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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.
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.
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