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History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
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History draft; handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw, , , James Ure, and Robert L. Campbell; 76 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1844 to 21 June 1844.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
The presented the report of the attendance of the City Council, from which it appears I have sat with them, 11 days <sessions>, from the 14 Octber. to the 16 Jany. 44 inclusive
Co. nominated as Counsellor during his absence, which was confirmed by the Council.
I burned $81— Scrip of the <of > City <Scrip> according to ordinance
Thawing. Streets very dirty.
<13> I was at home— settled with & gave him the deed of his <a> lot.
<Having received an invitation from bro. to visit , I wrote him in reply “ (Copy) Joseph Smith”>
<President returned from Bear Creek <Settlements>, where he had been preaching for the last few days.>
<14> At home thro the day— in the evening the Assembly room was filled <by the brethren> when my views of the powers & policy of the Govt. of the was <again> read. I afterwards spoke on the same subject at considerable length.
<15> At home. A beautiful day.
I insert the following from the T. & S. “Who shall be (439 <Vol 5>) to— Joseph Smith”
<* Insert this on 17th.> I published <wrote> the following article from the Times & Seasons and Neighbor:— “Pacific Inuendo. The very candid (T. & S. 442 <marble>) say, Amen.”
Friday 16 At home. This evening I spent two hours in my office in conversation with . I directed him to write a communication for the Warsaw Signal on ’s letter. <This evening I spent two hours in the . Settled with and gave him deed of several town lots, and took his receipt in full.>
Saturday 17— <(* see under date of 15th.)> At home. The met and settled several cases of difficulty betwixt brethren.
The Anti-Mormons held a convention at ; the object being to devise <ways &> <the> means of <by which> <in order to> <of> expelling the Saints from the . Among other resolutions was one adopting appointing the 9th. March next as a day of fasting and prayer, wherein the pious of all orders are requested to pray to Almighty God that he would speedily bring the false prophet, Joseph Smith, to deep repentance for his presumption and blasphemy, or that he will make a public example of him and his leading accomplices.”
The Ice broke up in the .
<18> Beautiful day. S. W. wind. a very large assembly of the Saints met at the South near of the when I preached a lengthy discourse.
4 p m went to my with & two gentlemen from — heard read my correspondence with — & read my views <of the powers and policy> of the General Government.
At 7 attended prayer meeting in the Assembly room [p. 11]
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- [64]
See 13 Feb. 1844 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1888–1889.
Insertion in handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
- [65]
See 14 Feb. 1844 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1889.
- [66]
See 15 Feb. 1844 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1889–1892.
Thomas Bullock handwriting ends; Jonathan Grimshaw begins.
- [67]
TEXT: This asterisk and notation correspond to another asterisk before the 17 February 1843 entry, indicating that the following text should be moved to the 17 February entry.
- [68]
See 16 Feb. 1844 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1892.
- [69]
See 17 Feb. 1844 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, pp. 1892–1895.
- [70]
TEXT: This asterisk and notation correspond to another asterisk under the 15 February 1843 entry above, indicating that the text following the asterisk and note should be moved here.
Insertion in graphite in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Canceled insertion in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Insertion in graphite in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
- [71]
TEXT: Grimshaw originally wrote “devise means of espelling the Saints” which he then changed to “devise the means in order to expell the Saints”. Later, Thomas Bullock inserted and canceled text in graphite to revise it to “devise ways & means of expelling the Saints”.
Jonathan Grimshaw handwriting ends; Thomas Bullock begins.
- [72]
See 18 Feb. 1844 entry in JS History, vol. E-1, p. 1895.