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History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
1 January 1842 • Saturday
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11 Feburary 1842 • Friday
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27 February 1842 • Sunday
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28 February 1842 • Monday
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1 March 1842 • Tuesday
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5 March 1842 • Saturday
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6 March 1842 • Sunday
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27 March 1842 • Sunday
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28–30 March 1842 • Monday–Wednesday
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31 March 1842 • Thursday
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1 April 1842 • Friday
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2 April 1842 • Saturday
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4 April 1842 • Monday
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5 April 1842 • Tuesday
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6 April 1842 • Wednesday
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7 April 1842 • Thursday
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8 April 1842 • Friday
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9 April 1842 • Saturday
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10 April 1842 • Sunday
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11 April 1842 • Monday
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12 April 1842 • Tuesday
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13 April 1842 • Wednesday
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15 April 1842 • Friday
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17 April 1842 • Sunday
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18 April 1842 • Monday
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19 April 1842 • Tuesday
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20 April 1842 • Wednesday
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21–23 April 1842 • Thursday–Saturday
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22 April 1842 • Friday
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24 April 1842 • Sunday
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25–27 April 1842 • Monday–Wednesday
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28 April 1842 • Thursday
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29 April 1842 • Friday
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30 April 1842 • Saturday
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1 May 1842 • Sunday
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2 May 1842 • Monday
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3 May 1842 • Tuesday
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4 May 1842 • Wednesday
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5 May 1842 • Thursday
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6 May 1842 • Friday
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7 May 1842 • Saturday
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8 May 1842 • Sunday
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29–31 May 1842 • Sunday–Tuesday
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1 June 1842 • Wednesday
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2 June 1842 • Thursday
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Source Note
History draft; handwriting of ; 20 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1842 to 30 June 1842.
- Historical Introduction

<1> Wednesday June 1. 1842, I attended a general political meeting in the , for the nominations of county officers, <from the county at large> in which I concured, with the exception of the candidate for the sheriffalty, & spoke in favor of the procedings.
<2> Thur[s]day 2d Rode out with Brother Bowen and my clerk & sold Lot 1. in Blok 143,
<3> Friday 3. In the for noon I rode out, in the & sold to Bro Harmer Lot 1. in Blok 123. And in the P.M. rode to Bro s on hor[s]eback accompanied by , and others,
<4> Friday <Satu[r]day> 4. At the in the morning, and heard letters read from. , Dr King & Mr Helme, concerning s expulsien from the Masonic Lodge in P.M. paid E. B. Nourse 505 dollars for land bought of , and settled with the heirs of at my house, assisted by & my clerk
<5> Sunday 5, I prea[c]hed to this A M. to a large Congregatin. The subje[c]t matter of my discourse was drawn from (wasp. 34) infamy.
<6> Monday 6 I rode out on the prairie. to view some land. accompanid by . & my clerk. dined at , & returned home.
<7> Tuesdy 7, Sold <N.E.> 1/4 <1/4> Section. of Land, Quite a snow storm is reported in many parts of the New England middle states.
<8.> Wednesday 8. I was about home. Sent to on business;— on his return Old Charley <while on a gallop, struck his knees & breast instead of his feet.> fell in the street & rolled over, <in an instant> & the narrowly escaped with his life. It was a trick of the devil to kill the my, clerk.— Similar attacks have been made on myself, lately <of late>, and Satan is seeking our destruction on every hand.
<9> Thur[s]day 9. at home and about the neighborhood, attending to domestic affairs. & the business of church.
<10> Friday 10. went to Bro Hibbards <with my > to purchase some land.
<11> Saturday 11 Attended <Presided in> City Council. Council resolved to publish the City Charter. & ordinances of the <City> Council & , before the first day of next July.— Also Resolved that the bond for a deed, given given by binding him to make a deed for the land purchased of him for a burying ground, for the use of the , be put on record in the office for the Registry of Dead in the City of . Riots and mobs are multiplying in the land.— [p. 17]
1 Wednesday June 1. 1842, I attended a political meeting in the , for the nominations of county officers, from the county at large in which I concured, with the exception of the candidate for the sheriffalty, & spoke in favor of the procedings.
2 Thursday 2d Rode out with Brother Bowen and my clerk & sold Lot 1. in Blok 143,
3 Friday 3. In the for noon I rode out, in the & sold to Bro Harmer Lot 1. in Blok 123. And in the P.M. rode to Bro s on horseback accompanied by , and others,
4 Saturday 4. At the in the morning, and heard letters read from. , Dr King & Mr Helme, concerning s expulsien from the Masonic Lodge in P.M. paid E. B. Nourse 505 dollars for land bought of , and settled with the heirs of at my house, assisted by & my clerk
5 Sunday 5, I preached this A M. to a large Congregatin. The subject matter of my discourse was drawn from (wasp. 34) infamy.
6 Monday 6 I rode on the prairie. to view some land. accompanid by . & my clerk. dined at , & returned home.
7 Tuesdy 7, Sold 1/4 Section. of Land, Quite a snow storm is reported in many parts of the New England middle states.
8. Wednesday 8. I was about home. Sent to on business;— on his return Old Charley while on a gallop, struck his knees & breast instead of his feet. fell in the street & rolled over, in an instant & the narrowly escaped with his life. It was a trick of the devil to kill my, clerk.— Similar attacks have been made on myself, of late, and Satan is seeking our destruction on every hand.
9 Thursday 9. at home and about the neighborhood, attending to domestic affairs. & the business of church.
10 Friday 10. went to Bro Hibbards with my to purchase some land.
11 Saturday 11 Presided in City Council. Council resolved to publish the City Charter. ordinances of the City Council & , before the first day of next July.— Also Resolved that the bond given by binding him to make a deed for the land purchased of him for a burying ground, for the use of the , be put on record in the office for the Registry of Dead in the City of . Riots and mobs are multiplying in the land.— [p. 17]
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Document Information
- Editorial Title
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- ID #
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- Total Pages
- 22
- Handwriting on This Page
- Willard Richards
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Footnotes
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134
See 1 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1338.
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135
See 2 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1338.
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136
See 3 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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137
See 4 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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See 5 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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139
See 6 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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See 7 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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141
See 8 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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See 9 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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143
See 10 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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See 11 June 1842 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1339.
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