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thief and it was necessary to pay them a bounty of $50.
In November 1837, they had an occasion of sheep killing by wandering dogs
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and lost 15 killed and 5 missing. In December ^Hhe first of the visions by their
girls occurred and Isaac Youngs came from New Lebanon to witness what was going
on. April 23, 1838 - "We ha^d an extraordinary meeting and the visionists told
us that there was agoing to be a very great outpouring of the work of God on earth."
10 Nov., 1838 - "We had a powerful meeting tonight. We had many good spirits atten-
ding with us, and Pontius Pilate with the rest. He has been a Believer 365 years."
10 Dec., 1838 "We had a wonderful meeting tonight. A great many good spirits
attended, among them George Washington and Benjamin Franklin."
Word of the visions must have become public, and on February 17, 1839, 25
of the Legislature attended public meeting, as well as on March 10, when"many of
the Legislature attended and the good spirits are here."
15 November, 1839 - "Broom making goes on upon a large scale for the New York
market."
29 November, 182* - "We learn to labor in the step manner."
1 March, 1841 - "A day of days, we keep for the firstjtirae Mother Ann's birthday.
"The family all go to the little hill to
5 June, 1842 - "We^go^OH to the liLLle-wes- theWest. We were
there from 9 a.m. to 12:30."
18 June, 1842 - "We shout in the dooryard at evening. The brethren watch."
30 June, 1842 - "We have meeting in the east woods at 6:30 p.m."
4 July, 1842 - "We all go to the Second Family to keep the 4th of July for
thfe first time."
18 Jan., 1843 - Two women come for information; one is Rebecca Jackson, a
colored woman from Philadelphia.
13 May, 1843 - Nathaniel Fry and three more of Rebecca Jackson's disciples
ccme to see us.
1849 July - Build a brick machine shop at SF.

In October 1856, they rent "the old house at the south farm" to a German and