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until the governor's writ has taken the preponer
other wise they would say, we sent foe his Family
with a  design of moving him off.
Council Coulson that   thought that he law of
of the Church did not bind any Woman to a
Scoundrel for the sake of pandering a nest of Vipers
on the Church. He wished to know if while
she was here she did not know the vices of the
of the man. If she did she was still following
him up in his Wicked course and was partaker of
his evil deeds &c&c.---------------------------------------------
Councellor Harris made remarks honorable to his
wife. Her Character  & Family comes connexions were
worth the notice of the Council.
Council^r Stoddard  said that the D^r had spoken
his mind in a general point of view.
Councillo^r Redfield expressed  the delicacy of  the subject
and his inability to decide  
Councillor Snow spoke of the virtue of the confiding
of Woman and its effects   when                                        
where the husband will take any advantage of
of them by misrepresentation  Spoke of the various
circumstances in which the woman was placed
and hoped that mercy would be shown to the inncocent
Councillor Benson said he wished with the Doctor that
in as much as the familly were partakers of their evil
deeds that the authorities would sustain them for it
would thereby throw a pubic influence abroad against
us as a people.--------------------------------------------------
Councill Bigler said he did not want to bring
up  general case as a president but his views
were that we should deal with it according
to circumstances and the nature of the case
made allusion also to many honest men
& women being led off. Councill^r Johnson said
he thought if it was right to sustain the Wife