VB-279 25.

19 Aug 1837 Sisters moved out of old Long Shop preparatory to pulling it down
and building a new one.

25 Sept Theo."Bates Jr. and his wife have given up their young chi Id> * *J
Betsy, and she has gone to the NF.
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31 Qct Theo. Bates and his wife have gone to the world.

24 Nov "The s i n g u l a r visitation-of
gifts and visions at the 2nd Family (WF)
continues with an increase."
39 Mov The Governor decrees this day be kept as Thanksgiving.
1 Dec "The gift of visions at the WF attracts the attention of the brethren
and sisters here and the Elder Sister and others visit them."

5 Dec I.N. Youngs and Barnabas Hinkley come from Lebanon to visit the WF
and witness the visions there and at the South Family. Return to
Lebanon on 20th.
Sisters made 1550 bonnets this year.

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1838

12 Jan George Leonard died at WF,sick 9 days, 3 years old.

13 Jan Zeviah Spier resigned as physician, replaced by Caroline Downs.

17 Jan Betsey^Carter died.
"Our meetings of divine worship seem to be enlivened with the same
spirit and visionary phenomena which has attracted so much notice
from tghe Society at Lebanon and other places, causing some of them
to visit the WF here, the principal scene of action. This work or
visitation seems new and as yet is imperfectly understood; but
near all who witness itassess it to be marvelous and more than human.
Nancy White is taken here in the same manner as those at the other
families in visions and songs, etc."

31 Jan "The work of visions above hinted at begins to claim much interest
in this family. It seems to be the work of God and is doing good."

4 Feb Letters frombanterbury, Harvard and Groveland reporting visions etc.

30 Mar Informed that Elizabeth Hanford had hanged herself Cat Lebanon?)
2 Apr Bathsheba^hays died. /CG_

6 Apr 200 bonnets shipped to Baltimore.

12 Apr SarahTFairchi Id died.

14 Apr From Pittstown took 3 children from the family of William Golden--
Delia M. (11), Ann Eliza (9), and Sarah Jane (5).

29 Apr Golden bound his children. Now says they are 8, 6 and 3.
12 May Lydia Gear died. A

25 May Loanna''Green died.