Date/Mo. | Year | Volume | Number | Page | Column | Type | "Title" or Description | Author | Note |
3-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 1 | 1 | 1 | Note | "Address to Pupils" | Eliza R. Snow | Final address to students after giving up her teaching practice |
3-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 1 | 2 | 2 | Editorial | Patriotism, Rumors, Republicanism | Editorial | Describes the political climate of the day, and laments the problems in government. |
3-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 1 | 2 | 2 | Note | Written to thank Nauvoo for their kindness | O.C. Skinner | Fighting bouts of insanity, Mr. Skinner wandered into Warsaw and was rescued by kind Saints. He wished to thank them, and he offers to give testimonials as to their kind and charitable character. |
3-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 1 | 3 | 1 | Prospectus | "Prospectus of a Weekly Newspaper called The Nauvoo Neighbor" | Editorial | Announcement of the new Nauvoo Neighbor, an Enlargement of the Wasp. Published by Taylor & Woodruff, on the corner of Water and Bain Streets, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill. Price will be $2. |
3-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 1 | 3 | 5 | Poetry | "My Epitaph" | Eliza R. Snow | Poem by Eliza R. Snow. |
3-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 1 | 3 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | "To the Editor of the Weekly Bee:" | D.W.R. | Closed with, "Yours truly, (not a Mormon, but) on of the many friends to that much abused people." Signed, "D.W.R. Boston, April 1, 1843." |
3-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 1 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Deaths of Joseph K. Allen (38, Fever), Elizabeth Peart (5, Inflammation), and Alma Lamb (1 month, Cankers) announced. |
10-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 2 | 2 | 1 | Story | "Ancient Records" | Editorial | Evidence is mounting in support of Joseph Smith's account of the origins of the Book of Mormon. |
10-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 2 | 2 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | "To the Editor of the Neighbor" | W.P. Harris, M.D. | Announcing the finding of the Kinderhook Plates, including the names of 9 witnesses. |
10-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 2 | 2 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "Singular Discovery - Material for another Mormon Book" | The Quincy Whig | Story about the discovery of the Kinderhook Plates. |
10-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 2 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | "To the Presidency, and Ladies of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo | Sarah M. Cleveland | Announcing the move of her family, soliciting kind wishes and prayers, and offering thanks for kindness. |
17-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 3 | 1 | 1 | Agriculture | "An Essay on the Cultivation of Hemp" | A. Beatty | Article from The Kentucky Farmer, To be continued next week, no mention of uses for Hemp. |
17-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 3 | 2 | 5 | Editorial | Possible Cancellation of Nauvoo Charter | Editorial | The foundations of democracy would be undermined if Illinois revokes the Nauvoo Charter. |
17-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 3 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Steam Ferry at Nauvoo" | Editorial | A light steam boat has been put in operation in Nauvoo, which will help people immigrate to Nauvoo. It will run between Nauvoo and Montrose. Signed, D. Jones & Co. |
17-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 3 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Deaths of Samuel W. Henderson (35, Inflammatory Fever), Hugh Billionton (14, Lung Fever), John J. Riser (1, Diarrhea), Francis F. Champion (66, Remittent Fever), and Edmund Brazier (17, Drowned) announced. |
24-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 4 | 1 | 1 | Agriculture | "An Essay on the Cultivation of Hemp" concluded | A. Beatty | The Kentucky Farmer. |
24-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 4 | 2 | 2 | Story | "The Mormon Girl's Foreboding - Scene at Hawn's Mill Chapter 1" | Lytton | Article hides the names of the members of the church involved to protect their identities, includes a poem called, "Sadness.", article to be continued. |
31-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 5 | 1 | 2 | Story | "The Mormon Girl's Foreboding - Scene at Hawn's Mill Conclusion" | Lytton | Describes the horrifying events at Hawn's Mill. |
31-May | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 5 | 1 | 6 | Poem | "The Mobbers of Missouri" | A Lawyer in Israel | Article calls out a reverend from a local church, I. McCoy, for being a part of the massacre. |
7-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 6 | 1 | 1 | Poem | "To a Ringleader in the late Persecution" | William Rogers | Laments the persecution heaped upon the saints. |
7-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 6 | 3 | 2 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to establish a Ferry across the Mississippi River at Nauvoo" | Joseph Smith, Mayor | Passed June 1, 1843, James Sloan is listed as the recorder. |
7-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 6 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance respecting Mad Dogs and other animals" | Joseph Smith, Mayor | Dogs known to have bitten or be rabid should be killed or confined, passed June 1, 1843, James Sloan is listed as the recorder. |
7-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 6 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | The Marriage of Mr. Joseph Outhouse to Miss Eliza Ann Allen, performed by Elder Amos P. Rogers, was announced. |
7-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 6 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | L. R. Chaffen, Benjamin Advise, Franklin J. Bartlet - Clerk for the County Commissioner's Court; Chauncey Robinson - Recorder. |
14-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 7 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | Temple Description | Editorial | The progress of the Temple is described, and a meeting at the Temple Site where Joseph Smith and Rev. Mr. DeWolf (an Episcopal Minister) taught the Saints is mentioned. |
14-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 7 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "An Ordinance to Regulate the Rates of toll at the Ferry in Nauvoo" | Editorial | Fees to take the Ferry are established. |
14-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 7 | 3 | 2 | Obituary | "Death of Elias Higbee" | Editorial | Higbee was 47 years old. |
14-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 7 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Geo W. Thatcher, L.R. Chaffin, Benjamin Advise, Franklin J. Bartlett - Clerk for the County Commissioner's Court; Chauncey Robinson - Recorder; Ebenezer Rand - Probate Justice of the Peace for Hancock County. |
14-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 7 | 4 | 4 | Announcement | "Church History" | Church Leadership | The Church calls for anyone with "any documents, facts, incidents, or other matter in any way connection with the history of said church to hand the same in," to Joseph Smith's Office. |
21-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 8 | 2 | 2 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Same as previous week, with the additions of: John A. Forgeus - Recorder; Sylvester Emmans - Clerk for the County Commissioner's Court. |
21-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 8 | 2 | 3 | Story | Masonic Corner Stone Laying | Editorial | The stone is to be laid on June 24, 1843, and a dinner and oration will be held after the ceremony. The text of two "Anthems" to be sung at the ceremony is printed. |
21-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 8 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | "Court Martial, Nauvoo Legion" | Wilson Law, Joseph Smith | The arsenal is announced, Col. John Dunham is appointed as agent for the legion, Brigadier General Rich is authorized to organize a second battalion. |
21-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 8 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | Agricultural and Manufacturing Association of the City | Sydney Rigdon | Rigdon discusses politics, and how they affect the manufacturing and agricultural markets in the state. |
21-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 8 | 4 | 5 | Announcement | "Church History" | Church Leadership | Same ad as the previous week. |
28-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 9 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | "4th of July Celebration at Nauvoo" | Editorial | President Hyrum Smith has called O. Hyde and G.J. Adams to speak before they leave on a mission to Russia. A collection will be taken to finance Elder Hyde's Mission. Lectures to be given near the Temple. |
28-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 9 | 2 | 6 | Story | "To the English Brethren in Nauvoo" | John Greenhow | Labor and the Gospel are spoken of |
28-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 9 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Free Masons" | Editorial | Worshipful Master Mr. H. Smith laid the Corner Stone while Mr. J. Taylor offered the oration during the Masonic Temple Corner Stone Celebration. |
28-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 9 | 4 | 6 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Col. J. B. Backenstos - Clerk for the County Commissioner's Court; John P. Haggard - County Treasurer. |
28-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 9 | 4 | 6 | Announcement | Kinderhook Plates Facsimile | Editorial | A Facsimile of the Kinderhook Plates is announced for sale at the printing office. Price: 12.5 Cents each, or one Dollar per dozen. |
28-Jun | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 9 | 4 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Hiram J. Perry (infant), Holeand Colored Woman (55, Consumption), Elias Higbee (47, Inflammation of the Bowels), Mary Ellen Henderson (4 months, Fever), Lorina Horr (11, Nervous Fever), Emma S. Loveland |
| | | | | | | | | (1, Fits), Robert R. Trip (50, Consumption), Eliza A. Mills (29, Nervous Fever), Ellen M. Webb (4 months, Canker), Jane Farrer, (7, Canker), Mary Ann Bailey (2, Dropsy), George Carr (10, Drowned), Elizabeth Jane |
| | | | | | | | | Smith (10 Months, Measles). |
5-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 10 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Missouri vs. Joseph Smith" | Editorial | Article chronicling the mistreatments of Joseph Smith and the Saints in Missouri. |
5-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 10 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The 4th of July" | Editorial | Nearly 13,000 attended the meeting in the grove to hear the departing Elders speak, then Parley P. Pratt and Joseph Smith spoke. |
5-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 10 | 2 | 5 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Strangers and Contagious Diseases..." | Daniel H. Wells | Giving officers the power to question strangers entering town, confine them to jail if out late, and quarantine them if forensic evidence suggests they are contaminated. |
