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William Fawcett G. S. L. City January 13th 1855

Journal &c.

You will find an abstract of this entered in my Record of Endowments Baptisms etc.

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Geneology of William Fawcett

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1855

Jany 2nd 

Having neglected to keep a journal and thinking that my history might be usefull and Edifying to my Children at some Future time therefore I Comence to give a short History 

as I may Remember

I William Fawcett son of George & Mary Fawcett was Born in Malton yorkshire England December 13th 1814 my parents where members of the Methodist Church and by them I was taught to fear the Lord in my youth. I did often wish even in my youth that i had lived in the days of the of the apostles at 12 years of age my parents removed from Malton to York City England (which is considered the 2nd city of note in England.) There I first left my fathers House to work at 14 years of age, I worked in several occupations in York untill I was 21 years of age. when I removed to Bradford in yorkshire to work for Richard Tolson Esq Solicitor where I saw my first wife Jane. Her fathers name was John Smith and mothers name Hannah Corner. afterwards Southwell having married Robt Southwell, I married her on the 3rd of august 1837 and the same day we removed back to york. I went to work for [???Mesrs???] Bartliff & Hoods wine & Spirit Merchants in York. 

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I worked with them 3 years while there I began to have some serious thoughts about Religeon and often prayed alone to my heavenly father that he would convert my soul I had been a tolerable wild young man. and finaly I joined myself to the Methodist Society thinking they where as nigh right as any of the religeous Class. I then began to assist in teaching the sunday school. and I began to have faith in god. At one time they was makeing a Colection for the painting of the Chaple my sister Hannah Fawcett asked me what I would give for that purpose I told her I would give all I found, a day or 2 afterwards she asked me if I had found anything yet, I said “no but I expect to find something,” after this I began to exercise faith that I should find something, and one day when I was going to the warehouse with a jug in my hand a thought came into my mind and I said if the lord will he can send me something out of this jug: and I stretched forth my hand with the jug in it and out came a peace of money (to my astonishment and according to my faith) out of the Jug neck, I took it and gave it as I had promised 

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this appeared to me a miracle and testimony that god was still a god of miricles. Sometime after this a man the name of Thomas Bateman whome I had been formaly been acquainted with whome I had been formaly acquaint [illegible] He came to my house having Become a Latter day saint Preist I took him in and kept him about one week he spoke of an angel appearing and other things and afterwards brought forth Christs passage to nicodemus. Except a man be born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of god this seemed to fasten on me more than anything I had before noticed and I could not resist it and I told him I must be baptised I was accordingly baptised in January 1840 in york being the first man baptised in that City Brother Bateman having brought the gospel from newcastle to me there being no other Branch of the Church to my knowledge within 100 miles of me then. I was left five months without being confirmed untill amos Feilding came down from newcastle to confirm me that being his only buisiness ^I believe/ altho he visited my father and mother and preached in stockton once and visited my wifes father or Robert Southwells her Step Fathers on stockton

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Forest 4 miles from york he likewise ordained me to the office of a Priest Brother Bateman had gone to thirsk I wrote to him and told him if he would come down and preach I would keep him he did so and I kept him about 9 months during this time Edward mitchel from Liverpool came to york to see his mother he being an Elder he preached for us. once or twice in york Brother Bateman and myself went out into the country villages to preach every Sunday. I then wrote up to liverpool and told the president that if he would send me an Elder to york I would keep him they sent me John Webster and his wife Ann I gave them half of my earnings for 6 months and found them a house to live in &c and paid for preaching places &c I Baptised Mrs Mitchel and her daughter Sarah Bro Webster Baptised some and altogether in york and Thirsk we numbered 014 Bro Webster then left us and went back to Liverpool he having preached faithfully to thousands of Inhabitants Bro Lorenzo Barnes came to york and stopped with me a few days and ordained me an elder and left me to to preside over York and thirsk branches. Brother Benson wrote to me from Carlisle to ask me if I would 

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not lend him 5 £ I had neaver seen him but I sent him 5 £ in a letter altho it was over 100 miles from me yet he returned it back to me after he had done with it Brother Barns returned to leeds and died in Idle he being the first American Elder that had died in England I at that time lived with Mark Rooks. Wine & Spirit Merchant I lived or worked for him 3 years after I embraced mormonism he lived near Buse Bridge york I left him to gather with the saints he being sorry at my leaving him I visited my Parents in Malton My mother had been baptised but had neaver beeng confirmed my wife had also been baptised about a week after me there was no Branch of the church within 18 miles of Malton, when I was about leaving my parents it seemed, like it would break her heart, my father asked me if I would baptise him but I hardly felt like it ^then/ for I thought he did not see clearly into mormonism, I told him I would not stop until the next day and do it so he said neaver mind and he did not get babtised and I left them bidding farewell to them My father afterwards did not being baptised sometime about 1850 My Wifes Step father was babtised and died in the faith Robt Southwell

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My Wife and myself with 2 Children namely John and nephi left york for America Janes mother and my sister Hannah came to york to see us off I had 2 sisters living namely Hannah and Isabell and one Brother dead named John. My wife had 2 sisters living named Mary and Ann and one brother dead. We started in the railway cars for Liverpool and got there the same night and stopped in Liverpool with Brother Webster until the ship was ready to start for America In January 15 1843 we set sail in the ship swanton our Captains name was Devenport he being the Owner of the ship he was verry accommodating after a voyage of 8 weeks and 2 Days we arrived in New Orleans. having only one sqall Breaking a few Boxes loose +c we stuck on the Sand Bar one day and got safe to Orleans we started from Orleans on the godess of Liberty Steam Boat Lorenzo Snow was our President and when we got to St Louis the river was froze up we took a Boat called the Ameranth and was the first Boat over the Rapids and arrived in april at nauvoo I there joined the Elders Quorom and was with it till the conference. 1844 after Joseph and Hyrom was killed when I joined

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the seventies and was ordained into the 11 Quorum of seventies by Father Jacobs & Joseph young. I first lived on the flats afterwards below Nauvoo near the Dutch Settlement I had got myself pretty well fixed when we had to leave nauvoo altho I had to leave my property and had only one waggon to start with that I had got out of the waggon shop by working (all the winter before we left) for it while we was there. I believe my Tithing was paid within one or two days and there we had much sickness and I burried John my oldest Boy we had to gaurd considerable while there I likewise went after the mobbers at the taking of warsaw and had seen some Poverty having arrived in Nauvoo without a cent nevertheless I rejoiced all the time and when I heard the prophet Joseph & Hyrum speak it did me good when they was killed I felt as though I would have gladly died by his side but he was gone I received my endowments in the temple and so did my wife. Hanah Isabell was born there in Nauvoo I had got a house and Lot of near 3 acres also timber land and 5 acres of farming land with wheat growing on it and had it to leave for the mob

[in margin] the timber land and house & Lot I let Poleando [???correct???] have for a coat gave it away to the Warren Company 

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For it appeared that they could not be satisfied untill we left them I accordingly left nauvoo and started across the Missisipii with 3 sheep and 3 lambs and one waggon having to borrow one yolk of oxen to get my family to Farmington and then had to return them to Nauvoo. We was then left in the woods without team having only a waggon after we had been there a day or two. A person not belonging the church came to where we was camped and brought a mormon family he had 2 Yolk of Cattle he told me he would give me one yolk of Cattle and waggon for my waggon I told him I would do so and we traded I then started for Pisgah altho my oxen was only 2 years old they did first Rate altho it took us 2 months to get there it been very rainey wether all the way almost and the roads uncomon bad so bad that 12 Yolk of Cattle had to be put to one waggon of 20 Cut yet my oxen got along very well and I seldom had to double teams I got safe in Pisgah and made a garden I had had to buy corn not ground by traiding Bibles +c hear I left my family and returned to farmington in order to provide for winter I went back the same distance in 9 days ^200 miles/ and worked 2 months 

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Having earned 17 Dollars Cash and 19 Bushel of wheat I returned to my family making the same distance in nine days loaded with flour +c then I traded my fether bed off for a Cow giving 2 silver spoons to boot I then went to cutting hay But brother Evans train came along and I sold my hay for a Cow and started on towards the Bloughs as the 12 twelve/ part of them was there and bishop Evans had received council to make a farm between Pisgah and the Bloughs it was late for us to cut our hay and we found our Cattle would not live on it and some of them had to feed there Provision to keep them alive there was 8 families of us and we had to start down in the depth of winter to misouri there being no grass and our teams weak we had a hard time for we had about 70 miles to travel and did not know the way but had to keep the Devide and had hard work to find that our cattle began to die off and we could not get them anything to eat only Brouse when we could get to timber one day we traveled 15 miles and could not get to timber and part of our Cattle had given out and we was 6 miles from timber we had to leave our waggons and families and start with our loose cattle to the woods it being nearly Dark

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and some of our Cattle give out I started with 3 head that had give out after the rest of them but before I had got one mile from the Camp they gave out and the next morning 2 of them was dead frose to death and another almost this was a Cow of mine she broke through the ice the next day and died I then went on and overtook Bishop Evans with a ox that had given out I told him that he might go ahead and I would try to get it along he did so but the ox gave out and it was dark so that I did not know which way to stear and there was an old sheep I thought once I would take the sheep upon me ^to keep me warm/ but I thought If the wolves got the sheep they would take me too so I took it upon my back and started to try to find the Camp but before I had gone far I fell and Cut my knee and had to leave the sheep I then started but could not see anything and did not know where to look for timber, at last I thought I saw a flash of light and made up towards it and hollered and they heard me and came out to meet me I asked them if they had had the flash of a gun or anything they said no. we had to lay on the ground all night and only a Blanket a piece It froze very hard all night and the next morning

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We started to fetch our familys down to the timber and found them all well and brought them down to our camping place in the woods while there the snow began to fall. and we started bishop Evans and John Phelps down into Missouri after more team and corn they takeing the waggon and 2 yolk of Cattle and they left me with some more to take Charge of the Camp and cut brouse &c before they started I spoke to Bro Evans about the flour and he told me when I got back to camp to devide out the flour that was accordingly I did so in a pint tin It made us a small allowance each day and we had to look to the dead carcases of our cattle for to finish out with. with this kind of living we had to make out untill they returned which was about 2 weeks they then returned with 3 waggons and 8 yolk of oxen and waggons loaded with corn we stoped one day to feed our cattle before we started and then we started I having only one yolk of Oxen Bro Evans lent me a yolk of his to help me he getting 2 fresh yolk but the Cattle he lent me gave out before we left the first mile and I had to turn them out and go with one yolk

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untill the camp stopped for the night the next morning one of the teamsters told me that if I would feed his team he would lend me one yolk I did so and by doing so got down into Missouri altho we lost about 1000 Dollars worth of stock and had to buy corn to put us along till Spring we all of us went to work at different kinds of employments in a Company Capacity untill that fall when we devided having got out of debt and having to receive 17.$ and 27 Bushels of Corn It took us the next year to get our stock back again and the next year to get our fit out and the fourth to get to the valley we all came to the valey together I came in ^with/ sheep 2 yolk of cattle and 2 yolk of Cows and 1 Waggon I went over Jordan Bought some land fenced some more and sold out to Jacob Butterfield came into the City of G.S.L. to the 6 ward and in Jany 1953 was ordained ^set apart as/ Councillor to Bishop Hickenlorper while over Jordon we had a son born named William Moroni Fawcett he also died there being 6 months old 

[in margin] arrived in Salt Lake 15 Sept 1850 with Bp David Evans Co.

