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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12 July 1843 • Wednesday

<July 12> I recd the <following> revelation in the presence of <my brother> &

(Copy) (<&> leave 10 lines blank for heading) <& a few lines afterwards, (read to Pres. )>

< took the revelation & read it to >

I directed to make out deeds of certain lots of land to & the children

I extract th from the Neighbor, “Joseph Smith is at (copy page 43) no assistance.”

Elders , , & arrived in Louisville, & visited Mr. Porter the Kentucky Giant <Baby,> 7 feet 7 inches high & weighing 250 lbs.

having published a garbled statement <of my arrest> in “the Old School Democrat” is replied to by in the same paper.

13 July 1843 • Thursday

<13> I was in conversation with most of the day; & approved of the revised laws of the , <containing <70 sections>>

returned from , & reported that the was gone to , & he therefore left the Affidavits in the care of — (having started with an old decrepid animal & rode him all the way <there> & back again)——

he also reported that Gen of had started from the In <from > for .

, Q. S. Sparkes, & Noah Rodgers [Rogers] preached at Cabbotville Mass., while Elder Rodgers was preaching, some person threw a stone<s> <through the windows> & <one> hit on the thigh & <the mob> threw stones thru the windows <at them when they left the room, which flew like hail, but did not injure the brethren—>

14 July 1843 • Friday

<14> <Spent the day at home,> I was visited this day by a No. of Gentn & Ladies, who arrived from on a Steam Boat, they manifested good <kind> feelings

started on a Mission to the Pottawatomies.

15 July 1843 • Saturday

<15> <Spent the day at home— Weather very hot—>

Deeded my half share in the Steam Boat Maid of Iowa, and also over sixty City lots to —

<— A shower this <this> morning wet the ground one inch—>

at 6 p m went with my family & about 100 others took <on> a pleasure excursion on the Maid of Iowa from the , to the North part of the , & back returned at dusk—

A Theatrical performance in the evening by Mr. Chapman—

16 July 1843 • Sunday

<Sunday 16> Preached in morning & evening at the in the , near & west of the , concerning a man’s foes being they of his own household <the same Spirit that crucified Jesus, is in the breast of some who profess to be Saints, in —> such as having secret enemies in the, intermingling with the Saints &c

<said I would not prophesy any more> and proposed as <to hold the office> of Prophet <to the , as it was his birthright, & I am going to have a reformation, & the Saints must regard for he has the authority—> that he <I> might be a Priest of the Most High King God— & slightly touched upon the subject of the , shewing that a man & his wife must enter into that Covenant in this world, & or he will have no claim on her in the next world; but on account of the unbelief of the people, I can not reveal the fulness of these things at present.

Dft History from June 1 <till> July <16th.> 1843 [p. 56]

12 July 1843 • Wednesday

July 12 I recd the following revelation in the presence of my brother &

(Copy) (& leave 10 lines blank for heading) & a few lines afterwards, (read to Pres. )

took the revelation & read it to

I directed to make out deeds of certain lots of land to & the children

I extract from the Neighbor, “Joseph Smith is at (copy page 43) no assistance.”

Elders , , & arrived in Louisville, & visited Mr. Porter the Kentucky Baby, 7 feet 7 inches high & weighing 250 lbs.

having published a garbled statement of my arrest in “the Old School Democrat” is replied to by in the same paper.

13 July 1843 • Thursday

13 I was in conversation with most of the day; & approved of the revised laws of the ,

The Legion authorized the issuing of Legion scrip to the amount of 500—$.

returned from , & reported that the was gone to , & he therefore left the Affidavits in the care of — (having started with an old decrepid animal & rode him all the way there & back again)——

he also reported that Gen of had started from for .

, Q. S. Sparkes, & Noah Rodgers [Rogers] preached at Cabbotville Mass., while Elder Rogers was preaching, some person threw stones through the windows & one hit on the thigh the mob threw stones at them when they left the room, which flew like hail, but did not injure the brethren—

14 July 1843 • Friday

14 Spent the day at home, I was visited by a No. of Gentn & Ladies, who arrived from on a Steam Boat, they manifested kind feelings

started on a Mission to the Pottawatomies.

15 July 1843 • Saturday

15 Spent the day at home— Weather very hot—

Deeded my half share in the Steam Boat Maid of Iowa, and also sixty City lots to —

— A shower this morning wet the ground one inch—

at 6 p m went with my family & about 100 others on a pleasure excursion on the Maid of Iowa from the , to the North part of the , & returned at dusk—

Theatrical performance in the evening by Mr. Chapman—

16 July 1843 • Sunday

Sunday 16 Preached in morning & evening at the in the , near & west of the , concerning a man’s foes being they of his own household the same Spirit that crucified Jesus, is in the breast of some who profess to be Saints, in — such as having secret enemies in the, intermingling with the Saints &c

said I would not prophesy any more and proposed to hold the office of Prophet to the , as it was his birthright, I am going to have a reformation, & the Saints must regard for he has the authority— that I might be a Priest of the Most High God— & slightly touched upon the subject of the , shewing that a man & his wife must enter into that Covenant in this world, or he will have no claim on her in the next world; but on account of the unbelief of the people, I can not reveal the fulness of these things at present.

Dft History from June 1 till July 16th. 1843 [p. 56]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
ID #
8470
Total Pages
200
Handwriting on This Page
- Thomas Bullock
- Robert L. Campbell
Footnotes
1. 312
  See 12 July 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1669–1675.
2. Jonathan Grimshaw handwriting ends; Thomas Bullock begins.
3. 313
  See 13 July 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1675.
4. 314
  See 14 July 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1675.
5. 315
  See 15 July 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1675.
6. 316
  See 16 July 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1675–1676.
7. Docket in left margin in the handwriting of Robert L. Campbell.

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