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History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
1 March 1843 • Wednesday
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25 March 1843 • Saturday
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27 March 1843 • Monday
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30 March 1843 • Thursday
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31 March 1843 • Friday
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1 April 1843 • Saturday
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2 April 1843 • Sunday
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3 April 1843 • Monday
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4 April 1843 • Tuesday
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5 April 1843 • Wednesday
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6 April 1843 • Thursday
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7 April 1843 • Friday
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8 April 1843 • Saturday
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9 April 1843 • Sunday
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10 April 1843 • Monday
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13 April 1843 • Thursday
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14 April 1843 • Friday
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15 April 1843 • Saturday
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16 April 1843 • Sunday
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16 April 1843 • Sunday, continued
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17 April 1843 • Monday
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18 April 1843 • Tuesday
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19 April 1843 • Wednesday
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20 April 1843 • Thursday
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21 April 1843 • Friday
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22 April 1843 • Saturday
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23 April 1843 • Sunday
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24 April 1843 • Monday
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25 April 1843 • Tuesday
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26 April 1843 • Wednesday
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27 April 1843 • Thursday
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28 April 1843 • Friday
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29 April 1843 • Saturday
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30 April 1843 • Sunday
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1 May 1843 • Monday
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2 May 1843 • Tuesday
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3 May 1843 • Wednesday
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4 May 1843 • Thursday
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5 May 1843 • Friday
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6 May 1843 • Saturday
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7 May 1843 • Sunday
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8 May 1843 • Monday
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9 May 1843 • Tuesday
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10 May 1843 • Wednesday
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11 May 1843 • Thursday
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12 May 1843 • Friday
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13 May 1843 • Saturday
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14 May 1843 • Sunday
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15 May 1843 • Monday
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16 May 1843 • Tuesday
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17 May 1843 • Wednesday
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19 May 1843 • Friday
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20 May 1843 • Saturday
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21 May 1843 • Sunday
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22 May 1843 • Monday
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24 May 1843 • Wednesday
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26 May 1843 • Friday
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27 May 1843 • Saturday
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28 May 1843 • Sunday
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29 May 1843 • Monday
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30 May 1843 • Tuesday
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31 May 1843 • Wednesday
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1 June 1843 • Thursday
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2 June 1843 • Friday
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3 June 1843 • Saturday
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4 June 1843 • Sunday
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5 June 1843 • Monday
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6 June 1843 • Tuesday
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7 June 1843 • Wednesday
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8 June 1843 • Thursday • First of Two Entries
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8 June 1843 • Thursday • Second of Two Entries
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9 June 1843 • Friday
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10 June 1843 • Saturday
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11 June 1843 • Sunday • First of Two Entries
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11 June 1843 • Sunday • Second of Two Entries
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12 June 1843 • Monday
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23 June 1843 • Friday
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24 June 1843 • Saturday
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25 June 1843 • Sunday
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25 June 1843 • Sunday, continued
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26 June 1843 • Monday
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26 June 1843 • Monday, continued
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27 June 1843 • Tuesday
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28 June 1843 • Wednesday
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29 June 1843 • Thursday
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30 June 1843 • Friday
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1 July 1843 • Saturday
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2 July 1843 • Sunday
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2 July 1843 • Sunday, continued
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3 July 1843 • Monday
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29 July 1843 • Saturday
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31 July 1843 • Monday
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1 August 1843 • Tuesday
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2 August 1843 • Wednesday
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6 August 1843 • Sunday
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7 August 1843 • Monday
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1 October 1843 • Sunday
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2 October 1843 • Monday
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23 October 1843 • Monday
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27 October 1843 • Friday
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28 October 1843 • Saturday
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29 October 1843 • Sunday
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30 October 1843 • Monday
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31 October 1843 • Tuesday
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1 November 1843 • Wednesday
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2 November 1843 • Thursday
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3 November 1843 • Friday
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5 November 1843 • Sunday
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11 November 1843 • Saturday
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27 November 1843 • Monday
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1 December 1843 • Friday
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25 December 1843 • Monday
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25 December 1843 • Monday, continued
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26 December 1843 • Tuesday
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Source Note
History draft; handwriting of , John L. Smith, Jonathan Grimshaw, Robert L. Campbell, , Richard Bentley, and ; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
- Historical Introduction
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation
*Instruction, 16 May 1843, as Reported by William Clayton
*Discourse, 17 May 1843–B, as Reported by William Clayton
*Discourse, 13 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
*Discourse, 17 May 1843–A, as Reported by William Clayton
*Minutes, 30 April 1843
*Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by Willard Richards
*Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by James Burgess
*Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by Times and Seasons
*Discourse, 16 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
*Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
*Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
*Minutes, 27 May 1843
*Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
*Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards
*Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by James Burgess
*Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by Howard Coray
*Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
*Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton
*Discourse, 16 July 1843, as Reported by William Clayton
*Discourse, 16 July 1843, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards

<Wednesday 26> <At home> Squally & cold weather.
