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...
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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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<Monday <Tuesday> 21 Novr.> Council of the & others at my <all day> and dictated <to my the leading items for> an appeal to the Citizens of <Green Mountain Boys of> , my Native State—

also instructed , , & , to write a proclamation to the Kings of the Earth—

22 November 1843 • Wednesday

<22> <rode out to the prairie <with & > & found Arthur Smith cutting timber on my land without my consent, which I objected to—>

Prayer meeting in the evening at <the> .

Five deaths <in the > during the past week—

23 November 1843 • Thursday

<23> Met in Council in

then walked down to the to look at the stream, rocks &c— about 11½ a m suggested the idea of petitioning Congress for a grant to make a Canal over the falls— or a dam to turn the water to the so that we might erect Mills & other machinery—

Issued a writ of on application of

24 November 1843 • Friday

<24> Attended <Municipal> Court “on <> case at s[ui]t. of ” charged with stealing a Clothes brush < discharged to pay costs; it being. a vexatious and malicious suit.>

The young men have established a debating society <in > to discuss topics of various descriptions.

25 November 1843 • Saturday

<25> Mr. United States Surveyor from , arrived in —

In evening the sat on the case of for <charged with> seduction <and having stated that I had taught it was right.>— no action <charge not sustained>. I was present with several of the after adjournment held a Council & agreed to meet at the tomorrow morning—

& gave an address tending to do <away> with every evil, & exhorting them to practice virtue & Holiness before the Lord— told them that the had not received any permission from me to commit fornication, adultry or any such thing <corrupt action—> but <my> every word & action has been to the contrary— But If a man commit adultry he can not receive the of God— even if he is saved in any Kingdom, it can not be the Celestial Kingdom. I did think that the many examples that have been made manifest, such as & others, were sufficient to shew the fallacy of such a course of conduct—

I condemned such actions in toto, & warned the people present against committing the <such> evils, for it will surely bring a curse upon any person who commits such deeds—

I received a letter from <signed by> & six other , requesting permission from <for> Elder to remain in the ensuing winter; also a letter from giving his assent to the petition, to which the wrote the following reply “Elder (copy) Clerk”.

26 November 1843 • Sunday

<Sunday 26> I met <with > the , and others, in council with Mr. at the , concerning petitioning Congress for redress of grievances— read to him the affidavits of , , , , , & taken before the Municipal Court on — & conversing with him thereon—

at 11 a m preached in the Assembly room

in the eve Elder lectured in the —

Rainy— muddy day— [p. 80]

21 November 1843 • Tuesday

Tuesday 21 Novr. Council of the & others at my all day and dictated to my an appeal to the Green Mountain Boys of , my Native State—

also instructed , , & , to write a proclamation to the Kings of the Earth—

22 November 1843 • Wednesday

22 rode out to the prairie with & & found Arthur Smith cutting timber on my land without my consent, which I objected to—

Prayer meeting in the evening at the .

Five deaths in the during the past week—

23 November 1843 • Thursday

23 Met in Council in

Issued a writ of on application of

24 November 1843 • Friday

24 Attended Municipal Court “on at suit. of ” discharged to pay costs; it being. a vexatious and malicious suit.

The young men have established a debating society in to discuss topics of various descriptions.

25 November 1843 • Saturday

25 United States Surveyor from , arrived in —

In evening the sat on the case of charged with seduction and having stated that I had taught it was right.— charge not sustained. I was present with several of the after adjournment held a Council & agreed to meet at the tomorrow morning—

& gave an address tending to do away with every evil, & exhorting them to practice virtue & Holiness before the Lord— told them that the had not received any permission from me to commit fornication, adultry or any corrupt action— but my every word & action has been to the contrary— If a man commit adultry he can not receive the of God— even if he is saved in any Kingdom, it can not be the Celestial Kingdom. I did think that the many examples that have been made manifest, such as & others, were sufficient to shew the fallacy of such a course of conduct—

I condemned such actions in toto, & warned the people present against committing such evils, for it will surely bring a curse upon any person who commits such deeds—

I received a letter signed by & six other , requesting permission for Elder to remain in the ensuing winter; also a letter from giving his assent to the petition, to which the wrote the following reply “Elder (copy) Clerk”.

26 November 1843 • Sunday

Sunday 26 I met with the , and others, in council with at the , concerning petitioning Congress for redress of grievances— read to him the affidavits of , , , , , & taken before the Municipal Court on — & conversing with him thereon—