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April 1747. Daniel Foster & his Wife

were dismissed to the Church in Harvard.

May. 22. 1747. the Church met to hear a Complaint

of Joseph Jewet against Eben Hidden and

Voted 1. That S^d Jewet had not brought

on his Process against S^d Hidden agreeable to

the Rules of the Gospel & 2. That it appears

to the Church that S^d Hidden had given such

Satisfaction to S^d Jewet in a private Way as he

ought to have accepted & taken up withal –––

June 3^d 1747. the Church met by Adjournment

and the Question was put whether it be your minds

That Hannah Plummer be dismissed from us &

recommended to y^e Communion of the first Church in

Newbury and it passed in the Negative

Further, it was voted, That Samuel Dresser & Aquila

Jewet be a Committee to join with the Pastor to

prepare a letter containing some Reason why the Chh.

declines dismissing S^d Hannah Plummer to S^d Chh.

June. 9. 1747. the Church met and voted y^t they were

Satisfied with Joseph Jewets Confession –––

June 17. 1747. the Church met by adjournment

and the Question being put whether they were willing

that the Wives of Stephen Palmer and Jeremiah

Elsworth jun^r should for the present partake with

us at the Lords Supper and it passed in the Negative

at the Same Meeting likewise the Question being put

Whether the Letter prepared to read to the Church should

be sent to Hannah Plummer in the Name of the Church

and it passed in the Negative. ––