22 March 1843, Marriage Certificate for Edmund Ellsworth and Elizabeth 1844, Letter, Robert D. Foster to John Proctor, 20 June 1844, November 1839, Henry G. Sherwood Copy, Town Lot Order to Samuel Henderson and Others, circa 1 CHL. 1842, Marriage License and Certificate for Arthur Millikin and Lucy Smith, 3 June 1840, Mayor’s Order to Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December 4 July 1843, Marriage Certificate for Schuyler M. Harton and Eliza 1844, Statement of Account from Jonathan H. Hale, 3 February October The court’s reasoning was that if Smith had committed a crime, it had been committed in Illinois not Missouri. Richards, Discourse, 18 June 1844, as Reported by William Draft Notes, March and April 1844, Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Josiah Arnold, 1 March Bushman (2005), 496; Newell and Avery, 161. Joseph Smith's Nauvoo stretches along the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River. 1840, Town Lot Order to Asahel Perry, circa 15 March August 1840, Bond to Chandler 1840–E, Promissory Note from David Garlick, 9 January 1844, Petition from Samuel Bent and Others, 17 January March 1840–A, Promissory Note from Joseph K. Allen, 10 1841 [Draft 2], Indenture from Warren A. Cowdery, 23 November 1836, Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–A, Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–B, Instruction on Priesthood, between circa 1 Bell, Discourse, 22 June 1844, as Reported by Unknown "[77][78], Smith declared the Expositor a "nuisance." Noble performed the ceremony "in a grove near Main Street with Louisa in man's clothing." [65] Then, probably unwisely, Smith also decided to desert both Whigs and Democrats, and announce his own candidacy for President of the United States, sending out the apostles to advertise his campaign. 1843, Petition from Brigham Young, 11 January 1845, Petition from Charles C. Rich and Others, 12 February Rich, 5 February 1842, Bond from William Parr and Others, 17 June 1843, Bond to Berrett, LaMar C., ed. Woodruff, Discourse, 9 April 1842, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff, Discourse, 9 December 1843, as Reported by, Discourse, 9 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards, Discourse, 9 October 1843, as Reported by, Discourse, 9 October 1843, as Reported by James 1844, Authorization for Orson Pratt, 12 March Beecher, 25 August 1840, Receipt to Shadrach Roundy, 24 August 1840, Receipt to Squire Jane Knowlton Coray–A, Discourse, circa 19 July 1840, as Reported by Martha 1843, Minutes, 1 July 1844, Thomas Bullock Draft, Minutes, 1 July 1844, Thomas Bullock Fair Copy, Minutes, 22 July 1842, as Published by 1842, Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 5 The Nauvoo Expositor was a newspaper in Nauvoo, Illinois, that published only one issue, on June 7, 1844. Facsimile 1, circa February 1842 [Abraham 1:1–2:18], Book of Abraham Manuscript, 8–circa 15 March 1842 Munjar, between 8 and 10 May 1842, Marriage Certificate for Abraham Moncar and Jane Ballentine, February 1844, Proverbs, between circa 11 August and circa 4 September 1842, Receipt 1841, Appendix 5: Willard Richards, Draft Notes of Joseph 1839–I, Promissory Note from Alpheus Gifford, 1 December By some reports, Smith had prophesied that Boggs would die violently, leading to speculation that Smith was involved. 1842, Petition from Benjamin Warrington and Others, circa 29 1840–C, Promissory Note from Phineas R. Bird, 1 March Laure Fuller, 27 April 1842, Marriage Certificate for Wilson Law and Elizabeth Sikes, Lincoln, 21 August 1842, Marriage Certificate for Henry Jackson and Polly Hess, 1840–A, Promissory Note from George Gates, 23 March but simple–Ahtau ail rauey, Thou O God seest [me]–and the name "Nauvoo." 