VB-315 Reel 47 Polly Vedder's Journal page 14

1840 (cont.) ^
28 Oct Ephralm Prentiss is released from care of the boys and Chauncey Miller has taken it
30-31 Moving splitting of palm leaf and spinning operations into the new Sfone Shop.
3 Dec Eldress Betsy Hastings died. Had been confined to her room and bed for 8 months,
4 in Ohio and 4 since she returned. 58 years old.

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1841
1 Jan_ Do[iy_HarwoQd_died_from dropsy. 72 year old.
2 Jan Tne, 4now -t-6about 20" deep.
4 Jan -20 tklA moaning. Ede-t. Ebe.ne.zeA^oze both, kit*tkumbA . (Ebe.ne.zeA
-t4 o MtniAtfiy fitiam -WeioLebanon.)
7 Jan It. 5 Jan Tne Mokawk Jtcue-t t tkat tt WOA e,ueA known
oft -it& b&Lng dammed up beXow. Tne. waieA wa.4 10" -inke. W-Ltb&c.k'A
26 Jan About noon two toome,n came,w^n a baby Q&UL. Tke,y Aatd JUfo motkan.
d&adf that tt wcu 3 wn&kA oLd.,and tk&y kad bfioagnt -it to &ave wttk u.4.
d ;tnej?i
w& ciicinai wa.ni tkn baby. Tne women. &LLpp. and pat tke, baby tn tke, tooocfbox and "^campeAeci o^jj." Abomt
3:30 tkz. baby QJvi^d and kz. & pootima&tdti and &aid kv, wouJLd be. coming tkn n&tt mon.nA.nQ.
27 Jan Tne. poofima^t^n. came, and took tko. baby. Fmdtntdk and one, o& tke,
naue be.e.nttiytnQ to &tnd tkz. women bat weie. no^: ^u.o.ce^4^uX.
2^ Jan WtlLLam God&n came ^o 4ee fw.43^^4.
"1^: ^s tkouQkt by OU/L beXoued MtntAttLy to kave, tke, c.kttdfie.n
AkouJLd be mo-te
^nan tnz.y na.ue been. Acco/nicngt/ ^ftey aAe noi ^:oattend
wu^tn ^:ne ^am^.i/ mo/ie ^fian once a.weefe., and eai at tke, 2d nou,4e."
began today at noon. A new cooking Atove, wa& boagnt and a now tabte,
and bena/iei made ^o/ttkoM. Tne AtAttfiA tkat take, cna^tge o^ ;ne
do i/ie cooking fan. the, ckttdfi^n.
FJm&totie, (W/u.ppe) ka& gone bacfe ^n the, Q^nJU*1 onde,n..
30 Jan "Angettne wa.4 tn&p-ix.&d tkiA euen/ng X>L mee^tcng. Ou^t eue^r.bei^ed
Ann 4aZd Patke.fi kad a cZa&A and 4/iewanted a dta&. She,
naue a oueA 30 t/ea.A.4
od anc( ande^ 60 ^o-tne^. ataii. We
fat 4u.cn a notice ^om OUA be44ed motkd."