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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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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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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<Tuesday 19—> William Martindale writes <from Washington> But I must hasten (see T&S. 413.)

Elder William Martindale writes from Washington, Wayne Co. Ia “But I must hasten <A singular Phenomen> (see T& S. <Vol 4 & 5> 413 <-[marble cover]->) with us”

At 1 p m <I was present when> The paraded near the , and were inspected by the officers <& instructed to prepare themselves with arms & ammunition and to hold themselves in readiness for <for> a moment’s notice> bro Henry Boley met was shot severely under the arm by the accidental discharge of his gun—

Amos S. Chase made the following Affidavit “State of (Copy) Amos S. Chase

20 December 1843 • Wednesday

<20> At home <in good health & spirits> counseling and attending to business in general.

The of the Municipal Court took the following Affidavits “On the 20th. day (copy ’s Afft,)

Esqre. also took the <an> affidavit as follows “On the 20th. (Copy Andrew M Hamilton, <Afft.>”)

21 December 1843 • Thursday

<21> About 1 o clock in the morning I was alarmed by the firing of a Gun, got up, & went down to the Bank to see the guard, & enquire the cause of it; to my surprise they had not heard it, altho <I felt sure> it was fired in ; in a few minutes a Co the morning proved it to be correct, some rowdies in had been firing in the night.

at noon met with the City Council & <which> voted that Co. present the Memorial & ordinance to Congress.

Passed “an Ordinance. to prevent unlawful search or seizure of person or property by foreign process in the City of ”.

<We insert> The following obituary of Nathan Pratt <from the pen of his > as a sample of what thousands of women & children have suffered, thro the wicked persecutions of the people <brutal savages> of <upper> “Biography (T&S 414) ages”—

resigned his office as City Auctioneer, & Charles Warner was re-elected

was duly elected City Marshall in the room of , who expects to leave soon—

I gave instructions to the & Policemen to see that all carrion is removed out of the ; and all houses kept in order; to stop the boys when fighting in the Streets, & prevent children from floating off on the ice, & correct any thing out of order, like Fathers— and I offered to build the <City> Jail if it was left to my dictation; which the council authorized me so to do—

I insert the memorial from the City Council to the Congress of the for redress of grievances, & protection from further persecution, which was signed by them, from copies having been made by my Clerk for that purpose—

To the Honorable (copy it) <(see s Copy)>

I also insert the Memorial that was signed by the Inhabitants of , generally—

(also Copy it) [p. 87]

Tuesday 19—

Elder William Martindale writes from Washington, Wayne Co. Ia “ A singular Phenomen (see T& S. Vol 4 & 5 413 -[marble cover]-) with us”

At 1 p m I was present when The paraded near the , were inspected by the officers & instructed to prepare themselves with arms & ammunition and to hold themselves in readiness for a moment’s notice bro Henry Boley was shot severely under the arm by the accidental discharge of his gun—

Amos S. Chase made the following Affidavit “State of (Copy) Amos S. Chase

20 December 1843 • Wednesday

20 At home in good health & spirits counseling and attending to business in general.

The of the Municipal Court took the following Affidavits “On the 20th. day (copy ’s Afft,)

“On the 20th. (Copy Andrew M Hamilton, Afft.”)

21 December 1843 • Thursday

21 About 1 o clock in the morning I was alarmed by the firing of a Gun, got up, & went down to the Bank to see the guard, & enquire the cause of it; to my surprise they had not heard it, altho I felt sure it was fired in ; the morning proved it to be correct, some rowdies in had been firing in the night.

at noon met with the City Council which voted that Co. present the Memorial & ordinance to Congress.

Passed “an Ordinance. to prevent unlawful search or seizure of person or property by foreign process in the City of ”.

We insert The following obituary of Nathan Pratt from the pen of his as a sample of what thousands of women & children have suffered, thro the wicked persecutions of the brutal savages of “Biography (T&S 414) ages”—

resigned his office as City Auctioneer, & Charles Warner was re-elected

was duly elected City Marshall in the room of , who expects to leave soon—

I gave instructions to the & Policemen to see that all carrion is removed out of the ; and all houses kept in order; to stop the boys when fighting in the Streets, & prevent children from floating off on the ice, & correct any thing out of order, like Fathers— and I offered to build the City Jail if it was left to my dictation; which the council authorized me to do—

To the Honorable (copy it) (see s Copy)

I also insert the Memorial that was signed by the Inhabitants of , generally—

(also Copy it) [p. 87]

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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. 536
  TEXT: Mathematical calculations written in the right margin.
2. 537
  See 20 Dec. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1808–1809.
3. 538
  See 21 Dec. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1809–1826.

History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

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