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And was burried under the hill just behind Jacob Butterfeilds House the one owned by me I also had also Burried my oldest girl in york her name was Mary Ann she was born Aug 20th 1838 Died Jany 20th 1839. Burried in Mary gate Church ^[illegible]/ York. we Had one Daughter born in the 6 ward she was born on the 24 of July and this been the aniversary of the Pioneers into the Valey we called her Deseret I was Ordained into the an/ Highpreist Quorum by Bishop Hunter & Father Pedigreve & Bishop Felt in Jany 1853. In Feby 17, 1853 I was appointed one of the Trustees for the 6th Ward School House I took one trip Down to sanpete for wheat for the Church saw the Country but like S.L City best. At one time I went over Jordan to fetch a load of wood in Dry Cannion the Cannion not then been opened I left Nephi to fetch the waggon In going up the side of the mountain I saw an Indians head stuck up between the cracks of some rocks I thought I would go up to him and shake hands with

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him I did so altho when I got up to him he was on horseback with his gun It was at this time that the Indians had been stealing Cattle and I did not know wether he was friendly or not but a thought came into my mind that I would ask him if he had seen 4 or 5 waggons up there I knew the waggons had not gone up but I thought that if he intended me any harm that he would be affraid and so I passed along at one time I had a narrow escape for my life I was breaking hemp by machenary and there was a Schutching Machine going behind me at full speed when 3 of the Knives flew out they was about 3 feet long each one of them flew behind me and ^one/ hit a bench that stood behind me another one flew under my arm and broke the break I was working on the third one Just touched the hair of my head so that I could Just feel it a man that did not belong to the Church told me that if he had been in my place it would have

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killed him but I was unhurt. when I was over Jordan I was appointed by the Voice of the People to take Charge of there Meetings etc. I did so under the superintendance of Henery Herriman untill I left there and came to live in the City of G.S.L. there is a great many Items that I have Ommited that might have been of some interest, but suffice it to say that I went through thick and thin when I came to the Church in Nauvoo untill the Present and when I could keep up with the Church on account of my poverty I always did and always rejoiced that the lord had counted me worthy to suffer affliction with the people of god for I neaver felt to doubt Mormonism my faith always appeared firm even under the most trying Circumstances For I Knew that it was true and would save men now as well as in the days of the appostles in Christs day for the Priesthood had been revealed as well as the gifts and blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ and Joseph & Hyrum had fallen Marters to the Cause of Truth

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March 2nd 1855 I was sealed to my Wife Jane and also to Mary Oulson and on the 9th of March she left me to live at Parley P Pratts farm with Parleys Wife I also took her sister to live with me her name was Catherine she was 7 Years old. Bishop Hickenlooper and myself took a Street the length of 2 Blocks in the 6 ward to Turn pike of Jeridiah Grant at 5 Dollars a Rod Many Thousands of men Killed and dying of Decease in the war with Russia a severe Drought in the states of America one company of soldiers Colonel Steptoe commander stationed in salt Lake City all Winter some of them rather unruly Reports that Colonel Steptoe was made governor in Place of Brigham Young grasshopers make there appearence and destroy a large Amt of Wheat &c. and the Prospects look Rather Alarming whether dry and no Rain

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and a Few Brethren going to calyfornia who are fearful &c. May 2nd I signed over to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints to the trustees in trust $838.00 for the good will I have for said Church [in margin] 1855 July 24 [main text] Colonel Steptoe rejects the office of govenor And Brigham still retains his office my wife Mary Returns to my house from Bro Callisters I was appointed by the vote of Cap. Ino Pugmires Company of the Navuoo Legon the third Corpourl of the same Company Oct 23rd volunteered to go back on the plains to meet the saints and helped to bring Milo Andrus Company over the Big Mountain. And then Returned with Bishop Smool &c to green River and we Brought 10 Waggons of Erastus Snows with goods and Bro Gregory who died on the Plains in a Coffin to his friends I got 41 Dollars for my Trip altho I did not expect anything only to help the Saints. 

Oct 26 1855 Setled my Tithing and was 61 Dollars over Paid

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The grasshoppers have Eaten most of my grain I raised a few Potatoes &c times to some appear hard but I make out to live along and feel thankfull to the lord for his Blessings to me and my Family the lord has thrown some means in my was that I did not expect for which I was able to procure some corn for Bread which was not very easy got only for cash But I got it without. It has been a mild fall so far and A Canal has been laid of for Boating granite Rock to build a temple it has to be made on Tithing by the Labour of the People

There has been several hundred head of Cattle froze to Death this Winter and provision Scarce and hardly any flour to be bought Feby 8. 1856 We are about to Pettition for a state. After we take the sencus the Legeslature have taken it into consideration and think it good We also think of running a Daily Mail between the states and Calyfornia which is 17 Hundred Miles and also an Oxtrain once a Month

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We have had 2 Mass Meetings and 1000 Miles of it are taken there is to be stations 20 Miles apart on the Road Bro Brigham spoke at the tabernacle about the 25th of Feby 1856 and Cursed all those who would Follow Law and those who would visit or those Assemblies of Lawyers &c he said if they would there Crops should Mildew &c there was a Company of us appointed or Volunteered to go to Tooelee Vally to Hunt Hares for the Benifit of the Poor of our Ward we killd between 40 & 50 and some Ducks in Returning home we stopt at C. L. Settlement and they was having a Meeting they Delivered the Meeting into my hands and I calld on my men to speak and I spoke there was a good meeting and in the morning they took us all 13 to Breakfast and the next night we slept in a Cave I hunted about 3 mile after Mountain sheep on the snowy Mountains but did get none we found the snow too deep for our hunt But we escaped a Battle that we should have got into if we had gone to

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to Cedar Valley for when we started we did not know which place to go to as we had been apointed to take two companys me one to Bensons Mills and Bro Tingey one to Cedar Valley Bro Tingey said he had rather go with me so we all went together to Bensons Miles there was a company of 10 men sent out to cedar Vally to take 2 Indians for stealing 2 Oxen and the Indians after the Interpreter told them that the men had come to take the 2 Indians they seased there guns and they had a Battle. 1 Mormon Killed one Squa Killed by Accident One Cheif taken Prisoner and one wounded the Prisoner Named Squash head a Bad Indian who killed a Mormon Child he had stole Cut his troat the other Indians stole a Number of Cattle and one boy which they after killed they also shot 3 men while getting Wood our Brethren persued them and Recovered about 60 head of Cattle they had stole

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Copy of a Letter I wrote to Bro Davis

Bro Davis Sir I understand that your Wife has been at my house with Mary my Wife to see me and to know if I still intended to Claim mary as my Wife I answer by paper as I was not at home Your wife said she was going to see Brigham but she thought she would see me first and left her request for me to call at your house on sunday I can say all I have to say at the proper time and Place But to you I say that I intend to Claim her as my Wife as long as she is my Wife she was given to me for time and Eternity and it is not expired yet neither have I forfeited her by Transgression neither have I Disobeyed the council I received from Bro Brigham or any one that is placed over me neither have I broke my Covenant with her But I have been led to Sympathy with her on account of her youth and folly and the little knowledge she has of the gospel When she has been with me I have dealt with her tenderly as I would with my own child she has left me twice contrary to my desire and Council and I still have compassion on her and when I saw she would not be governed I showed her the law she would have to walk by But she said she would not And this I suppose is the reason she is now living with

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you Your Wife says she thinks I ought to liberate her or see to her and that she did not feel to find her with Cloths as long as I had claim on her But she would treat her as her own Child If she was free I say you had no right to take her and keep her several months without my consent when you knew she was my wife no more than I had to take your wife neather had any one else The scripture says thou shalt not covet thy neigbours Wife and I think no one ought to harbour her withous my consent no more than they would my Ox or Cow without leave when I took her she was Destitute I clothed her and after she ran off when she came back I clothed her and the second time she ran off or left But while she is working for you I shall not cloth her you have had her work for Pay If my family stop with me I feed and cloth them as well as I can Mary told me that Bro Brigham told her to come back and stop with me 5 years and then she might ask for a divorse if she was

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Not Satisfied she has not done that and if she will not obey me she shall obey him or wait 5 years before she gets one If you go to see Bro Brigham you must show him this and if he wants me he will send for me or I shall not go And if Mary comes back she will still find a home if she desires to do right But if she still be rebellious she will have to take that course untill the time comes she will be sorry [illegible, crossed out] to sprall/ [illegible, crossed out] 

Neither have I put Mary away altho she has been Rebelious 

Yours Respy 

William Fawcett 

I also kept her Sister Catherine several months and also put her to school

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This summer Flour was very scarce and Could not be bought for money we had to ^do/ 3 Days without bread and eat Weeds for greens some Weeks but did not feed to murmor but felt grateful to god this summer I raised 50 Bushel of Wheat 90 Bushel of Potatoes and about 70 Bushel of Beats I volunteered to go out in October to meet our Brethren in the Mountain who had started late from the States and the snow had overtaken them I went with 3 Yolk of Cattle and Bro Peo Shell [illegible] met Bro Wilkes Company on Muddy and Campt all night with them and found a great many of them frost Bitten these feet & hands they had Burried upwards of 50 of there Company we went to fort Bridger we had snow from Bear River and it froze enough to bear an Ox in one night we recd orders to return and Bring home 16 ton of goods for the Church snow on the ground all the way back the last company of Hand Carts are/ back in the Mountains

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and about 150 Waggons out to meet them everything white white with snow in the valleys and Mountains and a Number of Brethren Volunteered to go out to shovel Snow and meet them The Saints in the Mountains. The People of the Lord begin to reform and make Restitution for anything they had done wrong and the spirit of god was poured out in a marvelous maner and the honest in heart rejoice in the Lord and god blesses them Potatoes are scarse and provision likely to be before another harvest Jeridiah M Grant Councillor to Brigham Young died he Laboured Faithfully in the Reformation but the Labour was to great for him and he Died by Over Exertion his Spirit was away from his Body sometime before he Died but Returned to his Body again and related to Bro Kimble and others what he had seen in the Spirit world which was published in Bro Kimballs Discourses I was in the Procession and followed him as

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Dec 1856

a Soldier in the Nauvoo Legion to his grave He was a General in the Legion and as much Beloved as any man could be by all his Brethren Daniel H Wells was ordained in his stead as Councilor and also General by Apointment in the Legeon While Jeridiah was in the Spirit world he saw the righteous gathered together in the spirit world And there where no Wicked Spirits among them he saw his wife she was the first person that came to him he saw many that he knew but did not have conversation with them except his wife caroline she came to him and he said she looked Beautifull and had their little Child that Died upon the Plains in her Arms and said Mr Grant Hear is Little Margret you know that the wolves eat her up but it did not hurt her hear she is all right To my astonishment he said when I looked at families there was a Deficency in some there was a lack I saw Families that would not be permited to Dwell together because they had not honoured their

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Calling hear He asked his wife where Bro Joseph Hyrum and Father Smith where she replied they have gone away a head to perform and transact Business for us the same as when Bro Brigham left winter Quarters and came hear to search out a home for us they came to find out a locat ion/ for their Brethren He spoke of the Buildings he saw there and remarked that the Lord gave Solomon wisdom and Poured gold and Silver into his hands that he might Display his power and ability and said that the Temple erected by Solomon was much inferior to the most ordinary Buildings he saw in the Spirit world In regard to gardens says Bro Grant I have seen good gardens on this earth but I neaver saw any to compare with thease that where therein I saw flowers of numerous kinds and some with from 50 to 100 Diferent coulered flowres growing up on one stalk we have many kinds of flowers growing on the earth and I suppose those verry articles came from heaven or they could not be hear

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After mentioning the things he had seen he spoke of how much he Disliked to Return and resume his Body after haveing seen the beauty and glory of the Spirit world where the Righteous Spirits are gathered together For he looked upon his body with lothing but was obliged to return and enter it again he said that after he came back he could look upon his family and see the spirit that was in them and the darkness that was in them and that he conversed with them about the gospel and what they should do and they replied well Bro Grant praphs it is so and prahaps not and said that was the state of this people to a great extent for many are full of darkness and will not beleive me. We met in the tabernacle his Body and Coffin was carried their Bro Kimball spoke on the Creation this winter was very severe snow 2 feet a great part of the winter a good many Missionarys are put to laboring in Different portions of the City and County and the work of God Increased

