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Jubilee Songs, between 11 and 18 January 1843

Source Note

[
Wilson Law

26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....

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,
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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], and
Eliza R. Snow

21 Jan. 1804–5 Dec. 1887. Poet, teacher, seamstress, milliner. Born in Becket, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Daughter of Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone. Moved to Mantua, Trumbull Co., Ohio, ca. 1806. Member of Baptist church. Baptized into Church...

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, Jubilee Songs [Nauvoo, IL: Taylor and Woodruff, between 11 and 18 Jan. 1843]; one page. Includes docket. The copy used for transcription is held at CHL.
Unevenly cut broadside measuring 12¼ × 9–9¼ inches (31 × 23 cm). The printed text block is bordered by a printed floral design. The broadside was later folded and docketed for filing.
The docket is of the title and the composition date of the first printed poem and is in unidentified handwriting—presumably that of an early church clerk. The date may be in the handwriting of
Thomas Bullock

23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...

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, who served as JS’s scribe from 1843 to 1844 and as clerk to the church historian and recorder from 1845 to 1865.
1

Jessee, “Writing of Joseph Smith’s History,” 456, 458; Woodruff, Journal, 22 Jan. 1865.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Jessee, Dean C. “The Writing of Joseph Smith’s History.” BYU Studies 11 (Summer 1971): 439–473.

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

The document was in the possession of the Church Historical Department (now CHL) by 1987, when it was cataloged.
2

See the full bibliographic entry for Jubilee Songs: Part First / [Wilson Law and Willard Richards]; Part Second / E. R. Snow, in the CHL catalog.


Its early docketing and later cataloging suggest continuous institutional custody.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    Jessee, “Writing of Joseph Smith’s History,” 456, 458; Woodruff, Journal, 22 Jan. 1865.

    Jessee, Dean C. “The Writing of Joseph Smith’s History.” BYU Studies 11 (Summer 1971): 439–473.

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

  2. [2]

    See the full bibliographic entry for Jubilee Songs: Part First / [Wilson Law and Willard Richards]; Part Second / E. R. Snow, in the CHL catalog.

Historical Introduction

In mid-January 1843, JS apparently commissioned a compilation of songs to be printed 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. On 5 January, JS’s
habeas corpus

“Have the body”; a written order from a court of competent jurisdiction commanding anyone having a person in custody to produce such person at a certain time and place and to state the reasons why he or she is being held in custody. The court will determine...

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hearing in
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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, Illinois, concluded with the verdict that the
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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requisition to extradite JS was defective and void—thus ending the threat of extradition. JS returned to Nauvoo on 10 January, and the next day he began planning a party to celebrate his recent legal victory.
1

See Invitation to Wilson and Elizabeth Sikes Law, 11 Jan. 1843.


At the party, held on 18 January, JS personally distributed a broadside containing the lyrics of two songs.
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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later recounted that the broadside was “printed for the occasion,” which suggests that JS commissioned it at some point between 11 January, when he began planning the party, and the morning of 18 January, when he distributed it at the event.
2

Historian’s Office, JS History, Draft Notes, 18 Jan. 1843, 9.


Although the first of the two songs is printed without attribution, it was written by
Wilson Law

26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....

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and
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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on 7 January while they and the others traveling with JS were on the road between
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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and
John Dutch

7 Oct. 1775–25 Apr. 1850. Sea captain, land speculator, hotelier, merchant. Born in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Dutch and Fanny Jones. Lived at Salem, 1798. Married Hannah Batchelder, 29 Apr. 1798, in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Moved...

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’s tavern in Morgan County, Illinois. According to JS’s journal, the song was “sung repeatedly during the evining” on the night of their stay with Dutch.
3

JS, Journal, 7 Jan. 1843; “Jubilee Songs,” Wasp, 21 Jan. 1843, [2].


Comprehensive Works Cited

The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

The song was apparently a favorite of those in the company, as they sang it again on 8, 9, and 10 January, including when the procession arrived at JS’s home 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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.
4

JS, Journal, 8–10 Jan. 1843.


