A large, steam-powered flour mill and sawmill at Sidney Street between Locust and Marion streets, built by brothers William and Wilson Law in 1842.

Wilhelm Ritter von Wymetal, “The Law Interview [30 March 1887],” Daily Tribune (SLC), 31 July 1887; Berrett, Sacred Places, 3:197; “We Are Pleased,” Times and Seasons, 15 Jan. 1842, 663–664; JS, Journal, 24–25 Jan. 1842; Petition from William Law and Wilson Law, ca. 14 May 1842.

Salt Lake Daily Tribune. Salt Lake City. 1871–.

Berrett, LaMar C., ed. Sacred Places: A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS Historical Sites. 6 vols. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1999–2007.

Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

The mill likely opened for business in late summer or early fall 1842 and probably operated until mid-June 1844, when Wilson Law sold the mill.

“The Messrs. Law,” Wasp, 11 June 1842, [2]; “Spinning Wheels,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 24 May 1843, [3]; “Doings of the City Council,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 14 Feb. 1844, [3]; William Law, Record of Doings, 11 and 12 June 1844, in Cook, William Law, 56; “Outrage at Nauvoo,” Lee County (Iowa Territory) Democrat, 15 June 1844, [2]; Black, Property Transactions in Nauvoo, 2:1371–1372; 3:1819, 1997–1999; and 4:2349–2351, 2355–2358.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.

Cook, Lyndon W. William Law: Biographical Essay, Nauvoo Diary, Correspondence, Interview. Orem, UT: Grandin Book, 1994.

Lee County Democrat. Fort Madison, Iowa Territory. 1841–1847.

Black, Susan Easton, Harvey Bischoff Black, and Brandon Plewe. Property Transactions in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois and Surrounding Communities (1839–1859). 7 vols. Wilmington, DE: World Vital Records, 2006.

William Law and Wilson Law’s mill

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