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History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]

1 January 1840 • Wednesday Page 1 2 January 1840 • Thursday Page 1 3 January 1840 • Friday Page 1 4 January 1840 • Saturday Page 1 5 January 1840 • Sunday Page 1 6 January 1840 • Monday Page 1 7 January 1840 • Tuesday Page 1 8 January 1840 • Wednesday Page 1 9 January 1840 • Thursday Page 1 12 January 1840 • Sunday Page 2 13 January 1840 • Monday Page 2 14 January 1840 • Tuesday Page 2 17 January 1840 • Friday Page 2 18 January 1840 • Saturday Page 2 19 January 1840 • Sunday Page 2 22 January 1840 • Wednesday Page 2 25 January 1840 • Saturday Page 2 27 January 1840 • Monday Page 2 31 January 1840 • Friday Page 2 1 February 1840 • Saturday Page 3 2 February 1840 • Sunday Page 3 4 February 1840 • Tuesday Page 3 7 February 1840 • Friday Page 3 16 February 1840 • Sunday Page 3 20 Feburary 1840 • Thursday Page 4 21 February 1840 • Friday Page 4 22 Feburary 1840 • Saturday Page 4 23 February 1840 • Sunday Page 4 25 February 1840 • Tuesday Page 4 26 Feburary 1840 • Wednesday Page 4 4 March 1840 • Wednesday Page 5 5 March 1840 • Thursday Page 5 6 March 1840 • Friday Page 5 8 March 1840 • Sunday Page 5 9 March 1840 • Monday Page 5 11 March 1840 • Wednesday Page 6 12 March 1840 • Thursday Page 6 13 March 1840 • Friday Page 6 15 March 1840 • Sunday Page 6 16 March 1840 • Monday Page 6 17 March 1840 • Tuesday Page 6 18 March 1840 • Wednesday Page 6 19 March 1840 • Thursday Page 6 20 March 1840 • Friday Page 6 21 March 1840 • Saturday Page 6 24 March 1840 • Tuesday Page 6 1 April 1840 • Wednesday Page 7 3 April 1840 • Friday Page 7 6 April 1840 • Monday Page 7 7 April 1840 • Tuesday Page 7 8 April 1840 • Wednesday Page 7 9 April 1840 • Thursday Page 7 12 April 1840 • Sunday Page 7 13 April 1840 • Monday Page 7 14 April 1840 • Tuesday Page 7 15 April 1840 • Wednesday Page 8 16 April 1840 • Thursday Page 8 17 April 1840 • Friday Page 8 18 April 1840 • Saturday Page 8 19 April 1840 • Sunday Page 8 20 April 1840 • Monday Page 8 21 April 1840 • Tuesday Page 8 22 April 1840 • Wednesday Page 8 23 April 1840 • Thursday Page 8 25 April 1840 • Saturday Page 8 29 April 1840 • Wednesday Page 8 30 April 1840 • Thursday Page 8 1 May 1840 • Friday Page 9 7 May 1840 • Thursday Page 9 14 May 1840 • Thursday Page 9 15 May 1840 • Friday Page 9 17 May 1840 • Sunday Page 9 18 May 1840 • Monday Page 9 23–24 May 1840 • Saturday–Sunday Page 10 25 May 1840 • Monday Page 10 26–31 May 1840 • Tuesday–Sunday Page 10 27 May 1840 • Wednesday Page 10 1 June 1840 • Monday Page 11 3 June 1840 • Wednesday Page 11 6 June 1840 • Saturday Page 11 8–9 June 1840 • Monday–Tuesday Page 11 11 June 1840 • Thursday Page 11 14 June 1840 • Sunday Page 11 18 June 1840 • Thursday Page 11 20 June 1840 • Saturday Page 11 21 June 1840 • Sunday Page 11 22–28 June 1840 • Wednesday–Tuesday Page 11 27 June 1840 • Saturday Page 11 29–30 June 1840 • Monday–Tuesday Page 12 1 July 1840 • Wednesday Page 13 2 July 1840 • Thursday Page 13 3 July 1840 • Friday Page 13 4 July 1840 • Saturday Page 13 6 July 1840 • Monday Page 13 7 July 1840 • Tuesday Page 13 9 July 1840 • Thursday Page 13 11 July 1840 • Saturday Page 13 12 July 1840 • Sunday Page 13 13 July 1840 • Monday Page 13 15 July 1840 • Wednesday Page 13 17 July 1840 • Friday Page 14 18 July 1840 • Saturday Page 14 19 July 1840 • Sunday Page 14 20 July 1840 • Monday Page 14 22 July 1840 • Wednesday Page 14 24 July 1840 • Friday Page 14 25 July 1840 • Saturday Page 14 27 July 1840 • Monday Page 14 28 July 1840 • Tuesday Page 14 30 July 1840 • Thursday Page 14 3 August 1840 • Monday Page 15 4 August 1840 • Tuesday Page 15 5 August 1840 • Wednesday Page 15 7 August 1840 • Friday Page 15 8 August 1840 • Saturday Page 15 15 August 1840 • Saturday Page 15 17 August 1840 • Monday Page 15 18 August 1840 • Tuesday Page 15 21 August 1840 • Friday Page 15 23 August 1840 • Sunday Page 15 29 August 1840 • Saturday Page 15 30 August 1840 • Sunday Page 15 31 August 1840 • Monday Page 15 5 September 1840 • Saturday Page 16 6 September 1840 • Sunday Page 16 7 September 1840 • Monday Page 16 9 September 1840 • Wednesday Page 16 11 September 1840 • Friday Page 16 13 September 1840 • Sunday Page 16 14–15 September 1840 • Monday–Tuesday Page 16 20 September 1840 • Sunday Page 16 23 September 1840 • Wednesday Page 16 28 September 1840 • Monday Page 16 29 September 1840 • Tuesday Page 16 3 October 1840 • Saturday Page 17 6 October 1840 • Tuesday Page 17 8 October 1840 • Thursday Page 17 10 October 1840 • Saturday Page 17 11 October 1840 • Sunday Page 17 12 October 1840 • Monday Page 17 17 October 1840 • Saturday Page 17 19 October 1840 • Monday Page 17 21 October 1840 • Wednesday Page 17 28 October 1840 • Wednesday Page 17 1 November 1840 • Sunday Page 18 21 November 1840 • Saturday Page 18 4 December 1840 • Friday Page 18 5 December 1840 • Saturday Page 18 10 December 1840 • Thursday Page 18 13 December 1840 • Sunday Page 18 14 December 1840 • Monday Page 18 16 December 1840 • Wednesday Page 18 20 December 1840 • Sunday Page 18 27 December 1840 • Sunday Page 19 28 December 1840 • Monday Page 19 30 December 1840 • Wednesday Page 19