Eliza R. Snow

21 Jan. 1804–5 Dec. 1887. Poet, teacher, seamstress, milliner. Born in Becket, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Daughter of Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone. Moved to Mantua, Trumbull Co., Ohio, ca. 1806. Member of Baptist church. Baptized into Church...

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, an accomplished Latter-day Saint poet, wrote the second of the two songs found on the broadside sometime between JS’s return to Nauvoo and the 18 January party. The songs were sung to the tune of “Auld Lang Syne” or “There’s Nae Luck about the House,” with the first song even borrowing its opening lyrics from “There’s Nae Luck about the House.”
5

“There’s Nae Luck about the House,” st. 1, l. 1, in Turnbull and Buchan, Garland of Scotia, 56.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Turnbull, John, and Patrick Buchan. The Garland of Scotia; A Musical Wreath of Scottish Song, with Description and Historical Notes, Adapted for the Voice, Flute, Violin, &c. Glasgow, Scotland: William Mitchison, 1841.

Both songs recounted the trial, celebrated JS’s legal victory, and praised the individuals who had helped JS achieve it.
Though it is unclear precisely when
Snow

21 Jan. 1804–5 Dec. 1887. Poet, teacher, seamstress, milliner. Born in Becket, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Daughter of Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone. Moved to Mantua, Trumbull Co., Ohio, ca. 1806. Member of Baptist church. Baptized into Church...

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wrote her song or when JS commissioned the broadside, the
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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printing office

Located at four different sites from 1839–1846: cellar of warehouse on bank of Mississippi River, June–Aug. 1839; frame building on northeast corner of Water and Bain streets, Nov. 1839–Nov. 1841; newly built printing establishment on northwest corner of ...

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began preparing the songs for publication in a Nauvoo newspaper by 14 January 1843 and probably earlier.
6

The 14 January 1843 issue of the Wasp included the song by Law and Richards with the same typesetting that was later used for the broadside. (“The Mormon Jubilee,” Wasp, 14 Jan. 1843, [1]; Crawley, Descriptive Bibliography, 1:214.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

Crawley, Peter. A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church. 3 vols. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1997–2012.

On the day of the celebration, the guests—around fifty in number—arrived at JS’s home at ten o’clock in the morning, and sometime before noon JS distributed the broadsides containing the songs. The guests then sang the two songs to begin the formal celebration.
7

JS, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843; Woodruff, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843; Clayton, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843.


Comprehensive Works Cited

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

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

In his journal,
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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noted that the songs were “vary appropriate to the occasion.”
8

Woodruff, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843.


Comprehensive Works Cited

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

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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similarly wrote that after singing, “the company was very cheerful and truly it was a time of Jubilee; all hearts rejoiced.”
9

Clayton, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843. The attendees continued to talk and read various letters and newspaper articles until two o’clock in the afternoon, when they sat down to eat, with JS and Emma Smith waiting tables. The party continued until around six in the evening. (JS, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843; Woodruff, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843; Clayton, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

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

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

The broadsides were apparently commissioned for JS’s celebration, but their circulation was not limited to the party attendees. The 21 January 1843 issue of the Wasp described the contents of the broadside and advertised that copies were “for sale at the
printing office

Located at four different sites from 1839–1846: cellar of warehouse on bank of Mississippi River, June–Aug. 1839; frame building on northeast corner of Water and Bain streets, Nov. 1839–Nov. 1841; newly built printing establishment on northwest corner of ...

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.”
10

“Jubilee Songs,” Wasp, 21 Jan. 1843, [2].


Comprehensive Works Cited

The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

Still, it does not appear that the broadside was widely circulated, although the two songs independently reached a much broader audience after the
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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newspapers published them using the same typesetting as the broadside.
Law

26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....

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and
Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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’s song was intended for publication by the Illinois State Register, but it appeared only in the Wasp.
11

A draft copy of the song in Richards’s handwriting specified that it was “for the State Registr.” (“The Mormons Farewell,” JS Office Papers, CHL.)


Snow

21 Jan. 1804–5 Dec. 1887. Poet, teacher, seamstress, milliner. Born in Becket, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Daughter of Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone. Moved to Mantua, Trumbull Co., Ohio, ca. 1806. Member of Baptist church. Baptized into Church...

