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Errata for Documents, Volume 15

This sheet identifies errors found in Documents, Volume 15: 16 May–28 June 1844. Minor errors, such as in the format of source citations, are not reported. The errors reported here occur in all printings of the volume and have been corrected in the transcripts, annotation, and reference material presented on this site. This sheet will be updated as additional errors are found. Please report additional errors by emailing josephsmithpapers@churchofjesuschrist.org.
Page xxxviii, note 128, line 3. Change “24–28 June 1844, [22], draft” to “24–28 June 1844, verso of 54a, draft”.
Page 22, note 98. Changed “Handwriting of Almon Babbitt begins” to “Almon Babbitt handwriting begins”.
Page 60, note 347, line 6. Change “JS’s scribe Willard Richards made a certified copy” to “JS’s scribes Thomas Bullock and Willard Richards made a certified copy”.
Page 61, note 349, line 6. Change “JS’s scribe Willard Richards made a certified copy” to “JS’s scribes Thomas Bullock and Willard Richards made a certified copy”.
Page 77, note 431. Change “Handwriting of William Richardson begins” to “William Richardson handwriting begins”.
Page 78, note 434. Change “Handwriting of William Richardson ends” to “William Richardson handwriting ends”.
Page 86, lines 15–16. Change “As mayor of the city and therefore chief justice of the municipal court, JS then certified the petition, dating it 20 April” to “William W. Phelps then wrote out a certification for the petition, dating it 20 April, and signing JS’s name as mayor of the city and therefore chief justice of the municipal court”.
Page 87, lines 3–4. Change “Smith then completed the previously drafted habeas corpus petition” to “Richards then completed the previously drafted habeas corpus petition”.
Page 87, lines 5–6. Change “Richards completed the writ of habeas corpus” to “Richards also completed the writ of habeas corpus”.
Page 102, line 17. Change “two pages” to “one page”.
Page 133, note 702. Change “Notation in graphite” to “Notation in graphite likely in the handwriting of Daniel Shearer”.
Page 139, note 737. Change “Possibly J. C. Wright” to “Possibly Jonathan C. Wright”.
Page 151, line 17. Change “two pages” to “one page”.
Page 162, note 115. Change “first <​of​> Nuisances” to “firt <​of​> Nuisances”.
Page 205, line 10. Change “four pages” to “three pages”.
Page 217, note 460. Change “Handwriting of William Clayton begins” to “William Clayton handwriting begins”.
Page 217, note 463. Change “Handwriting of William Clayton ends” to “William Clayton handwriting ends”.
Page 245, lines 21–22. Change “sealed by Thomas Morrison. Featured version copied [12 June 1844]; State of IL v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus (Nauvoo, IL, Municipal Court 1844)” to “sealed by Thomas Morrison; State of IL v. JS et al. for Riot–A (Hancock Co., IL, Justice of the Peace Court 1844). Featured version copied [12 June 1844] for State of IL v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus (Nauvoo, IL, Municipal Court 1844)”.
Page 248, lines 4–5. Change “signature of JS [by William W. Phelps]” to “signature of JS in the handwriting of William W. Phelps”.
Page 249, note 72, line 3. Change “Josh A. McIntosh” to “John A. McIntosh”.
Page 250, line 24. Change “Higbee’s complaint” to “Francis M. Higbee’s complaint”.
Page 259, note 137. Change “Handwriting of John McEwan begins” to “John McEwan handwriting begins”.
Page 262, line 19. Change “Politness of Mr S. James” to “Politness of Mr S[amuel] James”.
Page 262, note 152. Change “Handwriting of John McEwan ends” to “John McEwan handwriting ends”.
Page 286, note 302. At the beginning of the note, add citation: “Military Order to Hugh McFall, 16 June 1844, p. 291 herein”.
Page 287. Remove footnote 311.
Page 305, line 1. Change “Greene’s posse” to “[John P.] Green’s posse”.
Page 310, line 19. Change “signature of JS [by Willard Richards]” to “signature of JS in the handwriting of Willard Richards”.
Page 327, line 22. Change “signature of JS [by William W. Phelps]” to “signature of JS in the handwriting of William W. Phelps”.
Page 334, line 21. Change “Bennet in New York City” to “Bennet in New Utrecht, New York”.
Page 338, note 574, lines 11–12. Change “Testimonies, Nauvoo, IL, 12 June 1844, State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus [Nauvoo Mun. Ct. 1844], p. [2], Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL” to “Trial Report, 19–21 June 1844, State of IL v. JS et al. for Riot–B [Hancock Co. J.P. Ct.], in “For the Neighbor,” Nauvoo Neighbor, Extra, 21 June 1844, [1]”.
