VB-279, ree 44 7.

1 Apr 1817 Newell Robinson and family left SF. "She is evidently a very bad
woman .
Nathan Spierv released as Elder Bro; ^
Freegift in.

12 June James Martin had arm badly broken by carding machine.

19 June Thomas Wells Sr. and Abigail Sr. arrived from Long Island on a visit.
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3 July Anna Cook died,
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17 July Learn that Abraham Youngs, son of Benjamin & Mary, cut his throat
at Vernon on July 6. Had been a Shaker but apostasized.

27 Sept Walter Waterman came back from Otsego and brought his aged mother,
Lucy, who will I ive at 2d Faffl44-y

5 Oct (Sun) An earthquake during morning meeting.
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26 Oct Lo i za Fa i rch I I d
came .

5 Nov Loiza's children, John and Marin't^ brought from Albany to SF.

22 Nov Loiza and her daughter Lucy came to SF to ive.

23 Nov Two from England came -- James and William Lowe, grandsons of John
Whfttaker, brother of Father James Whittaker.

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1818
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10 Jan Elder Sis. Elizabeth Goodrich died at NF. Replaced by Eunice
Johnson.

19 Jan OF and Watervliet Society agreed to establish a school for all
youth and children of Society. "Schools hitherto had been kept in
the different families, mostly in the evening, although an after-
noon school was sometimes taught in the CFMn the winter."
Now day school to be for all children below 15 years, evening school
for youth over 15.

1 Feb Mother Lucy indicated that when putting- on coats (following laboring
meeting) eveyone should put in right arm first and then his left,
bringing his coat up behind him and not putting both hands in and
then bringing it up over the head. She stressed that,when dressing
it should always be the right hand,, arm or foot that is dressed
f i rst.

3 Feb Sylvina y
Butler and Abigail (now Azuba)>/ Train moved from WF to OF.

11 Mar Loiza Fairchild brought her oldest daughter, Sarah, from her
uncle in Salem.

24 Mar Eunice Chapman having great effect in Legislature. Now working
against the bill passed in 1816 for relief of Shakers.