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: В начале 1776 года Хьюз получил должность нового секретаря Комитета по военно-морским делам.
reference_flipped: В начале 1776 года Хьюз получила должность нового секретаря Комитета по военно-морским делам.