vestry

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Vestry minutes, contractor invoices and census records were used to identify those building the church, but the documents are not clear as to what role certain enslaved people played, Hamly noted.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023

The audits that Goodell referred to are the reviews being conducted by Vestry Laight, which has issued three reports so far.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2022

While not every great restaurant has desserts that are up to the caliber of the rest of the menu, Vestry is not like any other restaurant.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

Described by Look North reporter Luke Casey as the "last bastion of male independence", he went along to see what the regulars of The Vestry made of the changes.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2022

As the greater part of the working population received relief, it followed that the Vestry, composed of the agriculturists and landowners, was practically autocratic.

From The Hills and the Vale by Jefferies, Richard