context: There isn't any record of Mr. Hewes ever relinquishing his Quaker membership nor is there any evidence that he was disowned by any Friends Monthly Meeting.
source: At the beginning of the year 1776, Hewes was appointed as the new Secretary of the Naval Affairs Committee.
reference_original: All'inizio del 1776, Hewes fu incaricato come nuovo segretario della commissione sugli affari navali.
reference_flipped: All'inizio del 1776, Hewes fu incaricata come nuova segretaria della commissione sugli affari navali.