<Received of a deed of N 1/2 of lot 4 block 12 in ’s 2nd. additon valued at $50 on .>
<27> at 11 Sat in Mayors Court when Jonathan Ford proved <his claim> a stolen horse.
I rode to <Visited at> bro ’s with
<H G S.> The new <Nye> Lodge was installed on the hill.
English State Documents shew an annual loss of £3,000,000 & 1000 on the coast of Portsmouth for want of harbors of refuge.
<28> at home
<29> I rode out to Prairie with <my> brothers & , & John Topham, & appointed a lot between Sister [Sarah Scott] Mulholland &
, , , , & rode to , Iowa.
<30> The brethren held a <Meeting> at <& had a good time> about 200 Saints were present; this is a flourishing little town; there are 3 saw mills, 2 flour mills, having excellent water privileges
at 10 a m a trial, commenced before the , vs. , being on appeal from the on complaint, first, For a failure in refusing to perform according to contract respecting the sale of a piece of land by him sold to me. 2nd for transferring his property in a way to enable him to bid defiance to the result & force of law, to compel him to evade the aforesaid contracts, thereby wronging me out of my just claim to the same, & also for lying, &c &c
Witnesses for , , N[ewman] G. Blodgett, , .
Witnesses for , 2 affadavits of Geo Reads, Mrs. [Elizabeth Burgess] Matthews, bro Browett, Samuel Thompson, Richard Slater.
Decision of Court <Council> is, that the charges are not sustained.
<Monday Ma[y] 1> I rode out with , & paid him £20 for , which I borrowed of Wm. Allen.
I have seen the six brass plates <of a bell shape> found near Kinderhook in Pike Co. Ill, on April 23, <by Mr. R[obert] Wiley> while escavating a large mound Mr. R. Wiley They had found a skeleton about 6 feet from the surface of the Earth, which was <must have stood> 9 feet high, The plates were found on the breast of the Skeleton & were covered with ancient characters there being <from> 30 to 40 on each side of the plates.
I have translated a portion of them, & found they contained the history of the person with whom they were found; he was a descendent of Ham, through the loins of Pharaoh King of Egypt, & that he received his kingdom from the ruler of Heaven & Earth
I extract the following from the Times and Seasons, When the Book of (see page 185–6–7 revised any man now living.”
Slavery is this day abolished in every part of the British Dominions in India. [p. 28]
Wednesday 26 At home Squally & cold weather.
Received of a deed of N 1/2 of lot 4 block 12 in ’s 2nd. additon valued at $50 on .
27 at 11 Sat in Mayors Court when Jonathan Ford proved a stolen horse.
Visited at bro ’s with
H G S. The new Nye Lodge was installed on the hill.
English State Documents shew an annual loss of £3,000,000 & 1000 on the coast of Portsmouth for want of harbors of refuge.
28 at home
29 I rode out to Prairie with my brothers & , & John Topham, & appointed a lot between Sister Sarah Scott Mulholland &
, , , , & rode to , Iowa.
30 The brethren held a Meeting at & had a good time about 200 Saints were present; this is a flourishing little town; there are 3 saw mills, 2 flour mills, having excellent water privileges
at 10 a m a trial, commenced before the , vs. , being on appeal from the on complaint, first, For a failure in refusing to perform according to contract respecting the sale of a piece of land by him sold to me. 2nd for transferring his property in a way to enable him to bid defiance to the result & force of law, to compel him to evade the aforesaid contracts, thereby wronging me out of my just claim to the same, & also for lying, &c &c
Witnesses for , , Newman G. Blodgett, , .
Witnesses for , 2 affadavits of Geo Reads, Mrs. Elizabeth Burgess Matthews, bro Browett, Samuel Thompson, Richard Slater.
Decision of Council is, that the charges are not sustained.
Monday May 1 I rode out with , & paid him £20 for , which I borrowed of Wm. Allen.
I have seen the six brass plates of a bell shape found near Kinderhook in Pike Co. Ill, on April 23, by Mr. Robert Wiley while escavating a large mound They had found a skeleton about 6 feet from the surface of the Earth, which must have stood 9 feet high, The plates were found on the breast of the Skeleton & were covered with ancient characters there being from 30 to 40 on each side of the plates.
I have translated a portion of them, & found they contained the history of the person with whom they were found; he was a descendent of Ham, through the loins of Pharaoh King of Egypt, & that he received his kingdom from the ruler of Heaven & Earth
I extract the following from the Times and Seasons, When the Book of (see page 185–6–7 revised any man now living.”
Slavery is this day abolished in every part of the British Dominions in India. [p. 28]
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- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
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See 26 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1541.
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TEXT: At the top of this page are two lines that are unrelated to the history and are not transcribed.
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See 27 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1541.
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114
See 28 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1541.
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See 29 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1541.
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See 30 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1541–1542.
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See 1 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1543–1544.
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TEXT: A box is inscribed around the word “revised”.
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