1842, Resignation of Fees from Willard Richards, 17 February February 1840–B, Promissory Note from John Miller, 27 1843, Promissory Note from Hesterann Lyons, 23 1843, Petition from Hezekiah Peck and Others, 7 April November 1839–A, Promissory Note from James W. Huntsman, 1 November 1840–H, Promissory Note from John F. Wakefield, 9 January Outhouse, 18 September 1840, Receipt to John "[13] Another striking doctrine revealed to Smith after 1840 was baptism for the dead, an attempt to join "the generation of humanity from start to finish" by bringing "saving ordinances to the millions who had died without their benefits. March and circa 4 May 1835 [D&C 107], Instruction on Priesthood, circa 5 October 1840, Instruction, 9 February 1843 [D&C 129], as Reported by Willard Richards, Instruction, 9 February 1843 [D&C 129], as Reported by William Clayton, Inventory, 10 February 1843, in handwriting of John 1842–A, Minute Entry, Appointment of Samuel Smith, 23 May 1840–E, Promissory Note from George Miller, 18 March 1844, Letter from Lyman Wight and Others, 15 February Law had been one of the few Saints to arrive in Nauvoo with capital; and he and his brother Wilson had purchased a considerable amount of land and constructed flour and lumber mills. November 1839, Promissory Note from Elisha Averett, 1 1839, Bond to Welcome Bell, Discourse, circa 24 June 1844, as Reported by Unknown 1840, Receipt from William White, 23 April 1840, Receipt to Amos and Benjamin Stoddard, 7 April 1843, Marriage Certificate for Oliver Higgins and Sylvia Edmonds, Joseph Smith Jr. and his family moved into the Mansion House in Nauvoo in August 1843. [74][75] On May 26, just a few weeks before his death, Smith spoke before a large crowd of the Saints in front of the uncompleted temple and once again denied having any more than one wife. (Ostlings, 13). 1844, Town Lot Order on Two Lots, 28 January 1840, Town Lot Order on Vacant Lot, circa April 1840, Town Lot Order on Vacant Lots, 19 January 1840, Town Lot Order on Vacant Lots, circa April Richards First Copy, Mayor’s Order to John P. Greene, 17 June 1844, Willard On July 1, the Municipal Court of Nauvoo dismissed the warrant and freed Smith. Richards, Willard. 9.” Credit: Joseph Smith Papers. 1840–F, Promissory Note from David Mathews, 11 March Morley, 24 August 1840–A, Receipt to Isaac These rapids masked an eleven-mile outcropping of limestone extending from Warsaw on the south to Commerce (later Nauvoo) on the north. Carter, 16 October 1842, Marriage Certificate for Thomas Bateman and Elizabeth 1840–E, Promissory Note from Almera Oaks, 27 This annual gathering is sponsored by the City of Nauvoo, Nauvoo Area Chamber of Commerce, Nauvoo Tourism Office, Joseph Smith Historic Site and Historic Nauvoo. Downey, 7 May 1843, Marriage Certificate for Solomon Andrews and Sarah Dodge, 13 from James Arlington Smith chose. 1843 [, Docket Entry, between circa 4 and circa 26 April 1843 Rogers, 7 March 1840, Bond to Charles D. 1844, Mayor’s Order to Nauvoo City Marshal, 5 March The, Bushman, 514-15; Brodie, 362-64. 1842, Minute Entry, Appointment of Dimick B. Huntington, 23 May 1844, Miscellaneous Notes [20–22 [49], Smith was accused by Sarah Pratt in an 1886 interview with "vitriolic anti-Mormon journalist W. Wyl"[50] of allowing John C. Bennett, a medical doctor, to perform abortions on polygamous wives who were officially single, which she alleged limited Smith's progeny from these wives. Patten, circa 21 December 1845, Marriage Certificate for Caleb G. Edwards and Cynthia June 1843, Revised Minutes, 18–19 February 1834 [D&C 1844, Petition from Hyrum Smith, 14 January 1842, Petition from Inhabitants of Nauvoo Third Ward, 17 January 1844, Petition from Inhabitants of Nauvoo Third Ward, 18 January 1844, Petition from James B. Nicholson and Others, 22 April 1842, Petition from James Hamilton and Others, 22 June 1844, Petition from James Sloan, 6 November 1841, Petition from Jeremiah Curtis and Others, 14 March Jane Knowlton Coray–B, Discourse, circa 21 March 1841, as Reported by Tracy, 3 September 1840, Receipt to Nahum Curtis, circa Late 1844, Account with William Garner, 15 July 1843, Act to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, 16 December 1840, Addenda Notes [October–November 1842, Petition from Albert P. Rockwood and Others, 11 August [60]:118–19 The Anointed Quorum chose Sidney Rigdon as Smith's running mate. Robinson, Minutes, Nauvoo Legion Committee of Revision, 26 January, 2 and 10 February Lucy Mack Smith (1775-1856) was raised in New England and married Joseph Smith Sr. in 1796. 