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History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]

1 September 1834 • Monday Page 553 September 1834 Page 557 4 September 1834 • Thursday Page 553 8 September 1834 • Monday Page 553 10 September 1834 • Wednesday Page 555 24 September 1834 • Wednesday Page 556 October 1834 Page 557 November 1834 Page 558 10 November 1834 • Monday Page 558 25 November 1834 • Tuesday Page 558 28 November 1834 • Friday Page 559 29 November 1834 • Saturday Page 561 30 November 1834 • Sunday Page 562 1–5 December 1834 • Monday–Thursday Page 562 11 December 1834 • Thursday Page 563 18 December 1834 • Thursday Page 563 20 December 1834 • Saturday Page 563 January 1835 Page 563 February 1835 Page 563 Addenda, Note A • February 1835 Page 1 [addenda] 14–15 February 1835 • Saturday–Sunday Page 564 Addenda, Note B • 14–15 February 1835 Page 1 [addenda] 21 February 1835 • Saturday Page 568 Addenda, Note C • 21 February 1835 Page 1 [addenda] 27 February 1835 • Friday Page 575 28 February–1 March 1835 • Saturday–Sunday Page 577 March 1835 Page 581 7–8 March 1835 • Saturday–Sunday Page 578 12 March 1835 • Thursday Page 581 28 March 1835 • Saturday Page 581 29 March 1835 • Sunday Page 588 3–4 April 1835 • Friday–Saturday Page 588 26 April 1835 • Sunday Page 588 Addenda, Note D • 26 April 1835 Page 1 [addenda] 28 April 1835 • Tuesday Page 588 May 1835 Page 592 2 May 1835 • Saturday Page 589 4–11 May 1835 • Monday–Monday Page 591 22–25 May 1835 • Friday–Monday Page 592 June 1835 Page 593 5 June 1835 • Friday Page 593 6–7 June 1835 • Saturday–Sunday Page 593 18 June 1835 • Thursday Page 595 19–20 June 1835 • Friday–Saturday Page 595 21–25 June 1835 • Sunday–Thursday Page 595 29 June 1835 • Monday Page 595 July 1835 Page 597 3 July 1835 • Friday Page 595 5 July 1835 • Sunday Page 596 6 July 1835 • Monday Page 596 9–14 July 1835 • Thursday–Tuesday Page 596 17–19 July 1835 • Friday–Sunday Page 597 2 August 1835 • Sunday Page 597 4 August 1835 • Tuesday Page 597 7 August 1835 • Friday Page 599 8 August 1835 • Saturday Page 600 10 August 1835 • Monday Page 600 17 August 1835 • Monday Page 600 18 August 1835 • Tuesday Page 605 19 August 1835 • Wednesday Page 605 21 August 1835 • Friday Page 606 23 August 1835 • Sunday Page 606 24 August 1835 • Monday Page 606 28 August 1835 • Friday Page 606 30 August 1835 • Sunday Page 606 1 September 1835 • Tuesday Page 606 2 September 1834 • Tuesday Page 553 2–8 September 1835 • Wednesday–Tuesday Page 612 14 September 1835 • Monday Page 612 16 September 1835 • Wednesday Page 612 19 September 1835 • Saturday Page 615 22 September 1835 • Tuesday Page 619 23 September 1835 • Wednesday Page 619 24–25 September 1835 • Thursday–Friday Page 619 26 September 1835 • Saturday Page 620 27 September 1835 • Sunday Page 620 28 September 1835 • Monday Page 620 Addenda, Note E • 28 September 1835 Page 2 [addenda] 29 September 1835 • Tuesday Page 621 Addenda, Note F • 29 September 1835 Page 2 [addenda] 30 September 1835 • Wednesday Page 622 1 October 1835 • Thursday Page 622 2 October 1835 • Friday Page 622 3 October 1835 • Saturday Page 626 4 October 1835 • Sunday Page 627 5 October 1835 • Monday Page 627 6 October 1835 • Tuesday Page 627 7 October 1835 • Wednesday Page 627 8 October 1835 • Thursday Page 628 9 October 1835 • Friday Page 628 10–11 October 1835 • Saturday–Sunday Page 628 12 October 1835 • Monday Page 629 13 October 1835 • Tuesday Page 629 14 October 1835 • Wednesday Page 629 15 October 1835 • Thursday Page 629 16 October 1835 • Friday Page 629 17 October 1835 • Saturday Page 