This sheet
identifies errors found in Journals, Volume 3: May
1843–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 5, note 8. Change “JSP,
J2:310” to “JSP, J2:305”.
Page 9, note 20, line 7. Change “mildness should
Characterise every thing” to “mildness should Characteris[e] every
thing”.
Page 16, lines 14–15. Change “more sure word of prophecy”
to “more sure word of Prophecy”.
Page 17,
line 19. Change “J. M. Smith” to “Julia M. Smith”.
Page 17, lines 25–26. Change “(i.e. they will not have any
children in the resurrection[)]” to “(i e) they will not have any
children in the resurrection”.
Page 19, note 53, line 2. Change “Willard Richards was
assigned to the project on 1 December 1841” to “Willard Richards was
assigned to the project on 1 December 1842”.
Page 21, note 68, line 2. Change “I lead the way like
Columbus” to “I lead the way. like Columbus”.
Page 21, note 68, line 3. Change “the most honorable
place at the table” to “the most honorable place at [the] table”.
Page 21, note 68, line 4. Change “A shallow courtier
present” to “A shallow Courtier present”.
Page 21, note 68, line 8. Change “left it standing on the
broken part, illustrating” to “left it standing on the broken part.
illustrating”.
Page 21, note 68, line 9. Change “once shown the way” to
“once shewn the way”.
Page 22, note 75, line 6. Change “submit this to the Corm
[Quorum] of the Twelve” to “submit this to the Corim [Quorum] of the
Twelve”.
Page 22, note 75, lines 6–7. Change “and may God direct
you in administring Justice to the appressed” to “and may God dirrect
you in adminstrg [administering] Justice to the oppressed”.
Page 23, note 80, line 2. Change “the fulness of [the]
gospel” to “the fulness of [the] Gospel”.
Page 23, note 80, line 4. Change “Covenants, Contracts,
bonds” to “covnants, contracts, bonds”.
Page 23, note 80, lines 4–5. Change “connections,
associations, or expectations” to “connexions, associations or
expectations”.
Page 23, note 80, lines 5–6. Change “made or entered into
and sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise, of him who is anointed,” to
“made and entered into and Sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise of him
who is anointed”.
Page 23, note 80, line 6. Change “virtue, or force in and
after the resurrection from the dead; for all” to “virtue or force in
and after the resurrection from the dead for all”.
Page 24, note 80, line 1. Change “unto this end have an
end when men are dead” to “unto this end, have an end when men are
dead”.
Page 29, note 102, line 1. Remove “On 11 October
1841,”.
Page 29, note 102, line 2. Add “Although this conveyance
was made on 1 June 1843, it was dated 11 October 1841.”
Page 29, note 102, line 2. Remove citation to “Bond, JS
to William Clayton, 11 Oct. 1841”. The assignment to Clayton is part of
the Bond from Erie Rhodes recorded in the Chancery Court Records, not a
separate document. Add citation to “JS, Assignment to William Clayton,
Nauvoo, IL, [1 June 1843]”.
Page 29, note 102, line 4. Add “see also Introduction to
Clayton v. E. W. Rhodes et al.”.
Page 34, note 133, line 4. Change “that would make a
great God” to “they would make a great God”.
Page 36, note 141, line 2. Change “suggests he again left
Nauvoo that fall” to “suggests he left Nauvoo that fall”.
Page 40, note 159, line 6. Change “rescue Joseph, at all
hazards” to “rescue Joseph at all hazards”.
Page 44, note 179, lines 2–3. Change “writs of habeas
corpus” to “writs of Habeas Corpus”.
Page 47, note 195, line 5. Change “took his arms from
him, even to his pocket-knife” to “took his arms from him even to his
pocket knife”.
Page 47, note 195, line 6. Change “prisoners of yours,
and I demand of you to take their arms from them, that is according to
law” to “prisoners of yours & I demand of you to take their arms
from them, for that is according to law”.
Page 48,
line 9. Change “[George] Backman” to “Backman [George Bachman]”.
Page 50, note 210, line 1. Change “twenty-nine-page
document” to “twenty-eight-page document”.
Page 50, note 213, lines 4–5. Change “honestly &
uprightly—in all things in relation to this subject” to “honstly &
uprightly— in all things in relation to this Subject”.
Page 52, note 218, line 6. Remove “Sydney Rigdon,”.
Page 52, note 218, line 8. Remove “Parley P. Pratt,”.
Page 54, note 243, lines 4–5. Change “Rowley, ‘Mormon
Experience in the Wisconsin Pineries,’ 141” to “Rowley, ‘Mormon
Experience in the Wisconsin Pineries,’ 125”.
Page 57, line 6. Change “[David] Hollister” to “[David S.]
Hollister”.
Page 57, note 259, line 4. Change “glory in all things . .
. which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds
forever” to “Glory in all things . . . which glory Shall be a fullness
and a Continuation of the Seeds for ever”.
Page 59, note 265, line 14. Remove “[Phoebe]”, so line
reads “W[ilford] Woodruff & Phebe W. Carter”.
Page 61, note 270, line 7. Change “office of Priesthood
and Patriarch” to “office of priesthood and patriarch”.
Page 61, note 270, line 8. Change “prophet, and a seer,
and a revelator” to “prophet and a seer and a revelator”.
Page 61, note 270, line 16. Change “D&C 124:94–95” to
“D&C 124:91, 94”.
Page 71, note 328, line 6. Change “so clearly Establish”
to “so clearly establish”.
Page 74, line 8. Change “[Jonathan] Hale” to “[Jonathan
H.] Hale”.
Page 101, note 463, line 4. Change “ungoverned
persecution may be carried” to “ungoverned persecution, may be
carried”.
