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which constitutes about one half of the county,
and of course spent much of his time in the
Service from the breaking out of the War until
some time in the Month of August that
from his situation and usefulness as an Officer
that he did all these matters with Care and
ability until some time in November and your
Memorialist conceives that his extraordinary
exertions produced the most beneficial Effects
to the Country and desiring as well on behalf
of the said William Preston and Arthur Campbell
as himself that this Convention will take their
services into consideration and grant them such
Compensation as they shall be found to deserve.

Ordered that the consideration of the said
Memorial be referred to the next Convention.

Mr. Banister from the Committee to whom the
Petition of Archibald Govan was referred reported that
they had according to order had the same under their
consideration and had come to the following Resolutions
thereupon which he read in his place and
afterwards delivered in at the Clerks Table where
the same were again twice read and agreed to by
the Convention.

Resolved