History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]

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History draft; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; 71 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 6 August 1838 to 30 December 1839.
Historical Introduction

See Introduction to History Drafts, 1844–1856.

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The The Testimony presetd the committee of invstigatin before refered to was the orders—s Report. & the report of the exparte trial at . and a lot of papers sign[e]d by no-body. Giv[e]n to no-body, & directed to no-body, any contain[in]g anything <> our enemies were disposed to write. The High X (H.C. 175, 6) Clerk, High

26 December 1838 • Wednesday

<26 * See margin—> <* 26— having returne[d] to made report of his proce[e]dings to <when> the on the 26. voted that thy were satisfi[e]d with his procedings.>

27 December 1838 • Thursday

<A[nson] Call whippd> <27:> Thurday 27[th]. Anson Call (X Call’s paper p 2) <Mention[e]d,>

aftre [after] much legislation (# ap 49, 50 subject,

after (ap 50) alive.—’

<2000 dollars> The appropriated 2000 dolla[r]s, to be distributed among the poor Mormons, Judge Camaron, Mc.Henry and others were to attended to the distribution, Judge Camaron would drive in the brethren’s hogs, (Many of which were identified,) and shoot them down in the streets, and without further bleeding, & a half dressing— they were cut up, & distributed by Mc Henry, to the poor, at a charge of 4 or 5 cts per lb, which together with a few pieces of refuse goods such as coleiaces [calicoes], at double & treble price soon consum[e]d the 2000 dollars, doing the <brethen> very little good, or in reality none, as their the property destroyed by them, was equal to what they gave <the> .

The disgraceful proceedings of the Legislature X (Pratt 110) liberties

Some time during their Session the Legislatu[r]e approp[r]iated $200.000 dollars, to pay the troops for driving the Saints out of the . Many of the State journals tried to hide the iniquity of the # (<Pratts> 110, 111,) hid.

<*, X, see page 42> <*— see P— 42—> We were sometimes (# T, & S, 6, 7) disgusting.

Thus in a land of Libirty, in the Town of , Clay Co Mo, I. and my fellow prisone[r]s, in chains. dunge[o]ns & jail Saw the close of 1838.

1839 [p. 41]

The The Testimony presetd the committee of invstigatin before refered to was the orders—s Report. the report of the exparte trial at . and a lot of papers signed by no-body. Given to no-body, & directed to no-body, containing anything our enemies were disposed to write. The High X (H.C. 175, 6) Clerk,

26 December 1838 • Wednesday

26 * See margin— * 26— having returned to made report of his proceedings when the voted that thy were satisfied with his procedings.

27 December 1838 • Thursday

Anson Call whippd 27: Thurday 27[th]. Anson Call (X Call’s paper p 2) Mentioned,

aftre [after] much legislation (# ap 49, 50 subject,

after (ap 50) alive.—’

2000 dollars The appropriated 2000 dollars, to be distributed among the poor Mormons, Judge Camaron, Mc.Henry and others attended to the distribution, Judge Camaron would drive in the brethren’s hogs, (Many of which were identified,) and shoot them down in the streets, and without further bleeding, & a half dressing— they were cut up, & distributed by Mc Henry, to the poor, at a charge of 4 or 5 cts per lb, which together with a few pieces of refuse goods such as coleiaces calicoes, at double & treble price soon consumed the 2000 dollars, doing the brethen very little good, or in reality none, as the property destroyed by them, was equal to what they gave the .

The disgraceful proceedings of the Legislature X (Pratt 110) liberties

Some time during their Session the Legislature appropriated $200.000 dollars, to pay the troops for driving the Saints out of the . Many of the State journals tried to hide the iniquity of the # (Pratts 110, 111,) hid.

*— see P— 42— We were sometimes (# T, & S, 6, 7) disgusting.

Thus in a land of Libirty, in the Town of , Clay Co Mo, I. and my fellow prisoners, in chains. dungeons & jail Saw the close of 1838.

1839 [p. 41]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
ID #
8472
Total Pages
74
Handwriting on This Page
- Willard Richards
Footnotes
1. 129
  See 26 Dec. 1838 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 876.
2. 130
  TEXT: This asterisk corresponds with a second asterisk in the left margin, indicating that the text following the second asterisk should be inserted here.
3. 131
  See 27 Dec. 1838 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 876.
4. 132
  TEXT: The asterisk and “X” symbol correspond to similar symbols on page 42, indicating that the text between those symbols should be inserted here. Since the text on page 42 was crossed out, these notations were also crossed out.
5. 133
  TEXT: This asterisk corresponds to another asterisk on page 42, indicating that the text following the asterisk on page 42 should be inserted here.

History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]

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