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Jany

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The Brethren exert themselves to get in crops the earth this summer yields an abundance of everything enough grain to last 3 years this whole comunity the Legion was Reorganized and I was Appointed as Captn of 10 and afterwards promoted as adjutant of 50. This summer about 25 Hundred 17000/ soldiers are sent by the President of the united states to forse upon us officers and a Govenor contrary to the Constitution of the united states which says the people shall make there own Laws and Choose there own officers we was Determined they should not come in they also stopt the Eastern Mail so that that we might not get the news of the soldiers coming But we turned out to meet them but they Durst not come any further than Bridger and there they took by there Winter Quarters I went out as captain of 50 I had 30 men under my Command I was out in the Mountains to fight If necessary 66 Days we marched 46 Miles in a Day and a half and expected to meet our enimies that Day

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But as the lord would have it they Did not come but they where stayed at Fort Bridger one of our Brethren was shot by Accident at Echo Canyion his name was Simmons the soldiers shot at some of our Boys several times but without effect Several of there Men Deserted and a good Many Teamsters left The emigrants in going to california this Summer shot an Indian on the North Rout and others on the way the Indians got mad and Killed a good many of the Emigrants also on the South Rout the Emigrants Poisoned a Spring and an let [???correct???] and the Report is that the Indians have killed several Emigrants on account of it one of my Horses Kicked me and nocked me down but I did not loose anytime as the Brethren laid hands on me and I got better I Raised a good crop of Wheat corn and Potatoes this year Clothing is getting very scarce the store goods and Merchants are stopped at Fort Bridger

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We built some houses on weber River and made a Great many batteries in Echo Canion our boys took some of their cattle and burnt some of their waggons and goods to let them know that we was in earnest and determined to resist so unjust an Act and so corupt an administration For we saw that they intended if posible to Destroy us from the face of the earth because of our religeon or take the lives of ^our/ leaders and follow up their old practices by legalizing a mob to destroy us. but the spirit of God rests upon Bro Brigham and his brethren and the power of god is in our midst the boys obey Council and when they are shot at they do not return the compliment and our enimies do not hit them for their bullets do not take effect Bro Kimball told us before we started out that inasmuch as we obeyed Council that the angels should go before us and not a man should fall several of our Bretheren from Carson and Sanbarnadeno where are/ on there way to G. S. L.Vally haveing to flee from their enimies

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1858

Jany 16.

There was a mass meeting held in the tabernacle Jany 16 and comitees appointed to Draft memorials &c setting forth our greivances and the conditions upon which our enemies could prove to us that they where our friends by redressing our wrongs and bringing the murderers of Joseph & Hyrum and Parley to Justice and then pay us our honest Debts and give us our lands back and treat us like White folks or give us our Constitutional rights. In the Deseret News last week Governor Youngs letters and the answers of Colonel Alexander to his letters was published by order of the legislative assembly and also Bro John Taylors letter to Captn Marcy of united states Army now on our borders.

A beautiful behavior is better than a beautif form; it gives a higher pleasure than statue and pictures; it is the finest of the fine arts 

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Patriarchal Blessing

Given G. S. L. City. Jan. 18. 1858. By John Young Upon the head of Willam Fawcett, Son of George and Mary, Born Dec. 13. 1814, Malton, Yorkshire England.

Bro. William I lay my hands upon your head In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to bless you with a Father’s Blessing, and to seal upon your head the blessings of the everlasting god. And which you have embraced with an honest heart and with a full determination to carry out its principles. You have left your home become a pilgrim and a stranger, and you are a lawful heir according to the promise given to the Fathers, being a literal descendant of Ephraim, entitled to a fulness of the holy priesthood, which you shall have in the Lord’s own due time. Your mind shall expand, and you shall have power to govern and control yourself, and the blessings of the Father shall rest upon you. You shall have wives and children, Flocks and Fields, Houses and lands, and be blest with

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the spirit of counsel and wisdom, and you shall increase from time to time, and continue to gain a better understanding of the principles of the kingdom, and be able to judge in all matters that may come before you.The wisdom of the heavens shall be with you, and your arm shall be made strong to avenge the blood of the Prophet; you shall be a blessing to your Father’s house, and ultimately become a savior upon Mount Zion, help to accomplish the great and glorious work of redeeming our Fathers who have died without the gospel, and the day shall come that you shall be called by the voice of the spirit ^to go to the nations, which you shall do/ without fear or dismay. And many shall fear and humble at your words. You shall live to see the downfall of antichrist’s kingdom, and the building up of Zion on the centre stoke thereof, and behold Temples reared to the name of my God, and you shall assist in the work. You shall become a mighty pillar in the Temple. And your name shall be known among the Elders

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of Israel, and you shall be blest from this time henceforth and for ever in observing the council that shall be given unto you, and you shall have power to administer to the sick and afflicted and to heal those that are around you; have power over devils, and all evil spirits shall be dispersed at your rebuke; you shall do much good in your day and generation, serve an interest in the kingdom of our Father and have power to come forth in the first resurrection, And in as much as you abide celestial laws, celestial blessings are for you. Be faithful and diligent in the things of the kingdom, and all are yours, and you are Christ’s and Christ is God’s. I seal you up to the day of redemption, I do it by virtue of the holy anointing and in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, even so: Amen.

1. V. Long, Reporter.

Recorded in Book B. Page 397 No. 334

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Patriarchal Blessing

Given G. S. L. City, Jan. 18, 1858, By John Young upon the head of Jane Corner Fawcett, Born Nov. 4, 1814, Yorkshire,England, Daughter of John ^Smith/ and Hannah Corner. 

Sister Jane in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I lay my hands upon your head to bless you, to seal and satify those blessings that have been conferred heretofore by the servants of God. You are entitled to the blessings of the gospel, for you are a lawful heir being a daughter of Abraham through Ephraim. You shall have power to administer to your own family, to those around you,and your heart shall be comforted, and notwithstanding you may have been tempted and tried, and Satan may have tried to overthrow you yet the Lord Almighty has held you, and you shall overcome all them that oppose you, you shall be a mother in Israel, be blest with the good things of the earth and of the heavens, be a blessing to your Father’s House and all associated with you, do much good

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in your day and generation, help to build up Zion upon the consecrated spot. You shall not be tempted above that you are able to bear. You shall rise in the scale of intelligence and enjoy the blessings of natural life, and live upon the earth to a good old age, to see the downfall of nations and Zion spread herself ahead. Your heart shall rejoice in the principles of the everlasting gospel, you shall have power over your enemies and not a hair of your head shall fall by them. I seal upon you the blessings of eternal life and say you shall come forth in the morning of the first resurrection, and in as much as you will obey the laws of heaven all the blessings promised to the obedient in Christ Jesus are yours. I confer these upon you upon conditions of humility to those set to counsel you in the gospel, and say you shall rejoice and suffer with the saints until you are prepared to associate with holy and celestial beings, in the celestial kingdom, which I do in the name of the Father, Son and

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Holy Ghost, even so: Amen. 

1. V. Long, Reporter. 

Recorded in Book B. Page 399 No. 335

1858

May 18th

Since I last wrote a great many things have transpired in Deseret but the saints yet remain unhurt by the soldiery sent out by Congress and the Army ise yet held back in the Mountains having been compelled to stay there all winter in the snow govener Comings was permitted to visit Salt Lake City, in Company with Colonol Cain who came from Washington and went to the soldiers camp in the Depth of winter he was escorted to the soldiers camp by a Company of our Boys Governor Comings and Colonol Cain where in Salt Lake City about a month and visited Spanish Fork and Provo while there the people gave them a party and a Dance which pleased the Old man very much and proved to them that we were not the people we had been represented to be and that President Buckhanon had taken an unwise Course which was contrary to the constitution of the united States to try to force Officers and those not of our own choice upon us and the point of the Bayonet

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an escort was sent out to meet Colonol Cain and Govonor Comings in Echo Canion and escort them to Salt Lake City through Weber Canion before he reached the City he saw the saints leaving the North and fleeing to the South with there wagons and all they posessed except there houses Lands and other things that was not convenient to move report says that he enquired the reason of there leaving the territory and was answered by one woman that it was on account of those being sent that we did not want this seemed to affect the old man untill he shed tears and told them they might go to their homes again they should not be hurt but they haveing pledges of this kind made so often and broken that they could not ^trust/ him and kept on South. I had only one span of poneys to move with and one cow for milk I made seven trips from Salt Lake City to Springvill for myself and others and ploughed 8 Acres of Land besides one of my horses being off on an Indian expedition after Indians who had stolen 20 horses they had to follow them as high as 70 miles a Day but did not get the horses the Indians came drest in good American Clothing and it was reported that the Soldiers had hired them to steal our horses some was returned by an half breed

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named Ben Simonds the Indians up north at Salmond river had been very troublesom and had shot 7 of our Boys 2 dead and had stolen a number of Cattle and at a nother time had shot one man and stolen several horses on the return of our Boys from there. I was appointed by the Inhabitants of the 6th Ward to look out a Location for them where they could have a chance of putting in some crop and live as they where moveing I staid in Springvill at a Log Cabin of Bro Metcalfs he telling me I could stay there and get my family under shelter by putting up a Chimney and doing without a floor I put in 2 acres of Land in potatoes &c I had 3 Acres of Wheat in Salt Lake. I was called to go into the mountains to gaurd but was liberated by frankland Richards on account of been the Bishops Councillor there was a letter sent to me to go and gaurd the city as adjutant to Bishop Mitchell but the mail not leaving me the letter he took his own adjutant and I was released by Colonol Callister on this account we expect to Burn up if the Soldiers come in and lay every thing waste if we have to flee to the mountains rather than be under the yoak of

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our oppressers we have been Driven and plundered enough by those who ought to stretch out a fatherly hand to a people who have all the time sought to do them good Governor Comings wrote Back to Contradict the lies of our having burnt the United States records and Library and other false rumers about us and also Mr Bell of the firm of Livingston & Kinkhead gave in his report as published in the New york herald contradicting the lies of our Enimie the saints are planting & Building altho they do not know how things will turn the females will most of them be out of the City this week June 3rd 58 things appear to assume a more favourable aspect the storekeepers are permitted to fetch in their goods altho the country had been under Marshall Law 6 months Crops look well I have seen about 2 hundred Indians who are in Springvill they have been at the soldiers Camp and a good many of them Clothed in officers & Soldiers Clothing of very good quality and Blanket of good Quality which gave them a good appearance atho some of them was

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Sawcy some was friendly they go about begging bread &c. altho things seemed to assume a thretning aspect yet it appears the lord has turned away their wrath in a measure the mails from the east have not yet come into the vally so that we have not been permitted to have any news from this source for some 6 months Bro Brigham preaches good unto the people and says that it will not be long before there will be no safety for eather flesh or property only amongst the saints report says that there are two Deligates sent from washinton to investigate matters and things the Comissionars arrived and met in councill with the presidency of the church peace was proclaimed I was Detailed to gaurd the City of Salt Lake when Colonel Johnson and his army by permission entered G. S. L. City and great credit was Due Colonel Johnson and Officers &c for their good behaviour while passing through our Deserted City they camped on the other side of Jordon and stopped 2 Days then went south to ceder valley Brother Brigham and all who chose to return to their homes returned to our Desolate habitations I had been gaurding two weeks in the City

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Memorial

Gentn Your Memorialists beg leave to represent that at the last session of the Legislative assembly of this teritory resolutions and a memorial to the presiden of the united States where adopted and presented to him which partly set forth our greivances and made known to the government at washington our Desires and wishes in regard to the appointment of the federal officers for Utah we have received no response to those Documents unless it is to be understood that the appointment of a Full set of officers for this territory backed by an army to enforce them upon us as reported by common rumor have been ordered and fitted out and sent to this territory by the president is to be deemed an answer certain it is that such an army is invading our borders or territory Claiming to have been sent by the authority of the President of the United States 

We now forward to you respectfully to wit the president and each house of Congress a printed copy of those resolutions and memoria and if it is true that the army now menacing

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this territory is at the instance of the president and by the authority of the/ Government we request to be informed of the fact and why it is so for what reason our resolutions and Memorial are treated with silent contempt and a hostile course pursued towards an unofending people why it is that our eastern Mails have been stopped and the com-munication between this territory and the General Governments cut off -

If officers had been appointed and sent in accordance with the voice of the people as ever should be the course in a republican Government there would have been no need of an army,s been sent hear where the resolutions and Memorial disrespectful or defiant read them again and see there is not a word or sentiment in them that can fairly to throw obstacles of any kind in the way of good men that might be appointed to rule over us they simply express a fixed Determination not to submit to the Misrule of corrupt demagogues who are a Disgrace to the government and who as a subsequent events have proved expended

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their time in endeavouring to create a disturbance between us and the general Government - 

Cannot American Citicens upon American Soil be heard in there own Defence can they not petition the parent government without incuring its hot displeasure are we to be sacrificed because lying officials and Anonymous letter writers wish it so and does the government rely upon their false statements to base its action and such Action to send an army compromising the constitutional the liberties of freemen are the horrid sceens of Missouri and Illinois to be reinacted by the government are we to be robbed and plundered our best men slain and the residue again driven from their homes by merciless and infuriate soldiery under authority unsurped by the General Government 

Do you not know Gentn that when Government ceases to perform its legitimate functions to the people and to protect them in there right among which as our fathers declared are life liberty and the pursuits of happines and seeks to opres and destroy it becomes an object of Dread

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of terror a foul disgrace to its name and cannot expect the support respect and esteem which should be its pride and are its duty to inspire

We appeal to you as american citicens who have been wronged insulted abused and persecuted driven before our relentless foes from city to city from state to state untill we where finally expelled from the confines of civilization to seek a shelter in a barren inhospitable clime amid the wild savage of the desert plains we claim to be a portion of the people and as such have rights which must be respected and which we have a right to demand we claim that in a republican form of government such as the fathers established and such as ours still professes to be the officers are and should be the servants of the people not their masters dictators or tyrant. 

