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Authorization for Brigham Young, 1 June 1843

Source Note

JS as trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Authorization,
Nauvoo

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, Hancock Co., IL, for
Brigham Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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, 1 June 1843; manuscript form in handwriting of
George Walker

15 Dec. 1806–after 1870. Bookkeeper, clerk, rope maker, laborer. Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. Moved to Lancashire, England, before 1832. Married Catherine Burgess, before 1832, in Lancashire. Moved to Salford, Lancashire, before 1840. Baptized...

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with manuscript additions in handwriting of
George Walker

15 Dec. 1806–after 1870. Bookkeeper, clerk, rope maker, laborer. Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. Moved to Lancashire, England, before 1832. Married Catherine Burgess, before 1832, in Lancashire. Moved to Salford, Lancashire, before 1840. Baptized...

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and
William W. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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; signature of JS; two pages; JS Collection, CHL. Includes dockets, redactions, and archival marking.
Bifolium measuring 12 × 7½ inches (30 × 19 cm) and ruled with thirty-five horizontal blue lines per page. The authorization was folded for carrying and filing and was later refolded for filing. The foreign-language portions of the text were canceled by the early twentieth century.
1

When church clerk Thomas Bullock copied the authorization into the manuscript history of the church in the 1850s, the text was not redacted. The version based on the manuscript history, which was published in the Deseret News’s “History of Joseph Smith,” also included the unredacted text. The redacted version first appeared in volume 5 of Brigham H. Roberts’s edition of JS’s history, which was published in 1909. (JS History, vol. D-1, 1567–1568; “History of Joseph Smith,” Deseret News [Salt Lake City], 22 Oct. 1856, 257; History of the Church, 5:416–417.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

History of the Church / Smith, Joseph, et al. History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edited by B. H. Roberts. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902–1912 (vols. 1–6), 1932 (vol. 7).

The authorization was docketed by
George Walker

15 Dec. 1806–after 1870. Bookkeeper, clerk, rope maker, laborer. Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. Moved to Lancashire, England, before 1832. Married Catherine Burgess, before 1832, in Lancashire. Moved to Salford, Lancashire, before 1840. Baptized...

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, who served as a church clerk in 1843.
2

See JS, Journal, 8 Aug. 1843; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 11 May 1843; Brigham Young and John M. Bernhisel to JS, Bond, 30 May 1843, JS Collection (Supplement), CHL; and George Walker, St. Louis, MO, to William Clayton, Nauvoo, IL, 3 Jan. 1844, JS Office Papers, CHL.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.

The authorization was also docketed by
Leo Hawkins

19 July 1834–28 May 1859. Clerk, reporter. Born in London. Son of Samuel Harris Hawkins and Charlotte Savage. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Banks, 23 Oct. 1848. Immigrated to U.S. with his family; arrived in New Orleans...

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, who served as a clerk in the Church Historian’s Office (later Church Historical Department) from 1853 to 1859.
3

“Obituary of Leo Hawkins,” Millennial Star, 30 July 1859, 21:496–497.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star. Manchester, England, 1840–1842; Liverpool, 1842–1932; London, 1932–1970.

By 1973 the document had been included in the JS Collection at the Church Historical Department (now CHL), and an archival marking had been added in the upper right corner of the recto of the first leaf.
4

See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection, 1827–1844, in the CHL catalog.


The document’s early dockets and its later inclusion in the JS Collection suggest continuous institutional custody.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    When church clerk Thomas Bullock copied the authorization into the manuscript history of the church in the 1850s, the text was not redacted. The version based on the manuscript history, which was published in the Deseret News’s “History of Joseph Smith,” also included the unredacted text. The redacted version first appeared in volume 5 of Brigham H. Roberts’s edition of JS’s history, which was published in 1909. (JS History, vol. D-1, 1567–1568; “History of Joseph Smith,” Deseret News [Salt Lake City], 22 Oct. 1856, 257; History of the Church, 5:416–417.)

    History of the Church / Smith, Joseph, et al. History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edited by B. H. Roberts. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902–1912 (vols. 1–6), 1932 (vol. 7).

  2. [2]

    See JS, Journal, 8 Aug. 1843; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 11 May 1843; Brigham Young and John M. Bernhisel to JS, Bond, 30 May 1843, JS Collection (Supplement), CHL; and George Walker, St. Louis, MO, to William Clayton, Nauvoo, IL, 3 Jan. 1844, JS Office Papers, CHL.

    Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.

  3. [3]

    “Obituary of Leo Hawkins,” Millennial Star, 30 July 1859, 21:496–497.

    Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star. Manchester, England, 1840–1842; Liverpool, 1842–1932; London, 1932–1970.

  4. [4]

    See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection, 1827–1844, in the CHL catalog.