629 18 October 1835 • Sunday Page 629 19 October 1835 • Monday Page 629 20 October 1835 • Tuesday Page 629 21 October 1835 • Wednesday Page 629 22 October 1835 • Thursday Page 629 23 October 1835 • Friday Page 629 24 October 1835 • Saturday Page 629 25 October 1835 • Sunday Page 629 26 October 1835 • Monday Page 630 27 October 1835 • Tuesday Page 630 28 October 1835 • Wednesday Page 630 29 October 1835 • Thursday Page 630 30 October 1835 • Friday Page 632 31 October 1835 • Saturday Page 632 1 November 1835 • Sunday Page 633 2 November 1835 • Monday Page 634 3 November 1835 • Tuesday Page 634 4 November 1835 • Wednesday Page 635 5 November 1835 • Thursday Page 635 6 November 1835 • Friday Page 635 7 November 1835 • Saturday Page 636 8 November 1835 • Sunday Page 636 9 November 1835 • Monday Page 637 10–11 November 1835 • Tuesday–Wednesday Page 639 12 November 1835 • Thursday Page 639 13 November 1835 • Friday Page 641 14 November 1835 • Saturday Page 642 15 November 1835 • Sunday Page 642 16 November 1835 • Monday Page 643 17 November 1835 • Tuesday Page 654 18 November 1835 • Wednesday Page 654 19 November 1835 • Thursday Page 655 20 November 1835 • Friday Page 655 21 November 1835 • Saturday Page 655 22 November 1835 • Sunday Page 655 23 November 1835 • Monday Page 656 24 November 1835 • Tuesday Page 656 25 November 1835 • Wednesday Page 656 26 November 1835 • Thursday Page 656 27 November 1835 • Friday Page 656 28 November 1835 • Saturday Page 657 29 November 1835 • Sunday Page 657 30 November 1835 • Monday Page 657 1 December 1835 • Tuesday Page 657 2 December 1835 • Wednesday Page 657 3 December 1835 • Thursday Page 658 4 December 1835 • Friday Page 658 5 December 1835 • Saturday Page 658 6 December 1835 • Sunday Page 659 7 December 1835 • Monday Page 659 8 December 1835 • Tuesday Page 659 9 December 1835 • Wednesday Page 659 10 December 1835 • Thursday Page 660 11 December 1835 • Friday Page 661 12 December 1835 • Saturday Page 661 13 December 1835 • Sunday Page 662 14 December 1835 • Monday Page 663 15 December 1835 • Tuesday Page 663 16 December 1835 • Wednesday Page 663 17 December 1835 • Thursday Page 664 Addenda, Note G • 17 December 1835 Page 2 [addenda] 18 December 1835 • Friday Page 666 19 December 1835 • Saturday Page 672 20 December 1835 • Sunday Page 672 21 December 1835 • Monday Page 672 22 December 1835 • Tuesday Page 672 23 December 1835 • Wednesday Page 672 24 December 1835 • Thursday Page 672 25 December 1835 • Friday Page 672 26 December 1835 • Saturday Page 672 27 December 1835 • Sunday Page 673 28 December 1835 • Monday Page 673 29 December 1835 • Tuesday Page 673 30 December 1835 • Wednesday Page 674 31 December 1835 • Thursday Page 674 1 January 1836 • Friday Page 676 Addenda, Note I • 1 January 1836 Page 3 [addenda] 2 January 1836 • Saturday Page 678 3 January 1836 • Sunday Page 678 4 January 1836 • Monday Page 678 5 January 1836 • Tuesday Page 679 6 January 1836 • Wednesday Page 679 7 January 1836 • Thursday Page 684 8 January 1836 • Friday Page 684 9 January 1836 • Saturday Page 684 10 January 1836 • Sunday Page 685 11 January 1836 • Monday Page 685 12 January 1836 • Tuesday Page 685 13 January 1836 • Wednesday Page 685 14 January 1836 • Thursday Page 687 15 January 1836 • Friday Page 688 16 January 1836 • Saturday Page 689 17 January 1836 • Sunday Page 692 18 January 1836 • Monday Page 693 19 January 1836 • Tuesday Page 693 20 January 1836 • Wednesday Page 693 21 January 1836 • Thursday Page 694 22 January 1836 • Friday Page 697 Addenda, Note H • 22 January 1836 Page 3 [addenda] 23 January 1836 • Saturday