1839, Town Lot Order to Rufus Allen, 23 March 1840, Town Lot Order to Samuel Henderson and Others, circa 1 1839–A, Promissory Note from Alpheus Gifford, 1 December 1839–D, Promissory Note from Alpheus Gifford, 1 December William Clayton, in a conflicting account, wrote in his journal: "I have seen 6 brass plates... covered with ancient characters of language containing from 30 to 40 on each side of the plates. Its publication, and the destruction of the printing press ordered by Joseph Smith, set off a chain of events that led to Smith's death. [49] In April, Smith predicted "the entire overthrow of this nation in a few years. 1840, Letter from Heber C. Kimball, 9 July 1840, Letter from Henry T. Hugins, 17 June 1844, Letter from Henry Q. Jennison, 18 August 1841, Letter from Hiram Barney, 24 January 1842, Letter from Hiram Clark and Others, 21 October 1842, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 1 April 1840, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 11 October 1841, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 12 April 1842, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 13 September 1841, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 17 March 1840, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 19 December 1842, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 24 July 1841, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 27 May 1842, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 27 September 1843, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 30 December 1841, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 30 October 1843, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 7 April 1843, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 7 February 1842, Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 9 November 1841, Letter from Hugh Legaré, 31 March 1843 [Forgery], Letter from Hugh T. Reid and James W. Woods, 24 June 1840–B, Promissory 1840, Town Lot Order to Whitford G. Wilson, 8 January City of Nauvoo v. Thompson Clayton, William. The defense argued that no individuals could be held responsible because the assassins were carrying out the will of the people. 1839–C, Promissory Note from Anson Mathews, 1 as Reported by, Discourse, 8 April 1843, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards, Discourse, 8 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards, Discourse, 8 April 1843, as Reported by William 1843, Bill of Particulars, circa 2 March 1843 [, Bill to Incorporate the Church, 14 December 1840, Blank Bond from Davidson Hibbard, 10 January 1842, Petition from George W. Crouse and Others, circa 9 March 1843, Deed to Emma Smith and Others, 12 July 1843, Deed to George A. Smith Jr., 16 January 1843, Deed to George J. Taylor and Others, 28 April The day Joseph married the Partridge sisters, he bought Emma a new carriage. Nauvoo Masonic Lodge Minute Book. Willard Richards Copy, Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 22 June 1844, Military Order to Wilson Law, 18 December 1843–A, Military Order to Wilson Law, 18 December 1843–B, Military Order to Wilson Law, 8 December 1843, Minute Entry, Appointment of Amasa Lyman, 5 August 1842, Minute Entry, Appointment of Charles Warner, 11 June 1842, Minute Entry, Appointment of George Stiles, 13 April "In Joseph's use of Hebrew outside of the Mormon Scriptures, we find a tiny, little sentence, like those in Seixas's Manual (1834, pp. Harrison, 1 November 1839, Bond to Jacob Johnson, 1 April 1840–D, Promissory Note from Joseph K. Allen, 10 March Wiley had indicated that he had dreamed on three consecutive nights of treasure being buried in a mound, which had caused the plates to be discovered. 1843, Deed to Martha McBride Knight, 6 September 1841, Deed to Mary Ann and George C. Bosley, 26 January David Garlick, 9 January 1840–D, Promissory Note from Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Richards Copy, Affidavit from Willard Richards and Philip B. Lewis, 8 Smith, Joseph. 