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History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
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<The Roll of History from preceding this is in hand writing This is mostly ’s writing
R[obert] L. Campbell>
<1843>
<March 1> This morning I read <& recited> in German; went to my & reviewed my valedictory letter in Times & Seasons, no 7 Vol 4; after which, I went with Marshall to procure some provisions for <Tho[mas]> Morgan & <Robt> Taylor, who on Petition of the Inhabitants of the , I had directed should work out their punishment for on the highways of .
called on me this afternoon to borrow a horse; I instructed my Ostler to put the Lieutn Generals saddle on my horse “Jo. Duncan”, & let ride the on the Lieutn. General’s saddle.
Signed a power of Attorney dated Feb 28 to , to sell all the lands in Henderson County, deeded to me by
Some 30 Inhabitants of Saratoga N,Y. have died recently of a disease called the Black Tongue.
The <froze up on 19th Novr. last &> still continues frozen up so, Wagons <& teams> frequently <constantly> pass over on the ice to .
I am consequently constantly receiving applications from abroad for Elders, which was replied to, in the T&S <of this day> that the on 6 April next, will attend to <as> many of them as possible.
About this time a slide from Mount Ida n[ea]r. Troy N. Y. takes place burying ten houses & killing 30 or 40 persons.
The wrote to <> < I. T. [Iowa Territory] & other > as follows The Twelve to the in & about Greeting (here insert)
<2> I was engaged in the Court room, sitting as Mayor, on the case of v all day. in evening examining Blackstone & Phillips on Evidence.
<3> The Legislature of : took up the bill to repeal City Charter (”Mr. Davis of Bond see Wasp 182) receive them”
<3> <3> House b Mr. of (see Wasp 182) then passed
<1> <3> I was again sitting on the case of v. until 10½ pm, <many witnesses were examined, many lawyers pleas <made> & much law read; it was a very tedious suit & excited much feeling among the people, when I returned home I found <x>>
<2> returned from this evening with 5 teams loaded with provisions <& grain as a present to me, which afforded me very seasonable relief, & may it be returned upon their heads an hundred fold.>
<x> <my> Mother’s health is improving I als visited Sister Durphy who was sick, in company with
<4> The English papers report an Eruption of Mount Elna; during the last 3 weeks poured forth considerable torrents of lava are flowing toward Bronte doing immense damage.
<4> In Council with brother & others from , on the subject of building a Meeting House at there, out of Church Property. I told them the property of the Church should be disposed of by their own direction, <of the Trustee in Trust appointed by the voice of the whole church>, & made the following comparison: There is a wheel, this is the hub, we will drive the first spoke in , 2nd in 3rd. in 4th. in , that is half the wheel; the other half is over the , we will let that alone at present, we will call the Saints from to these Spokes, then send over & convert the whole <people>. or, It is like a bank, they <that> will not discount, because they have plenty of specie, we will draw this specie, when they will discount our paper (call for our Elders) & I agreed to go there <to > this day week.
at 10 o clock I opened the City Council, prayer by , <when> a bill regulating the Currency was read, & as the Legislature of have long been trying to repeal the Charter of , I made some remarks, as I had frequently [p. 1]