Page 698 24 January 1836 • Sunday Page 698 25 January 1836 • Monday Page 698 26 January 1836 • Tuesday Page 698 27 January 1836 • Wednesday Page 698 28 January 1836 • Thursday Page 699 29 January 1836 • Friday Page 700 30 January 1836 • Saturday Page 700 31 January 1836 • Sunday Page 701 1 February 1836 • Monday Page 701 2 February 1836 • Tuesday Page 701 3 February 1836 • Wednesday Page 701 4 February 1836 • Thursday Page 701 5 February 1836 • Friday Page 701 6 February 1836 • Saturday Page 702 7 February 1836 • Sunday Page 702 8 February 1836 • Monday Page 703 9 February 1836 • Tuesday Page 703 10 February 1836 • Wednesday Page 703 11 February 1836 • Thursday Page 703 12 February 1836 • Friday Page 703 13 February 1836 • Saturday Page 704 14 February 1836 • Sunday Page 704 15 February 1836 • Monday Page 705 16 February 1836 • Tuesday Page 705 17 February 1836 • Wednesday Page 705 18 February 1836 • Thursday Page 705 19 February 1836 • Friday Page 705 20 February 1836 • Saturday Page 706 21 February 1836 • Sunday Page 706 22 February 1836 • Monday Page 706 Addenda, Note L • 22 February 1836 Page 4 [addenda] 23 February 1836 • Tuesday Page 707 24 February 1836 • Wednesday Page 707 25 February 1836 • Thursday Page 707 26 February 1836 • Friday Page 707 27 February 1836 • Saturday Page 707 28 February 1836 • Sunday Page 707 29 February 1836 • Monday Page 708 1 March 1836 • Tuesday Page 708 2 March 1836 • Wednesday Page 708 3 March 1836 • Thursday Page 708 4 March 1836 • Friday Page 710 5 March 1836 • Saturday Page 710 6 March 1836 • Sunday Page 710 7 March 1836 • Monday Page 711 8 March 1836 • Tuesday Page 711 9 March 1836 • Wednesday Page 711 10 March 1836 • Thursday Page 711 11 March 1836 • Friday Page 711 12 March 1836 • Saturday Page 711 13 March 1836 • Sunday Page 712 14 March 1836 • Monday Page 712 15 March 1836 • Tuesday Page 712 16 March 1836 • Wednesday Page 712 17 March 1836 • Thursday Page 712 18 March 1836 • Friday Page 712 19 March 1836 • Saturday Page 712 20 March 1836 • Sunday Page 712 21 March 1836 • Monday Page 713 22 March 1836 • Tuesday Page 713 23 March 1836 • Wednesday Page 713 24 March 1836 • Thursday Page 713 25 March 1836 • Friday Page 713 26 March 1836 • Saturday Page 713 27 March 1836 • Sunday Page 713 Addenda, Note J • 27 March 1836 Page 3 [addenda] 28 March 1836 • Monday Page 723 29 March 1836 • Tuesday Page 723 30 March 1836 • Wednesday Page 724 31 March 1836 • Thursday Page 726 1 April 1836 • Friday Page 726 April–May 1836 Page 733 Addenda, Note K • April 1836 Page 4 [addenda] Addenda, Note Q • April–May 1836 Page 5 [addenda] 2 April 1836 • Saturday Page 726 3 April 1836 • Sunday Page 727 4 April 1836 • Monday Page 728 9 April 1836 • Saturday Page 728 16 May 1836 • Monday Page 733 Addenda, Note R • 16 May 1836 Page 5 [addenda] 23 May 1836 • Monday Page 733 2 June 1836 • Thursday Page 733 3 June 1836 • Friday Page 735 16 June 1836 • Thursday Page 734 28 June 1836 • Tuesday Page 739 29 June 1836 • Wednesday Page 735 Addenda, Note M • 29 June 1836 Page 4 [addenda] 1 July 1836 • Friday Page 740 2 July 1836 • Saturday Page 742 25 July 1836 • Monday Page 743 25 July–6 August 1836 • Monday–Saturday Page 748 Addenda, Note O • 25 July–6 August 1836 Page 4 [addenda] 28 July 1836 • Thursday Page 748 August–September 1836 Page 750 October–November 1836 Page 750 Addenda, Note N • October–November 1836 Page 4 [addenda] Addenda, Note P • October–November 1836 Page 5 [addenda] 1 December 1836 • Thursday Page 751 December 1836 Page 751 22 December 1836 • Thursday Page 754 31 December 1836 • Saturday Page 751 January 