David's Journal '*' page 2

1818 (cont.)
7 Oct Draw mill pond down. Get many fish and draw out 30 loads of muck. Later draw out
285 more loads of muck.
10 Oct Jonathan Slosson, Jesse W e l l s and Frederick
Wicker go to Savoy to help Henry Bennet
build a gristmill .
26 Oct Finish digging potatoes - 1080 bushels.
30 Oct Ben jam in' Youngs Sr. died.
1 Nov "The ministry assemble with us and Mother (Lucy) warns us to keep our union and the
way of God . "
2 Nov Isaac Pitcher and wife leave the way of God.
6 Nov Hamlinton is hung for the murder of Benjamin Birdsall .
12 Nov Austin and Sardh Buckingham come to live at CF today.
16 Nov Jesse and Frederick return from Savoy.
5 Dec "Four persons buried by the Second Family are removed and interred in our burying
grou nd^today . " .^
17 Dec Joseph Buckingham / his woman and daughter go:.eto the 2d Order to live and Stanton,
his son 7comes to the 1st Order.
25 Dec Christmas. "We attend to the duties of the day. "

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1819
3 Jan Joseph W e l l s and Suffia
(Sophia) Thomas go to the world.
4 Jan David Hawkins (schoolmaster) takes Andrew and Henry Caler to their father.
7 Jan The two Fisher boys taken to their mother.
Joseph and Stanton Buckingham return from Schoharie.
20 Jan Take Joseph Chappel to his father "but he was not willing to give up his indenture
and he returns. "
21 Jan Joseph Chappel makes a public confession.
24 Jan Benjamin W e l l s goes awayfrom the 2d Order (and again on Feb. 24).
12 Feb Joseph Chappel goes off/ Abijah and D. Miller go and take his indenture.
13 Feb "James Chappel , his father/ and brother William have been here today after Joseph's
clothes."
16 Feb Joseph Preston made Elder Brother of 1st Order/ succeeding Samuel (Pease).
20 Feb "Joseph Chappel is taken to his fatherbut/ alas/ he returns again . "
28 Feb "87 sleighs and cutters loaded with spectators here today."
26 Mar Some robins and bluebirds come.
2 Apr The Hudson River ice is broken up.
12 Apr Swallows begin to come.
13 Apr "The bees begin to carry yellow legs and the /.'frogs
peep."
29 Apr A Frenchman
A comes and wants to live with us.
1 May A thiefbrepys into James Wadlin's Shop and steals about 530 worth of tools. Caught him
9 May The Frenchman opens his mind.
12 May Thomas W e l l s dies on LongIsland. Apple trees begin to bloom.
19 May Deacon Peter/ Morrel! (Baker)/ Elder Brother Seth (Wells)/ Betsy Hastings, Betsy W e l l s
and Luther W e l l s start for
New York City/ the lastfour to go to the east end of Long
Island (probably about Thomas's property/ since he was their father).
2 June Jedediah Buckingham leaves 2d Order.
5 June Receive letter from Elder Brother Seth in Long Island.
7 June Elder Brother Seth and Luther return from Long Island.
10 June The thief that stole James 1 tools tried todayand sentenced to five years hard labor
in state prison.