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A proclamation issued by lord Dunmore the 7th of November last, declaring martial law to be enforced throughout this colony, and requiring every person capable of bearing arms to resort to his majesty's standard by him erected in the town of Norfolk, or be considered as traitors to his majesty's crown and government, and farther declaring all negroes and indented servants capable of bearing arms...
Date: 8 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Ordered, That Mr. [James] Mercer, Mr. [Richard] Bland, Mr. Henry Lee, Mr. [Thomas] Newton [Jr.], Mr. [William] Aylett, Mr. [James] Holt, and Mr. [George] Brooke, be a committee to inquire into the conduct of John Goodrich, William Goodrich, and John Goodrich, Jun. relating to the importation of gunpowder, and other articles, for the use of this colony.
Date: 11 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The President laid before the Convention a letter received from Col. Woodford, which, being read, 2
Resolved unanimously, That this Convention do highly approve of Colonel Woodford's conduct, manifested as well in the success of the troops under his command, as in the humane treatment of, and kind attention to, the unfortunate, though brave officers and soldiers, who were made...
Date: 12 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
Resolved, That the Committee of Safety do write to Col. Woodford, desiring that he will endeavour to effect an exchange of the prisoners in his possession for our worthy countrymen now confined by Lord Dunmore; and, if he should not be able to effect such exchange, that he send his prisoners to the city of Williamsburg, as soon as it can be conveniently done, and that he also send the slaves...
Date: 13 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The President laid before the Convention a letter from Col. Woodford, enclosing a petition from the poor inhabitants of the town of Norfolk, requesting his protection; also a petition from sundry distressed Highlanders, lately arrived from Scotland, praying that they might be permitted to go to Cape Fear, in North Carolina, the place where they intended to settle, together with sundry other...
Date: 14 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
A letter from the committee for the county of Isle of Wight, enclosing a resolution of the said committee, was presented to the Convention, and read; setting forth, that Caesar, a negro man slave belonging to Walter Gwynn, of the county of Gloucester, and pilot to a tender, was placed by the captain of the said tender on board the Molly, Captain Conyard, with orders to carry her to Norfolk, but...
Date: 18 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
A petition of Archibald Govan was presented to the Convention, and read; setting forth, that he loaded and cleared out the sloop Christian and cargo agreeably to the terms of the association; that she had been prevented proceeding on her voyage by being brought into Hampton by the soldiery. stationed there; 2 and as there is no market in this country at present but for the army, he...
Date: 21 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
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...
Date: 23 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3
The President laid before the Convention a letter from col. [Robert] Howe, enclosing a letter from capt. Bellew, of his majesty's ship the Liverpool, desiring to be informed if he still persisted in his resolution to restrain his majesty's ships from supplies of provision, with his answer thereto; which being read, were referred to the committee of the state of the colony.
The Convention then,...
Date: 29 December 1775
Volume: Volume 3