5-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 10 | 2 | 6 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Confining or Keeping Animals…" | Daniel H. Wells | Gives citizens the power to kill ferocious animals without notice, the Marshal the power to kill passionate and excited animals, and sets limits of what animals can roam free in the streets. |
5-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 10 | 2 | 6 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Bathing and Swimming" | Daniel H. Wells | People must not bathe in public sight within city limits. |
5-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 10 | 3 | 6 | List of Letters | "A List of Letters" | Sidney Rigdon | Sidney Rigdon signs as the Post Master. |
12-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 11 | 1 | 1 | Story | "Municipal Court of the City of Nauvoo, Illinois" | Joseph Smith Sen. | This is a petition for habeas corpus, written by Joseph Smith, claiming that he is not Joseph Smith Jun., but is in fact, Joseph Smith Senior, and therefore not the person that the State was trying to arrest. |
12-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 11 | 1 | 3 | Story | Trial of Joseph Smith Part 1 | Parley P. Pratt | Witnesses included H. Smith, P. Pratt, B. Young, George W. Pilkin, Lyman Wight, and S. Rigdon. Hyrum testified that Joseph has Joseph Smith Senior for the last 2 years. |
12-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 11 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | "Female Relief Society" | Eliza R. Snow | Disclosure of finances, and encouragement to continue in their mission. |
12-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 11 | 3 | 6 | Military Notice | "Military Notice" | Charles C. Rich | Colonial Titus Billings resigned as Colonel, so they propose an election near the temple. |
12-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 11 | 3 | 6 | Military Notice | "Military Notice" | Dimick B. Huntington | Colonels are lo longer authorized to remit fines. |
12-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 11 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | John Williams - County Surveyor of Hancock County; Aaron Johnson - Justice of the Peace for Nauvoo; Gen James Adams - Justice of the Peace for Hancock County; Robert D. Fustep - School Commissioner of |
| | | | | | | | | Hancock County; Uriah Dudd - County Commissioner of Hancock County. |
12-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 11 | 4 | 1 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Jamin W. Rolfe - Constable; Andrew Perkins - County Commissioner for Hancock County; Alanson Ripley - County Surveyor for Hancock County. |
12-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 11 | 4 | 2 | List of Letters | "A List of Letters" | Sidney Rigdon | Sidney Rigdon signs as the Post Master. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 1 | 1 | Story | "Trial of Joseph Smith Continued" | Parley P. Pratt | Includes the extermination order text; the Judge pronounces the church treasonous for its belief in Daniel 7:27. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 2 | 3 | Story | "The Federal Whig Conspiracy to obtain the Mormon Votes…" | Illinois State Register | The editors contend that this proves that the citizens of the State believe that Joseph Smith is Innocent. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "More of the Late Arrest" | The State Register | Describes the arrest and incarceration of Joseph Smith. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "The State Register and the Mormons" | The Quincy Whig | "If we rightly remember, Smith and the Mormons were driven from Missouri by force of arms…Smith could not…be considered a fugitive from justice." |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Arrest of Joseph Smith - To the Editor of the Chicago Democrat" | G. Dixon | Describes the state of the citizens of Nauvoo. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 3 | 4 | Story | "A Public Meeting in Relation to the Late Arrest of General Joseph Smith" | Sidney Rigdon | Thanking Sanger and Dixon, and announcing the arrest of Joseph Smith. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | John F. Weld - County Commissioner. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | "Nauvoo Seminary" | Joseph N. and Adelia Cole | Announcing the opening of a school in the large room above Joseph Smith's Store. Terms of Tuition are established. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Joshua Gore (infant), Eliza Ann Hulse (9 months, Hooping Cough), Sarah Brinton (23, Bowel Consumption). |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 4 | 1 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Same as previous, with the additions of Benjamin W. Rolfe - Constable, Robert D. Foxter - School Commissioner of Hancock County. |
19-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 12 | 4 | 1 | List of Letters | "A List of Letters" | Sidney Rigdon | Sidney Rigdon signs as the Post Master. |
26-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 13 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "The Kidnapping of Gen. Joseph Smith" | Eliza R. Snow | States that Reynolds, the Sherriff of Jackson County, MO and Wilson of Carthage, Hancock County Ill kidnapped Joseph Smith when they arrested him. |
26-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 13 | 1 | 1 | Story | "Trial of Joseph Smith Continued" | Editorial | George W. Pitkin and Brigham Young, and Lyman Wight, and Sidney Rigdon's sworn testimony. |
26-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 13 | 3 | 4 | Letter to the Editor | Letter to the Editor | J.W. Backenstos | Mr. Backenstos rescinds his announcement as a candidate for the County Commissioner Clerkship |
26-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 13 | 3 | 4 | Letter to the Editor | Letter to the Editor | Gad The Seer | Gad posts an article critical of the Church, and then reminds the Saints that they can improve their status by boycotting trade with their enemies. |
26-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 13 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Same as previous, with the additions of Luman H. Colkinds, R.A. Allred, and Horase S. Eldridge - Constable of Nauvoo; James M. Brattle - County Treasurer. |
26-Jul | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 13 | 4 | 1 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Same as previously announced |
2-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 14 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | Farewell, on Leaving Nauvoo | L.O. Littlefield | He describes his love for Nauvoo |
2-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 14 | 2 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | Don't Vote for Cyrus Walker | A. Democrat | Recommends voting against Cyrus Walker for the US Congress because he charged Joseph Smith $500 for legal services. |
2-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 14 | 4 | 1 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Same as previous, with the addition of Andrew H. Perkins - County Commissioner of Hancock County and James W. Brattle - County Treasurer |
9-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 15 | 3 | 4 | Story | "Is it true!" | Editorial | Describes the city of Nauvoo from the perspective of someone who is not a member of the church. He states that there are about 15,000 persons in Nauvoo, and about 1/3 of which are not members. |
9-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 15 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | J.B. Backenstos | Describes the divorce of Henry Cook from Mary Cook. |
16-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 16 | 2 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | Hon. John Q. Adams on Voltaire | Joseph Emerson | Emerson includes a piece by John Quincy Adams on his feelings about Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary. This story came from the New York Observer. |
16-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 16 | 2 | 5 | Story | The New York Herald and the Mormons | Editorial | Piece included called, "Strangers in Nauvoo - The Mormons on the Look-out. |
16-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 16 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | "Congressional Election" | Editorial | This piece gives the current results of the most recent election, though all the votes are not completely tallied. |
16-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 16 | 3 | 2 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to enumerate Horase S. Eldridge, for land…" | John Taylor | Taylor is listed as the Pres. pro tem., and Willard Richards is listed as the Recorder |
16-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 16 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | "Official Vote of McDonough County" | Editorial | The results of the election in McDonnough County are displayed; signed Backenstos. |
16-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 16 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | James Adams (60, Cholera), Julian Bishop (24, Consumption), Samuel Hamar (40, Ague and Fever), Erastus Dodge (45, Measles), Murthy Jane Ward (11 months, Diarrhea), Irena R. Dodge (5 months, Measles) |
| | | | | | | | | Parley P. Rosecrans (1, Diarrhea), Louisa Langdon, (19, Fever), John A Billsy (4, Scarlet Fever), John Mulford, (1, Hives), Georege F. Potter (1 month, Canker), Kersey Baldwin (1 , Measles), |
| | | | | | | | | Marthey Ann Walker (21, Diarrhea), Margret Wilkinson (22, Fever), Lydia Walker (8, Chill Fever). |
16-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 16 | 4 | 1 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | J.B. Backenstos | Describes the divorce of John Bending from Charlotte Ann Bending. |
23-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 17 | 1 | 3 | Story | "Mr. Adams Address" Introduction | Editorial | Originally published in the Sangamo Journal in regards to The Register's version of Mr. Adams Address, which was not truthful. |
23-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 17 | 1 | 3 | Story | "Mr. Adams Address - Arrest of Smith" | Mr. Adams | Speaks of the political power wielded by the saints, and the persecutions of the mobs. |
23-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 17 | 2 | 1 | Poem | "Nauvoo" | Signed "P." | Speaks of persecution and destruction in Nauvoo, while the people stay faithful to the church. |
23-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 17 | 2 | 2 | Announcement | "Nauvoo Legion" | John Bills | Members of the Legion are ordered to report for training exercises on horseback, while other groups march in a parade. |
23-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 17 | 2 | 3 | Obituary | Death of Mary Ann Young | Editorial | Daughter of Elder Brigham Young, who is now on a mission in the East. |
23-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 17 | 2 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | Joseph's Trial, as written from Missouri | J. Hall | Letter about the plight of Joseph Smith, and speaking of the politics of the day. |