Page 106,
line 8. Change “Joseph vs [Erie] Rhodes” to “Joseph vs Rhodes”.
Page 106,
note 489, line 1. Change “bond from Rhodes” to “bond from Erie
Rhodes”.
Page 108, note 498, line 12. Change “unprofitableness to
him as a counselor” to “unprofitableness to him as a counsellor”.
Page 108, note 499, line 6. Change “correspondence with
Carlin” to “correspondence with Ex-Governor Carlin”.
Page 112, note 512, lines 2–3. Change “disgraceful and
disgracing as well as” to “disgraceful and disgracing, as well as”.
Page 112, note 512, line 5. Change “success seems
certain; and, with the blessings of Jehovah, we shall reap” to “success
seems certain, and with the blessings of Jehovah we shall reap”.
Page 113, note 517, line 2. Change “Inspection of Flour
in the City of Nauvoo” to “Inspection of Flour in Nauvoo”.
Page 116, note 529, line 13. Change “Charles Upperman,
Affidavit, Hancock Co., IL, 3 Oct. 1843” to “Christian Upperman,
Affidavit, Hancock Co., IL, 3 Oct. 1843”.
Page 124, note 558, lines 4–5. Change “memorializing
Congress should meet your approbation” to “memoralizing Congress should
meet your approbations”.
Page 124, note 558, line 5. Change “Col. Frierson
promises” to “Col Frierson promises”.
Page 126, note 561, line 1. Change “feelings have changed
since” to “feelings have changed, since”.
Page 126, note 561, lines 1–2. Change “communication was
presented you in your then” to “communication was presented you, in your
then”.
Page 126, note 561, lines 2–3. Change “in the year –41
& by you received with a coldness, indeference, and neglect” to “in
the year— 41. & by you treated with a coldness, indeferece
[indifference], and neglect”.
Page 127, note 568, line 2. Change “a glorious frolic” to
“a glorious frolick”.
Page 128, note 574, line 4. Change “This phrase was
followed by its translation” to “When this letter was copied into JS’s
history, this phrase was followed by its translation”.
Page 139, note 614, line 2. Change “by false pretenses”
to “by false pretences”.
Page 140, note 615, line 9. Remove “Orson Hyde,
Affidavit, Hancock Co., IL, 28 Dec. 1843, JS Collection, CHL”.
Page 141, note 622, line 6. Change “surrender of the
fugitives, to be tried” to “surrender of the fugitives to be tried”.
Page 141, note 622, line 7. Change “kidnapping, by
indictment or affidavit” to “Kidnapping by indictment or affidavit”.
Page 141, note 622, line 9. Change “but such as the
constitution” to “but such as the Const[it]ution”.
Page 141, note 625, lines 1–2. Change “two men have been
kidnapped” to “two men have been Kidnapped”.
Page 141, note 625, line 3. Change “county of Hancock,
and that rumors are now afloat” to “County of Hancock, and that rumors
are now affloat”.
Page 141, note 625, line 4. Change “kidnap some of the
citizens of this city” to “kidnap some of the citizens of this
City”.
Page 141, note 627, line 2. Change “will be kidnapped or
arrested and forcibly carried away from said city” to “will be
ki[d]napped or arrested and forcibly carried away from said City”.
Page 141, note 627, line 3. Change “the writ of Habeas
Corpus” to “the writ of Hab[e]as Corpus”.
Page 142, note 629, line 2. Change “as Mayor of the city,
to issue orders” to “as Mayor of the city to issue orders”.
Page 142, note 629, line 3. Change “W[ilson] Law for a
suitable portion” to “W[ilson] Law, for a suit[able] portion”.
Page 142, note 629, line 4. Change “hold in readiness
such portions” to “hold in readiness, such portions”.
Page 142, note 629, lines 5–6. Change “ordinances of said
city and secure the peace of the citizens and call them out if occasion
require without further notice” to “ordinances of said city, and secure
the peace of the citizens, and call them out, if occasion require,
without further notice”.
Page 142, note 630, line 7. Change “acquitted upon writs”
to “acquitted upon Writs”.
Page 142, note 161, line 5. Change “to propel mills and
Machinary” to “to propel mills and Machinery”.
Page 144, note 638, line 7. Change “or other Spiritous
Liquors” to “or other Spirituous Liquors”.
Page 144, note 638, line 8. Change “recommendation of a
Physician” to “Recommendation of a Physician”.
Page 144, note 639, lines 1–2. Change “for every
emergency forty policeman” to “for every emergency forty policemen”.
Page 144, note 639, lines 2–3. Change “and for enforcing
the ordinances” to “and enforcing the ordinances”.
Page 144, note 640, line 5. Change “all property
belonging to the temple” to “all property belonging to the Temple”.
Page 144, note 640, line 11. Change first citation to
“Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 31 Oct. 1842, 106”.
Page 147, note 655, line 3. Change “lower part of the
county” to “lower part of the County”.
Page 147, note 655, line 4. Change “the Missourians to
join the Mobbers” to “the Missourians to Join the Mobbers”.
Page 147, note 656, line 2. Change “the Nauvoo Legion as
may be necessary” to “the Nauvoo Legion as may be necessa[r]y”.
Page 147, note 656, line 3. Change “to secure the peace
of the citizens” to “to Secure the peace of the citizens”.
Page 148, note 659, line 6. Change “Joseph Smith as
May[or] gave notice to Maj Gen [Wilson]” to “Joseph Smith as may[or]
gave notice to Maj. Gen [Wilson]”.
Page 148, note 659, line 9. Change “let Col. Levi
Williams and his Mob” to “let Col. Levi Williams and his mob”.
