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room and then was absent from meeting. Searched for
Her in dwelling, shops, barns, until about midnight
Daniel Copley found her hanging from an apple tree in
the dooryard. According to testimony at coroner's jury
she had been tempted several times to commit suicide
and at least once, before she joined the Shakers, had
been cut down by an aunt .
Burial, but "no funeral honors" such as singing and
preaching.
8 Apr (,NL) Had 12-13 visipnists at public meeting today.
25 May ^oana Green died. (&3)
21 May A/Clarissa Buckingham died.
6 June E. Gibbs and Eliza Chadwick ran off.
8 June Went to Albany to see about the girls. Elliett, with
her cap still on her head, said she had not slept since
she went away, walked the floor all last night, that
Mother Ann had been with her and told her to come home;
so they brought her home before noon. They found Eliza
with her mother so they did not bother her.
9 July (NL) Jesse Harwood came from WF for marble windowsills.
11 July (NL) Temperature 111 degrees.
8 Aug Were told of "suffering conditions of aged ""Thomas
Prentiss at Schanectady and the consequent trials of
His family and others on that account and we gave our
union and counsel in having him brought to 2d Family
(WF) to be taken care of, although he is not a member
of our Society."
15 Aug Masons finish walls and chimneys of Sisters Shop.
Anna Bennett dies.
26 Aug Elliett Gibbs in trance.f<^^^. fi^^^^^j^^C #J-HSI=\1 Aug Donation

From WV at least $324; freom NL 6 families - $818.88.
2 Sept Five of NF girls in tidrances and frequently "bend into
hoops" so the tops of their heads reach the soles of
Their feet. ^
21 Oct Public meeting. "Eldress Elizabeth Youngs was brought
upon her knees where she delivered a lenghty discourse
but, owing to the rustling of the spectators, I could
understand but a small portion."
15 Nov Nancy White and Sarah Simon in trance, etc.

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1839
8 Jan Now are receiving word that "Mothers' s work" has
started at Union Village.
25 Jan Daniel Hawkins, Elder Rufus went to Albany to Legisla-
ture and tooks Sisters Asenath, Maria Treadway & Lucy
Fairchild, the two latter had some business with mer-