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History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
1 January 1840 • Wednesday
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2 January 1840 • Thursday
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3 January 1840 • Friday
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4 January 1840 • Saturday
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5 January 1840 • Sunday
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6 January 1840 • Monday
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7 January 1840 • Tuesday
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8 January 1840 • Wednesday
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9 January 1840 • Thursday
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12 January 1840 • Sunday
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13 January 1840 • Monday
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14 January 1840 • Tuesday
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17 January 1840 • Friday
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18 January 1840 • Saturday
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19 January 1840 • Sunday
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22 January 1840 • Wednesday
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25 January 1840 • Saturday
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27 January 1840 • Monday
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31 January 1840 • Friday
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1 February 1840 • Saturday
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2 February 1840 • Sunday
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4 February 1840 • Tuesday
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7 February 1840 • Friday
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16 February 1840 • Sunday
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20 Feburary 1840 • Thursday
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21 February 1840 • Friday
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22 Feburary 1840 • Saturday
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23 February 1840 • Sunday
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25 February 1840 • Tuesday
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26 Feburary 1840 • Wednesday
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4 March 1840 • Wednesday
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5 March 1840 • Thursday
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6 March 1840 • Friday
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8 March 1840 • Sunday
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9 March 1840 • Monday
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11 March 1840 • Wednesday
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12 March 1840 • Thursday
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13 March 1840 • Friday
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15 March 1840 • Sunday
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16 March 1840 • Monday
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17 March 1840 • Tuesday
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18 March 1840 • Wednesday
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19 March 1840 • Thursday
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20 March 1840 • Friday
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21 March 1840 • Saturday
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24 March 1840 • Tuesday
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1 April 1840 • Wednesday
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3 April 1840 • Friday
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6 April 1840 • Monday
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7 April 1840 • Tuesday
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8 April 1840 • Wednesday
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9 April 1840 • Thursday
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12 April 1840 • Sunday
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13 April 1840 • Monday
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14 April 1840 • Tuesday
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15 April 1840 • Wednesday
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16 April 1840 • Thursday
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17 April 1840 • Friday
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18 April 1840 • Saturday
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19 April 1840 • Sunday
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20 April 1840 • Monday
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21 April 1840 • Tuesday
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22 April 1840 • Wednesday
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23 April 1840 • Thursday
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25 April 1840 • Saturday
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29 April 1840 • Wednesday
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30 April 1840 • Thursday
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1 May 1840 • Friday
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7 May 1840 • Thursday
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14 May 1840 • Thursday
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15 May 1840 • Friday
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17 May 1840 • Sunday
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18 May 1840 • Monday
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23–24 May 1840 • Saturday–Sunday
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25 May 1840 • Monday
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26–31 May 1840 • Tuesday–Sunday
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27 May 1840 • Wednesday
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1 June 1840 • Monday
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3 June 1840 • Wednesday
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6 June 1840 • Saturday
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8–9 June 1840 • Monday–Tuesday
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11 June 1840 • Thursday
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14 June 1840 • Sunday
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18 June 1840 • Thursday
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20 June 1840 • Saturday
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21 June 1840 • Sunday
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22–28 June 1840 • Wednesday–Tuesday
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27 June 1840 • Saturday
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29–30 June 1840 • Monday–Tuesday
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1 July 1840 • Wednesday
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2 July 1840 • Thursday
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3 July 1840 • Friday
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4 July 1840 • Saturday
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6 July 1840 • Monday
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7 July 1840 • Tuesday
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9 July 1840 • Thursday
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11 July 1840 • Saturday
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12 July 1840 • Sunday
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13 July 1840 • Monday
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15 July 1840 • Wednesday
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17 July 1840 • Friday
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18 July 1840 • Saturday
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19 July 1840 • Sunday
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20 July 1840 • Monday
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22 July 1840 • Wednesday
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24 July 1840 • Friday
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25 July 1840 • Saturday
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27 July 1840 • Monday
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28 July 1840 • Tuesday
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30 July 1840 • Thursday
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3 August 1840 • Monday
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4 August 1840 • Tuesday
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5 August 1840 • Wednesday
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7 August 1840 • Friday
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8 August 1840 • Saturday
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15 August 1840 • Saturday
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17 August 1840 • Monday
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18 August 1840 • Tuesday
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21 August 1840 • Friday
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23 August 1840 • Sunday
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29 August 1840 • Saturday
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30 August 1840 • Sunday
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31 August 1840 • Monday
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5 September 1840 • Saturday
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6 September 1840 • Sunday
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7 September 1840 • Monday
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9 September 1840 • Wednesday
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11 September 1840 • Friday
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13 September 1840 • Sunday
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14–15 September 1840 • Monday–Tuesday
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20 September 1840 • Sunday
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23 September 1840 • Wednesday
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28 September 1840 • Monday
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29 September 1840 • Tuesday
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3 October 1840 • Saturday
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6 October 1840 • Tuesday
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8 October 1840 • Thursday
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10 October 1840 • Saturday
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11 October 1840 • Sunday
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12 October 1840 • Monday
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17 October 1840 • Saturday
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19 October 1840 • Monday
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21 October 1840 • Wednesday
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28 October 1840 • Wednesday
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1 November 1840 • Sunday
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21 November 1840 • Saturday
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4 December 1840 • Friday
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5 December 1840 • Saturday
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10 December 1840 • Thursday
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13 December 1840 • Sunday
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14 December 1840 • Monday
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16 December 1840 • Wednesday
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20 December 1840 • Sunday
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27 December 1840 • Sunday
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28 December 1840 • Monday
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30 December 1840 • Wednesday
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Source Note
History draft; handwriting of ; 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.

<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> “Tuesday morning (O L, 203, 204) morning”) or (T&S.)
<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> 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> 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> <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> 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 Wednesday April 1, 1840 — “ (X L. 123. 124. 125) .”
3 Friday April 3; “ (O 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 tended to create sea-sickness, & suffering.
“Minutes of a (X L 201, 202. 203) 9 oclock” (see T&S. 91. &c.)
7 “Tuesday morning (O L, 203, 204) morning”) or (T&S.)
8 Wednesday 8 morng conference (O L. 204. 5. 6.) agency, adjourned for 1 hour, conferenced X (T&S. 94. 95) Clerk”
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 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 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 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 #
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- Total Pages
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- Willard Richards
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Footnotes
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See 1 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1040–1041.
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49
See 3 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1041–1042.
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See 6 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1042–1043.
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See 7 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1044.
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See 8 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1044–1046.
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See 9 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1046–1048.
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See 12 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.
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See 13 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.
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See 14 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.
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