Page 149, note 665, lines 5–6. Change “An Ordinance to
Prevent Unlawful Search or Seizure” to “An Ordinance to prevent unlawful
search or seizure”.
Page 149, note 666, line 6. Change “that escape justice
on the Western frontier” to “that escape justice on the Western
Frontier”.
Page 152, note 683, line 6. Change “over the matter or
how he can” to “over the matter, or how he can”.
Page 152, note 683, line 8. Change “within the
jurisdiction of the Federal government” to “within the Jurisdiction of
the Federal government”.
Page 153, note 689, line 8. Change “a fool in this city
than from all the volobulary” to “a fool in the city than from all the
volobulory”.
Pages 153–154, note 689, lines 9–10. Change “as Caesar
might have lived ‘if it had not been for a Brutus.’” to “as Caesar might
have lived ‘if he had not been for a Brutus.’”
Page 154, note 690, line 2. Change “license to ‘retail
spirits’” to “license to ‘retail Spirits’”.
Page 156, note 698, line 4. Change “to put Law out of the
way” to “to put him (Law) out of the way”.
Page 156, note 700, line 4. Change “he believed W[illiam]
Law was one, & Marks another” to “he believed W[illiam] Law, was one
& Marks another”.
Page 157, note 701, line 7. Change “doing anything
against the peace of the inhabitants” to “doing anything against the
peace of the Inhabitants”.
Page 158, note 702, line 1. Change “and when ever that
body” to “and whenever that body”.
Page 158, note 702, lines 2–3. Change “any portion of her
citizens It is the supreme law of the land” to
“any portion of her Citizens, it is the Supreme law
of the Land”.
Page 158, note 702, line 3. Change “should a state refuse
submission, that state is guilty” to “should a State refuse submission,
that State is guilty”.
Page 158, note 702, line 8. Change “yea the consuming
wrath of an offended God shall Smoke” to “yea, the consuming wrath of an
offended God shall smoke”.
Page 158, note 702, line 9. Change “as independence has
blazed” to “as Independence has blazed”.
Page 159, note 705, line 3. Add “Council of Fifty,
‘Record,’ June 1844”.
Page 159, note 707, lines 14–15. Change “Cook, William Law, 46, 41–42” to “Cook, William Law, 41–42, 46”.
Page 159, note 709, line 6. Reference should read “JS,
Journal, 14 May 1842, in JSP, J2:56-57”.
Page 160,
line 16. Change “Lawyer [George] Backman” to “Lawyer Backman [George
Bachman]”.
Page 160, note 712, line 1. Add “(Gregg, History of Hancock County, 715.)”
Page 161, note 717, line 2. Change “search or seizure of
persons or property by foreign process in the city of Nauvoo” to “search
or seizure of person or property by foreign process in the City of
Nauvoo”.
Page 161, note 718, line 4. Change “Backman” to
“Bachman”.
Page 161, note 718, line 5. Change “persons or property
by foreign process in the city of Nauvoo” to “person or property by
foreign process in the City of Nauvoo”.
Page 161, note 718, line 7. Change “issuing from the
City” to “issueing from the City”.
Page 161, note 718, lines 11–12. Change “prevent
kidnapping under the pretense of Law” to “prevent kidnapping under the
pretence of Law”.
Page 162, note 722, line 4. Change “equal rights, and on
condition” to “equal rights,— and on condition”.
Page 162, note 722, lines 4–5. Change “that he keep an
orderly house” to “that He keep an orderly house”.
Page 162, note 722, line 20. Remove citation to “Nauvoo
City Council Minute Book, Jan. 1844, 201”.
Page 163, note 724, lines 6–7. Change “it would be very
consoling to him” to “it would be verry consoling to him”.
Page 165, note 732, line 2. Change “the state of Zion in
Nauvoo” to “the State of Zion in Nauvoo”.
Page 165, note 732, lines 5–6. Change “where all that
mean to serve God by obedience and faithfulness to the end. will come” to “where all thus mean to serve
God, by obedience, and faithfulness to the end, will come”.
Page 165, note 732, lines 6–7. Change “covenant by
sacrifice, saith the Lord” to “covenant by sacrifice, Saith the
Lord”.
Page 165, note 734, lines 12–13. Change “and to keep the
place in sufficient repair” to “and also to keep the place in sufficient
repair”.
Page 167, note 742, line 4. Change “all the ordinances,
Baptisms, confirmations” to “all the ordinances, Baptisms,
confirmations”.
Page 169, note 751, line 1. Change “Phoebe” to
“Phebe”.
Page 173, note 775, line 16. Change “open the eyes; open
the ears, and open the hearts” to “open the eyes; open the ears and open
the hearts”.
Page 175, note 776, line 7. Add “JS, General Smith’s Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of
the United States”.
Page 176,
note 780, line 1. Change “Jacob Shoemaker” to “Jacob Shumaker”.
Page 176, note 780, line 2. Change “Shoemaker’s sworn
deposition to JS, Withers called Shoemaker a liar” to “Shumaker’s sworn
deposition to JS, Withers called Shumaker a liar”.
Page 177, note 787, line 1. Change “An extra Ordinance
for the extra case” to “An Extra Ordinance for the extra case”.
Page 177, note 788, line 5. Change “Nauvoo City Council
Minute Book, 21 Dec. 1843, 197–198” to “Nauvoo City Council Minute Book,
21 Dec. 1843, 197–198; 10 Jan. 1844, 199–200”.
Page 177, note 790, lines 5–6. Change “illegally disturb
the peace, happiness or quiet” to “illegally disturb the peace happiness
or quiet”.
Page 177, note 790, line 7. Change “Nauvoo City Council,
Minute Book” to “Nauvoo City Council Minute Book”.
Page 181, note 802, line 2. Change “those things which
God Commands” to “those things which God commands”.
