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1815 (cont.)
22 Nov Nathan goes to Ireland's to make some inquiry about the woman.
28 Nov Go with two teams from each family to bridge at Ballston to get building stone for
cellar of new house.
Have been hauling cherry timber from Stephentown for the same thing/ and now go to
Greenbush for walnut timber.
7 Dec Buy 6 fans of gibson (gypsum) or plaster inTroy. (Later get much more--this is the 1st.)
12 Dec Hezekihh RowlancTbegins to work with Freegift planing out floor plank.
14 Dec Because the pond is so low/a load of wheat is taken to the patroon's mill to be ground.
"Old Mary Whitaker" died.
"A man brings a young woman here who is pregnant. She wants to get in here to live
to cover her shame but they are sent off again. "
20 Dec They are informed that "Mother/ Elder Abiathar and all the elders and deacons at
Lebanon are summoned to appear before John V. N . Yates in Albany BECAUSE James
Shepherd's daughter (being 22 years of age) did not see fitto go and visit her father, "

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1816
2 Jan Mother/ Elder Abiathar and Sister Ruth arrive from Lebanon.
3 Jan "Ministry and Eld:e;nsfagree tohave the Office removed and set south of the Mteeting
House and to have a new dwelling house set where the office now stands."
Calvin Green, Morrell Baker and Seth Wells go to see the Governor and Lieut. Gov.
about the Memorial they plan to send to the Legislature for exemption from military duty,
18 Jan Elder Abiathar and Elder Brother go toSur/preme Court forthe case about Betsy Kingsbury's
children. "Abraham Van Vechten displays greatabilities in arguing the case in favor of Stephen. . .
Judgment will not be brought in until next May."
20 Jan Deacon Peter and Elder Brother 18?eth go over to see Schoolcraft, member of the Legis-
lature. "He appears free to our cause."
23 Jan Go to Arsenal to borrow ropes and tackles to move the Office.
26 Jan Get more tackel/ blocks and rigging from Capt* Campbell at the flatsto whom they
took 10 bu. of potatoes.
31 Jan "A little boVf(named Hawley) comes here and wants to live with the Believers but his
brother comes this evening and carries him back to Albany. "
5-10 Feb Move the Office with tackee by hand--no teams.
12-13 Move Office barn.
19 Feb Their Memorial is given tothe Senate.
20 Feb By order of the Senate, their Memorial is printed and Bel ievers get400 copies,
24 Feb Nathan Spier gets Elder Brother Seth to write "a statement of Eunice Chapman's conduct
in her visits here among us/ as she is engaged in carrying slanderous reports into the
Legislature concerning us."
6 Mar Their bill passed the Senate today.
9 Mar Their bill is debated in Legislature.. Nothing settled. Evil reports againstthe Believers
are being spread In Legislature by John Geddes, Eunice Chapman and James Shepherd
"stating that we do not give our children any learning/ that they are not allowed to
read the Bible/ and thai/our Society used to strip and dance naked, which seems to
prejudice some of the members of the Assembly against our claim. "
10 Mar Write out rebuttals of the above charges.
(Handwriting and spelling ability change about here.)
14 Mar Bil I comes up for discussion again. Some will not vote forit unless Quakers are included .
16 Mar Van Vechten's son comes to tell them the bill passed.
17 Mar Seven members of Legislature attend afternoon meeting and take dinner.