Thomas Fuller and Daniel Horry elected Members of the Legislative Council

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Thursday, the 19th day of September, 1776.

The House met according to adjournment. Read the Journal of yesterday' s proceedings.

Henry William Harrington and George Hicks, Esquires, were returned duly elected members of this House for the Parish of St˙ David.

Mr˙ Pegues, Mr˙ Stobo, Mr˙ Hicks, Mr˙ Attorney General, Mr˙ Philip Smith, and Mr˙ Sally, took the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and their seats as members of the House.

The House, according to their resolve of yesterday, proceeded to ballot for two members of the Legislative Council, in the room of the Honourable Mr˙ Bee and the Honourable Mr˙ Oliphant, the former having been elected a Judge, and the latter appointed Director-General of the Hospitals. And the ballots being cast up, Mr˙ Speaker reported, that Thomas Fuller and Daniel Horry, Esquires, were duly elected by majority of votes.

The Honourable Rawlins Lowndes, Esquire, attending, took the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and his seat as a member of this House, declining to take the seat to which he had been elected in the Legislative Council.

Resolved, That this House will immediately proceed to the election of another member of the Legislative Council, in the room of the Honourable Mr˙ Lowndes.

The House proceed to ballot accordingly; and the ballots being reckoned, Mr˙ Speaker reported, that John Parser, Esquire, was duly elected a member of the Legislative Council, in the room of the Honourable Mr˙ Lowndes.

Ordered, That a copy of the Minutes of the foregoing elections be made out, signed by the Speaker, and delivered to the gentlemen elected.