Documents Cited in Recent Publications

Karen Lynn Davidson, David J. Whittaker, Mark Ashurst-McGee, and Richard L. Jensen, The Joseph Smith Papers, Histories, Volume 1: Joseph Smith Histories, 1832–1844 (Church Historian’s Press, 2012).

Joseph Smith history documents discussed but not reproduced in The Joseph Smith Papers, Histories, Volume 1 are listed below. Click on the titles to view images and transcripts of the documents.

Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839

History, 1838–1856, volume A-1

JS History, circa 1841, fair copy

Karen Lynn Davidson, Richard L. Jensen, and David J. Whittaker, The Joseph Smith Papers, Histories, Volume 2: Assigned Histories, 1831–1847 (Church Historian’s Press, 2012).

Assigned history documents discussed but not reproduced in The Joseph Smith Papers, Histories, Volume 2 are listed below. Click on the titles to view images and transcripts of the documents.

John Corrill, “Brief History,” Manuscript, circa 1838–1839

Edward Partridge, History, Manuscript, circa 1839

Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution, 1839

Parley P. Pratt et al., “The Mormons’ So Called,” 12 December 1833

Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840

Sidney Rigdon, JS, et al., Petition Draft (“To the Publick”), circa 1838–1839