History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

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History draft; handwriting of
Thomas Bullock
23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...
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Leo Hawkins
19 July 1834–28 May 1859. Clerk, reporter. Born in London. Son of Samuel Harris Hawkins and Charlotte Savage. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Banks, 23 Oct. 1848. Immigrated to U.S. with his family; arrived in New Orleans...
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Wilford Woodruff
1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...
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; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
Historical Introduction

See Introduction to History Drafts, 1844–1856.

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<<2> returns having had a very cold & severe journey. The ice in Chicago Harbor was 3 feet thick— brought <me> a letter from >

3 April 1843 • Monday

<April 3> ’s day of Judgment has arrived, But its too pleasant for false prophets.

at 2 pm started for , where we arrived about 4 p m & staid at ’s.

in evening reading the book of Revelation with & conversing with

100,000 persons pass thru the Thames Tunnel during the past week.

Upwards of $12,000,000 have been recently expended <by the French Government,> to fortify the city of Paris.

4 April 1843 • Tuesday

<4> Spent 5 hours teaching <preaching> <to> , , & the Backenstosses; Backman said, “almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian”.

We left about 2 p m, & arrived at at 5½.

5 April 1843 • Wednesday

<5> I Sat <with , , , , & associate Justices> in the Municipal Court, on a writ of , & discharged Jonathan & Louis <Lewis> Hoopes from Custody.

A of the is organized at Mount Holly, New Jersey of 25 members— by Elder Newton

6 April 1843 • Thursday

<6> I was detained from , to hear a case of , Wo. [widow] v Dixon until 11 a.m.

The first day of the 14th year of the . Sun shone clear, warm & pleasant— the snow has nearly all disappeared, except a little on the north side of the hill above ; the ice about 2 feet thick on the , West of the ; considerable number of the brethren crossed from the side of the to the conference, on the ice; the walls of the are from 4 to 12 feet above the floor of the Conference.

A<n> special <Annual> conference (see T&S 180 181) to) give him”— (2nd col)

(see page 13 & copy) motioned (to) also

The first Presidency <President> being disposed of (see T&S. 181 2nd col to 184 1st. col) of the “

The of (see proof sheet) to cloth, boards, &c.

I want all the congregation (T&S. 185) to a gift

In relation (see scrap) a quarrel there. The shoulders of a few. other subjects.

The question has been asked, can a member not belonging to the , bring a member before the for trial? I answer, No! If I had not actually <got into this work &> been called of God, I could back out, but I cannot back out, I have no doubt of the truth. Were I going to Prophecy, I would prophecy <say> the end will not come in 1844, 5, or 6, or 40 years, there are those of the rising generation who shall not taste death ’till Christ comes,

I was once praying earnestly upon this subject, & a voice said unto me, My Son if thou livest <un>till thou art 85 years of age, thou shalt see the face of the son of man. I was left to draw my own conclusions concerning this, & I took the liberty to conclude, that if I did live to that time, he would make his appearance; but I do not say whether he will make his appearance, or I shall go where he is. I prophecy in the name of the Lord God, & let it be written, the Son of Man will not come in the Heavens till I am 85 years old— then read 14 <ch.> Rev: 6 <& 7> verse<s>, and I saw another angel fly in the midst of Heaven <having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the Earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give glory to him;> for the hour of his judgment is come; & Hosea 6th. chapter after 2 days &c 2520 years

<There [[is no]] necessity [[for the]] 12 [[being]] abroad [[of the]] here <preaching> [[and]] ga[the]r[[ing]] funds for [[the]] [.] spend time that belongs [[to]] preaching abroad [[and the]] rest [[of the]] time at home [[to]] suppport themselves> [p. 12]

2 returns having had a very cold & severe journey. The ice in Chicago Harbor was 3 feet thick— brought me a letter from

leave a line or two

3 April 1843 • Monday

April 3 ’s day of Judgment has arrived, But its too pleasant for false prophets.

at 2 pm started for , where we arrived about 4 p m & staid at ’s.

in evening reading the book of Revelation with & conversing with

Upwards of $12,000,000 have been recently expended by the French Government, to fortify the city of Paris.

