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Day in the Life

Nov 27, 1844

Journal Entry

November 27, 1844 ~ Wednesday

27th Left Stonnington at day light in a storm or
against a strong wind arived in New York
at 4 o'clok took coach rode to Ilus F Carters store
460 Pearl st. from thence he accompanied
us to his dwelling 24 second street out of the
Bowery we found him & his family well fare to
New York from New Bedford self & Lady $11.25
distance from New Bedford to New York 250 miles.
during the evening I called at the Prophet Office
No 7 spruce street from thence 160 20th st. then
returned to 24 second st & spent the night
[FIGURE] I recieved A letter from my Father & Mother stating
that Samuel Deming had turned Father off from
the mill after he had spent all of his life untill old age
& had spent the last summer in repairing the mills untill
they were ready to start & winter ready to set in
was turned off without any notice, may the Lord
reward him according to his work

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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
547 mentions
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Woodruff, Azubah Hart
31 Jul 1792 - 20 Mar 1851
255 mentions
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Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
392 mentions
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11 mentions

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New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
New York
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

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Nov 27, 1844