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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; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
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<March 19> <received a letter from> wrote me on this date, giving a synopsis of his mission to , since August 1839, in which I find he has published since April 41. (when the remainder of the returned home.) 1500 copies of “Hymn books”, 2500 copies “Voice of Warning”, 3000 copies of a large tracts, intitled “Heaven on Earth”, 3000 copies of “s Mission to ”, 10,000 copies of <copies of> “a letter to the Queen”, <& some other works, & continued the Star monthly:> he left 20 Octr. 42, & after a voyage of ten weeks arrived in ; & being ice bound <on the >, & leaving a dislike to the <outlaws who govern> , he wintered at Chester, Ill: on the news of his arrival, he was warmly pressed to preach; which he did several times, & two <men> in Chester that place.

Sir James South J. W. Hersh <James South, &> <Sir> J<ohn> Herschel, <M. Arago, & other astronomers in Europe,> have published notices of the sword seen in the heavens, on the eve of the 10th., & several successive evenings; they represent it, as the stray tail of a comet, as <no> nucleus could be discovered with the most powerful instruments.

at Paris, M. Arago, communicated to the Academy of Sciences, on the subject of a <the> comet, that the observations of the Astronomers were not complete, the nucleus not being discovered.

20 March 1843 • Monday

<20> I went <rode out> to see with Mrs. [Margaret Lawrence] Butterfield, about a deed for the Estate,

Settled with & gave him a note to balance all demands, & afterwards he took <I> acknowledgements acknowledged of about 20 deeds from me as Trustee <in Trust> to different individuals; which occupied my time until about 3 pm

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21 March 1843 • Tuesday

<21> I was in the office about 9, writing orders; & about noon started with for , dined at bro. Russells, & then resumed our journey to Libeus T. Coon’s [Libbeus Coons’s] <16 miles;> when I returned back. [2 lines blank ]

Wonderful signs have been seen in the heavens, during the week. the This day, <evening> <night, about 12 oclock,> the Pilot & officers of the Steamer Wm. Penn, <on the Ohio River between Aurora & the Rising Sun, Indiana,> observed <a great light> a serpent in the sky, about 12 oclock at night, in the form of a serpent; it turned to a livid bright red, deep & awful, & remained stationery among the stars, for two or three minutes, & then in a gradual manner formed a distinct Roman G. in about 1½ minutes, it turned into a distinct O. & afterwards changed to a plain D. when it disappeared <when> it turned into the same <an> oblong shape, as before & gradually disappeared.

(see Times & Seasons 150)

22 March 1843 • Wednesday

<22> Was spent in visiting my friends. [2 lines blank]

writes from Westfield. Mass. that he has twenty, on this mission, & organized a in Little River Village.

Elder James Burnham died in , Mass: <aged 46, he had been on a mission to & Wales about 2 yrs &> he had <was> <then> been <on> a mission in the Eastern States, & thro’ excessive labor & exposure, brought on quick consumption; he left a faithful wife & several children to lament his loss. [p. 7]

March 19 received a letter from , giving a synopsis of his mission to , since August 1839, in which I find he has published since April 41. (when the remainder of the returned home.) 1500 “Hymn books”, 2500 “Voice of Warning”, 3000 tracts, intitled “Heaven on Earth”, 3000 copies of “s Mission to ”, 10,000 copies of “a letter to the Queen”, & some other works, & continued the Star monthly: he left 20 Octr. 42, & after a voyage of ten weeks arrived in ; being ice bound on the , & leaving a dislike to the outlaws who govern , he wintered at Chester, Ill: on the news of his arrival, he was warmly pressed to preach; which he did several times, & two men in that place.

Sir James South, Sir John Herschel, & other astronomers in Europe, have published notices of the sword seen in the heavens, on the eve of the 10th., & several successive evenings; they represent it, as the stray tail of a comet, as no nucleus could be discovered with the most powerful instruments.

at Paris, M. Arago, communicated to the Academy of Sciences, on the subject of the comet, that the observations of the Astronomers were not complete, the nucleus not being discovered.

20 March 1843 • Monday

20 I rode out to see with Mrs. Margaret Lawrence Butterfield, about a deed for the Estate,

Settled with & gave him a note to balance all demands, & afterwards acknowledged about 20 deeds as Trustee in Trust to different individuals; which occupied my time until about 3 pm

21 March 1843 • Tuesday

21 was in the office about 9, writing orders; & about noon started with for , dined at bro. Russells, & then resumed our journey to Libeus T. Coon’s [Libbeus Coons’s] 16 miles; when I returned back. [2 lines blank ]

Wonderful signs have been seen in the heavens, during the week. This night, about 12 oclock, the Pilot & officers of the Steamer Wm. Penn, on the Ohio River between Aurora & the Rising Sun, Indiana, observed a great light in the sky, in the form of a serpent; it turned to a livid bright red, deep & awful, & remained stationery among the stars, for two or three minutes, & then in a gradual manner formed a distinct Roman G. in about 1½ minutes, it turned into a distinct O. & afterwards changed to a plain D. when it turned into an oblong shape, & gradually disappeared.

see Times & Seasons 150

22 March 1843 • Wednesday

22 Was spent in visiting my friends. [2 lines blank]

writes from Westfield. Mass. that he has twenty, , & organized a in Little River Village.

Elder James Burnham died in , Mass: aged 46, he had been on a mission to & Wales about 2 yrs & was then on a mission in the Eastern States, & thro’ excessive labor & exposure, brought on quick consumption; he left a wife & several children to lament his loss. [p. 7]

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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. 34
  See 20 Mar. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1501.
2. 35
  TEXT: This asterisk corresponds to another asterisk at the top of the previous page, indicating that the text at the top of page 6 should be inserted here.
3. 36
  See 21 Mar. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1501.
4. 37
  See 22 Mar. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1501.

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