History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]

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History draft; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; 71 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 6 August 1838 to 30 December 1839.
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See Introduction to History Drafts, 1844–1856.

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<1> Sunday— December 1, 1839, The of met at ’s, & voted that , & be a committee to send a petition to the Legislature to discontinue certain parts of the city of , & also of and am <all> other needful acts relative to those cities; that furnish the maps & plots for the alterations, & that circulate the petitions for subscribers,— Voted that publish a pi[e]ce in the “Times & Seasons” informing the breth[r]en in the West that it is imp[r]oper to remove east to from the west to for the purpose of locating in Ohio, & that those who do thus remov[e]d will be disfellowshipped by the coun[c]il. [2 lines blank]

5 December 1839 • Thursday

<5> Thursday 5[th]. I wrote a X (85, 86, 87 88)

6 December 1839 • Friday

<<6> Friday 6 of , met at s, and voted to come up to the law of so far as circumces [circumstances] would permit for the benfit of the poor, & that remove to , & he was by the presdny [presidency] of the coun[c]il.>

< was inst[r]ucted to call the elders together and organize the Elders .>

7 December 1839 • Saturday

<7> Saturdy 7. <The presid[e]nt of the of p[r]oposed the followi[n]g question. Have the breth[re]n a right to exact the payme[n]t of debts, which were due them from others th[a]t were , to the in the state of ? 6 councillors spoke. The presidnt decided that all such debts ought not to be called for, and that persons making such demands, shall be disfelloshippd [disfellowshipped] by the ,— whi[c]h was approv[e]d by the council also that all those who sold goods in . & were calling for their pay should be consid[e]red acting in unrighteousness,— & ought to be disfellowshippd,— as the property of the saints had been confiscated, by :> X (89, 90, 90 <91>) .

Bro Hate [Isaac Haight] took & his co, to Bro Joseph Murdo[c]ks Hamilton, Madison Co. N.Y.— where he preached on

8 December 1839 • Sunday

<8> Sunday 8. & spent the week in preachi[n]g & visiting the breth[r]en. This day the of issued an Epistle to the West of . not to retun thither, (see Times & Seasons p. 29.) This day Alexander Wright & Samuel Mulliner, arrived in from , Their were mislaid on their journey, and they had some difficulty in making themselves known.— Some time this month, Bro wrote a long Epistle “to the saints scatterd abroad greeting,” setting forth his suff[er]ings &c in the state of , & publish[e]d the same in the “Tines & Seasons” p. 20.th. & onwourd. [5 lines blank] [p. 69]

1 December 1839 • Sunday

1 Sunday— December 1, 1839, The of met at ’s, & voted that , & be a committee to send a petition to the Legislature to discontinue certain parts of the city of , & also of and all other needful acts relative to those cities; that furnish the maps & plots for the alterations, & that circulate the petitions for subscribers,— Voted that publish a piece in the “Times & Seasons” informing the brethren in the West that it is improper to remove from the west for the purpose of locating in Ohio, & that those who do thus removed will be disfellowshipped by the council. [2 lines blank]

5 December 1839 • Thursday

5 Thursday 5[th]. X (85, 86, 87 88)

6 December 1839 • Friday

6 Friday 6 of , met at s, and voted to come up to the law of so far as circumces [circumstances] would permit for the benfit of the poor, & that remove to , & he was by the presdny presidency of the council.

was instructed to call the elders together and organize the Elders .

7 December 1839 • Saturday

7 Saturdy 7. The president of the of proposed the following question. Have the brethren a right to exact the payment of debts, which were due them from others that were , to the in the state of ? 6 councillors spoke. The presidnt decided that all such debts ought not to be called for, and that persons making such demands, shall be disfelloshippd [disfellowshipped] by the ,— which was approved by the council also that all those who sold goods in . & were calling for their pay should be considered acting in unrighteousness,— & ought to be disfellowshippd,— as the property of the saints had been confiscated, by : X (89, 90, 91) .

Bro Hate [Isaac Haight] took & his co, to Bro Joseph Murdocks Hamilton, Madison Co. N.Y.— where he preached on

8 December 1839 • Sunday

8 Sunday 8. & spent the week in preaching & visiting the brethren. This day the of issued an Epistle to the West of . not to retun thither, (see Times & Seasons p. 29.) Alexander Wright & Samuel Mulliner, arrived in from , Their were mislaid on their journey, and they had some difficulty in making themselves known.— Some time this month, Bro wrote a long Epistle “to the saints scatterd abroad greeting,” setting forth his sufferings &c in the state of , & published the same in the “Tines & Seasons” p. 20.th. & onwourd. [5 lines blank] [p. 69]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
ID #
8472
Total Pages
74
Handwriting on This Page
- Willard Richards
Footnotes
1. 321
  See 1 Dec. 1839 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 988.
2. 322
  See 5 Dec. 1839 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 988–990.
3. 323
  See 6 Dec. 1839 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1001.
4. 324
  See 7 Dec. 1839 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1001–1002.
5. 325
  TEXT: Insertion written vertically in left margin.
6. 326
  See 8 Dec. 1839 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1002.

History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]

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