23-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 17 | 2 | 5 | Poetry | "Introductory Invocation" - Extract from the ...Sketch of Joseph Smith | E.R. Snow | Written in respect for Joseph Smith; states that it is an extract from the "Historical sketch of the Life of President Joseph Smith." |
23-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 17 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Mary Dyer (8, Measles), Albert Custle (28, Fever), Hyrum O. Littlefield (9 months, Canker), Sarah Ann Heath (5, Fever), John Fawkes (72, Unknown), James Burgess (48, ague and fever), Anna Cona (10, Diarrhea), |
| | | | | | | | | James Brown (57, ague and fever), Lyman W. Kempton (1, Bowel Consumption), Mary Kelley (30, Child Birth), Hyrum Stafford (8 months, Fever), Thresa Heath (26 and infant), Benjamin Holland (55, Diarrhea), |
| | | | | | | | | Mary M. Stew (10 days, Diarrhea). |
30-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 18 | 2 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Illinois and Missouri" | The State Register | Correspondence between Governors, wherein Governor Reynolds (Missouri) asks Governor Ford (Illinois) to call out the Militia to enforce the arrest of Joseph Smith. |
30-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 18 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Illinois (alias) Missouri | Editorial | Saints defending Joseph, and exploring the political motivations behind the Governor's actions. |
30-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 18 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Carthaginian Mob" | Editorial | Describing the mobs in Carthage. |
30-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 18 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | The Marriage of Mr. Lorenzo D. Wasson to Miss Marietta Crocker, performed by Rev. H. Jay, was announced. |
30-Aug | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 18 | 2 | 6 | Letter to the Editor | "Vested Rights of Nauvoo" | Signed, "Viator" | Letter to the editor which talks about how members of the church have rights secured by the constitution just like everyone else. |
6-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 19 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Anna Powell (83, Consumption), William I. Empey (8 months, Canker), James Harris (10, Diarrhea), Infant of John Greenhow, William D. Jones (2 months, inflammation of the Brain), Elizabeth Boyd (35, |
| | | | | | | | | Ague and Fever), Nephi Wells (9 months, Diarrhea), Oliver H. P. Taggard (19, Bilious Fever), Elisabeth Simonds (63, Fever), Angeline Burch (11 months, Measles), Edmund Lovel (2, Measles), Ann Parker (20, |
| | | | | | | | | Canker), Elisabeth Washborn (child, Cholera), James Hudson (1, Bloody Flux). |
6-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 19 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | David Greenleaf, and John A. Forgeus - Probate Justice, Hancock County. |
13-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 20 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Nauvoo and Joe Smith" | The New Haven Herald | "there is not a more industrious, moral, and well ordered town in the country," says a non-member who spent time in Nauvoo. |
13-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 20 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Carthage vs. Nauvoo" | Signed "H." | Speaks of the growing anger in Carthage. |
13-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 20 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | "For the Neighbor" | A. Young | Describes further the legal situation of Joseph Smith |
13-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 20 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Elizabeth Carter (1, Diarrhea), Ana Twist (8, Diarrhea), Heary Steward (7 months, Bloody Flux), William S. Buckwaiter (18, Bilious Fever), Amanda |
| | | | | | | | | M. Smith (9 months, Mumps), Jane Greenhow (36), Martha Proctor (1, Bowel Consumption), William Simmonds (45, Fever), Mary Jane Leonard (23, Typhoid Fever), Nancy Jane Holbrook (4, Measles), Hannah |
| | | | | | | | | Blanchard (42, Consumption), William B. Hillman (1, Diarrhea), Mary Hodges (1, Consumption), James Henderson (37, Typhoid Fever), William R. Parker (28, Ague and Fever). |
13-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 20 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | Geo P. Styles | Describes the divorce of John Throp from Charity Throp. |
20-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 21 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Porter Rockwell" | Editorial | Describing the rumors of Rockwell's attempt to murder Gov. Boggs. |
20-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 21 | 2 | 6 | Story | Carthage | Editorial | States that Carthage wants to "swallow up Nauvoo, body and bones." |
20-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 21 | 2 | 6 | Story | "To the Emissaries of Illinois and the Adjoining States" | John Harper | Written by a non-Mormon, describing the good in their community. |
20-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 21 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | "A Visit to Nauvoo" | Signed, "J.E." | Character reference for the good community created by the saints. |
20-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 21 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Marriages." | John C. Bennett, Mayor | Passed Feb 17, 1842, James Sloan is listed as the recorder. Age of consent is set at 17 for boys and 14 for girls. |
20-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 21 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Alexander Mills to Ann Wood, performed by Elder Joseph W. Coolidor, James Newberry to Sally Brown, performed by Elder Edson Whipple, and David Grant to Mary Ann Bullard, performed by Hyrum Smith. |
20-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 21 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Jane Mace Pidelin (1, Bowel Consumption), William Feres (7 months, Whooping Cough), Marcy Smith (1, Black Canker), Helen Law (4, Scarlet Fever), Eve Anna Forgeus (5, Scarlet Fever), Joseph R. Forgeus |
| | | | | | | | | (7, Scarlet Fever), Elizabeth Jane Barton (5 months, Diarrhea). |
20-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 21 | 4 | 2 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | Isaac Rogers | Advises the public not to harbor his wife Elizabeth, because she abandoned his home with an Englishman. |
27-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 22 | 2 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Judge Douglass and the Democrats of the Fifth District" | The State Register | Talks about Mormon votes, and their feelings about Judge Douglass. |
27-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 22 | 3 | 1 | Story | "More Mormon Difficulties" | Editorial | Mobs in Missouri and Carthage are planning meetings, and discussing the possibility of taking Joseph Smith to jail. |
27-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 22 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "From the Boston Bee" | The Boston Bee | Speaks about the rights that Nauvoo should receive, by it's charter, and discusses the extermination order. |
27-Sep | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 22 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Nauvoo Legion activities | Hyrum Smith | Assessment of fines will be held with Hyrum Smith. |
4-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 23 | 3 | 1 | Story | "The Warsaw Message and the Carthaginians" | Editorial | Speaks of the growing anger in Carthage. |
4-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 23 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Pleasure Party and Dinner at Nauvoo Mansion, Oct. 3, 1843" | R.D. Foster (Chairman) | Talks about a pleasant party with the Smith Family. |
4-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 23 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | "Mr. Editor," A response to accusations by T. Gregg | John Harper | Mr. Harper describes being called a "Jack Mormon," and then speaks about politics and the church. |
4-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 23 | 3 | 3 | Story | "Anti Mormonism" | John Greenhow | LDS perspective of the charges brought against the Church, and Joseph Smith. |
4-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 23 | 3 | 4 | Letter to the Editor | "Railroad Accident" | W. Woodruff | Describes a train accident that Wilford Woodruff was involved in. |
4-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 23 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Don Carlos Smith (1, Flux), Rosita Baley (1), Isaac Morrison (10 months, Diarrhea), Betsey C. Spaulding 4 months, Drops in the head), Nancy M. Phelps (7 months, Diarrhea), John Mckelly, (28 Bilious Fever), |
| | | | | | | | | Mary Jane Clark (8, Scarlet Fever), Emma Jane Banistor (5 months, Consumption), Enoch L. Milean (10 months, Measles), Mariah Roby (1, Diarrhea), Edward T. Jinkine (7 months, Canker), Harriet Newel Marsh |
| | | | | | | | | (25, Chill Fever), Alfred Alexander A. Mith (11 months, cutting teeth) Eliza cofield (infant, Fits), Emma Clark (3, Diarrhea), Catherine T. Forgeus (5, Scarlet Fever), Pricilla Daitnger (10 months, Diarrhea), Abram |
| | | | | | | | | Greenhalgh (9 months, Chill Fever). |
11-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 24 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "The Lord's Prayer" | W.W. Phelps | Looks much like Psalms 23. |
11-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 24 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | List of Mob members in Carthage | Editorial | Lists the names of prominent mob members in cartage, with Walter Bagby most prominently displayed. |
11-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 24 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Susan N. King (9 months, canker), Child of Mr. Snider (6 months, canker), Richard Rushton (65, Flux), Josiah P. Goar (2, Chill Fever), Hyrum r. Plunch (5, Measles), Child of Mr. Sinter, Charles Makey (3, |
| | | | | | | | | Inflammation of Bowels), Sophrona C. Smith (5, Scarlet Fever), Lucy Orse (8, Measles), Robert F. Savage (4 months, Consumption), Philip Burgess (14, Canker), Joseph Murdock (60, Ague and Fever), Rebecca |
| | | | | | | | | Topharn (1, Diarrhea). |
11-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 24 | 3 | 5 | List of Letters | "A List of Letters" | Sidney Rigdon | Sidney Rigdon signs as the Post Master |
18-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 25 | 2 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning the Inspection of Flour…" | John Taylor | This ordinance creates a flour inspector position, and awards it to William E. Horder. |
18-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 25 | 3 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | "Mr. Editor" A character reference for Joseph Smith | Signed "A Traveler" | Speaks of the kind character of Joseph Smith. |
18-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 25 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Esther Brierly (56, Chill Fever), Robert Major (28, Fever), Elizabeth Beard (28, Chill Fever), Henry Blanchard (8 months, Diarrhea), Isaac Greenheigh (2, Diarrhea), Lainora A. Taylor (1, Diarrhea), Nathan Mayfield |
