History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]

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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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; 23 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1841 to 31 December 1841.
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<<1> Thursdy July 1, 1841. Elders (see date 15) satisfactory.>

<3> Saturday July 3[rd] 1841. The Second Regiment <(Legion P. 2)> 4 companies: and “the was called out to celebrate (Legion 5) Country.” left his family with his sisters, & started for .— Elder . is in Republishing his history of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. fist Printed in <Edinbugh.>

12 July 1841 • Monday

<12> Monday 12 Elder was appointed clerk of the High Council of , & Recorder of Baptisms for the dead, in . At the urgent Solicitations of the brethren at , I consented that they might baptize baptize for the dead on the side of the , at a previous date.

14 July 1841 • Wednesday

<14> Wednesday 14, says, Thomas & Sophia Tyler, of West. Bromwich Eng. “After return[in]g from a (M. S. vol. 2 64) Moon.”

The following is translated from the Arabic in the “Malta Times” “Aleppo, 3rd May— A great famine (M S. 64) flows”

Immense quantities of Locusts have appeared in Spain this year devouring every thing in their way, & a showere of flesh & blood is reported at the south. in the

15 July 1841 • Thursday

<15> Thursday 15 (Elders , , , , & have arrived home, <this day> after an interesting mission to . The accounts of their mission are highly satisfactory.)

Many of the News papers are publishing lies about me by the wholsale, should I attempt to enumerate them, I could write nothing else, suffice it to say that every falsehood wicked men can invent, assisted by their fathers, is trumpeted to the world as sound doctrine;— which proves the words of Jesus, “they have perscuted me they will percute you also.”

16 July 1841 • Friday

<16> Friday. 16. The “Edinburgh Observer” says that at “Navalcarnero in spain,— about 3 oclock (M S. 64) disherting [disheartening].”

17 July 1841 • Saturday

<17> Saterday 17. “Ratisbon. (T&S. 570, 1, 2, 3) ”,

18 July 1841 • Sunday

<18> Sunday 18 was recognized as a day of fasting & prayer that by the Saints in . That they might “mourn with those who mourn & weep with those who weep” on account of the death of The Hon Sidney H Little of the Senate, who was killed by jumping from a waggen Last Sunday, while his horse was unmanageable,— Mr Little was a patriot Statesman & Lawyer. [p. 12]

1 July 1841 • Thursday

1 Thursdy July 1, 1841. Elders (see date 15) satisfactory.

3 July 1841 • Saturday

3 Saturday 3[rd] The Second Regiment (Legion P. 2) 4 companies: and “the was called out to celebrate (Legion 5) Country.” left his family with his sisters, & started for .— Elder . is in Republishing his history of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. fist Printed in Edinbugh.

12 July 1841 • Monday

12 Monday 12 Elder was appointed clerk of the High Council of , & Recorder of Baptisms for the dead, in . At the urgent Solicitations of the brethren at , I consented that they might baptize baptize for the dead on the side of the , at a previous date.

14 July 1841 • Wednesday

14 Wednesday 14, says, Thomas & Sophia Tyler, of West. Bromwich Eng. “After returning from a (M. S. vol. 2 64) Moon.”

The following is translated from the Arabic in the “Malta Times” “Aleppo, 3rd May— A great famine (M S. 64) flows”

Immense quantities of Locusts have appeared in Spain this year devouring every thing in their way, & a showere of flesh & blood is reported at the south. in the

15 July 1841 • Thursday

15 Thursday 15 (Elders , , , arrived home, this day after an interesting mission to . The accounts of their mission are highly satisfactory.)

16 July 1841 • Friday

16 Friday. 16. The “Edinburgh Observer” says that at “Navalcarnero in spain,— about 3 oclock (M S. 64) disherting disheartening.”

17 July 1841 • Saturday

17 Saterday 17. “Ratisbon. (T&S. 570, 1, 2, 3) ”,

18 July 1841 • Sunday

18 Sunday 18 was recognized as a day of fasting & prayer by the Saints in . That they might “mourn with those who mourn & weep with those who weep” on account of the death of The Hon Sidney H Little of the Senate, who was killed by jumping from a waggen Last Sunday, while his horse was unmanageable,— Mr Little was a patriot Statesman & Lawyer. [p. 12]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]
ID #
8474
Total Pages
24
Handwriting on This Page
- Willard Richards
Footnotes
1. 82
  See 1 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1213.
2. 83
  TEXT: Richards is indicating that the first two sentences of text under July 15 should actually appear here.
3. 84
  See 3 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1213–1214.
4. 85
  See 12 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1214.
5. 86
  See 14 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1214–1215.
6. 87
  See 15 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1215.
7. 88
  TEXT: Richards circled the following text (in parentheses) and wrote “July 1” in the margin, indicating that it should be moved to the July 1 entry.
8. 89
  See 16 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1215.
9. 90
  See 17 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1215–1218.
10. 91
  See 18 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1219.

History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]

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