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History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
1 January 1840 • Wednesday
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2 January 1840 • Thursday
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3 January 1840 • Friday
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4 January 1840 • Saturday
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5 January 1840 • Sunday
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6 January 1840 • Monday
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7 January 1840 • Tuesday
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8 January 1840 • Wednesday
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9 January 1840 • Thursday
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12 January 1840 • Sunday
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13 January 1840 • Monday
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14 January 1840 • Tuesday
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17 January 1840 • Friday
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18 January 1840 • Saturday
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19 January 1840 • Sunday
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22 January 1840 • Wednesday
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25 January 1840 • Saturday
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27 January 1840 • Monday
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31 January 1840 • Friday
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1 February 1840 • Saturday
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2 February 1840 • Sunday
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4 February 1840 • Tuesday
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7 February 1840 • Friday
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16 February 1840 • Sunday
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20 Feburary 1840 • Thursday
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21 February 1840 • Friday
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22 Feburary 1840 • Saturday
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23 February 1840 • Sunday
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25 February 1840 • Tuesday
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26 Feburary 1840 • Wednesday
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4 March 1840 • Wednesday
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5 March 1840 • Thursday
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6 March 1840 • Friday
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8 March 1840 • Sunday
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9 March 1840 • Monday
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11 March 1840 • Wednesday
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12 March 1840 • Thursday
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13 March 1840 • Friday
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15 March 1840 • Sunday
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16 March 1840 • Monday
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17 March 1840 • Tuesday
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18 March 1840 • Wednesday
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19 March 1840 • Thursday
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20 March 1840 • Friday
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21 March 1840 • Saturday
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24 March 1840 • Tuesday
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1 April 1840 • Wednesday
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3 April 1840 • Friday
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6 April 1840 • Monday
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7 April 1840 • Tuesday
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8 April 1840 • Wednesday
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9 April 1840 • Thursday
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12 April 1840 • Sunday
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13 April 1840 • Monday
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14 April 1840 • Tuesday
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15 April 1840 • Wednesday
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16 April 1840 • Thursday
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17 April 1840 • Friday
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18 April 1840 • Saturday
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19 April 1840 • Sunday
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20 April 1840 • Monday
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21 April 1840 • Tuesday
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22 April 1840 • Wednesday
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23 April 1840 • Thursday
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25 April 1840 • Saturday
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29 April 1840 • Wednesday
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30 April 1840 • Thursday
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1 May 1840 • Friday
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7 May 1840 • Thursday
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14 May 1840 • Thursday
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15 May 1840 • Friday
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17 May 1840 • Sunday
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18 May 1840 • Monday
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23–24 May 1840 • Saturday–Sunday
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25 May 1840 • Monday
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26–31 May 1840 • Tuesday–Sunday
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27 May 1840 • Wednesday
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1 June 1840 • Monday
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3 June 1840 • Wednesday
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6 June 1840 • Saturday
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8–9 June 1840 • Monday–Tuesday
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11 June 1840 • Thursday
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14 June 1840 • Sunday
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18 June 1840 • Thursday
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20 June 1840 • Saturday
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21 June 1840 • Sunday
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22–28 June 1840 • Wednesday–Tuesday
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27 June 1840 • Saturday
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29–30 June 1840 • Monday–Tuesday
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1 July 1840 • Wednesday
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2 July 1840 • Thursday
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3 July 1840 • Friday
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4 July 1840 • Saturday
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6 July 1840 • Monday
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7 July 1840 • Tuesday
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9 July 1840 • Thursday
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11 July 1840 • Saturday
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12 July 1840 • Sunday
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13 July 1840 • Monday
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15 July 1840 • Wednesday
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17 July 1840 • Friday
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18 July 1840 • Saturday
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19 July 1840 • Sunday
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20 July 1840 • Monday
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22 July 1840 • Wednesday
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24 July 1840 • Friday
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25 July 1840 • Saturday
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27 July 1840 • Monday
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28 July 1840 • Tuesday
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30 July 1840 • Thursday
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3 August 1840 • Monday
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4 August 1840 • Tuesday
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5 August 1840 • Wednesday
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7 August 1840 • Friday
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8 August 1840 • Saturday
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15 August 1840 • Saturday
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17 August 1840 • Monday
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18 August 1840 • Tuesday
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21 August 1840 • Friday
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23 August 1840 • Sunday
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29 August 1840 • Saturday
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30 August 1840 • Sunday
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31 August 1840 • Monday
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5 September 1840 • Saturday
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6 September 1840 • Sunday
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7 September 1840 • Monday
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9 September 1840 • Wednesday
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11 September 1840 • Friday
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13 September 1840 • Sunday
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14–15 September 1840 • Monday–Tuesday
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20 September 1840 • Sunday
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23 September 1840 • Wednesday
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28 September 1840 • Monday
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29 September 1840 • Tuesday
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3 October 1840 • Saturday
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6 October 1840 • Tuesday
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8 October 1840 • Thursday
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10 October 1840 • Saturday
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11 October 1840 • Sunday
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12 October 1840 • Monday
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17 October 1840 • Saturday
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19 October 1840 • Monday
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21 October 1840 • Wednesday
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28 October 1840 • Wednesday
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1 November 1840 • Sunday
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21 November 1840 • Saturday
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4 December 1840 • Friday
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5 December 1840 • Saturday
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10 December 1840 • Thursday
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13 December 1840 • Sunday
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14 December 1840 • Monday
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16 December 1840 • Wednesday
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20 December 1840 • Sunday
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27 December 1840 • Sunday
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28 December 1840 • Monday
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30 December 1840 • Wednesday
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Source Note
History draft; handwriting of ; 19 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1840 to 31 December 1840.
