| Show T 1 TU S TO the LIFE AND ND WRITINGS 11 1 4 or cir zhe TUB sl ELDER PARLEY barier ati iti 0 t loi coi temp ate aln hin an atthe life aaa aud writings of the tha late elder parley park r pratt written by b lum him elt elf my father rather desired to 6 have hase lishaa whine white ou oj o his la lat at t ion lon to the eastern states stated but not wag being able to accomplish his bis he pisca placa the manuscript in care of luder aeo geo A 1 smith who was then in the east rl requesting lu esting hini him to convey the same safely into my hands on his hsk hsi concu I 1 E arnival arrival home honic the tho writings gmo wro ide emed ered T tor tri inq ine pre previous slow st however to the authors authora going east cast he me mo under soler solemn nn bromne an and d coerant ot that hi ui cae case ca e bo dd not live lh e to see hla hia hutor history fit nipra nip paju rh j I 1 would i have it aubil published K ed lu in order onier to carry caury carr caru out the design and io iv i o quest of my much anu and lamented am now no M sending gr out this tha public may nia be apprised op oss thena thetla the na character and bu bio prepared to suta subscribe ribe for the same il it they reel feel rel rei di deposed dk posed A perusal e I 1 of tha tho work will show that the author off has haa not beeri beert the tle ot of a ceri cert tamn tarn number of 0 dull dully stale and ing avents een but in writing his ilfe life has his bestowed 11 gnat care carp thou thought glit and labor labors passing er rp portions rne ent ene that would be ot of no interest to the g general 1 reader and alid selecting tho the most noted and of oras otas as heays helass ays himself a truly c eventful ille afe sandwith and with th ian ofa ota ot a ready reads writer them into history hi stor with than an a sore fore sand and beauty ot of ty to hilms films himself self weir in reading the work I 1 am strongly reminded ot of the saying aur that truth Is stranger alc fic timI aud and in conye con eon about it with the general ot of the church lion ilon george A smith ho hu remarked to me your fathers tatheus hin bin history tory is written in his ha best and aud happiest style st ie and iaione is one of the most m arks works that I 1 have eved ever perused 1 1711 Z nik ilk below low JC I give portions of the tho heading s ume rew few th apters etc y chamat I 1 genealogy gent etc 3 21 youth tout it aduca t impressions journey to the west malica new farm raum in III the tho wilderness of Oswe rao sao 5 Cana anNY interi eating esting meeting lav barriage jarriage lar getum to my nry I 1 I 1 T H A jl 7 interview few oth uth haium smith visit to the church kinstry ministry among amon my myndred rand baptism of my brother I 1 wonderful signs biama tn in the heavens llrath interview with joseph smith des his person and aud ete etc 1 charder IS 11 description of the tho innab i stants on the tho south side bide of the missouri eiver kiver instantaneous healing strange manifestations DL on board a actea mer on the ath of july its it effect A voice f from re m th the e d ead exposure in crossing 1 he swam swamps hospitality of a preachers preacher etc ca CHAPTER 16 an army long march A voice delegation to the governor A solemn dmn oath loath great storm and flood w mob my haild and ordination of or orthe quorum of the twelve Apo aties atlea my ordination blessing and charge chapter 17 removal to kirtland A Temple tempie Endowments visions etc visit from 11 C kimbail kimball A remarkable prophecy and its ita fullil ment nils 4 sion slon to canada falls palla ot of magara ketsen alons CHAPTER 3 betrayal and imprison trial of the prisoners sentence of 0 deathrow death ilow How reversed A judas preach I 1 ing ln in camp by pros pres smith t k scenes beenes chapter charier 33 massacre af at haun a MilI chartr chapter 37 conduct of 0 colonel price and nd ruarda guards rebuke by contrast t between hins kias herod nerod and governor boggs wholesale esaly extermination ot of the mormons cormons threatened my family visit me in prison rison tison T ison lson I 1 CHAPTER 29 9 joseph and his rei fel ellow prisoners prison ene ere re in prison mock triai trial final escape lapp lepp LD ment and escape while la in rl on fro from m the tha prece cling selected at random the public will ba be enabled to form a tolerably correct ident the character of the work in its ite pages will bo be found many of the authors best poetical productions including his last entitled MY FIFTIETH YEAR the former works worlo of the tho author have been received by with great arrest favor avor HIS hia autobiography the crowning labor of hia hla life lite I 1 feel conw will possess as strong claims m u upon t the h ft tavor favor 0 of it tho the general reader as an any y 0 of f 1 its ita t s py e d e while to the latter la ater day it will have an all absorb ing inar interest as a record ot of the ue labors labon and ministry ot one ot of the arst first and most prominent emers emera ot of the church the wurt wort will contain at emt least three norths as much reading as the book ot of mormon itow bo be published in one volume by subscription on good paper io good sized clear type and will bo be bound J m cloth calf and morocco 6 t 64 cal cai silt glit mo gilt glit 5 soo co it is li expected that the work will be ready subscribers in about ar distribution to months from irom the due diute 0 of this prospectus I 1 design visiting the cotry country soliciting subscriptions the autobiography which I 1 am about to publish will contain a full and complete account ot of the authors ue life from his boyhood to his hia martyrdom and I 1 trust it will be well received and duly appreciated by all lovers 0 of truth and be the tte means through the blessing ot god ot accomplishing rauch good 1 tor or it may now be said ot of the author 11 m said sald ot abel viz iz he heing being dead yet speak eth yours R fully tully P P F PRATT NB ND the work will be 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