| | | | | | | | | (1, Diarrhea), Rebecca Ann Goff (1, Measles), John Standing (22, Measles), Polly Ann McClellan (Diarrhea), Mary C. Payne (4 month, Fever), Henry Payne (2, Fever), Sarah Payne (9, Fever). |
25-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 26 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | "Mr. Editor" Reply to Mr. Gregg and the Warsaw Message. | John Harper | Describes an editorial he wrote for the Warsaw message that they refused to publish. |
25-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 26 | 3 | 2 | Story | "The Mormons" | Hazel Elfe | A non-member's perspective of the LDS people. |
25-Oct | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 26 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Lydia Smith (74, Numb Palsey), W.C. Stephens (1, Quick Consumption), Stephen Abbott (39, Remitting Fever), Solomon Workman (9, Measles), Mary Cole of Iowa (61, Consumption), Sarah Crosbie (66, Ague |
| | | | | | | | | and Fever), W. Robertson (62, Diarrhea), Charlotte Allen (35, Nervous Fever), Catherine Nicholson (47, Consumption), Mary Moon (63, Chill Fever), Lydia A. Taylor (35, Hyctic Fever). |
1-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 27 | 3 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "A Visit from a Latter Day Saint" | The Burlington Gazette | Story from an Iowa Newspaper about members of the Church arriving by steamboat. The story says that the author knows nothing about the religion, but the character of the people is superior. |
1-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 27 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | Cyrus Boley | States that his wife, Martha, has left him without provocation, and he will not be responsible for debts she incurs. |
8-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 28 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | Arrival of Emigrants | Editorial | Elder Erastus Snow (&c), The Quorum of the 12 , A number of Emigrants from England are expected soon. |
8-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 28 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Who Shall be our Next President" | Editorial | An LDS perspective on who to vote for. |
8-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 28 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | Statement of the Carthage Mob | The Warsaw Message | Statement of the purpose and design of the Carthage Mob. |
8-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 28 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Matthew More Jr. married Adalaide Martin, performed by Elder C. Wesley Wandell. |
8-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 28 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Stephen Workman (13, Canker), Levi Stilts (38, Consumption), Samuel Claton of Cincinnati (36, ague and Fever), Brigham Cobb (5, Consumption), Alma M. Colton, (8 months, Inflamation of the Brain), J. A. W. |
| | | | | | | | | Andrews (33, Measles), Sarah Hirst (8 months, Chill Fever), Mary Ann Raleigh, (20, Dropsy), Thaby Sarah Ann Stow of Iowa (8, Chill Fever), Lorina Brown (21, Canker), Alonzo Hutton (Chill Fever), George Brindle |
| | | | | | | | | (28, Inflamation of bowels), George Randall (14, Ague and Fever), Ezra Parish (1, Scarlet Fever), Elizabeth Harington (42, Inflammation of Bowels), Robert Wigahl (30, Flux), William Campson (32, Diarrhea), |
| | | | | | | | | Jamos Ethel (18, Diarrhea), Lorenzo B. McGinness (1, Canker), Ann Maria bar (19, Laharpe). |
8-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 28 | 4 | 3 | Announcement | Guardianship Announced | Hyrum Smith | Hyrum announced that he has been appointed guardian of Joel Bulard of Nauvoo, who was considered by the court to be insane. |
15-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 29 | 2 | 2 | Announcement | Arrival of Emigrants | Editorial | A large company arrived from England, and they state that the church continues to grow in England, despite deplorable conditions. |
15-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 29 | 2 | 2 | Obituary | "Death of Leah Chiles" | Editorial | Passed away of Cancer and Rheumatism. |
22-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 30 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Stephens Works on Central America" | Editorial | Described as a piece that "ought to be in the hands of every Latter Day Saint…There is no stronger circumstantial evidence of the authenticity of the [Book of Mormon]." |
22-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 30 | 2 | 4 | Story | "The Persecution of the Jews" | Editorial | Describes the Latter Day Saint view of the Jewish Faith. |
29-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 31 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | "Nauvoo Lyceum" | Gustavus Hills | The creation of the Nauvoo Lyceum is announced. |
29-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 31 | 3 | 2 | Story | "The Wonders of Ancient Egypt" | Editorial | Describes the work of Dr. Lepalus. |
29-Nov | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 31 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Orson Washington Hyde (infant), Benjamin Chapman (3 months, Hives), Perry Durphy (26, Chill Fever), David garlick (63, Dropsy), Daniel Spencer (78, Inflammation of the Lungs). |
6-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 32 | 2 | 3 | Story | Meeting to Create a Petition for Aid from Congress | Editorial | Describes speeches by Parley P. Pratt and Joseph Smith. |
6-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 32 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Consequence of Mobs" | Editorial | Quotes the Philadelphia Ledger in describing a Supreme Court Ruling that forces Mobs to pay restitution for destruction they cause. |
6-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 32 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | "Mr. Editor" Republishing a letter from Gen Bennet to Gen Smith | Signed "Viator" | Republishes a letter from Gen. Bennet to Gen Smith, and the reply. |
6-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 32 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | William Carier married Ellen Benbow, performed by Elder W. Woodruff; John Known married Mary Ann Morey, and George Hacks married Sarah Ann Gregory, both performed by Elder William Huntington. |
6-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 32 | 4 | 2 | Announcement | "Run Away - Once Cent Reward" Deserting Wife | William Nesbit | Nesbit announces his wife's abandonment, as well as her taking of household furniture. A one cent reward is offered for the articles taken. |
9-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Story | Meeting of Citizens - 12/7/1843 | Editorial | Alpheus Cutler was called to Chair, and Williard Richards was appointed Secretary, as the citizens drafted resolutions against the State of Missouri's request for the body of Joseph Smith. |
9-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. SE | 1 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to erect a Dam in the Missippi River" | Joseph Smith | Creates the ability to place a dam in the river. |
9-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. SE | 1 | 4 | Note | Nauvoo Legion Legality | J. Lamborn (Atty. General) | Mr. Lamborn states that the Nauvoo Legion should not be recognized as an official militia, and is an illegal operation. |
9-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. SE | 1 | 4 | Note | Nauvoo Legion Legality part 2 | I. N. McDougall | Mr. McDougal states that the Nauvoo Legion cannot use any federal funds, and must meet its own expenses. |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 1 | 4 | Announcement | "Public Meeting" | Editorial | The details of the 12/7/1843 meeting are re-told, and the ordinances passed are also included. See the 12/9/1843 Special Edition Issue |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 1 | 5 | Ordinances | "An Extra Ordinance for the Extra Case of Joseph Smith and Others" | Joseph Smith | Anyone who comes to arrest Joseph Smith or other citizens involved in "Missouri Difficulties" will be arrested, and if found guilty, incarcerated for life. |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Public Meeting" | Editorial | Describing the meeting, and the Paper's view of the legal challenges against Joseph Smith. |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 2 | 4 | Note | "Dinner Party" - Christmas Day | Editorial | Joseph Smith plans a dinner party for Christmas Day. |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 2 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance for Selecting Forty Policemen" | Joseph Smith | Specifies selecting forty policemen, who will be paid by the city of Nauvoo. |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 2 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance for the Health and Conscience of Travelers…" | Joseph Smith | Gives Joseph Smith the power to sell "spirits" for the "health, comfort, and convenience of such travelers." |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 2 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to Amend an Ordinance concerning…Public Revenues…" | Joseph Smith | Adds an exception to the previous ordinance. |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 2 | 4 | Letter to the Editor | "Nauvoo Seminary" | Signed "Othello" | Provides a good review of the Seminary of Nauvoo. |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Sarah Ann Blanchard (11, Chill Fever), Esther L. Moriff (28, Quick Consumption) |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 4 | 2 | Announcement | "Select School" | Aaron Blake | School announced with classes in reading, spelling, writing, arithmetic, grammar, geography, history, philosophy, algebra and surveying. |
13-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 33 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | "Select School" | J. Hatch Jr. | Another school announced which teaches "an English education…" as well as Latin and Greek. |
20-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 34 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "To the Latter-Day Saints" | E.R. Snow | Each stanza ends with the phrase "…Celestial Glory." |
20-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 34 | 2 | 5 | Story | Gathering Mobs | Editorial | Discusses the formation of mobs opposed to the church, and expresses gratitude for their Governor who protects justice. |
20-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 34 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Kidnapping" | Editorial | Describes two Nauvoo Citizens kidnapped, and one returning to tell what happened. |
20-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 34 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Regulating Merchants and Grocers Licenses" | Joseph Smith | Requires a license to sell groceries within the city. |
20-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 34 | 3 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning the Landing of Steam Boats in Nauvoo." | Joseph Smith | Requires the payment of $1 to land within the city limits. |
20-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 34 | 3 | 4 | Ordinances | Elections and Personnel Changes | Joseph Smith | W.W. Phelps was elected as a member of the City Council; Jonathan Durham was elected Wharf-master for one year, the office of City Attorney is vacated, Heber C. Kimball was elected city auctioneer. |
