December 3, 1840 ~ Thursday

Dec 3^rd [FIGURE] From After a long Days walk throug[h]
through the city of London we returned to
our room whare our friend Mr's Morgan presente[d]
us with a bundle of letters [FIGURE] one was from
my Dear Phebe Dated Oct 6^th to 16^th. It brought
much knews of interest. I also received 2 lett[ers]
from P. P. Pratt. H. C. Kimball Received a letter
from his wife Also written about the same
time, which was also interesting Brother Young
received 2 one from J Taylor & A Cordon

A Visit to the Tower of LONDON

I visited the Tower of London on the 3rd of Dec
in company with Elders B. Young & H. C. Kimba[ll]
The following are short extracts from the History of
the TOWER OF LONDON

The Tower is situated on the east side of the
city, about eight hundred yayrds from London
bridge near the bank of the River Thames. This imp-
ressive edifice, at first consisted of no more than
what at present is called the white Tower, and with-
out any authority, has been reported to have been
built by JULIUS CÆSAR, though there is the strongest
evidence of its being marked out, and a part of it first
erected by William the Conqueror, in the year
1078 [FIGURES] It contains three Batteries, the first is
called the Devils Battery, second Stone Battery third
Wooden Battery mounted with Cann. [FIGURES]
The Tower was a Palace during five hundred
years, and ownly ceased to be so on the accession
of Queen Elizabeth. Here observes Mr Penant,
"fell the meek usurper Henry VI by the dagger
of the profligate Gloucester. Here full of horrors
died by the hands of hired ruffians, the unsteady
Clarance, who can read without shuddering
his dreadful dream, which Shakespear makes
him relate to the Lieutenant's (Richard III Act 1
Scene 4^th) And here the sweet innocents Edward
VI and his brother the Duke of York, fell victi-
ms to the violent ambition of there remoseless
uncle."

The principal buildings are
the church, the white Tower, Governor's House
the Bloody Tower, the offices of Ordnance
of the keepers of the Records, the Jewel Office
the Hors Armoury, Queen Elizabeth's Armoury

December 3, 1840 ~ Thursday

A Visit to the Tower of LONDON

I visited the Tower of London on the 3rd of Dec in company with Elders B. Young & H. C. Kimball The following are short extracts from the History of the TOWER OF LONDON

The Tower is situated on the east side of the city, about eight hundred yards from London bridge near the bank of the River Thames. This impressive edifice, at first consisted of no more than what at present is called the white Tower, and without any authority, has been reported to have been built by JULIUS CÆSAR, though there is the strongest evidence of its being marked out, and a part of it first erected by William the Conqueror, in the year - - 1078 FIGURES It contains three Batteries, the first is called the Devils Battery, second Stone Battery third Wooden Battery mounted with Cann. FIGURES The Tower was a Palace during five hundred years, and ownly ceased to be so on the accession of Queen Elizabeth. Here observes Mr Penant, "fell the meek usurper Henry VI by the dagger of the Profligate Gloucester. Here full of horrors died by the hands of hired ruffians, the unsteady Clarance. who can read without Shuddering his dreadful dream, which Shakespear makes him relate to the Lieutenant's (Richard III. Act 1. Scene 4th.). And here the sweet innocents Edward VI and his brother the Duke of York fell victims to the violent ambition of there remoseless uncle." The Principal buildings are the church, the white Tower, Governors House the Bloody Tower, the Offices of Ordnance of the keepers of the Records, the Jewel Office the Hors Armoury, Queen Elizabeth's Armoury