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Excerpt:May 17, 1841 ~ Monday 17th A strong W. head wind run 8 not an hour to the N.W. we are now gitting into great danger of the shoals & bottoms as wind is against us we can ownly about hold our own. the sea is much choped this morning appears some like Lake Erie We came in full view of Long Island at about 3 3 oclock P.M. A pilot boat hove in sight & made for us. About the same time a ...Dates:May 17, 1841 May 18, 1841 May 19, 1841 -
Excerpt:been to great expens in fiting out an army of 500,000 men to assist Mehemit Ali & for other purposes. Endeavering at the same time to fort ify Paris by surrounding it with a strong wall, but in the midst of this scenery they have been suffering under one constant torrent of Judgment, the sea has hove itself beyound its bounds the rivers Seine, Saone & Rhone overflowed their banks turned out of therr course & these created a flood unparellelled ... -
Excerpt:December 10, 1840 ~ Thursday (Dec 10th [FIGURE] I recieved a letter from Elder Hedlock Elder Young one from P P. Pratt containing £5. we walked over Black Friars Bridge called at Zions Chapel, to attend a sacrament meeting at Mr Aitkens society, but they knowing who we were refu◊sed to let us in, fearing lest we should break up their sociey. We then crossed over the Waterloo Road & returned home We attended mee- ting in the evening ...Dates:December 10, 1840 December 11, 1840 December 12, 1840 -
Excerpt:figure head of His Majestys hShip Monarch of 100 guns whose keel was laid down in 1760 on the day that King George III ascended the throne. [FIGURE] In the centre is part of the topmast of the Pearl frigate singularly injured having no less than 24 shot holes in it part of the shot are still to be seen sticking in the mast. To the left of the mast is the steering wheel of the victory the ship in which the gallant Nelson received his Death ... -
Excerpt:decriptions of various dates. Some curious carbines taken from the Highlanders in 1715 the arms taken from Sir William Perkins charnock and others concerninged in the assination plot. in 1696. At the east end is an Immence Serpant formed of Pistols, and many other figures formed of armour. Also A machless brass gun which was taken from Malta by the French who landed there in 1798 and together with the eight banners suspended in different parts of the room wer sent by General -
Excerpt:Join the Saints he said it made a division among the commity some were for going with him & some opposing. I thank God that there bgegins to be a little stir in this City, we have had some good dreams of late about ketch- ing fish, & I hope we may soon realize it by Baptizing many souls for we have laboured hard in this City for many weeks & with great expens & baptized as yet ownly 19 souls but we will not despise ...Dates:December 21, 1840 December 22, 1840 -
Excerpt:8th The Queen Dowager in a Court Dress 9th Espartero, late regent of Spain uniform Spanish general 10th Louis Philippe king of the French in the costumes of the national worn by himself 11th Comodore Napier As an Admiral. 12 Lord John Russel 13th Mehemet Ali in a Turkish costume 14 Charles XIV. King of Sweeden And Norway uniform of the Sweedish Guard 15th The Marquis of Anglesea uniform of a Hussar 16 ... -
Excerpt:by refering to the French Government & other afairs which was as foreign from the subject as Heaven is from Hell. & among many other absurdities his declaration is that the Turkish empire & Government will be destroyed in (1840) & the Second Coming of Christ will be in 1843 June 26, 1841 ~ Saturday 26th I re^a^d the narative of the life and medical Discoveries of Dr SAMUEL THOMSON which were truly interesting & beneficial to mankind I have no doubt but that his invention theory & pra- ...Dates:June 26, 1841 June 27, 1841 June 28, 1841 June 29, 1841 June 30, 1841 -
Excerpt:June 29, 1836 ~ Wednesday June 29th Preached at Mr McKinzie's held a dabate with a Baptist Priest after meeting & selling a Book of Mormon to McKinzies we Rode to Mr David Criders [in] Gibson Co Ten 7 m[iles] June 30, 1836 ~ Thursday 30. Spent the day at Mr Criders I {and Brothers Smoot and Clapp went to the woods to pray the power of God stay on us ...Dates:June 29, 1836 June 30, 1836 July 1, 1836 July 2, 1836 July 3, 1836 July 4, 1836 July 5, 1836 July 6, 1836 July 7, 1836 July 8, 1836 -
Excerpt:stupid I feel that there hearts are more set upon the things of their farms than they are to prepare for the great day of the Lord. I pray the Lord to Bless us & give us his Holy spirit to prepare us for his kingdom & comeing for Christ sake Amen at 7 oclock in the evening the people again assembled & filled the House and they were addressed by W. Woodruff who said Brethren & Sisters I am truly glad to meet with you in the capacity ...