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At a Church Meeting feb. 15^th. 1776 voted

M^r. Thomas Lancaster moderator for Said meeting

             of Minis:ters and diligats

Voted to Call in a Councell to Settel the Difficulties

with Sume of the Church and M^r. John Blydenburgh

and Take Theyr advis: voted Deacon Jewett Joseph Scott

and Thomas Lancaster be a Committe To Treat with

M^r. John Blydenburgh: and the meeting was adjorned

to the Twenty Six Day of this Instant and to meet at

one a Clock after noon acordingly met and voted

To Dismis M^r. John Blydenburg and the meeting

was Dismised.[38]

At a meeting of the first Church

in Rowley held April 13^th 1778

M^r. Thomas Lancaster was Chose Moderator

Voted that Mess^rs Samuel Dresser and

Eliphelet Jewett be a committee with

the Parishs Committee to lease out the land

the Chh owns with the Parish in the

home stead. that was the late Rev^d.

M^r. Jewetts for one year obliging they

that hire the Same to pay all the taxes

excepting the towns war tax maintain

the fence and leave the Same at the

                good as

end of the year as he finds it

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