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god 3,740 years ago."
23 Feb Went back to Lebanon thru Troy where they saw where the
great landslide had occurred. "It is said that 8
houses were buried or destroyed & yesterday we heard
They had dug out 18 human beings & 6 or 8 live ones."
"If these were houses of ill fame, as they were said
to be, we think their destruction ought to be a warning
to the inmates of all such houses and to all such as
haunt them."
10 Apr ^tanton Buckingham received "a shockingyi wound" on his
knee from a buzz saw while cutting wood.
26 Apr \/Lucy Brown to live at NF "as we believe her gift is
out at Groveland."
2 May (Tues) Rufus, Asennath, NF Elder Bro (Albert Twiss) & CF
Elder Sis (Marian Treadway) started with the Groveland
elders for Groveland. Took railroad at Schenectady
about 9 a.m. & reached Rochester about 7 a.m. on Wed.;
took canal packet to Mt. Morris & hired wagon to carry
them to Groveland where they arrived about sunset--
290 miles in about 36 hours.
30 July '/"Elder Freegift returned from Union Village to abide;
he comes in perfect union with his lead & according to
his own desire."
4 Aug Samuel Havers died at SF. About 25.
6 Aug (Sun) Celebrated as the day Mother & the elders arrived in
America 69 years ago.
4 Sept Chauncey Miller went to NL with "a quantity of herbs
for tea etc."
15 Sept Elder Richard [?] and Brother Frederick [Evans] went to
Windsor, Conn. For a big meeting of Millerites. 6-7000
people, "great shaking, many supernatural gifs."
10 Oct 20 brethren from Lebanon came to help WV raise the
Mill.
23 Nov ^Mary Mully died. *_ / 19 Dec (NL) Two marble slabs brought from Stockbridge for the
societies at Holy Ground & Chosen Vale to erect at
Their sacred fountains.
28 Dec vfaathan Slosson died. 79

1844 /
8 Jan Elder Bro David Miller asked to be released because of
his burdens as physician so Freegift appointed at CF.
13 Jan WF's "hired miller" had his arm caught in gears and it
had to be amputated below the elbow.
16 Jan Ann Sabins taken to the world "because she had long
been a corrupter in the family."