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              11         (cont)    to  establish      a  reading    room.     Papers     to  be  cared    for
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                             by   the  Elders.
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                             Scientific      American     to  be   taken   care     of  by   George    Price.
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                             and   the   agricultural      papers     b^y   the  farmers.       The  Water cure
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                             Journal     and   Phrenological       Journal     to  be  introduced      into    the.
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                             physician1 s      dept .
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<b>12  Nov</b>       HK     Making    catsup     "from   the   debris    of  the   stewed    &  canned
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                             tomatoes.       The   skins   etc.    are  put   into   casks    with   a  little
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                             salt   &  suffered     to   stew   some   five   or   6 weeks    &  until    all
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                             the   tomatoes     is  thoroughly      digested     from   the   skin   &  the
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                             water    rises   on   the   top.    This   is   then   drawn    off  &  the   pulp
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                             strained     thru   sieves    &  cooked    &  seasoned     &  bottled,     thus
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                             making    a  very   great    saving    in   tomatoes."
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<b>13  Nov</b>     *  Giles   is  gathering      locust    seed.     Farmers     are  getting     in
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                              turnips,    potatoes,      cabbages,     carrots,     etc.    & also    making
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                              cider.
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                              On  the   llth   Benjamin     Gates    called    to  report    to   Ministry
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                              about   his   visit    to  Washington      where   he   saw   Secretary     of   War
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                              Stanton    &  Provost    Marshall      Fry.    "The   Secretary      set   before
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                              him  the   difficulties       in  the   way   of  any   special    action     in
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                              favor   of   the  Shakers,     but   assured     him  he   would   do   all   in  his
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                              power   for   the   Shakers;     said   he  would    say   some   things    to  him,
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                              and,   of  ne  cessity,     must    leave   others     to  be  understood.
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                              The  result    was   an   order   was   directed     to  the   Provost     Marshall
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                              to  suspend    any   further     action    in  the   case   of   the   Shakers
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                              conscripts     until    further     orders.      At  the   same   time   adding,
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                              Benjamin,     if  any   of  your    conscripts      leave   your   society     I
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                              wish   you   to  inform    me  immediately       and   give   me  the   name."
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<b>14  Nov</b>       Chauncey     Miller    again    asks   to  be   released     from   the   Office.
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                             Not   granted    unless    he   goes   into   the   Elders    Order.
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                             On  17th    he  agrees    to  stay    on  as  Trustee.
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<b>19  Nov</b>        Elder    Daniel    "getting     out  basket     stuff,"    &  Giles    gathering
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                              locust    seed.     Giles    goes   around    the   farm   with   Stanton.
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                              Finds    some   trembling     aspen    for   making    fancy  plain    glove
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                              boxes    for  sale.
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<b>20  Nov</b>        Giles    gets   stuff    into   the   mill   for   beehives,     "contemplating
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                              making    a  dozen    or  fifteen     double,    compound,      dead   air   chamber
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                              beehives,     with    movable    frames    for   comb,    on  a  new   plan."
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<b>21  Nov</b>       Asa   Seaton    moved    from   SF  to   CF,  Elizabeth      SEely   moved    into
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                             the   CF  Office    &  Phebe    Ann   Buckingham     moved    out.     John
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                             Hughes    moved    from   SF   to  WF.
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<b>27  Nov</b>        Giles    at  mill   preparing      his  beehive     stuff    "on   Freegift's      buzz
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                              saw. "
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<b>28  Nov</b>        Ministry     to   to  NF  "to   make   spiritual      labors.      Much   trouble
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                              there    among    the  youths,     the   fruits    of  Catherine      Barkers    evil
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                              works."
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<b>30  Nov</b>        Elders    of  the   families     come   to   Ministry     Shop   to  report     state
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                              of  their    families.       "A  great    need   of  spiritual      resurrection
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                              to  life,    purification       etc.   etc.   in   this   society."
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