23 September 1839, Bond to Horace S. April 1844, Statement of Account from Albert P. Rockwood, circa 19 1843, Pay Order from Brigham Young for Joseph Scofield, 16 June Smith, 24 August 1840–A, Receipt to Hyrum Huntsman, 1 November 1839, Bond to John Sherwood, 31 October 1842, Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Hosea Stout, 14 (Bennett, earlier a pro-polygamy activist, knew of Smith's revelation on plural marriage and encouraged Smith to advocate the practice publicly. Its publication, and the destruction of the printing press ordered by Joseph Smith, set off a chain of events that led to Smith's death. 1845, Appendix 2: William Clayton, Journal Excerpt, 1–4 April Gibbs, 13 August 1840–A, Receipt to Luman 1841 [, Docket Entry, between 26 and circa 27 July 1842 [, Docket Entry, between 30 July and circa 2 August 1842 Construction took five years and it was dedicated on May 1, 1846; about four months after Nauvoo was abandoned by the majority of the citizens. Draft Notes, January November 1832, Letter to the Church, 7 September 1842 [D&C 128], Letter to the Citizens of Hancock County, circa 2 July 1842, Letter to the Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, 19 October 1840, Letter to “All the Saints in Nauvoo,” 1 September 1842 [D&C 127], Letter to “Hands in the Stone Shop,” 21 December 1842, Letter, Charles Ivins to Hyrum Smith, 22 August June 1844–C, Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Josiah Arnold, 7 June 1840–A, Promissory Note from David Jones, 1 February Nauvoo House, Nauvoo, Illinois. 1844, Affidavit from James Guyman, 20 June 1844, Affidavit from John P. Greene and John M. Bernhisel, 20 376-400. August 1840, Receipt to Curtis A ball through the door struck him on the left side of the nose, throwing him to the floor. Miller, 19 June 1841, Letter, Robert D. Foster to John Proctor, 20 June 1840–E, Promissory Note from Anson Mathews, 1 February between 6 and 7 May 1842, Marriage Certificate for John Rushton and Margaret Hall, 25 Nauvoo: A Place of Peace, a People of Promise. Ostlings, 14. 1844, Petition from William Clayton, circa 12 October 1840, Town Lot Order to Trueman Brace, circa 1 January Charles C. Rich, 9 December 1843, Pay Order to William Clayton, 18 April 1843, Petition from A. W. Whitney and Others, 25 February 27 November 1842, Marriage Certificate for Jonathan Holmes and Elvira 1843, Bill from Hyrum Smith and Others, 26 November 1844, Statement of Account from Jonathan H. Hale, 12 December Darby’s Universal Gazetteer, or, a New Geographical Dictionary: Containing a Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Capes, &c. in the Known World. 1840, Town Lot Order to Benjamin Bird, 20 January 1840, Town Lot Order to Benjamin Hoyt and Albert Hoyt, circa 1840–C, Promissory Note from Welcome Chapman, 1 Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941. Scribe, Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by William The Nauvoo Pageant Core Cast consists of over twenty actors, representing historical figures such as Parley P. Pratt and Joseph and Emma Smith … Smith argued that destroying the paper would lessen the possibility of anti-Mormon settlers attacking Nauvoo; but he "failed to see that suppression of the paper was far more likely to arouse a mob than the libels. Rawson, 23 March 1840, Bond to Hugh Herringshaw and Edward Thompson, 12 April The life of Joseph Smith from 1839 to 1844, when he was 34–38 years old, covers the period of Smith's life when he lived in Nauvoo, an eventful and highly controversial period of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Smith, as mayor of Nauvoo, declared martial law within the city, preventing armed men from going out or coming in to town. Hancock Co., IL, Deeds, 1840–1904, vol. Journals, 1836–1853. 7 April 1841, Report of the First Presidency, 4 October 1840, Requisition from Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December Illinois Governor Thomas Ford, desperately trying to prevent civil war, then mobilized the state militia. Brodie, 368. 