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1876
3 Jan Katy George returns to Troy.
10 Jan Chauncy goes to Philadelphia. Fannie Seymour comes.
31 Jan Masons come to build chimneys in new house.
3 Feb Destructive NW wind yesterday. Replace broken window glass.
8 Feb Take loads of provisions to Albany for the poor.
13 Feb John Reid of Scotland comes.
27 Feb (Sun) Hat tie George and another woman come on foot from Albany to visit.
28 Feb John Reid sets out.
Henry George attends a teachers' institute at New Salem. Returns Mar. 4
5 Mar Jesse Wells^died at WF. (98 years old)
9 Mar Abbie Messenger^dies at CF.
14 Mar Betsy Hawkins^ies at CF.
28 Mar Elder Galen goes to NY and Philadlphia. Returns April 5th.
1 Apr Henry George goes to Albany after his furniture. John Litz hired for
another year.
8 Apr Go to Albany to get bales of broomcorn shipped from Philadelphia.
10 Apr "Henry George moves his woman and furniture here from Albany."
11 May "Henry George's woman leaves."
13 May Brother Gordon^orton taken seriously ill.
18 May Brother Gordon^died. 76 years old. Came among Believers May 12, 1847.
20 May Dig the grave.
21 May Performjthe funeral service. His nephew here.
24 May Eldress Paulina Bates^and a sister leave for Philadelphia.
1 July Fixing the new house for a family from|Troy to move intov
3 July Go to Troy after the family - Samuel and Margaret Gould"and two boys,
5 and 3. They move into south half of the new house.
4 July "The families have a centennial meeting in the grove."
6 July Elder Galen"laid the corner stones for a new broomshop^on the Sand Creek
Road. "x
8 July Raised new broom shop.
15 July Jane Cornell and daughes Minny & Bertha, come to stay.
17 July Man, Lewis Funk, with four children - 2 boys & 2 girls, comes.
28 July Putting in a foundation for a heater in brick dwelling house.
14 Aug Ozias makes two trips to Troy for Loren Shook's furniture.
16 Aug "A young man here calling himself, Edw^ard Jerome."
19 Aug Two English brothers, George & John Lindsey, here from "some English
governmental paper to gather information in regard to the Centennial."
21 Aug The two Englishmen taken to Troy.
27 Aug Robert Hunt joins.
7 Sept Edw^ard Jerome taken to Troy.
14 Sept "Two children kidnapped away by a mother who had deserted them. Lewis
Funk, the father, is with us together with one boy and older girl."
15 Sept "Lewis Funk and son go to Greenbueh and recapture the two children by
strategem."
16 Sept Loren Shook goes to Troy after his woman and two children and moves into
north half of new house.
23 Sept Elizabeth Swan comes from Philadelphia with man, Shaw.
27 Sept Elizabeth and Shaw return.
28 Oct Man here,' editor forFrench Socialist Bulletin.
29 Oct Abraham Ellis and William1 Carpenter unite. Ministry spend Sabbath in
Philadelphia.
30 Oct Ozias, Sister Polly and Sister Elisabeth Ann start for Philadelphia.
31 Oct Ministry home from western journey.
9 Nov Ozias and others return from Philadelphia.
22 Nov "William Carpenter goes to NY to settle business. Does not return.
Free country.11
25 Nov "CD (Chauncy Dibble) & Lewis F(unk) to Troy to see Commission."
27 Nov "Abraham Ellis puts flOO in money in Elder Galen's charge."