Interesting reading, Helene. Does H. M. refer to the King of England? What in the world is "Rolling-houses"? Who was this John Holt? Jo Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: <holt-request@rootsweb.com> To: <holt@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 2:00 AM Subject: HOLT Digest, Vol 4, Issue 15 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. John Holt (Helene) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:15:02 -0700 > From: "Helene" <hlvmp@comcast.net> > Subject: [HOLT] John Holt > To: "Holt" <Holt@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <9AE3E960EBDE453291523F3D6C4EC735@pcclub> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > > Title: Journal of the House of Burgesses of Virginia > Date: April 1, 1703 > TNA Catalogue Reference: CO 5/1413, pp. 29-35. > Calendar Reference: Vol 21 (1702-1703), p.310-312. > Summary/Transcript: > Resolved, that this House doth adhere to their former resolve in not > agreeing to a Conference. (See Minutes of Council, March 31st.) Committee > appointed to draw up a suitable message to the Council.April 2.See > preceding > abstract under date.Resolved, nem. con., that the Forts already erected on > the frontiers of New York are no security to this Colony, and that > notwithstanding the same the enemy may and frequently doth come upon our > frontiers, and commit murders and other mischiefs. Resolved, nem. con., > that > the building of more forts upon the frontiers of New York will not any > ways > avail to the security and defence of this Colony, for that an enemy may > annoy or invade the same, and not come within 100 miles of any fort that > can > be built within the province of New York. That sending the Quota of men to > New York will be prejudicial to H.M. interest at home and endanger the > safety of this Colony. That it is not probable any men can be sent from > this > Colony soon enough to be serviceable to the province of New York upon an > invasion. That by means of the present publick engagements and such > necessary provision as the defence and security of this Colony will from > time to time require, we shall not be able to furnish the province of New > York with money in lieu of men. That it is absolutely necessary to make a > Representation to H.M. upon the subject matter of the foregoing resolves, > to > the end H.M. may be truly informed of the state of the case between this > Government and New York.Resolved, upon consideration of H.E.'s second > speech, that the question of giving a servant a gun at his freedom be > referr'd till the Bill in the Revisal concerning the Militia etc. be taken > into consideration.Resolved, that this House do proceed upon the Revised > Laws this Session.Mr. Ransone granted leave of absence.April 3.Grievance > from Surry County desiring that no person may exercise any trade but he > that > serves a legal apprenticeship to it, rejected.Grievance from Surry County > for taking off the imposition on liquors rejected. Grievance from Surry > County for obliging all mechanicks to follow one distinct trade, > rejected.Resolved, that necessary provision be made giving John Goodale > leave to keep a Ferry on the Upper parts of Chickahomony River.Petition of > Mrs. Mary Rider, that the ferryman at Hog Island be prohibited to land his > passengers on her Plantation, rejected.Resolved, upon the petition of John > Holt desiring to be Ferry-Keeper at Hog Island, that the Law for > regulating > ferries being temporary, and the present keeper having been at great > charges > for an ordinary in compliance with the said Law, it is not convenient to > make any provision therein at present.Thomas Francis granted liberty of > keeping a ferry from his landing to Hog Island.Petition of Edward Ross for > raising the rates of the Ferry at James Town rejected.Proposition of King > and Queen County for setling Rolling-houses rejected.Proposition from > Nansemond County for making bridges over the swamps on the road to North > Carolina, and levying the charge thereof upon the pole, > rejected.Proposition > from Nansemond County against the transportation of old iron > rejected.Resolved that a Bill be prepared to enable the Governor to > commissionate so many persons as he shall think fit to administer the > oaths > and test to the French Refugees at the Manakin Town, in order to their > naturalisation.Resolved, upon the petition of John Gill, Stephen Gill, and > Paul Harralson, that H.E. hath full power to naturalise them by virtue of > an > Act of 1680.Petitions of Capt. Thomas Mountford and Robert Beverley > referred > to the Committee of publick claims.Grievance of James City County referred > to the Committee of Propositions.The message from the Governor and Council > (referred at the last Assembly) recommending to the House to assert H.M. > right to quit-rents on the Eastern shore, and that the bounds between this > Colony and Maryland be ascertained, referred to the Committee of > Propositions and Grievances.Ordered that the quere left upon the Journal > of > the last Session, whether Mr. Treasurer hath taken care to receive the > debt > due from Corbin Griffin's estate upon the imposition Acts, be referred to > the Committee appointed to inspect the Treasurer's accounts.Ordered that > the > observation upon the Journal of the last Session, "It is also observable > that Mr. Treasurer has given himself credit for 283l. 5s. for the Trustees > of the City of Williamsburgh by order of Assembly, but says he has not > paid > it all, nor has any receipts or discharges for any part paid," be referred > to the same Committee.Bill concerning the Church Clergy and other > parochial > affairs read the first time and committed. > Calendar Index Terms: > Beverly, Robert > Carolina > Chickahominy River > France > Gill, John > Gill, Stephen > Goodale, John > Griffin > Hog Island > Holt, John > Hurrelson, Paul > James City Va > James City County Va > King and Queen County Va > Larkin, George > Mannikin Town > Maryland > Mountford > Nansemond County Va > New York > Ranson, James > Rider, Mary > Ross, Edward > Surrey County Va > Virginia > Williamsburgh > URL for this item: > http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:csp-us:&rft_dat=xri:csp:rec:V21-E000701 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the HOLT list administrator, send an email to > HOLT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the HOLT mailing list, send an email to > HOLT@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HOLT-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of HOLT Digest, Vol 4, Issue 15 > *********************************** > >