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For the year 1839
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12 Sept Eunice and I color red flannel.
22 Sept Harriet Clary died. teiV^-iq
28 Sept Ephraim P. and DAB grind sage.
18 Oct 14-16 sisters have gone after "prinsispine" (Princess pine).
25 Oct "It is cold enough to freeze a toad."
1 Nov Brothers finish shingling the Stone Shop.
3 Nov "Everyone must work for life."
4 Nov "We retire today and labor,for an inward work."
17 Nov "The shop comes along very slowly."
20 Nov Chauncey C. and Thos. Wells gofto see about glass for the shop.
24 Nov "We sisters arise at 2 this morning and go to our work."
25 Nov "Cold as ever I should wish to see."
4 Dec Begin to put in windows in Stone Shop.
18 Dec Brethren killed 24 hogs today, average 320 Ibs. each.
19 Dec Borrow a machine from Schenectady to grind meat, grind 700 Ibs
24 Dec Elizabeth S, Lucy F. and I pick 28 fowls.
The end of this year has shurely come
And many has gone to their long home;
And many more we have here can see
Are on the brink of Eternity."
19 Jan Nancy Carter died.
29 Jan W i I I i a mb**r clie d
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3 Feb We have numbers of Assembly come to see us.
14 Feb I fake 12 baskets to Office.
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1 Mar Angeline P/rdied.
10 Mar We have 30 members with their ladys to attend out meeting, and
6 drivers. 8 stay al I night. Mary Robinson died.,^e, 72 -
13 Mar Morre I I and Fred attend Legislature and 4 sisters with them.
15 Mar A load from West Family attend court today.
17 Mar 12 Assembly members attend public meeting, including Speaker
and his lady.
21 Mar John Dean and Fred take some sisters to Legislature.
22 Mar I finish 12 more baskets - 3 doz. this year.
27 Mar Elder Brother & Fred to Legislature with 4 sisters.
13 Apr "They say the bill has passed the House. Amen."
14 Apr 12 attend out meeting., "the Speaker of the Assembly and with
him the Speaker from Philadelphia and 4 others from same place."
17 Apr "Chauncey C., Clarissa V. and Moriah T. has took up their
baggage to go somewhere or other to sell some bonnets."
21 Apr "We look for great many; but there comes but few of the Assembly
11 May Moriah T. comes out of Office; Lydia A. goes in.
26 May This morning is beautiful and bright
Birds do sing with great delight
And I will learn to fear the Lord
And love to keep his holy word."
31 May Dorothy Kibbe died.&e ^-
22 Jun I go to weaving a piece of white pocket handkerchief.
4 July "Today is a great day with many and why not with me. [ put in
the kitchen 40 new cups & saucers and 44 new bowls. Likewise 12
large pie plates in the baking room."
T1 Jul "The physicians sisters has with some others been herbing two
days this week . "
31 Jul "I finish my piece of pocket handkerchief. It is 37 yards long
and makes 62 handkerchiefs."
1 Aug Issachar Bates fell from a building and hurt himself.
6 Aug Elder Brother.,DAB, Catherine V.., Nancy Wells and I go after
I i verwort .
16 Aug Sisters finish spinning on the jenny for this year.
23 Aug Catherine V and Jennet A. have drunk some poison tea & are
very sick.
28 Aug "I go info the NOrth Chamber to live and with great pleasure
lay aside my deaconess-ship."
31 Aug Ministry return to New Lebanon and fake little Jane Reynolds
with them .
24 Sept Workmen have come to lath and plaster the Stone Shop.
2 Oct DAB, Catherejne V and Jennet A went after herbs.
24 Oct Sisters went after wintergreen.
25 Oct Masons finish plastering and leave.
30 Oct North Family move into their new house today.
18 Nov "To the old tan house I must go, there to take my station in
learning to weave tape; tho not my own choice but to obey
my Deaconess will and voice, and that I must do with great
pleasure."
19 Nov Brethren kill 14 hogs; have 340 Ibs. of sausage meat.
13 Dec I finish weaving the chair bottoms; 5 pieces & 74 yards in
each p i ece.
18 Dec Brethren kill 2 beef.
19 Dec Brethren kill 10 old hogs and 8 pigs; 250 Ibs. "link meat."
25 Dec Christmas. "As usual we give an offering to the poor."
Eighteen hundred and 39 has fled away
And with us will not any longer stay
Then to eighteen hundred and forty we must look
And with this stamp begin our books.
1840
2 Jan Eunice J. and Betsy H. hetcheled some flax and 18-20 sisters
went to carding tow. We card 2 days,30-40 wgt.
17 Jan 30 below zero.
25 Jan Jesse H. comes home something awful tore I ate. Little
Tommy has sealed his fate and to the worid he goes. Elder
Brother and Fred W. went to Albany with h i m .
31 Jan Abigail White of SF broke'.her arm.
1 FEb "This evening we assemble together to be spoken to in relation
to the change that is to take place, Elder Sister Prudence has
requested to be released and Sister Polly has taken her place
and Mor i ah Treadway has gone to Irve with her."
12 Feb Elder Brother and Fred W. went to Albany to see Legislature,
something going on about the bill again.
16 Feb (Sunday) As usual we assemble in Meeting House. The Speaker
of Assembly and 4 other gentlemen attend out meeting and come
i nto the house.
17 Feb Take Ruth Whipple to her mother in West Troy. Can't find her
br i ng Ruth back.
21 Feb Jesse H. goes info Elder's lot, Stanton to Office.
2 Mar Gideon Cole dies and she writes: tULfty-Z-)*!
In the cold ground have they laid Gideon deep
And ShalI we mourn or shalI we weep
Nay, but we will rejoice with God above
That he has took him in mercy or in love.
For the year 1839
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