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1852( cont.) ,
7 July Oliver and Sisters went to Pourlocks for mulberry leaves.
8 July Oiveraand Sisters went to Waterford after more mulberry leaves.
1 1 Aug Elders and deacons meet at Meeting House "to devise means for keeping the world
in better order. "
24 Aug V\fe began making sweet corn by steam.
6 Sept Simon released from the care of the bys and Abraham Newman took fiem.
10 Sept Asa's brother came to see him.
15 Sept Asa took his brother to Schenectady. /
17 Sept Jeremiah went to Albany for some clams for James Chapman.
10 Oct James Chapman quite poor.
13 Oct David Miller departed this life.
15 Oct Elder Amos and Brother Daniel labor with Oliver in a.m.
18 Oct Shubel is to go into thephysician's order and Jerettiiah be family deacon.
24 Oct (Sun) Henry Hanson and Oliver did the preaching to the world.
25 Oct Some thievery at SF last night -- $75 and a watch stolen.
26 Oct Brethren drawing brick for Ministry shop.
James Chapman died 4 6:30 p.m.
27 Oct Elder Brother went to inform the other families of James1 death.
31 Oct (Sun) Public meeting. Few of the world there. James V/atkins did preaching.
14 Nov(Sun) "This day we devote to the yearly sacrifice, in bringing our deeds to the light, etc."
6 Dec Took Jane Ronolds (Reynolds) to Albany.
8 Dec Brethren andsisters attended "the Dutch brother's funeral" at SF,

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1853
16 Jan (Sun) Abiel Hathaway "spoke some in meeting."
25 Feb David Stevens made up his mind to go to the world.
1 Mar "This day we keep in remembrance of our blessed Mother Ann's birthday. We attended
meeting at 9:30, had a good gift, quite a number spoke their feelings and the young
had operations, etc." ^
30 Mar Elder Brother Hawkins here. Said Calvin Wells was quite low.
31 Mar Calvin Wells died at NF. y
1 Apr Elders and some brethren and sisters attended Calvin's funeral.
30 Apr (Sat) A thief broke into the office this evening while the family was in meeting but got
little or nothing. ,
17 May James Watkins and Chapman^(Buckingham) went west tolook forpipestem wood.
William Smith came for another trial .
2 June Brethren getting stone for the cider mill house.
25 June Simon's two daughters here from the west.
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18 July Henry and William Gridley come to live in the house.
1 Aug Rudolph went to the world.
9 Aug Cramer Conklm and William S. Gridle^ran away and went to the world.
12 Aug "A great number of school children here from West Troy, have a meeting In the woods
etc. Theremometer up to 98*"
17 Aug Elder Amos and Brother Daniel here and 'made labor with Oliver."
29 Aug Henry Gridley went to the world.
3 Sept William and Ann Fross went to the world, also Christopher Zuber.
4 Sept "Holy Angels Warning Searching Light, Gathering of the Sheep"
5 Sepf Cate C onklin, Lucy Sole and Electa Dean went to the world.
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