To the numerous charges of our enimies we plead not guilty and challeng the world before any just tribunal to the proof

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Are we mistaken in our beins in regard to the policy and intention of Government we hope that you will prove to us that we are we ask you to reconsider the course that has been taken to evince by some Act of returning justice that you respect our Constitutional rights and see wlther it will not lighten the Burthen of Opression which you have afflicted and that the people may have just cause to rejoice in and applaud not condemn your acts withdraw your troops and give us a voice in the selection of our officers thus proving to us your willingness to extend peace rather than war 

True this territory is a part of the public domain of the united states but how was it acquired did not the people of Utah furnish at the call of Government an altogether unpresidented quota of troops to aid in the War then raging in Mexico and that to under the most adverse Circumstances and did not the people settle this territory while it was still under the dominion of Mexico

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And did not the Government discharge the mormon Battalion in an enimies country after a most toilsom march of over two thousand miles without furnishing them the means of return your present act would deprive of life and liberty those very men who so galently periled there lives for the common good 

We do not change the Acts of his predicessors upon the present incumbent but now restore unto us our rights in Missouri and other states of which we were inhumanly robbed reinstate and guarentee unto us the peacefull possession of lands for which you have taken and yet retain our money bring to Justice the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith who where massacred while in the custody of the law under the pledged faith of a Sovereign State Punish the assasins of Parley P Pratt who slew there unresisting victim beneath the portals of the court which had pronounced him guiltless restore unto us our political religious and inalienable

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rights that we may have reason to believe that you are our friends and not our enimies exicute Justice and judgement upon the guilty and spare the Inocent let truth honesty industry love of right and liberty stand unmolested and protected by your acts as they are by the very genius of our loved institutions Do that and you will do more towards rescuing our beloved country from its foul polution and its fearfull doom than can be accomplished by endeavouring to destroy a people who under the broad folds of the constitution deem it no sin to write in worshiping god according to the dictates of their own concience pay us a few hundred thousand Dollars which the government honestly ows us for suppressing indian hostilities and maintaining peaceful relations with the native tribes instead of expending millions to deprive a portion of our citicens Life liberty and the pursuits of hapiness try on the plaster of friendly intercourse and 

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and honourable dealing instead of foul aggression and war treat us as friends and citicens entitled to and possesing equal rights with yourselves and not as alien enimies lest you make us such

You have neaver cherished nor fostered this as you have other territories though haveing more claim to your generosity forbearence and protection in 1856 we adopted a Republican Constitution and form of Government and forwarded those documents a cencus report and a petition to be admitted into the union as a free sovering and indepent state But an unhallowed predjudice was so strong against us that our deligates found no member of congress willing to present and advocate our petition why not grant us admission and thereby at the same time act justly and peacefully and wisely dispose of a vexed Question.

You have appointed, “the newspaper state” a full set of officials for utah among entire strangers and to do was oblidged to

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hawk about the offices from state to state every honourable and principalled man indignantly declining your appointments untill at length you suceeded in finding the requisite number from among the reckless the Drunken and unprincipled the desolate the houseless and peniless who alone feel the need of the backing afforded by bayonets and for this reason had far better remain where society is more congenial to their depraved and corrupt tastes no doubt such is the character of the present appointees for what other class whould accept offices among a people where they well knew they where not wanted and hence had no right officialy to be all we have further to say of them is they had better tarry with there freinds if they realy have any We claim that we should have the priviledge as we have the constitutional right to choose our own rulers and make our own Laws without let or hindrance examin our reports our laws our acts they have ever been before the public they speak

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they speak for themselves. All we want is truth and fair play the administration have been imposed by false and designing men there acts have been precipitate praphs through lack of due consideration please to let us know what you want of us before you prepare your haltens [???correct???] to hang or aply the knife to cut out the lothsome disgusting ulcer do you wish us to deny our god and renounce our relegion that we shall not do. We are at the defiance of earth and hell to prove that we have done ought to offend the good

You have not extended to utah so much as the customary wage of investigation which would have placed in your possession the facts in the case do you wish us to permit an hireling soldiery to come into our settlement if so for what object is it to perfect the citisens in there rights that is needless because those rights have neaver been in the least infringed upon in Utah and we are far better prepared to protect ourselves that when we first settled in this territory which our young and healthy men where in the united states Army in Mexico united states troops acting in their legitimate capacity are only sent to protect the citicens

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or supress insurrection neaver in any case to make war upon the people We feel as competent to protect ourselves as we have hitherto and there is no insurection to quell that white heap within our borders contains something besides meal there are the deadly fangs to hold the inocent prisoners still while assasins kill them we shall not again hold still while fetters are being forged to bind us we have no confidence to believe the present a harmless demonstration intended for our good the troops which claim to have been sent by the government have openly said from the time they left the missouri river and even before that they where coming to destroy the leaders of our people and that was their object that has been their constant speech by day and the burthen of their songs by night they have trethened to take our lives and to sport at pleasure with our wives and daughters that is their openly avowed object but woe to all who undertake to accomplish it We trust therefore that you will excuse us if we do not entertain a very exalted idea of your humain intentions in sending Armys, eather

Give us our constitutional rights they are all

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we ask and them we have a right to expect for them we contend and feel alone justified in so doing We are aware that we have many enimies and that they make a strong party againgst against/ us from them we expect no mercy a learge portion of them Know that if justice had its due they would either be pulling hemp by the neck or learning to trade in the confines of a prison they roam at learge in your comunity are born companions in your halls of buisiness and of pleasure adorn your circles of fasion and participate in your festivities but there is a cord of right of honesty of integrity to the institutions of our country of a love of freedom and respect for the rights of the weak and comparitively defenceless that will yet thrill with emotion vibrate through the honest heart and respond to the cry of usurpation tyranny and opression exercised upon an inocent people to that we appeal and trust that a stern sense of justice yet remaining among the worthy sons of patriotic sires will stay the suicidal hand of crauling sycophants and corupt rulers and that

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American liberty may not immolated upon her own alters nor strangled in the halls of her own citadel by those whose sworn duty is to be her protectors Withdraw your troops give us our constitutional rights and we are at home (Jany 5th 1858 signed by the legislative asembly Giveing the names of the Members thereof) this Memorial was read before the house by order of the speaker of the house

An Address from the citisens of salt Lake City to his excelency James Buchanon President of the United States. Sir unused alike to the fawning sycophancy of modern office seekers and the rough personalities of sectional strife we choose rather to address you in the plain language of American Citicens Respectfully yet firmly demanding at the hands of the Chief magistrate our inalienable rights to us who dwell in the mountains far from the buisy world, without the term chief magistrate implies a man from an innate concionsness that he is capable of benifitting the people can solicit then votes without servility administer justice without faviour and one who will strive to be

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worthy of the great confidence reposed in him when such an one is at the helm of state his course is marked by peace and good order at home respect and consideration abroad. It is with nations as with individuals gentle treatment and thoughtfull care are often more efficatious in cureing systamaticle derangments than the pungent prescriptions sound policy if no other motive would impress upon the president of the united states the necessity of cherishing and protecting the intrests of the teritories for it is presumeable that such districts more particularly require a Kindly fostering care.

Two years since the census was taken a constitution formed and a deligation was sent to washington from the citisens of utah to lay before congress our petition for a state government senators and representatives declined interesting themselves in our behalf on the ground that they would loose their political influence the makers and adminstrators of our federal laws have thus declared that American Citisens shall not only for crime be disfranchised but also on the score of unpopularity they have refused to in point of fact to make us a state or give us the rights of a teritory wether or not thease where the intentions

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of our fathers in battling for freedom we refer you to the administrations of George Washington and Andrew Jackson The circumstances underwhich this teritory was settled are matters of publicity the strong hand of oppression had bereft of lands which Government had gaurenteed to us the possesion and of homes created by untireing industry we came to this desert mountainious country and hoped hear unmolestedly ^to/ enjoy those rights which we had been denied in Ohio Missouri and illinois We where verry poor and our young men where far from us having enlisted to fight the battles of that country which had refused them protection from mob law that in stands upon the pages of history a mark of patriotism rarely if ever equaled never surpassed Considering thease facts was it strange that we should look to the parent government for an extension of those rights which heartofore had been denied us How far our antisipations where warented subsequent events have determined Trusting that the services of the mormon Batilion would be remembered by congress and the fact that no inducement had been offered to settle a country that would otherwise have remained a desert to this day we have felt no hesitation in locating 

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on lands claimed as public domain No treaties have been made with the indians in this as in other territories nor scarcely so much as even a few miserable presents made them if we except an altogether unprecented expenditure of private means our kind treatment and liberality have secured unto us the friendship of the indians not as has been laid to our charge to tamper with them but on the principal that it is cheeper to feed and cloth than to fight them even the accounts of the superintendants of indian affairs have often been disalowed when at the same time they have been far, very far, less than allowed in other territorys and we are well assured that he has neaver demanded one dollar which was ^not/ justly his due we have fed and fought the indians to preserve life and secure public domain in eather case compensation has been refused the one unfinished wing of our state is a fair type and lasting monument of the liberality and fostering care of our government Mankind are the creatures of circumstances and habit it is said the constant custom will reconcile them to practiceces the most odious this behond doubt is exactly the case with the present administeration else how

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can the principles for governing mad public both in cincinatti democratic platform and your inaugural address be reconciled with the old Brittish colonial usage of appointing rulers against the unanimous wish of those to be ruled if the opposite be the case a fact is conveyed infamous beyond president

We cannot think the people of the united States so far lost to all decency as to elect a man to the Chair of state who has no principles of honour or consistency If this is the case we must believe that this most noble of natinal fabrics is unapreciated and the nation doomed to anarchy confusion and bloodshed by a justly offended god There is a class of persons whose greediness for office is only equaled by there disregard of the means of obtaining and unfitness for it thease persons acts as scavengers in politics hence honourable members often find it more convenient to give them a recomend for an apointment to some official dignity in the teritories than to endure the unhappy mixture of impudence ignorance and affectation which is their characterestic from the above causes Judges of the supream court of this teritory have come hear as ignorant of

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us of common decency have insulted the people and outraged the dignity of the bench they have permitted a public prostitute to sit on the bench with them.

