History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]

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History draft; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; 19 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1840 to 31 December 1840.

For more information on the History Drafts, see Introduction to History Drafts, 1844–1856.

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<1> Wednesday April 1, 1840 — “ (X L. 123. 124. 125) .”

<3> Friday April 3; “ (O 125 L 125. 6. 7) ”

<6> Monday April 6. Elders , , , & . Landed in , <on the 1st day of the 11th. year of the church,> after a tedious passage of 28 days, 16 of which they encountered head winds, & one severe storm of 3 or 4 days, and a great portion of the time the decks were coverge [covered] with water, all of which ten[d]ed to create sea-sickness, & suffering.

“Minutes of a (X L 201, 202. 203) 9 oclock” or (see T&S. 91. &c.)

7 April 1840 • Tuesday

<7> “Tuesday morning (O L, 203, 204) morning”) or (T&S.)

8 April 1840 • Wednesday

<8> Wednesday <8> morng conference (O L. 204. 5. 6.) agency, adjou[rne]d for 1 hour, conferenced X (T&S. 94. 95) Clerk”

9 April 1840 • Thursday

<9> Thursday, < & co— went to — to , at .> “ X (L. 133. 134) ”

In the Times & Seasons of this month is a prospectus for publishing at a weekly paper, to be called “The News”

To all people (X T&S. 86. 87) clerk— To[o] poor <feeble> <emaciated> was at this time, from his long sickness & journey that when returned home, this day, from a Mission to Clithero, & found him in his room he did not know him.

12 April 1840 • Sunday

<12> Sunday 12[th.] Several of the Elders bore <their public> testimony to the Gospel at the Temperance Hall as The High council of met at my house, when I proposed that Bro go East with , to settle some business transactions of the church, which the counsel sanctioned, and voted “that prest. Joseph Smith Jr make the necessary credentials for & .”

13 April 1840 • Monday

<13> <Monday> From the 2[nd]. of October 1839 to this date there has been 145 shak[e]s of Earthquake in Scotland, reported by Mr Milne to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Some of these shocks were sufficient to alter the natural levels of the ground more than 2 degrees & some witnesses thought 4 degrees, and cause houses to rock like boats on the seas

14 April 1840 • Tuesday

<14> Tuesday 14 A council of the Twelve, viz. , , , , & was held at the house of in , Eng. when was ordained to the apostleship agreably to the Revelation By , under the hands of the Quorum present. Other business was transacted, as also on the following days all which may be seen [p. 7]

1 April 1840 • Wednesday

1 Wednesday April 1, 1840 — “ (X L. 123. 124. 125) .”

3 April 1840 • Friday

3 Friday April 3; “ (O L 125. 6. 7) ”

6 April 1840 • Monday

6 Monday April 6. Elders , , , & . Landed in , on the 1st day of the 11th. year of the church, after a tedious passage of 28 days, 16 of which they encountered head winds, & one severe storm of 3 or 4 days, and a great portion of the time the decks were coverge [covered] with water, all of which tended to create sea-sickness, & suffering.

“Minutes of a (X L 201, 202. 203) 9 oclock” (see T&S. 91. &c.)

7 April 1840 • Tuesday

7 “Tuesday morning (O L, 203, 204) morning”) or (T&S.)

8 April 1840 • Wednesday

8 Wednesday 8 morng conference (O L. 204. 5. 6.) agency, adjourned for 1 hour, conferenced X (T&S. 94. 95) Clerk”

9 April 1840 • Thursday

9 Thursday, & co— went — to , at . “ X (L. 133. 134) ”

In the Times & Seasons of this month is a prospectus for publishing at a weekly paper, to be called “The News”

To all people (X T&S. 86. 87) clerk— Too emaciated was at this time, from his long sickness & journey that when returned home, this day, from a Mission to Clithero, & found him in his room he did not know him.

12 April 1840 • Sunday

12 Sunday 12[th.] Several of the Elders bore their public testimony to the Gospel The High council of met at my house, when I proposed that Bro go East with , to settle some business transactions of the church, which the counsel sanctioned, and voted “that prest. Joseph Smith Jr make the necessary credentials for & .”

13 April 1840 • Monday

13 Monday From the 2[nd]. of October 1839 to this date there has been 145 shakes of Earthquake in Scotland, reported by Mr Milne to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Some of these shocks were sufficient to alter the natural levels of the ground more than 2 degrees & some witnesses thought 4 degrees, and cause houses to rock like boats on the seas

14 April 1840 • Tuesday

14 Tuesday 14 A council of the Twelve, viz. , , , , & was held at the house of in , Eng. when was ordained to the apostleship agreably to the Revelation By , under the hands of the Quorum present. Other business was transacted, as also on the following days all which may be seen [p. 7]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
ID #
8473
Total Pages
20
Handwriting on This Page
- Willard Richards
Footnotes
1. 48
  See 1 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1040–1041.
2. 49
  See 3 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1041–1042.
3. 50
  See 6 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1042–1043.
4. 51
  See 7 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1044.
5. 52
  See 8 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1044–1046.
6. 53
  See 9 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1046–1048.
7. 54
  See 12 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.
8. 55
  See 13 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.
9. 56
  See 14 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.

History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]

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