History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
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History draft; handwriting of , John L. Smith, Jonathan Grimshaw, Robert L. Campbell, , , and ; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
<Monday <October> 30> At 9 a m went to Mayor’s Court— & adjourned it for one week—
— 12— attended a Court in the , when the parties agreed to leave their difficulty to be settled by the arbitration of brother Flagg—
I received $300— from bro Spencer & immediately paid it to .
On account of the cold weather most of the Masons have discontinued the work on the —
<31—> At 9 a m Moore was brought before me for a breach of City ordinance— which was proved & I fined him $ 5.00 I rode out with <in the Carriage> to the Prairie, returning about 3 p m
Snow on the ground this morning— cold east wind & rain all day.
<Wednesday Nov. 1 <1843>> I published the following in the T. & S. of this date (see page 376) To the Saints (copy) Smith
In the evening there was a prayer meeting in the , 29 present.
<2> Sitting in Council with , — , <> & at 10 a m on the subject of the following letter from Octr 23 (copy) & agreed to write a letter to the five candidates for the Presidency of the ; to enquire what their feelings were towards us as a people, & what their course of action would be in relation to the abuses <cruelty & oppression> that we have suffered from the State of , if they were elected.
The publish the following in the T&S. “To the (page 360) Clerk”—
<3> I continued in Council all day
Died at Sea Knowlton F. Hanks. I extract <copy> the following from <the Journal of <letter from> one> who is the Prest. of the Pacific Island Missionaries— Novr. 4 <1843> At [illegible] twelve (see s journal & copy) to Northwards & Eastwards” <“Ship Tilroleon [Timoleon] North Atlantic Ocean> <see T & S. 602 to 605) ”>
Elder Hanks is the first Elder who has died at sea, while on a foreign mission— <he was a faithful Elder, cut off <by consumption> in the flower of his days— his disease was consumption>
-[leave 10 lines blank to enquire of S. A Knowlton) for birth, baptism, & life]-
<4> & where [were] with me at the , assisting writing letters—
Wrote to as follows (see T&S 393) “Hon Fort Hill S.C.”
Like letters were written to <Gen> — Hon Richd. M. Johnson— Hon. — & <Prest. > — to ’s letter, I added the following, “Also whether your <views or> feelings have changed, since the subject matter of this communication was presented you in your then official capacity at , in the year 41— & by you treated with a coldness indiference & neglect bordering on contempt—”
Elder arrived in with paper for to [illegible] continue <paper for the use of> the — [p. 77]
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Footnotes
Footnotes
- [458]
See 30 Oct. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1759–1760.
- [459]
See 31 Oct. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1760.
- [460]
See 1 Nov. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1760.
- [461]
See 2 Nov. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1760–1761.
- [462]
See 3 Nov. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1761–1767.
- [463]
See 4 Nov. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1767.
- [464]
TEXT: A portion of the bottom of the leaf has been torn off, removing text. The only text that remains is the following: “of their creation & [illegible]”.
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