The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

548 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760conceives to be both convenient and sufficient for the Execution of thatOffice.And Humbly praying that their Honours may think the Petitioner properlyqualified, and will be pleased to appoint him Powder Receiver.Read also the Petition of Samuel Prioleau of Charles-Town setting forth,That the Office of Powder Receiver for the Port of Charles-Town is becomevacant by the decease of Robert Brewton Esqr. And humbly prayingtheir Honours to appoint him to succeed the said Robert Brewton in the saidOffice.And a Petition of Jacob Motte junr. was presented to the House andread, setting forth,That Colonel Robert Brewton, late Powder Receiver, happening to diein the recess of the General Assembly; His Excellency the Governor waspleased, with the Advice of His Majesty’s Honorable Council, to appoint thePetitioner to execute that Office until the meeting of the General Assembly.That if the Petitioner shall be so fortunate as to obtain the approbationof this Honorable House, and be confirmed in the said Office, he humblybegs leave to assure the House, that he will use his best endeavours to executethe same with the utmost diligence, faithfulness and integrity: Andhumbly praying that the House will please to approve of the Petitioners beingcontinued in the said Office and to cause him to be thereto appointedin such manner, as to their Honours shall seem meet.Then “an Ordinance to appoint ______ Powder Receiver of the saidProvince,” was read a Second time, with Blanks, which were filled up, andthe Ordinance amended.And the Title was made, “an Ordinance to appoint James Reid Esqr.Powder Receiver of this Province.”Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Ordinance to the Council.Mr. Wragg reported from the Committee to whom the Memorial of theCommissioners for building a State-House was referred, That the Committeehad examined the Matter of the said Memorial, and had directed himto report the same, as it appears to them, to the House, and he read theReport in his Place, and afterwards delivered it in at the Clerk’s Table: Wherethe same was read, and is as follows; vizt.That it appears to the Committee by the Accounts of the said Commissionersthat they have received,From the general Duty Fund granted in 1751, £25000.From the said Fund, granted in 1757, £12500.Sum total received by them, £37500.That it also appears to the Committee by the said Accounts that theyhave paid away at different times to the 18th April 1758 to workmen and