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8 June Brethren went after butternut bark for coloring wool.
11 Oliver & the rest of the group working on the MH shed began to
boaRD AT Office. AM the brethren that use a scythe & could
get one to use mowed in the dooryard before breakfast.
Lydia in the linter chamber bottoming chairs.
15 Betsy Hawkins helped C I ar'rssa bottoming chairs.
Garret Witbeck's funeral.
16 Brought load of butter nut bark from River Farm.
17 "Have public meeting. They let the world through on the white
f I o o r ."
18 CF & Lydia "caked white wa, a great quantity of it."
21 Friend Humphrey & family came, had dinner & supper.
22 "Bible man came,, stayed over night, CC bought 7 Bibles and
12 testaments."
26 "Two men came nearly this morning to forbid our paying the man
for pickets they engaged to make as he has failed etc."
AB and Lydia were taken to Island to help with cooking as they
were raising a house. Had 18 for breakfast, 27 for dinner,
44 for supper.
30 Ex-Gov. Marcy and company came & stayed a short time.
MorrelI bleached basket stuff.
2 July Took Ring, the kitten, to Chas. Van Benthuysen.
"Coon, the one engaged to make the pickets, came & concluded
to have the fence carried back & another one made of better wood."
3 Men mending plasted in Ministry Shop, took down overhead plaster
in both rooms & patched.
4 Elder Brother thought New or South or Camp farm might be called
PIeasant Hill.
5 Two brethren went after cicuta .
6 Drew two loads of basswood plank from Vischers Ferry.
17 Went to Lansingburgh'after MH fence, Coon & another came to
put it up. Began to lath the privies for the MH.
23 A company of Notts from Schenectady came, called for dinner,
broke a large sugar bowl.
25 Brethren went near Bennington for wormwood.
26 Maria began to quilt on a comforter for "old house."
27 Fred & 3 sisters went to Roots wool factory in Albany & home
via cemetery (Albany Rural).
Judge Harris and family came for dinner.
30 Nov To Ida M i l l s
and got cloth for Union Village.
1 Dec Have had a hired hand. Popjoy, digging a well at Pleasant H i l l . Have got
down to hard pan with no sign of water, quite discouraged.
5 SB "burning out" the chimneys.
Maria finished a cloth partition in the east room, with two brethren fixing
the wood and hooks.
6 Get a tierce of rice (tierce - equal to 42 wine gal., Webster)
7 John Ingham came to see his children.
11 Charles Brackett to Lebanon "to show them some about making brooms."
13 CC got 2'gaI. of extra molasses to eat on pancakes.
14 Richard Dean came from SF to say that Alexander Youngs came home from NYC
yesterday with $700-800, put it on a desk in their room, and it is taken
"by whom they could give no guess but think it is their own folks."
15 Elder Brother, CC & Frederick and some from WF go to South Family. Males
all called in one at a time and examined. No clues and no money found.
16 A colored man, a previous visitor, came to ask for money to help Negroes.
Was to lecture in Methodist Meeting House in evening.
18 Simon Atherton and Laban Babbit came from Harvard. Paid CV $34 for 70
bonnets they have sold for her.
21 "Finally hit water in welI at Pleasant Hi I I .One man worked 80 days, think-
ing it would take 4 weeks before it w i l lbe finished.
23 Caroline Downs came out of "physician's lot" and Matilda Wells went in.
25 "Christmas day, we keep it the same as usual, no company except an aged
man near 84 years, he stayed all day and night, is very cold."
26 Two brothers from Tyringham came to learn something about making brooms
and obtain some broom corn. (Aaron Manchester and Richard Van )
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2 Jan CC and Loren came home (from Lebanon) soon after dinner, informed the folks
the Ministry were on thef^ay. l*The sisters flew hither and yon as there was
no fire at Meeting House. They came in about an hour. It was quite warm
and comfortable by then"
5 Sat. "The elders, deacons, farmers had a meeting this morning about building the
barn etc. and all cannot think alike about it."
6 "Just as we are going to meeting a poor man came to get something to eat.
CC stopped to attend to him a few moments and got fastened out of the
Meeting House and by that means lost his meeting with the Ministry (not a
very comfortable feeling)."
10 SB went to WEst Troy to pay the taxes $295.66. CV lent money to pay the
Island tax of $25.75.
11 Jan. Rain and hail. CC came home soon after dinner completed glazed over with ice.
12 Elijah Slosson and his son came over 100 miles to see Nathan & Jonathan, not
knowing they were both dead.
Have drawn 19 loads of basswood plank.