Page 181, note 802, lines 2–3. Change “tithe rue annis
& commin & still not obey the Commandments of God” to “tithe rue
annis & cummin & still not obey the commandments of God”.
Page 181, note 805, line 5. Change “cause for alarm as to
the Latter-Day Saints” to “cause for alarm as to the Latter Day
Saints”.
Page 181, note 805, lines 6–7. Change “reason, liberty,
law, and philanthropy” to “reason, liberty, law, light, and
philanthropy”.
Page 181, note 806, lines 2–3. Change “more love-like,
God-like, and more man-like” to “more love-like, God-like, and
man-like”.
Page 181, note 806, lines 4–5. Change “mind our own
business, and come off with flying colors” to “mind our own business and
come off with flying colors”.
Page 182, note 808, line 8. Change “JS, Journal, 20 Jan.
1842” to “JS, Journal, 20 Jan. 1843”.
Page 191, note 840, line 2. Change “one dollar as Tax” to
“one dollar, as Tax”.
Page 192, note 845. Change “Hill” to Hills” in both
places: “Gustavus Hills’s 1842 plat” and “Hills, Map of the City
of Nauvoo, 1842”.
Page 196, note 861, line 3. Change “J2:14–15, 15n38, 332,
735” to “J2:14–15, 15n38, 332, 332n735”.
Page 197, note 863, line 5. Change “23 Jan 1844” to “23
Jan. 1844”.
Page 197, note 867, line 3. Change “that whole country”
to “that whole Country”.
Page 198, note 868, line 3. Change “mixed blacks &c.
I would also receive canida” to “mixed blacks &c I would also
receive Canida”.
Page 198, note 868, line 9. Change “General Smith’s Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of
the United States, 7”to “General Smith’s
Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United
States, 10”.
Page 198, note 871, line 2. Change “A week later” to
“About a week later”.
Page 198, note 871, line 4. Change “JS, Journal, 14 Mar.
1844” to “JS, Journal, 14 and 16 Mar. 1844”.
Page 199, note 873, line 5. Change “every person she or
her citizens” to “every person, she or her citizens”.
Page 200, note 877, line 3. Change “principles of virtue”
to “princples of vurtue”.
Page 200, note 880, line 4. Change “famine &
pestilence” to “famine— & pestilence”.
Page 201, note 884, line 4. Change “speaking their views
until a late hour” to “speaking their views untill a late hour”.
Page 204, note 892, line 3. Change “for the benefit of
said Church” to “for the benifit of said Church”.
Page 204, note 894, line 2. Change “judgment in the
hands” to “judgement in the hands”.
Page 205, note 898, line 7. Change “we must throw the
mantle of charity around to shield those who will repent and do wrong no
more” to “we must throw the Mantle of Charity round to shield those who
will repent and do
so nomore”.
Page 205, note 898, line 10. Change “28 Sept. 1842” to
“28 Sept. 1842, underlining in original”.
Page 206, note 901, line 3. Change “Kingdom of God” to
“kingdom of God”.
Page 206, note 901, line 9. Change “Government will
authorize him” to “Government will authorise him”.
Page 206, note 903, line 4. Change “common civility &
sociability” to “common Civility & Sociability”.
Page 206, note 903, line 7. Change “a candidate for Vice
President at the next Election” to “a candidateforvicepresident at the next Ele[c]tion”.
Page 206, note 903, line 9. Change “JS Office Papers,
CHL” to “JS Office Papers, CHL, underlining in original”.
Page 207, note 905, lines 4–5. Change “U. S. Senate at
the same time that Mr [John] Wentworth agitates the subject in the
house” to “U.S. Senate at the same time that Mr [John] Wentworth
agitates the subject in the houses”.
Page 207, note 905, line 7. Change “each other & to
be” to “each other, & to be”.
Page 207, note 905, line 12. Change “Council of Fifty,
‘Record,’ 19, 20, and 21 Mar. 1844” to “Council of Fifty, ‘Record,’ 19
and 21 Mar. 1844”.
Page 208, note 910, line 4. Change “the protection of the
Citizens” to “the Protection of the Citizens”.
Page 208, note 910, line 5. Change “principles of
universal Liberty” to “principles of Universal Liberty”.
Page 208, note 910, line 6. Change “raise a company of
one hundred thousand armed volunteers in the United States” to “raise a
Company of one hundred thousand armed volunteers, in the United
States”.
Page 208, note 910, line 10. Remove “JS, Journal, 21 Mar.
1844”.
Page 209, note 914, line 1. Change “prisoner was
discharged” to “Prisoner was discharged”.
Page 210, note 917. Change “James Easton” to “James A.
Eastin”.
Page 210, note 918, line 5. Change “most inhumanly
beated” to “most inhumanly beaten”.
Page 211, note 921, line 4. Change “United States” to
“united States”.
Page 213, note 931, lines 4–5. Change “the Texas in
which” to “the Texas, in which”.
Page 214, note 935, line 3–4. Change “to God at the
present time” to “to God than at the present time”.
Page 217, note 952, line 2. Change “General Church
Minutes, 7 Apr. 1844, 12” to “General Church Minutes, Bullock copy, 7
Apr. 1844, 12”.
Page 217, note 956, line 2. Change “God is, then let” to
“God is then let”.
Page 218, note 957, line 1. Change “God who sits in
yonder heavens is a man like yourselves” to “God who sits in yonderheavens is a manlikeyourselves”.
Page 218, note 957, line 1. Change “Woodruff, Journal, 7
Apr. 1844” to “Woodruff, Journal, 7 Apr. 1844, underlining in
original”.
Page 218, note 965, line 2. Change “the H G [Holy Ghost]”
to “the H G. [Holy Ghost]”.
