Footnotes
Warren Cowdery, Freedom, NY, to Oliver Cowdery, Kirtland, OH, 14 Jan. 1834, in The Evening and the Morning Star, Jan. 1834, 127.
The Evening and the Morning Star. Independence, MO, June 1832–July 1833; Kirtland, OH, Dec. 1833–Sept. 1834.
JS, Journal, 9–12 Mar. 1834.
Pratt, Autobiography, 121. A letter from Oliver Cowdery to Warren dated 29 April 1834 indicates that Warren was still not a member of the church at that time. (Oliver Cowdery, Kirtland Mills, OH, to Warren Cowdery, [Freedom, NY], 29 Apr. 1834, in Cowdery, Letterbook, 40–41.)
Pratt, Parley P. The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Embracing His Life, Ministry and Travels, with Extracts, in Prose and Verse, from His Miscellaneous Writings. Edited by Parley P. Pratt Jr. New York: Russell Brothers, 1874.
Cowdery, Oliver. Letterbook, 1833–1838. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Warren Cowdery, Freedom, NY, to Oliver Cowdery, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1834, in The Evening and the Morning Star, Sept. 1834, 189.
The Evening and the Morning Star. Independence, MO, June 1832–July 1833; Kirtland, OH, Dec. 1833–Sept. 1834.
Warren Cowdery, Freedom, NY, to Oliver Cowdery, [Kirtland, OH], 28 Oct. 1834, in LDS Messenger and Advocate, Nov. 1834, 1:22.
Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.
Oliver Cowdery published the letter in the November 1834 issue of the Messenger and Advocate.
Warren Cowdery, Freedom, NY, to Oliver Cowdery, [Kirtland, OH], 28 Nov. 1834, in LDS Messenger and Advocate, Dec. 1834, 1:35; “A Summary,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, Dec. 1834, 1:45.
Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.
“A Summary,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, Dec. 1834, 1:45. The issue contains the notice of the death of a nine-year-old in Kirtland on 12 December 1834, meaning it was published sometime after 12 December. (Obituary for Cornelius Camfield, LDS Messenger and Advocate, Dec. 1834, 1:41.)
Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.
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At some point after recording the revelation in Revelation Book 2, Oliver Cowdery supplied “Cowdery” as Warren’s last name. (Revelation, 25 Nov. 1834, in Revelation Book 2, p. 116 [D&C 106:1].)
Freedom appears to have been a central location for several branches in western New York. In January and April 1835, conferences were held there, attended by representatives from areas such as Westfield, Chautauque County; Portage, Allegany County; Kortright, Delaware County; and Avon, Livingston County. (“A Summary,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, Feb. 1835, 1:75; Minutes, LDS Messenger and Advocate, Apr. 1835, 1:101–102.)
Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.
See Luke 10:7; Revelation, Sept. 1830–F [D&C 31:5]; and Revelation, 22–23 Sept. 1832 [D&C 84:79].
See James 5:8; Revelation, 3 Nov. 1831 [D&C 133:17]; and New Testament Revision 2, p. 149 (second numbering) [Joseph Smith Translation, Revelation 1:3].
See 1 Thessalonians 5:2; and New Testament Revision 2, p. 77 (second numbering) [Joseph Smith Translation, Luke 12:44].
See 1 Thessalonians 5:4–5.
See Luke 15:7.
See Revelation, 7 Aug. 1831 [D&C 59:2]; and Revelation, 15 Mar. 1832 [D&C 81:6].
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