1837 Page 755 2 January 1837 • Monday Page 751 1 February 1837 • Wednesday Page 755 3 March 1837 • Friday Page 755 3–6 April 1837 • Monday–Thursday Page 755 7 April 1837 • Friday Page 758 24 April 1837 • Monday Page 758 May 1837 Page 760 22 May 1837 • Monday Page 758 28 May 1837 • Sunday Page 759 29 May 1837 • Monday Page 759 June 1837 Page 761 3 June 1837 • Saturday Page 761 10 June 1837 • Saturday Page 761 11 June 1837 • Sunday Page 761 12 June 1837 • Monday Page 762 13 June 1837 • Tuesday Page 762 14 June 1837 • Wednesday Page 762 14 June–1 July 1837 • Wednesday–Saturday Page 763 July 1837 Page 764 7 July 1837 • Friday Page 763 16–23 July 1837 • Sunday–Sunday Page 764 23 July 1837 • Sunday Page 765 25 July 1837 • Tuesday Page 767 26 July 1837 • Wednesday Page 767 27 July 1837 • Thursday Page 767 Addenda, Note S • 27 July 1837 Page 6 [addenda] 30 July 1837 • Sunday Page 767 31 July–1 August 1837 • Monday–Tuesday Page 768 1 August 1837 • Tuesday Page 768 August 1837 Page 769 2 August 1837 • Wednesday Page 768 4–5 August 1837 • Friday–Saturday Page 768 5 August 1837 • Saturday Page 768 5–6 August 1837 • Saturday–Sunday Page 769 12–13 August 1837 • Saturday–Sunday Page 769 14–17 August 1837 • Monday–Thursday Page 769 20 August 1837 • Sunday Page 769 September 1837 Page 774 September–December 1837 Page 779 Addenda, Note T • September–December 1837 Page 6 [addenda] 3–4 September 1837 • Sunday–Monday Page 770 4 September 1837 • Monday Page 772 9 September 1837 • Saturday Page 772 10 September 1837 • Sunday Page 772 17–18 September 1837 • Sunday–Monday Page 773 Addenda, Note Y • 17–18 September 1837 Page 7 [addenda] 27 September 1837 • Wednesday Page 774 1–12 October 1837 • Sunday–Thursday Page 774 13 October 1837 • Friday Page 774 15 October 1837 • Sunday Page 774 18 October 1837 • Wednesday Page 774 22 October 1837 • Sunday Page 774 23 October 1837 • Monday Page 774 29 October–2 November 1837 • Sunday–Thursday Page 775 November 1837 Page 778 5 November 1837 • Sunday Page 775 6 November 1837 • Monday Page 775 7 November 1837 • Tuesday Page 775 10 November 1837 • Friday Page 777 20 November 1837 • Monday Page 778 27–30 November 1837 • Monday–Thursday Page 779 December 1837 Page 779 6–7 December 1837 • Wednesday–Thursday Page 779 January 1838 Page 780 Addenda, Note 1 • January 1838 Page 10 [addenda] 5–10 February 1838 • Monday–Saturday Page 781 March 1838 Page 783 6 March–6 July 1838 Page 800 10 March 1838 • Saturday Page 782 29 March 1838 • Thursday Page 785 1 April 1838 • Sunday Page 786 1–8 April 1838 • Sunday–Sunday Page 788 4 April 1838 • Wednesday Page 786 6 April 1838 • Friday Page 787 7–8 April 1838 • Saturday–Sunday Page 787 9 April 1838 • Monday Page 788 10 April 1838 • Tuesday Page 788 11–12 April 1838 • Wednesday–Thursday Page 789 13 April 1838 • Friday Page 789 13–15 April 1838 • Friday–Sunday Page 790 17 April 1838 • Tuesday Page 790 20 April 1838 • Friday Page 790 26 April 1838 • Thursday Page 790 27 April 1838 • Friday Page 791 28 April 1838 • Saturday Page 792 29 April 1838 • Sunday Page 793 30 April 1838 • Monday Page 793 1–4 May 1838 • Tuesday–Friday Page 793 5 May 1838 • Saturday Page 793 6 May 1838 • Sunday Page 794 7 May 1838 • Monday Page 794 8 May 1838 • Tuesday Page 794 9 May 1838 • Wednesday Page 796 10 May 1838 • Thursday Page 796 11 May 1838 • Friday Page 796 12 May 1838 • Saturday Page 796 13 May 1838 • Sunday Page 797 14 May 1838 • Monday Page 797 18 May 1838 • Friday Page 797 19 May 1838 • Saturday Page 797 20 May 1838 • Sunday Page 798 21 May 1838 • Monday Page 798 22 May 1838 • Tuesday Page 798 23 May 1838 • Wednesday Page 798 24 May 1838 • Thursday Page 798 25 May 1838 • Friday Page 798 26 May 1838 • Saturday Page 798 27 May 1838 • Sunday Page 798 28 May–1 June 1838 • Monday–Friday Page 798 June 1838 Page 799 4–5 June 1838 • Monday–Tuesday Page 799 28 June 1838 • Thursday Page 799 Addenda, Note V • 28 June 1838 Page 6 [addenda] July 1838 Page 807 4 July 1838 • Wednesday Page 800 6 July 1838 • Friday Page 801 7–8 July 1838 • Saturday–Sunday Page 801 8 July 1838 • Sunday Page 801 9 July 1838 • Monday Page 803 10 July 1838 • Tuesday Page 804 11–12 July 1838 • Wednesday–Thursday Page 804 13 July 1838 • Friday Page 804 14 July 1838 • Saturday Page 805 15 July 1838 • Sunday Page 805 16 July 1838 • Monday Page 805 17 July 1838 • Tuesday Page 805 18 July 1838 • Wednesday Page 805 19 July 1838 • Thursday Page 805 20 July 1838 • Friday Page 805 21 July 1838 • Saturday Page 805 22 July 1838 • Sunday Page 806 23 July 1838 • Monday Page 806 24 July 1838 • Tuesday Page 806 26 July 1838 • Thursday Page 806 27 July 1838 • Friday Page 806 28 July 1838 • Saturday Page 806 29 July 1838 • Sunday Page 806 30 July 1838 • Monday Page 806 31 July 1838 • Tuesday Page 807 1–3 August 1838 • Wednesday–Friday Page 807 3–4 August 1838 • Friday–Saturday Page 807 5 August 1838 • Sunday Page 807 6 August 1838 • Monday Page 807 6 August 1838 • Monday, continued Page 812 7 August 1838 • Tuesday Page 813 8 August 1838 • Wednesday Page 813 9 August 1838 • Thursday Page 813 10 August 1838 • Friday Page 814 11 August 1838 • Saturday Page 814 12 August 1838 • Sunday Page 815 13 August 1838 • Monday Page 815 14–15 August 1838 • Tuesday–Wednesday Page 815 16 August 1838 • Thursday Page 815 16–20 August 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Thursday Page 824 13–14 September 1838 • Thursday–Friday Page 824 15 September 1838 • Saturday Page 824 15–16 September 1838 • Saturday–Sunday Page 825 17 September 1838 • Monday Page 825 18 September 1838 • Tuesday Page 826 19 September 1838 • Wednesday Page 826 20 September 1838 • Thursday Page 826 21 September 1838 • Friday Page 827 22 September 1838 • Saturday Page 827 23 September 1838 • Sunday Page 828 24 September 1838 • Monday Page 828 25 September 1838 • Tuesday Page 828 Addenda, Note U • 25 September 1838 Page 7 [addenda] 26 September 1838 • Wednesday Page 829 27 September 1838 • Thursday Page 830 Addenda, Note W • 27 September 1838 Page 7 [addenda] 28 September 1838 • Friday Page 830 29 September 1838 • Saturday Page 830 30 September 1838 • Sunday Page 830 1 October 1838 • Monday Page 830 2 October 1838 • Tuesday Page 830 3 October 1838 • Wednesday Page 831 4 October 1838 • Thursday Page 831 5 October 1838 • Friday Page 832 6 October 1838 • Saturday Page 833 7 October 1838 • Sunday Page 834 9 October 1838 • Tuesday Page 834 10 October 1838 • Wednesday Page 834 11–12 October 1838 • Thursday–Friday Page 836 14 October 1838 • Sunday Page 836 15–18 October 1838 • Monday–Thursday Page 836 Addenda, Note X • 15–18 October 1838 Page 7 [addenda] 19 October 1838 • Friday Page 837 21 October 1838 • Sunday Page 837 22 October 1838 • Monday Page 838 23 October 1838 • Tuesday Page 838 24 October 1838 • Wednesday Page 838 25 October 1838 • Thursday Page 839 26 October 1838 • Friday Page 840 27 October 1838 • Saturday Page 841 Addenda, Note Z • 27 October 1838 Page 10 [addenda] 28 October 1838 • Sunday Page 842 29 October 1838 • Monday Page 842 30 October 1838 • Tuesday Page 844 31 October 1838 • Wednesday Page 848 1 November 1838 • Thursday Page 848 2 November 1838 • Friday Page 849 24–30 August 1838 • Friday–Thursday Page 816