Page 220, note 969, lines 1–2. Change “whare did it come
from?” to “whare did it come from.”
Page 220, note 969, lines 2–3. Change “it is not so, I
know better God has told me so. If you dont believe” to “it is not so I
know better God has told me so, If you dont believe”.
Page 220, note 969, lines 3–4. Change “without effect,
God was a self exhisting being, man exhists upon” to “without effect God
was a self exhisting being, man exhist upon”.
Page 220, note 969, lines 5–6. Change “friends are ownly
seperted” to “friends are ownly seperated”.
Page 220, note 971, line 3. Change “this mortal
tabernacle” to “this mo[r]tal tabernacle”.
Page 220, note 971, line 4. Change “the responsibility,
the awful res[ponsibility] that rests upon us” to “the responsibility—
the awful res[ponsibility] that rest upon us”.
Page 221, note 974, line 2. Change “sin’d the
unpardonable sin. ne[i]ther in this world” to “sin’d the upardnabl
[unpardonable] sin. wether in this world”.
Page 221, note 974, line 4. Change “after the dissolution
of the body” to “after the dissoluti[o]n of the body”.
Page 221, note 974, line 5. Change “for his escape.
Knowledge saves a man and in the world of spirits” to “for his escape
knowledge saves a man and in the wold of spirits”.
Page 221, note 977, lines 2–3. Change “& then sin
against him.’ (Woodruff, Journal, 7 Apr. 1844” to “& then sin against him.’ (Woodruff, Journal, 7 Apr.
1844, underlining in original”.
Page 221, note 978, line 2. Change “in the morn of the
Celestial world, those saints” to “in the morn of the celestial world,
those Saints”.
Page 221, note 978, line 3. Change “shall triumph in the
Celestial world, while their murderers” to “shall triumph in the
celestial world while their murderers”.
Page 222, note 979, line 2. Change “children in Eternity
yes, yes you will have the children” to “Children in Eternity yes, yes,
you will have the Children”.
Page 222, note 979, line 4. Change “thousands of children
reigning” to “thousands of Children reigning”.
Page 223, note 987, lines 1–2. Change “General Church
Minutes, Clayton copy, 8 Apr. 1844” to “General Church Minutes, Clayton
copy, 8 Apr. 1844, 1”.
Page 224, note 999, lines 1–2. Change “found Zion ‘in the
fields of the wood” to “found Zion in ‘the fields of the wood”.
Page 227, note 1021, lines 3–4. Change “form a theocracy”
to “form a Theocracy”.
Page 227, note 1021, line 10. Change “with shouts of
Hosanna” to “with shouts of Hossanna”.
Page 227, note 1021, line 12. Change “all men have equal
rights and ought to be respected” to “all men have equal rights, and
ought to be respected”.
Page 229, note 1028, line 4. Change “microfilm 200, 152”
to “microfilm 200,152”.
Pages 233–234, note 1043, lines 12–13. Change “chagrined
at the little success we met with” to “chagrined at the little sucsess
we met with”.
Page 235, note 1051, line 3. Change “Verily this saith
the Lord” to “Verily thus saith the Lord”.
Page 235, note 1051, line 4. Change “I am your God; and
ye are my spokesmen” to “I am your God, and ye are my spokesmen”.
Page 236, note 1060, line 4. Change “‘Outrage,’ Nauvoo Neighbor, 1 May 1844, [2]” to “‘Outrages,’
Nauvoo Neighbor, 1 May 1844, [2]”.
Page 237, note 1063, line 3. Change “13 Nov. 1844” to “13
Nov. 1841”.
Page 238, note 1068, line 2. Change “he had no bad
feelings . . . and was ready to meet” to “he had no bad feeling & .
. . was ready to meet”.
Page 238, note 1070, lines 3–4. Change “Minutes, Times and Seasons, 15 Apr. 1843, 4:174, 286” to
“Minutes, Times and Seasons, 15 Apr. 1843,
4:174”.
Page 245, note 1109, line 2. Change “not of that
Character” to “not of that character”.
Page 245, note 1109, line 3. Change “the Charge preferred
against him” to “the Charge prefered against him”.
Page 245, note 1109, line 4. Change “persecute and
harass” to “persecute and harrass”.
Page 245, note 1110, lines 1–2. Change “Francis M.
Higbee, Writ of Habeas Corpus” to “Writ of Habeas Corpus”.
Page 247, note 1116, line 2. Remove “235n1053
herein”.
Page 248, note 1120, line 1. Change “next Regular
session” to “next Regular Session”.
Page 248, note 1124, lines 4–5. Change “his intention ‘to
lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world.’” to “his
intention ‘to revolutionize the whole world.’”
Page 248, note 1124, lines 5–6. Change “by sword or gun”
to “by Sword or Gun”.
Page 249, note 1127, line 3. Change “Council of Fifty,
‘Record,’ 6 and 13 May 1844” to “Council of Fifty, ‘Record,’ 13 May
1844”.
Page 249, note 1129, line 6. Change “All agreed that it
‘would be extremely difficult’” to “All agreed that it would be
‘extremely difficult’”.
Page 249, note 1129, line 10. Change “Mr Smith could not
constitutionally” to “Mr. Smith could not constitutionally”.
Page 249, note 1129, line 13. Change “in its pure
original state” to “in its pure original State”.
Page 250, note 1132, lines 3–4. Change “carry all
memorials through Congress without al[t]eration” to “carry all Memorials
through Congress without alteration”.
Page 250, note 1132, line 8. Change “Congress as their
servants” to “Congress as their servant”.
