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I think it more profitable for the saints to meet together to hear lectures delivered upon the arts & scien- ces and various principles than to spend so much time in danceing and light amusement.
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Excerpt:February 1, 1842 ~ Tuesday Feb 1st I assisted in drawing up from the river two large stones to the Nauvoo house ^for the^ threshholds of doors February 2, 1842 ~ Wednesday 2nd Elder Pitt assisted me in Painting my house February 3, 1842 ~ Thursday Feb 3rd 1842 Thursday [FIGURE] A Revelation was given a few days since for the Twelve to obtain the printi- ng esstablishment of E Robinson & govern the printing of the Times & ...Dates:February 1, 1842 February 2, 1842 February 3, 1842 February 4, 1842 February 5, 1842 February 6, 1842 -
Excerpt:The flooring is remarkable, being most artfully inlaid, without nail or peg it contains 2376 Peaces, like the fraiming of a billard table. In this room is a [FIGURES] painting of Bishop Compton under whom this cathedral was built. The next is a vary curious ceome- trical staircase, being the first ever made in England it has ninety steps, all supported by the bottom step. [FIGURES] The great Bell is in a turret above and the weight is 11,474 lbs; the clapper weighs 180 ... -
Excerpt:Those last erected are to the memory of Dr. Middleton first protestant Bishop of India, by Lough and Dr. Heber, Bishop of Calcutta, by Chantry. In the crypt of the cathedral are many tombs to the memory of eminent men; among them, Robert Milne, the architect of Black- friars Bridge; John Rennie, the designer and con- tractor of waterloo and Southwark Bridges, Plymo- uth Breakwater, and Sheerness Dock[s]: a plain tomb shows the spot whare Sir ... -
Excerpt:[FIGURE] we next visited the Palace of Holy rood which it occupies the site of an Abbey which was founded by David I in 1128 & was one of the richest religious esstablishedments in Scotland. In the chapel were deposited the remains of David II. James II, Prince Arthur, third son of James IV. James V, Magdalen his Queen, Arthur, second son of James V, And Henry Darnley. The ruins of what is now called the Chapel Royal are worthy of a visit. The Picture gallerry which is ... -
Excerpt:February 1, 1844 ~ Thursday Feb I spent the day painting & drawing my arches in the front of my house & geting my roof on February 2, 1844 ~ Friday 2d I spent the day to work on my house. [FIGURES] I met with the quorum for Prayer &c at Elders Youngs. [FIGURES] Br & Sister Wm. W. Phelps attended with us. Br Phelps spoke Concerning his appointment as a Lawyier in Israel. ^Brother & ...Dates:February 1, 1844 February 2, 1844 February 3, 1844 -
Excerpt:that John Hancock sat in at the time he signed that instrument. we saw the stature of Washington, the painting of Lafeyette & others. We had a view of the painting presented by Benjamin West to the city corporation representing the situation of Paul & Barnabas when they were set apart to the ministry this building was erected in AD 1733 we called at the mint but no business doing & we returned home had a rainy after noon August 11, 1843 ~ Friday 11th We spent the ...Dates:August 11, 1843 August 12, 1843 -
Excerpt:138 Josephine in her Imperial costume 139 Prince Lucien 140 The King of Rome 141 Madam Mere Napoleons Mother 142 The Princes Caroline Queen of Naples wife of Murat 143 Napoleon crossing the Alps NB It will be noticed that this room contains Napoleon's Mother as General Emperor Exile and in Death 144 The table of the Marshalls Presented by Napoleon to Paris in 1810 This painting on Porcelain formed of a single slab ten ... -
Excerpt:May 17, 1845 ~ Saturday 17th [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters one to Thomas Ward one to Mrs Woodruff. I had an inter view with Elder Wm Kent & took a walk with him & Br Allen ^through^ the town of Carlisle it was anciently walled in with a high strong wall most of it was taken down in building the city we walked upon some portion of the walls that was standing we visited the ...Dates:May 17, 1845 -
Excerpt:October 1, 1838 ~ Monday Oct 1st It is unusally warm for the season. I conveyed Sister Rhoda Scamans home in a waggon we are still waiting in great anxiety for the camp to arive. O how slow they moove 10 miles October 2, 1838 ~ Tuesday 2nd Elder Townsend has this morning started for the east to look up the camp of the saints to see whare they are & what they are about that they do not get along [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to MrDates:October 1, 1838 October 2, 1838 October 3, 1838 October 4, 1838 -
Excerpt:plans drawn for new buildings, none were under- taken till 1823, when, upon the donation from his Majesty King George IV. of the Library collected by King George III., the Government ordered drawings to be prepared for the erection of an entire no Museum a portion of one wing of which was to be occupied by the recently acquired Library. This wing on the Eastern side of the then Northern. & a part of the western compartment of a Projected Square have been since completed. The Townly Gallery at ...