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The Joseph Smith Papers: Documents Volume 15: 16 May-28 June 1844
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Salt Lake City, UT
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The Church Historian's Press
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"This concluding volume of the Documents series of The Joseph Smith Papers details the tumultuous final six weeks of Joseph Smith's life. He was assassinated on 27 June 1844 by an armed mob that invaded the Hancock County, Illinois, jail at Carthage. The murder was the culmination of animosities that had developed throughout the early 1840s between the Latter-day Saints in Nauvoo, Hancock County, and their neighbors in and around the county. [This volume] features documents created between 16 May and 28 June 1844. These documents reveal a period filled with lawsuits, accusations, threats, and violence against the Latter-day Saints. During this time, Joseph Smith acted as a judge in various lawsuits and as a defendant in several others. Each lawsuit heightened tensions in the county as critics grew increasingly concerned about the extent of his power in Nauvoo. Meanwhile, a schism widened that had emerged between Joseph Smith and a small group of disaffected Latter-day Saints in the early months of 1844. Conflicts with these men came to a head during June 1844 and ultimately contributed to the murders of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum... Although much of this period was defined by the events leading to his death, Joseph Smith performed other duties in his capacities as president of the church, chief justice of the Nauvoo Municipal Court, and politician. He sent and received letters from apostles and other missionaries who were electioneering for him as a candidate for the United States presidency. He also preached to the Saints and wrote letters in his role as prophet and religious leader." [From book flap]
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A Call to Arms : The 1838 Defense of Northern Missouri
"A City on a Hill" : Chartering the City of Nauvoo
A Descriptive Bibliography of the Mormon Church, Volume One, 1830-1847
A History of Illinois : From Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847
A History of Mormon Missions in the United States and Canada, 1830-1860
Alexander William Doniphan : Portrait of a Missouri Moderate
An Address by Way of an Abridged Account and Journal of My Life from February 1844 Up to April 1848, with an Appeal to the Latter-day Saints
A Narrative of the Adventures and Experience of Joseph H. Jackson, In Nauvoo, Disclosing the Depths of Mormon Villainy
Approaching Antiquity : Joseph Smith and the Ancient World
"Armed men are coming from the state of Missouri" : Federalism, Interstate Affairs, and Joseph Smith's Final Attempt to Secure Federal Intervention in Nauvoo
Autobiography of Andrew Jenson : Assistant Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A Voice of Warning and Instruction to All People: Containing a Declaration of the Faith and Doctrine of the Church of the Latter-day Saints, Commonly Called Mormons.
Brigham Young University : The First One Hundred Years
Cultures in Conflict : A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois
Documents, Volume 4: April 1834-September 1835
Documents, Volume 6: February 1838-August 1839
Dreamers of Zion : Joseph Smith and George J. Adams : Conviction, Leadership, and Israel's Renewal
Encyclopedia of Mormonism : The History, Scripture, Doctrine, and Procedures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Foundational Texts of Mormonism : Examining Major Early Sources
Habeas Corpus in Early Nineteenth-Century Mormonism : Joseph Smith's Legal Bulwark for Personal Freedom
Hearken, O Ye People : The Historical Setting for Joseph Smith's Ohio Revelations
History of Joseph Smith and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : A source- and text-critical edition
How Large Was the Population of Nauvoo?
