History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]

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19 April 1844 • Friday
Friday 19 A Company of about 80 Saints arrived
In the evening rode to the Upper Steam Boat landing
20 April 1844 • Saturday
20 started for to purchase goods
I rode out to the Prairie with <​and my two boys​> & to the Prairie which is now very green
& rode to & spent the night with
21 April 1844 • Sunday
Sunday 21 At home rainy day A meeting at the preached “on the law of nature”
Elders & held <​attended​> a & preached to the Saints in — where 26 Elders volunteered <​to go out preaching​>
attended a conference at .
22 April 1844 • Monday
22 All night lightning, thundering, raining with strong East wind— which continued thro the day
The is very high All the mills in the stopped on account of the high water.
This morning a man who had put up at my house, told me he wanted to see me alone, I went into my room with him, when he told me he was a Prophet of God, that he came from — and he prophesied that this Government was about to be overthrown, and the Kingdom which Daniel speaks of, was about to be established somewhere in the West, and he thought in .
My brother arrived from with some 40 or 50 Saints.— I spent some time with him in the <​evening​>.
& started for , but on account of a tremendous storm <​of hail and rain​> they were glad to take shelter at bro: ’s where they spent the night
23 April 1844 • Tuesday
Tuesday 23 From 9 to 12 a general meeting of the Saints <​Citizens friendly to my Election, met <​was held​>​> in the to elect a delegate to go to the Baltimore Convention to be held on the first monday in May, when was elected.
From 3 to 5 p m again assembled, and many speeches were made &c and appointed the second monday in May to hold a State convention at .
In the evening visited <​​> my brother widow & with [p. 34]
19 April 1844 • Friday
Friday 19 A Company of about 80 Saints arrived
In the evening rode to the Upper Steam Boat landing
20 April 1844 • Saturday
20 started for to purchase goods
I rode out with and my boys & to the Prairie which is now very green
& rode to & spent the night with
21 April 1844 • Sunday
Sunday 21 At home rainy day A meeting at the preached “on the law of nature”
Elders & attended a & preached to the Saints in — where 26 Elders volunteered to go out preaching
attended a conference at .
22 April 1844 • Monday
22 All night lightning, thundering, raining with strong East wind— which continued thro the day
The is very high All the mills in the stopped on account of the high water.
This morning a man who had put up at my house, told me he wanted to see me alone, I went into my room with him, when he told me he was a Prophet of God, that he came from — and he prophesied that this Government was about to be overthrown, and the Kingdom which Daniel speaks of, was about to be established somewhere in the West, and he thought in .
My brother arrived from with some 40 or 50 Saints.— I spent some time with him in the evening.
& started for , but on account of a tremendous storm of hail and rain they were glad to take shelter at bro: ’s where they spent the night
23 April 1844 • Tuesday
Tuesday 23 From 9 to 12 a general meeting of Citizens friendly to my Election, was held in the to elect a delegate to go to the Baltimore Convention to be held on the first monday in May, was elected.
From 3 to 5 p m again assembled, and many speeches were made &c and appointed the second monday in May to hold a State convention at .
In the evening visited my brother widow & with [p. 34]
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