JOURNAL NO. 6, Yifc^lO, Reel #47, AFM 289.8 NYS library

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1855
2-5 Jan Brethren attend court in Schenectady.
9 Jan We catch some wood thieves from Albany.
14 Mar John O'Neal" died at SF.
20 Mar Wilson YoungV/funeral at WF.
26 Mar Benjamin^ Young *V funeral at CF
30 Mar Saw wood part of day by engine and then by water.
14 Apr Funeral of Munson Garey at SF.
20 Apr "It is a sickly time in our family, mostly scarlet fever."
28 Apr Fanny Waterman's funeral at WF.
13 May "A runaway Negro here from Maryland."
1 June Raise a new barn at West Family.
30 June "Osburn, the Methodist minister, here to get libery for some of his friends
Sat _ to come to meeting tonight."
10 July "George and Asa settle with the carpenter who built the barn at the west farm,
Cregier by name."
30 July They bought a mowing machine "of Manny Patent" for $125 after have it demonstrated.
9 Aug Mary Ann Whi taker's funeral at WF.
28 Aug Elizabeth Bowser's funeral at WF.
29 Aug An Englishman whom we took to the poor master three years ago came for a
privilege.
We had today 3 carriage loads of world's people visiting - the O'Neil family
from Lansingburgh, a family from Waterford, and another family from Albany.
A girl who had lived at the WF came for another privilege and 2 boys came to
join.
4 Sept Visitors came from the CF at Shirley and "most of the sisters and some of the
brethren went with them to the Holy Vineyard PM where we held a meeting,"
2 Oct Samuel Clack's funeral at SF
1 Nov "The sisters buy 33 acres joining the north farm."
25 Nov "We go to the meeting house for the last time for the present."
Sun.
9 Dec A medium and two women with her come from Waterford.

Asa goes to Schenectady to get a deed for 32 acres of land purchased from
the Van Vrankens joining our north farm.
29 Jan Elder I.E. (Issachar Bates) andfeld^ress Paulina go on a missionary tour to
Charlton. Back on Feb. 2.
4 Feb An Irishman from Connecticut here for information.
A German here to join.
5 Feb An Irishwo^comes to join with a daughter 6 years old. ^- '- '*
A German woman comes for a home with a boy and a girl.
Charles takes the German to Mossis's after his things. \ Feb A
11 Feb Emily & Susanna Watkins here from Charlton.
12 F#b Emily & Susanna taken to CF on a visit.
13 Feb Emily & Susanna taken to WF on a visit.
17 Feb Emily & Susanna attend meeting with us.
20 Feb David Watkins here from Charlton and the two girls with him.
23 Feb A man (Wilcox) here from Troy to see if we would take a couple of boys but we
declined. ^
24 Feb Some of James Watkins1 relation here from Charlton.
28 Feb A man named Cole here from Oswego and binds his son Uriah to us.
29 Feb Elder IB, Eldress Paulina, Irena (Bates), Marcy, Betsy Harrison and Clarissa
go to Charlton on a missionary trip. Back on MARCH $.
*$ Mar The little dwarf medium and another young woman here from Waterford."