- Historical Introduction

October 1840
<3> <Saturday> oct 3rd Minutes of the Gen. Conference. (X 185 T.&S. 186. 187.) Clerk
Report of the First Presidency, to the General Conference at Oct 3rd. 1840. The Presidency (O T&S. 187. 88) Israel”
<6> Tuesday. Minutes of the gen conference X (M. S. 165. 6. 7. 168) Secretary.”
<8.> Thursday 8[th]. “Minutes of a council of the Twelve. viz. , , , , & ; , & High Priests, at the house of . No 1 Chapman St Presiding.— Moved by that , take charge of the Millenial Star, for the time being, & carried: voted that our publishing office be removed to , as soon as circumstances will permit, & that Elders & Curtis go where they please to labor. clerk.”
<10> Saturday 10 preferred a charge, against Oliver Walker, “For repeating certain slanderous stories of a fallacious and calumniating nature calculated to stigmatize and raise a persecution against the church, & individuals in it. in this place. & for a variety of unchristian like conduct, &c,” before the High Council at : The defendant pleaded that “he was not prepared to meet the charge, it being to[o] indefinite &c.” council adjourned till next day.— Elder returned to & followed soon after.—
<11> <Sunday> High council met according to adjournment. The charge against Oliver Walker was taken up and the following substituted, “To the High council of <of the church of J. C. at> . For & in behalf X (H. C. 79. 80 81.) .”
Walker plead that he was not prepared to defend himself & the trial was deferred at his request till April conference.
<12> Monday. “ England. ( X T.&S. 250. 1. 252) ”
<17> Saturday 17. a conference was held at , Elder presiding. 896 members were represented, including 24 Elders, 11 Priests, 6, T, 5 deacons, including the branches in , & vicinity. James Burnham has been preaching in Wales. 56 have been baptized at Overton, Elder has no
<19> Monday. X (L. 188. 9) , To the travelling (O L 190— 196) Smith. < & family arrived in ,— & soon resumed the editorial of the Star.>
<21 Elder arrived in , Eng. from >
<28> Wednesday. London O (T&S. 261. 2. 3. 4) . [p. 17]
October 1840
3 Saturday Minutes of the Gen. Conference. (X 185 T.&S. 186. 187.) Clerk
Report of the First Presidency, to the General Conference at Oct 3rd. 1840. The Presidency (O T&S. 187. 88) Israel”
6 Tuesday. Minutes of the gen conference X (M. S. 165. 6. 7. 168) Secretary.”
8. Thursday 8[th]. “Minutes of a council of the Twelve. viz. , , , , & ; , & High Priests, at the house of . No 1 Chapman St Presiding.— Moved by that , take charge of the Millenial Star, for the time being, & carried: voted that our publishing office be removed to , as soon as circumstances will permit, & that Elders & Curtis go where they please to labor. clerk.”
10 Saturday 10 preferred a charge, against Oliver Walker, “For repeating certain slanderous stories of a fallacious and calumniating nature calculated to stigmatize and raise a persecution against the church, & individuals in it. in this place. & for a variety of unchristian like conduct, &c,” before the High Council at : The defendant pleaded that “he was not prepared to meet the charge, it being too indefinite &c.” council adjourned till next day.— Elder returned to & followed soon after.—
11 Sunday High council met according to adjournment. The charge against Oliver Walker was taken up and the following substituted, “To the High council of the church of J. C. at . For & in behalf X (H. C. 79. 80 81.) .”
Walker plead that he was not prepared to defend himself & the trial was deferred at his request till April conference.
12 Monday. “ England. ( X T.&S. 250. 1. 252) ”
17 Saturday 17. a conference was held at , Elder presiding. 896 members were represented, including 24 Elders, 11 Priests, 6, T, 5 deacons, including the branches in , & vicinity.
19 Monday. X (L. 188. 9) , To the travelling (O L 190— 196) Smith. & family arrived in ,— & soon resumed the editorial of the Star.
21 Elder arrived in , Eng. from
28 Wednesday. London O (T&S. 261. 2. 3. 4) . [p. 17]
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- Editorial Title
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
- ID #
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- Total Pages
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- Willard Richards
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Footnotes
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139
See 3, 4, and 5 Oct. 1840 entries in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1102–1104.
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140
See 6 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1106–1109.
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141
See 8 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1109.
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142
See 10 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1109.
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143
See 11 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1109–1110.
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144
See 12 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1110–1113.
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145
See 17 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1113.
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146
See 19 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1113–1119.
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See 21 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1119.
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TEXT: Insertion written sideways in left margin.
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See 28 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1119–1123.
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