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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<Sunda[y] Ma[y] 7> In the forenoon I was visited by several Gentn., concerning the plates which were dug out near Kalamazoo <Kinderhook.>— I sent my brother to the for the Hebrew Bible & Lexicon.

The Council of <the> met. as usual

< preached at in the morning>

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8 May 1843 • Monday

<8> I called <at > at 7 am with a to stay suit v Dixon.

is dissatisfied to give Sister [Sarah Scott] Mulholland one fourth of the lot as directed by me.

9 May 1843 • Tuesday

<9> I<n> <company with> with <& my , &> the whole of my adult family, , , , & about one hundred Gentn & Ladies, start at 10 min: before 8 <am> from the Nauvoo Dock, under a salute of Cannon; having on board a fine band of Music. We had an excellent address from our esteemed friend ; the band (see Neighbor 6 <copy>) anticipated & we returned home about 8 o clock

10 May 1843 • Wednesday

<10> Directed never to let the Court room be occupied by any person, until he received $2 in advance—

The blossoms on the Apple &c trees, appear.

Took my brother , & , , & Horace Whitney in my carriage to the Upper Steam Boat landing & back. They were intending to start on their mission, but no Steam boat came.

11 May 1843 • Thursday

<11> At 6 a m [blank] Snow, , &c

8. went to see the new carriage made by <Thos.> Moore, which is ready for travelling.

went to in the new carriage. I rode out as far as the Prairie.

at 10 a m , <,> , , , , , & assembled in Council in my , & voted that , Noah Rodgers [Rogers], & Knowlton F. Hanks go on a mission to the Pacific Isles— Captain prepare himself to take a mission to Wales— go to Ireland— , John Cairnes, & to — & that preside over the &c, & be assisted by & — that bro. Cairnes go to Scotland <& go to > under the direction of ; & that come immediately to , or be cut off from the Church. that this recommend to Prest. Joseph Smith as Clerk of the .

stated that had offered the use of his draft for the , Table &c if any one would copy it, but he had not time to comply with the request of the quorum to furnish a full draft.

12 May 1843 • Friday

<12> Purchased half of the Steamer “Maid of Iowa” from & Captn. commenced running her between & as a Ferry boat—

At Sunrise arrived with a raft of 50,000 feet of fine lumber from the North , <on , Wisconson,> <where> the Snow was about 2½ feet deep in the winter.

In a Council of the it was agreed to visit , , <&> , & hold concerning the [p. 30]

7 May 1843 • Sunday

Sunday May 7 In the forenoon I was visited by several Gentn., concerning the plates which were dug out near Kinderhook.—

The Council of the met.

preached at

8 May 1843 • Monday

8 I called at at 7 am with a to stay suit v Dixon.

is dissatisfied to give Sister [Sarah Scott] Mulholland one fourth of the lot as directed by me.

9 May 1843 • Tuesday

9 In company with my , & my adult family, , , , & about one hundred Gentn & Ladies, start at 10 min: before 8 am from the Nauvoo Dock, under a salute of Cannon; having on board a fine band of Music. We had an excellent address from our esteemed friend ; the band (see Neighbor 6 copy) anticipated & we returned home about 8 o clock

10 May 1843 • Wednesday

10 Directed never to let the Court room be occupied by any person, until he received $2 in advance—

The blossoms on the Apple &c trees, appear.

Took my brother , & , , & Horace Whitney in my carriage to the Upper Steam Boat landing & back. They were intending to start on their mission, but no Steam boat came.

a meeting of the Saints at Leechburg, numbers five elders, 2 , 1 & 50 members

11 May 1843 • Thursday

11 At 6 a m [blank] Snow, , &c

8. went to see the new carriage made by Thos. Moore, which is ready for travelling.

went to in the new carriage. I rode out as far as the Prairie.

at 10 a m , , , , , , , & assembled in Council , & voted that , Noah Rodgers [Rogers], & Knowlton F. Hanks go on a mission to the Pacific Isles— Captain prepare himself to take a mission to Wales— go to Ireland— , John Cairnes, & to — & that preside over the &c, & be assisted by & — that bro. Cairnes go to Scotland & to under the direction of ; & that come immediately to , or be cut off from the Church. that this recommend to Prest. Joseph Smith as Clerk of the .

stated that had offered the use of his draft for the , Table &c if any one would copy it, but he had not time to comply with the request of the quorum to furnish a full draft.

12 May 1843 • Friday

12 Purchased half of the Steamer “Maid of Iowa” from & Captn. commenced running her between & as a Ferry boat—

At Sunrise arrived with a raft of 50,000 feet of fine lumber from the , on , Wisconson, where the Snow was about 2½ feet deep in the winter.

In a Council of the it was agreed to visit , , & , & hold concerning the [p. 30]

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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. 129
  See 7 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1547.
2. 130
  TEXT: For unknown reasons, Robert L. Campbell signed his name twice at the top right of this page.
3. 131
  See 8 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1547.
4. 132
  See 9 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1547–1548.
5. 133
  TEXT: “I with the whole of my adult family” was first changed to “I & my Wife, Mother & my adult family”. A second emendation changed the phrase to “In company with my Wife, Mother & my adult family”.
6. 134
  See 10 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1548.
7. 135
  See 11 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1548.
8. 136
  See 12 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1548.

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