 133.

Hampton, Wade, 25, 41, 45, 46(2),
47, 59, 81, 96, 118(2), 133; Let-
ter of to Governor Mathews, 115.

Hanahan, William, 62.

Harden, William, 42, 91-92, 119.
Harvey, Alexander, 61, 112, 128.
Harvey, Jacob William, 36.
Hayne, Isaac, 77-78, 87, 97, 108-109,

no.

Henderson, William, 8, 18, 23, 42,
48, 57, 133.

Hessians, 57.

Heyward, Thomas, Sr., 33, 64(3),
131.

Heyward, Thomas, Jr., 70, 130.

Hibben, Andrew, 62. ^

Higgison, Greenwood &, 62.

Hill, William, 17, 69, 72, 133.

Holland, 11.

Holmes, James, 62.

Holmes, Robert, 62.

Hopton, John, 61.

Horry, Hugh, 18, 42.

Horry, Peter, 132.

Horseshoe Creek, 92.

Houston, Sir Patrick, 61.

Howe, Joseph, 17(2), 23, 133.

Howe, William, 17, 133.

Huger, Daniel, 120(3).

Huger, Isaac, 4, 5(2), 131.

Huggins, Mark, Sr., 5, 132.

Hughes, Henry, 5, 23, 132.

Hunter, Henry, 6, 133.

Hutson, Richard, 3, 4(2), 5(3),
7(2), 14, 17, 21, 22(2), 23, 25(2),
28(2), 30(2), 33(2), 38, 130; Elec-
tion of as Lieutenant Governcn*, 35.

Hutson, Thomas, 5, 131.

Hyrne, Edmund, 22(2), 23, 67(2),
88(2), 104, 105, 124(2), 131.

Imports, 72, 73, 76, 111, 114, 116,
118, 123, 125.

Indians, 10, 59, 60(2), 65, 102.

^^glis, Alexander, 61.

Ingrossing, 69.

Inland navigation, 72, 77, 80-81, 93,
97.

Internal improvements, 72, 77, 80-81,
93, 97.

Iron works, 77-78, 87, 108-109, 109.

Ii'vine, Lieutenant Governor, 62.

Izard, Ralph, 3, 5(2), 6, 7, 14, 38,
96, 106(2), 131.

Jacksonborough, 3, 8, 129, 130.

139

James, John (Major, of Williama-

burg), 8, 23, 132.
James, John (Colonel, of the High

Hills of the Santee) , 5, 6, 133.
Johnson, William, 131.
Jones, Thomas, 4, 5, 65, G7(2), 78,

86(2), 87(2), 89, 09, 100, 103, 130.
Journals, 126, 127.
Judges, 50.

Juries, 15, 31, 32, 65, 66-67, 70, 113.
Justices of the Peace, 15, 16, 18, 27-

28, 39, 68, 85, 86, 90, 101(2).
Kean, John, 3(2), 5, 21, 26, 27, 32,

59, 84, 91, 94, 96, 131.
Kershaw, Joseph, 24(2), 60(2), 72,

81, 133.
Kilgore, Benjamin, 133.
King, Richard, 61.
Kirkland, Joseph, 6(2), 23, 133.
Kirkland, Moses, 62.
Kirkland, William, 6, 133.
Knott, Jerem., 62.
Lacey, Edward, 23, 24, 133.
Lark, Robert, 6, 134.
Lark's plantation, 107.
Laurens, Henry, 130.
Laurens, John, 17(3), 21, 22, 26(2),

27, 30, 34, 37(2), 42, 56, 57, 59, 61,

97, 130.
Lee, Joseph, 133.
Lee, William, 130.
Leech, David, 23, 133.
Legar6, Joseph, 132.
Legionary Corps, 41, 96. (See Cav-
alry Corps.)
Leitner, Michael, 6(2), 23, 133.
Lieutenant Governor, 29, 33(2), 35,

38, 50, 129.
Limitation Act, 15, 34, 36, 53, 54, 56,

59, 60.
Linwood, 62.