Nor is this all they have one day petitioned the president to continue Brigham Young as Govenor because of his fidelity and trustworthyness and the next intreagued for the apointment themselves the accounts of the Marshall incured by the express order of the judges where disalowed by the advice of one of their number who the very next spring went to carson vally and bought several thousand dollars of the marshals drafts at 50 per cent discount wether advises from Washington induced him to indulge in the speculation we are unable to say

One and prahaps the only reason why the returning Officials have been hostile towards us is that the United States apointees are usualy the only habitual Loafers Whoremasters Drunkards and Gamblers in the Territory and parents have been compelled in self defence to hold them up to their Children as an example which should neaver be imitated do our best interests demand such rulers our inteligence such insult Our legislative assembly of 1856 & 7 sent a Memorial to the president of the

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United States in that memorial were measurably inumerated what we consider to be our constitu^ti/nal rights was pointed out in part wherein we had been wronged and a request made to have the teritorial offices filled from a list apended but if that should not be done to at least give us good men for rulers was there anything in that document to warrent the reception it met even though we make allowance for that feeling in man which leads him to think when a wrong action has been laid to his charge that the odium consequent thereupon is also heaped upon him that was not the case with us we mearly pointed out wrongs we had received and where willing to accept them as errors in judgment rather than intentional A Distinguished member of the Cabinet remarked that he considered the memorial equivalent to a declaration of war and for the same reason - there is no other - the mail contract was taken from Mr Kimbal after an expenditure of over $100-1000 from which there has been but a paltry return where is our bosted liberty when objecting to such officials as most who have been sent hear whome every honest man is concienciously bound not to receive disqualifies us in the eyes of Government for the rights of

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and brands us with the name of traitors Now sir let us examin the policy of the present adminstration in regard to utah bearing in mind the following facts.

1st: The Government have not made treties with the indians have not paid us our just dues 

2nd: They have hetofore apointed officers to preside over our welfare whose very presence it is widely known was an outrage on common decency 

3rd: We petitioned through our assembly to have good men for rulers and declared that such would have been courteously received and strictly obeyed but it was plainly stated that if such was sent hear as had been previously they would be sent back

4th: Because our legislature dared to exercise the right of petition we are denied Mail facilities and Branded as traitors 5th: The reports of the returning officials about the injustice of our courts the breaking up of the Supream Court and the rebellion of the Mormons are as base falshoods as where ever hatched in hell or or propagated by the devil From curent report we learn that you have and intend importing a full set of civil officers for utah even down to a post master

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for Great Salt Lake City and that they are fully qualified to enjoy the contempt so deserved bestowed by the utonians upon their predicessors we are satisfied behond doubt We accept your hint although it is rather delicate for the ocation that you have not only denied us a voice in choosing our but have apointed men the opposite of those we petitioned for and have determined to enforce them upon the citisens of this territory by placeing 25 hundred united states Troops under their controll is this the Justice that dwells in the Brest of a Cheif Magistrate have an hundred thousand People no rights? you have tried us without hearing our Defence passed sentence not giving us the benifit of a Court and ^[illegible] we have no assurance that you will not/ attemp to carry the remainder of the Sentence into effect their cry has been send an army to utah Exterminate the Mormons 

We are fully convinced that the presence of an army can only be tolerated when the evil to be dispelled is greater than the evil of their presence it has been reaterated again and again by the troops selected to come hear that they intended to come hear and posess our houses slay our leaders ravish our wives and daughters polute the pine vallys of utah with

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with their fiendish revelries this they well know would not be tamely born and thus they would gain an excuse under colour of which if they had the power would be enacted those scenes of Bloodshed and cruel oppression which have no parelel in history That army that is now upon our borders say they our mission is peace we come to establish the laws is the buisness of an army peace we come to establish the laws what laws have we broken not the laws of the united states nor of this territory we dare proof to the contrary if they come to establish the common law of Great Britton or the Bye laws of Bedlam we have law enough without and there presence is unncessary if they come to crush out from our Bosoms that noble feeling american Independence hallowed by our fathers Blood and bequeathed to us a sacred boon the task is greater than they can perform your army will not be permitted to enter our valleys we wish for peace but we will sacrifice all the fruits of our labors rather than surender our domestic peace and Inalienable rights Although it has been provided and wisely so that a majority of suffrages shall elect the president of this

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nation does it follow that they have a right to require that president to opress the minority in fact we are thoroughly convinced that majorities have no right which is not shared with minorities and we submit that under the constitution and laws of the united states no man has authority to demand aught which will interfere with the rights of another yet if we go behond popularity where can we find a single reason for the present demonstrations against utah And now sir at your hands we demand that justice which has ever been denied us pay us those just dues which have been so long and illegaly witheld and appoint good men to rule us who have decernment to perceive our wants and sufficent judgement to promote our welfare withdraw your army grant us our rights and receive the heart felt gratitude of a whole people Continue the injustice of your present course and your grave will be pointed out as that of the man who broke the noblest of national compacts your name be consigned to futer generations with lasting infamy: Elija Sheets A H Raleigh Gilbert Clemeuh J M Whitmore Wm Moody Comittee on behalf of the citizens of Great salt Lake [illegible] utah Territory Jany 16th 1858

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President Buchannon Issued a proclamation of Pardon to all the Inhabitants of Utah Territory forgiving everybody if afterwards they will be obedient to the laws of the united states altho we did not consider we was doing wrong by resisting the troops when we had had no official notice of their approach and Buisness. but we have been ever ready to carry out the Laws and see that others carry them out and we consider James Buchanon ered in Judgement when he sent an army hear and beleived all the lies he heard against us if he had been wise he would have first investigated the Matter or first heard and then judged Govonor Cummings and Colonol Johnstone also Issue proclamations of peace and our motto has ever been peace and will be if we have to fight for it. and we expect to stand up for our constutional rights altho we may be Deprived of them our move has put us to considerable expense and trouble but yet I had rather sacrifice every thing upon this earth than my relegion for it is the truth of heaven and we claim protection while in the enjoyment of it according to the constitution altho we have been scattered and Driven on account of it. and our prophets Slain and also our Brethern and peace has been

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denied us and no one to pity us in our Distress Colonel cain talegraphed to washington and they talegraphed back for General Harvey Command to be stopped for ten Days July 8th, 58 Thomas WIlliams brings word that General Harvey is still on the way to utah and also that a Great number of Waggons of Store Goods are on the way Bro Jefferson Fisher says Grasshoppers and the army worm are Bad in the States and the people getting scared Bro Heber prophisied when they laughed at us when we was suffering on account of the Grasshoppers that they would have four to us one and they are getting them crops in utah are looking well altho there has not been as much put in the ground as would have been if we had not had to move I have been about 14 hundred miles besides plouging 10 Acres of Land and now have my Wood Hay and Grain to get home ^all/ with one pair of poneys the privelage is given for every body to return to to there homes if they choose President Brigham Young Heber and Daniel H Wells the first Presidency have gone to G. S. L City and at present I am their July 25th, 1858, Crops are Doing well only a Great deal of smut in Wheat the army is in Cedar Valey

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the people are selling them provisions &c. and things pass of as well as we could expect peaceable altho we have no meetings eather Sunday or weekday the Store Keepers do not prosper well for they ask to high for their goods and nobody chooses to Buy altho we need goods it has been a time of trial for the saints and some have sunk under it and apostatized others feel as full of faith as ever and Determined to overcome and prove valiant in every trial that they may gain the victory over sin flesh and the Devil for truth is truth and shines as bright under one trial as another to those who love it. I expect we shall feel to enjoy our relegious rights when the army is gone but untill then is seems to me that the principal of Worshiping god according to the Dictates of our own Concience as specified in the constitution is only like a mockery to us Mormons

The Mormon Question

There’s been a great comotion

About the mormon war

it has throughout the nation

set wisest men ajar 

some think we are rebelious

guilty of every crime 

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some think we are hardly dealt by

and have been all the time

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A pack of Graceless scoundrils 

Who’ve been unhung to long

said all things bad of Utah

Said them with trumpet tongue 

and editors and parsons 

Count up the welcome strane 

and made it throughout the Country

Reverbrate again 

3

Buchanon then was seeking 

To get an honoured name 

To win while he was ruling 

A lasting wreath of fame 

the world said strike the Mormons

though we where not to blame

he struck and won confusion 

and everlasting Shame 

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The courtesy to send us 

a word he was without

From hearsay and the papers

Ive gassed the matter out 

But he sent forth his army 

To scare us did not we Quail

and when he could not come it

His heart began to fail 

5

We said hold on a moment

we are not quiet prepared 

To suffer as we’ve suffer’d 

To fare as we have fared 

With what god has endowed us

Our wealth our strengh our lives

We will defend our freedom

Our children and our wives 

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We march; into the Canions

But mid the Mountain Snows 

The fear struck Army winter’d 

as every body knows 

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We left our far famed City

Our dear bought mountain home

All ready for the Burning 

If worst to worst should come

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Altho Buchanon wreathed

at our deserv’d Rebuke

We ask no mans opinion

upon the course we took

there needs no special pleading

no arguing in the Case 

no petifogers Cunning 

no Lawers Brazen face 

8

The heaven born sence of justice 

that dwells in honest heart

Decided ere we Acted

and set the thing at rest

That virdict is respected 

By those who love the right

And futer Generations

will read it as we write

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9

Next came a Grand Comission 

Buck should have thus began 

To ask us if we would do 

What we had always done

he sent unasked for pardon

But called us ill names first 

we are if those names fit us 

Of characters the worst

10

The catalogue of Charges 

Which he to us had laid

Is nothing but an insult

To clean himself twas made

Tis true we Burned his wagons 

And ate his armys Beef

So far weel take his pardon

And give his soul releif 

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Of course we’re always ready 

To keep all wholesome laws

For other reputation

We’ve neaver given cause

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Our country’s Constitution 

we ever did respect 

Tis only its abusers 

That we out right reject

12

We spoke thus the Commission

Said they where satisfied

That now bween us and Uncle

Profound peace did abide

That when they’d tell Buchannon 

No man would be so glad

For civil war was awful

No other was so bad

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A Hint we would be giving

Which may be of some use

To great novincial rulers

And save good folks abuse

Buchanon had Avoided 

Much Guilt and keen remorse 

If he’d not sent to utah 

The cart before the horse

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One thing we are Desirous

Should be well understood 

Just laws we love and honour

We wish that all men would

Hear this who come among us

Nor let your passions loose

For same fit for the Gander

Is same fit for the Goose

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Should tyrany persue us

Opression to renew

The past it but an earnest 

Of what we yet may do

Hese’s freedoms rocky refuge

And surely some have dreamed

We will not leave the Mountains 

Till Zion is Redeem’d 

Springvill June 28th 1858 John Janis

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Colonel Cain is entitled to much Credit for the dareing perseverence and energy evinced in making this lengthened journey in mid winter and he is congratulated and by/ the country generaly upon the successfull result of his mission to Utah

Public works in great Salt Lake city is stopt for a season people are buisy harvesting and much labour has to be done before winter a Great [in margin] Dec 3-8 [main text] many brethren have been suplying the Army with wood for the winter at 6 Dollars per Cord Delivered and some have been makeing them adobias at $1 per Hundred I think the Nation will soon find out that keeping an Army hear will soon use them up there is a paper Printed hear at present by Kirk Anderson called the valey Jan He appears capable of doing any mean buisiness that any man can be Guilty of doing or saying several attempts have been made to interrupt the police in their Duty one policeman named Cook has been shot and his murderer by a Mail Conductor when he was attempting to make his escape and had shot at him shot him dead at harns fork

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1859 

Jany 1st

Things appear to pass of as well as can be expected under existing circumstances Colonel Johston deserves credit for the manner he has conducted the Army altho he appears to have his hands full The Presidents Message from Congress came through to utah in 12 Days and was going through to Callifornia in 6 Days we understand the president speaks very favourably of the condition of the affairs of the country in general recomends the opening of a Land office in our territory and extending the Land preemption [???correct???] Laws to our Citisens. I erned me a Yolk of cattle and a Waggon last fall by getting wood for Bro Porter but feed being scarce I am obliged to turn them out to live through winter as also my horses and cow Hay 30 Dollars per ton Potatoes 2 Dollars per Bushel Wheat $2 per Bush! Goods High we have had a fine Winter sofar as pretty a Winter as I have seen since I have been in thease valleys Jany 28th 1859. Gamblers &c have gone to Camp Floyd as they find it Expensive living in salt Lake City to Gamble with the soldiers &c our streets begin to appear thined out again some say that the soldiers are Called away to Mexico as the English are expected on account of Land

