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1876 (cont.)
from Saratoga.
Thrashed 280 bu. oates by 4 p.m. today.

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1877
18 Jan "We sent away Andrew, the English boy, believing him
to be past recovery in this life."
29 Jan George Koch, hired man who had taken care of the stock
over 3 years, quit and is bound for his home in Germany
John Baptist Buck takes the stock.
Commodore Vanderbilt died, worth about $50 million,
willed it all to his relatives except a little to his
doctor and minister.
Results of presidential election still not determined.
1 Feb Augustus, goes twice every day to the mill at Rosendale.
6 Feb Ephraim/Prentice died at CF. 75 yrs old
18 Feb Broom business going on - 2 hired men are winding, one
is sewing, a boy sizes the corn, Bro. Mathias sews,
ChasVpretsch sorts, Phil Motz sizes, Jeremiah LqeV
strings the handles.
22 Feb Send 150 doz. brooms to NYCity.
28 Feb We crosscut our logs with Jack, Gray Bill, Bay Ben and
Black Sam (the horses). John Flinn is driver and
writer is saw tender, Louis ox driver, and Louis and
John Schairer help with sawing.
1 Mar Presidential election finally determined. Hayes won
although Tildes had most people votes.
5 Mar Hayes inaugurated.
20 Mar "John Baptist Buck marched off today."
28 Mar Adam Schairer quit working here, paid off and gone to
the mines at Lake Superior.
2 Apr EldressPaulina left for her colored people in Phila-
delphia . Returned 17th. ,
5 Apr WilliamJohnson came fromSF to live at WF.
11 Apr Peter Schmidt and Claria 'Spencer came today for a
second privilege.
16 Apr Williams/Johnson begins to help sisters with wash in
place of>Mathew Messner.
19 Apr "Permiliatearl, our nurse, is sick, benumbed in a
measure.'
24 Apr Had 21 sheep bitten, 7 dead.
25 Apr Commissioner comes to see about sheep.
3 May Permilila. has been sick about 3 weeks.
12 May Adolphus Riemann, from Badan, 41 years old, joined.
24 May Rachelji McDonald and Florence Schriver to Troy to
change organs.
10 June (Sun) Prayer meeting. Chas. Grieves with his FULL
BEARD attended.
14 June Ann Maria^Reynolds went "to her beloved son in NY."
19 June Lois Free, one of Philadelphia Shakers, here. Went
home on 26th.
27 June "The sisters sent Clara Spencer back to her aunt (no

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