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.
LaForest had been performing feats of strength in the upper room of JS’s store, which JS rented out for two dollars. (JS, Journal, 10 May 1843; 12 and 14–17 Aug. 1843.)
This “great meeting of anti-Mormons . . . without distinction of party” had been called the previous Saturday to consider whether Mormons who had been elected to various county offices should be allowed to retain those offices. A chairman and secretary were appointed, and a committee of nine was assigned “to draft and report resolutions for the action of the meeting.” Because of insufficient time to discuss the issue, the committee asked that a new committee of six be appointed in their stead and that the new committee be allowed “to draft resolutions and make a report to an adjourned meeting.” The new committee was called, and the meeting was adjourned to 6 September 1843. (JS, Journal, 12 Aug. 1843; “Great Meeting of Anti-Mormons!,” Warsaw [IL] Message, 13 Sept. 1843, [1]; JS, Journal, 15 Sept. 1843.)
Warsaw Message. Warsaw, IL. 1843–1844.