Page 250, note 1132, line2 9–10. Change “Council of
Fifty, ‘Record,’ 13 and 16 May 1844” to “Council of Fifty, ‘Record,’ 13
May 1844”.
Page 252, note 1143, lines 4–5. Change “Congress Could
not Constitutionally appoint Mr. Smith a member of the army” to
“Congress could not constitutionally appoint Mr. Smith a member of the
Army”.
Page 252, note 1143, line 11. Change “was unquestionably
a good one” to “was most unquestionably a good one”.
Page 252, note 1144, line 7. Change “did not ‘disclose
any charge” to “did not ‘discloes any charge”.
Page 255, note 1159, line 5. Change “Francis M. Higbee”
to “Francis M Higbee”.
Page 255, note 1159, lines 6–7. Change “still depending
in the said court” to “still depending in the said Court”.
Page 255, note 1159, line 8. Change “be dismissed at the
plaintiff’s costs” to “be dismissed at the plaintiffs costs”.
Page 257, note 1171, line 4. Change “252n1143” to
“252n1144”.
Page 259, note 1178, line 4. Change “John D. Parker” to
“John, D. Parker”.
Page 261, note 1192, line 5. Change “Defendant’s Plea, 22
Apr. 1844” to “Defendant’s Plea, circa 21 May 1844”.
Page 262, note 1194, line 7. Change “not very good
country” to “not a very good country”.
Page 262, note 1194, line 15. Change “208n909; 210n918;
211n919” to “208n910; 210n919; 211n920”.
Page 267, note 1219, lines 3–4. Change “certain papers
for the payment of Money under false pretence and for obtaining Money”
to “certain papers, for the payment of Money under false pretences and
for obtaining money”.
Page 268, note 1222, line 4. Change “known to Law” to
“known to the Law”.
Page 268, note 1222, line 5. Change “private pique malice
and corruption” to “private pique malice & corruption”.
Page 268, note 1224, line 3. Change “The execution
itemized the costs accrued” to “The bill of costs itemized the costs
accrued”.
Page 269, note 1224, line 2. Change “had been omitted
from the execution by mistake” to “had been omitted from the bill of
costs by mistake”.
Page 269, note 1224, line 3. Change “on the back of the
execution” to “on the back of the bill of costs”.
Page 269, note 1224, line 4. Add “Bill of Costs, 30 May
1844 [United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas
Corpus–A]”.
Page 269, note 1225, line 7. Change “268nn1121–1224” to
“268nn1221–1224”.
Page 270, note 1230, line 3. Change “five to Six hundred
armed men” to “five to Six hundred Armed men”.
Page 270, note 1230, lines 4–5. Change “for were it
know[n] here that I had given notice of their proceedings” to “for were
it known here that I had given notice of their procedings”.
Page 271, note 1234, lines 4–5. Change “desire for the
salvation of the souls of men, we . . . would advise you to be
rebaptized . . . thus you may again” to “desire for the Salvation of the
souls of men, we . . . advise you to be rebaptised . . . that you may
again”.
Page 272, note 1240, lines 4–5. Change “every relijious
creed is not sanctiond with the so eternally
sure word of prophesy, satisfying all doubt— with ‘Thus saith the Lord,
yet, by proving contrarreties” to “every religions creed is not sanctioned with the so eternally sure word
of prophesy, satisfying, all doubt— with ‘Thus saith the Lord, yet, by
p[r]oving contrarreties”.
Page 272, note 1240, line 6. Change “communion with
Jehovah and were” to “communion with Jehovah, and were”.
Page 273, note 1244, line 2. Change “247n1118” to
“247n1119”.
Page 273, note 1249, lines 2–3. Change “calm
investigation of the subject.— and by his [Foster’s] making a proper
satisfaction” to “calm invistegatin of the subject,— and by his
[Foster’s] making a proper satisfacti[o]n”.
Page 276, note 1253, line 1. Change “pass an ordinance to
prevent misrepresentation & Libellous publication” to “pass an
ordinanc to prevent misrepresentation & Libellous
publicati[o]n”.
Page 276, note 1253, line 2. Change “should exist—on
account of the mob spirit. which they tend to produce” to “should exist—
on acount of the mob spirit, which thy tend to produce”.
Page 276, note 1254, line 2. Change “investigated for
slandering the city” to “investivated [investigated] for slandering this
city council”.
Page 277, note 1259, lines 1–2. Change “destroy the
printing press from whence issued” to “destroy the printing press from
whence issues”.
Page 278, note 1262, line 7. Change “‘Proclamation,’ Nauvoo Neighbor, 12 June 1844” to
“‘Proclamation,’ Nauvoo Neighbor, 12 June 1844,
[2]–[3]”.
Page 278, note 1266, line 7. Change “[t]hrough the
efforts” to “through the efforts”.
Page 280, note 1274, line 1. Change “private pique and
corruption” to “Private pique & corruption”.
Page 281, note 1279, line 3. Change “corruption, . . . to
gratify feelings of revenge, produce excitement” to “corruption . . . to
gratify feelings of revenge, produce Excitement”.
Page 282, note 1287, lines 2–3. Change “law and good
order on the part” to “law and good order, on the part”.
Page 282, note 1287, lines 6–7. Change “Satan himself
could invent” to “Satan himself could invest [invent]”.
Page 283, note 1287, line 1. Change “JS and others would
‘be forth coming.’” to “JS and others would ‘be forth Coming.’”
Page 283, note 1288, line 2. Change “eye- and
ear-witness” to “eye and ear witness”.
Page 283, note 1289, lines 2–3. Change “a stranger in the
city” to “a stranger in the City”.
Page 286, note 1306, line 2. Change “being made by some
of the citizens” to “being made by some of the Citizens”.
