Levi Richards
Levi Richards (1799-1876) was born 14 Apr. 1799 in Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. He married Sarah Griffith on 25 Dec. 1843. He was baptized 31 Dec. 1836. He and Wilford Woodruff served together in England in 1841 and in Utah Territory. He died 18 Jun. 1876 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.
Footnotes
Dr. Levi Richards (KWJB-M5X), "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 6 Feb. 2022). Levi Richards, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/levi-richards, accessed 10 Feb. 2022). Levi Richards, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/levi-richards, accessed 17 Jan. 2021).
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Excerpt:I walked Into the city with Br Young & we bought each of us a pair of Pebble Specticeles for the eyes Also a small spy glass, Pebbles were 14/ shillings, the spy glass 3/6. I wrote a letter [FIGURE] to Sister Margarett Morgan April 8, 1841 ~ Thursday 8th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder Edward Ockey [FIGURE] Also one to Phebe W. Woodruff. I ^received^ £4.10 from Elder John Horlick by ...Dates:April 8, 1841 April 9, 1841 April 10, 1841 April 11, 1841 April 12, 1841 -
Excerpt:Silk work bag & needle ball from Sister Martha Brotherton I spent the evening preparing my things for going to Liverpool, I was called to administer to Sister Smith who was vary sick. I spent the night at Br Bewshers April 15, 1841 ~ Thursday 15th we sent our trunks & baggage on the baggage cars & we bid old Manchester with all their was in it farewell left Elder P. P. Pratt hisDates:April 15, 1841 April 16, 1841 -
Excerpt:shot, Balls, cannon, &c, the fires or Bellows were all worked by steam. the operation of the engines were pointed out unto us among many other curiosities we saw the Idrolick Press or pump, by which power the strength of all the anchors & chain cables are tried with this small press they readily can break 150 tons wait, they will snap an anchor into like a pipes stem that will weigh 5 tons. it clearly shows the consentrated power of the invention of men, we saw specemins of vari- ous timbers which ...Dates:February 6, 1841 -
Excerpt:January 27, 1841 ~ Wednesday 27th [FIGURE] wrote two Letters one to Elders Browett & Jinkens one to Brs Harris & Holford we took a long walk through Parts of London, with Br Crook to get his pensions we went to the Admiralty from thence to the Tower of London, we saw several officers at these places & we learned for a certainty that Pensions can no longer be sold but they can draw a pensions in any part of ...Dates:January 27, 1841 January 28, 1841 -
Excerpt:April 13, 1843 ~ Thursday April 13th ^12^ The steem boat Amaram arived at Nauvoo with about 230 Saints from England led by Elder Lorenzo Snow who had been in Englang about two years laboring he was with me in London we all felt to welcom him & the Saints to our shores April 14, 1843 ~ Friday 14th ^12^ The Steem Boat Maid of Iowa arived with about 250 saints who had been inDates:April 13, 1843 April 14, 1843 April 15, 1843 -
Excerpt:is taken from the history of Rome by Edward Coxe After reading this History I walked to Br Thomas Rooke & met in council with the officers had a good time from thence to Br John Holley & spent the night {Distance of the day} 3 miles March 7, 1841 ~ Sunday 7th Sunday I preached in the morning at the house of Br Thomas Rook & in the evening at the kitchen, upon the Book of mormon had a full ...Dates:March 7, 1841 March 8, 1841 March 9, 1841 -
Excerpt:were represented 2 removed E P T D Branch at Lime Street numbers 33 0 3 2 0 Haw Cross Ditto 18 [0] 3 1 [0] Bran Green Represented 14 [0] 3 1 [0] Frogs Marsh Do 9 1 [0] [0] [0] Deerest 7 Removed 21 1 [0] [0] [0] Apperly 4 Removed 1 Died 23 [0] 3 [0] [0] Walton Hill 3 Do 9 [0] [0] 1 [0] Leigh 14 Do 33 [0] 2 [0] ... -
Excerpt:I walked to wind Point, while on the way I went into the Gients Cave on Marlvern Hills it was dug out of a solid Rock Dimentions as follows the mouth was 6 by 4 feet. 12 feet in longth, & 7 high the stone that coverd the mouth had rolled down the Hill. After taking a view of this I went down the Hill visited the Saints at wind point from thence to Colwall met with a large congregation of ...Dates:March 18, 1841 March 19, 1841 -
Excerpt:March 20, 1841 ~ Saturday 20th A vary rainy Day Sister Mary Jenkins accom- panied me as a pilot to Rough Leaser from thence to Ridgway Cross as I did not know the road, here I found Elder Thomas Chark at his stone quiry I took several specimins of curious petrified stone formed by the water, we then walked to Frooms Hill, visiting the Saints by the way. I called upon Priesthood Benbow & ...Dates:March 20, 1841 March 21, 1841 -
Excerpt:Under the hands of Elders Woodruff, Richards & T. Kington. Conference was then adjourned till half past two o-clock Met according to adjournment meeting opened by singing & Prayer by the president. Elder Kington then addressed the meeting was followed by Elder Richards, after which Elder Woodruff deliverd his farewell addressed to the conference & Saints in general. The meeting minutes were then read & accepted by the Conference, when the meeting closed by singing & Benediction by Elder Wodruff [FIGURE]