The Historical Record
IS A
MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
Devoted to Historial, Bio-
graphical, Chronological
and Statistical
Matters
PERTAINING TO THE
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS.
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Dear Brethren! Having now finished the
four volumes of the "Historical Record" in which I promised
the public to publish a certain kind ^class^ of historical infor-
mation pertaining to the history of the Church, I feel
it to be my privilege, and perhaps my duty, to consult
with you, before proceeding to lay other plans for the future.
Ever since I commenced my historical labors, about
13 years ago, I have been under the impression that my
work ought to be performed under the immediate supervision
of the Church Authorities, and that anything I published per-
taining to Church history should by them be subjected to the
strictest criticism before being printed. Such was ^indeed^ the case as
long as I published in the Danish language, Elder Erastus
Snow being appointed by the late Pres. Brigham Young, and
subsequently by the late Pres. John Taylor, to supervise my
labors. But since commencing the "Record," four years
ago, I have published on my own responsibility, no one
having been appointed to supervise my work. This, I may
say, has often grieved me, and although I have at times