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: No início do ano 1776, Hewes foi nomeado como o novo Secretário do Comitê de Assuntos Navais.
reference_flipped: No início do ano 1776, Hewes foi nomeada como a nova Secretária do Comitê de Assuntos Navais.