Page 286, note 1308, lines 3–4. Change “deny Joseph’s
being a Prophet” to “deny Joseph’s being a prophet”.
Page 286, note 1308, line 5. Change “militia units ‘were
to proceed” to “militia units ‘were to proced”.
Page 286, note 1308, lines 5–6. Change “demand Joseph and
Hyrum Smith, and the City Council of said city,” to “demand Joseph &
Hyrum Smith, and the city council of said city,—”.
Page 286, note 1308, line 6. Change “if Joseph and Hyrum
and the City Council” to “if Joseph & Hyrum & City council”.
Page 286, note 1308, line 7. Change “kill and exterminate
all the inhabitants of said City” to “kill & exterminate all the
inhabitants of said city”.
Page 287, note 1310, line 1. Change “proceed without
delay to Springfield” to “proceed witho[u]t delay, to Springfield”.
Page 287, note 1311, line 4. Change “and remain quiet
until the fuss is over” to “and remain Quiet until the fuss is
over”.
Page 287, note 1311, line 8. Change “stand in our own
defense” to “stand in our own defence”.
Page 287, note 1311, line 11. Change “at every hazard,
unless prudence” to “at every hazard; unless prudence”.
Page 287, note 1311, line 13. Change “give information by
affidavit” to “give information by affidivit”.
Page 287, note 1311, line 14. Change “Governor of what
has occurred, and every illegal proceedings” to “Governr of what has
occurred, and every illegal poceedigs [proceeding]”.
Page 287, note 1311, line 16. Change “demand instruction
and protection” to “dem[a]nd instruction and protection”.
Page 288, note 1313, lines 3–4. Change “the Brethren in
these parts . . . may be relied upon” to “the Breth[r]en in these parts
. . . may be relied on”.
Page 288, note 1315, line 7. Change “JS, Journal, 12, 13,
16, and 18 June 1844” to “JS, Journal, 12, 13, and 16 June 1844”.
Page 289, note 1321, lines 2–3. Change “an immediate
attack upon the citizens” to “an immediate attack of the citizens”.
Page 289, note 1322, line 3. Change “provisions of the
charter” to “provisions of the cha[r]ter”.
Page 291, line 1. Insert a closing angle bracket before
the double-em dash at the end of the line.
Page 291, note 1331, line 3. Change “brought in from the
surrounding country” to “brought in from the surro[u]nding country”.
Page 291, note 1331, line 5. Change “as Mayor, and to
preserve the city and the lives of the citizens” to “as mayor, and to
preser[v]e the city and lives of the citizens”.
Page 291, note 1331, line 6. Change “under martial law.
The officers” to “under martial law: The officers”.
Page 291, note 1331, line 7. Change “of the Nauvoo
Legion” to “of the nauvoo Legion”.
Page 291, note 1337, line 2. Change “the Ohio river on
the steamboat Massachusetts” to “the Ohio River on Steemboat
Massachusets”.
Pages 291–292, note 1337, lines 3–4. Change “we would
have gagged him and nabbed him” to “we would have gagged him, or nabbed
him”.
Page 293, note 1352, line 2. Change “by steam boat to
Warsaw, Illinois” to “by steam boat to Warsaw Illinois”.
Page 294, note 1353, line 5. Change “leave it for the
Mob” to “leave it for the mob”.
Page 294, note 1354, line 3. Change “which the
Constitution guarantees” to “which the constitution guarantees”.
Page 294, note 1354, line 4. Change “save the innocent”
to “Save the innocent”.
Page 294, note 1356, line 3. Change “the latter-day
Saints” to “the latter day saints”.
Page 294, note 1356, line 5. Change “armed men, cannon,
arms, and munitions of war” to “armed men, Cannon, arms and munition of
war”.
Page 294, note 1357, lines 4–5. Change “are coming on
from Missouri” to “are comeing on from Missouri”.
Page 295, note 1360, line 3. Change “hear the allegations
and defenses” to “hear the allegations and defences”.
Page 295, note 1362, lines 4–5. Change “the affidavits
and handbills herewith connected, are submitted for your Excellency’s
consideration” to “the affidavits and hand bills here with connected are
submitted for your Excellency’s Consideration”.
Page 296, note 1363, line 7. Change “had not better go
out of doors” to “had not better go out”.
Page 296, note 1364, line 4. Change “11 June 1844, 31,
32” to “11 June 1844, 31”.
Page 296, note 1368, line 2. Change “Express to the gov”
to “Exp[r]ess to the gov”.
Page 297, note 1370, lines 3–4. Change “before your
excellency to satisfy you of the justice” to “before your Excellency to
satisfy you of the Justice”.
Page 297, note 1373, line 4. Change “exterminate the
Latter-day Saints” to “exterminate the Latter day Saints”.
Page 300, note 1377, lines 2–3. Change “from the
different counties” to “from the different Counties”.
Page 300, note 1378, line 3. Change “8 or 10 men, in a
warlike attitude” to “8 or 10 men, rather in a war like attitude”.
Page 300, note 1378, line 9. Change “especially in
Hyum’s, if” to “especially in Hyum’s if”.
Page 301, lines 5–6. Change “the destruction of the
press” to “the distruction of the press”.
Page 301, line 6. Change “the Nauvoo
Expositor, and the subsequent refusal” to “the Nauvoo Expositor; and the Subsequent
refusal”.
Page 301, line 8. Change “State; and the insisting” to
“State; And the insisting”.
Page 301, line 9. Change “Court, and according” to
“Court, And according”.
Page 301, line 16. Change “no other state, county, city,
Town, or Territory of the United States” to “no other State, county,
city Town, or Territory in the United States”.
Page 301, line 20. Change “arrested by the same
constable” to “arrested by the Same Constable.”