4 April 1843 • Tuesday

4 Spent 5 hours preaching to , , & the Backenstosses; Backman said, “almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian”.

We left about 2 p m, & arrived at at 5½.

revised . .

5 April 1843 • Wednesday

5 Sat with , , , , & associate Justices in the Municipal Court, on a writ of , & discharged Jonathan & Lewis Hoopes from Custody.

A of the organized at Mount Holly, New Jersey of 25 members— by Elder Newton

6 April 1843 • Thursday

6 I was detained from , to hear a case of , Wo. [widow] v Dixon until 11 a.m.

An Annual conference (see T&S 180 181) to) give him”— (2nd col)

(see page 13 & copy) motioned (to) also

President (see T&S. 181 2nd col to 184 1st. col) of the “

The of (see proof sheet) to cloth, boards, &c.

I want all the congregation (T&S. 185) to a gift

In relation (see scrap) other subjects.

The question has been asked, can a member not belonging to the , bring a member before the for trial? I answer, No! If I had not actually got into this work & been called of God, I could back out, but I cannot back out, I have no doubt of the truth. Were I going to Prophecy, I would say the end will not come in 1844, 5, or 6, or 40 years, there are those of the rising generation who shall not taste death ’till Christ comes,

I was once praying earnestly upon this subject, & a voice said unto me, My Son if thou livest untill thou art 85 years of age, thou shalt see the face of the son of man. I was left to draw my own conclusions concerning this, & I took the liberty to conclude, that if I did live to that time, he would make his appearance; but I do not say whether he will make his appearance, or I shall go where he is. I prophecy in the name of the Lord God, & let it be written, the Son of Man will not come in the Heavens till I am 85 years old— then read 14 ch. Rev: 6 & 7 verses, and I saw another angel fly in the midst of Heaven having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the Earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come; & Hosea 6th. chapter after 2 days &c 2520 years

There is no necessity for the 12 being abroad of the here preaching and gathering funds for the . spend time that belongs to preaching abroad and the rest of the time at home to suppport themselves [p. 12]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
ID #
8470
Total Pages
200
Handwriting on This Page
- Thomas Bullock
Footnotes
1. 57
  See 3 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1512.
2. 58
  See 4 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1512.
3. 59
  TEXT: A horizontal line runs across the page, indicating this is the point to which the text was revised by George A. Smith and Thomas Bullock.
4. 60
  See 5 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1512.
5. 61
  See 6 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1512–1521.
6. 62
  TEXT: Bullock inserted a leaf with the text to be copied into the manuscript history, and numbered it page 13.
7. 63
  TEXT: Bullock inserted part of a proof sheet for the Times and Seasons with several emendations made by him. This emended text was copied into volume D-1 of the manuscript history.
8. 64
  TEXT: Bullock inserted part of a proof sheet for the Times and Seasons with a few emendations made by him. This emended text was copied into volume D-1 of the manuscript history.
9. 65
  TEXT: Three leaves are inserted following this page; from here, the text continues on page 14.
10. 66
  TEXT: Word-signs from Pitman shorthand meaning “is” and “no”.
11. 67
  TEXT: Word-signs from Pitman shorthand meaning “for” and “the”.
12. 68
  TEXT: Transliteration in Pitman shorthand: “b-ing”; the dot following a Pitman letter means “-ing”.
13. 69
  TEXT: Word-signs from Pitman shorthand meaning “of” and “the”.
14. 70
  TEXT: Word-sign from Pitman shorthand meaning “and”.
15. 71
  TEXT: Bullock often abbreviated words by writing the first one or two letters and then the final letter in superscript. Here “gar.” is an abbreviation for “gather”. Bullock then added the dot meaning “-ing” from Pitman shorthand, making the complete word “gathering”.
16. 72
  TEXT: Word-sign from Pitman shorthand meaning “the”.
17. 73
  TEXT: Word-sign from Pitman shorthand meaning “to”.
18. 74
  TEXT: Word-signs from Pitman shorthand meaning “and” and “the”.
19. 75
  TEXT: Word-signs from Pitman shorthand meaning “of” and “the”.
20. 76
  TEXT: Word-sign from Pitman shorthand meaning “to”.
21. 77
  TEXT: Insertion in graphite written vertically in the left margin.

History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

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