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The Oberlin Spalding MS and Published Editions

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Oberlin Manuscript

1885: Lamoni, Iowa

RLDS Edition

1886: (Reprint 1910, Liverpool)

LDS Edition

Copyright ©1996 BYU-RSC

BYU Edition


TABLE 01 OF17: OBERLIN SPALDING MANUSCRIPT PAGES 001-010
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 Chap Introduction   Near. . .
 . . . & that it was abou[t]
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 eight feet deep --. . .
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  appeared to be. . .
 . . . an hard fou a bloody
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 Battle hath been fought. . .
  . . . [which those]
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 of a contrary. . .
 . . . of time will have [no]
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 effect upon it. . .
 . . . our army there [-----]
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 sail in a vessel &. . .
 . . . prostrate & on
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 bended nees we poured. . .
 . . . stept f[orward into]
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 the midst & proclaimed. . .
 . . . leagues until we came
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 in view of a Town--. . .
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TABLE 02 OF17: OBERLIN SPALDING MANUSCRIPT PAGES 011-020
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 The whole was placed. . .
 . . . that chaos had brot
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 her furies to set the. . .
 . . . to the hum[an] species
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 Chapt. II    An account of. . .
 . . . material damage, & by
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 striping the vessel of. . .
 . . . make bargain[s] [wi]th
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 the natives & barter. . .
 . . . But willing to take
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 my chance with my. . .
 . . . Thus ended th[e] [af]fair.
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 You may well conceive. . .
 . . . which consisted of
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 two convenient. . .
 . . . and sciences an[ot]her
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 Italy will grow up. . .
 . . . I then expressed the
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 the great pleasure. . .
 . . . they were hosp[itab]le
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 -- true to their. . .
 . . . terrefic [appeara]nce.--
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 They held festivals. . .
 . . . and are tied [-------es]
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  The Speaker then. . .
 . . . toads, frogs & snails.--
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 But O my dear. . .
 . . . our eyes with tears
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 He then proclaimed. . .
 . . . most delicious morsel.
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 Having completed these. . .
  . . . A little [di]vers[ion]
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 will now dissipate the. . .
 . . . an unlucky spring to
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 clear himself from. . .
 . . . on dry land [in an] in-
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 stant-- not a moment. . .
 . . . beings in existence
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 who can indure such. . .
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 perform her revolutions. . .
 . . . & its [c]ut down
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 & its sides cut down. . .
 . . . than themselves.
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 The earth therefore. . .
 . . . inhabitants, who were
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 setled along the great. . .
 . . . inches i[n] length
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 & was of a fine. . .
 . . . regret & reluctance.
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 Sacks were provided. . .
 . . . prosperity & happiness
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 Having taken our final. . .
 . . . & the great moun
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 mountain -- The. . .
 . . . our journey to Europe
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 The King & his. . .
 . . . our affairs prospered. --
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 Chap V    A discription . . .
 . . . nearly to a point.
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TABLE 05 OF17: OBERLIN SPALDING MANUSCRIPT PAGES 041-050
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 As to their. . .
 . . . over the forehead --
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 The women beside. . .
 . . . ground was plowed
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 by horses &. . .
 . . . be a savory dish.
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 They had large. . .
 . . . & in their houses[.]
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 The manufactureing of. . .
 . . . These vessels they
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 ornimented with. . .
 . . . all is plain -- &
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 nothing superfluous --. . . .
 . . . & prevents the
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 fire from having . . .
 . . . of the honour
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 of possessing a . . .
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 down upon our. . .
 . . . for the honour
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TABLE 06 OF17: OBERLIN SPALDING MANUSCRIPT PAGES 051-060
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 of being the first. . .
 . . . bottom, plac[ing]
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 each character. . .
 . . . among the Records
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 of their Emperors . . .
 . . .* [-------------]
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 of poetic peices. . .
 . . . natural savageness
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 of maner[s] by. . . .
 . . . ages of t[ime]
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 in every nation,. . .
 . . . great inteligent
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 Being who is self. . .
 . . . has compassion upon
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 them -- He permits. . .
 . . . treat thy superiors
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 with respect -- &. . .
 . . . the soul of man --
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 partake not of their. . .
 . . . of the blessed.
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 Suf[f]er not thy. . .
 . . . the plains of glory. --
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 But the vision now. . .
 . . . of reason -- we are
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 therefore bound to. . .
 . . . been recorded &
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 & pay respect to. . .
 . . . His fame spread
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 rapidly thro, city. . .
  . . . one goverment
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 There are many. . .
 . . . & four sons, the
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 eldest of whom was. . .
 . . . him to be the
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 most extraordinary man. . .
 . . . scientiffic & mor-
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 mor[r]al subjects --. . .
 . . . received great im-
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 provment -- & . . .
 . . . fraught with sentiments
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 which would promote. . .
 . . . this distinguished
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 honor & considering. . .
 . . . weight of our ven-
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 gence. Hadocam. . .
 . . . bro't to a conclusion
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 which will be. . .
 . . . finished -- Every pre
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 -caution was used. . .
 . . . Siotans -- They
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 have assumed the. . .
 . . . man -- & as soon
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 as their feet stept. . .
 . . . revenge on an
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 helpless & prostrate. . .
 . . . terms were accepted
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 & the Kentucks. . .
 . . . -- & what has
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 & what has produced. . .
 . . . betwen both nations --
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 And as a pledge. . .
 . . . first step, which
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 he foresaw would. . .
  . . . ignorant of the prin-
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 ciples & doctrines. . .
 . . . good of the nation.--
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 These young men. . .
 . . . being a great conqueror.
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