14 A young woman came to intercede for her two little sisters. She was given
permission to fake them to the SF.
17 Went to Ida M i l l s
with a handkerchief for a sample to make for Shakers.
27 BSYoungs and Frederick Evans spoke in public meeting, Evans about an hour,
BSY 15 minutes, some of the Legislature came and the Governor's secretary --
got dinner for 9 including drivers.
9 Feb Got the handkerchiefs from Ida M i l l s
and sold 19 to the SF for their sisters.
10 Snyder from Columbia County has brought a bill in the Senate concerning
Shaker property.
11 Frederick went to Albany to see about the bill, brought home a copy.
12 WF also took 19 handkerchiefs for their sisters for $5.60.
14 Francis'' Chase came from Canaan and asked CM "to give up Sands of NYC to
them to trade with altogether."
Two men came to get all the sweet corn they could. Were sold 30 bushels
at $4/bu.
15 Frederick and others came home from Albany. "They had lost all their labor,
what the resultwill be, time will decide.
19 Went to Ida M i l l s
and "found they were unable or unwilling to make the dark
blue handkerchief they had agreed to unless they could make a large quan-
tity of them."
Took George"Price to Dr. March to have a piece of steel taken from his eye.
21 "SB, Smith Taylor and Wm went to Pleasant Hill to put the endless chain in
the well and get it to work but found it an endless job as everything had
been before pertaining to the well, for the chain broke and they came home
and left it in the bottom of the well."
Loren began sawing timber for the new barn.
23 Sat Bishop, Barnes- & Maxon from Madison County came withrheir wives and had
d i nner .
24 Sun Sen. Mann, Sec. of State Morgan and a number more women, 7 i n c l u d i n g drivers,
had dinner. "Elder Brother opened a gift in the morning meeting for every-
one to select something in the Bible or of Mother. The first Elders to bring
forward'in fhe^afternoon meeting. Accordi ng ing I yall united and we had a
good meeting. Some read, others spoke, what they could remember.
25 Frederick went to Albany, saw some of the members that are friendly, talked
with them some about Mr. Snyder's resolutions.
1 March "This day we keep in commemoration of our blessed Mother Ann. We all im-
proved in speaking or reading a verse in Scripture or some of the first
elders' words or some good son. All the family united in this gift. We truly
had a very pretty meeting."
4 Mar Elder Richard & Jonathan came (from Lebanon) to see what it was best to do
about Snyder's resolutions.
7 Elder Brother, DAB, CC & SB are taking a great labor in looking over the
accounts since 1809 to form something to carry in to the Senate so they can
know how immensely richwe are as they are much alarmed about it, some of
them.
9 Asa Seaton came to have CC'bleed his horse which "was ta^e*.-sudden and
very bad."
11 Have 5 hired men this week.
Men are chopping wood as there is not enough water to use the sawmill.
17 (sab) Some of the Governor's family came and ate dinner.
19 "The report or statement of each Society was read in the Senate this after-
noon and gave good satisfaction aflnlwas ordered printed."
21 Sistersprought over 100 doz. brushes to the Office.
22 Asa's horse died.
25 CC & Daniel carried some seeds over thejriver, crossed in a skiff rowed by
an Indian. Geo. Weaver and boy began to size broom corn - our boys did
not do it we!I.
26 Brought home the reports that have been printed.
29 Elder Brother & Fred to Albany "to see how they felt about what has been
done, found Snyder cross as ever.
30 Senators Williams & Beckman came from Albany and stayed overnight at WF.
31 Company of Senators & Assemblymen came to meeting; BSYoungs preached. Got
dinner for 13. Abby Messenger came to Office to work.
3 April Had two turkeys stolen.
4 Went to Albany to see what theytould do about the turkey thieves.
5 Fred & CC took an early start for the Pine Bush to see the inhabitants
before they left their homes. Adam Goby andPeter Hanar are supposed to be
the thieves but they had left.
Clarissa bought two bolts for the outside doors and they were put on.
7 Eight of Legislature and 2 drivers (a^jd dinner - 67 meals Office had pre-
pared for Legislature.
8 Had to get meals for 4 ladies, 3 ga^deMers, 4 cjuhner^s,4 'b'eggarsi, 7 hi'red
men and 1 proselyte.
9 Clarissa & Catharine begin to work on feather dusters.
22 "CC & Fred went to see the neighbors about having a road made back of our
barn and so through to MOrrises." Henry caught 7 foxes.
