Committee to consider the services of Mr. James Wood

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Thursday, December 28, 1775.

An Ordinance for continuing and amending an Ordinance appointing a Committee of Safety; also,

An Ordinance for establishing a General Test; also,

An Ordinance for appointing Sheriffs; and also,

An Ordinance for amending an Ordinance, intituled An Ordinance for regulating the election of Delegates and ascertaining their allowances, and also for regulating the election of Committee-men in the several Counties and Corporations within this Colony, and for other purposes therein mentioned; were severally read a second time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Convention.

Resolved, That this Convention will to-morrow resolve itself into a Committee on the Ordinances for continuing and amending an Ordinance appointing a Committee of Safety, and for appointing Sheriffs; and on Saturday next, on the Ordinances for establishing a General Test, and to amend an Ordinance, intituled An Ordinance for regulating the election of Delegates and ascertaining their allowances, and also for regulating the election of Committee-men in

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An Ordinance for amending an Ordinance, entitled An Ordinance for providing Arms and Ammunition for the use of this Colony, was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to Mr˙ Mercer, Mr˙ Adams, the members for Loudoun, Frederick, Augusta, Boletourt, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, Dinwiddie, and Surry.

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to inquire into the services of Mr˙ James Wood, who was deputed by the House of Burgesses at their last session, to go among the several tribes of Indians on the Western frontiers of this Colony, and invite them to the late Treaty held at Fort Pitt, and to report what those services deserve; and that Mr˙ Bland, Mr˙ Andrew Lewis, Mr˙ Thomas Walker, Mr˙ Peyton, Mr˙ Richard Lee, Mr˙ Henry Lee, Mr˙ Blackburn, Mr˙ Clapham, the Rev˙ Mr˙ Thruston, Mr˙ Bassett, and Mr˙ Banister, be of the said Committee.

The Orders of the Day — for the Convention to resolve iself into a Committee on the state of the Colony; and on the Ordinances, for raising an additional number of Forces for the defence and protection of this Colony, and for amending an Ordinance, intituled An Ordinance for raising and embodying a sufficient Force for the defence and protection of this Colony; and for establishing a mode of making Tobacco Payments during the discontinuance of the Inspection Law; — being read,

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

Ordered, That Mr˙ Read, Mr˙ Lawson, Mr˙ Cocke, Mr˙ Faulcon, Mr˙ Parker, and Mr˙ Thomas Tabb, be added to the Committee appointed to inquire whether the Salt lately brought into Hampton was imported agreeably to the terms of the Continental Association, and to consider and report a proper method for the distribution thereof.

Adjourned till to-morrow, half after ten o' clock.