ion of this Vestry that the Old Church is
rotten and unfit for repair, but that a new church be built at the
same place.

[Illustration: Mr. A. O. Von Herbulis]

Resolved: That Jas. Wren and Owen Williams do view the work to be
done by Mr. Broadwater on the new addition, that is, the price of
glazing three windows, plaistering the said house, together with
the materials necessary for the same, and make report to the next
Vestry.

Ordered: That the Clerk of the Vestry advertise in the Virginia and
Maryland Gazettes for workmen to meet at the church on the 29th day
of August, next, if fair, if not the next fair day, to undertake
the building of a brick church to contain 1,600 feet on the floor,
with a suitable gallery & bring plan of the church and price,
according to the same.

Ordered: That the Church Wardens employ workmen to repair the
windows of the north side & the east end of the old church & repair
the shutters of the new addition.

HENRY GUNNELL,
WM. PAYNE.

(N. B.) This Vestry was held when I was sick and could not
attend--above orders were sent as above, signed by Messrs. Gunnell
and Payne, and I thought fit to record the same, tho in point of
time it should have been before the last one.

JOHN WEST, junr.

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April 26, 1765:

Vestry records of this date state that Truro Parish had been
divided from Col. Washington's mill to John Monroe's and thence to
Difficult Run, the upper parish called Fairfax.

February 3, 1766:

In the record of a Vestry meeting held for Truro Parish at Wm.
Gardner's the 3rd and 4th of February, 1766, is the following: It
appearing from an order of the Vestry bearing date the 25th day of
March, 1763, that there was a deficiency in the work which ought to
have been done on the Falls Church, by Mr. Chas. Broadwater, and
that persons were appointed to view the same and report and no
report appearing upon the records of this parish, it is ordered
that the Church Wardens do inquire into the same and report
accordingly. [Geo. Washington was present at this meeting. Ed.]

[Illustration: Major Jos. T. Hiett]

July 10, 1766:

At a Vestr