History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]

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History draft; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; 19 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1840 to 31 December 1840.
Historical Introduction

See Introduction to History Drafts, 1844–1856.

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October 1840

3 October 1840 • Saturday

<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 October 1840 • Tuesday

<6> Tuesday. Minutes of the gen conference X (M. S. 165. 6. 7. 168) Secretary.”

8 October 1840 • Thursday

<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 October 1840 • Saturday

<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 October 1840 • Sunday

<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 October 1840 • Monday

<12> Monday. “ England. ( X T.&S. 250. 1. 252) ”

17 October 1840 • Saturday

<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 October 1840 • Monday

<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 October 1840 • Wednesday

<21 Elder arrived in , Eng. from >

28 October 1840 • Wednesday

<28> Wednesday. London O (T&S. 261. 2. 3. 4) . [p. 17]

October 1840

3 October 1840 • Saturday

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 October 1840 • Tuesday

6 Tuesday. Minutes of the gen conference X (M. S. 165. 6. 7. 168) Secretary.”

8 October 1840 • Thursday

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 October 1840 • Saturday

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 October 1840 • Sunday

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 October 1840 • Monday

12 Monday. “ England. ( X T.&S. 250. 1. 252) ”

17 October 1840 • Saturday

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 October 1840 • Monday

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 October 1840 • Wednesday

21 Elder arrived in , Eng. from

28 October 1840 • Wednesday

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 #
8473
Total Pages
20
Handwriting on This Page
- Willard Richards
Footnotes
1. 139
  See 3, 4, and 5 Oct. 1840 entries in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1102–1104.
2. 140
  See 6 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1106–1109.
3. 141
  See 8 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1109.
4. 142
  See 10 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1109.
5. 143
  See 11 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1109–1110.
6. 144
  See 12 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1110–1113.
7. 145
  See 17 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1113.
8. 146
  See 19 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1113–1119.
9. 147
  See 21 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1119.
10. 148
  TEXT: Insertion written sideways in left margin.
11. 149
  See 28 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1119–1123.

History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]

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