Footnotes
This serialized history drew on the journals herein beginning with the 4 July 1855 issue of the Deseret News and with the 3 January 1857 issue of the LDS Millennial Star.
The labels on the spines of the four volumes read respectively as follows: “Joseph Smith’s Journal—1842–3 by Willard Richards” (book 1); “Joseph Smith’s Journal by W. Richards 1843” (book 2); “Joseph Smith’s Journal by W. Richards 1843–4” (book 3); and “W. Richards’ Journal 1844 Vol. 4” (book 4). Richards kept JS’s journal in the front of book 4, and after JS’s death Richards kept his own journal in the back of the volume.
“Schedule of Church Records, Nauvoo 1846,” [1], Historian’s Office, Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904, CHL.
Historian’s Office. Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904. CHL. CR 100 130.
“Inventory. Historian’s Office. 4th April 1855,” [1]; “Contents of the Historian and Recorder’s Office G. S. L. City July 1858,” 2; “Index of Records and Journals in the Historian’s Office 1878,” [11]–[12], Historian’s Office, Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904, CHL; Johnson, Register of the Joseph Smith Collection, 7.
Historian’s Office. Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904. CHL. CR 100 130.
Johnson, Jeffery O. Register of the Joseph Smith Collection in the Church Archives, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1973.
Footnotes
Historical Introduction to JS, Journal, Dec. 1841–Dec. 1842.
Source Note to JS, Journal, 1835–1836; Source Note to JS, Journal, Mar.–Sept. 1838.
See Appendix 3.
A letter from Adams written on 16 June apparently indicated that Illinois governor Thomas Ford was about to issue a writ for JS’s arrest. According to William Clayton, Adams sent two letters “shewing that a writ had been put in the hands of the sherriff and he was starting immediately for Nauvoo.” (JS, Journal, 16 June 1843; Clayton, Journal, 18 June 1843.)
Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.
Clayton and Markham left Nauvoo about midnight the night of 18 June and arrived at Benjamin and Elizabeth Wasson’s home in Lee County, Illinois, at four o’clock in the afternoon on 21 June, having traveled by way of La Harpe, Monmouth, Henderson, Andover, Geneseo, Portland, and Inlet. At the Wassons’ home, Clayton and Markham learned that JS and Emma Smith had gone to Dixon, some twelve miles away. “Although our horses were tired down we concluded we would go on and meet them,” Clayton wrote. “We met them about half way between Wassons & Dixon & delivered our message. Prest J. said we need not be alarmed for he had no fear for he knew they could not hurt him We returned to Wassons & was very glad to come to a resting place having rode near 190 miles in 64 hours & had very little rest on the way. My horse was tired & his back was very sore.” (Clayton, Journal, 18–21 June 1843; JS, Journal, 13 June 1843.)
Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.