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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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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Let the Books of Mormon be sold as fast as they can in & the avails be retained, <by > till further orders.

Voted that Sister <Ann> Dawson & her family, of ; Sister <Ann> Braddock of Bedford & her family; Wm. Bradbury of the Potteries, with his family; bro. Leech of & family— & <Mrs. Elizabeth Pixton> bro Anderson of Stoke <and all the Poor Saints> be brought over to this <also Mrs. Sarah Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, Mrs. Mary Greenhalgh, Mrs Elizabeth Clayton & 2 children, Hugh Patrick & family, Mrs. Ann Farrar & 3 children, Maria Barrows & children; Alice Bailey & two children; Wm. Slayer’s family; Prudence Parr & six children, Rebecca Parkington;>

Voted on reading ’s letters of March 1 & 16 /43 to the , & : that the printing in be stopped, <according to previous instructions> and & come to this place— & the funds spoken of <referred to in s letters> be expended by as before stated.

Read the letter from preferring charges against <Elder> when it was proposedto defer the case till Saturday next, & invite witnesses to attend

24 May 1843 • Wednesday

<24> presented the tooth of a Whale, Coral, Bones of an Albatros wing, & skin of a foot, Jaw Bone of a Porpoise, tooth of a South Sea Seal as a beginning for a Museum in —

I bought 11 quarter sections of land from Genl. — & then rode out on the hill—

I find in the Boston Bee of this date, the following a letter &—— as it is so remarkable that any Editor will publish any thing in the columns of his paper <concerning me & <or> the Saints> but slander that I take a pleasure in transcribing the following “Sir In gone by years (T&S <(black)> 199 & 200) at that time”

Elder H. Tate writes that in Cuba Ill: <several the people were anxious to hear <him,> when> the Revd. John Rigdon a Campbellite preacher refused to let him preach in the Chapel because El Tate was “sent by the authority of Jesus Christ” saying “that recommend will not do, for the world has condemned it already”; but at Pekin <in 12 days Elder Tate> he six & many more <were> favorable.

Received a long letter from Thos. Rawcliff complaining of & & swindling him— <which is another example that people will not obey Council altho it was so pointedly made known to the people on 13 April last>

25 May 1843 • Thursday

<25> I Sent to to redeem the city lots on the tract, which had been sold for taxes—

Dr. Imbert, Messrs. Chastan & Manban <missionaries,> with 70 other Christians were beheaded, & 180 strangled in Corea. As Eastern Asia.

The town of Tallahassee, Florida, destroyed by fire.

26 May 1843 • Friday

<26> At 5 p m I met in Council in the upper room, with my brother , , , , , , & , & gave them instructions in the, on the &c.

Wrote a letter of instructions to

27 May 1843 • Saturday

<27> <In the morning received visitors, measuring with Jackson & Moore of —>

at 2 p m <I met ,> the <, & others> met in Council, to investigate the conduct of <charges having been preferred against him by letter from & others, in .> Sisters Jarman, & Adams, & <& others> gave their testimony, when they took his & disfellowshipped & took his license until he made satisfaction to the aggrieved parties

“see Minutes of the Twelve” <or >

<voted that the following persons be <assisted to emigrate> sent from , viz Mrs. Elizabeth Pixton, Mrs. Sarah Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, Mrs. Mary Greenhalgh, Mrs. Elizabeth Clayton & 2 children, Hugh Patrick & family, Mrs. Ann Farrar & 3 children, Maria Barrows & children, Alice Bailey & 2 children, Wm. Player’s family, Prudence Parr & 6 children, Rebecca Partington,>

I then instructed the to call at <investigate the condition> <of> the whole Church while in Council

A tremendous rain storm all day commencing with thunder in the morning.

450,000 persons meet at Nenagh, Ireland, <to petition> for a repeal of the <Parliamentary> Union. [p. 36]

Let the Books of Mormon be sold as fast as they can in & the avails be retained, by till further orders.

Voted that Sister Ann Dawson & her family, Sister Ann Braddock & her family; Wm. Bradbury with his family; bro. Leech of & family— bro Anderson of Stoke and all the Poor Saints be brought over to this

Voted on reading ’s letters of March 1 & 16 /43 to the , & : that the printing in be stopped, according to previous instructions and & come to this place— & the funds referred to in s letters be expended by as before stated.

24 May 1843 • Wednesday

24 presented the tooth of a Whale, Coral, Bones of an Albatros wing, & skin of a foot, Jaw Bone of a Porpoise, tooth of a South Sea Seal as a beginning for a Museum in —

I bought 11 quarter sections of land from — & then rode out on the hill—

I find in the Boston Bee of this date, a letter &—— as it is so remarkable that any Editor will publish any thing in the columns of his paper concerning me or the Saints but slander that I take a pleasure in transcribing the following “Sir In gone by years (T&S (black) 199 & 200) at that time”

Elder H. Tate writes that in Cuba Ill: the people were anxious to hear him, when the Revd. John Rigdon a Campbellite preacher refused to let him preach in the Chapel because El Tate was “sent by the authority of Jesus Christ” saying “that recommend will not do, for the world has condemned it already”; but at Pekin in 12 days Elder Tate six & many more were favorable.

Received a long letter from Thos. Rawcliff complaining of & & swindling him— which is another example that people will not obey Council altho it was so pointedly made known to the people on 13 April last

25 May 1843 • Thursday

25 Sent to to redeem the city lots on the tract, which had been sold for taxes—

Dr. Imbert, Messrs. Chastan & Manban missionaries, with 70 Christians were beheaded, & 180 strangled in Corea. Eastern Asia.

The town of Tallahassee, Florida, destroyed by fire.

26 May 1843 • Friday

26 At 5 p m I met in Council in the upper room, with my brother , , , , , & , & gave them instructions in the, on the &c.

Wrote a letter of instructions to

27 May 1843 • Saturday

27 In the morning received visitors,

at 2 p m I met , the , & others in Council, to investigate the conduct of charges having been preferred against him by letter from & others, in . Sisters Jarman, & Adams, & others gave their testimony, when they disfellowshipped & took his license until he made satisfaction to the aggrieved parties

“see Minutes of the Twelve” or

voted that the following persons be assisted to emigrate from , viz Mrs. Elizabeth Pixton, Mrs. Sarah Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, Mrs. Mary Greenhalgh, Mrs. Elizabeth Clayton & 2 children, Hugh Patrick & family, Mrs. Ann Farrar & 3 children, Maria Barrows & children, Alice Bailey & 2 children, Wm. Player’s family, Prudence Parr & 6 children, Rebecca Partington,

I then instructed the to investigate the condition of the whole Church while in Council

A tremendous rain storm all day commencing with thunder in the morning.

450,000 persons meet at Nenagh, Ireland, to petition for a repeal of the Parliamentary Union. [p. 36]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
ID #
8470
Total Pages
200
Handwriting on This Page
- Thomas Bullock
Footnotes
1. 162
  See 24 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1559–1561.
2. 163
  TEXT: An insertion was written first in graphite, and then this text was written over it in ink.
3. 164
  See 25 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1561.
4. 165
  See 26 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1561.
5. 166
  See 27 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1561–1563.
6. 167
  TEXT: See the two-leaf insertion following this page, which was copied from Wilford Woodruff’s journal.
7. 168
  TEXT: A line at the beginning of this insertion indicates that it should be moved three lines down, following the paragraph about the Twelve.

History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

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