1837 (cont.)
10 Dec "Ruth Johnson, Judith Rich and Tabitha here to see our visionists and
Sun. stayed until 9 p.m. when the visions ceased."
11 Dec John Parrot begins having school in evening for the boys.
12 Dec Elders of CF here to see our visionists.
14 Dec "We learn to labor this evening in some new manner.11
16 Dec "We had a powerful meeting tonight."
17 Dec "A number of CF brethren and sisters attend public meeting."
21 Dec Jesse and febecca and 10 more brethren and sisters came to teach them to
labor and sing.
1838
1 Jan IB and Azariah to Troy after Phebe Hogle,
8 Jan Eld%) Brother Miller here to see little George Leonardl/who is sick.
9 Jan Eld$) Brother Miller comes again. Lucy Fuller and Jane Leonard here also.
13 Jan Little George^died last night. Funeral today.
14 Jan "We had a very good public meeting. Some of the CF came, we labored in the
Sun._ new manner."
DJan Betsy Carte/died at WF.
25 Jan Asa takes Rebecca Leonard to Troy to the world.
19 Feb Shubel, Eldress Elizabeth, Abigail and Moriah Gillet go to West Troy "to
make an offering of Phebe Hogle which was not accepted at present."
3 Mar Benjamin We/Us sick. Thomas and Nancy come to see their sick father.
4 Mar Solomon Earls and a Mr. Wood come to move Benjamin Wells^and wife to Delaware.
5 Mar Asa and Oliver go to Albany with Thomas ? "after his pension."
13 Mar "Asa to Albany and Troy to see the authoity of the town about getting rid
of Phebe Hogle."
14 Mar Asa takes Phebe Hogle to Troy to her grandmother and leaves her^ for good.
22 Mar Benjamin Wellsxleaves the sickroom for the house. -
23 Apr "We had 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."
28 Apr "A black man here from .the South by the name of Moses Wright."
6 May Moses goes away. ^
12 May Funeral of Lydia Gear at WF.
17 May "We are all turned out of the house to seek lodging where we can find it
on account of cleaning." ^
6 June Have been looking for a place for Thomas Prentis to live. Today they take
him to Michael Case's for a home (apparently in Rotterdam).
18 June Mary Ann Ayres' mother came to see her.
29 June Moses Wright back and two Negroes with him. (no record of when they left)
3 Aug Brethren to CF to help raise the roof of the stone shop.
7 Aug Thomas Prentis taken from Michael Case's to WF.
26 Aug Thomas Prentis^dies.
(Journal No. 2 ends with August 31, 1838.)
24 Sept Moses the black man here.
18 Oct "The Indian doctor and his squaw and daughter here.
24 Oct "Eldress Elizabejth had a solemn gift in meeting for us, from Mother."
4 Nov "Jonathan Mills^died at SF.
10 Nov "We had a powerful meeting tonight. We had many good spirits attending
with us, and Pontius Pilate with the rest. He has been a Believer 365 years."
19 Nov An Englishman from Albany named James Ldngridge.
26 Nov Ldngridge1'comes again (from Greenbush).
10 Dec "We had a wonderful meeting tonight. A great many good spirits attended,
Ijorij. among them George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
15 Dec "We had an extraordinary meeting tonight. Among the various gifts, we had
Sat. the gift of laughing."
30 Dec "We had a very good meeting today, anti-Christ got a deadly wound, I hope."