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1865 (cont.
13 Apr President Lincoln assassinated and Seward and son nearly
killed.
4 May "Almira^/Treadway continues insane and has to be con-
fined."
16 May Sarah Ann Wood, a young sister, died this afternoon.
She has been several years failing under the consump-
tion which caused her death.
12 June Phoebe^Taylor, "a small sister," died at WF of con-
sumption.
19-June Picked 114 quarts of strawberries.
20 June Picked 20 bushels
21 June Picked 14 bushels
22 Aug Elizabeth'^Youngs at SF died. 82 years old
10 Oct Stanton, with hired help, has put tile drains some 6,
8 and 10 feet deep, and entirely drained "the hill lot
west of the burying-ground." Cost of tile drains and
labor - $460.
26 Nov Elizabeth'/Train died. Ae 72-9-26, of weakness of
stomach.
29 Nov Elder Amos Stewart of Lebanon Ministry had his hand
cut off in "a planing machine.

1866^
13 Jan AlbertrTwiss very sick. "Troubled in the urinary ves-
sels . Called upon Dr. Wade. He used a catheter and
drew about 3 qts. of water from him, which eased him
very much."
5 Feb Chas.'/Brackett released from-herb business and now
works at shoemaking. William Bussell takes charge of
herb branch along with Chauncey Miller.
11 Feb "Elder^aniel is making a machine for pounding or
breaking ash timber for baskets."
9 Mar Jesse went to Troy to take to E. Waters, a dry goods
merchant, "a large quantity of paper boxes the sisters
have made for him."
13 Mar James^/bstrander died at SF. "He has been pretty much
confined to his room for more than a year. Old age &
debility cause of_his death."
14 Mar Elder Amos has been visiting the various families at
Watervliet and the Society has made a small donation
to aid him in purchasing a wooden or gutta percha hand-
CF $15, NF $8, WF $12 and SF $16.
10 May Hosea^Fuller died., ae 91
13 May David^Cole died at SF. ,
17 May At NF, C. Copley and Sylvester Prentiss change places
Chauncey into the Office and Sylvester as Elder.
23 May Thomas Almond (Freegift Wells ' apprentice) and co.
are putting up a new henhouse for the family's con-
venience.
9 June Eldress RebeccavCarter at WF died, ae 79. "She has
been a very active person during her lifetime. She
was an Eldress at the Gathering Order a number of


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