20-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 34 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | A. L. Pullmer married Sarah Ann Fuller, performed by Elder John Taylor. |
20-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 34 | 3 | 4 | Story | Notice to Emigrants and Latter-Day Saints Generally | W. Clayton | Telling poor emigrants that the Church has land they can purchase cheaply. |
27-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 35 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Mr. Rockwell" | Editorial | Tells of Orrin Porter Rockwell, and his expulsion from Missouri. |
27-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 35 | 3 | 1 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to Protect Unlawful Search or Seizure…" | Joseph Smith | Makes it illegal to conduct illegal searches, and specifies that if the Mayor of the city is not notified of the search, fines will be levied. |
27-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 35 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Further Doings of the Council" | Willard Richards | John P. Greene was elected as the city Marshal, in place of H.G. Sherwood. |
27-Dec | 1843 | Vol. 1 | No. 35 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | "To the Editor of the Neighbor" - In defense of the Prophet | Signed "Not the Prophet" | Speaks of the negative adjectives used by newspapers to describe Joseph Smith, such as "numerous children" instead of 4 children. |
3-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 36 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "New Years Hymn" | W.W. Phelps | Talks about life in Nauvoo, and the resiliency of the Saints. |
3-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 36 | 2 | 2 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to Authorize…Constables to Enforce Ordinances…Hogs…" | John Taylor | Constables can now enforce laws concerning hogs and wild animals. |
3-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 36 | 2 | 4 | Letter to the Editor | "Mr. Editor" - Priesthood Blessings | A. Young | Talks about the Priesthood, and its power to heal. |
3-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 36 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Nephi L. S. S. J. Partial (2), Thomas Gardner (Infant, Fits), Robert Spittle (19, Winter Fever), Clark Blanchard (2, Chill Fever), Betsey Burgess (39, Consumption), Lucy Hubbard (2, Typhus Fever). |
3-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 36 | 4 | 4 | Note | Nauvoo Brewery | T. Turley | Describes a brewery in Nauvoo with "Ale, Beer, and Yenst of the best quality for sale." |
10-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 37 | 2 | 2 | Story | "Disgraceful Affair at Carthage" | Editorial | Mob action increases. |
10-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 37 | 2 | 5 | Note | "Correspondence of Gen. Joseph Smith and Hon. J.C. Calhoun" | Joseph Smith, J. C. Calhoun | Tells Mr. Calhoun of the persecution the Saints have suffered, and offers their vote to someone who can help them. Cahoun's reply is also published. |
10-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 37 | 3 | 1 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | R. A. Allred married Julia A. bates, performed by Elder A. L. Fulmer; Bradford W. Elliott married Ann Daniap, performed by Elder William W. Folsom. |
17-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 38 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "The Ode of Genius to Truth" | E.R. Snow | Written in the Morley Settlement, Nov 28, 1843. |
17-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 38 | 1 | 1 | Note | "Queen Victoria" | Editorial | Elder Lorenzo Snow (through Sir Henry Wheatley) gave Queen Victoria two copies of the Book of Mormon, donated by Brigham Young. |
17-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 38 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Queen Victoria" | Lorenzo Snow | Poem he wrote after giving Queen Victoria 2 copies of the Book of Mormon |
17-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 38 | 1 | 2 | Story | "An Appeal to the People of the State of Maine" | Benjamin Andrews | Andrews, a native of Maine, writes to describe the persecution of the Church, as well as providing a history and testimony of the Church. |
17-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 38 | 1 | 2 | Story | "Ancient Ruins" | Editorial | Describes ancient North Texan ruins as evidence of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon |
17-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 38 | 3 | 1 | Announcement | Deaths | Editorial | Sarah Richmond (38, Chill Fever), Oscar C. Rolph (1, Croup), Mary Zenmour (1, Teething), Theresa M. Bell (8 months, Inflammation on the Brain), Henry Boyd (Infant), Israel Hess (22, Quick Consumption) |
24-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 39 | 2 | 2 | Story | "Carthage Warsaw and Green Plains" | Editorial | Hostility to members of the Church has been found in each place. |
24-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 39 | 2 | 5 | Story | "A Library in Nauvoo" | Editorial | Describes a meeting in the upper room of the Joseph Smith Store, in which a library was discussed. Books to be donated by community members. |
24-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 39 | 2 | 6 | Note | Mansion House Occupants | Editorial | Joseph Smith rented out the Mansion house to Ebenezer Roffins, who formerly edited the Times and Seasons. |
24-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 39 | 2 | 6 | Ordinances | "Proceedings of the City Council" | Willard Richards | John Haven was appointed second inspector of flour, Captain J. Dunham and forty police men were sworn in, Mulholland street was opened. |
24-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 39 | 2 | 6 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Regulating a City Directory and Intelligence Office" | Joseph Smith | Henry G. Sherwood is authorized to make a directory of the city. |
24-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 39 | 2 | 6 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Witnesses and Jurors'' Fees" | Joseph Smith | Fifty Cents of compensation per day is required for Jurors' and Witnesses, or else they can leave at any time. |
24-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 39 | 3 | 1 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning the Sale of Spirituous Liquors." | Joseph Smith | The City Council is authorized to sell liquor in such quantities as they deem expedient. It is implied that this liquor is to be used for medicinal and mechanical purposes. |
31-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 40 | 1 | 1 | Story | "To The Honorable…Representatives of Pennsylvania…" | Sidney Rigdon | Describing the plight of the Saints to the Pennsylvania Legislature. |
31-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 40 | 1 | 6 | Letter to the Editor | "To the Editor of the Nauvoo Neighbor" - In support of the LDS People | John Husband | Mr. Husband travelled with some Saints, and was very impressed with them |
31-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 40 | 2 | 3 | Note | Wood Cutting for the Poor of the 6th Ward | Daniel Carn | Bishop Carn invites members to help him chop wood for the poor |
31-Jan | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 40 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Missouri" | E.R. Snow | Discusses the persecution of the Saints by the Missourians |
7-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 41 | 2 | 2 | Note | The Warsaw Message Stops Circulation | Editorial | Announces the downfall of the Warsaw message, and states, "The way of the transgressor is hard." |
7-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 41 | 2 | 2 | Story | "An Appeal to the Inhabitants of Massachusetts" | Joseph Young | Young, a native of Massachusetts, describes the persecution of the Saints and asks for help. |
7-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 41 | 2 | 4 | Story | Persecutions against Liberty | Phinehas Richards | Describing the persecution of the Saints |
7-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 41 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Herbert S. Bigelow (2, Measles), Deborah Houghton (45, Quick Consumption), Harvey Clark (7, Inflamation on the Brain), John Cole (45, Apoplexy), Laura Ann Phelps (11 months, Scarlet Fever), Susan Convert (6, |
| | | | | | | | | Dropsy on the Brain), Philofrees J. Lyen (2, Scarlet Fever and Fits), Abigail P. Dow (1, Scarlet Fever) |
7-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 41 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Bishops Soliciting Woodcutters for the Poor | 3 Bishops | Signed, Isaac Higbee, Jonathan H. Hale, Daniel Carn. |
14-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 42 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Farewell to Nauvoo" | Signed "L. S." | A farewell letter to Nauvoo |
14-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 42 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Who Shall be our Next President" | Editorial | Describing the right person for President, speaking poorly of Martin Van Buren, and endorsing Joseph Smith |
14-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 42 | 2 | 4 | Note | "Public Meeting" | Editorial | Judge Phelps read an address written by Joseph Smith. |
14-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 42 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to Repeal Certain Ordinances therein mentioned" | Joseph Smith | Repeal of Ordinances, "An Ordinance for the Extra Case of Joseph Smith and Others," and "An ordinance to Prevent Unlawful Search and Seizure of Person and Property." |
14-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 42 | 3 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to Repeal an Ordinance Regulating the Currency" | Joseph Smith | Repeals the "Ordinance Regulating the Currency." |
14-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 42 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Belsey Turner (33, Fever), Isabella Burns (5, Canker), Lucy Waid (28), Sariah M. Waid (3) |
14-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 42 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deserting Son | Elijah Fordham | Announces the abscondment of George Fisher Fordham, and prohibits Saints from aiding him, or allowing him credit in his father's name. |
21-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 43 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormons" | The Niles National Register | Written by non-members, describing the story of the church. |
21-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 43 | 2 | 6 | Letter to the Editor | "To the Editor of the Neighbor" - Joseph Smith defending the Signal | Joseph Smith | Joseph Smith writes in to ask the editors to stop saying bad things about the Warsaw Signal. "If the editor breathe out that old sulphorous blast, let him go and besment his reputation…" |
21-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 43 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Public Meeting" - Warsaw Mobber's Resolution | Warsaw Mob | Mob officially created by resolution |
