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History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
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History draft; handwriting of , John L. Smith, Jonathan Grimshaw, Robert L. Campbell, , , and ; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
<Sunda[y] Ma[y] 28> Cold rainy day
5 p m adjourned council <I met with my brother , , , & > met in the upper room to attend to , & counselling; prayed that might be delivered from his enemies; & that ma[y] be delivered from Prison; & that the be prospered in collecting means to build the .
I find the following in <From> the Neighbor “By the Counsel (see Neighbor 34) are provided”
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<29> at 9 a m I met in Council with , , <—> & singing & prayer by Conversation instruction & teaching concerning the things of God had a pleasant interview
2 p m <In Mayor’s Court> Tried a case “The People v Thompson” for assault fined [James] Thompson $3;00,
gave instructions to have the account of Estate made out
Judge gave a deed of Eleven quarter sections of land on the Prairie, to the “Trustee in Trust”
6 p m the met & sent a Mission to <ordered <directed> the following <to be published in the T. & S.> “Special Message (see T&S <(black)> 232) Clerk”>
(see Minutes of 12)
counselled the to come to
Pleasant but cool, after the rain
<30> In the from 9 till noon looking at <examining> Nauvoo Stock. transacting business with the taking bonds from them <. , , , , & > of which I insert one as follows “Know (copy it <Bob>) L. S.”
and directed that a receipts be <also> written for thebonds Nauvoo Stock as follows “received (copy it) ”
Afterwards superintended the preparing <preparation> of papers to settle the business—
<My brother, , Jonathan C. Wright and him an .>
<31> Called at the & Court room before breakfast, & conferred with my Clerk <> on business.
City Council met at 10 a m. & <gave> instructed <instructions> to draft an Ordinance for, <in relation to> the Ferry
Rode out <in the afternoon> on the Prairie with Mr [George W.] Huston, the Speaker of the House of Representatives for , , <&> Lawyers & <& > in the afternoon
At 6 p m met with the City Council, when the <ordinance in relation to the> Ferry Charter passed its second reading
Signed letters of recommendation to & to collect funds in Mississippi & Alabama.
< moved out of his log cabin, into a new brick house, small, but very comfortable & convenient.>
The Steamer “Amaranth” landed at with the Saints who had left in the “Yorkshire” under the care of Elders & Richard Rushton— all well—
And also some Saints who had left <there> more recently in the “Swanton”
News arrives that General Charles Napier gained a brilliant victory near Hyderabad, after a desperate combat of 3 hours. The Belochee Army of 22,000 men are completely overthrown by 2,700 English <Troops>, who sustain<ed> a loss of only 250 men killed & wounded, including 18 officers
450 Clergymen have <lately> seceded from the Church of Scotland, being nearly one half of the Clergymen <whole number—>
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Dft. History, March, April, May 1843. [p. 37]
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- [170]
See 28 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1563–1564.
Robert L. Campbell handwriting ends; Thomas Bullock begins.
- [171]
See 29 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1564–1565.
- [172]
TEXT: Several variations of “$3.00” are inscribed in the right margin.
- [173]
See 30 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1565.
Insertion in the handwriting of Robert L. Campbell.
- [174]
See 31 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1565–1566.
Docket in left margin in handwriting of Robert L. Campbell.