History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

Source Note

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...
View Full Bio
, John L. Smith, Jonathan Grimshaw, Robert L. Campbell,
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...
View Full Bio
, Richard Bentley, and
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,...
View Full Bio
; 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.

Hide editing marks

26 April 1843 • Wednesday

<Wednesday 26> <At home> Squally & cold weather.

27 April 1843 • Thursday

<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 April 1843 • Friday

<28> at home

29 April 1843 • Saturday

<29> I rode out to Prairie with <my> brothers & , & John Topham, & appointed a lot between Sister [Sarah Scott] Mulholland &

, , , , & rode to , Iowa.

30 April 1843 • Sunday

<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.

1 May 1843 • Monday

<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]

26 April 1843 • Wednesday

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 April 1843 • Thursday

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 April 1843 • Friday

28 at home

29 April 1843 • Saturday

29 I rode out to Prairie with my brothers & , & John Topham, & appointed a lot between Sister Sarah Scott Mulholland &

, , , , & rode to , Iowa.

30 April 1843 • Sunday

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

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.

1 May 1843 • Monday

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 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]

View entire transcript |

Cite this page

Document Information
Editorial Title
History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
ID #
8470
Total Pages
200
Handwriting on This Page
- Thomas Bullock
Footnotes
1. 111
  See 26 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1541.
2. 112
  TEXT: At the top of this page are two lines that are unrelated to the history and are not transcribed.
3. 113
  See 27 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1541.
4. 114
  See 28 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1541.
5. 115
  See 29 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1541.
6. 116
  See 30 Apr. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1541–1542.
7. 117
  See 1 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1543–1544.
8. 118
  TEXT: A box is inscribed around the word “revised”.

History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

Cite this page

Request for Documents