AFM-22, Reel 46, *300 Western Reserve Collection at NYS Library (on microfilm)

JOURNAL OF WEST FAMILY ,
Believe the author is ElderJesse Wells

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1822
13 Jan Large of assembly of spectators at meeting house - 80 sleighs.
2 Feb "Elder Brother went to the CF and got some stones for rolling lashes, have a close rub
concerning being so shiftless and not paying our debts. "
5 Feb Luther paid the CF $50.
8 Feb "David went to Albany with a load of wood to pay rent . "
21 Feb "I went to the mill to buzz broom handles and buzzed my finger."
27 Feb Masons came to j> to dress out stones for the cellar wall for the new dwelling house.
18 Mar "I went to the CF to see William Bates concerning electerizing machine. "
22 Mar "The electerizing machine done. 'Yk^w
9 April "I went to the CF to help Nathan'make some tools for putting balls in chair posts."
14 Apr Did not go to meeting House but had two "walking meetings" at home.
29 April David released from Deacon.
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2 May Issachar^and Joel "began to set window frames for the new house. "
5 May Had a"quick manner meeting at home . "
13 June /'Asa Seaton came again to be a Believer." #^*AXW, /t 21 July We went to the Meeting House as usual, a large assembly of spectators there, and a "saucy
Methodist priest among them who made some disturbance; however, he appeared to be
frustrated in his desjam-A
Oliver and EzekiaPare the usual speakers to the spectators in meeting - Ezekial's sermons
are always described as "lengthy." A&&*f**
23 July "William Celey (Seely) came to live in our family. Ogden came nome with 6 sheep the
dogs had killed..^
^Elderly David tell down stairs and hurft himself badly.
29 July Benjamin Train and William Bates watched with David last night, and then also are men-
tioned at various times SalathieL Justice* Luther, Proctor, Joel, Abiathar and Abraham
Hendrickson. ^
21 Aug Severe hailstorm - broke 160 panes of glass at WF.
30 Aug 'Margaret White died - <3kerofrQ4^t*'P?*^*''
12 Sept *~A woman and 3 children by name of Annas came to the SF.
28 Oct Luther went to Jonas Yearsley's to attend a meeting for establishing a society forthe
detecting of horse thieves.
13 Nov The Elder Brotherwent tothe SF to speak to the Elders ofbeing set offas a separate family.
15 Nov Elder EbenezerTcro . Rufus, Elder Brother and Freegift here to speak of the order for the
SF. We all went to the SF to talk with the El ders there; the Ministry gave Ezekial a
gift to speak to the family to call Calvin, Elder Calvin, and Elizabeth, Eldress Elizabeth."
20 Nov David went to Schenectady for lime "and brought a puppy home with him."
23 Nov "We had a good shaking meeting in the evening."
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24 Nov In afternoon we had meeting at home and danced in the circular manner.

2 Dec Winter school starts,Oliver Prentiss the teacher.
5 Dec. Thanksgiving today, "We have meeting this morning at 10, danced 4 songs and walked 4,
then attended to cleaning, etc."