August 9th

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Wednesday, August 9, 1775.

The Order of the Day, for the Convention to resolve itself into a Committee on the Ordinance for raising a sufficient Force for the defence and protection of this Colony, being read, the Convention accordingly resolved itself into the said Committee; and after some time spent therein, Mr˙ President resumed the chair, and Mr˙ Bland reported that the Committee had, according to order, had under their consideration the Ordinance for raising and embodying a sufficient Force for the defence and protection of this Colony, but not having time to go through the same, had directed him to move for leave to sit again.

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Resolved, That this Convention will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee on the said Ordinance.

The Orders of the Day for a call of the Convention, and for the appointment of Officers, being read,

Ordered, That the same be put off till to-morrow.

Patrick Henry, Edmund Pendleton, Benjamin Harrison, and Thomas Jefferson, Esquires, appeared in Convention and took their seats; and the gentlemen appointed to represent their Counties, during their necessary absence, retired.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Pendleton, Mr˙ Harrison, Mr˙ Henry, and Mr˙ Jefferson, be added to the Committee appointed to take into consideration the Governour' s Proclamation, relative to granting Lands in this Colony.

Adjourned till to-morrow, nine o' clock.