Source Note

JS, History, 1838–1856, vol. B-1, created 1 Oct. 1843–24 Feb. 1845; handwriting of
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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and
Thomas Bullock

23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...

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; 297 pages, plus 10 pages of addenda; CHL. This is the second volume of a six-volume manuscript history of the church. This second volume covers the period from 1 Sept. 1834 to 2 Nov. 1838; the subsequent four volumes, labeled C-1 through F-1, continue through 8 Aug. 1844.

Historical Introduction

This document, volume B-1, is the second of the six volumes of the “Manuscript History of the Church.” The collection was compiled over the span of seventeen years, 1838 to 1856. The narrative in volume B-1 begins with the entry for 1 September 1834, just after the conclusion of the Camp of Israel (later called Zion’s Camp), and continues to 2 November 1838, when JS was interned as a prisoner of war at
Far West

Originally called Shoal Creek. Located fifty-five miles northeast of Independence. Surveyed 1823; first settled by whites, 1831. Site purchased, 8 Aug. 1836, before Caldwell Co. was organized for Latter-day Saints in Missouri. William W. Phelps and John Whitmer...

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, Missouri. For a fuller discussion of the entire six-volume work, see the general introduction to the history.
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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, serving as JS’s “private secretary and historian,” completed the account of JS’s history contained in volume A-1 in August 1843. It covered the period from JS’s birth in 1805 through the aftermath of the Camp of Israel in August 1834. When work resumed on the history on 1 October 1843, Richards started a new volume, eventually designated B-1.
At the time of JS’s death in June 1844, the account had been advanced to 5 August 1838, on page 812 of volume B-1.
Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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’s poor health led to the curtailment of work on B-1 for several months, until 11 December 1844. On that date, Richards and
William W. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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, assisted by
Thomas Bullock

23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...

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, resumed gathering the records and reports needed to draft the history. Richards then composed and drafted roughed-out notes while Thomas Bullock compiled the text of the history and inscribed it in B-1. They completed their work on the volume on or about 24 February 1845. Richards,
Willmer Benson

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, and Jonathan Grimshaw later added ten pages of “Addenda,” which provided notes, extensive revisions, or additional text to be inserted in the original manuscript where indicated.
Though JS did not dictate or revise any of the text recorded in B-1,
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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Thomas Bullock

23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...

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chose to maintain the first-person, chronological narrative format established in A-1 as if JS were the author. They drew from a variety of primary and secondary sources including JS’s diaries and letters, minutes of meetings, the first edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, church and other periodicals, reports of JS’s discourses, and the reminiscences and recollections of church members. As was the case with A-1, after JS’s death,
Brigham Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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,
Heber C. Kimball

14 June 1801–22 June 1868. Blacksmith, potter. Born at Sheldon, Franklin Co., Vermont. Son of Solomon Farnham Kimball and Anna Spaulding. Married Vilate Murray, 22 Nov. 1822, at Mendon, Monroe Co., New York. Member of Baptist church at Mendon, 1831. Baptized...

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,
George A. Smith

26 June 1817–1 Sept. 1875. Born at Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., New York. Son of John Smith and Clarissa Lyman. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Joseph H. Wakefield, 10 Sept. 1832, at Potsdam. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio,...

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, and others modified and corrected the manuscript as they reviewed material before its eventual publication.
Beginning in March 1842 the church’s Nauvoo periodical, the Times and Seasons, began publishing the narrative as the “History of Joseph Smith.” It was also published in England in the church periodical the Millennial Star beginning in June 1842. Once a press was established in Utah and the Deseret News began publication, the “History of Joseph Smith” once more appeared in print in serialized form. Beginning with the November 1851 issue, the narrative picked up where the Times and Seasons had left off over five years earlier.
The narrative recorded in B-1 continued the story of JS’s life as the prophet and president of the church he labored to establish. The account encompasses significant developments in the church’s two centers at that time—
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Ohio, and northwest
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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—during a four-year-span. Critical events included the organization of the Quorums of the Twelve Apostles and the Seventy, the dedication of the House of the Lord in Kirtland, Ohio, the establishment of the Kirtland Safety Society, dissension and apostasy in Kirtland and Missouri, the first mission to England, JS’s flight from Kirtland to Missouri in the winter of 1838, the Saints’ exodus from Kirtland later that year, the disciplining of the Missouri presidency, and the outbreak of the Missouri War and arrest of JS. Thus, B-1 provides substantial detail regarding a significant period of church expansion and transition as well as travail.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Letter and Revelation to Harvey Whitlock, 16 November 1835 *Letter from Harvey Whitlock, 28 September 1835 *Revelation, 16 November 1835 *Revelation, 11 November 1831–B [D&C 107 (partial)]

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<​October 29 Doctor
Samuel Avard

23 Oct. 1800–15 Apr. 1869. Physician. Born at St. Peter, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Migrated to U.S., by 1830. Married Eliza, a native of Virginia. Located at Washington DC, 1830. Moved to Virginia, by 1831. Moved to Freedom, Beaver...

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and his Danites​> Kingdom in the last days: If any of us should <​be​> recognized who can harm us? for we will stand by each other and defend one another in all things— If our enemies swear against us, we can swear also -[The Captains were confounded at this, but
Avard

23 Oct. 1800–15 Apr. 1869. Physician. Born at St. Peter, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Migrated to U.S., by 1830. Married Eliza, a native of Virginia. Located at Washington DC, 1830. Moved to Virginia, by 1831. Moved to Freedom, Beaver...