23 April Some dogs got among our sheep. 23 dead, killed or in consequence of attack.
24 Fred & Nehemiah went after the dogs but to no purpose."
"William Bates let it be known he had made up his mind to leave for good
and all, accordingly he road with CM to Schenectady . "
I May Quite a few from the family went to Groat's funeral. He was about 90 years
"and had always been acqua i nted^ith Believers and very friendly."
3 Lucy Fuller came to work in Office because Moriah is very lame.
5 Have 10 hired men. Conrad Smith, aJGerman, has made a large sink for PAB,
steps to sisters privy, large sink for men to wash at back door; small sink
to empty water in; he lines office privy, fixed up the henyard, and put
a partition in the barn.
6 Edwin Hays decided to go and live with his mother.
9 Thu CC & Fred went to get jurors to decide about the road on Saturday.
10 Eldress Ruth (Landon) taken quite sick.
II Sat The jurors - 13 < 14 men - came about 5 p.m. and had supper, then went on
to Morris 1 tavern and gave verdict in favor of road.
20 M. G i l let andA. Train were to go home with the Groveland Ministry, but
(Returned to Wvlt on June 7th with 2 Groveland sisters.)
A. Train refused and ElectajThomas took her place.
28 Went to Ida M i l l s
in Troy^and linen factory in Lansi ngburgh .
30 Eldress Ruth idied. Six sisters laid her out. Elder Sister Eliza and Eliza
Ann "watched with the corpse."
1 June "All the children and feeble ones came to see the corpse in the morning.
It was brought down in the Meeting House where all could see. Funeral began
2:00 p.m., ended 3:45. Sisters went to the grave, all- but the feeble and
children. Eldress Ruth spoke a few words thru Sister Betsy. We had a very
good funeral. Elder Rufus gave Eldress Ruth's title to Sister Asenath
(Harwood). He requested all that felt union with it to hold up their hands
and it was quickly done."
5 Morgan Strong came after money to help pay for a fence around the Methodist
burying ground as two that had left the Society had been buried there.
Stephan gave him $2 and Fred $2.
6 Stephen Goodwin from Harvard, one of ADvent Believers, came with George
Peavy but did not eat.
12 Desire & Laura came (from NF) . We gave them 24 yds striped stamp blue
for visiting gowns and 4 yds check for girls' aprons.
13 James Wicker who left Canterbury about 7 years ago, came with his wife and
had dinner.
15 Noxon Weaver and an Irishman help Loren frame the barn.
21 Have had 12-13 hired men on Island this week and 10-12 at home.
3 July Brethren are painting 2d house and sisters are painting windows of Brick
Shop, Yellow Shop,Stone Shop and 2d house.
4 Took|sistars who had been painting out to find some crosswort and found
cons i derable.
5 Went again after crosswort; one brother who went after them could not find
them; another fouj% them but they did not get home until after 8 p.m.
and they were completely drenched from a hard thunderstorm.
6 Woke about 4 a.m. with sound of rushing water. Dooryard to east covered
and almost up to Meeting House. "If the water had not found its way thru
into the old creek that was here many years ago, the kitchen floor would
have been covered. Office cellars had 2 feet of water in them, everything
had changed its place that stood on the bottom or within reach of the water
--soap, preserves, meat, butter, tubs, pails, jugs, etc. The old house,
having no drain, took 2-3 men all morning to dip the water out. Cellar
under new part was filled so Fred & Nehemiah waded in waist deep to get
things out." Bridges destroyed, Island almost under water. Luckily the
dam at the bid, pond did not break as the little one did.
9 Prudence Spender died. Funeral the next day at 4 p.m. as corpse swel I ed /&2r=-
so much. President Taylor died the same day.
11 Went for crosswort and cicuta.
14 Lucy & Lydia go into Office kitchen, Moriah G. & Abby M. came out.
19 4^ inches of rain.
20 Island covered with water. Managed to get horses off.
21 Water in river had fallen 5 feet so buildings again visible on Island.
24 Have to go around Island and lift up corn as tops are bent over and
stuck in mud.
27 Fisher's son came from Lansingburg linen factory with glove & tape yard
that had been ordered.
31 "Cream", CM's horse, "taken very sick and they very much feared he would
die. They gave him medicine, bled and gave injections, rubbed him and worked
until past midnight when he seemed better."
6 Aug This morning rise at 4, assemble at 4:30 in memory of Mother Ann's landing
in America.
7 Rained about noon; 30 men, women & children stopped under our shed 2-3 hours.
8 Fred finished carding wool - began 4th.
9 Rained quite hard. Two groups went berrying. They stood in water almost
waist deep some of the time.
