VB-279, reel 44
2 Oct 1819 Joel Wood and Clarissa Cogswell left sometime in the night in a
one-horse wagon. "Gone to try to pleasures of the world and flesh,"
9 Nov David Hawkins released from NF Elders lot to take care of temporal;
replaced by Nathan Spier to live with Levi Pease. William Years ley
and Abi jah^Wood to be Office Deacons; at West Family, Rebecca'"''
Carter went from Elder Sister to Deaconess; Polly^ates to
be Elder Sister; Luther^Wel Is 1st Deacon, Stephen Wells^& Justus
Harwood Deacons with h i m .
/ 8 Dec Fire in Schenectady. Four wagons of provisions ceom from Lebanon and
Watervliet also loaded 4 wagons and take to Schenectady.

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1820
29 Jan Joel Wood hung himself in barn in Galway. Left Shakers less than
4 months ago.
22 Feb "Little" Jennet
1/Angus, daughter of John, came from Albany to WF
"with a determination to live with Believers."

6 apr Ol iver Prentis came from Genesee.
15 Apr Raised frame of new barn at River farm.
29 May Phila Copley went off at dinnertime to J. String's.
30 May "Sometime last night Ambrose Bra^t went off to Strong's to join
himself to Phila Copley and live in the flesh."

13 Aug (Sun) "A Jew, who arrived at the Office last evening, attended public wor-
ship at the Meeting House and appeared much satisfied. He says he
is one of four missionaries who have been sent out by a Society of
Jews in Europe to search for evidence of the Messiah's having made
his appearance on earth and he has traveled through the principal
parts of Europe and has not been able to find, among all the differ-
ent denomatfons, any who follow the precepts of Jessus of Nazareth."

17 Aug Anna Carter died of cancer. dA^ t/ &

26 Aug Three children brought from Lebanon to live at CF-- El izabetff See ley,
Amelia Bi I I ington and Polly Ann Chadwick.
i/
6 Sept Benjamin Youngs Jr. died in A l b a n y ,
brought here to be buried. "Had
faith but never obeyed it."

21 Sept WF raised its Office.

24 Sept Sally Almira Martin sent to her parents in Troy. Had lived in SF
since Feb. 1818 "but lost her privilege by her wanton carriage and
conduct. "

28 Sept Lewis Clark absconded about 11 a.m. "He want^ed a wife and went to
join Sa I lyA. Martin. "

2 Oct Going to paint CF buildings, especially new D w e l l i n g
House. Went to
Lebanon and got painter Bostwick Square. He finished Oct. 31.