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History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]

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Source Note

History draft; handwriting of ; 23 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1841 to 31 December 1841.

Historical Introduction

1 July 1841 • Thursday

See 1 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1213.

<​<​1​> Thursdy July 1, 1841. Elders (see date 15) satisfactory.​>
3 July 1841 • Saturday

See 3 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1213–1214.

<​3​> Saturday July 3[rd] 1841. The Second Regiment <​(Legion P. 2)​> 4 companies: and “the was called out to celebrate (Legion 5) Country.” left his family with his sisters, & started for .— Elder . is in Republishing his history of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. fist Printed in <​Edinbugh.​>
12 July 1841 • Monday

See 12 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1214.

<​12​> Monday 12 Elder was appointed clerk of the High Council of , & Recorder of Baptisms for the dead, in . At the urgent Solicitations of the brethren at , I consented that they might baptize baptize for the dead on the side of the , at a previous date.
14 July 1841 • Wednesday

See 14 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1214–1215.

<​14​> Wednesday 14, says, Thomas & Sophia Tyler, of West. Bromwich Eng. “After return[in]g from a (M. S. vol. 2 64) Moon.”
The following is translated from the Arabic in the “Malta Times” “Aleppo, 3rd May— A great famine (M S. 64) flows”
Immense quantities of Locusts have appeared in Spain this year devouring every thing in their way, & a showere of flesh & blood is reported at the south. in the
15 July 1841 • Thursday

See 15 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1215.

<​15​> Thursday 15 (Elders , , , , & have arrived home, <​this day​> after an interesting mission to . The accounts of their mission are highly satisfactory.)
Many of the News papers are publishing lies about me by the wholsale, should I attempt to enumerate them, I could write nothing else, suffice it to say that every falsehood wicked men can invent, assisted by their fathers, is trumpeted to the world as sound doctrine;— which proves the words of Jesus, “they have perscuted me they will percute you also.”
16 July 1841 • Friday

See 16 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1215.

<​16​> Friday. 16. The “Edinburgh Observer” says that at “Navalcarnero in spain,— about 3 oclock (M S. 64) disherting [disheartening].”
17 July 1841 • Saturday

See 17 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1215–1218.

<​17​> Saterday 17. “Ratisbon. (T&S. 570, 1, 2, 3) ”,
18 July 1841 • Sunday

See 18 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1219.

<​18​> Sunday 18 was recognized as a day of fasting & prayer that by the Saints in . That they might “mourn with those who mourn & weep with those who weep” on account of the death of The Hon Sidney H Little of the Senate, who was killed by jumping from a waggen Last Sunday, while his horse was unmanageable,— Mr Little was a patriot Statesman & Lawyer. [p. 12]
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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]
ID #
8474
Total Pages
24
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  • Willard Richards

Footnotes

  1. [82]

    See 1 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1213.

  2. [83]

    TEXT: Richards is indicating that the first two sentences of text under July 15 should actually appear here.

  3. [84]

    See 3 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1213–1214.

  4. [85]

    See 12 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1214.

  5. [86]

    See 14 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1214–1215.

  6. [87]

    See 15 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1215.

  7. [88]

    TEXT: Richards circled the following text (in parentheses) and wrote “July 1” in the margin, indicating that it should be moved to the July 1 entry.

  8. [89]

    See 16 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1215.

  9. [90]

    See 17 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1215–1218.

  10. [91]

    See 18 July 1841 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1219.

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