This is likely a reference to the home of Hiram Clark (1795–1853), who lived next to Turley. Clark and Turley had earlier been associated while serving missions to England. Clark built a home in 1843 but at this time was again on a mission to England. (Jeffress, “Mapping Historic Nauvoo,” 174–175; Shaffer, “Hiram Clark Home—Nauvoo,” 6–7; Shaffer, “A Forgotten Missionary: Hiram Clark,” 1–2, 16–17.)

Jeffress, MeLínda Evans. “Mapping Historic Nauvoo.” BYU Studies 32, nos. 1–2 (Winter and Spring 1992): 269–275.

Shaffer, Donald R. “The Hiram Clark Home—Nauvoo.” Restoration Trail Forum 14, no. 1 (Mar. 1988): 6–8.

Shaffer, Donald R. “A Forgotten Missionary: Hiram Clark, Mormon Itinerant, British Emigration Organizer, and First President of the L. D. S. Hawaiian Mission, 1795– 1853.” Master’s thesis, California State University, Fullerton, 1990.

The Court Martial of the Nauvoo Legion authorized the creation of an arsenal for the legion on 10 June 1843. However, no progress was made until September 1844, when the officers of the legion again passed a resolution to build an arsenal in connection with the construction of a gunsmith’s shop and a powder magazine. On 16 September, Brigham Young met with several other legion officers and “dedecated the ground to the god of the arm[i]es of Isreal.” Rich, who oversaw the construction as major general of the legion, recorded in his journal that he spent January and February 1845 “in getting up stone for the Arsenal.” Construction continued even though by the end of January the last state arms in possession of the Nauvoo Legion had been surrendered to the state and the city charter authorizing the existence of the legion had been repealed. On 14 April, the Monday following this council meeting, Rich recorded, “I comenced laying stone on the Arsenel.” By 17 July 1845 workmen began enclosing the roof of the structure and plans were being made to use the completed structure to store grain. (“Court Martial, Nauvoo Legion,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 21 June 1843, [2]–[3]; George A. Smith, Journal, 10 Sept. 1844; Young, Journal, 16 Sept. 1844; “Notice to the Nauvoo Legion,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 9 Jan. 1845, [3]; Rich, Journal, Jan.–27 May 1845; Hosea Stout, Reminiscences and Journal, 17 July 1845; Clayton, Journal, 17 July 1845.)

Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.

Smith, George A. Journal, 22 Feb. 1841–10 Mar. 1845. George Albert Smith, Papers, 1834–1877. CHL. MS 1322, box 2, fd. 4.

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

Rich, Charles C. Journals, 1833–1862. Charles C. Rich Collection, 1832–1908. CHL. MS 889, box 1.

Stout, Hosea. Reminiscences and Journals, 1845–1869. Microfilm. CHL. Originals at Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City. Also available as On the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844–1861, edited by Juanita Brooks, 2 vols. (1964. Reprint, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press; Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1982).

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