y held for Truro Parish July 10, 1766, Mr. Edward Payne,
one of the Church Wardens, having reported to this Vestry that he
had applied to the persons formally appointed to view the work
which ought to have been done on the Falls Church by Mr. Chas.
Broadwater, and that they denied having any order to view the same
and refused to concern themselves;

Ordered: That Thos. Price do view the work done to the Falls Church
and report what deficiency appears in the same, and that Mr. Edward
Payne do apply to the Vestry of Fairfax Parish to appoint a workman
to view the same and that the said do report as aforesaid, and that
Mr. Edward Payne attend the viewing on behalf of this parish and to
apply to the said Vestry to appoint one of their members to attend
the same on behalf of their parish.

February 23, 1767:

At a Vestry held for Truro Parish at the Glebe the 23rd day of
February, 1767, at which Geo. Washington was present, it was
ordered: A report being made to this Vestry by Jas. Wren and Thos.
Price, two workmen empowered by a formal order of this Vestry to
view the work done to the Falls Church and to report what
deficiency appeared in the same, etc., by which report there
appears to be a deficiency of 9 AL 14 s. 6 p.

Ordered: That the Church Wardens of this parish apply to Maj. Chas.
Broadwater, the undertaker of said work, for the said sum, and
account with the Vestry of Fairfax Parish for their proportion of
the same when it is received.

Ordered: That a Vestry House be built at the New Church of the
dimensions and in manner following * * (Capt. Ed. Payne agreeing
with the Vestry to build said house).

[Illustration: Mr. George Stambaugh]

September 9, 1768:

At a Vestry held for Truro Parish September 9, 1768, at which Geo.
Washington was present, the following entries appear:

That the Vestry being convened at the New Church in order to view
and examine the work, and having done so do find the same completed
and finished according to the articles of agreement between Capt.
Ed. Payne, the undertaker * * *

Ordered: That Col. Geo. Mason pay him the sum of 193 pounds out of
the money in his hands belonging to the parish the same being the
last payment due to the said Payne, for the said church. (This was
probably know