Annals of Trinity church, Newport, Rhode Island1698-1821 . tee to draw up a plan for settling a minister,and for fixing on ways and means for his maintenance ; and that theypropose to Mr. Bours his taking orders and becoming our minister;and that the congregation be notified to meet here again on Mon-day, the 19th, to receive their report. Vestrymen elected : Charles Wickham, Stephen Ayrault, JohnBours, Francis Brinley, Francis Malbone,1* Charles Handy, Chris-Col. Frani is Mal-bone, bom March20, 1759, was theson of FrancisMalbone, of Vir-ginia. He was in business in Newport, first with his bro
Annals of Trinity church, Newport, Rhode Island1698-1821 . tee to draw up a plan for settling a minister,and for fixing on ways and means for his maintenance ; and that theypropose to Mr. Bours his taking orders and becoming our minister;and that the congregation be notified to meet here again on Mon-day, the 19th, to receive their report. Vestrymen elected : Charles Wickham, Stephen Ayrault, JohnBours, Francis Brinley, Francis Malbone,1* Charles Handy, Chris-Col. Frani is Mal-bone, bom March20, 1759, was theson of FrancisMalbone, of Vir-ginia. He was in business in Newport, first with his brother, Evan Malbone, who died inAugust, 1784, and then with Daniel Mason, who died in September, Malbone was one of the most popular men of his day. He left New-port, February 20, 1809, to take his seat in Congress, and while ascend-ing the steps of the Capitol the following June, to attend divine service,fell and immediately expired. The Senate, of which body he was a mem-ber, voted to attend his funeral, and to erect a monument, in Washington,. Wo^fo^^ 166 ANNALS OF TRINITY CHURCH, topher Champlin, George Gibbs, Henry Hunter, Thomas Freebody,Samuel Freebody, John Mawdsley, Thomas Wickham, John Mai-bone, Samuel Brenton, Joshua Arnold. April 19, 1784. Adjourned meeting of the congregation. Voted: that Mr. Charles Handy and Mr. George Gibbs be con-tinued a committee to make an exchange of land with Mr. GeorgeScott, provided his first proposal be adhered to by him, of givingacre for acre, and if an exchange be made, that the same gentlemenendeavor to obtain a passage to it through land belonging to theJews by making an exchange also with them. Voted: that the rent of the house Mr. Brinley improves beaffixed at the same sum that Gen. Greene gave for the hire of theestate of the late John Tillinghast, to which Mr. Brinley con-sented. Voted : that Col. Malbone, Mr. Sam1 Brenton, Mr. Fran0 Mal-bone and Capt. John Northam be a committee to apply to everyproprietor of a pew in
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