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’s poem was republished in both the Wasp and the Times and Seasons in mid-February.
12

Eliza R. Snow, “Jubilee Song,” Wasp, 8 Feb. 1843, [1]; “Jubilee Song,” Times and Seasons, 1 Feb. 1843, 4:96. Although the Times and Seasons issue was dated 1 February 1843, it was printed sometime around 15 February. (See Historical Introduction to Poem to William W. Phelps, between ca. 1 and ca. 15 Feb. 1843.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

On 8 March 1843, the New York Herald reprinted extracts from the Times and Seasons that included Snow’s song, describing it as one of “the most curious things in the literature of the day.”
13

“Highly Important and Curious from Nauvoo, the Capital of the Mormon Empire,” New York Herald (New York City), 8 Mar. 1843, [2]; see also Poem to William W. Phelps, between ca. 1 and ca. 15 Feb. 1843.


Comprehensive Works Cited

New York Herald. New York City. 1835–1924.

It is unclear whether the featured copy of the broadside was one JS distributed to his party guests or was one sold in the printing office.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    See Invitation to Wilson and Elizabeth Sikes Law, 11 Jan. 1843.

  2. [2]

    Historian’s Office, JS History, Draft Notes, 18 Jan. 1843, 9.

  3. [3]

    JS, Journal, 7 Jan. 1843; “Jubilee Songs,” Wasp, 21 Jan. 1843, [2].

    The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

  4. [4]

    JS, Journal, 8–10 Jan. 1843.

  5. [5]

    “There’s Nae Luck about the House,” st. 1, l. 1, in Turnbull and Buchan, Garland of Scotia, 56.

    Turnbull, John, and Patrick Buchan. The Garland of Scotia; A Musical Wreath of Scottish Song, with Description and Historical Notes, Adapted for the Voice, Flute, Violin, &c. Glasgow, Scotland: William Mitchison, 1841.

  6. [6]

    The 14 January 1843 issue of the Wasp included the song by Law and Richards with the same typesetting that was later used for the broadside. (“The Mormon Jubilee,” Wasp, 14 Jan. 1843, [1]; Crawley, Descriptive Bibliography, 1:214.)

    The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

    Crawley, Peter. A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church. 3 vols. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1997–2012.

  7. [7]

    JS, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843; Woodruff, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843; Clayton, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843.

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

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

  8. [8]

    Woodruff, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843.

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

  9. [9]

    Clayton, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843. The attendees continued to talk and read various letters and newspaper articles until two o’clock in the afternoon, when they sat down to eat, with JS and Emma Smith waiting tables. The party continued until around six in the evening. (JS, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843; Woodruff, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843; Clayton, Journal, 18 Jan. 1843.)

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

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

  10. [10]

    “Jubilee Songs,” Wasp, 21 Jan. 1843, [2].

    The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

  11. [11]

    A draft copy of the song in Richards’s handwriting specified that it was “for the State Registr.” (“The Mormons Farewell,” JS Office Papers, CHL.)

  12. [12]

    Eliza R. Snow, “Jubilee Song,” Wasp, 8 Feb. 1843, [1]; “Jubilee Song,” Times and Seasons, 1 Feb. 1843, 4:96. Although the Times and Seasons issue was dated 1 February 1843, it was printed sometime around 15 February. (See Historical Introduction to Poem to William W. Phelps, between ca. 1 and ca. 15 Feb. 1843.)

    The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

    Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

  13. [13]

    “Highly Important and Curious from Nauvoo, the Capital of the Mormon Empire,” New York Herald (New York City), 8 Mar. 1843, [2]; see also Poem to William W. Phelps, between ca. 1 and ca. 15 Feb. 1843.

    New York Herald. New York City. 1835–1924.

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JUBILEE SONGS.
PART FIRST.
Written at
Captain [John] Dutch

7 Oct. 1775–25 Apr. 1850. Sea captain, land speculator, hotelier, merchant. Born in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Dutch and Fanny Jones. Lived at Salem, 1798. Married Hannah Batchelder, 29 Apr. 1798, in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Moved...