Livingston, George, 3, 4, 5, 130.
Lloyd, John, 35, 36, 38, 91, 99, 103,

106.
Loocock, Aaron, 61.
Lushington, Richard, 130.
Lyell, Robert, 6, 133.
Lynah, Dr. James, 62.
Maham, Hezekiah, 81, 84(2), 132.
Maine, Charles, 62.

Mansell, Walter, 62.

Marion, Gen. Francis, 9, 18, 20, 27,

42, 91, 92.
Mathews, John, 23, 24(3), 26(2), 28,

34, 131; Election of as Governor,

35; Governor, 37, 38, 56, 75, 85,

107, 115; Wade Hampton's letter

to, 115.
McCauley, John, 8, 132.
McCaw, John, 17, 133.
McCottry, William, 5, 132.
McCrady, Edward, The History of

South Carolina in the Revolution,

1780-1783 by, 130.

McGregor, Alexander, 5, 132.
McJunkin, Samuel, 6, 97, 133.
McKinney, Joshua, 17, 133.
McPherson, John, 22, 131.
Meal, 47.

Messages: To the Senate, 15-16(2),
26-27, 28, 29, 45, 47, 48, 53, 60, 63,
64, 67, 72, 81, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90, 93,
95, 96, 98, 100, 104, 105, 108, 109,
110, 114, 114-115, 117, 119, 320,
122, 123, 124, 129; From the Sen-
ate, 18, 27, 42, 44, 59, 62, 66, 73, 85,
89(2), 91, 93, 103, 103-104, 104-
105, 105-106, 108, 112, 116, 11^,
121-122, 129; From the Governor,
25, 25-26, 56, 75, 85, 107, 115; To
the Governor, 72, 101-102, 108, 117,
125, 126, 127.

Messenger, 6, 126, 127.

Middleton, Arthur, 38.

Middleton, Hugh, 17, 134.

Miles, Charles, 23, 133.

Miles, Lewis, 5, 81, 132.

Militia, 15, 20, 30, 33, 40, 42-44, 49,

76, 82-83, 85, 86, 91, 121, 125.
Milner, Solomon, 7-8, 47(2), 48(2),

130.
Mitchell, Thomas, 22, 23, 29(2), 63,

64, 72, 73, 68, 87(2), 132.
Moffett, John, 23, 133.
Montagu, Lord Charles Greville, 62.

Montgomery, , 133.

Moore, Alexander, 36.

Moore, James (St. Peter's Parish),
5, 131.

140

Moore, James (Ninety Six election
district), 17(2), 59, GO, 78, 134.

Moore, John, 5, 131.

Moultrie, Alexander, 130.

Moultrie, William, Jr., 131.

Mucklemurray, Patrick, 62.

Murray, John, 17, 134.

Murrell, Robert, 62.

Musgrove, John, G2.

Myddelton, William, 6, 23, 132.

Negroes, 46(2), 48, 40(2), 50(2), 52,
56, 57(2), 58(2), 65, 75(2), 79, 80,
87, 08, 101, 108, 100, 112, 115.

Neufville, John, Jr., 130.

New Acquisition (election district),
17, 23, 133.

New York, N. Y., 57.

Nielie, Christopher, 61.

Ninety Six (election district), 17,
74(2), 134.

Ninety Six District, 36.

North Carolina, Boundary line be-
tween South Carolina and, 77.

O'Neil, Henry, 62.

Ogelvie, Charles, 61.

Ogilvie, George, 62.

Oppression, 60.

Orange Parish, 132.

Orangeburgh, 62, 102.

Orangeburgh District, 36, 55.

Ord, Captain, 62.

Ordinances, 118, 126.

Ordinaries, 15, 16, 18, 27, 30.

Owen, John, 3, 5, 21, 65, 67(2), 71,
72, 01, 04, 00, 100, 103, 120(2),
130.

Palmer, John, Jr., 5, 6, 23, 132.

