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1848 (cont.)
4 June We go to the Holy Vineyard Pm. We had a number of spectators.
12 June "A black slave here from New Orleans."
15 June Deputy sheriff and a constable here to see Thomas Beal.
16 June Bro. Richard and Joseph go to Albany to bail Thomas.
25 June "Thomas Beal comes home from Albany where he is confined to the limit," (for what?)
27 June "We All hands turned out to raise the meeting house and we got it up in good season."
28 June "George to Schenectady to take Mary, a black runaway slave."
22 Aug Two Dutch families come from Newark and move into thered house. One is Frederick
Bauer, his wife Hannah and four children, *kKx*bbec--Francis, Louisa, Aurelia and Mary,
The other is John Drantz, his wife Anna Catrina and two children, Christina and Eva.
4 Oct "We have 31 more doors to make for the Meeting House."
7 Oct I.B. to Troy with Alexander to get a bell for the top of the house.
16 Oct David S. is released from the physician's lotand David Cole takes his place.
20 Oct Put up the bell.
24 Oct I.B. and Alexander to Troy to exchange bells.
26 Oct The Dutch families move from the red house into the families.
29 Sun "We stay home and come to judgment; our young believers living out all attend with us."
15 Nov Bauer family taken to Albany.
14 Dec We get a coal drilling works in operation.

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1849
9 Jan Mercy Everett's funeralat WF.
14 Feb Alexander to Niskayuna to oder 100,000 bricks.
20 Feb Begin drawing bricks.
I Mar Went to the dedication and consecration of the Meeting House on Mother Ann's birthday.
"All the orders meet and we had a great and powerful meeting."
18 Apr I.B. and 4 brethren work at the Meeting House, leving the dooryard. "Harrison to the
coal mine to work."
23-25 Drawing stones from N.F.
II May Abel Shepherd came to join.
15 May Joseph LaFuma went to NF to live.
3 Jun Sun "We had public meeting before the world for the firsttime in the new Meeting House.
We go to the holy vineyard."
7 June Alexander to Niskayuna to see M. Davis and W. Wilson about the coal mine.
22 June "Fine growing weather. )AJIhands busy hoeing, moving buildings, sawing, etc."
25 June Four of brethren toNF to help with a raising.
26 June Five of brethren to CF to raise a house.

JOURNAL No. 5 VB-309
25 July Begin building brick machine shop.
18 Aug Masons have machine shop up to the plates.
25 Aug Masons finish outside wall of machine shop.
27 Aug Funeral at WF of Elmore German.
8 Sept Finish theroof of the machine shop*
15 Sept Finish tinning the roof of the machine shop. (This was done by outside workmen.)
25 Oct Angus Mcfee^ied at SF.
4 Dec Start thebuzz saw in the new machine shop.