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Minutes of the Vestry of St. Paul's Parish, Chowan Precinct
St. Paul's Parish (Chowan Precinct)
1711
Volume 01, Pages 829-830

[From the Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Chowan Precinct.]

The Proceedings of the Vestry for precinct of Chowan in the County of Albemarle in the provence of North Carolina met at the Honble Coll Hyde's then president.

Present
The Honble Edwd Hyde Esqr prsdt
The Honble Thomas pollock Esqr
William Duckenfield, Esqr
The Honble Thos Peterson Esqr
Mr Thomas Luten
Mr Edward Smithwick
Mr Jno Bird
Mr Thomas Lee
Mr John Walker.

Ordered Imprimis—

That there be allowed and raised in the Said precinct of Chowan forty five pounds, and paid by the hereafter named and appointed Church Wardens to Revd Mr Urmston for having officiated in this precinct from the time of his first Coming into this Governmt till the 25th Instant in the Commodities appointed by the Vestry Act.

Ordered that the Honble Thomas Peterson Esqr and Mr Thomas Lee be and are hereby chosen and appointed Church Wardens for the year ensuing the Date hereof and that they levy, raise, and Collect all sums appointed to be raised for the use of the parish, and that they be allowed for there So doing after the Rate of 20l pr Ct

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That the Ten pounds Sterling given by Coll Nicholson and now in the Hands of Mr Edward Moseley be demanded and received by the aforesaid Church Wardens.

That for want of the Act of Assembly for regulating of Vestries Establishing the Church and making provision for Ministers and the Vestry Book with the Late Church Wardens Accounts. Another Vestry be held at the Honble the prsidts the first Day of Janry next ensuing and that the late Church Wardens be warned to attend there and then to give up their accounts.

EDWD HYDE
THOS POLLOCK
THOS PETERSON
THOS LEUTON
EDWARD SMITHWICK
JOHN BIRD
THOS LEE
JOHN WALKER