Paper bills of credit, 8(2), 0, 13, 14,
16, 17, 18(2), 21, 50, 60, 72, 73, 75.

Pardons, 76, 78, 82, 85, 86, 80, 02, 95,
103, 114-115, 117, 121, 125.

Parker, William, 72.

Parkinson, John, 6, 21, 134.

Patton, John, 17, 133.

Pearson, John, 45, 46(2), 133.

Pegues, Capt., 132.

Pegues, William, 7, 132.

Pendarvis, Richard, 61.

Peters, Christopher, 130.

Petitions, 28, 60, 65(2), 70-71, 78,
84-85, 88, 06-07.

Petrle, Edmund, 61.

Phepoe, Thomas, 61.

Philadelphia, 67(3), 68, 126; Reso-
lutions respecting citizens sent to,
110-120, 124-125, 126.

Philp, Robert, 61.

Pickens, Gen. Andrew, 12, 20, 79, 80,
02, 08, 134.

Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth,
131(2).

Pinckney, Hopson, 132.

Pinckney, Thomas, 130.

Pioneers, 42, 57, 58, 75, 101.

Pledger, Philip, 7, 132.

Postell, Andrew, 5, 131.

Postell, James, 20, 30, 76, 130, 132.

Postell, James, Jr., 3, 5, 131.

Potts, Thomas, 8, 132.

Poyas, John Ernest, 130.

Price, Hopkin, 62.

Prince Frederick's Parish, 20, 132.

Prince George's Parish, Winyah, 22,
33, 132.

Prince William's Parish, 22, 74, 131.

Prison ships, 10.

Pritchard, John, 6, 127.

Privileges and Elections, 7, 28, 51,
64, 65, 70.

Privy Council, 20, 31, 35, 35-36, 38,
30-40, 44, 47, 50, 53, 58, 50, 60(2),
87, 88, 01, 04(2), 08, 101, 102(2) ;
Clerk of, 0, 110(2), 124, 120.

Prizes, 73, 111, 116, 118, 123, 125.

Provisions provided by the State,
60(3), 63-64, 65, 60, 102. (See
Public Benefactions.)

Public Benefactions, 50, 60(3), 63-
64, 65, 60, 87-88, 04, 101, 102, 118-
110. (See also Provisions pro-
vided by the State.)

Public Debt, 00-100.

Public Treasurers, 72, 73, 112(2),
127.

Qualifications of Electors and Elect-
ed, 15, 32, 40-41, 53, 54, 55, 56,
50, 60.

Quash, Robert, 132.

141

Ramsay, David, 3, 4(2), 5(2), 6, 7,
14(3), 16, 17, 19, 30, 34, 38, 41, 45,
47(2), 48(2), 65, 78, 90(4), 96(2),
98, 104, 105, 106(3), 112, 114(3),
115(2), 116, 117(2), 118(2), 130.

Raper, Robert, 62.

Rapley, Richard Andrews, 6(2), 41,
53, 54(2), 55(2), 56(2), 119(2),
120(2), 132.

Ratification of Acts, 61.

Read, Jacob, 56(2), 93, 99, 107(2),
118(2), 123(2), 123, 130.

Recruits, 52, 65, 76, 78, 85, 86, 87,
88, 89, 90, 91, 96, 97, 111, 121, 125.

Reeves, William, 6, 133.

Reid, William, 4, 6, 59, 132.

Rennerson, George, 4, 6, 132.

Resolutions, 60, 64, 66, 66-67, 67-68,
68-69, 87, 88-89, 94, 112, 118-119.

Richardson, Richard, 5, 54(2),
55(2), 56(2), 133.

Richmond, Jacob, 14(2. Should
have been Jacob), 133.

Roberts's Barony, 62.

Robinson, William, 36, 55.

Robison, George, 70(3), 72, 134.

Robison, William, 4, 6, 134.

Roof, George, 6, 133.

Rose, Alexander, 61.

Rose, John, 61.

Ross, Dr., 133.

Ross, William, 36.

