Drury Wood and Barret Price ask to be released from a contract to construct a jail for the town of Richmond. The two had contracted in 1780 to build the jail and had received half of their fee at the signing of the contract with the rest payable when work was completed. They report, however, that “so many and various have been the obstacles created to your petitioners by the public necessities and distress, that they have not been able to comply with their contract in the time limited for the completion thereof." In particular they cite that building materials were seized for the war effort, subcontractors failed to fulfill their obligations, and "Several of the negro Workmen went off with the Enemy during the time of Arnold's Invasion." They therefore pray "to be released from the contract aforesaid."
Result: Rejected.
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Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