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’s,
Lancaster

Laid out by John Dutch, May 1837. Location of Dutch’s tavern, known as “halfway house” due to location halfway between Beardstown, Cass Co., and Springfield, Sangamon Co. JS and others stayed at Dutch’s home en route to and from JS’s habeas corpus hearing...

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Post Office, Morgan county, Ill., on the evening of the 7th of January 1843, and sung by the party who accompanied General Joseph Smith from
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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, (where he had voluntarily been for trial on
Habeas Corpus

“Have the body”; a written order from a court of competent jurisdiction commanding anyone having a person in custody to produce such person at a certain time and place and to state the reasons why he or she is being held in custody. The court will determine...

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,) on his return to
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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.
1

According to JS’s journal, Wilson Law began composing and singing the song “while riding” to Dutch’s home. (JS, Journal, 7 Jan. 1843.)


Dedicated to all lovers of
Illinois

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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liberties.
Tune.— ‘Na luck about the house;’ or, ‘Auld Lang Syne.’
 
And are you sure the news is true?
And are you sure he’s free?
Then let us join with one accord,
And have a jubilee.
We’ll have a jubilee, my friends,
We’ll have a jubilee;
With heart and voice we’ll all rejoice
In that our Prophet’s free.
 
Success unto the Fed’ral Court,
Judge [Nathaniel] Pope

5 Jan. 1784–22 Jan. 1850. Lawyer, judge. Born at present-day Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. Son of William Pope and Penelope Edwards. Graduated from Transylvania University, 1806, at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Moved to St. Genevieve, St. Genevieve...

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presiding there,
2

Pope was the United States district judge for Illinois who presided over JS’s hearing.


And also his associates*
3

TEXT: This asterisk is keyed to another asterisk at the end of the poem explaining who Pope’s associates were.


true,
So lovely and so fair.
We’ll have a jubilee, my friends,
We’ll have a jubilee;
With heart and voice we’ll all rejoice,
In that our Gen’ral’s free.
 
And to our learned counsellors
4

Legal partners Justin Butterfield and Benjamin Edwards who represented JS at the habeas corpus hearings.


We owe our gratitude,
Because that they in freedom’s cause
Like valiant men have stood.
We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
In the defence of innocence,
They made the truth to bear;
Reynold’s [Thomas Reynolds’s]

12 Mar. 1796–9 Feb. 1844. Attorney, politician, judge. Born at Mason Co. (later Bracken Co.), Kentucky. Son of Nathaniel Reynolds and Catherine Vernon. Admitted to Kentucky bar, 1817. Moved to Illinois, by 1818. Served as clerk of Illinois House of Representatives...

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and
[Thomas] Carlin

18 July 1789–14 Feb. 1852. Ferry owner, farmer, sheriff, politician. Born in Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of Thomas Carlin and Elizabeth Evans. Baptist. Moved to what became Missouri, by 1803. Moved to Illinois Territory, by 1812. Served in War of 1812. Married...

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’s baseness
5

Missouri governor Reynolds and former Illinois governor Carlin had respectively requested and issued orders for JS’s extradition to Missouri. (See Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842; and Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 Sept. 1842.)


both
Did fearlessly declare.
We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
[Benjamin] Edwards

13 June 1818–4 Feb. 1886. Lawyer, judge. Born at Edwardsville, Madison Co., Illinois. Son of Ninian Edwards and Elvira Lane. Moved to Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois, 1824. Graduated from Yale, 1838, in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Admitted ...

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and
[Justin] Butterfield

1790–Oct. 1855. Teacher, lawyer. Born in Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Moved to Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York, ca. 1810, where he taught school and studied law. Admitted to bar, 1812, at Watertown. Practiced law in Adams, Jefferson Co., and Sackets...

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and
Pope

5 Jan. 1784–22 Jan. 1850. Lawyer, judge. Born at present-day Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. Son of William Pope and Penelope Edwards. Graduated from Transylvania University, 1806, at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Moved to St. Genevieve, St. Genevieve...

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,
We’ll mention with applause,
Because that they like champions bold
Support the Federal laws.
We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
Th’
Attorney Gen’ral

31 Jan. 1809–31 Mar. 1847. Lawyer. Born in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Samuel Lamborn and Mary McGinnis. Moved to Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1811; to Washington Co., Kentucky; to Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, 1832; and to Jacksonville, Morgan...