21-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 43 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Very Important and Curious From the Mormon Empire on the Mississippi" | The New York Herald | Describes the settlement of Nauvoo, and a rudimentary history of the Church. |
21-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 43 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Nathaniel H. Turner (39, Inflammation of Brain), Mahaly Ann Morris (31, Bilious Colie), Kobert Hicks (74, Old Age), Eliphaz Marsh (58, Lung Fever), Mary Isabella Hales, Mary Elizabeth Gray (6 months) |
28-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 44 | 1 | 1 | Story | "An Appeal to the State of Tennessee" | A. Young | A. Young speaks of his Father, John Young, settling in Tennessee, and asks the government to consider the wrongs being heaped upon the Saints by the Government. |
28-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 44 | 2 | 3 | Story | "For President, Joseph Smith" | Editorial | Describes the bold action the Saints must take for government recognition, even nominating Joseph Smith for President of the United States. |
28-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 44 | 2 | 4 | Story | "A Day of Fasting and Prayer" | Editorial | The mob declares March 9, 1844 as a day when the mob should fast and pray that God would, "Bring the false prophet, Joseph Smith, to deep repentance…" |
28-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 44 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | "General Smith's Views of the Powers… for sale." | Editorial | "General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States," a 12 page pamphlet, is announced for sale in the Mansion House. |
28-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 44 | 2 | 6 | Letter to the Editor | "Mr. Editor" - Nauvoo Library and Institute | Signed "Amicus" | Describes the committee and the beaurocracy that is being used to create the Nauvoo Library. |
28-Feb | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 44 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | David Brinton married Elizabeth G. Hoops, performed by Pres. H. Smith; Samuel Barker married Sarah Bedell, performed by Elder George W. Lincoln; Robert de Zoose married Betsey J. Tenney, performed by |
| | | | | | | | | Elder Elijah Reed. |
6-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 45 | 2 | 1 | Announcement | "For President, Gen. Joseph Smith…" | Editorial | This is the first time that Gen. James A. Bennet is listed as the Vice Presidential Candidate. |
6-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 45 | 2 | 1 | Announcement | "Public Meeting" | Editorial | Describes a meeting to be held at the Temple where the First Presidency and Twelve will preside. |
6-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 45 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Tea Party of Latter Day Saints" | The New York Herald | Describes a tea party, in Middlewich, Cheshire where between one and two hundred Saints attended. They are described as, "a good humored and agreeable people." |
6-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 45 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Samuel W. Fowler married Harriett Hadlock, performed by Elder Jonathan H. Hale, Alonzo H. Ralleigh married Caroline L. Curtis, performed by Elder Samuel G. Flagg, Isaac C. Jacobs married Lydia A. Bate, |
| | | | | | | | | performed by Pres. H. Smith. |
6-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 45 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Sarah Maryetta Seely (11 months, Measles), Mary M. Kelsey (infant), Benjamin Kempton (29, Consumption), Jane Hicks (2, Sore Throat), Isaac Snyder (56, Lung Fever), Jerone Noble (7 months, dropsy in the |
| | | | | | | | | head), Joseph S. Coolidge (1, Inflammation of the Lungs), Jules Mariah Thompson (1, Consumption), Hyrum Smoot (7 months, Crop and Inflammation of the Bowels). |
6-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 45 | 4 | 5 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | J.B. Backenstos | William Nesbitt requests a divorce from Lydia Nesbitt, and Alfred Brown requests a divorce from Hester Ann Eliza Brown. |
13-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 46 | 2 | 2 | Story | Meeting at the Temple | Editorial | The meeting at the Temple is described in brief, and the paper announces that Arlington Bennet originally hails from Ireland, and is ineligible to be Vice President in Joseph Smith's Candidacy |
13-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 46 | 2 | 2 | Story | "A Friendly Hint to Missouri" | Joseph Smith | Signed, "I am the friend of all good men, Joseph Smith." |
13-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 46 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "City Council - Special Session" | W. Richards | Joseph Dunham instated as Wharf master, Water Street is to be opened; Knight Street is to be opened; Petition to work Fulmer Street referred to the Mayor; Petition to repeal the hog laws rejected; Petition |
| | | | | | | | | to grade River Hill referred to the Mayor, Petition to open block 118 is referred to the business owners. |
13-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 46 | 3 | 2 | Story | Who Shall be our Executive? | A. Dolrseens | Joseph is described as General, a legislator, and a jurist. |
13-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 46 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Elihu B. Adams married Caroline Conrad, performed by Elder A. C. Brewer; Martin Titus married Mary Ann Baldin, performed by Elder A. C. Brewer. |
13-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 46 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Caroline Pitt (28, Inflammation), William Pitt (fits). |
13-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 46 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | "Masonic Notice" | William Clayton | Announcing the April 5th dedication of the new Masonic Hall. |
13-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 46 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | J.B. Backenstos | Elizabeth Whitesides requests a divorce from William Whitesides |
20-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 47 | 2 | 2 | Announcement | King Follet Discourse Announcement | Editorial | Announces that President Smith will preach a funeral sermon for Elder King Follet, Friday April 5th at 10:00am |
20-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 47 | 2 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "A New Candidate for the Presidency" | Several Newspapers | Articles announcing the candidacy of Joseph Smith for President. |
20-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 47 | 2 | 2 | Story | "Virtue Will Triumph" | Emma Smith | Preamble and resolution read and accepted by the Relief Society, includes disdain for polygamy and "Spiritual Wifery" |
20-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 47 | 2 | 4 | Story | Elder King Follet Obituary | Editorial | Describes the life and death of Elder Follet |
20-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 47 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | From the Quincy Herald - A defense of Mormonism | Signed, "A Friend to the…" | States opposition to an article published by the Quincy Whig Newspaper. |
20-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 47 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | Editorial | William Burch (23, Drowned). |
27-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 48 | 2 | 1 | Story | "Coffee Drinkers" | Editorial | Describes how to grow coffee beans. |
27-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 48 | 2 | 2 | Story | "The Oregon Question" | Editorial | Describes a debate by Presidential Candidates regarding Oregon and Texas, and then describes Joseph Smith's Platform. |
27-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 48 | 2 | 3 | Story | "The Last Hour of the False Prophet" | Editorial | Describes conflict in Eastern Europe, and states that "the signs of the speedy fulfillment of the prediction against Mohammedanism are multiplying every day." |
27-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 48 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Catherine Hopkins (5, Inflammation of the lungs), Mary Ann Holand (31, Dropsy), Seth Cook (41, Bilious Colic), Selina M. Eldridge (1, Measles), Elizabeth Mary Weather (78, Old Age), King Follet (35, Fall in a |
| | | | | | | | | Well), Ester A.Morrill (7 months, Measles), Titus Billings (10, Inflammation on the Brain), William Jones (23, Consumption). |
27-Mar | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 48 | 4 | 2 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | W.W. Rust | Wealthy W. Rust has abandoned W.W. Rust, and should not be harbored or offered credit in the town. |
3-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 49 | 1 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | Joseph Smith for President | A. Young | A letter to the editor describing the positive attributes that Joseph Smith would bring to the office of the Preisidency. |
3-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 49 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Dedication" of Masonic Temple | Editorial | Speaks of the planned dedication of the Masonic Temple in Nauvoo. Contains pieces called "The Entered Apprentice's Song," and "For the Anniversary of St. John." |
3-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 49 | 3 | 1 | Poetry | "On the Death of Her Little Daughter" | E.R. Snow | Written To Miss Sylvia Lyon |
3-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 49 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | John S. Pollock | Thomas A. Lynne requests a divorce from Marcy Lynne. |
3-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 49 | 4 | 1 | Announcement | Deserting Son | Enos McNall | Edmund McNall left his Father's home, and the people of Nauvoo are instructed not to harbor or trust him. |
10-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 50 | 2 | 2 | Story | "Conference" | Editorial | The Semi-annual conference of the church held on 6, April is described. Attendance is estimated to be between 15 and 20 thousand. |
10-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 50 | 2 | 3 | Story | "A New Advocate for a National Bank" | Editorial | Speaks of Joseph Smith's platform concerning a National Bank. |
10-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 50 | 2 | 4 | Story | "The Mormons - Horrible Conspiracy" | Editorial | Describes, from the perspective of the mob, the growing animosity between the Saints and the Mob. |
10-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 50 | 3 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | Description of the Character of Church Leaders | Signed, "A Traveler" | Provides a positive character reference for Joseph Smith |
10-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 50 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Isaac Scott Married Sarah S. Hall, performed by Elder Jesse Haven; Levi C. Stringham married Eliza J. Wilbur, performed by Elder Bradford W. Elliott. |
10-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 50 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deserting Help | Joseph W. Coolidge | David Taylor, 16, is announced to have run away from his employer. |