Identifying the Earliest Mormon Polygamists, 1841-44
In Heaven as It Is on Earth : Joseph Smith and the Early Mormon Conquest of Death
Isaac Galland-Mormon Benefactor
John C. Calhoun, Jr., Meets the Prophet Joseph Smith Shortly before the Departure for Carthage
Joseph Smith And Legal Process : In the Wake of the Steamboat Nauvoo
Joseph Smith and the Missouri Court of Inquiry : Austin A. King's Quest for Hostages
Joseph Smith as Guardian : The Lawrence Estate Case
Joseph Smith for President : The Prophet, the Assassins, and the Fight for American Religious Freedom
Joseph Smith Papers : Histories, 1832-1844, Vol. 1
Joseph Smith : Rough Stone Rolling
Joseph Smith's Emendation of Hebrew Genesis 1:1
Joseph Smith’s Iowa Quest for Legal Assistance : His Letters to Edward Johnstone and Others on Sunday, June 23, 1844
Joseph Smith’s New Translation of the Bible : Original Manuscripts
Joseph Smith's Sermons and the Early Mormon Documentary Record
Journals, Volume 3 : May 1843-June 1844
Kingdom of Nauvoo : The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle; the Father and Founder of the British Mission
Men with a Mission : The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the British Isles 1837-1841
Mormonism Unveiled : Zion's Watchman Unmasked
Mormons and Their Historians
Nauvoo : A Place of Peace, a People of Promise
Old Mormon Nauvoo, 1839-1846 : Historic Photographs and Guide
On the Mormon Frontier : The Diary of Hosea Stout [1844-1861]
Orson Hyde : The Olive Branch of Israel
Our Pioneer Heritage
Personal Writings of Joseph Smith
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah
Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith's Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity
Prophet in Zion : The Saga of George J. Adams
Reminiscences of Latter-day Saints, Giving an Account of Much Individual Suffering Endured for Religious Conscience
Sacred Places Volume 3 : Ohio and Illinois : A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS Historical Sites
Storming the Nation : The Unknown Contributions of Joseph Smith’s Political Missionaries
Suffering Shipwreck and Bankruptcy in 1842 and Beyond
Sustaining the Law : Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters
Tahiti and the Society Islands Mission
The First Fifty Years of Relief Society : Key Documents in Latter-day Saint Women's History
The Gospel Restored to England
The Historical Development of the Doctrine and Covenants
The History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The History of the Saints : Or, An Expose of Joe Smith and Mormonism
The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores
The Joseph Smith Papers : Administrative Records, Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846
The Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Vol. 12: March 1843 - July 1843
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 10 : May–August 1842
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 11 : September 1842–February 1843
The Joseph Smith Papers Documents, Volume 13: August-December 1843
The Joseph Smith Papers: Documents Volume 14: 1 January-15 May 1844
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 1: July 1828-June 1831
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 2 : July 1831–January 1833
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 3 : February 1833-March 1834
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 5 : October 1835–January 1838
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 7 : September 1839–January 1841
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 8 : February–November 1841
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 9 : December 1841–April 1842
The Joseph Smith Papers : Histories. Volume 2, Assigned Histories, 1831-1847
The Joseph Smith Papers : Journals, Volume 1 : 1832–1839
The Joseph Smith Papers : Journals, Volume 2 : December 1841-April 1843
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations, Volume 2 : Published Revelations
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations, Volume 3, Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations, Volume 4 : Book of Abraham and Related Manuscripts
The Journals of William E. McLellin 1831-1836
The Martyrdom of Joseph Smith and His Brother Hyrum by Dan Jones
The Martyrdom Remembered : A One-hundred-fifty-year Perspective on the Assasination of Joseph Smith
The Millenarian World of Early Mormonism
The Mormon Experience in the Wisconsin Pineries, 1841-1845
The Nauvoo Charter : A Reinterpretation
The Suppression of the Nauvoo Expositor
The Wild Ram of the Mountain : The Story of Lyman Wight
"The Word of the Lord in the Original" : Joseph Smith's Study of Hebrew in Kirtland
The Writing of Joseph Smith's History
To the "Honest and Patriotic Sons of Liberty" : Mormon Appeals for Redress and Social Justice, 1843-44
Transplanted to Zion : The Impact of British Latter-day Saint Immigration upon Nauvoo
True and Faithful : Joseph Fielding Smith as Mormon Historian and Theologian
Truth Will Prevail : The Rise of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the British Isles 1837-1987
Untouchable: Joseph Smith's Use of the Law As Catalyst for Assassination
Wilford Woodruff's Journals
William B. Smith : In the Shadow of a Prophet
William Law : Biographical Essay, Nauvoo Diary, Correspondence, Interview
William Law, Nauvoo Dissenter
Wilson Law : A Sidelight on the Expositor Incident
Wrestling the Angel : The Foundations of Mormon Thought : Cosmos, God, Humanity
Zion Rising : Joseph Smith's Early Social and Political Thought