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13 Dec (NL) Court case in Hudson re. The Pillow boys -- a sup-
posed fault in the shaker indentures. "Prejudice runs
extremely high especially in Hudson were it seems
almost impossible for our society to obtain justice in
Any way . "
14 Dec (NL) Two brethren go to consult a lawyer & perhaps the
Governor "to see if we must have all our minors dragged
away because of some supposed flaw in our indentures."
Received encouraging words from Lawyer Reynolds, Judges
Parker & Brunson & Governor Young.
26 Dec (NL) Aaron D. Bill is taken to Albany "and he is to
Seek a home for himself as his life has been that which
has cut him off from all union with the faithful; and
he considers hiss sentence just. He has not been suf-
fered to assemble with the fiathful nor to eat with
them for a number of days . " *"

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BJan ""Mercy Everitt died -
19 Jan "FSWicker went to Albany to ascertain what the Legis-
lature are trying to do with the poor Shakers."
21 Jan (Sun) A number of Legislature called at the office and
attended public meeting which was very lengthy. "We
think the speaking was too lengthy." Both George Peavy
and Benjamin Youngs gave long discoudrses so the meet-
ing did not end until after the NF came for the after-
noon meeting.
27 Jan KTesse Harwood goes to NL to see their carriage house
and horse s^table so he can calculate similar accomo-
dations at WF.
30 Jan WF and SF turned out with nearly all their oxen and
Horse teams to draw sand from the NW to fill up the
ground south of the Meeting House. Brought 220 loads.
31 Jan Brought sand again today.
3 Feb Yesterday & today brought 403 loads.
9 Feb FSWicker has some worry as "he found there was great
excitement" in the State Assembly against the Believers
raised by William Pillow & other seceders. Elder Bro
Freegift & FSW went to Albany about 3 p.m. "To see what
they could do in quelling the excitement."
10 Feb DAB went to NL "to procure their statistics and to get
some of the brethren & sisters to come here for our
friend Taylor [their lawyer] to converse with. Freegift
& FSW have some hope of success.
2 May A fire "on the 50 acre lot."
9 May Masons finished the underpinning of the woodhouse and
backhouses [adjacent to new Meeting House] .