VB-321 Reel 47 VVM. Church Family - DABuckmgham page 9

1843 (cont.)
13 Oct C. Copley, Lydla (Annas) and Clarissa (Vedder) go to Schaghticoke Point for mop yarn.
Return on 14th,
26 Oct Got two Slater children bound - Anna Catharine born 22 Jan. 1838 and Harriet
Whetten, born 26 July 1833.
28 Oct "The families began a new road from our east lots, directlywestward, with the intention
ofmeeting the one running behind the barns northward,"
31 Oct Chauncy went to court martial to pay the fines.
Frederick is released from having the care of the boys and Charles Brackett takes them.
1 Nov DAB takes up the roots of some of the mulberry and also some cuttings topreserve from
the frost and cold by burying them.
3 Nov Elder Brother buries his bees.
7 Nov A number of the brethren have started shingling the mil!. "Pretty cold business for
the fingers, 1 guess. "
15 Nov Freegift has been working for 2-3 weeks on putting a balcony on the dwelling house.
24 Nov Mary Mully died.
25 Nov DAB went to NF to assist Brother Albert in "laying out the square of 80 feet around
the 'Tree of Life 1 ".
29 Nov Peter Long came from Lebanon. One CF elder and one SF elder to go to Lebanon "to
get informed concerning the distributionof the book titled"The Sacred Roll and Book"
and to Qonel'i5de.Tab6u,t t.he binding of
the same."
30 Nov DAB and Issachar (Bates) went to Lebanon accompanied by C . Copley. Returned Dec. 2,
2 Dec "Some suspicion concerning the character of a man wanting to leave a horse and wagon.
Nbf being a welcome guest here, he went to Blair'sTavern, lefthis horse and wagon
yesterday afternoon and then cleared out which, with his strange stories concerning
himself and his sons, created a I ittle suspicion as to the goodness ofhis character. He
makes his appearance here again this evening but Is soon sentoff."
3 Dec "The 1st OrdeV attending meeting at the Meeting 'House. Sorre communication from the
spiritualworld by a Holy Angel. A solemn song was sung by the Inspired. We were
notified by the Holy Angel to mark this.day and remember what we had heard and
received and the beautiful song which was sung to us. "
5 Dec "Justice (Harwood) went to Lebanon to take some writings (thatPerlina Bates had written
by inspiration) forBrother Seth to correct."
7 Dec DAB wrote some letters whichwere to go with books being sent to the King of the Two
Sicilies and the King of Hanover.
23 Dec "The brethren and sisters between the ages of 16 and 60 have been wrirting their testimonie
concerning the late manifestation of God and yesterday and today they have attended
to the signing as fast as theycould get them ready. "
25 Dec "Christmas. We attend to the reading of the Holy Orders." Met at 8:45, began reading
at 10, had union meeting at 12, read again at 1.
27 Dec Stanton & George Wood go after "ship stuff"and got 4 loads for the cows etc.
Chauncy and David to Albany and ordered about 200 Ibs. of "hog's lard in the leaf."
28 Dec Nathan Slosson died.
29 Dec Nathan's funeral . "The dirt caved in considerable each side of the grave and we had to
wait in the yard until it was thrown out. "
31 Dec "This day is a day ofsolemn reflection, in which the minds of al! examine their own hearts, and bring their evil deeds to judgment. It is a day of
judgment in the Valley of Wisdom and a day of fasting and repentance. "