History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]

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<​May 9​> boat, and she performed her trip in less time than we anticipated and we returned home about 8 P.M.
10 May 1843 • Wednesday
<​10​> Directed never to let the court room be occupied by any person until he received $2.00 in advance.
The blossoms on the apple and other trees appear.
Took my Brother , , and Horace Whitney in my carriage to the Upper Steam Boat landing and back, they were intending to start on their mission, but no Steamboat came.
A meeting of the Saints at Leechburg, P<​a.​> numbered 5 Elders, 2 , 1 and 50 members.
11 May 1843 • Thursday
<​11​> At 6 a.m. [blank] Snow, , and others [HC 5:385]
8 a.m. went to see the new carriage made by Thomas Moore, which was ready for travelling
went to in the new carriage, I rode out as far as the Prairie.
10 a.m. , , , , , , , and assembled in Council, and voted that , Noah Rodgers [Rogers], , and Knowlton F Hanks, go on a mission to the Pacific Isles— Captain prepare himself to take a Mission to Wales— go to Ireland— , John Cairnes [Cairns], and to and that preside over the &c <​& be​> assisted by and — that Brother Cairnes go to Scotland, and to , under the direction of : and that come immediately to , or be cut off from the Church: <​Also​> that this recommend to President Joseph Smith as Clerk of the .
stated that had offered the use of his draft for the , Table &c., if any one would copy it, but he had not time to comply with the request of the quorum to furnish a full draft.
12 May 1843 • Friday
<​12​> Purchased half of the Steamer “Maid of ” from , and Captain commenced running her between and as a Ferry boat.
At sunrise arrived with a raft of 50,000 feet of pine lumber, <​for the and ​> from the on Black River Wisconsin, where the snow was about 2 ½ feet deep in the Winter.
In a Council of the it was agreed to visit , , and , and hold concerning the . [HC 5:386]
13 May 1843 • Saturday
<​13​> I rode to in Company with brothers and ; and tarried for the night with . brothers and slept at ’s— Brother went to , and Brothers and to .
14 May 1843 • Sunday
<​Sunday 14​> Meeting at when I preached, the following is a synopsis reported by .
“It is not wisdom that we should have all knowledge at once presented before us but that we should have a little at a time, then we can comprehend it. He then read the second epistle of Peter 1st. Chap 16 to last verses and dwelt upon the 19 verse with [p. 1548]
May 9 boat, and she performed her trip in less time than we anticipated and we returned home about 8 P.M.
10 May 1843 • Wednesday
10 Directed never to let the court room be occupied by any person until he received $2.00 in advance.
The blossoms on the apple and other trees appear.
Took my Brother , , and Horace Whitney in my carriage to the Upper Steam Boat landing and back, they were intending to start on their mission, but no Steamboat came.
A meeting of the Saints at Leechburg, Pa. numbered 5 Elders, 2 , 1 and 50 members.
11 May 1843 • Thursday
11 At 6 a.m. , , and others [HC 5:385]
8 a.m. went to see the new carriage made by Thomas Moore, which was ready for travelling
went to in the new carriage, I rode out as far as the Prairie.
10 a.m. , , , , , , , and assembled in Council, and voted that , Noah Rodgers [Rogers], , and Knowlton F Hanks, go on a mission to the Pacific Isles— Captain prepare himself to take a Mission to Wales— go to Ireland— , John Cairnes [Cairns], and to and that preside over the &c & be assisted by and — that Brother Cairnes go to Scotland, and to , under the direction of : and that come immediately to , or be cut off from the Church: Also that this recommend to President Joseph Smith as Clerk of the .
stated that had offered the use of his draft for the , Table &c., if any one would copy it, but he had not time to comply with the request of the quorum to furnish a full draft.
12 May 1843 • Friday
12 Purchased half of the Steamer “Maid of ” from , and Captain commenced running her between and as a Ferry boat.
At sunrise arrived with a raft of 50,000 feet of pine lumber, for the and from the on Black River Wisconsin, where the snow was about 2 ½ feet deep in the Winter.
In a Council of the it was agreed to visit , , and , and hold concerning the . [HC 5:386]
13 May 1843 • Saturday
13 I rode to in Company with brothers and ; and tarried for the night with . brothers and slept at ’s— Brother went to , and Brothers and to .
14 May 1843 • Sunday
Sunday 14 Meeting at when I preached, the following is a synopsis reported by .
“It is not wisdom that we should have all knowledge at once presented before us but that we should have a little at a time, then we can comprehend it. He then read the second epistle of Peter 1st. Chap 16 to last verses and dwelt upon the 19 verse with [p. 1548]
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