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Report says that the spaniards had a Mortgage on the lands of Utah and Oregon territorys and they had got it previous to the Americans of Mexico and they had sold the mortgage to England and the mortgage had run out and England calculates to have her lands there is also a report that some one in the united states have published the Book of Mormon as the Copy Right has run out this will no doubt cause a great many more to be sold and put in Circulation A great many things transpire to pring about the purposes of God [in margin] 1859 Jany 29th [main text] I wrote a letter to my Parents and friends in England not having received one from them of 2 years I felt like I would be glad to hear from them Since I Wrote the above I have received a Letter from my Freinds and find my mother is alive and is 82 years of Age Janes Mother is also alive Some of the United States Officials have returned Others have resigned not being able to make a living our of their salaries [in margin] Novr 1859 [main text] There was an excitement got up in the states this spring that gold was to be found in great Quantities at Pikes Peak near Fort Larimy several Thousand Emigrants started some not half Provided and when they got their

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Nov 6

they got Disapointed a good many Returned Disapointed Others took a notion to go to California they came through G. S. L City Bringing along wagons and Clothing likewise Oxen and tools of Diferent Kinds which they sold Cheap also the Army sold mules and wagons Cheap by Auction thus the Lord put into the hands of his saints the very things they stood in need of and could not have obtained if something of this kind had not accurd Proving the scripture to be true which says all things work together for good to them that love and fear God some of the Indians north killed some of the Emigrants the soldiers went out after them but did not accomplish anything Our Enimies or a good many of those who followed the soldiers hear for plunder &c have left and our City appears to assume a better Aspect. a stranger ^was/ hung for murder named Fergason Wheat Crops this Year are not very good corn had done very well Potatoes only midling a good many saints have come in this season and one company of Hand Carts some Missionarys sent out and a good feeling Prevail among the sains

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Bro Brigham Preaches good sacrament again administered to the saints.

[in margin] April 6th [main text] A good conference. 10 Companys of the soldiers are ordered to leave as early as they can in the spring for grass Poligamy seems to trouble congress. the Judges are removed so says report and our Delegate consulted as to the Choice of others I was appointed to Act as teacher of the Highpriests in the 6th ward a good many moveing to Cash Vally and other settlements to make Farmes a number of teams calld for to go back to the states and fetch on some of our emigration and take flour out Flour is getting rather scarce a good prospect for crops altho some say that there is a Great many creckets hatched out a Pretty good feeling Generaly among the saints. the states do not seem to but it in politics and some desire to see the union devided a pretty hard winter last winter on stock out on the range some horses and Cattle ^theives/ taken up and sentenced by the probate court and set at large again by Judge Ecles The Bill passed the lower house for Mormons to have no more Wives than one each Mr, Nelson was the chairman of the comittee and one of the Chief Actors he his a methodist Priest he advises Congress to use both the/ army and Navy to put it down if it Cannot be put down without they say it is contrary to the Law of God we say

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1860

May 14

We say it is not for God has given us his Law in Regard to this thing and it accords with the Bible and the doings of ancient prophets But the Devil has them blinded and they will all fall into the ditch together But Zion will be free and spread herself abroad our Enemies have tried a good many plans to devide this people But if they devide anything it is the scum or those who have not a Correct understanding of things snow fell one Foot deep on the 12th of May 1860 in S. L City I raised about 60 [in margin] Sept 30th [main text] Bushels of Good wheat corn not so good this year but wheat has done very well Congress seems to have spent her strength on us and brought forth nothing and what little strength she has left god will take it from them and give it to the saints because they have lifted their hand against him and his anointed ones cries of Drought & fire have already reached us also Tornado and fire Incendaries &c and what will come next they dont know but Disunion is in their Midst and the Devil to boot coal had been found 50 miles from G. S. L City My Boy George had a narrow Escape awaggon loaded with Dobies ran over his Leg and neaver broke it it had 30 hundred lbs on it I saw his Leg under the wheel and it go over it I groned in the spirit to the lord and I believe the lord heard and answered my prayer and preserved him Bro Brigham put

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the 5th & 6th wards together and gave charge of them both to Bishop Hickenlooper I have been his councillor several years a call ^on the people/ was made for the Missionaries (as 35 was calld to go forth to preach) as an offering and I neaver ^saw/ so good a responce about 2,00 Dollars was Given in thease wards and a great many hundreds in other wards in the City and I expect will be in the country also if they are calld upon they were told go forth and preach and not take from the poor abroad but bring home the poor and let the souls of men be their riches and try to save them the Spirit of God is upon the people and his blessings hovering over them the Gold diggers and Gamblers &c are Gone and the city is pretty peacable we have excellent Preaching By Bro Brigham and Others and the saints feel united 2 Companies of handcarts have come through this year with almost no loss of Eather Men or Cattle by death or otherwise and in spite of the devil and his party the saints have faith and shew it by their works even by hawling a hundcart 1700 miles. because god has said gather together my saints. And the spirit and the Bride says come and God will arise and have mercy upon his people and who will stay his hand when he puts it forth to gather his saints and bless them, O ye nations consider it

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March 26th

1861

I was chosen as one of three for a building commi ttee/ to Build a Bridge Over Jordan River by subscription for the purpose of crossing cattle to and from the public Range and likewise for Wagons to cross I also acted as clerk for the same we finished it and Called it Unicon Bridge we received a note of thanks from the people of the 2 Wards. the Deseret News said it was substancial and would stand as long as any other ^Bridge/ in the territory this was a fine spring for putting in seed the South is devided against the north and the union is shivered to peices Abram Lincoln president of North and Jeff Davis South the rebellion began at south cariolina according to Joseph Smiths prophicy 200 Waggons went to the states to fetch the poor they returned in good conditions [in margin] St George Called * [main text] I was calld as a Missionary to St George I sold out my property in Salt Lake City according to the council of Brigham Young there was about 300 Brethren calld to go and rais cotton I started with my Family on the 29 of OCtober 1861 in company with Joseph Johnson and Robt. Thompson

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we arrived in St George 25 Novr 1861/ 1861

and their families the Journey being 320 miles I had 3 wagons 3 Yolk of Oxen 4 Cows 3 Calves 3 Horses My Wife Jane Sons Nephi & George Daughters Hannah and Deseret we had good weather until out on the Beaver when we had a wind storm the Bishop gave us the priveledge of the school House and wood and we laid up one day Bro Thompson buried a child on the way we got our milling done at Ceder and had a Snow storm their it was very cold from there to ash Creek and another snow storm I broke a Wagon tire on the Black Ridge and had to go 60 miles to get it welded Frankland Young put in a span of Mules to my wagon we went up to Pocketville Tokervill and Grafton we stopt at sextes Johnsons 2 nights I started back to my wagon and went to St. George by the council of George A Smith he told us to go to St. George and there Dig a well I did so and found [illegible] Water we had good grass and me and Bro Thompson and Families stopt over a week ^10 days/ before any more came up Bro Church was the next and Bro Ivins and by and By a Host of Brethren to make a new City

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According to the Council of Prest Young which was to Build and Butify a city it took us a month to get to our place of Destination Bro E Snow Presided I broke a Wagon Axle near Grape vine Springs and had to fix up a cotton Wood one and roll on this one took me to my destination St George [in margin] 1861 [main text] We camped alltogether about 200 Families I was Chosen as one of the Water Comittee to take the Water Out of the Virgen also one of the Camp Councill I worked with myself and Boys 230 Dollars on the Ditch I got a good City Lot and some Farming Land on the Virgen It was voted at a Conference [in margin] 1862 Feby 20 [main text] that I should have Charge of the 2nd Ward in St George and Bro H Perkins Preside over the 1st and 2nd and me act as his 1st Councillor also at a Mass Meeting of High Preists I was appointed to Preside over the H Priests of St George +c the City is a Beautifull Place I was also appointed to Act as Clerk of 1st and 2nd Ward I was also Chosen as Water master for the City of St George by the City Council [illegible] of St George having to give bonds

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of $500 Dollars I feel good in Mormonism so Calld and feel contented as a Missionarywith my Lot and Calling at a Mass Meeting it was resolved to Organize into a state Government, State of Deseret, Brigham Young was to be governor our Organization took its Lawfull course Brigham is now Govenor Elect Heber C is Leutanant Govenor Wm. Hooper and George I Cannon Members to Congress the President ot the United States has calld upon us through Brigham Young Governor Elect for a company of Men to Protect the Mail Road untill he can get some soldiers stationed on the rout the Company was fitted out and sent by Bro Brigham the season is very late and it is getting very late to put in Cotton the Virgen is very High and hard to control in our races as the [illegible] Ditch/ is all new it has been through the tunnel the current of the River keeps changing and washing away sohe of our works the saints here feel united they have Performed a great Amt of Work hear North andSouth at War I was Elected Justice of Peace for Washington Precinth Augt 4th 1862 in St George

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Jany 1st 1863

I was Elected by the City Council as Treasurer for the City of St George Jany 1863. Jacob Franklin and a number of Missionarys returned from the Moquitch Indians Jany 10th 1863 bringing 4 Indians back with them and leaving 3 of our Brethren their with them they visited G. S L City and Returned 3 of them to their homes but one stopt to learn our language they are industrious and Peaceable my son Nephi was calld to go to the states as a teamster by Bro Snow and whent Prest Young and Suit where in St George on a Visit and felt well I took Abraham Hunsaher Samuel Smith and a Danish Bro to my house I was glad to see so many old friends and to hear such good Instruction I furnished one portion of the Liberty pole and we had Cotton and Cloth run up it with the stars and Stripes we where told to build a tabernacle 100 feet by 50 feet in the Clear and a tower 150 feet high Crops look well Santa Clara seems to fail but I think there will be enough for Irigation

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Collonel Coner was sent to G. S. L City by Abram Lincoln along with his company of California Volunteers they had a few battles with the indians the Govener – Harding and Drake and Wait the two Judges took a stand against us as our enimies and the people protested against their Course – for it was not right I was appointed Water Master General for Santa Clara River from the mouth to the head thereof in 1863 By the city Council of St George the Controll thereof being given by legeslature to the City of St George in the City Charter Crops look well Judge Terey is Elected as Deligate to Congress War in America and Thousands slain both sides the reason is they have killed the prophets and Driven the saints and gods Judgements are at their Heels [in margin] 1864 [main text] Bread is scarce and we have to go 200 or more miles after it and hard to get for anything but cash I went to great Salt Lake City on a visit and was warmly Recd by my friends and was calld to the Stand in the Tabernacle to preach I got a load of Bread stuff and returned Flour in St George selling at 25$ per hundred and glad to get it at that

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1864

May 20th 

War is Raging between the North and South yet and in a 7 days Battle about 40000 are Reported Killd Wounded and missing The Militia was Organized and I was appointed Adjutant of the silver Greys or Old Mens Compy silver & Gold begin to be discovered in Utah by Soldiers &c but the saints pay no attention to it but try to raise that which will sustain Life 

I was one of the Trustees for the 1st School House in St George and we got it up and covered The Policy of the Government with us at present is to try to mix us up or try to get all the Gold diggers &c to come into our midst and mix there soldiers up with us &c they would like to be verry sociable and then swallow us up but I think they will choke in the attempt for god says he will put hooks in their Jaws and turn them back but the wicked do not know the day of there visitation and who are their best friends but they always want to kill those who want to do them good and tell them the truth fearless of there frowns but they will have their reward

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For the more they fight against us the more god will fight against them the Brethren this season are making an extra exertion to raise ^wheat/ Barley hear will be ready in 2 Weeks it is now the last of May [in margin] 1864 Novr 23rd [main text] we have hard scratching to get along for Bread this last season there is pretty plenty of wheat hear in Utah but quiet a number of Gentiles prospects in Dixie is better more missionaries are calld hear. North & South still fighting many slain on both sides each boasting of their victories and strength

1866

Congress is troubled about Utah and polagamy want to attatch utah to Nevada after they have wiped it out Prest Johnson has vetoed a bill and got in disrepute with the Congress men some want to Impeach him he says he wants to carry out the Constitution I think trouble will come yet upon the nation

