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1877
10 Oct Ministry leave for Groveland. Return on Oct. 18, with
Louisa Young, who is returning to Lebanon.

19 Oct Ministry go to all the families. "Some arrangements are
made relative to tghe inmates of t^he cottage at SF to have
them break up and Samuel Gould & his oldest boy to go to SF,
Margaret, his wife, to the NF with younger boy; Lorin Shook
& wife to go outside as she does not want to be a Shaker &
He must leave to care for her & their children. "
21 Oct (Grove) "No freedom here at all on the part of any 'but
Elders and one or two older ones,"
24 Oct Elder Daniel "is laying over the floor in south end of
Insane Asylum. "

26 Oct Giles helps a company of brethren & sisters to label & box
tomatoes to send to Oneida Community as they have bought nearl
the entire crop this year.
30 Oct Sylvester Prentiss has got the saw mill started today.
Crops now all in except some chicory & a few turnips.
2 Nov Ministry speak to Henry George & P. Smith "about their
accounts, keeping them so that each may know the other's
standing, financially. "
8 Nov Elder Daniel is bottoming chairs; Stanton & Henry George
are working on a spring on the hill towards WF; Giles is
working on bees bought from Aaron Van Vranken; gardeners
getting in turnips .
13 Nov Elder Daniel working basket stuff; teams drawing coal;
Giles finishing up various chores. i

15 Nov Giles leaves for New Gloucester, then to Alfred. Much im- j
provement there during the past 3 or 4 years . Rest of !
Ministry return to Lebanon on 21st; Giles on 24th. \

catalog he is getting up for Philip Smith.

3 Dec Ministry at Lebanon move into their new house. i
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10 Dec Oliver Prentiss spends about 2 hours at Ministry Shop ; wishes!
to attend CF meeting, "we defer for reflection. " '*
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15 Dec Henry Blinn, Nicholas Briggs & Giles come from Lebanon to
see Albert Lomas about the Shaker paper . They pass each
other in Albany, he on his way to Lebanon.
16 Dec Albert comes back, they confer very satisfactorily. Giles ;
returns to NL.