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History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
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History draft; handwriting of , John L. Smith, Jonathan Grimshaw, Robert L. Campbell, , , and ; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
Elder Barradale was appointed to preside over Cheltenham ; Elder Rudd over the Nottingham Circuit Elder Pritchard to labor in Derbyshire; Elder Speakman to labor with Elder Parker in the Bradford Osmond Shaw in <at> Addingham, Yorkshire; George Eyres in Lincolnshire & there in connexion with Eld Henry Cuerdon; & Elder Samuel Downes in Derbyshire, in connexion with elder Hibbert
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June 6 <I rode out to the Prairie —> Earthquake in Java, destroying Nias and burying its inhabitants in the ruins.
The Total national debt of Europe is 10,499,710,000 German dollars <a Century ago the European Treasury was comparatively unincumbered> leave a line
<7> Concluded a settlement with gave him a deed for lot
<Visited who is very sick>
& a Co of 30 Saints mostly his own family arrive from Tennessee.
very sick.
In the afternoon rode out on horseback called on who was at work in his garden asked him who gave him leave to occupy that Lot? he answered “Your Honor”, when I replied you are perfectly welcome to it so far as I am concerned then continued my journey to the Prairie—
<9> Rode out to look at <shew Mr. Lewis some> lots in the
Continued most of the day with , who is <very> sick
<10> At home several brethren <bro [Jonas] Livingston & Goodrich [Riley Goodridge]> from N.H. visit me, about establishing a Cotton Factory in .
City Council met & passed “An Ordinance to regulate the rates of Toll at the Ferryin the City of ” which is published in the Neighbor
several petitions were presented to repeal the Hog Law which were rejected.
To shew the wickedness <& rascality> of <& the corrupt conspiracy formed against me in & > I insert the following letter <under date of the letter> “ (copy) Owens”
A Steamship <of Iron> called “the Great Britain,” is built at Bristol, England; at a cost of $45 £90,000 <she has six masts, & is 320 feet in length on deck & is said to be> it is the largest vessel that has been built since the days of Noah.
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<11> 10 a m Meeting at the (see Sermon book page 8 10)
<see journal of sermons) amalgamate>
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- [182]
See 6 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1570.
Thomas Bullock handwriting ends; Jonathan Grimshaw begins.
Insertion in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Jonathan Grimshaw handwriting ends; Thomas Bullock begins.
- [183]
See 7 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1570.
- [184]
TEXT: In his journal for 7 June 1843, William Clayton recorded that he gave Coolidge a deed for lot 3 block 24 in Nauvoo. The deed for that lot is dated 30 March 1843, not 7 June.
- [185]
See 8 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1570–1571.
- [186]
TEXT: Bullock inserted a leaf following this page with text copied by Jonathan Grimshaw from the Book of the Law of the Lord, as well as additional text Bullock wrote for the 8 June 1843 entry. The text on the inserted leaf, which Bullock numbered as page 40, should be inserted here.
- [187]
See 9 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1571.
- [188]
See 10 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1571.
- [189]
TEXT: This is the point to which the text was examined by George A. Smith and Thomas Bullock.
- [190]
See 11 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1571–1576.