16 Finished haying at River Farm - 110 loads brought home.
21 Got 40 Ibs. blue warp from Ida M i l l s ;
gathered pennyroyal.
28 Aug "This is the day WEbster was hung." Took 602 Ibs. of husks to Winne.
2 Sept CC came home on foot from the Island; left his team it stormed so.
3 CC went to Island early, wafer rising fast so he & Daniel'Sherman got their
horses off and to the River Farm, then went back hoping to get some corn
home, but couldn't. Borrowed a wagon to come home at night. Water nearly
over Island again.
7 "The North house brethren (Lebanon) started for home. They have been to
the fair as this is the great week for the State Fair held at Bull's Head
(Tavern in Menands)."
17 Elder Brother showed some of the people about cutting "open frocks". Dix
Tues. the clothier and family and John Townsend & family came for dinner - had
38 in all.'
21 "This morning arose at 4, meeting at 4:30, at 8:00 sisters commence their
march. Got thru before 10 and went to their employment."
22 John Powell was taken away from 2d Order last week; came here yesterday and
again this morning, felt very bad, said he never wanted to leave Believers
but was told to go.
24 Got 2 bbls. of corned beef - one for Office, one for Island.
Judge Parker and family have dinner. MG made bbI. of soap.
2 Oct Betty'Sherman died, 99 years o l d .
5 Finish harvesting broom corn on Island - 92 very large loads, and bought
10 loads. John Low is laying around.
6 John Low is crazing around today.
8 Digging mortar out of Stone Shop, readying it for the masons to repoint.
Heavy frost, spoiled the grapes.
9 Went fo/arrange to buy Groat's brick house & 5 acres that are for sale,
now owned by Cagier Staunton.
10 Bought bbl. pickled blue fish for family.
19 In Albany, got b b l . ofbeef, quintle of codfish, and a load of wool hats
for the fami Iy.
20 Caleb Dyer came. Had been, with another brother, to visit North Union,
Sun Union Village, White Water, Watervliet (Ohio) and "brought a bountiful
store of love and good gifts which he gave out in the afternoon meeting."
24 CC took his wool hats around to the families. Many were too large. CF
took 15.
26 Groat house & 5 acres bought for $1100.
28 Got out a load of stone for the new barn. Hard rain, Island again nearly
all under water and fear that turnip crop will be lost.
3 Nov This is the day for general opening throughout the Society. No meeting at
all. Supper of bread and water; the other two meals were comfortable.
6 Abigail Messenger, to be in Office in place of Mori ah G i l let,Mori ah having
asked to be released because of ill health.
9 Harvested 230 bu. turnips on Island. Buried them in woods on 13th.
25 El I isgirls and 2 boys from SF came to CF to Iive.
27 Brethren have laboring meeting every MOnday, sisters on Wednesday.
5 Dec DAB, Albert Twiss, CC and S. Rose went to find the line between 2d Order
farm and Groat's.
6 Were beginning to buy grains for their cattle - sort of feed.
Hannah Cole having eyes operated on by Dr. March.
12 Thanksgiving. Meeting same as usual after/dinner. Loren and his men finish
framing the barn except the rafters which are being by machine.
16 Fred & CC went to Albany pedling pickles, applesauce & sweet corn.
20 Brought Phebe C.Freeman, about 7 yrs old, from Albany.
24 Brought Eliza Ann & Charlotte Catchpole, 11 & 6 years old, from Albany.
25 Christmas. "We kept it same as common. In afternoon Office folks went
to WF and stayed until 7:30 p.m.
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2 Jan Ellis girls's father brought their 3 year old sister to live here also.
7 Dr. Wing came to see Martha Bates; bought cookstove for Office bakers.
9 Ellis girls' mother hired a boy to bring her & stayed all night.
A. McClure, John Winne & TreadwelI came with families for supper - 19 with
drivers.
14 Governor Fish and family had lunch and Fred took them around shops, kitchen etc.
15 Sisters were assembled after supper and told that Moriah G i I let's taking
care of girls aga i n .
31 This is the day Reuben Dunbar is hung for murder of Stephen and David Lester,
8 and 10 years old; had been married 1 month at the time.
1 Feb Two Catchpole g i r l staken to Albany. "It was not thought they would make
Believers."
3 Free/to Schenectady toget blasting powder and fusesffo use in quarry.
7 Farmers have carried almost 800 loads of stone for new barn.
10 Rained last night and froze'ithis morning - everything a perfect glaze and a
number have fallen. Sisters assembled (under 60 and over 21 yrs) and spoken
to.
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