10-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 50 | 4 | 1 | Announcement | Deserting Wife and Sons | J.H. Van Natta | Wife, Geruslia, and two sons, Miles and Erastus, left home. |
17-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 51 | 1 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "The Globe and Joe Smith" | The Sangame Journal | Written in favor of Joseph Smith's candidacy for President, and his opinion of the role of government, by a non-member. |
17-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 51 | 2 | 1 | Announcement | Mission Assignments | Brigham Young | Announcing the States where members of the Church will serve missions, as well as notations of who will preside in these missions. |
17-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 51 | 2 | 2 | Story | Affidavits of Anti-Mormons | Editorial | Publishes false affidavits against the Saints, led by M. G. Eaton, generally dealing with Polygamy. |
17-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 51 | 2 | 4 | Story | Land of Liberty | Joseph Smith | A document outlining the freedoms of this country and speaking of his candidacy for President. |
17-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 51 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "Mormons in Alabama" | The Mobile Journal | Speaks of the Proselytizing efforts of LDS Missionaries in Alabama. |
17-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 51 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | David LeBaron married Esther M. Johnson, performed by Elder Almon Babbitt, George Johnson married Jane Johnson, performed by Elder John Smith, David Candland married Mary Ann Barton, performed by |
| | | | | | | | | Elder John Smith, Elder Martin H. Peck married Mary Thorn, performed by Elder Johnathan H. Hale. |
17-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 51 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Leonora C. Wandell (1, Measles), George P. Colton (3 months, Disease unknown), Thomas Mardis (4, Measles), Caroline Spratley (8 months, Inflammation in Bowels), John Robinsons (1 month, Fits), Dladiah |
| | | | | | | | | Bowen Jr. (1, Scarlet Fever), Asa E. Wilson (1, Diarrhea), Marthy A. Knight (5, Measles), Susan E. Roberts (6 months, Inflammation on the Lungs). |
24-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 52 | 2 | 1 | Story | "More Mormons" | Editorial | Describes the return of many members of the Twelve and others from their missions. |
24-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 52 | 2 | 1 | Story | "Public Meeting" - Presidential Campaign Strategy | John Taylor | Meeting in Joseph Smith's store, spoke about political influence, polling data, and other concerns. |
24-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 52 | 2 | 1 | Story | Appeal to the State of Massachusetts | Noah Packard | A petition to the State for help and sympathy. |
24-Apr | 1844 | Vol. 1 | No. 52 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | Joseph Smith and "Views of the Powers and Policy of the…" | The Boston Bee | Describes Joseph's desire to cut congress by 1/2, and pay them $2 per day, except Sundays. |
1-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 1 | 2 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | Character Reference for Nauvoo and Joseph Smith | Signed, "Sissimus" | Describes the beauty of Nauvoo and the kindness of Joseph Smith |
1-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 1 | 2 | 4 | Letter to the Editor | Joseph Smith does not Practice Spiritual Wifery | Jeremiah Smith, Sen. | States that the "Spiritual Wifery" rumors are not true. |
1-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 1 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Outrages" - Crime in Nauvoo | Editorial | Tells the story of a few unruly mom members, who threatened to shoot Joseph Smith. |
1-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 1 | 2 | 6 | Letter to the Editor | Support of Joseph Smith's Candidacy" | A. Riply | Describes the merits of Joseph Smith's Campaign. |
1-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 1 | 3 | 3 | Story | "All is Peace at Nauvoo Among the Saints" | J.P. Greene (City Marshall) | Describes O.P. Rockwell telling the Marshall about a mob member assaulting people in town, and their apprehension of this criminal. |
1-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 1 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Samuel Martin married Nancy Tall, performed by L.E. Harrington. |
1-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 1 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Charles B. Johnson (10, Fit of Apoplex), Preserved A. Allred (21, Lung Fever), Joseph Carn (3 months), Polly Stringham (38, Dropsy) |
1-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 1 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Family Meeting Place | Jane Mellen | Jane announces that her husband John, who was coming to England, can find his family in Nauvoo. |
8-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 2 | 2 | 1 | Story | "General Smith's Views" | Editorial | Describes reasons to vote for Joseph for President |
8-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 2 | 2 | 1 | Story | "General Smith's Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government…" | Joseph Smith | Written by Joseph to announce his platform, and his views on Government. |
15-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 3 | 2 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | Politics and Joseph Smith | A. Young | Long article which describes the current candidates for President, and why Joseph Smith would make the best candidate of them all. |
15-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 3 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | "The State Convention" | Editorial | Informs the Saints of their "duty" to nominate state electors that will support Joseph Smith. |
15-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 3 | 2 | 6 | Story | William Smith ends his candidacy for the Illinois State Legislature | Editorial | In consequence of his family's health problems, William announces the end of his campaign for the Legislature. Speculation begins that Hyrum Smith, his Brother, will seek the seat instead. |
15-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 3 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | "State Convention" - Committee Created | Editorial | Announces the "Committee of Arrangements" as Reynolds Cahoon, Edward Hunter, and John Taylor. |
15-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 3 | 2 | 6 | Letter to the Editor | Character Reference for Nauvoo and Joseph Smith | Signed, "An American" | Describes the misrepresentation the Saints have suffered in the news, and speaks highly of the city of Nauvoo and its leadership. |
15-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 3 | 3 | 1 | Story | Joseph Smith requests Writ of Habeas Corpus and other Documents | Joseph Smith &c. | Petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus from the Court. It should be noted that Joseph is referred to as "Joseph Smith Sr." in these court documents. |
15-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 3 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Julia Ann Brabey (42, Spinal Irritation and Dropsy), Lydia Ann Mendenhall (4 months, Scarlet Fever), Joel F. Scovil (14, Consumption), Nehemiah Hartle (36, Dropsy). |
22-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 6* | 1 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | Candidates for President | A. Riply | Describes the candidates and political parties involved in the Presidential Election, without mentioning much about Joseph Smith. |
22-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 6* | 1 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Description of Nauvoo and Joseph Smith's Presidential Campaign | W.G. Goforth | Article published in "The Advocate" solicited the view of Goforth after his return from a trip to Nauvoo, in regards to Joseph Smith's Candidacy for President. |
22-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 6* | 2 | 1 | Story | State Convention Held | Editorial | Due to rain, many other groups were not represented at the convention. But the convention was successful, and Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon both were well received. |
22-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 6* | 2 | 1 | Story | "Minutes of a Convention held in the City of Nauvoo…" | Editorial | Describes the State Convention, and includes some correspondence between Joseph Smith and Illinois Politicians. |
22-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 6* | 2 | 6 | Story | "Lynching and the Mormons" | Editorial | Describes a lynching, supposedly carried out by the Saints in Nauvoo, of a colored man. |
22-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 6* | 2 | 6 | Announcement | Arrival of Emigrants | Editorial | States the arrival of 62 emigrants and missionaries from the East by name. |
22-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 6* | 3 | 1 | Story | "Joseph Smith vs. Joseph H. Reynolds…Religious Prejudice &c." | Editorial | Describes the religious prejudice suffered by Joseph Smith. |
22-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 6* | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | Prejudice against the Saints, and the joys of Nauvoo | Benjamin Andrews | Speaks of Nauvoo and the great people there, as well as some challenges facing members of the Church. |
29-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7 | 2 | 1 | Announcement | Gen. Joseph Smith for President, with Sidney Rigdon as Vice President | Editorial | The first ad which lists Sidney Rigdon as the Vice Presidential Candidate. |
29-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Truth is Mighty" - Correspondence between J. Smith and Henry Clay | J. Smith & H. Clay | Correspondence between the two Presidential Candidates. |
29-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Chauncey L. Higbee" - Testimony before the High Council | Margaret J. Newman | Margret was seduced under false pretences by Chauncey Higbee, and she testified before the High Council that Higbee told her that Joseph had approved of such actions. |
29-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7 | 3 | 2 | Story | "Chauncey L. Higbee" - Testimony before the High Council | Sarah Miller | Sarah Miller describes similar events. Higbee later left the church to follow the "True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" |
29-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Edward Lang Page married Catherine J. Spear, performed by Elder Erastus H. Derby; Joseph M. Cole married Eliza James, performed by Elder Samuel James. |
29-May | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Sophrona G. Frost (25) |
5-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Riots in Congress" | E.R. Snow | Describes the disdain of the people when the United States Congress is not maintaining order. |
5-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 3 | Story | "General Smith's views of the Powers and Policy of the United States" | Editorial | Presents Joseph's views that the Government should buy the freedom of every black slave, in order to secure emancipation. |
