Jesse Wells - 1831 page
29 June Olive Steadied about 10:30 p.m. (~Jaz$sj**^^
13 Aug Sat ''Rebecca Bates died. Had funeral Sunday afternoon. 5^w---
27 Aug "Eunice R. ran away after dinner and cannot be found this evening."
28 Aug Sun Brethren turn out tolook for Eunice this afternoon. ^>4-
her home.
7 Sept Aaron Crandle came to live in our family. Also Eliza White and Eliza Chadwick.
23 Sept Eliza White "turned off" and Salathiel took her to Troy.
8 Oct /Samuel Pease died at CF . ^>--
Nov Very busy turning broom handles at mill by river.
1 Dec Stephen and Joel went to Albany to see Van Vechten concerning Mary Train. She
came here yesterday to demand her support."
2 Dec Stephen and Elder Brother go to see the Poormaster at Gibbonsville.
3 Dec A constable came and took Mary Train away.
9 Dec Take grain to Batterman's Mill to be ground.
1832
17 Jan Tues A constable came and took fourteen brethren to jail.
Wed & Th Justice went to Albany each day to see the prisoners.
29 Jan Sun Meeting at Meeting House. "Warder Criston the reprobate made his appearance there."
31 Jan Four sleighs went this morning for the prisoners and they all arrive safe home by noon.
26 Feb "Sally Watkins forsook her own mercy and went to the world,"
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25 Mar "Maria Lamb forced out of the Meeting House and taken away by her mother and company.
28 Mar "Oliver Train came here to put up with us."
2 Apr ''Elizabeth Hodgson died. 74 v-
5 Apr Oliver Train left.
6 Apr *1_eviDurrin died. ^ y*"~
8 Apr Aewis Wicks died.
19 May i-Anne Wells died.
2 June ""I turned 4450 broom handles this week."
6 June Stephen and Issacher went to the rver to rebuifd a bridge and the mill stream.
28 June Had tinkers from Albany put up gutters on the dwelling house and office barn.
4 July "Mary Prentice died at SF . 3^"->*-*-*
7 July "Almira Thomas died. t-fjw *-*-
8 July Sun v"We attended Almira's funeral at 8 a.m. and went from the graveyard to the Meeting
House and had a good meeting."
22 July Public meeting is suspended at present time.
2 Aug -/James Chapman went to Troy "after fcss oldmother. "
8 Aug Pamelia Wicks came here to live.
27 Aug /Ann Bryant died at SF. XT^'/^X-
2 Sept "As the public meeting is still
discontinued, we have meeting as we have done heretofore. 1
5 Sept ^Levi Pease died. ^/^**~-
16 Sept Meeting in Meeting House again,
20 Sept Hugh Cox came here to put up our horse mill.
2 Oct George Wells went to the world. "Elder Brother and 1 went to the CF to see ifwe could
have union in building a mill."
23 Nov "I finishturning broom handles and came home, haveing turned 11,250."
6 Dec "Stephen went to Albany with a donation for the inhabitants of Cape de Verde Islands."