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of the
State

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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,
6

Josiah Lamborn—attorney general for Illinois—argued against JS’s habeas corpus petition on behalf of the state.


His duty nobly did,
And ably brought those errors forth,
From which we now are freed.
We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
One word in praise of
Thomas Ford

5 Dec. 1800–3 Nov. 1850. Schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, politician, judge, author. Born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Logue Forquer. Moved to St. Louis, 1804; to New Design (later American Bottom), Randolph...

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,
Our Governor so true;
He understands the people’s rights,
And will protect them, too.
7

Ford encouraged JS to come to Springfield for a hearing and promised him protection during his journey. (See Letter from Thomas Ford, 17 Dec. 1842.)


We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
There is one more we wish enroll’d
Upon the book of fame;
That master spirit in all jokes,
And ‘
Prentice

1801–23 Dec. 1852. Farmer, U.S. marshal. Born in Kentucky. Moved to Washington DC. Married first Maria Stribling Brown, 18 June 1829, in Washington DC. Wife died, 13 Mar. 1831, in Washington DC. Married second Sarah Ann. Moved to New York, by 1833; to New...

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’ but in name.
8

Willard Richards noted in JS’s journal that William Prentiss, a United States marshal, had been “very friendly” to JS during the hearing, even inviting him and his party to visit his home once JS was freed. (JS, Journal, 31 Dec. 1842; 2 and 4 Jan. 1843.)


We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
The
Sucker State

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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The “Sucker State” was a common nickname for Illinois in the nineteenth century. The name apparently originated in the late 1820s as a comparison between the laborers from southern Illinois who traveled north to Galena, Illinois, to work in the lead mines in the summer and the migratory habits of sucker fish. (“The Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi,” 224; Ford, History of Illinois, 67–68.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

“The Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi.” New-England Magazine 1 (Sept. 1831): 218–226.

Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.

we’ll praise in song,
She’s succour’d us indeed,
And we will succour her in turn,
In every time of need.
We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
Our charter’d rights she has maintain’d
Through opposition great;
Long may her charter champions live,
Still to protect the
State

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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10

As a result of the efforts to prevent JS’s arrest using the provision in the Nauvoo city charter regarding habeas corpus, several members of the Illinois General Assembly submitted resolutions calling for the repeal of Nauvoo’s charter, which they felt allowed the Saints to skirt state and federal laws. Hancock County’s representatives, including JS’s brother William, defended the charter, and many moderates, including Governor Ford, argued that the state legislature should repeal only the provisions of the charter they thought were obnoxious. (“Illinois Legislature,” Sangamo Journal [Springfield, IL], 15 [16] Dec. 1842, [2]; “Gov. Ford’s Inaugural Address,” Sangamo Journal, 15 [16] Dec. 1842, [1].)


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Sangamo Journal. Springfield, IL. 1831–1847.

We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
We’ll stand by her thro’ sun and shade,
Through calm and tempest, too;
And when she needs our
Legion

A contingent of the Illinois state militia provided for in the Nauvoo city charter. The Nauvoo Legion was organized into two cohorts: one infantry and one cavalry. Each cohort could potentially comprise several thousand men and was overseen by a brigadier...

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’s aid,
’Tis ready at
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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We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
With warmest hearts we bid farewell,
To those we leave behind;
The citizens of
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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all
So courteous and so kind.
We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
But
Captain Dutch

7 Oct. 1775–25 Apr. 1850. Sea captain, land speculator, hotelier, merchant. Born in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Dutch and Fanny Jones. Lived at Salem, 1798. Married Hannah Batchelder, 29 Apr. 1798, in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Moved...

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we cannot pass,
Without a word of praise;
For he’s the king of comic songs
As well as comic ways.
We’ll have a jubilee, &c.
 
