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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<August 1st. <2nd.>> My health is some better, and I rode out in the afternoon with <to> J[acob] Baum’s to borrow money. Spent the evening at home in conversation with

<* <see bottom of page>>

<<* Augt. 2nd. <1843>> A subscription has been got up to build a house for Dr. <> to which I subscribed a Lot. The brethren subscribed $25 Cash 10 Cord Stone 39 Bu Lime 105 Days works, $59 in works, 15,900 Bricks, Glass, <Lumber, &> & other Materials, together with a quantity of produce. I hope the day is <now> not far distant when my clerk will have a comfortable house for his family.>

3 August 1843 • Thursday

<Augt. 3rd.> Elder [Charles] Beck of gave <having> <paid> $48 for the passage of six of the <Augt. 3rd.> to Baltimore, and they started this morning, <Augt. 3rd.> and rode all day and night over the Alleghany Mountains in the Stage.

I continued unwell. I received $800 in specie and a $200 note from Benjamin Meginness for 100 acres of land.

4 August 1843 • Friday

<4th.> My health improving, and I rode out to the . In the evening went with to ’s party, where I met my brother and his .

5 August 1843 • Saturday

<5th> The < , , & ,> arrived in <4 A M> having travelled 430 miles in 48 hours, by stage, railroad, and steamboat. A very severe storm <of wind & rain> raged in in the evening.

6 August 1843 • Sunday

<<Sunday> 6> Meeting at the . preached on testimony; when he closed I told the people I would preach my sermon next Sunday, as I was not well <able> to day; but I will <would> now speak on another subject, viz the electi[o]n. “I am above the Kingdoms of the world, for I have no laws. I am not come to tell you to vote this way that way or the other. In relati[o]n to National Matters I want it to go abroad unto the whole world, that every man should stand on his own merits. The Lord has not given me a revelation concerning politics— I have not asked Him for one— I am a third party, and stand independent and alone. I desire to see all parties protected in their rights. As for he is a Whig Candidate— a high-minded man; he has not hung on to my coat tail to gain his election as some have said. I am going to give a testimony, but not for electioneering purposes: before came to rumor came up that he might become a Candidate; says I he is an old friend and I’ll vote for him. When he came to my house I voluntarily told him I shd vote for him— When I made him acquainted with the laws <ordinances> of , he in relation to the writs of , he received <acted> upon them <in accordance therewith> on my testimony. The rascals ( & ) took ’s & ’s signature <security> when I was arrested. made come to me and beg my pardon for the abuse he gave me. And through his means and influence the pistols were taken from the rascals. He withdrew all [p. 61a]

2 August 1843 • Wednesday

August 2nd. My health is some better, and I rode out in the afternoon to Jacob Baum’s to borrow money. Spent the evening at home in conversation with

* see bottom of page

* Augt. 2nd. 1843 A subscription has been got up to build a house for to which I subscribed a Lot. The brethren subscribed $25 Cash 10 Cord Stone 39 Bu Lime 105 Days works, $59 in works, 15,900 Bricks, Glass, Lumber, & other Materials, together with a quantity of produce. I hope the day is now not far distant when my clerk will have a comfortable house for his family.

3 August 1843 • Thursday

Augt. 3rd. Elder Charles Beck of having paid $48 for the passage of six of the to Baltimore, they started this morning, and rode all day and night over the Alleghany Mountains in the Stage.

I continued unwell. I received $800 in specie and a $200 note from Benjamin Meginness for 100 acres of land.

4 August 1843 • Friday

4th. My health improving, I rode out to the . In the evening went with to ’s , where I met my brother and his .

5 August 1843 • Saturday

5th , , & , arrived in 4 A M having travelled 430 miles in 48 hours, by stage, railroad, and steamboat. A very severe storm of wind & rain raged in in the evening.

6 August 1843 • Sunday

Sunday 6 Meeting at the . preached on testimony; when he closed I told the people I would preach my sermon next Sunday, as I was not able to day; but I would now speak on another subject, viz the election. “I am above the Kingdoms of the world, for I have no laws. I am not come to tell you to vote this way that way or the other. In relation to National Matters I want it to go abroad unto the whole world, that every man should stand on his own merits. The Lord has not given me a revelation concerning politics— I have not asked Him for one— I am a third party, and stand independent and alone. I desire to see all parties protected in their rights. As for he is a Whig Candidate— a high-minded man; he has not hung on to my coat tail to gain his election as some have said. I am going to give a testimony, but not for electioneering purposes: before came to rumor came up that he might become a Candidate; says I he is an old friend and I’ll vote for him. When he came to my house I voluntarily told him I shd vote for him— When I made him acquainted with the ordinances of , in relation to writs of , he acted in accordance therewith on my testimony. The rascals ( & ) took ’s & ’s security when I was arrested. made come to me and beg my pardon for the abuse he gave me. And through his means and influence the pistols were taken from the rascals. He withdrew all [p. 61a]

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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. 338
  See 2 Aug. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1686.
2. Thomas Bullock handwriting ends; Jonathan Grimshaw begins.
3. Insertion in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
4. 339
  TEXT: This asterisk and notation correspond to another asterisk at the bottom of this page, indicating that the text following the second asterisk (written upside-down at the bottom of the page) should be inserted here.
5. 340
  TEXT: This asterisk corresponds to another asterisk near the top of the page, indicating that the following text should be included with the 2 August 1843 entry at the top of the page.
6. 341
  See 3 Aug. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1687.
7. 342
  See 4 Aug. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1687.
8. 343
  See 5 Aug. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1687.
9. 344
  See 6 Aug. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1687–1688.
10. Insertion in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.

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