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1866

March 22nd

Nephi his called on a Mission to Europe to preach the Gospel some others will go. The Navijoes have been stealing stock from the Range along with the Pieds some Peierds Killed by our Boys on account of finding in their possession the Cloths of 2 men who was Killd and sheep and Cattle Hides of Cattle Hides in their posession this is a fine spring and a good prospect for fruit &c in St George the people in St George feel well [in margin] Sept 2nd [main text] Nephi R Fawcett writes from England saying that he has been set a part to perform his mission in bedfordshire Conference under W. S. Warren and arrived all safe but finds those he has to labor among are poor and desire to gather as a general thing if they had means 

Blackhawk has been killed by our boys in a fight so report said but it is not so as afterwards learned

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Our fruit crop this season is good and more wheat raised as a general thing than in former years we have had considerable labor on the ditches but nice mild rains about twice a Week helping our crops mightely god is blessing us in St George [in margin] 1866 Dec 10th [main text] George my boy is ^helping in/ building a fort on the south of the Virgin to protect our stock from the Navijoes Indians we recd a favourable letter from Hannah Southwell from Nephi Fine Winter Indians that is the Pieids peaceable St George growing [in margin] 13th [main text] I am this day 58 years old and if I live until Jany 1st 1867 I shall have been 27 years in the church

1868

Navijoes stole some of our stock our boys headed and fought them and got one band of horses and other stock back again but we think they got off some Horses I have lost 6 head of Horses and one Cow and Calf I was down at G. S. L City at October Conference and also my wife we got our sealings & 2nd Anointings

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We had a good Journey and returned safe and arrived the 1st back from the Conference to St George the council was to gather the poor saints from Europe Build the Temple and keep the Words of Wisdom Nephi had had the small pox and Erycipulous in England My mother was liveing and was 90 years old last April [in margin] 1777 + 90 = 1867 [main text] her memory failed her and her hearing but she was without pain sister Hannah and her was sick the next letter I got from Nephi our Deligate Hooper brought in a bill to have Deseret a State read twice and ordered to be printed Crayan Committee on Territories brought in his Bill against Polygamy &c read twice it is the meanest Bill ever seen and as unconstitutional and Tyranicle as could be but we know that god reigns and will bring all things about in his own way in spite of our enimies for the day will be ours we are haveing a cold Winter this Winter snow has been 8 inches deep and laid hear 2 Weeks which in this Climate is uncommon

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1968

Jany 20th

about 150 Missionaries are sent down from G. S. L City to the Moody and St George we have had a Tremendous flood which has taken away a quantity of our best land and buried up our Hay Land It will be quiet a Trouble to get the Water out to Irrigate with as our Dams are gone and the bed of the river cut down 30 feet deep in places and 30 Rods Wide one acre of my land clean gone and my Barley Brigham feels well and also do the saints every were we are like the ancient saints they partook Joyfully of the spoiling of their goods and we say like Job the lord giveth and the lord taketh away blessed be the name of the lord I went down to salt Lake City to fetch Nephi as he had returned from his mission in England and he was married to Ruth Orchard Sept 26th 1868 and returned with me to St George Geo A Smith was appointed 2nd Councillor to Brigham Young and Brigham Young Junr one of the 12 Apostles [in margin] 1868 - 92 = 1776 [main text] my mother is 92 years old and lives in the city of York

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1869 

March 6th

The Navijoes have stolen more of our Stock our boys are our exploring and after them and Ashley has brought in a Bill to cut up Utah because of Polygamy and devide her among other Territories the Railway has just come into Ogden 40 miles from Salt Lake City the Brethren have gone into cooperation in Merchandize and Sheep Raising +c the School of the Prophet is established in St George and other places Grant and Colfax come in as President and Vice President of the United states I have been cutting Rock on the St George Tabernacle during the Winter we have had a fine winter St George is flourishing and the people feel well some Grashoppers begin to hatch out and some people think we may see trouble with them this season our Wheat is up above ground and looks well if the

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grasshoppers will only keep away or leave after they Hatch out and do us no harm 

April 15

The grasshoppers are eating up our Crops Franklin B Woolley was murdered by Indians while purchasing Goods in California or on his way home he was brought home and buried to day 17 of April this was a very learge procession Bro Brigham is on his way to St George also Daniel H Wells his Councillor and escort to pay us a visit there are millions of grasshoppers all around us hatching out

April 1870

Bro Brigham has been in St George and Returned Cullom Bill passed on Poligamy in the House of Representatives our Enimies desire to do something against us if they can as this Bill shows its own unconstitutionality But we know god will deliver us/

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1870

But the words of the Prophets must be fulfilled and this will only hasten it on. our Crops look well and we all feel well let what will come god is on our side Amen Prest John Young died in April 1870 

May 5th

Conference in Salt Lake City

Mary Fawcett my mother died in 1869 at over 90 years of Age

1872

A number of our brethren in prison but liberated by law Brigham was in St George some months I was apointed Justice of the Peace in St George. A Temple was commenced in St George.

1875

April

I had Charge of sometimes as high as 33 hands cutting Rock about a dozen of them carpenters which I had to learn to cut Arches Butresses Jambs &c For the Temple and I worked on the Temple about 1 ½ years About 150 Sheebit Indians were baptized and I assisted in baptizing + confirming them

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and took 11 of them and did 50 Rods of ditching for Jacob Gates Temple up to the square Judge McKean Imprisoned Brigham ^ 1 day/ Prest Grant turned McKean out of office. G Q Cannon cleared by Limitation Act of Changes of Polagamy 

Deseret had a girl baby born About 400 men were called to work on the Temple, my daughter assisted to cook for Mcdonald Boarding House for Temple Hands

United Order established in 1874

187/ Apriol 8th We arrived at the old town sight at Juarez 

May 2nd moved up to the new town sight of Juarez

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A Patriarchal Blessing on the Head of Jane Corner Fawcett Daughter of John and Hannah Smith Born Skerkenbeck Yorkshire England Novr 4 1814 Listen Jane I lay my hands upon your head and by the Authority of the Holy Preisthood I seal upon you a Patriarchal Blessing thou art of the seed of Joseph through the loins of Ephraim you are entitled to all the blessings of the gospel thou shalt share in common with your husband all the blessings that have been pronounced upon his head thine heart is pure and contrite before the lord thy god your house shall be an house of order and neatness your children shall rise up and call you blest because thine heart is tender towards them and towards thine husband you shall live to a good old age to see the overthrough of this generation you are truly a help mate to thy husband you will yet give many wives your posterity shall be great and powerful in the Holy Priesthood you will help your husband and he will help you to redeem your dead you will see the power of god made manifest Holy Angels

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will delight to visit you in your Mansion your peace and your Joy shall be in the Holy ghost even the holy comforter that will lead and guide you into all truth and I bless you with long life and I bless your body I rebuke the pains that are in your limbs and Joints I do it in the name of the lord jesus that your age and your strength may be renewed your name is regestered in the lambs book of life never to be erased therefrom you shall be with your husband to help him build that house unto the lord you shall share with him in all his blessings and I seal upon your head the blessings of Eternal lives that may come forth in the morning of the 1st resurrection crowned with a crown of celestial glory I do it in the name of the Father son and Holy Ghost Amen

Recorded on Book A 

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1855

Jany 24th

An Account of William Fawcetts Tithing

I got no Recepts from Nauvoo But I beleive I paid all up but about 2 Days Labour before I left/ there & I got my Endowments before I left there

Copy of Receipts	This Certifies that William Fawcett 2nd has Paid his Property Tithing in full in Accordance with vote of Conference Sepr 10th 1851 G. S. L City April 22nd 1852 Wm Clayton Recorder pr A Culkin
‘’	This Certifies that William Fawcett 2nd has paid his Labour & Producer Tithing in full to Octr 6 1851. G. S. L City April 22nd 1852 Wm Clayton Recorder per A Caulkin
‘’	This Certifies that William Fawcett 2nd has paid his Labour & Produce Tithing in full to Octr 6 1852 G. S. L City Feby 25th 1853                H Coray Clerk
‘’	This Certifies that William Fawcett 2nd has paid his Labour & Produce tTithing in full to Oct 6th 1853 G. S. L City Jany 3rd 1854 A Calkin Clerk
‘’	This is to certify that William Fawcett 2nd has paid his Labour & Produce Tithing in full to Oct 6th 1854 G. S. L City Dec 14 1854 A Calkins Clerk

 

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After 1854 the tithing was settled in their or our Respective Wards and I was Councillor to the Bishop of the 6th Ward G. S. L City and also clerk of the Ward My Tithing as Generaly been Setled up to Jany 1st 1860 I always make it a Rule to settle up rhee a Year and keep square

Tithing settled up to 1863

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Jany 1

1850

Poetry Composed by Wm Fawcett

What shall we say when the sound is Given

For nations to prepare to meet in heaven 

Thy call o god I will obey

And worship thee without Delay

The Gospel is the sound that,s Come

To prepare the nations for their Doom

But whose prepare save those who flee 

To zion for to reign with thee

As King of Things and Lord of Lords

Thy name o God shall be adorned 

Amongst the few whome thou hast Call,d 

To sound thy name both long and loud

To every nation under heaven 

For unto all the truth is Given

Those who obey do realize 

That God is merciful and wise

 

Ive learnt one fact from God to man

The Gospel is unchangeable

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Those who are wise as virgins shine

They see the light it is Devine 

It came from God and his dear son

Let all the nations know their Doom

We see things that have long been lost

Restored again as at the First

The priesthood unto man is Given

To bind on earth and bind in heaven

Those who do hear and Disobey

I unto every one will say

You had better neaver have been born

Than treat the saints with shame and scorn

My country far from thee I roam

Far from my friends far from my home

Ive heard of something from above

and this Does kindle up my love

And so is he who rules above

For in his attributes there,s love

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Poetry by Wm Fawcett Jany 20th 1851

Heark ye nations to the sound that,s Given 

‘Tis the voice of the shepheard decended from heaven

His sheep hear his voice and will follow him through

Where ever his footprints appear to there view

As sheep by their shepheard are tolled along 

The blind and the lame the weak and the Strong

They have all come together for they have learned the sound

As nigh to salt Lake as any room can be found

The world killed Joseph yet the Key he had turned

The plan of salvation was made Known to the world

The light has burst forth which the honest receive

Which causes there hearts in sweet union to Cleave

The light is to strong for the world to perceive 

The kingdom is Given the saints it receive

For the birth of the water and spirit it pure

It points out the Kingdom Salvation is sure

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Through every trial the saints have yet press,d 

Their faith has been firm as they have ever witness,t

For strong has the testimony been born all around

As ever was written or can ever be found

In front of the Battle the saints they have stood 

The Demand of the nation worked together for good

Altho twas severe yet the deed it was done

And the saints they were spared for the conquest was won

And those who voluntered when called to stand 

with the numbered sheep at the saviours right hand

It will be remembered when they get their Crown

That they stood formost in their nations reknown 

When trials come on and the saints stand the test

‘Tis a proof to the world that there plan is the best

For in trial their Judgement being convinced of the right

For principal Knowledge and Council they fight

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They fight against error and stand up for truth 

