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27 May 1838 Clarissa'Buckingham died. Sick 4 weeks and 2 days.

8 June Elizabeth Shadwick absconded from NF. Found to be with her mother
in Albany.

9 June Elizabeth Shadwick came back and begged for another privilege but
not given.

21 June Have 19 hired men working on new Stone Shop.

24 June Governor and family (7) stayed last night.

26 June "Stone for new building taken from our own quarry near the NF."
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27 June Joanna Bennet died. Confined 14 weeks.

30 June Timbers for floor in Stone Shop raised.

9 July Getting stone for window sills and caps from Lebanon.

21 July Putting timbers in for 3d floor of Stone Shop.
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14 Aug Anna Bennet, quite unwell since death of Joanna, died.
Masons finished at Stone Shop.
Arabe!I a Hays came.

23 Aug Brethren washing outside of Stone Shop with a fire engine which
they borrowed from Schenectady.

26 Aug Thomas Prentfss died.

21 Sept Russell Rosier had arm badly mangled- in broom corn scraper.
Harriet^CIary died at NF - 15 years old.

5 -9s* Jonathan Mi I Isdied.

14 Dec "For reasons best known at WF where he belongs, Ol iver Prentiss
is excluded from a joint union and he has gone to the world."

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1839