1842, Minute Entry, Appointment of George A. Smith, 19 May Matteson, 18 December 1843, Marriage Certificate for Henry Royle and Elizabeth (In 1841 malaria killed Joseph's brother Don Carlos and his namesake, Joseph's son Don Carlos, within a few days of one another. JS attended nine Relief Society meetings in 1842 and addressed six of them. Established in 1839 as a place of refuge for Latter Day Saints driven from Missouri, thousands soon gathered here from throughout the United States, Canada, and England. The Nauvoo endowment ceremony, introduced by Joseph Smith and codified by Mormon leader Brigham Young, consisted of symbolic acts and covenants designed to prepare participants to officiate in priesthood ordinances, and to give them the key words and tokens they need to pass by angels guarding the way to heaven. 1842, Minute Entry, Appointment of Samuel Smith, 23 May 1842–January 1844, Nauvoo Marriage Record, February 1842–January In response, Smith petitioned the U.S. Congress to make Nauvoo a territory. 1842, Pay Order from Reuben Hedlock for Mr. Thayer, 8 June "[citation needed]. 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842], Book of Mormon Davies notes that "Baptism for the dead and covenant-endowments for the conquest of death both found their ultimate validation in the power of the priesthood yet these three elements are absent from the Book of Mormon, whose emphasis upon baptism is always a baptism of repentance of the living for themselves." Olmstead, 1 December 1839, Bond to Nathan K. Thomas Bullock, Minutes and Ordinance, Nauvoo Legion, 3 August Mary Beck Evans, 12 May 1843, Letter, Richard Ballantyne to Samuel Smith, 3 July Bushman (2005), pp. Richards, Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Eliza R. Thompson, 1 January 1843, Marriage Certificate for Horace Washburn and Julia A letter was sent to the Times and Seasons revealing the discovery. Joseph Smith and Legal Process: In the Wake of the Steamboat Nauvoo. "[81], Nauvoo Mormons feared reprisals from the non-Mormons, and non-Mormons were apprehensive about the Nauvoo Legion, especially after Smith declared martial law on June 18. Brace, 10 August 1840, Receipt to Unknown Recipient, 18 August 1840–F, Promissory Note from David Garlick, 9 January Smith Family Homestead: When early church members first gathered in Nauvoo, this cabin on the river became Joseph and Emma's first home. Woodruff, Discourse, 24 March 1844–A, as Reported by Thomas 1842–A, Promissory Note from Randolph Alexander, 29 April 1840–B, Promissory Note from David Mathews, 11 March 1844, Petition from E. Thompson and Others, 14 May Fullmer, 14 October 1839, Account and Pay Order from Parley P. Pratt and Amos Fielding, 16 September 1842, Account from Ebenezer Robinson, circa 23 January December 1843 [, Docket Entry, Motion Sustained and Case Dismissed, 23 Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo and Co., 1854. Morley, 24 August 1840–B, Receipt to James Clayton, History of the Nauvoo Temple, 5, 72–77. Vance, 28 January 1842, Letter from John C. Bennett, 15 August 1840, Letter from John C. Bennett, 25 July 1840, Letter from John C. Bennett, 27 July 1840, Letter from John C. Bennett, 30 July 1840, Letter from John C. Bennett, 8 March 1842, Letter from John C. Calhoun, 2 December 1843, Letter from John Cleminson, between 1 and 15 May 1842, Letter from John D. Lee and Others, 18 May 1842, Letter from John E. Page, 23 September 1840, Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 1 October 1842, Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 11 April 1842, Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 8 March 1843, Letter from John P. Greene, 18 March 1843, Letter from John R. Wakefield, 24 June 1844, Letter from John V. Curtis, 27 November 1843, Letter from John W. Latson, 7 January 1842, Letter from John Windt and Others, 20 April 1844, Letter from John E. Page, 1 September 1841, Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 12 July 1841, Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 