Which in persecution is a Double proof

For we must submit to the powers that be

And from nations and mobbers the saints they must flee/

+ ~~~~~~~~~~

If what shone a far so grand [illegible]

Turn to nothing in thy hand

On again; the virtue lies

In the struggle, not the prize. M Moore

— Our greatest 

glory is not in never falling

but in rizsing every time we fall. ‘’ conference 

Learn as if you were to live for ever, live as if you were to die tomorrow, 

Live as long as you may, the first twenty years is the longest half of your life [illegible]

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St George May 6th 1870

A patriarchal Blessing on the Head of Deseret Fawcett Daughter of William and Jane Fawcett Born in Salt Lake City July 24th 1852 Sister Deseret I place my hands upon your head, and by the Authority of the holy Preisthood and in the name of Jesus Christ I sea upon you a Patriarchal Blessing thou art of the seed of Joseph through the loins of Ephraim thou art greatly beloved of the lord thy god his peace and his blessings doth rest abundantly upon you your peace and your calling and your Election shall be made sure the Angles of the lord will visit you they will talk with you and communicate the riches of eternity - unto you they will be unfolded unto you in great abundance. you will see your redeemer and you will Talk with him and you will know that he has redeemed

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with his own precious Blood. you will see the Wounds he received in the hous of his friends. you will have a good kind and affectionate husband, one that will honour the Priesthood in all its bearings. your posterity shall be great they shall do a great and wonderful work your name shall be handed down in honourable remembrance to the latest generations your name is recorded in the lambs book of life never to be erased your peace shall be as a River and your righteousness as the waves of the sea your mind shall be quickened by the power of the Holy Ghost you shall go to the centre stake of Zion you will put too with your might and help to build the house of the lord there you shall see a great display of ^the/ power of god you shall have an Inheritance in Zion you shall be one of the one hundred and forty four thousand that shall sta

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upon mount Zion you shall witness the return of the 10 tribes you shall assist in building a beautifull city even the new Jerusalem and I bless you with long life and a usefull one and if you desire it with all your heart your body shall neaver die but it shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortal to an immortal state I seal thease blessings upon your head through your faithfullness In the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost Recorded on page 40

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My Tithing is paid from the time I Left Na came to/ Nauvoo till the time I left there except 3 or 4 days work also in the vally of G. S. L C up to Octr 1854 my Recp [illegible] are Recorded in the 6th Ward Book 

W Fawcett

My Tithing is p d and 60$ overpaid to October 6th 1855

William Fawcett

My Tithing is overpaid 45 and 4 cts Jany 1st 1856 as Recorded in the 6 Ward Book G. S. L City and also on the schedule 

William Fawcett

My Tithing was paid to Jany 1st 1860 in 6th Ward G. S. L City

Wm Fawcett

Oppertunity has hair in front, behind she is bald, if you seize her by the forelock you may hold her, but, if suffered to escape not jupiter himself can cetch her again, from the [illegible]

Who best can suffer, best can do,

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Copies of Tax Recepts 

Received of William Fawcett 4 Dollars & 91 cents in full for his city Tax for the year 1854 & 1852 G. S. L City Sept 9th 1854

J C Little Asst & Collector

Received of William Fawcett Three Dollars and Sixty nine cents in full for his County and Teritorial Tax for the Year 1854

S Richards A & Collector

E Smith

Received of Wm Fawcett 4 Dollars and fifty cents in Full for his City Tax for 1855 G. S. L City June 14th 1855 P. C. Little Ast & Collector 

My City & County Tax is all Paid up in Full to 1860 also my Road Tax William Fawcett 6th ward

Tithing paid in full till 1873

William Fawcett St George

If thou canst plan a noble deed, and never flag till at such [illegible] 

Though in the strife thy heart should bleed,

What ever obsticles control thine has hour will come

— go on true soul! Thou [illegible] will win the prize

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Nauvoo April 14th 1845 

A blessing of John Smith Patriarch upon the head of William son of George & Mary Fawcett Born Decr 13th 1814 Malton Yorkshire England.

Bro William I lay my hands upon thy head in My office as Patriarch & in the name of Jesus Christ I seal a fathers blessing upon thee Thou art of the house of Joseph & inasmuch as you will give heed to the Council of the servants of the lord and attend to all the duties which are required of the Saints thou shalt be blest in all things that you set your hand to to Thou shalt go forth as a mighty man and thou shalt prevail against all thine enemies no power shall prevail against thee Thou shall be able to put down all that oppose thee and to escape out of the hands of all who seek your hurt Thou shalt do much towards building up zion in the last days thou shalt assist in building up the temple which is to be built in Zion Thou shalt see the rolling forth of the cause of Zion and be satisfied and have a numerous posterity to bear thy name in remembrance and inasmuch as thou art liberal god will deal liberaly with theee inasmuch as thou art humble god will exalt thee inasmuch as thou act patient the lord will preserve thee inasmuch as you desire it you shall live to see the winding up scene of this generation this is thy blessing which shall not fail if thou art faithfull even so amen

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Nauvoo April 14th 1845.

A Blessing of John Smith Patriarch upon the head of Jane Fawcett Daughter of John & Hannah Smith Born Novr 4th 1814 Jane I lay my hands upon thy head and seal upon thee a fathers blessing in the name of Jesus Christ thou art an heir to all the blessings which are sealed upon thy Companion for thou art of the same leanage with him even of the blood of Ephraim thou shalt be blest in thy basket and in thy store thy family and thy habitation shalt be blest it shalt be a place of health and peace and thy children shall live & grow up about thee like thrifty plants and become numerous and bear thy name in honourable remembrance to the end of time and thy days and years shall be according to thy faith even to see the winding up scene of this generation and enjoy every blessing confered upon thy companion and in the end eternal life I seal all thease blessings upon thine head in faithfulness 

even so amen 

Born Yorkshire

England 

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1870

May 5

A Patriarchal Blessing on the Head of Wm Fawcett son of George and Mary Fawcett Born in Malton Yorkshire England Decr 13 1814 Given by Wm G Perkins St George May 5th 1870 Bro William I place my hands upon thy head and in the name of the lord Jesus and by virtue of the Holy Preisthood I seal upon you a Patriarchal Blessing thou art of the seed of Joseph through the loins of Ephraim thou art a lawfull Heir to the gospel of the Lamb of god your name is regestered in the lambs Book of life never to be blotted out thou art true and faithfull to your brethren, the blessings of the heavens are and shall be opened unto thee Holy Angles shall come come and visit you they shall tarry all night with you, and they shall visit you often they will tell you concerning your dead and how many of them has obeyed the gospel they will give you their names and you will write it down in a book you shall have an Inheirtance in Zion, you shall go

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to the centre stake of Zion there you will help to build a Temple unto the lord thy god you shall live to see that Temple finished you shall be there at the dedication of that House then the Vail of the covering shall be taken from before thine eyes, then shall you see your redeemer there shall you see the wounds that are in his hands his side and feed there you will be filled with the power of the Holy Ghost that when you shall see him coming in the power of his Glory it will not dazzle your eyes then you shall go forth in that House and be baptized for your dead you shall go through all the ordinances in that house for yourself and your dead you shall be a mighty piller in that house then you will see Brother Joseph and Hyrum and many of the saints that have passed behind the vail you will witness the return of the 10 tribes all thease blessings I seal upon your head and I seal you up to come forth in the morning of the first resurection clothed with power and great glory I do it in the name of the father son and holy ghost Amen

[in margin] Recorded in Book A page 35

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Names of Jane Fawcetts Parents &c

Fathers name John Smith Died Skerkenbeck England Hannah Corner her Mother she afterwards Married Robert Southwell of Stockton on the Forest he died in the Church & was a good Man

there Oldest Child a Boy named John Died 6 months old/

2nd a Girl named Mary she Married to a Man named  Kay 

Decr 1st 1856 / Ann Southwell the next 24 years old now

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1886

Sept 28th

I William Fawcett have laboured in the Temple 9 years in helping with Endowments and Recording +c. For a number of years our enemies have been persecuting the Saints for Polygamy +c many are being sent to the Penetentionary +c some for years under the segregation process. The Courts trample law and justice under foot pack Juries +c Many of our brethren have to get out of the way, no one has been arrested in Dixey up to this time but many have been north Our Dams have been washed away on the Rio Virgin

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Names of Relatives on My Fathers side

Grandfather	name	George Fawcett			Dead
Grandmothers	‘’	Elizabeth Fawcett			‘’
Aunt	Mary	Fawcett	Oldest	Daughter	mine
Uncle	Thomas	‘’	‘’	Son
Aunt	Elizabeth	‘’	2nd	Daughter	mine
Aunt	Hannah	‘’	3rd	‘’	‘’
Aunt	Jane	‘’	4th	‘’	‘’
Uncle	John	‘’	2nd	Son
‘’	James	‘’	3rd	‘’
‘’	William	‘’	4	‘’

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Names of Relatives on my Mothers Side

	Grandfather	Henery	Spink			Dead
	Grandmothers	-	Jackson then Dawson then Spink
	Aunt	Jane	Dawson	Oldest	Daughter
	Aunt	Elizabeth	Dawson then Rutter/	2nd	‘’
mine	‘’	Hannah was next	(I think after marriage/ her name was Carr			Dead
	Uncle	Robert	Dawson			Dead
	‘’	Peter	Spink
	‘’	William	Spink			Dead
	‘’	Sarah	Stead			Dead
	‘’	John	Spink			Dead
mine	Aunt	Jane	Spink			Dead
mine	‘’	Isabell	Spink			Dead
	Uncle	Richard	Spink

John Rutter a Cousin his Wife name Hartley, Dead

Rutter Robert Rivis Married Jane Rividance Both husband dead 

Miss Sarah Ann Lerunn [???correct???] mine

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1855

Jany 22nd

Names Ages Births and Deaths

George Fawcett my Father was born in Helmsby 

his Fathers name was George & Mothers was 

My Mothers name was Mary Spink born in Br

William Fawcett and Jane ^Corner/ Smith was Marri

24th I William Fawcett was Born Dec 13th 1814 Matt

Jane Fawcett my wife was born Nov 1 4th 1814

Mary Ann Fawcett was born in york Augt 20 1838

John Fawcett was born in york England Oct 1[illegible] 

Nephi Robert Fawcett born in York March 12

Hannah Isabell Fawcell born Nauvoo Jany 17 [illegible]

George William Fawcett Born March 9th 1848 Misouri

William Moroni Fawcett Born March 27th 1851

Deseret Fawcett Born July 24th 1852 G. S. L

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of William Fawcetts Family

Blackamore ^Eng/ he Died and was burried Jany 1st 1850 Malton

Elizabeth

[illegible]ham 

ed in Bradford Augt 3rd 1837 England

Skerkenbeck 

and Died Jany 24 13th 1839 in York England

1. Died at Nauvoo 1840 America

1842

1. S. L valy Died Sepr 29th 1851 over Jordon

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Jany 25th 1855 G. S. L City

Names & Deths of Brothers & Sisters & ^their/ Children

Hannah Fawcett 44 years old no Husband

Isabell Fawcett married to North Shoe Maker of Malton her age at present is 36 years old 

her oldest a girl 9 years old

‘‘ 2nd a Boy 7 ‘’ ‘’ 

‘’ 3rd a girl 5 ½ ‘’ ‘’ 

My Brother John Fawcett Died when 4 years old & Burried in Malton New Church Yard Yorkshire Eng

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St George May 6th 1870 

A Patrichal Blessing on the head of Hannah Isabell Fawcett Daughter of Wm + Jane Fawcett born in Nauvoo Jany 17 1845 Given by W G Perkins Sister Hannah Isabell I place my hands upon your head and by the authority of the lord Jesus I seal upon your head a Patriarchal Blessing thou art of the seed of Joseph through the loins of Ephraim your name is recorded with the sanctified even that of the celestial glory you are beloved of your heavenly father he laid his hands upon your head and blest you and sent you down upon this earth to take upon you a tabernacle of flesh the angles rejoiced at your birth and they are mindfull of you and they rejoiced also when you were baptized into the kingdom of the lord thy god has given them charge concerning thee you shall be blest through their visitations unto you you shall have a good kind and affectionate husband he will treat you with all the kindness and affection which the gospel requires you shall raise up a posterity that shall honour and bless you they will be mighty and powerful in the Holy Preisthood you will teach them the ways of the lord they will walk in his paths they will do a great [illegible]

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[illegible] is work and if you desire it you shall live to see the winding up scene of this generation you shall be blest in all your labors and I pray unto my father in the name of Jesus that you may be blest in your body that the pains and destress in your limbs may be taken away that you may take hold of that work were your mother leaves off for your dead that you may have them with you your house shall be a house of order and a place were the Angles will delight to arive visit your Table will be spread with the rich bounties of the earth and you will delight to feed the sons of Joseph you will go to the centre stake of Zion there you will rejoice with that Joy which is unspeakable and full of Glory I seal all these blessings upon your head in the name of the lord Jesus Christ Amen

Book A Page 39

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