See 4 Sept. 1841 entry in History Draft.

Hosea Stout, History of the Nauvoo Legion, Draft 2, p. [3], Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL.

Stout, Hosea. History of the Nauvoo Legion, Draft 2, ca. 1844–1845. Nauvoo Legion Records, 1841–1845. CHL. MS 3430, fd. 10. One of three drafts of the history; includes material dated 4 February 1841 through September 1843. Pages are out of order; in the current order, this draft includes pp. [1]–[4], [13]–[14].

Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 4 Sept. 1841, 22.

Nauvoo City Council Minute Book / Nauvoo City Council. “A Record of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Nauvoo Handcock County, State of Illinois, Commencing A.D. 1841,” ca. 1841–1845. CHL. MS 3435.

See 5 Sept. 1841 entry in History Draft.

Richards, Journal, 5 Sept. 1841.

Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.

See 7 Sept. 1841 entry in History Draft.

“Another ‘Shower of Flesh and Blood’ in Our Own Neighborhood,” Times and Seasons, 15 Nov. 1841, 3:587.

Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

Richards, Journal, 7 Sept. 1841.

Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.

See 11 Sept. 1841 entry in History Draft.

Hosea Stout, History of the Nauvoo Legion, Draft 2, p. [3], Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL.

Stout, Hosea. History of the Nauvoo Legion, Draft 2, ca. 1844–1845. Nauvoo Legion Records, 1841–1845. CHL. MS 3430, fd. 10. One of three drafts of the history; includes material dated 4 February 1841 through September 1843. Pages are out of order; in the current order, this draft includes pp. [1]–[4], [13]–[14].