Appendix Items

• Documents (3874)

  Letters, revelations, reports of discourses, minutes, etc.

• Journals (32)

  Journals and diaries

• Administrative Records (1693)

  Minutes and other official records

• Revelations and Translations (60)

  Early manuscript and printed versions of scriptural works

• Histories (52)

  Early histories and draft material for the later History of the Church

• Legal Records (1597)

  Court papers

• Financial Records (386)

  Deeds, promissory notes, invoices, agreements, daybooks, ledgers, etc.

Related Resources

• Other Contemporary Papers

  Selected papers of Joseph Smith's contemporaries

• Calendar of Documents

  Chronological list of all known Joseph Smith documents, including multiple versions of documents

• Comprehensive Works Cited

  List of all sources cited on the Joseph Smith Papers website

Images and Transcripts

• Journals, 1832–1839 (5)
• Journals, 1841–1844 (5)

Related Materials

• Introduction to the Journals
• Introduction to 1830s Journals
• Introduction to Nauvoo Journals, December 1841–April 1843
• Introduction to Nauvoo Journals, May 1843–June 1844
• Essay on Sources Cited in Journals, Volume 1
• Essay on Sources Cited in Journals, Volume 2
• Essay on Sources Cited in Journals, Volume 3
• Editorial Method

• Journal, December 1841–December 1842
• Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
• Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
• Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
• Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844

• Appendix Items (22)

• Appendix 1: Missouri Extradition Attempt, 1842–1843, Selected Documents, Introduction
• Lilburn W. Boggs, Affidavit, 20 July 1842 [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842 [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, as Published in Illinois Register [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842 [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Warrant, 31 December 1842 [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Affidavit, 2 January 1843, William Clayton Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Jacob B. Backenstos and Stephen A. Douglas, Affidavit, 4 January 1843 [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in Reports [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Thomas Ford, Order, 6 January 1843 [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Appendix 2: William Clayton, Journal Excerpt, 1–4 April 1843
• Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
• Appendix 4: William Clayton, Daily Account of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 14–22 June 1844
• Appendix 5: Willard Richards, Draft Notes of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 1842, 1844, Introduction
• Appendix 5, Document 1. Draft Notes, January 1842
• Appendix 5, Document 2. Draft Notes, March and April 1842
• Appendix 5, Document 3. Draft Notes, December 1842
• Appendix 5, Document 4. Draft Notes, 1844
• Appendix 5, Document 5. Draft Notes, December 1841