Nauvoo Police, 16 May–28 June 1844

The following chart identifies the members of the police force in , Illinois, during the period covered by this volume. In December 1843, the Nauvoo City Council authorized the creation of a police force to protect JS and other residents from internal and external threats. Although the police were “dismissed from Regular duty by the Mayor” in January 1844, members of the police force were occasionally called out as needed. For example, in May two policemen guarded for fifteen days and in June members of the police force participated in the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. This list of policemen was compiled by , the force’s first captain or high policeman.