Footnotes
Volume 1, entry 2355, in Written records index, ca. 1935–1973, CHL.
Footnotes
JS, Journal, 13 Dec. 1841; JS, “To Whom It May Concern,” Times and Seasons, 15 Dec. 1841, 3:638.
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
Introduction to the Trustee Records; Historical Introduction to Tithing Daybook B; Introduction to the Book of the Law of the Lord.
Introduction to the Trustee Records. The recorder’s office, also referred to as the tithing office, was initially run by Willard Richards. When Richards planned to leave Nauvoo for a trip to the eastern United States in June 1842, William Clayton assumed the recordkeeping responsibilities of the office and was appointed temple recorder in place of Richards in September 1842. (JS and Willard Richards, “To the Eastern Churches,” Times and Seasons, 1 June 1842, 3:814; JS, Journal, 29 June 1842; Clayton, History of the Nauvoo Temple, 30–31.)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
Clayton, William. History of the Nauvoo Temple, 1845. CHL
Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A, 27, 263. The index is incomplete and includes up to page 263 in Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A.
See, for example, Invoice from A. I. Chittenden, circa 2 November 1841.
Trustee Account Book, 28–57, 64–67, 112.
Trustee Ledger A, 7–79. When William Clayton began recording in Trustee Ledger A in October 1842, he copied invoices 1–26 to the temple committee from this record book to the new ledger; later invoices were copied directly into the ledger.
Only a few Nauvoo businesses are included in the record book. The Nauvoo House Association figures prominently, both for its shares of stock, which were valued at fifty dollars each, as well as for its receipts and due bills that were submitted as tithing. The church’s printing office and newspaper editor’s office were also identified with distinct accounts. An unidentified “Store” is named on several pages. It is unclear if the store was the store run by the temple committee, JS’s Nauvoo store, or another local store. (See, for example, Trustee Account Book, 60, 62, 75–77, 83–86.)
See, for example, Trustee Account Book, 72–74.
1842 | List of Watches &c | page | $ | |
Jan 10 | 1 English watch, | this 69 | 10.00 | |
10 | 1 gold Lapine | 51 | 35.00 | |
1 | 1 Fancy French | 45 | 5.00 | |
10 | 1 English | 51 | 5.00 | |
4 | 1 French Gold | 46 | 20.00 | |
<Perry> 5 | 1 Hunters | 47 | 3.00 | |
<sold George Slater> 10 | 1 English | 51 | 12.00 | |
6 | 1 English | 49 | 14.00 | <List for Joseph 14> |
<> 7 | 1 [English] | 50 | 6.00 | |
3 | 1 [English] A. Omy | 46 | 6.00 | |
6 | 1 Pinch back— | 49 | 3.00 | |
<Sold Barlow> 1 | Ear drops. & pin | 45 | 1.50 | |
1 | 1 Rifle set Lock | 45 | 10.00 | |
11 | 1 Rifle common lock, | 52 | 7.00 | |
5 | 1 Globe lamp | 47 | 2.00 | |
10 | 1 Ledger 4 | 51 | 2.00 | |
<22> 10 | 1 Looking glass | 51 | 5.00 | <To > |
<Jany 14> 7 | 1 Time piece | 50 | 40.00 | <Sold > |
1 | 1 two horse Waggon | 45 | 20.00 | |
22 | 1 English watch, | 64 | 10.00 | |
22 | 1 English watch, | 63 | 3.50 | |
22 | 1 Sword | 64 | 5.00 | |
<Perry> 22 | 1 Rifle B. S. mouth | 64 | 25.00 | |
[22] | 1 double B[arrel] S gun [shotgun] | 55 | 15.00 | |
1 Rifle | 62 | 9.00 | ||
1 [Rifle] Set Lock | 62 | 18.00 | ||
1 Rifle | 54 | 60.00 | ||
1 [Rifle] set Lock | 63 | 18.00 | ||
29 | 1 Gold watch, | 68 | 40.00 | |
[29] | 1 English Watch | 69 | 16.00 | |
[29] | 1 [English Watch] L[orenzo] Greggs | 70 | 7.00 | |
[29] | 1 shot Gun | 70 | 9.00 | |
[29] | 1 English watch, | 70 | 15.00 | |
[29] | 1 Gold Ring— | 68 | 87.00 <0.87> | |
[29] | 1 alarm watch, | 68 | 20.00 | |
<Sold Barlow> [29] | 2 Gold Rings— C. Allen | 70 | 2.00 | |
31 | wedding Ring— Jenkings | 71 | 1.00 | |
1 Breast Pin and ear drops | 71 | 1.50 | ||
1 [Breast Pin] Dove | 1.50 | |||
<Barlow> | 1 [Breast Pin] Great western | 0.75 | ||
1 [Breast Pin] Bone | 0.75 | |||
<> | 1 [Breast Pin] in memory of | 1.50 | ||
1 [Breast Pin] | 0.37 | |||
<> | 1 [Breast Pin] humming bird | 0.75 |
James Whitehead handwriting ends; Willard Richards begins.
Insertion in handwriting of William Clayton.
Insertion in unidentified handwriting.
Insertion in unidentified handwriting.
Insertion written vertically next to this and the following three entries in unidentified handwriting.
Insertion in unidentified handwriting.
Insertion in handwriting of James Whitehead.