And the fair ladies of his house,
The flow’rs of Morgan’s plains,
Who from the soft Piano bring
Such soul-enchanting strains.
11

The entry in JS’s journal describing the stay at Dutch’s tavern stated that the party “had a rich entertainment.” Charles Allen, who traveled with JS, recalled that the company members stayed overnight with Dutch and “were very kindly entertained by the family. The women played the piano & sang songs, while Captain Dutch recited his humorous recitation & sang songs.” (JS, Journal, 7 Jan. 1843; Allen, Autobiography, 6; see also Clayton, Journal, 7 Jan. 1843.)


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Allen, Charles Hopkins. Autobiography, after 1920. Microfilm. CHL. MS 6589.

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

We’ll have jubilee, &c.
 
And now we’re bound for home, my friends,
A band of brothers true,
12

See Shakespeare, Henry V, act 4, sc. 3, l. 60, in Wadsworth Shakespeare, 1004.


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The Wadsworth Shakespeare, Formerly “The Riverside Shakespeare”: The Complete Works. Edited by G. Blakemore Evans, J. J. M. Tobin, Herschel Baker, Anne Barton, Frank Kermode, Harry Levin, Hallett Smith, and Marie Edel. 2nd ed. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 1997.

To cheer the hearts of those we love,
In beautiful
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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.
We’ll have a jubilee, my friends,
We’ll have a jubilee;
With heart and voice we’ll all rejoice,
In that our Mayor’s free.
*
Judge Pope

5 Jan. 1784–22 Jan. 1850. Lawyer, judge. Born at present-day Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. Son of William Pope and Penelope Edwards. Graduated from Transylvania University, 1806, at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Moved to St. Genevieve, St. Genevieve...

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’s daughter and distinguished ladies of
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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, filled the bench during the trial.
13

Between six and eight women attended each day of the three-day hearing and sat alongside Pope on the bench. According to a later reminiscence, among these women were one or more of Pope’s daughters, one of Butterfield’s daughters, a recently married Mary Todd Lincoln, and either Sarah Dunlap or her sister Minerva Dunlap. Marshal William Prentiss informed JS that it was the first time in his administration that women had attended the court. Their presence caused some controversy in Springfield, as some of JS’s critics accused them of wanting to gaze at JS’s “manly form” and fantasize about John C. Bennett’s allegations. (JS, Journal, 2 and 4–5 Jan. 1843; Arnold, Reminiscences of the Illinois Bar Forty Years Ago, 6–7; Kiper, Major General John Alexander McClernand, 6–8, 153–154; “Case of Joe Smith,” Sangamo Journal [Springfield, IL], 26 Jan. 1843, [3].)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Arnold, Isaac N. Reminiscences of the Illinois Bar Forty Years Ago: Lincoln and Douglas as Orators and Lawyers. Chicago: Fergus Printing, 1881.

Kiper, Richard L. Major General John Alexander McClernand: Politician in Uniform. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1999.

Sangamo Journal. Springfield, IL. 1831–1847.

PART SECOND.
By miss
e[liza] r. snow

21 Jan. 1804–5 Dec. 1887. Poet, teacher, seamstress, milliner. Born in Becket, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Daughter of Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone. Moved to Mantua, Trumbull Co., Ohio, ca. 1806. Member of Baptist church. Baptized into Church...

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That deed—that time we celebrate,
So rife with liberty;
When the official pow’rs of
State

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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Pronounc’d the Prophet free.
chorus.
When foul oppression’s hand was stay’d—
A feast of Liberty,
The Prophet and his
Lady

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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made,
To crown the jubilee.—
 
’Twas once, no subject, theme of song,
For honest men to gain,
Those rights that legally belong
To every humble swain.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
But now our Fed’ral Court has done
A deed deserving praise:—
There’s something ‘new beneath the sun’
14

See Ecclesiastes 1:9.


In these the latter days.
When foul oppression’s &c,
 
Some patriot feeling yet remains—
Such as our father’s felt,
When on Columbia’s fertile plains
Their blood, they freely spilt.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
Tho’ Freedom weeps o’er many a blot;
Still here, she lifts her spires;
And here, has champions. who are not
Unworthy of their sires.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
Protection’s wreath again will bloom,—
Reviv’d by
Thomas Ford

5 Dec. 1800–3 Nov. 1850. Schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, politician, judge, author. Born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Logue Forquer. Moved to St. Louis, 1804; to New Design (later American Bottom), Randolph...

