The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

320 COMMONS JOURNAL, JANUARY 15, 1759–FEBRUARY 16, 1759The House being informed that Benjamin Waring Esqr. returned dulyElected to serve in this present General Assembly for the Parish of SaintGeorge Dorchester, attended at the Door; He was called in, and Mr. Speakerasked him if he was willing to qualify himself as a Member of this House, towhich he answered in the Affirmative.Ordered that Paul Trapier Esqr., a member of this House and One ofHis Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, do administer the Oath appointed by theElection Law to be taken by all Persons who shall serve as Members of theGeneral Assembly of this Province to Mr. Waring.And Mr. Trapier administred the Oath accordingly.Ordered That Mr. Blake and Mr. Stoutenburgh do wait upon the Governorwith Mr. Waring, and humbly desire that His Excellency will please topermit him to take the Oaths before His Excellency and to make and subscribethe Declaration, and take and subscribe the Oath of Abjuration pursuantto the Laws made for those purposes.The said Gentlemen accordingly withdrew.A Memorial of Charles Mayne was presented to the House and read,Setting forth,That the Memorialist Entered into the Country Office Eleven thousand fivehundred and Eighty Eight Pounds Weight of Indigo saved out of the Wreck ofthe Clinton Frigate, Captain Hugh Hughes, the 17th Day of September 1757.That the Memorialist purchased Eight thousand two hundred and fortyfour Pounds Weight of the said Indigo at Vendue, which he exported in theShip Friendship, Captain Ball.That the Memorialist being unable to obtain Freight for the said Indigowithin the Six Months prescribed by Law, a Month and twenty three Dayshaving Elapsed, the Public Treasurer therefore refuses to pay him the Drawbackthereon.And therefore humbly praying for Relief in the Premises.Ordered that the said Memorial be referred to the Consideration of theCommittee to whom the Public Treasurer’s Accounts were referred.A Petition of Thomas Keiler was presented to the House and read Settingforth,That the Petitioner obtained a Certificate from Collonel Chevillettedated at Fort Loudoun the 8th Day of July 1757, for the Sum of forty OnePounds being for the hire of the Petitioner’s Horse two Months and twentytwo Days Employed on the Works of that place.That the Petitioner is informed the said Certificate was approved of bythe Committee appointed to audit the Public Accounts, and allowed of byYour Honourable House, but was Omitted to be Inserted in the Scheduleannexed to the Tax Bill of last Year.