Rugeley, Henry, 62.

Rules, 7, 8.

Rutledge, Edward, 3(2), 4, 6(2),
7(2), 8, 14, 15, 17, 21, 26(3), 27,
34, 35, 36, 37(2), 38(2), 39(2), 55,
63, 67(2), 76, 77, 78, 87, 90(2),
106(3), 107, 110(3), 113, 116(2),
117, 118, 121(2), 130.

Rutledge, Hugh, 3(2), 5, 64, 130;
Speaker, 6, 16, 26, 28, 29, 45, 47,
48, 53, 60, 63, 68, 72(2), 81, 82, 83,
86, 88, 90, 93, 95, 96, 98, 100, 102,
104, 105, 108, 109, 110, 114, 115,
117(2), 119, 120, 122, 123, 124,
125, 126, 127, 128, 129.

Rutledge, John, Governor, 64, 107,
115; Speech of, 9-13; Messages of,
25(2) ; Delegate to Congress, 38;

Member of the House, 56(2),
57(2), 68, 72, 77, 95(2), 107, 130.

Sabb, William, 62.

Salisbury, N. C, 92.

Saluda River, Lower election dis-
trict between Broad River and, 25,
133; Little River election district
between Broad River and, 133;
Upper, or Spartan, election dis-
trict between Broad River and,
133.

Santee River, 77, 92.

Sappers and Miners, 42, 57, 58.

Savage, Jeremiah, 62.

Savage, Thomas, 130.

Savannah River, Election district be-
tween the north fork of the Edisto
River and, 70, 134.

Saxby, George, 62.

Saxe-Gotha (election district), 14,
25, 133.

Scott, Jonathan, 62.

Scott, William, Jr., 5, 8, 9, 40, 41,
44(2), 45(2), 63, 64, 71, 72, 81,
82(3), 83(2), 85, 86(2), 87(4),
88(3), 94, 107(2), 110, 111, 121,
130.

Seal, 116, 121, 123.

Senate, 29, 130; President of, 18, 38,
42, 44, 59, 62, 66, 73, 85, 80(2), 91,
93, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 112,

116, 119, 122; Messages to, 15-
16(2), 26-27, 28, 29, 45, 47, 48, 53,
60, 63, 64, 67, 72, 81, 82, 83, 86,
88, 90, 93, 95, 96, 98, 100, 104,
105, 106, 109, 110, 114, 114-115,

117, 119, 120» 122, 123, 124, 129;
Messages from, 18, 27, 42, 44, 59,
62, 66, 73, 85, 89(2), 91, 93, 103,
103-104, 104-105, 105-106, 108, 112,
116, 119, 121-122, 129.

Sequestration, 21, 23, 27, 32, 57,

61-62.
Servants to Oflicers, 42, 57, 58, 75,

101.
Sheriffs, 36, 55, 101, 102 ; Fees of, 36.
Shoemakers, 57.
Shubrick, Thomas, 3(2), 4, 5, 22(2),

23, 132.
Simkins, Arthur, 17, 134.

142

Simond, Peter, G2.

Simons, Anthony, 132.

Simons, Benjamin, 132.

Singleton, Ricliard, 3, 5, 131.

Sinkler, James, 132.

Sinkler, Peter, 132.

Skirving, William, 3, 4, 5(2), 6,

60(2), 131.
Slann, Josepli, 3, 4, 5, 130.
Slaves, 10, 58, 77. (See Negroes.)
Smith, James, 5, 131.
Smith, Josiah, Jr., 130.
Smith, Samuel, 35, 36, 38, 91, 103,

106, 119.
Smyth, James, 61.
Smyth, John, 61.
Snow, George, 61.
Spain, 11.
Spartan, Upper or, election district

between Broad and Saluda rivers,

133.
Speaker, 6.

Specie, 13, 68, 122(2).
Spence, Dr. Peter, 62.
Spies, 43.

