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 Mr. Daniel of Duval, from the Committee on Enrolments, made the following report: The Committee on Enrolments beg leave respectfully to report, that, in obedience to a resolution adopted by this Convention, the enrolment of the "Ordinance of Secession" has been properly and correctly made under the direction of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the sovereign State of Florida, and the same is now submitted to this Convention for signature. We beg leave to present further the following correspondence between the Hon. Judges and Miss Elizabeth M. Eppes of this city, and ask that the same be spread upon the minutes of this Convention. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. M. DANIEL, Chairman. (.), January 10th, 1861. By resolution of the Convention of the People of the State of Florida, we, the Judges comprising the Supreme Court of this State, are appointed to direct the enroling of the Ordinance of Secession passed this day by them. In discharging our duty, we have directed that the Ordinance be enroled on parchment and bound with blue ribbon. The honor of binding the same, we have, with your permission, entrusted to you, believing that you, as one of the native daughters of our beloved Florida, and a lineal descendant of the immortal author of the first Declaration of American Independence, will cheerfully lend your aid in embellishing the parchment which contains the Declaration of the Independence of the Sovereign State of Florida.

Yours with great respect,

CHAS. H. DuPONT, WM. A. FORWARD, Judges S. C. State of Fla. D. S. WALKER,

, Fla., Jan. 10th, 1861. , Associate Justices Supreme Court of Florida: Gentlemen:—Your honored and esteemed favor of this evening is just received "soliciting my aid in embellishing" by your order, "with blue ribbon, the parchment containing the Declaration of the Independence of the Sovereign State of Florida." I thank you, gentlemen, for the honor and the flattering terms in which your communication is couched. With you, I glory in the solemn act of our own State independence; and in behalf of