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;
Which under
Carlin

18 July 1789–14 Feb. 1852. Ferry owner, farmer, sheriff, politician. Born in Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of Thomas Carlin and Elizabeth Evans. Baptist. Moved to what became Missouri, by 1803. Moved to Illinois Territory, by 1812. Served in War of 1812. Married...

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had become
Like Jonah’s wither’d gourd.
15

See Jonah 4:6–7.


When foul oppression’s &c.
 
Like Freedom’s true and genuine son,
Oppression to destroy,
His
Excellency

5 Dec. 1800–3 Nov. 1850. Schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, politician, judge, author. Born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Logue Forquer. Moved to St. Louis, 1804; to New Design (later American Bottom), Randolph...

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has begun
To govern
Illinois

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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.
16

Ford was sworn in as governor of Illinois on 8 December 1842. (Journal of the House . . . of the State of Illinois, 8 Dec. 1842, 39.)


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Journal of the House of Representatives of the Thirteenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at Their Regular Session, Begun and Held at Springfield, December 5, 1842. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1842.

When foul oppression’s &c.
 
His ‘Mormon’ subjects fondly trust,
The citizens will share,
A legislation wise and just,
While he retains the Chair.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
Long, long, they’d felt injustice’s weight,
And grappled with its yoke;
Ere the authorities of
State

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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The Prophet’s fetter’s broke.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
The justice done a righteous cause
By those who stand in pow’r;
Does honor to our country’s laws,
In this degen’rate hour.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
And while we give our feelings scope
And gratitude award,
To
Edwards

13 June 1818–4 Feb. 1886. Lawyer, judge. Born at Edwardsville, Madison Co., Illinois. Son of Ninian Edwards and Elvira Lane. Moved to Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois, 1824. Graduated from Yale, 1838, in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Admitted ...

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,
Butterfield

1790–Oct. 1855. Teacher, lawyer. Born in Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Moved to Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York, ca. 1810, where he taught school and studied law. Admitted to bar, 1812, at Watertown. Practiced law in Adams, Jefferson Co., and Sackets...

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and
Pope

5 Jan. 1784–22 Jan. 1850. Lawyer, judge. Born at present-day Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. Son of William Pope and Penelope Edwards. Graduated from Transylvania University, 1806, at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Moved to St. Genevieve, St. Genevieve...

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,
We’ll not forget the Lord.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
The Lord who guides the Prophet’s cause;
Inspir’d our rulers’ minds,
To execute those equal laws,
And break the chain that binds.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
Elijah’s God! we’ll praise his name,
And own his mighty hand,
Who brings his Prophet’s foes to shame
In this republic land.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
Tho’ wicked men should rage and scoff—
Though earth and hell oppose,—
The Lord will bear his people off
Triumphant o’er their foes.
When foul oppression’s &c.
 
Now let the Prophet’s soul rejoice—
His noble
Lady

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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’s too;
While praise to God with heart and voice
Is heard throughout
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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chorus.
When foul oppression’s hand was stay’d,
A feast of Liberty;
The Prophet and his
Lady

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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  1. [1]

    According to JS’s journal, Wilson Law began composing and singing the song “while riding” to Dutch’s home. (JS, Journal, 7 Jan. 1843.)

  2. [2]

    Pope was the United States district judge for Illinois who presided over JS’s hearing.

  3. [3]

    TEXT: This asterisk is keyed to another asterisk at the end of the poem explaining who Pope’s associates were.

  4. [4]

    Legal partners Justin Butterfield and Benjamin Edwards who represented JS at the habeas corpus hearings.

  5. [5]

    Missouri governor Reynolds and former Illinois governor Carlin had respectively requested and issued orders for JS’s extradition to Missouri. (See Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842; and Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 Sept. 1842.)

  6. [6]

    Josiah Lamborn—attorney general for Illinois—argued against JS’s habeas corpus petition on behalf of the state.

  7. [7]

    Ford encouraged JS to come to Springfield for a hearing and promised him protection during his journey. (See Letter from Thomas Ford, 17 Dec. 1842.)

