Daniel McCarty’s bill was passed today, and GW was ordered to take it to the council for approval (JHB description begins H. R. McIlwaine and John Pendleton Kennedy, eds. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. 13 vols. Richmond, 1905–15. description ends , 1766–69, 347). However, that approval was not forthcoming. The councillors used their prerogative to reject the bill without explanation, and it failed to become law (JHB description begins H. R. McIlwaine and John Pendleton Kennedy, eds. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. 13 vols. Richmond, 1905–15. description ends , 1770–72, 55–56). GW apparently attended the two remaining days of this session of the burgesses.