1778 Session Information
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- Start Date: May 4 1778
- End Date: Dec 19 1778
- Notes: Sessions: May 4 to June 1, 1778; October 5 to December 19, 1778
- Speaker:
Benjamin Harrison V
- Clerk:
Edmund Randolph
John Tazewell
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Special Sessions:
| Name | Locality | Committees |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Allen | New Kent | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Thomas Anderson | Buckingham | Propositions and Grievances |
| Isaac Avery | Northampton | Privileges and Elections Religion |
| Charles Bell | Lancaster | |
| Abraham Bird | Shenandoah | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Anthony Bledsoe | Washington | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Bowdoin | Northampton | Religion Trade |
| John Bowyer | Rockbridge | Public Claims
Religion |
| William Brent | Stafford | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Browne/Brown | Surry | Propositions and Grievances |
| James Buford | Bedford | |
| Cuthbert Bullitt | Prince William | Privileges & Elections |
| Lewis Burwell | Gloucester | Privileges and Elections Religion |
| Nathaniel Burwell | James City | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Joseph Cabell | Amherst | Propositions & Grievances Public Claims |
| Arthur Campbell | Washington | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Cannon | Yohogania | Public Claims |
| George Carrington | Cumberland | Religion (Chair) Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| Joseph Carrington | Cumberland | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Charles Carter | Stafford | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Grievances |
| Wilson Miles Cary | Fluvanna | Courts of Justice Privileges & Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Charles Chilton | Fauquier | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Dandridge Claiborne | King William | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Josias/Josiah Clapham | Loudoun | Treasurer's Accounts |
| John Clayton | Charlotte | |
| Jesse Cogbill | Chesterfield | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| Kenner Cralle | Northumberland | Religion |
| Walter Crockett | Montgomery | Public Claims |
| John Cunningham | Augusta | Propositions and Grievances |
| William Roscow Wilson Curle | Norfolk Borough | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| John Parke Custis | Fairfax | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| James Dabney | Louisa | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Bartholomew Dandridge | New Kent | Trade (Chair) Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Dandridge | Hanover | Propositions and Grievances |
| Beverley Daniel | Middlesex | |
| Henry Delony | Mecklenberg | Courts of Justice Trade |
| Cole Digges | Warwick | Trade |
| John Pierce Duvall | Monongalia | |
| John Edmondson | Essex | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Thomas Elliott | King William | Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| Jesse Ewell | Prince William | |
| Henry Field Jr. | Culpeper | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| William Fleming | Powhatan | Courts of Justice (Chair) Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Henry Gee | Sussex | Public Claims Religion |
| George Gilmer | Albemarle | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Glenn | Lunenberg | Public Claims |
| Matthew Godfrey | Norfolk County | |
| Francis Goode | Chesterfield | Propositions and Grievances |
| Samuel Goode | Mecklenberg | Propositions and Grievances |
| Cyrus Griffin | Lancaster | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| Philip Grymes | Middlesex | |
| Samuel Hardy | Isle of Wight | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Benjamin Harrison Jr. | Prince George | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Benjamin Harrison V | Charles City | |
| Burr Harrison | Prince William | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Edward Harwood | Warwick | Trade |
| Jesse Heard | Henry | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| Nathaniel Henderson | Kentucky | Public Claims |
| Thomas Hewitt | Rockingham | Religion |
| Abraham/Abram Hite | Hampshire | |
| Thomas Hite | Berkeley | Public Claims |
| Archibald Hopkins | Rockingham | |
| John Hull | Northumberland | Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| William Hutchinson | Greenbrier | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Enoch Innis | Hampshire | |
| Thomas Jefferson | Albemarle | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
| Zachariah Johnston | Augusta | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Joseph Jones | Dinwiddie | Courts of Justice Public Claims Trade |
| Gray Judkins | Sussex | Propositions and Grievances |
| Richard Kello | Southampton | Trade (Chair) Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| William Kennon | Buckingham | Propositions and Grievances |
| Miles King | Elizabeth City | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| Robert Lawson | Prince Edward | Courts of Justice (Chair) Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Richard Henry Lee | Westmoreland | Public Claims (Chair) Privileges & Elections |
