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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

<20> Thursday 20th. I left at and on the he wrote <me> as follows, “ , Feb 20, 1840 Dear Bro. <(O L, 97, 98, 99, <100>) ”>
<21> Friday 21. “ D( Feb 21, 1840. O (<L. 100, 101, 102, 103.) ”—>
<22> Saturday 22. wrote me from. “, Feb 22, 1840. <(<L> 111, 112, 113, 114) .”>
<23> Sunday 23, had so far recovered as to be able to attend preaching by at Columbia Hall. The High council of , voted that the notes given into the hands of , by certain individuals, as consecrations for building the , in , be returned to the same by him.
<25> Tuesday 25th. Elders & went to Hunsted Hempsted, on , & preached at Rockaway and the neighborhood till the 4th. of March & baptized 9.
<26> Wednesday 26. wrote as follows, “ February 26, 1840 X ( D (L,103) ”
When I had returned as far as , < Ohio> or near that I found the horses which we left on our journey out, & from thence <I> pursued my journey through Indiana, on horseback, <in co. with , leaving at > the travelling being exceeding bad. My progress was slow & wearisome. but by the blessing of heaven I succeeded in in arriving safely at my residence in Nauvoo <on or> about the fourth <4th.> of march.
My Clerk died while I was absent. [p. 4]
20 Thursday 20th. I left at and he wrote me as follows, “ , Feb 20, 1840 Dear Bro. (O L, 97, 98, 99, 100) ”
21 Friday 21. “ Feb 21, 1840. O (L. 100, 101, 102, 103.) ”—
22 Saturday 22. wrote me from. “, Feb 22, 1840. (L 111, 112, 113, 114) .”
23 Sunday 23, had so far recovered as to be able to attend preaching by at Columbia Hall. The High council of , voted that the notes given into the hands of , by certain individuals, as consecrations for building the , in , be returned to the same by him.
25 Tuesday 25th. Elders & went to Hempsted, on , & preached at Rockaway and the neighborhood till the 4th. of March & baptized 9.
26 Wednesday 26. wrote as follows, “ February 26, 1840 D (L,103) ”
When I had returned as far as I found the horses which we left on our journey out, & from thence I pursued my journey through Indiana, on horseback, in co. with , leaving at the travelling being exceeding bad. My progress was slow & wearisome.
My Clerk died while I was absent. [p. 4]
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Document Information
- Editorial Title
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
- ID #
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- Total Pages
- 20
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- Willard Richards
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Footnotes
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See 20 Feb. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1016–1018.
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See 21 Feb. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1018–1020.
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See 22 Feb. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1020–1022.
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See 23 Feb. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1022.
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See 25 Feb. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1022.
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See 26 Feb. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1022–1023.
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