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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<July 31> <my health improving> I went to the Prairie <sold 100 acres of Land> & called at my

Wrote to

The visit the glass works, water works, Iron Boats Nail Factory

I copy from ’s Journal “Our assembled & walked over , we first visited Mr. Curlings Glass works, & saw them at work through each branch, we saw them make pressed, stamped & plain tumblers, large Jars &c. We next went on the bluff above the & had a view of the New Basin, that is to contain the water to be forced into it from the Alleghany River to water the — From this place we had a fair view of the below, it truly sends forth its columns of smoke & blackness that arise from the Coal fires which propel the numerous engines, that are the main spring of all the foundries, manufactories & works of the great City of — We then descended the hill & visited the water works or reservoir. The building is 150 feet long 110 feet wide & contains of two engines of 200 horse power each, to drive a force pump to force the water from the Alleganey river into the Basin on the Bluff— to supply the wants of the Citizens, the whole cost of this building, reservoir & basin was 200,000 The building is after the Roman order. The whole architecture, design, making & finishing the building was executed by Charles Beck, a member of the — We visited every branch of Miltonbergers Iron works, saw the <iron for the> keel laid for <of>. an Iron Steam Ship of War 140 feet long, which is intended to navigate Lake Erie—”

1 August 1843 • Tuesday

<August 1> I was <very> sick at home in the morning <* below>

received a private communication from Mr Braman stating that the writ was returned <to the > & killed

<here>

gave a stump speech at the <until dusk> & was <immediately> replied to by for over two hours <having lit candles for the purpose to hear them <politically> castigate each other—>

& called at the when acknowledged the power of the Mormon

<* at 4 p m I rode up to the & complained <to the Clerks> that <Mr> Hamilton had got a tax title <from the Sheriff> on one of my City lots— the Collector came up in the midst of our conversation, &, <when asked about it> denied all knowledge of it— I told him that I had always been ready to pay <all> my taxes when I was called upon, & I did not think it good behavior <gentlemanly treatment> to sell any of my lots, when <for taxes> I was willing to pay my taxes whenever called upon, & I told him that he abused <was continually abusing> the Citizens here— called me a liar, which so irritated me, that I got out of my buggy; <&> picked up a Stone to throw at me, which so enraged me, that I followed him <a few steps> & struck him too or three times— stepped between us & succeeded in separating us, I told the to assess the fine for the assault— & I was willing to pay it— he not doing it I rode down to stated the circumstances who fined me <and he imposed a fine>, which I paid, & then returned to the Political meeting— staid awhile, muttering threats against me. I went home commenced to work a little but soon was very sick—

<The visit Alleghany City.> & preached in the evening>

(see 60a) [p. 60]

31 July 1843 • Monday

July 31 my health improving I went to the Prairie sold 100 acres of Land & called at my

Wrote to

I copy from ’s Journal “Our assembled & walked over , we first visited Mr. Curlings Glass works, & saw them at work through each branch, we saw them make pressed, stamped & plain tumblers, large Jars &c. We next went on the bluff above the & had a view of the New Basin, that is to contain the water to be forced into it from the Alleghany River to water the — From this place we had a fair view of the below, it truly sends forth its columns of smoke & blackness that arise from the Coal fires which propel the numerous engines, that are the main spring of all the foundries, manufactories & works of the great City of — We then descended the hill & visited the water works or reservoir. The building is 150 feet long 110 feet wide & contains two engines of 200 horse power each, to drive a force pump to force the water from the Alleganey river into the Basin on the Bluff— to supply the wants of the Citizens, the whole cost of this building, reservoir & basin was 200,000 The building is after the Roman order. The whole architecture, design, making & finishing the building was executed by Charles Beck, a member of the — We visited every branch of Miltonbergers Iron works, saw the iron for the keel of. an Iron Steam Ship of War 140 feet long, which is intended to navigate Lake Erie—”

1 August 1843 • Tuesday

August 1 I was very sick at home in the morning * below

received a private communication from Mr Braman stating that the writ was returned to the & killed

here

gave a stump speech at the until dusk & was immediately replied to by for over two hours having lit candles for the purpose to hear them politically castigate each other—

& called at the when acknowledged the power of the Mormon

* at 4 p m I rode up to the & complained to the Clerks that Mr Hamilton had got a tax title from the Sheriff on one of my City lots— the Collector came up in the midst of our conversation, &, when asked about it denied all knowledge of it— I told him that I had always been ready to pay all my taxes when I was called upon, & I did not think it gentlemanly treatment to sell any of my lots, for taxes & I told him that he was continually abusing the Citizens here— called me a liar, & picked up a Stone to throw at me, which so enraged me, that I followed him a few steps & struck him too or three times— stepped between us & succeeded in separating us, I told the to assess the fine for the assault— & I was willing to pay it— he not doing it I rode down to stated the circumstances and he imposed a fine, which I paid, & then returned to the Political meeting— staid awhile, muttering threats against me. I went home commenced to work a little but soon was very sick—

The visit Alleghany City. & preached in the evening>

(see 60a) [p. 60]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
ID #
8470
Total Pages
200
Handwriting on This Page
- Thomas Bullock
- Jonathan Grimshaw
Footnotes
1. 332
  See 31 July 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1685–1686.
2. 333
  See 1 Aug. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1686.
3. 334
  TEXT: This asterisk and notation correspond with another asterisk six lines below, indicating that the text following the second asterisk should be inserted here.
4. 335
  TEXT: This notation and a line drawn from the sentence two lines below indicate that the sentence beginning with “Hyrum and Hoge” should be moved here.
5. 336
  TEXT: This asterisk corresponds to another asterisk six lines above, indicating that the text from here to the end of the page should be inserted after the first asterisk.
6. Cancellation and insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
7. 337
  TEXT: There is no page in this draft numbered “60a”. Either it was an inserted page that has not survived, or Bullock intended this to say “61a”, which is the next numbered page.

History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

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