Page 370, line 10. Change “signature of JS [by William W. Phelps]” to “signature of JS in the handwriting of William W. Phelps”.
Page 378, note 129, lines 5–6. Change “James Olive, George G. Johnstun, H. Rosenkrantz, and Luther Taylor” to “James Olive, and George G. Jonhstun”. Also remove the citations to Rosenkrantz’s and Taylor’s affidavits at the end of the footnote.
Page 381, line 1. Change “Mr [Almon] Babbitt” to “Mr Babbit [Almon Babbitt]”.
Page 381, note 141, line 3. Change “P. J. Rolf” to “P. T. Rolfe”; and change “J. G. Rolph” to “T. J. Rolph”.
Page 391, line 15. Change “P. J. Rolf” to “P. T. Rolfe”; and change “J. G. Rolph” to “T. J. Rolph”.
Page 391, note 185, line 6. Change “James Cannon, Affidavit” to “James Camron, Affidavit”.
Page 397, note 218. Change “Signatures of petitioners” to “Signatures presumably of petitioners”; and move footnote indicator to appear before “Nathaniel Case”.
Page 404, note 251, line 2. Change “P. J. Rolf” to “P. T. Rolfe”; and change “J. G. Rolph” to “T. J. Rolph”.
Page 406, note 267, lines 3–4. Change “Quarters of Colonels Commanding Regiments in Second Cohort Nauvoo Legion” to “Second Cohort Nauvoo Legion Ordered out”.
Page 413, line 23. Change “JS and Hyrum Smith responded” to “JS responded”.
Page 413, lines 23–24. Change “while they would not hesitate” to “while he and others would not hesitate”.
Page 413, lines 25–26. Change “they expressed their intentions” to “JS expressed his and others’ intentions”.
Page 415, note 317, line 2. Change “delivered Ford’s letter to JS and Hyrum Smith” to “delivered Ford’s letter to JS”.
Page 417, lines 16–17. Change “signature of JS [by Willard Richards]” to “signature of JS in the handwriting of Willard Richards”.
Page 431, lines 19–20. Change “Heber C. Kimball [by John A. Forgeus]” to “Heber C. Kimball in the handwriting of John A. Forgeus”.
Page 434, note 33, line 6. Change “In response, Henry Clay responded” to “Henry Clay responded”.
Page 439, note 54, lines 4–7. Change “During the 1838–1839 conflict between the Saints and their antagonists in Missouri, Atchison again served as a lawyer for JS and other Saints and then later as a key prosecutorial witness during the preliminary hearing for JS and other Saints in 1838.” to “During the 1838–1839 conflict between the Saints and their antagonists in Missouri, Atchison again served as a lawyer for JS and other Saints.”
Page 454, note 121. Change “Handwriting of Thomas Ford ends” to “Thomas Ford handwriting ends”.
Page 463, note 188. Change “James Cannon, Affidavit” to “James Camron, Affidavit”.
Page 463, note 189. Change “P. J. Rolf” to “P. T. Rolfe”; and change “J. G. Rolph” to “T. J. Rolph”.
Page 465, note 196, line 6. Remove “, italics in original”.
Page 475, line 13. Change “JS [by Willard Richards]” to “JS in the handwriting of Willard Richards”.
Page 489, line 20. Change “signature of JS by Willard Richards” to “signature of JS in handwriting of Willard Richards”.
Page 501, line 4. Change “signatures of JS [by Willard Richards” to “signatures of JS in handwriting of Willard Richards”.
Page 510. The photograph of the revolver is of the gun that belonged to Miner Deming. The photograph of JS’s gun can be viewed on the Joseph Smith Papers website: Guns in Possession of Joseph and Hyrum Smith at Carthage Jail, 27 June 1844. JS’s revolver is the one at the bottom of the photograph.
Page 516, note 33, lines 12–13. Change “George A. Smith, Martyrdom Account, 24–28 June 1844, [22], draft” to “History of the Martyrdom, 24–28 June 1844, [54b], draft”.
Pages 523–647. A number of updates and changes have been made to the reference material. The updates correct factual errors, add additional information, and remove biographical information that, while possibly accurate, could not be documented in primary sources or the most reliable secondary sources. Because the reference material supports all published volumes and all documents published on the website, the Smith Papers staff will not keep a record of the specific changes made to each entry published in Documents, Volume 15. Readers should refer to the Reference section of the Joseph Smith Papers website to find the corrected and updated information.
Page 607, lines 28–29. Changed “signed new city ordinances, including the 10 June 1844 ordinance on libels” to “signed new city ordinances”. Comment: JS did not sign the libel ordinance.