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 any thing to the contrary in these articles notwithstanding. (signed) FRANCIS JACOBS. his THOMAS x SIPKINS. mark. GEORGE E. MOORE. his GEORGE x WHITE. mark. GEORGE COLLINS. his PETER x WILLIAMS. mark. THOMAS COOK. his WILLIAM x BROWN. mark. DAVID BIAS. Having given a copy of our Incorporation, and of the Articles of Agreement between us and the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America, by which rules and regulations our Zion Church was governed from that time down to the year 1820, it may be necessary to state just here, that the lot of ground which was purchased by our brother, Thomas Miller, according to appointment, being found an unfit place to build the Church upon, (and the aforementioned two lots of ground having been obtained, which the Trustees accepted and agreed upon to be the place whereon to build the contemplated house of worship) it was left on his hands—and the aforesaid eighty dollars, which was paid on account