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<hr>               <b>1851</b><br>
               January
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               18th             The principal occurrences from last date are:   Sr. Amy Bennett went    to live
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                                atthe  EastFamily the  28th  Dec,; the East family  lost a horse the31st ult;  a
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                                brother drove the team with a load of broom corn from the river    & came as far
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                                as the North  House, when one of   the horses felldown, was taken to    the stable,
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                                allefforts were unavailing, he died;   the 30th L.S.   & H.E.  started on the
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                                Western route;  the 5th through  some misunderstanding of   signals, the North  &
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                                East families alone attend meeting at the M.   House;   the 30th the 5 brethren  &
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                                2 hired men went  over  to Washington  & staid until Saturday noon;   the 26th the
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                                Elders started on a visit to Watervliet; several very warm   days lately,  rained
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                                considerably;  Wednesday & Thursday     (15th & 16th) the thermometer stood at +50 ;
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                       16th Deacon   Stephen (of the Church) died;    18th Levi & Henry  arrive,
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                19th            The families attend  public meeting.
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                20th            Brethren mostly engaged at broom making.
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                21st            The Elders return home from   Watervliet.
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                22nd            B rought home the old  seeds from Syracuse which had been sent to     Canaan   Depot
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                                Carried  10,000 seed bags to  Canaan for  them to paste.
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                24th            Henry  Everts in corrfany withH. Cantrell  & A.  Firkey went after  logs to Wash-
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                                ington.  Levi cutting  seed bags
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                26th            Public meeting at the Meeting House.
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                27th            Cutting seed bags.   The Brethren are getting ice  to fill.theice house,    George
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                                went to Pittsfield to get some patterns for printing press.
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                28th             Cold & stormy.   Cutting seed bags.
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                29th            Clawson & John    Shaw  returned home from the  Northern   Seed Route.   The
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                                brethren filled the Ice house with  ice.
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                                 Edward Liddle  & Wm.    Offord came to work   in the seed shop.
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                6th              The Brethren are engaged drawing lumber from Washington.        Sent <b>1500</b>0 seed
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                                 bags to Canaan to be pasted.
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                7th              Brethren making seed bags.    E. & Wm.    Levi cutting bags.   Stilldrawing
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                                 timber from Washington, going very    good.
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                                 Br. Samuel  Sweat who has been sick    forseverel  years with consumption   &
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                                 dispepsia died rather  unexpectedly at about ten today.    A very easy  death,
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                                 quite a restless night last was to him.  Br. Daniel  Frazer was with him.
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                 8th             At half past two according to previous    arrangement the funeral   commenced.
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                                 Canaan Br,   & Sist. were here.   The grave was dug by Avery    & Burns,   Very  cold.
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