Page 301, line 22. Change “necessary that a posse” to
“necessary that a Posse”.
Page 301, line 24. Change “I sincerely hope” to “I
Sincerely hope”.
Page 301, line 25. Change “make such a proceeding” to
“make Such a proceeding”.
Page 301, note 1380, lines 2–3. Change “some of us have
not heard him atal” to “Some of us have not heard him atol”.
Page 301, note 1380, line 4. Change “Hugh H. Yager” to
“Hugh, H. Yager”.
Page 301, line 25. Change “make such a proceeding” to
“make Such a proceeding”.
Page 302, line 11. Change “Charter & Constitution as
we confidently understood them” to “Charter, & Constitutin, as we
confidently understnd them”.
Page 302, line 15. Change “we would not hessitate” to “we
would not hissitate”.
Page 302, line 16. Change “your Excellencys wish. were it
not” to “your Excellencys wish, were it not”.
Page 302, lines 16–17. Change “in danger. We dare not” to
“in danger, we dare not”.
Page 302, line 19. Change “gentlemen from abroad” to
“Gentlemn from abroad”.
Page 302, lines 20–21. Change “the appearance of things
is not only treasonable against us, but against this state” to “the
appernc [appearance] of things is not only treasonabl ag[ai]nst us, but
againt this state”.
Page 302, lines 22–23. Change “all things right if the
government will give us the opportunity. disperse” to “all things right.
if the governmnt will give us the oppor[tu]nity, disperse”.
Page 302, lines 23–24. Change “constitutional
privileges.— that our lives” to “constitinal [constitutional]
privileges— that are lives”.
Page 306, note 7, line 6. Remove “were” before “‘very
unwillingly gave up the arms.’”
Page 315, note 52, line 1. Change “send an answer per” to
“send an answer p[e]r”.
Page 315, note 52, line 3. Remove “on” before “appended
to JS”.
Page 316, note 62, line 3. Change “being attacked, and
prove injurious” to “being attacked and prove enjurrious
[injurious]”.
Page 316, note 65, line 11. Change “ordered Dunham ‘to
proceed without delay’” to “ordered Dunham to ‘proceed without
delay’”.
Page 319, note 80, line 2. Change “no reasonable prospect
of” to “no reasonable prospect, of”.
Page 319, note 80, line 5. Change “bring us on Habeas
Corpus” to “bring us on Habeas [Corpus]”.
Page 319, note 81, line 1. Change “acting on the
supposition” to “acting upon the supposition”.
Page 320, note 87, line 3. Change “learned that he
[Bettisworth] wanted” to “learnd that he [Bettisworth] wantd”.
Page 320, note 87, line 4. Change “learned there is some
excitement because we did not go— & we wish to see you without
delay” to “lear[ne]d there is some excitimt [excitement] because we did
not go— & we wish to see you witho[u]t delay”.
Page 320, note 87, line 5. Change “powder and ball” to
“powder & ball”.
Page 323, note 105. The transcription for JS’s letter to
Emma Smith is superseded by the transcription published in Documents, Volume 15, pp. 499–500.
Page 325, note 108, lines 3–4. Change “This is right, as
I suppose” to “This is right as I suppose”.
Page 326, note 115, line 2. Change “suspicion against us”
to “suspicion agai[n]st us”.
Page 327, note 128, line 4. Change semicolon after “29
Dec. 1854” to a comma.
Page 341, line 6. Change “Willard Richards” to “Willard
Richards and William Clayton”.
Page 342, lines 2–3. Remove first sentence and change
second sentence to “Three of the four notes describe events recorded in
entries during the periods for which Richards was the scribe of JS’s
journals.”
Page 342, note 3, line 2. Change “2–6, 8–11 Dec. 1842” to
“2–6, and 8–11 Dec. 1842”.
Page 345, line 9. Change source note to “William Clayton
and Willard Richards, Draft Notes, [Nauvoo, IL], Mar. and Apr. 1842;
handwriting of William Clayton and Willard Richards; two pages; JS
Office Papers, 1835–1844, CHL.”
Page 345, line 11. Before “Thursday” add in a text note:
“William Clayton handwriting begins.”
Page 345, line 32. Before “April. 5” add in a text note:
“William Clayton handwriting ends; Willard Richards begins.”
Page 345, note 8. Change “by an unidentified scribe” to
“by Thomas Bullock and an unidentified scribe”.
Page 346, line 4. Before “Mr H. R. Hotch[k]iss” add in a
text note: “Willard Richards handwriting ends; William Clayton
begins.”
Page 346, line 8. Before “142.2” add in a text note:
“William Clayton handwriting ends; Willard Richards begins.”
Page 346, note 12. Before “The remaining” add in “Willard
Richards handwriting ends; William Clayton begins.”
Pages 355–519. 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
Journals, Volume 2. Readers should refer to the
Reference section of the Joseph Smith Papers website to find the
corrected and updated information.
Page 379. Change placement of Joseph Smith’s farm to the
NE corner of section 8 and part of the SW and NW corner of section
9.
Page 469, lines 2–10. Change beginning dates for Samuel
Bent through Henry G. Sherwood to “5 Oct. 1839”.
Page 471, line 3. Change dates for William Marks to “3
Feb. 1841–3 Feb. 1845”.
Page 471, line 4. Change dates for Newel K. Whitney to “3
Feb. 1841–3 Feb. 1845”.
Page 471, line 28. Change “Lewis Robinson” to “Lewis
Robison”.
Page 608, first column. Change entry for “Rigdon, Phoebe
Brook” to “Rigdon, Phebe Brook”.
Page 638, second column. Change entry for “Woodruff,
Pheobe W. Carter” to “Woodruff, Phebe W. Carter”.