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continued]- Why do you startle at this Brethren? As the Lord liveth I would swear a lie to clear any of you, and if this would not do, I would put them or him under the sand as Moses did the Egyptian: and in this way we will consecrate much unto the Lord, and [HC 3:180] build up his Kingdom; and who can stand against us? And if any of us transgress we will deal with him among<​st​> ourselves. And if any one of this Danite Society reveals any of these things I will put them where the dogs cannot bite them”—
At this lecture all of the Officers revolted and said it would not do. They should not go into any such measures, and it would not do to name any such things; such proceedings would be in open violation to the Laws of our Country, and would be robbing our fellow Citizens of their rights and is not according to the language and doctrine of Christ, or the Church of Latter Day Saints— The modern
Sampson

23 Oct. 1800–15 Apr. 1869. Physician. Born at St. Peter, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Migrated to U.S., by 1830. Married Eliza, a native of Virginia. Located at Washington DC, 1830. Moved to Virginia, by 1831. Moved to Freedom, Beaver...

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, replied, and said
“there was no laws that was executed in justice, and he cared not for them, this being a different dispensation, a dispensation of the fullness of times; in this dispensation I learn from the Scriptures that the Kingdom of God was to put down all other Kingdoms, and He himself was to reign, and his laws alone was the only laws that would exist”—
Avard

23 Oct. 1800–15 Apr. 1869. Physician. Born at St. Peter, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Migrated to U.S., by 1830. Married Eliza, a native of Virginia. Located at Washington DC, 1830. Moved to Virginia, by 1831. Moved to Freedom, Beaver...

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’s teachings were still manfully rejected by all.
Avard

23 Oct. 1800–15 Apr. 1869. Physician. Born at St. Peter, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Migrated to U.S., by 1830. Married Eliza, a native of Virginia. Located at Washington DC, 1830. Moved to Virginia, by 1831. Moved to Freedom, Beaver...

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then said that they had better drop the subject, altho’ he had received his— authority from
Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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the evening before— The meeting then broke up; the eyes of those present were then opened, his craft was no longer in the dark and but very little confidence was placed in him even by the warmest of the Members of his Danite Lodge <​scheme​>—
When a knowledge of
Avard

23 Oct. 1800–15 Apr. 1869. Physician. Born at St. Peter, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Migrated to U.S., by 1830. Married Eliza, a native of Virginia. Located at Washington DC, 1830. Moved to Virginia, by 1831. Moved to Freedom, Beaver...

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’s rascality came to the— Presidency of the Church, he was cut off from the Church, and every means proper used to destroy his influence, at which he was highly incensed, and went about whispering his evil insinuations, but finding every effort unavailing, he again turned conspirator and sought to make friends with the Mob—
And here let it be distinctly understood, that <​Organization of 10s. & 50s. &c of the Church​> these companies of tens and fifties got up by
Avard

23 Oct. 1800–15 Apr. 1869. Physician. Born at St. Peter, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Migrated to U.S., by 1830. Married Eliza, a native of Virginia. Located at Washington DC, 1830. Moved to Virginia, by 1831. Moved to Freedom, Beaver...

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, were alto[HC 3:181]gether separate and distinct from those companies of tens and fifties, organized by the brethren for self defence, in case of an attack from the Mob, and more particularly that in this time of alarm no family or person might not be neglected, therefore, one company would be engaged in drawing wood another in cutting it, another in gathering their Corn, another in grinding, another in butchering, another in distributing meat &c &c so that all should be employed in turn, and no one lack the necessaries of life; Therefore, let no one hereafter, by mistake, or design, confound this organization of the Church for good and righteous purposes; with the organization of the Danites, of the Apostate
Avard

23 Oct. 1800–15 Apr. 1869. Physician. Born at St. Peter, Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain. Migrated to U.S., by 1830. Married Eliza, a native of Virginia. Located at Washington DC, 1830. Moved to Virginia, by 1831. Moved to Freedom, Beaver...

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, which died almost before it had existence—
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Boggs

14 Dec. 1796–14 Mar. 1860. Bookkeeper, bank cashier, merchant, Indian agent and trader, lawyer, doctor, postmaster, politician. Born at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of John M. Boggs and Martha Oliver. Served in War of 1812. Moved to St. Louis, ca...

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Militia​> The Mob began to encamp at
Richmond

Area settled, ca. 1814. Officially platted as Ray Co. seat, 1827. Population in 1840 about 500. Seat of Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri; also location of courthouse and jails. JS and about sixty other Latter-day Saint men were incarcerated here while...