St. Andrew's Parish, 56, 130.
St. Augustine, Fla., 10.
St. Bartholomew's Parish, 16, 22,

131.
St. David's Parish, 78.
St. George's Parish, Dorchester, 23,

56, 131.
St. Helena's Parish, 33, 61, 64, 131.
St. James's Parish, Goose Creek,

131.
St. James's Parish, Santee, 132.
St. John's Parish, Berkeley, 25, 84,

131.
St. John's Parish, Colleton, 134.
St. Matthew's Parish, 28, 132.
St. Paul's Parish, 130(2).
St. Peter's Parish, 131.
St. Philip's Parish and St. Michael's

Parish combined (Charles Town),

Election district of, 6, 17, 29, 56,

130, 132.
St. Stephen's Parish, 17, 84, 132.
St. Thomas and St. Denis's Parish,

61, 132.

Stafford, William, 5, 23, 131.

State Troops, 66, 78-80, 97-98, 104-
105, 105, 107(2), 108, 111; Boun-
ties for, 66, 80, 98, 107, 111.

Stevens, Daniel, 5, 8, 9, 15, 36, 130.
Steward, Charles Augustus, 120(2).'
Stewart, Daniel, 131.
Stuart, John, 62.
Substitutes, 54.

Suits, 15, 68, 70-71, 74-75, 113, 121,

125.
Sumter, Gen. Thomas, 9, 20, 35, 36,

38(2), 40(2), 79, 80, 81, 92, 98,

119.
Superintendant of Finance of the

U. S., 69, 72.
Tailors, 57.

Tariff (See Duty), 72, 73, 76, 111,

114, 116, 118, 123, 125.
Taxes, 68, 69.
Taylor, Peter, 62.
Thanks, Vote of, 30-31, 126.
Thomas, John, Jr., 6, 36, 69, 78, 133
Thomas, Tristram, 7, 23, 132.
Thompson, James, 8, 131.
Thorp's Barony, 62.
Toomer, Anthony, 130.
Treasury, Commissioners of the, 72,

73, 112(2), 127.

Trench & Baily, 62.

Treutlin, John Adam, 132.

Troops raised, 42.

Trustees of Captures, 80.

Tucker, Thomas Tudor, 131.

United States, 11, 111; Superinten-
dant of Finance of, 33, 68, 71;
Supplies furnished to, 69, 100;
Accounts against, 97, 100.

Valentine, William, 62.

Valk, Jacob, 61.

Vander Horst, James, 5, 130.
Vander Horst, John, 4, 5, 81, 82(3),

83(2), 85, 130.
Vernon, James, 61.
Virginia, 9.

Wagoners, 42, 57(2), 58, 75, 101.
Walker, Benjamin, 17, 132.
Waller, Mr., 127.

143

Ward, John, 3, 16(2), 55, 81, 83(2),

112, 113, 121, 125, 126, 131.
Ward, John (Tailor), 62.
Warham, Charles, 5, 94, 130.
Waring, Thomas, Sr., 5, 18(2), 23,

59(2), 93, 94, 95, 108(2), 127, 131.
Washington, Gen. George, 33, 57, 68,

71.
Wateree River, Election district

eastward of, 24, 133.
Waters, Philemon, 25, 69, 96, 133.
Watson, Samuel, 27, 42.
Welch, William, 133.
Weston, Plowden, 61.
Weyman, Edward, 61(3), 132.
Wheelwrights, 57.
Wigfall, John, 61.

Wilkinson, Morton, 3(2), 5(2), 22,
23, 35, 36, 38, 55, 83(2), 112, 113,
121, 125, 126, 130.

Willard, John, 62.

Williapas, Hezekiah, 61.

Williams, Lud., 61.

Williams, Robert, 61.

Williamson, Andrew, 61.

Williman, Christopher, 62.

Wilson, John, 36.

Winn, Richard, 133.

Wood, Frame, 133.

Wragg, John, 61, 89.

Wright, Alexander, 61.

Wright, Sir James, 62.

Writing paper, 107.

Wylds, John, 6, 23, 133.

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