[Jury opinion for the case Wilson vs. Fisher, 1759 February].

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[Jury opinion for the case Wilson vs. Fisher, 1759 February].

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Handwritten copy of the jury verdict in the case of Wilson et. al. vs. Fisher et. al. concerning a conflict over the title to land on which First Church in Dedham was built. A note on the document reads: "From the collections of George Brewster, M.D., D.D.S., Portsmouth, NH, mem. of NEHGS."

1 DS ; 34 cm.

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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Church gathered in 1638; First Parish organized during the first part of the 18th century; in 1818 incumbent minister, Joshua Bates, resigned and the decision over his successor resulted in the famous Dedham case, during which a Unitarian majority of the parish outvoted the Trinitarian majority of the church, causing the latter to form a separate church, the Allin Church, which attempted to gain title to First Church property by the Dedham Decision of 1820, at which time, the liberal parish majo...