First Presidency (JS, , and ), Minutes, , Hancock Co., IL, 30 Apr. 1843; handwriting of and ; docket in handwriting of ; six pages; JS Collection, CHL.
told them it was not worth. told me that I was to prize that building I did not want to prize it. I refused. Br. Collet went &— did not say what it was worth. the other man $200. although he before had said it was good for nothing— In the cellar there was some dirt removed which I understood was to put their sauce in. The building projected over this place— could have put under the pinnings. After the contract was broken they then might have hindered the work; but not before. When I understood that Collet had said that the work was well done, when he knew better & had told me differrent. I knew nothing of the time of the contract. I did not hear say anything about the contract. It was not out of shape by falling, a good building could not be injured by that.
Cellar work I finished the digging of the first cellar work— the first cellar was ready for the building against the timber was there. There was a foot & a half inside of the timbers & near three feet at the corners the building could not drop inside the cellar
Sister Matthews Mr. Bently & Mr Hamilton we’re there on the 24 of May.
Bond. <read> Elisha Bentl[e]y ◊00 700 11/100
Sophia Reels [Mathews Reals] testimony read
George Reels [Reals] testimony read
Joseph. Trial was to have conv[ened] on last sunday they said they could not not have their witnesses present. I told them to bring it in writing—
Saml. Thompson. no preparations for building. some scattering timbers laying about I think it was november I was told to
Richard Slater, I helped to build cellar was wall— first time I went the’re had been a good deal of rain. the corner of the house slipped down. attempted to raise one corner, a log rolled from under & the house fell. I came after & the house was up— , it was not all dug out then [p. 5]