Historical Introduction

On 1 June 1843 in
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Illinois, JS signed an authorization designating
Brigham Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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an
agent

A specific church office and, more generally, someone “entrusted with the business of another.” Agents in the church assisted other ecclesiastical officers, especially the bishop in his oversight of the church’s temporal affairs. A May 1831 revelation instructed...

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empowered to raise funds for the
Nauvoo House

Located in lower portion of Nauvoo (the flats) along bank of Mississippi River. JS revelation, dated 19 Jan. 1841, instructed Saints to build boardinghouse for travelers and immigrants. Construction of planned three-story building to be funded by fifty-dollar...

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and the Nauvoo
temple

Located in portion of Nauvoo known as the bluff. JS revelation dated Jan. 1841 commanded Saints to build temple and hotel (Nauvoo House). Cornerstone laid, 6 Apr. 1841. Saints volunteered labor, money, and other resources for temple construction. Construction...

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. In January 1841, JS dictated a revelation that commanded the Saints to build two edifices, a temple and a hotel called the Nauvoo House.
1

See Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841 [D&C 124:22–23, 31, 62].


During the
church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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’s April 1843 special
conference

A meeting where ecclesiastical officers and other church members could conduct church business. The “Articles and Covenants” of the church directed the elders to hold conferences to perform “Church business.” The first of these conferences was held on 9 June...

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, JS argued that the system of allowing any traveling
elder

A male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto...

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to convey donations for these buildings from church
branches

An ecclesiastical organization of church members in a particular locale. A branch was generally smaller than a stake or a conference. Branches were also referred to as churches, as in “the Church of Shalersville.” In general, a branch was led by a presiding...

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to Nauvoo was insufficiently secure. He proposed that members of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Members of a governing body in the church, with special administrative and proselytizing responsibilities. A June 1829 revelation commanded Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer to call twelve disciples, similar to the twelve apostles in the New Testament and ...

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be designated as the only church agents authorized to collect donations. The proposal was accepted by the conference, and the apostles were directed to deposit the collected funds only with JS, as the church’s trustee-in-trust, or with his clerk
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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.
2

Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 Apr. 1843.


According to
Wilford Woodruff

1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...

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, on 19 April, JS met with the Twelve and “counciled us to take a mission in the East to obtain means to build the
Nauvoo house

Located in lower portion of Nauvoo (the flats) along bank of Mississippi River. JS revelation, dated 19 Jan. 1841, instructed Saints to build boardinghouse for travelers and immigrants. Construction of planned three-story building to be funded by fifty-dollar...

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as we were appointed So to do by the Conference.”
Quorum

An organized group of individuals holding the same office in the Melchizedek priesthood or the Aaronic priesthood. According to the 1835 “Instruction on Priesthood,” the presidency of the church constituted a quorum. The Twelve Apostles also formed a quorum...

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president
Brigham Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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was to lead the mission, which was expected to culminate in
Boston

Capital city of Massachusetts, located on eastern seaboard at mouth of Charles River. Founded by Puritans, 1630. Received city charter, 1822. Population in 1820 about 43,000; in 1830 about 61,000; and in 1840 about 93,000. JS’s ancestor Robert Smith emigrated...

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later that year.
3

Woodruff, Journal, 19 Apr. 1843. Eight apostles embarked on the mission: Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, John E. Page, Wilford Woodruff, and George A. Smith. (See Minutes, 19 Apr. 1843.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

By mid-May the apostles established an itinerary through
Ohio

French explored and claimed area, 1669. British took possession following French and Indian War, 1763. Ceded to U.S., 1783. First permanent white settlement established, 1788. Northeastern portion maintained as part of Connecticut, 1786, and called Connecticut...

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,
Pennsylvania

Area first settled by Swedish immigrants, 1628. William Penn received grant for territory from King Charles II, 1681, and established British settlement, 1682. Philadelphia was center of government for original thirteen U.S. colonies from time of Revolutionary...

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,
Maine

Initially established as district of Massachusetts, 1691. Admitted as state, 1820. Population in 1830 about 400,000. Population in 1840 about 500,000. Capital city and seat of government, Augusta. First visited by Latter-day Saint missionaries, Sept. 1832...

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, and
Massachusetts

One of original thirteen colonies that formed U.S. Capital city, Boston. Colonized by English religious dissenters, 1620s. Population in 1830 about 610,000. Population in 1840 about 738,000. Joseph Smith Sr. born in Massachusetts. Samuel Smith and Orson Hyde...