| Patrick Lockhart | Botetourt | |
| Thomas Lomax | Caroline | Privileges and Elections |
| George Lyne | King and Queen | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| James Madison Jr. | Orange | |
| George Mason IV | Fairfax | Privileges and Elections |
| Thompson/Thomson Mason | Loudoun | Privileges and Elections |
| William Mayo Jr. | Powhatan | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William McClanahan | Botetourt | |
| David McClure | Ohio | |
| Samuel McCulloch | Ohio | |
| Samuel McDowell | Rockbridge | Public Claims
Religion |
| George Meriwether | Louisa | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| William Moore | Orange | Propositions and Grievances Trade Treasurer's Accounts |
| William Morton | Charlotte | Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| Thomas Bolling Munford | Amelia | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| James Murdaugh | Nansemond | Public Claims |
| Thomas Napier | Fluvanna | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Nash | Prince Edward | Propostitions and Grievances Public Claims Religion Trade |
| John Nelson | York | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Thomas Nelson Jr. | York | Propositions and Grievances (Chair) Privileges and Elections Trade |
| George Nicholas | Williamsburg | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
| William Norvell | James City County | Privileges and Elections Public Claims Religion |
| James Nourse | Berkeley | Propositions and Grievances |
| Mann Page Jr. | Spotsylvania | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion Trade |
| Mann Page Jr. (III) | Gloucester | |
| Josiah Parker | Isle of Wight | |
| Richard Parker | Westmoreland | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
| John Payne | Goochland | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| William Peachey | Richmond County | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Joseph Peebles | Brunswick | Public Claims Religion |
| Gabriel Penn | Amherst | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Martin Pickett | Fauquier | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Trade |
| Jesse Pigman | Monongalia | |
| Charles Porter | Orange | Propositions and Grievances |
| Joseph Prentis | York | Privileges and Elections Trade |
| John Pride, Jr. Jr. | Amelia | Courts of Justice Religion |
| Benjamin Putney | Surry | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Willis Riddick | Nansemond | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| William Roane | Essex | |
| William Robinson | Princess Anne | Courts of Justice |
| John Rogers | Southampton | |
| Thomas Row | King and Queen | Privileges and Elections |
| Edmund Ruffin Jr. | Prince George | |
| Armistead Russell | New Kent | |
| Peter Saunders | Henry | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Selden | Lancaster | Public Claims Religion |
| Abraham Shelton | Pittsylvania | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| Isaac Smith | Accomack | |
| John Smith | Frederick | |
| Meriwether Smith | Essex | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| William Smith | Richmond County | |
| William Smith | Essex | Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| Turner Southall | Henrico | Courts of Justice Public Claims Religion |
| John Stewart/Stuart | Greenbrier | |
| French Strother | Culpeper | Propositions and Grievances Treasurer's Accounts |
| John Syme | Hanover | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Tabb | Lunenberg | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Talbot | Bedford | Public Claims |
| John Taliaferro | King George | Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| Henry Tazewell | Brunswick | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
| John Teacle | Accomack | Propositions and Grievances Trade |
| Nathaniel Terry | Halifax | Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Thoroughgood Jr. | Princess Anne | Courts of Justice Public Claims |
| John Tipton | Shenandoah | |
| Robert Todd | Kentucky | |
| Stephen Trigg | Montgomery | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims Religion |
| John Tyler | Charles City | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| Thomas Underwood | Goochland | Public Claims Religion |
| James Upshaw | Caroline | Propositions and Grievances |
| John Washington | King George | Privileges and Elections Public Claims |
| Micajah Watkins | Halifax | Propositions and Grievances Religion |
| William Watkins | Dinwiddie | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| Worlich Westwood | Elizabeth City | Courts of Justice Trade |
| John Whiting | Gloucester | |
| Nathaniel Wilkinson | Henrico | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Scarsbrook Wills | Isle of Wight | Public Claims Religion Trade |
| John Wilson | Norfolk County | Propositions and Grievances Public Claims |
| John Wilson | Pittsylvania | Public Claims |
| Beverley Winslow | Spotsylvania | Privileges and Elections |
| Joshua Wright | Yohogania | |
| Isaac Zane | Frederick |
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