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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, 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...
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, 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,...
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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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Elder Barradale was appointed to preside over Cheltenham ; Elder Rudd over the Nottingham Circuit Elder Pritchard to labor in Derbyshire; Elder Speakman to labor with Elder Parker in the Bradford Osmond Shaw in <at> Addingham, Yorkshire; George Eyres in Lincolnshire & there in connexion with Eld Henry Cuerdon; & Elder Samuel Downes in Derbyshire, in connexion with elder Hibbert

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6 June 1843 • Tuesday

June 6 <I rode out to the Prairie —> Earthquake in Java, destroying Nias and burying its inhabitants in the ruins.

The Total national debt of Europe is 10,499,710,000 German dollars <a Century ago the European Treasury was comparatively unincumbered> leave a line

7 June 1843 • Wednesday

<7> Concluded a settlement with gave him a deed for lot

& a Co of 30 Saints mostly his own family arrive from Tennessee.

8 June 1843 • Thursday • First of Two Entries

<8> This morning about day (copy <Law of the Lord 315> <◊◊◊> page 40—) and ever”

very sick.

In the afternoon rode out on horseback called on who was at work in his garden asked him who gave him leave to occupy that Lot? he answered “Your Honor”, when I replied you are perfectly welcome to it so far as I am concerned then continued my journey to the Prairie—

9 June 1843 • Friday

<9> Rode out to look at <shew Mr. Lewis some> lots in the

Continued most of the day with , who is <very> sick

10 June 1843 • Saturday

<10> At home several brethren <bro [Jonas] Livingston & Goodrich [Riley Goodridge]> from N.H. visit me, about establishing a Cotton Factory in .

City Council met & passed “An Ordinance to regulate the rates of Toll at the Ferryin the City of ” which is published in the Neighbor

several petitions were presented to repeal the Hog Law which were rejected.

To shew the wickedness <& rascality> of <& the corrupt conspiracy formed against me in & > I insert the following letter <under date of the letter> “ (copy) Owens”

A Steamship <of Iron> called “the Great Britain,” is built at Bristol, England; at a cost of $45 £90,000 <she has six masts, & is 320 feet in length on deck & is said to be> it is the largest vessel that has been built since the days of Noah.

<ex[amine]d >

11 June 1843 • Sunday • First of Two Entries

<11> 10 a m Meeting at the (see Sermon book page 8 10)

< —"—)> [p. 39]

Elder Barradale was appointed to preside over Cheltenham ; Elder Rudd over the Nottingham Circuit Elder Pritchard to labor in Derbyshire; Elder Speakman with Elder Parker in the Bradford Osmond Shaw at Addingham, Yorkshire; George Eyres in Lincolnshire & there in connexion with Eld Henry Cuerdon; & Elder Samuel Downes in Derbyshire, with elder Hibbert

6 June 1843 • Tuesday

June 6 I rode out to the Prairie — Earthquake in Java, destroying Nias and burying its inhabitants in the ruins.

The Total national debt of Europe is 10,499,710,000 dollars a Century ago the European Treasury was comparatively unincumbered

7 June 1843 • Wednesday

7 Concluded a settlement with gave him a deed for lot

Visited who is very sick

& a Co of 30 Saints mostly his own family arrive from Tennessee.

8 June 1843 • Thursday • First of Two Entries

8 This morning about day (copy page 40—) and ever”

sick.

9 June 1843 • Friday

9 Rode out to shew Mr. Lewis some lots in the

Continued most of the day with , who is very sick

10 June 1843 • Saturday

10 At home bro Jonas Livingston & Goodrich [Riley Goodridge] from N.H. visit me, about establishing a Cotton Factory in .

City Council met & passed “An Ordinance to regulate the rates of Toll at the Ferryin the City of ” which is published in the Neighbor

several petitions were presented to repeal the Hog Law which were rejected.

To shew the wickedness & rascality of & the corrupt conspiracy formed against me in & I insert the following under date of the letter “ (copy) Owens”

A Steamship of Iron called “the Great Britain,” is built at Bristol, England; at a cost of £90,000 she has six masts, & is 320 feet in length on deck & is said to be the largest vessel that has been built since the days of Noah.

examined

11 June 1843 • Sunday • First of Two Entries

11 10 a m Meeting at the ( Sermon book page 10)

see journal of sermons) amalgamate

—"—) [p. 39]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
ID #
8470
Total Pages
200
Handwriting on This Page
- Thomas Bullock
- Jonathan Grimshaw
Footnotes
1. 182
  See 6 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1570.
2. Thomas Bullock handwriting ends; Jonathan Grimshaw begins.
3. Insertion in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
4. Jonathan Grimshaw handwriting ends; Thomas Bullock begins.
5. 183
  See 7 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1570.
6. 184
  TEXT: In his journal for 7 June 1843, William Clayton recorded that he gave Coolidge a deed for lot 3 block 24 in Nauvoo. The deed for that lot is dated 30 March 1843, not 7 June.
7. 185
  See 8 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1570–1571.
8. 186
  TEXT: Bullock inserted a leaf following this page with text copied by Jonathan Grimshaw from the Book of the Law of the Lord, as well as additional text Bullock wrote for the 8 June 1843 entry. The text on the inserted leaf, which Bullock numbered as page 40, should be inserted here.
9. 187
  See 9 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1571.
10. 188
  See 10 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1571.
11. 189
  TEXT: This is the point to which the text was examined by George A. Smith and Thomas Bullock.
12. 190
  See 11 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1571–1576.

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