History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
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History draft; handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw, , , James Ure, and Robert L. Campbell; 76 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1844 to 21 June 1844.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
<A song> <1st >
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joseph sprightly as the lark lose
A few Days he hail-d the rising sun
his life soon was put to An end
Alase! But a short time he run.
2
Shot Down in youth-full manly prime
in health and strength and vigour strong
his Blood was spilt without A crime
More inicent then he there was none.
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Suported By the aid of god
learn of him wisdom to explore
in peacefulls Sacred paths he trod
inequety he DiD abhore
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Lamented youth his tilents [talents] great
his Departed virtues claims place
Amongest All the human fameliys
And Amongest the santifed race.
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great Actions And exampl-es
was Desplayed By our prophet
A standerd in hell he rased
then goveners had at him spit.
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he Establised gods will
in the miDes of his enemenys
cariles of chance, he mov-d Ahead
Determen-d the supream to please.
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his con-fict of pains soon past Away
like clouds Before the rising sun
swiftly to the realms of light
his spirit went, when his life was gone
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Afflistion some with patience, Bore
till Death DiD seize, and god DiD please
to take him from a wicked world
all Acorbing to god Deecres.
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Natures firm Decre-e must Be fulfill-d
unchangeble is his great name
he rul[e]s and over ruls, in all things
johovah, changes not, hes the same.
pleasure gives
to those that are undefeld
A Celestial law he gives
to our great p[r]ophet that was Kill-d.
A Song END
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Saints who have with joseph bleed
By his carefull hand was led
untill in the jal <joil> shot Dead
There they kild the seer <kil-d the Seer>
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fals rits Against him issued
untill in Death he was lay-d
governers would not him aid
And steats men laf-d
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tyrants ◊◊to◊rs, all Comben-d
tr[y]ing to have Saints confin-d
contery to the lawes, of our land
just men Draw your s[w]ords.
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Defend the const[it]ution
all knaves and Belligrients, Shune
if Need-d fir on them, your cannon
like Brave Amaricons.
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Never gave in to mobecrats
with <all> there protended fals rits
alltho in judgment there sits
A Dam-d rotten crue
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Send them to hells half Acre
strike every stroke with out fear
strike bead privet and leader
lay the tyrants low.
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Footnotes
Footnotes
Jonathan Grimshaw handwriting ends; unidentified begins. This inserted leaf of poetry does not relate specifically to the surrounding text. It is unclear if it was intended to be part of the history.
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