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on the twenty sixth and by this time amounted to about two thousand five hundred, all ready to fulfil the Exterminating Order, and join the Standard of the
Governor

14 Dec. 1796–14 Mar. 1860. Bookkeeper, bank cashier, merchant, Indian agent and trader, lawyer, doctor, postmaster, politician. Born at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of John M. Boggs and Martha Oliver. Served in War of 1812. Moved to St. Louis, ca...

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— They took up a line of March for
Far West

Originally called Shoal Creek. Located fifty-five miles northeast of Independence. Surveyed 1823; first settled by whites, 1831. Site purchased, 8 Aug. 1836, before Caldwell Co. was organized for Latter-day Saints in Missouri. William W. Phelps and John Whitmer...

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— travelling but part way, where they encamped for the night—
30 October 1838 • Tuesday
688

See 30 Oct. 1838 entry in History Draft.


<​30​> Tuesday 30. Their advance guard was patrolling the Country and taking many prisoners, among whom was Brother
Stephen Winchester

8 May 1795–1 Jan. 1873. Farmer. Born in Vershire, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Benjamin Winchester and Bethia Benjamins. Married Nancy Case, 31 July 1816, in Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York. Moved to Elk Creek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Baptized...

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, and Brother Carey whose skull they laid open by a blow from a Rifle barrel In this mangled condition the Mob laid him in their Waggon and went on their way and denying him every comfort, and thus he remained that P.M. and night
689

John B. Clark, Richmond, MO, to Lilburn W. Boggs, 10 Nov. 1838, in Document Containing the Correspondence, 66.


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Document Containing the Correspondence, Orders, &c., in Relation to the Disturbances with the Mormons; and the Evidence Given before the Hon. Austin A. King, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, at the Court-House in Richmond, in a Criminal Court of Inquiry, Begun November 12, 1838, on the Trial of Joseph Smith, Jr., and Others, for High Treason and Other Crimes against the State. Fayette, MO: Boon’s Lick Democrat, 1841.

General [John B.] Clark

17 Apr. 1802–29 Oct. 1885. Lawyer, politician. Born at Madison Co., Kentucky. Moved to Howard Co., Missouri Territory, 1818. Practiced law in Fayette, Howard Co., beginning 1824. Clerk of Howard Co. courts, 1824–1834. Appointed brigadier general in Missouri...

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was in Camp at Chariton under a forced march to
Richmond

Area settled, ca. 1814. Officially platted as Ray Co. seat, 1827. Population in 1840 about 500. Seat of Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri; also location of courthouse and jails. JS and about sixty other Latter-day Saint men were incarcerated here while...

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, with about a thousand men, and the
Governor

14 Dec. 1796–14 Mar. 1860. Bookkeeper, bank cashier, merchant, Indian agent and trader, lawyer, doctor, postmaster, politician. Born at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of John M. Boggs and Martha Oliver. Served in War of 1812. Moved to St. Louis, ca...

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’s Exterminating order—
690

Joseph Young, Affidavit, Quincy, IL, 4 June 1839, BYU; Greene, Facts Relative to the Expulsion, 21–24.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Young, Joseph. Affidavit, Quincy, IL, 4 June 1839. BYU.

Greene, John P. Facts Relative to the Expulsion of the Mormons or Latter Day Saints, from the State of Missouri, under the “Exterminating Order.” By John P. Greene, an Authorized Representative of the Mormons. Cincinnati: R. P. Brooks, 1839.

For the history of this day at Hawns Mills on
Shoal Creek

Stream that flows eastward for about forty-five miles from east central Clinton Co. through Caldwell Co. to confluence with Grand River in central Livingston Co. Thousands of Saints moved from Clay Co. to sites along Shoal Creek in Caldwell Co., beginning...

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  1. [688]

    See 30 Oct. 1838 entry in History Draft.

  2. [689]

    John B. Clark, Richmond, MO, to Lilburn W. Boggs, 10 Nov. 1838, in Document Containing the Correspondence, 66.

    Document Containing the Correspondence, Orders, &c., in Relation to the Disturbances with the Mormons; and the Evidence Given before the Hon. Austin A. King, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, at the Court-House in Richmond, in a Criminal Court of Inquiry, Begun November 12, 1838, on the Trial of Joseph Smith, Jr., and Others, for High Treason and Other Crimes against the State. Fayette, MO: Boon’s Lick Democrat, 1841.

  3. [690]

    Joseph Young, Affidavit, Quincy, IL, 4 June 1839, BYU; Greene, Facts Relative to the Expulsion, 21–24.

    Young, Joseph. Affidavit, Quincy, IL, 4 June 1839. BYU.

    Greene, John P. Facts Relative to the Expulsion of the Mormons or Latter Day Saints, from the State of Missouri, under the “Exterminating Order.” By John P. Greene, an Authorized Representative of the Mormons. Cincinnati: R. P. Brooks, 1839.

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