in the market from £. 158 to £. 160 sterling; that the agent is persuaded that Mr. Pinkney, in consequence
of his instructions, and from a desire to be useful to the state, will exert himself to procure
a final settlement of this extremely procrastinated and tedious piece of business; that if the assignees
of the state should recover the sum assigned to them, (which cause has some time ago been argued
before the chancellor,) the state, he conceived, would certainly be entitled to a decree in its favour,
and that the suit to obtain it might be renewed without any considerable loss of time.
    Upon the whole, the committee have some expectation, that in consequence of Mr. Pinkney's
endeavours, some more favourable accounts, as to this stock, may be received between the present
and next session of assembly; the committee, however, suggest to the legislature, the propriety of
passing a resolve, directing the agent to lay before the next assembly, in writing, early in the session,
the instructions given him by Mr. Pinkney, the solicitors in chancery, or to any other persons
whom he may have employed to manage the business for him, and then also to communicate to the
assembly, in writing, the answers and advices he may receive from all, or any of the persons aforesaid,
during its recess, and to lay before it a statement of the suit or suits now depending, or hereafter
to be instituted, in the court of chancery, with the parties thereto.
    The committee, in closing this report, think proper to express their opinion, that the state has
been thus long kept out of its money from the want of an active intelligent agent on the spot, conversant
with the practice of the court of chancery, to take care of its interest, and to urge the
counsel to revive and prosecute the suit in the high court of chancery in England to a final hearing
and decree.
                                                                By order,                                    J.  PARROTTE, clk.
Which was read.
    The following message being prepared, was sent to the senate, with the bill for recording the deed
therein mentioned, by the clerk.