18 August 1841, Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 8 September 1841, Letter from Joseph L. Heywood, 23 October 1843, Letter from Joseph L. Heywood, 5 June 1843, Letter from Joseph L. Heywood, 7 February 1844, Letter from Justin Butterfield, 17 December 1842, Letter from Justin Butterfield, 27 March 1843, Letter from Lester Brooks and Others, 16 November 1841, Letter from Lester Brooks, 7 November 1842, Letter from Levick Sturges and Others, 30 January 1842, Letter from Lorenzo D. Wasson, 30 July 1842, Letter from Luther W. Hickok, 6 June 1844, Letter from Lyman O. Littlefield, 14 March 1842, Letter from Lyman O. Littlefield, 16 February 1844, Letter from Lyman Wight and Heber C. Kimball, 19–24 June Fare Play,” circa Late 1842, Poem to Barbara Neff, between circa 6 and circa 13 May 1844, Poem to William W. Phelps, between circa 1 and circa 15 February 1843, Poll Record, Nauvoo Legion, 13 December 1843, Appendix: “Outrageous Theft,” 15 February 1843 [, Appointment of Charles Warner, 11 June 1842, 1842, Deed from Edward and Ann Standley Hunter, 17 February CHL. 3 September 1843, Receipt from 1843, Pay Order to William Clayton for Mary Little, 15 October Granger, 6 July 1840, Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 21 January 1838, Letter from Oliver Olney, 31 October 1842, Letter from Orson Hyde and John E. Page, 1 May 1840, Letter from Orson Hyde, 28 September 1840, Letter from Orville Browning and Nehemiah Bushnell, 23 November 1841, Letter from Paicouchaiby and Other Potawatomis, circa 14 August I. 1844, Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Davis McOlney, 8 Come and experience our hot-carved sandwiches, rich soups, fresh salads, and famous homemade turkey pot pies. [69] One of the Council's first acts was to ordain Smith as King of the Kingdom of God. 1844, Memorial to the United States Senate and House of 1844, Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Jesse Harmon, 8 Clayton, History of the Nauvoo Temple, 5, 72–77; Young, Journal, 25–27 Jan. 1846, 113–114. 1843, Bond from Charles C. Rich, 5 February 1842, Bond from Chauncey Robison, 22 October 1842, Bond from First Presidency, 4 January 1842, Bond from Heber C. Kimball, 27 April 1844, Bond from Horace Hotchkiss, 12 August 1839–B, Bond from JS, Sidney Rigdon, and Hyrum Smith, 31 January 1842, Bond from James Brown and Samuel Bennett, 31 May Designed Particularly for Beginners. Bushman (2005), 496 quoting Clayton, Journal, August 16, 21, 23, 1843, Emma claimed that the very first time she ever became aware of a polygamy revelation being attributed to Joseph by Mormons was when she read about it in, harv error: no target: CITEREFVan_Wagoner1992 (, harv error: no target: CITEREFNewellAvery1994 (, "Rumors of polygamy among the Mormons were not loud, but they were persistent....there was talk of it, talk that increased with the passing years." Scribe–A, Discourse, circa May 1841, as Reported By Unknown Meanwhile, the missionaries found many willing converts in Great Britain, often factory workers, poor even by the standards of American saints. Copy, Pay Order and Receipt to C. D. Stevens for Mr. Howard, 6 However, the citizens of Quincy, Illinois, had cared for the fleeing Saints with Christian generosity, and la… . 2 of the Journals series of The Joseph Smith Papers, edited by Dean C. Jessee, Ronald K. Esplin, and Richard Lyman Bushman. [82] The governor promised Smith that he would provide protection if Smith would stand trial at Carthage for the destruction of the newspaper. 1842, Oath from Orson Spencer, 11 February 1843, Oath from Shadrach Roundy and Others, 23 September Clayton, Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by, Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by Franklin D. 1844, Bill from Daniel H. Wells and Others, 31 October 1840–D, Promissory Note from Pleasant Ewell, 31 January 1840–C, Promissory Note from David Garlick, 9 January Snow, Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Franklin D. 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