At the 12 August 1843 Nauvoo City Council meeting, the council ordered that various city officers, including Phelps, be paid for their services. This order was issued 29 September 1843. The transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 10 October 1843. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 186–187; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 100; see also Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Benjamin Warrington, ca. 12 Aug. 1843; Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Sylvester Emmons, 29 Sept. 1843; Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for John Taylor, 4 Dec. 1843; and Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Hyrum Smith and Others, 4 Dec. 1843.)