before breakfast to make known the importunity of
Rufus Treadway and George Watkins for another trial."
"18 Canadians encamp by the Mill Pond where they do
their washing etc."
7 May Bro Oliver came to get permission to send Jane Wright
to her family and Shubel Prentiss takes her to Albany.
11 May CF plant broomcorn "south of their blacksmith shop".
13 May SY$$fs returns to ML. Has been at WV since March 8
and has "improved his time in regulating the public
meetings of the church and attending to the printing
of a book entitled "War and Peace."
15 May After public meeting, speak to the elderly part of the
CF and "charge them to set a good example to the young
and inform them of the sins which had been committed
in the family by apostates etc."
12 June "Eld Bro David Miller and Freegift come from WV to
consider what they should do in their present troubles.
They had property seized for militia fines which was
taken by a writ of replevin and their opponents are for
trying the law."
After supper Elders and Deacons met at Office to con-
sult... "and concluded it is best to stand the present
trial, ^as the world bring it on, but not to appeal to
any higher court." David & Freegift return home on
The 14th.
21 June "Justus Harwood goes to see General Davis and John
Yates about a suit which is pending concerning the
seizure of property for muster fines--bring more favor-
able news. Davis thinks the seizure was not lawfully
conducted."
24 June '"ft. Hammond and Lucy Butler go to the world today.
25 June After supper Rufus goes to WF and has "a lengthy
Meeting with them. Feel sensible that a great body of
evil has gone out of the family."
29 ' Olive Wicks died. 0u^ /3
23 July KTohn McDole and Alvira Wells go to the world.
27 Aug Eunice Robbins "takes flight this p.m. Great search
made for her but to no effect."
28 Aug "Jesse Wells informs us about sunset that they have
inquired and searched for poor Eunice in every direc-
tion but can, as yet, get no trace of her."
29 Aug William Seely finds Eunice at the poorhouse in Gibbons-
ville and brings her home this a.m.
30 Nov "Cynthia Wicks died.


"Mary Train at the Office, determined to winter here
^Jonathan Slosson very noisy today. The brethren on
that account move him to the little shop over the