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22 Mar Sisters hatchel nearly 700 cwt. of flax.
23 Mar Sisters finish carding tow.
27 Mar Girls begin spinning tow,, sisters linen.
9 Apr "A reading meeting today. Some/come from each family, we attend
in the Meeting House." '
10 Apr Stanton Buckingham sawed his knee very badly at sawmill, laid
up, can't walk.
6 May Azuba T. , Almira T. , Abby M. go to live with girls in the 2d
House & Nancy White goes to live with the big girls.
12 May "The physicans are stilling the apple parens."
15 May DAB anaChas. are making a fence around the Center.
29 May Elders begin to whitewash and clean the, garrets.
2 Jun Finish cleaning in the First House.
3 Jun "No work done, the day kept sacred in praising God & all the
Holy Angels who have protected us."
7 Jun NF sisters clean the Meeting House.
8 Jun Moriah T. & PAB "went to the Center to paint the fence."
"Some spiritual deaths" at SF.
12 Jun Moriah T. ,& PAB paint windows in Ministry Shop and upper part
of Meet i ng House .
21 Jun Three brethren went after fir trees to set out at Center.
2 July The Second Order attend meeting with us today.
6 Jul "Jeremiah C fffh a ssealed his doom in the death of his soul."
7 Jul "Sarah Jane McBride has run her race among Believers. Sisters
of Office went to town with her."
8 Jul "M.Gillet & C. Downs went home with Freelove Whipple as it was
her choice."
11 Jul Moriah T.'s worms begin to wind their balls.
14 JUI A load of sistgers went after tea the second time.
1 Aug Freegift Wells came back to his old home to live again.
20 Sep The Office brethren brought home a large bell.
23 Sep Bell is hung in temporary place.
Thomas Wells buried, died 22d at WF . 46
24 Sep Jacob Green died at NF. tU
Edwin Clary made up his mind to go to his father.
10 Oct Brethren from Lebanon - 21 from all families - come to help
raise the mill.
11 Oct Mill raised, "got all of the bends up."
12 Oct Raising finished. AA finishes girls1 school.
13 Oct Lebanon brethren return home.
16 Oct some of sisters making mops for sale.
26 Oct Had Harriet Slater and Catherine A.S. bound.
9 Nov "Made my quincy sauce."
21 Nov Morlah T. and I "went to reeling silk."
23 Nov Freegift & Nathan Slosson very sick with inflammation of bowels.
24 Nov Mary Mu I I ey d i ed . M~ tf-fl ~3
9 Dec Freegift able to go outdoors; Nathan very sick.
12 Dec Freegift ableff-o go some to his shop.
27 Dec Nathan Slosson d i ed . AJL 7$-3-}?
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4 Jan Azuba leaves girls & Nancy Wells goes to live with them.
8 Jan Elder Brother resigned his place to Freegift.
25 Jan Ministry returning to Lebanon. With them halfway went Eld Bro
Freegift, DAB, Moriah T., Eld Sis Eliza W., Benj. T., Willard A,
Angeline Annas & PAB. Met with Lebanon elders & party - 20 in all.
12 Feb I start spinning linen.
6 Mar Changes at NF. Jane H . " out of Eldress Order & Phebe Smith in.
23 Mar The brethren saw 135 loads ofwood this week and sisters carded
266 Ibs. of tow.
26 Mar Sisters finish tow - 308 Ibs. "There has also been spun for
mops yarn for 3 doz. and 10 runs forcarpet yarn.
Mori I la Camel went to her mother gain.
Deacons have bought Jacob Groat's farm - 80 acres, together with
his part of the house which he & his brother occupied, $635 or
$6350, to be paid quarterly.
29 Mar Elder Bro. moving scuttle door from north to south side of
dwelling house to make room for belfry.
3 Apr "Thisla.m. is spent by ma.ny in cleaning. This p.m. there was 12
instruments in company with the beloved Ministry & Elders. They
took waterffrom the Saviour's Fountain and sprinkled it thru the
buildings. There was no one to out of the Valley."
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