93.

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1869

' Farm has about 700 acres & he wants to sell.

29 Sept (Grove) Groveland brethren take a bull, a mare & colt,
some other cattle and 16 Leicester sheep to fair at Geneseo.
Ministry spend the day with Eldress Polly A. Smith, who
feels that she has a call of God to go out among the world
as a reformer, to preach reform, mostly in physical conditions
of humanity."
4 Oct" At Watervliet, rained 14 inches in 30 hours, carried off
all the bridges across the mill creek at the CF dooryard,
"deluged about 60 swarms of bees, etc."
5 Oct Ministry leave for WF. Arrive on 6th.
7 Oct Giles rearranges his beehives. CF have finished canning
Sweet corn and are now drying it. The NF sweet corn on the
island in the Mohawk was covered with the flood for some
days ,
10 Oct (Sun) Only 22 spectators at public meeting; one of them the
American Ministry to Mexico
13 Oct Rains 8 3/4. inches. Have to move bees again to keep them
from drowning.
16 Oct Ministry go to Lebanon. Bridge washed out at Brainard,
have to take a circuit around on the hills.
24 Oct Mary Stewart & Clarissa Shufelt visit at Lebanon. Mary has
gone back there to live again at 2d Order, from which she
moved about 10 years ago.
2 Nov (NL)"Giles is copying Bro. Richard Pelham's manuscript on
the "Miraculous Conception, " repudiating the story."
29 Nov (NL) Have been fighting a'case with Internal Revenue Comm. Delano
about amojht Shakers have to pay.
Now figure out their costs & how much each society has to
pay. Watervliet's share is $134.47, which is divided into
22 parts, with CF 8 parts, NF 4 1/2, WF 5 1/2, and SF 4.
9 Dec Ministry come to WV.
15 Giles has been working at his new beehouse, putting up
shelves, etc. Now moves 32 swarms in. Gets the rest in
on 16th, making 56 swarms.
23 DEc Elder Daniel & Giles to go Rosendale with Alexander Youngs
"to prospect some relative to the construction of a new dam
and a bridge by their new sawmill."
Group going to Boston as "missionaries" - Eld Jeremiah Lowe,
Chauncey Dibble, Albert Lomas, Harriet Bullard, Alvira
Conklin, & Rosetta.