[Williamsburg] Saturday, December 23, 1775.
Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Convention are justly due to Col. [Thomas] Elliott, and the officers and soldiers under his command, to Messrs. James and Richard Barron, and to the inhabitants of Hampton, for their spirited and successful exertions in defeating the designs of our enemies; and that the President be desired to transmit the same, and to inform them the Convention will take an early opportunity of rewarding their merit.
1. Virginia Convention, 75.