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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<23> Spent the day in visiting my friends. [2 lines blank]

at 7½ a m the heavens exhibited a splendid appearance of Circles & accompanied by two mock suns for further particulars see Times & Seasons pa. 157.

there have also been the sword <has been> seen for several nights past, & <also> on the opposite side of the horizon, a black streak has been seen about the size of the light one; while the one is as black as darkness, the other has considerable of the appearance of the blaze of a comet, but it can <is> not be a comet, for it appears about 7 oclock & disappears about 9.

24 March 1843 • Friday

<24> I took a ride to Camp Creek, met , returned to Lib[b]eus T. Coons, where we warmed for an hour & then returned home.

<The papers report that Gen Napier <with 3700 English troops> gaind a brilliant victory over the Belochee Army of 27,000 22,000 men on the 17th. ult>

<In the evening> Two loaded teams arrive from , loaded with provisions, also 1 load from

< >

25 March 1843 • Saturday

<25> In my <the> at 8 a m, heard a report from concerning thieves, whereupon I ordered published <issued> the following “proclamation “to the Citizens of (see wasp 191) to city”

received a letter from requesting me to lend him <the loan of> a cannon, to celebrate the organization of the new County of ; which I granted.

also received a letter from , with a bond for 1/4 section of land,

<I Mr. Mifflin of > issued a writ for the <ar>rest of A. Fields, for disorderly conduct, who was brought in drunk about noon; he abused the court, & I ordered him to <be> put in Irons ’till he was sober.

The <with my brother presiding> sat to day, on an appeal of Benjamin Hoyt, from the decision of David Evans, ; on a charged of <having been tried for> accusing certain persons of being witches or wizards & using a divining rod, & burning boards to heal those whom he said were betwitched & using other incantations the Council decided to confirm the Bishops decision <which was “that Br Hoyt cease to call certain characters witches or wizards, & cease to work with his divining rod, & cease burning> a board or boards to heal those whom he said were bewitched”, on hearing the case, the Council decided to confirm the decision of Bishop Evans.

The St. Louis Gazette reports “an Awful Gale” within the last 6 weeks. 154 vessels were wrecked on the Coast of & 190 lives lost; on the coast of Ireland 5 vessels, & 134 lives; on the coast of Scotland 17 vessels 39 lives; & on the coast of 4 vessels & 100 lives. value of vessels & cargoes roughly estimated 4,170.000 <4,125,000>

The Thames Tunnel completed, opened for foot passengers, when 30,000 persons pass thro this first day.

26 March 1843 • Sunday

<26> At home, the weather being too severe for meeting. [p. 8]

23 March 1843 • Thursday

23 Spent the day in visiting my friends. [2 lines blank]

at 7½ a m the heavens exhibited a splendid appearance of Circles & accompanied by mock suns for further particulars see Times & Seasons pa. 157.

the sword has been seen for several nights past, also on the opposite side of the horizon, a black streak about the size of the light one; while the one is as black as darkness, the other has considerable of the appearance of the blaze of a comet, but it is not a comet, for it appears about 7 oclock & disappears about 9.

24 March 1843 • Friday

24 I took a ride to Camp Creek, met , returned to Libbeus T. Coons, where we warmed for an hour & then returned home.

The papers report that Gen Napier with 3700 English troops gaind a brilliant victory over the Belochee Army of 22,000 men on the 17th. ult

In the evening Two teams arrive from , loaded with provisions, also 1 load from

The St. Louis Republican says, “at Point Petre, W. I. [West India] Islands, 2000 persons ran together in the public square, when the Earth opened & swallowed the whole mass”.

25 March 1843 • Saturday

25 In the at 8 a m, heard a report from concerning thieves, whereupon I issued the following “proclamation “to the Citizens of (see wasp 191) to city”

received a letter from requesting the loan of a cannon, to celebrate the organization of the new County of ; which I granted.

also received a letter from , with a bond for 1/4 section of land,

I Mr. Mifflin of issued a writ for the arrest of A. Fields, for disorderly conduct, who was brought in drunk about noon; he abused the court, & I ordered him to be put in Irons ’till he was sober.

The with my brother presiding sat to day, on an appeal of Benjamin Hoyt, from the decision of David Evans, ; which was “that Br Hoyt cease to call certain characters witches or wizards, cease to work with his divining rod, & cease burning a board or boards to heal those whom he said were bewitched”, on hearing the case, the Council decided to confirm the decision of Bishop Evans.

The Thames Tunnel completed, opened for foot passengers, when 30,000 persons pass thro this day.

26 March 1843 • Sunday

26 At home, the weather being too severe for meeting. [p. 8]

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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. 38
  See 23 Mar. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1501.
2. 39
  See 24 Mar. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1501–1502.
3. 40
  TEXT: A line indicates that this paragraph should be moved three lines down, following the paragraph from the St. Louis Republican.
4. 41
  TEXT: A horizontal line runs across the page, indicating this is the point to which the text was examined by George A. Smith, Elias Smith, and Thomas Bullock.
5. 42
  See 25 Mar. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1502.
6. 43
  See 26 Mar. 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1503.

History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

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