  8. [8]

    Willard Richards noted in JS’s journal that William Prentiss, a United States marshal, had been “very friendly” to JS during the hearing, even inviting him and his party to visit his home once JS was freed. (JS, Journal, 31 Dec. 1842; 2 and 4 Jan. 1843.)

  9. [9]

    The “Sucker State” was a common nickname for Illinois in the nineteenth century. The name apparently originated in the late 1820s as a comparison between the laborers from southern Illinois who traveled north to Galena, Illinois, to work in the lead mines in the summer and the migratory habits of sucker fish. (“The Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi,” 224; Ford, History of Illinois, 67–68.)

    “The Lead Mines of the Upper Mississippi.” New-England Magazine 1 (Sept. 1831): 218–226.

    Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.

  10. [10]

    As a result of the efforts to prevent JS’s arrest using the provision in the Nauvoo city charter regarding habeas corpus, several members of the Illinois General Assembly submitted resolutions calling for the repeal of Nauvoo’s charter, which they felt allowed the Saints to skirt state and federal laws. Hancock County’s representatives, including JS’s brother William, defended the charter, and many moderates, including Governor Ford, argued that the state legislature should repeal only the provisions of the charter they thought were obnoxious. (“Illinois Legislature,” Sangamo Journal [Springfield, IL], 15 [16] Dec. 1842, [2]; “Gov. Ford’s Inaugural Address,” Sangamo Journal, 15 [16] Dec. 1842, [1].)

    Sangamo Journal. Springfield, IL. 1831–1847.

  11. [11]

    The entry in JS’s journal describing the stay at Dutch’s tavern stated that the party “had a rich entertainment.” Charles Allen, who traveled with JS, recalled that the company members stayed overnight with Dutch and “were very kindly entertained by the family. The women played the piano & sang songs, while Captain Dutch recited his humorous recitation & sang songs.” (JS, Journal, 7 Jan. 1843; Allen, Autobiography, 6; see also Clayton, Journal, 7 Jan. 1843.)

    Allen, Charles Hopkins. Autobiography, after 1920. Microfilm. CHL. MS 6589.

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

  12. [12]

    See Shakespeare, Henry V, act 4, sc. 3, l. 60, in Wadsworth Shakespeare, 1004.

    The Wadsworth Shakespeare, Formerly “The Riverside Shakespeare”: The Complete Works. Edited by G. Blakemore Evans, J. J. M. Tobin, Herschel Baker, Anne Barton, Frank Kermode, Harry Levin, Hallett Smith, and Marie Edel. 2nd ed. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 1997.

  13. [13]

    Between six and eight women attended each day of the three-day hearing and sat alongside Pope on the bench. According to a later reminiscence, among these women were one or more of Pope’s daughters, one of Butterfield’s daughters, a recently married Mary Todd Lincoln, and either Sarah Dunlap or her sister Minerva Dunlap. Marshal William Prentiss informed JS that it was the first time in his administration that women had attended the court. Their presence caused some controversy in Springfield, as some of JS’s critics accused them of wanting to gaze at JS’s “manly form” and fantasize about John C. Bennett’s allegations. (JS, Journal, 2 and 4–5 Jan. 1843; Arnold, Reminiscences of the Illinois Bar Forty Years Ago, 6–7; Kiper, Major General John Alexander McClernand, 6–8, 153–154; “Case of Joe Smith,” Sangamo Journal [Springfield, IL], 26 Jan. 1843, [3].)

    Arnold, Isaac N. Reminiscences of the Illinois Bar Forty Years Ago: Lincoln and Douglas as Orators and Lawyers. Chicago: Fergus Printing, 1881.

    Kiper, Richard L. Major General John Alexander McClernand: Politician in Uniform. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1999.

    Sangamo Journal. Springfield, IL. 1831–1847.

  14. [14]

    See Ecclesiastes 1:9.

  15. [15]

    See Jonah 4:6–7.

  16. [16]

    Ford was sworn in as governor of Illinois on 8 December 1842. (Journal of the House . . . of the State of Illinois, 8 Dec. 1842, 39.)

    Journal of the House of Representatives of the Thirteenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at Their Regular Session, Begun and Held at Springfield, December 5, 1842. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1842.

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