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.
4

Wilford Woodruff, Nauvoo, IL, to Aphek Woodruff, Farmington, CT, 16 May 1843, Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, CHL.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

In preparation for the mission, JS’s clerk
William W. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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prepared a “Blank Bond” requiring the apostles to convey donations to JS as trustee-in-trust, as well as a “recommendation . . . for the Elders going abroad.” Phelps presented drafts of both documents to JS and the apostles during a meeting on 27 May 1843; both documents were accepted by those present.
5

Minutes and Discourse, 27 May 1843.


Evidently, Phelps and
George Walker

15 Dec. 1806–after 1870. Bookkeeper, clerk, rope maker, laborer. Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. Moved to Lancashire, England, before 1832. Married Catherine Burgess, before 1832, in Lancashire. Moved to Salford, Lancashire, before 1840. Baptized...

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, another scribe, then prepared copies of the bond and the recommendation, or authorization, for each apostle and other agents.
6

Aside from Young’s authorization, the authorizations for apostles Heber C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, and George A. Smith are extant, as are authorizations for James Brown and Peter Haws, who were not apostles but were also appointed as agents for the Nauvoo House and the temple. (JS, Authorization for Heber C. Kimball, 1 June 1843, Helen Vilate Bourne Fleming, Collection, CHL; JS, Authorization for Wilford Woodruff, 1 June 1843; JS, Authorization for George A. Smith, 1 June 1843; JS, Authorization for James Brown, 31 May 1843, JS Collection, CHL; JS, Authorization for Peter Haws, 31 May 1843, JS Materials, CCLA; see also JS, Authorization, 1 June 1843, draft, JS Collection, CHL.)


JS met again with the apostles on 30 May 1843 in his
office

Term usually applied to JS’s private office, which was located at various places during JS’s lifetime, including his home. From fall 1840 until completion of JS’s brick store, office was located on second floor of a new building, possibly on Water Street ...

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, where they each signed $2,000 bonds requiring them to convey to JS “all moneys that he [the agent] may collect” for the Nauvoo House and the
temple

Located in portion of Nauvoo known as the bluff. JS revelation dated Jan. 1841 commanded Saints to build temple and hotel (Nauvoo House). Cornerstone laid, 6 Apr. 1841. Saints volunteered labor, money, and other resources for temple construction. Construction...

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.
7

Brigham Young and John M. Bernhisel to JS, Bond, 30 May 1843, JS Collection (Supplement), CHL; JS, Journal, 30 May 1843.


They also received shares of the
Nauvoo House Association

A corporation established in February 1841 to oversee the building of the Nauvoo House. A 19 January 1841 JS revelation included a commandment to construct a boardinghouse for visitors to Nauvoo that would also serve as a home for JS and his family. The association...

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, valued at fifty dollars each, to sell on their mission.
8

On 23 February 1841, church members William Miller, Lyman Wight, John Snider, and Peter Haws formed the Nauvoo House Association, a committee responsible for overseeing construction of the building. The association was authorized to issue stock to raise funds to support the endeavor. On 30 May 1843, William Clayton noted that he “paid out about $30000 Stock,” presumably to the Twelve but possibly to others as well. Brigham Young received three hundred shares. (“An Act to Incorporate the Nauvoo House Association,” 23 Feb. 1841, copies certified by Stephen A. Douglas and Lyman Trumbull, CHL; Clayton, Journal, 30 May 1843; Brigham Young to JS, Receipt, 30 May 1843, JS Collection [Supplement], CHL.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

“An Act to Incorporate the Nauvoo House Association,” 23 Feb. 1841. Copies certified by Stephen A. Douglas and Lyman Trumbull. CHL. MS 15558.

Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.

On 1 June 1843, JS met with the apostles again at his
store

Located in lower portion of Nauvoo (the flats) along bank of Mississippi River. Completed 1841. Opened for business, 5 Jan. 1842. Owned by JS, but managed mostly by others, after 1842. First floor housed JS’s general store and counting room, where tithing...

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and gave them their authorizations as agents, with
Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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and
Walker

15 Dec. 1806–after 1870. Bookkeeper, clerk, rope maker, laborer. Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. Moved to Lancashire, England, before 1832. Married Catherine Burgess, before 1832, in Lancashire. Moved to Salford, Lancashire, before 1840. Baptized...

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inscribing the manuscript forms.
9

Woodruff, Journal, 1 June 1843.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

Phelps, who was known for using foreign-language phrases in his writing, contributed the words in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. A transliteration in the Roman alphabet and the English equivalent were written after each phrase.
10

See Brown, “Translator and the Ghostwriter,” 26–62.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Brown, Samuel. “The Translator and the Ghostwriter: Joseph Smith and W. W. Phelps.” Journal of Mormon History 34, no. 1 (Winter 2008): 26–62.

Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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’s authorization, featured here as a representative sample, was inscribed by Walker and signed by JS. After the authorization was folded, Walker added an ornate docket indicating the document belonged to the chief apostle. On 7 July 1843, Young and other apostles left
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, presumably carrying their authorizations. After visiting several branches over the next several months, the apostles concluded their mission with a three-day conference in
Boston

Capital city of Massachusetts, located on eastern seaboard at mouth of Charles River. Founded by Puritans, 1630. Received city charter, 1822. Population in 1820 about 43,000; in 1830 about 61,000; and in 1840 about 93,000. JS’s ancestor Robert Smith emigrated...

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in early September. They then returned to Nauvoo and deposited the donations they had received with
Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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, who recorded the donations in the Book of the Law of the Lord.
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Woodruff, Journal, 7 July–4 Nov. 1843; Young, Journal, 1840–1844, [7] July–22 Oct. 1843; JS, Journal, 22 Oct. 1843; Minutes, Boston, MA, 9–11 Sept. 1843, 1, Historian’s Office, Minutes and Reports (Local Units), CHL; Book of the Law of the Lord, 366, 367–368, 374–375, 379, 380–381, 383.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

Young, Brigham. Journals, 1832–1877. Brigham Young Office Files, 1832–1878. CHL. CR 1234 1, boxes 71–73.

Historian’s Office. Minutes and Reports, 1840–1886. CHL.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    See Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841 [D&C 124:22–23, 31, 62].

  2. [2]

    Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 Apr. 1843.

  3. [3]

    Woodruff, Journal, 19 Apr. 1843. Eight apostles embarked on the mission: Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, John E. Page, Wilford Woodruff, and George A. Smith. (See Minutes, 19 Apr. 1843.)

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

  4. [4]

    Wilford Woodruff, Nauvoo, IL, to Aphek Woodruff, Farmington, CT, 16 May 1843, Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, CHL.

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

  5. [5]

    Minutes and Discourse, 27 May 1843.

  6. [6]

    Aside from Young’s authorization, the authorizations for apostles Heber C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, and George A. Smith are extant, as are authorizations for James Brown and Peter Haws, who were not apostles but were also appointed as agents for the Nauvoo House and the temple. (JS, Authorization for Heber C. Kimball, 1 June 1843, Helen Vilate Bourne Fleming, Collection, CHL; JS, Authorization for Wilford Woodruff, 1 June 1843; JS, Authorization for George A. Smith, 1 June 1843; JS, Authorization for James Brown, 31 May 1843, JS Collection, CHL; JS, Authorization for Peter Haws, 31 May 1843, JS Materials, CCLA; see also JS, Authorization, 1 June 1843, draft, JS Collection, CHL.)

  7. [7]

    Brigham Young and John M. Bernhisel to JS, Bond, 30 May 1843, JS Collection (Supplement), CHL; JS, Journal, 30 May 1843.

  8. [8]

    On 23 February 1841, church members William Miller, Lyman Wight, John Snider, and Peter Haws formed the Nauvoo House Association, a committee responsible for overseeing construction of the building. The association was authorized to issue stock to raise funds to support the endeavor. On 30 May 1843, William Clayton noted that he “paid out about $30000 Stock,” presumably to the Twelve but possibly to others as well. Brigham Young received three hundred shares. (“An Act to Incorporate the Nauvoo House Association,” 23 Feb. 1841, copies certified by Stephen A. Douglas and Lyman Trumbull, CHL; Clayton, Journal, 30 May 1843; Brigham Young to JS, Receipt, 30 May 1843, JS Collection [Supplement], CHL.)

    “An Act to Incorporate the Nauvoo House Association,” 23 Feb. 1841. Copies certified by Stephen A. Douglas and Lyman Trumbull. CHL. MS 15558.

    Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.

  9. [9]

    Woodruff, Journal, 1 June 1843.

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

  10. [10]

    See Brown, “Translator and the Ghostwriter,” 26–62.

    Brown, Samuel. “The Translator and the Ghostwriter: Joseph Smith and W. W. Phelps.” Journal of Mormon History 34, no. 1 (Winter 2008): 26–62.

  11. [11]

    Woodruff, Journal, 7 July–4 Nov. 1843; Young, Journal, 1840–1844, [7] July–22 Oct. 1843; JS, Journal, 22 Oct. 1843; Minutes, Boston, MA, 9–11 Sept. 1843, 1, Historian’s Office, Minutes and Reports (Local Units), CHL; Book of the Law of the Lord, 366, 367–368, 374–375, 379, 380–381, 383.

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

    Young, Brigham. Journals, 1832–1877. Brigham Young Office Files, 1832–1878. CHL. CR 1234 1, boxes 71–73.

    Historian’s Office. Minutes and Reports, 1840–1886. CHL.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Authorization for Brigham Young, 1 June 1843 History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843] “History of Joseph Smith”

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