Source Note

History draft; handwriting of ; 19 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1840 to 31 December 1840.

Historical Introduction

Page 7

1 April 1840 • Wednesday
<​1​> Wednesday April 1, 1840 — “ (X L. 123. 124. 125) .”
3 April 1840 • Friday
<​3​> Friday April 3; “ (O 125 L 125. 6. 7) ”
6 April 1840 • Monday
<​6​> Monday April 6. Elders , , , & . Landed in , <​on the 1st day of the 11th. year of the church,​> after a tedious passage of 28 days, 16 of which they encountered head winds, & one severe storm of 3 or 4 days, and a great portion of the time the decks were coverge [covered] with water, all of which ten[d]ed to create sea-sickness, & suffering.
“Minutes of a (X L 201, 202. 203) 9 oclock” or (see T&S. 91. &c.)
7 April 1840 • Tuesday
<​7​> “Tuesday morning (O L, 203, 204) morning”) or (T&S.)
8 April 1840 • Wednesday
<​8​> Wednesday <​8​> morng conference (O L. 204. 5. 6.) agency, adjou[rne]d for 1 hour, conferenced X (T&S. 94. 95) Clerk”
9 April 1840 • Thursday
<​9​> Thursday, <​ & co— went to — to , at .​> “ X (L. 133. 134) ”
In the Times & Seasons of this month is a prospectus for publishing at a weekly paper, to be called “The News”
To all people (X T&S. 86. 87) clerk— To[o] poor <​feeble​> <​emaciated​> was at this time, from his long sickness & journey that when returned home, this day, from a Mission to Clithero, & found him in his room he did not know him.
12 April 1840 • Sunday
<​12​> Sunday 12[th.] Several of the Elders bore <​their public​> testimony to the Gospel at the Temperance Hall as The High council of met at my house, when I proposed that Bro go East with , to settle some business transactions of the church, which the counsel sanctioned, and voted “that prest. Joseph Smith Jr make the necessary credentials for & .”
13 April 1840 • Monday
<​13​> <​Monday​> From the 2[nd]. of October 1839 to this date there has been 145 shak[e]s of Earthquake in Scotland, reported by Mr Milne to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Some of these shocks were sufficient to alter the natural levels of the ground more than 2 degrees & some witnesses thought 4 degrees, and cause houses to rock like boats on the seas
14 April 1840 • Tuesday
<​14​> Tuesday 14 A council of the Twelve, viz. , , , , & was held at the house of in , Eng. when was ordained to the apostleship agreably to the Revelation By , under the hands of the Quorum present. Other business was transacted, as also on the following days all which may be seen [p. 7]
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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
ID #
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Total Pages
20
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Footnotes

  1. [48]

    See 1 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1040–1041.

  2. [49]

    See 3 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1041–1042.

  3. [50]

    See 6 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1042–1043.

  4. [51]

    See 7 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1044.

  5. [52]

    See 8 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1044–1046.

  6. [53]

    See 9 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1046–1048.

  7. [54]

    See 12 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.

  8. [55]

    See 13 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.

  9. [56]

    See 14 Apr. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1048.

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