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all that the gospel or propriety required of any parent
professing to be a Believer. But if he insisted on
taking his children, & preferred living with his wife,
We should not attempt to control him, but could not
extend our union or give him any promise that he might
return to his present home. What he will finally do,
we cannot say. Abrarn returned to Watervliet.
22 Oct (NL) Elder Amos noted that at Gloucester, Me. they
found it necessary to make some changes among the
leaders in order to have the people set right & be in
a condition to prosper." Then they went to Alfred
They "found things & matters in a broken dissorderly
manner. We continued our labors a number of days in
that place, found it necessary to make quite a number
of changes there. Brought the 2d Family & NF/Gathering
Order into one as there were no strength sufficient to
properly sustain both."
29 Oct Came to WV but illegible.
4 Nov Something about Abrarn Newman but illegible thru Nov. 10
11 Nov Chauncey Copley & Justice Harwood went to Shirley to
advise about their factory business.
18 Nov Elder Amos had been making a draft for a new building
at Groveland & now he and Elder Issachar are to go &
"Look at their location & advise them some."
19-28 Nov Cam't read.
29 Nov Ministry ^returned to Lebanon.
25 Dec (NL) Eldress Asenath resigned. She is "the only one
remaining in any lot of those called ^old Believers.'"
Betsy Bates succeeded her & Eliza Ann Taylor to live
with her.

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15 Jan "The donation (for Shirley) is in consequence of their
reservoir above the factory breaking away last July &
doing much damage, the Believers' loss was estimated to
be near $5000 and it was proposed to make them a dona-
tion as follows: for those societies which had lent
them money to deduct a suitable sum & for those who had
Not paid in something. The Society at Lebanon to make
out $700, Watervliet $500, Groveland $300, Hancock,
Tyringham & Enfield Ct. $1000, Harvard $500, Canterbury
& Enfield NH with what little the people in Maine will
turn out $1000. This we hope will enable them to get
along without borrowing more money from the world,
Which is a violation ofShaker principles & no Believer
Ever ought to allow themselves to run in debt to the