5-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "In Pursuit" - Chasing Mr. Brown into Nauvoo | The St. Louis Republican | Describes a murder named "Brown" who has taken refuge in Nauvoo, and is said to be a friend of Joseph, who is harboring him. Includes a rebuttal from John Taylor. |
5-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | Pay the Postage | Hyrum Smith | Hyrum states that he will no longer open mail for which he has to pay the postage, because he cannot afford the cost, and the letters are usually full of "Foolish interrogations." |
5-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | J.C. Bennett's Rumors are False | Signed, "Hospes" | Describes a pleasant visit to Nauvoo, and refutes some of the Rumors that were supposedly spread by John C. Bennett. |
5-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 6 | Story | "More Mormon Exterminators" | Editorial | States that Boggs may not be "the only Nero in the land of Liberty." |
5-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 3 | 2 | Letter | "Letter to Gen. Joseph Smith" | Signed, "Your Obedient…" | Requests a transcript of Joseph's speech about the political evils facing the world. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 1 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "The Temple" | The St. Louis Gazette | Description of the construction of the Nauvoo Temple |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 1 | 3 | Story | "Religion and Politics" | Signed "O.S." | Long article describing the current political state, and giving details about each candidate. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 2 | 3 | Story | "Retributive Justice" - The Nauvoo Expositor | Editorial | Describes the mob's creation of a new anti-Mormon paper, The Nauvoo Expositor. Describes the Saints, led by the city martial, as they destroyed the press and papers. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 2 | 3 | Story | "To the Public" - The Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor" | Editorial | States that everything the Saints did was in cooperation with the City Council and Police force. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 2 | 4 | Story | "Anecdote" | Editorial | Puns about the names of the mob leaders. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 2 | 4 | Story | "Grinding the Poor" | Editorial | Describes the disdain of the newspaper printers at a flyer announcing help for the poor which announces the generosity of the mill. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 2 | 4 | Story | "Oh Gracious" | Editorial | Tells the story of George Beader, a Missionary for the church, who was caught with "four or five pieces of foreign bogus in his possession" and imprisoned in S. Louis. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 2 | 4 | Story | "Very Good" - Hyrum Smith's Legislature Campaign | Editorial | Hyrum announces that he will soon begin campaigning for votes to elect him to the State Legislature. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 2 | 5 | Story | "Turn Away" - The Advancement of Joseph's Campaign | Editorial | Describes the vast amount of news attention that Joseph Smith's candidacy is creating. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 2 | 5 | Letter | Correspondence between S. Rigdon and Paul M. Closky | Sidney Rigdon | Asks what has been done with the letter that Sidney penned to the State of Pennsylvania. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 1 | Announcement | Maintain Order and Peace in the City | Joseph Smith | Joseph asks, as the Mayor, that all citizens join with the Police to ensure a peaceful city. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 1 | Ordinances | "Proceedings of the City Council" | Willard Richards | Long list of actions, including: Phinehus Richards, Levi Richards, and Edward Hunter receiving their seat on the council, Councilor Emmons was suspended from office due to a slander investigation, and the |
| | | | | | | | | Nauvoo Expositor was declared a nuicense, and ordered to be removed. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 1 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance concerning the City Attorney and His Duties" | Geo. W. Harris | The city attorney prosecutes criminals in the city, provides council on legal matters, and will be paid 100 dollars per year. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 2 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance concerning Libels and for Other Purposes" | Geo. W. Harris | Widens the definition of slander, to ensure that the Saints can protect themselves from those who seek to misrepresent the church. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 2 | Ordinances | Affidavits about the Mock Court held in Missouri | W.W. Phelps | Phelps certifies that any court proceedings held in Missouri concerning the Prophet were "a sham," and that no fair trial has been provided for Joseph. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington (Sexton) | Sarah Coleman (14, Nervous Fever), Howes Crowell (25, Consumption), W.B. Patterson (21, Dyspepsy). |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 6 | Announcement | "To the Voters of Hancock County" - Sherriff Proposal from J. Kelling | Joseph A. Kelling | Announces his candidacy for Sherriff. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Publishing of the Doctrine and Covenants | Editorial | Announces the printing of the Doctrine and Covenants in about one month, and petitions for immediate orders. |
12-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 7* | 3 | 6 | Announcement | "Caution" - Beware of False Paper Money | Joseph Smith | States that the failure of the Kirtland Safety Society should make members wary of accepting all forms of paper money. |
17-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Story | "To the Public" - The Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor" | Editorial | Includes signatures of 16 people who state that the Expositor was calculated to arouse indignation, and that Hyrum Smith did not threaten the paper. |
17-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Ordinances | Synopsis of the Proceedings of the Municipality of the City of Nauvoo… | Editorial | States that the synopsis is "Relative to the destruction of the press and fixtures of the Nauvoo Expositor." |
17-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 2 | Letter | Letter from R.D. Foster to Joseph Smith | R.D. Foster | Foster states that he refuses to meet with Joseph Smith, and writes many inflammatory statements about the church. |
17-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 2 | Story | Continuation of Statements from Church Members | Various | Statements from O.P. Rockwell, a brother of R.D. Foster, Cyrus Hill, Peter Haws, Hyrum Smith, and others. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | Untitled - Describes seeing the ancient relics in Wayne County, N.Y. | S. Post | Fore note states: "Lines suggested on seeing an ancient fortification in Wayne County, N.Y." |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 1 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Description of "The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet" | Signed, "Boston Corrosp." | Originally published in "The New York Prophet" |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 1 | 5 | Letter | "Letters of Mrs. Emma Smith to Gov. Thomas Carlin and His Answers." | Emma Smith | Presents the letters between Emma and Gov. Carlin. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 3 | Story | "...Concerning the Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor" | Editorial | States that Joseph was arrested, along with sixteen others, but was discharged, along with the rest. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 4 | Story | "To the Public" - The Removal of the Nauvoo Expositor | Editorial | Describes why the city council considered the paper a nuisance, and presents the case for its destruction. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 4 | Story | "To the Public" - Hyrum Smith did not Participate | Editorial | Provides 16 names of witnesses who state that Hyrum Smith did not encourage any of the conflict with the Warsaw Signal. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 5 | Ordinances | "Proceedings of the City Council" | Signed, "P.M." | Written in a Letter to the Editor, this describes some of the statements made by Mayor Smith. Discusses Polygamy, Sylvester Emmons suspension from the City Council, and the destruction of the Expositor. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 2 | 5 | Letter | "To Gen. J. Smith" - R.D. Foster's Refusal to meet with Joseph Smith | R.D. Foster | Fosters states that because of Joseph's reputation he would not meet with him to discuss anything. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 3 | 4 | Letter | J. Smith and Marshall Green's Correspondence about the Expositor | Joseph Smith | Authorization to destroy the Nauvoo Expositor, and also asks the Nauvoo Legion to be on alert in case of problems. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | "Public Meeting" - Appointments of Delegates | John Taylor | Announces the appointment of many people as delegates, and discusses the false reports circulated about Nauvoo. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | "Proclamation" - Concerning the Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor | Joseph Smith | Joseph tells the story of the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 3 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | June 14th's Mail Loss | Sidney Rigdon | Rigdon, as the Post Master, writes to disclose what happened to the missing mail. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Joseph A. Kelting | Kelting announces his candidacy for Sherriff. |
19-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 8 | 4 | 4 | Announcement | "Map of Nauvoo" - Available for Purchase | Brigham Young | Brigham Young announces the arrival from New York of maps of Nauvoo. |
21-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Announcement | Correction - Steamboats Landing | Editorial | The paper declares the rumors that steamboats belonging to the enemies of Nauvoo were not permitted in Nauvoo, false and unfounded. |
21-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Story | "Reason Makes us Men" | Missouri and Illinois Mobs | Reproduces the resolutions drafted by the Mob's in Missouri and Illinois. |
21-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 2 | Story | "The Preparation" - Mob's Armament Growing | Editorial | Describes the armament of the Saints and Others in preparation for battle. |
21-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 3 | Story | "A Question" - Who leads the Mob? | Editorial | Describes the character of Mob leaders, and portrays the Saints as peaceful people who do not wish to fight. |
21-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 4 | Announcement | "State of Illinois vs. Joseph Smith and Others" | The State of Illinois | Presents the court proceedings against Joseph, and gives the names of all those arrested. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 1 | 5 | Announcement | Correction - Steamboats Landing | Editorial | The paper declares the rumors that steamboats belonging to the enemies of Nauvoo were not permitted in Nauvoo, false and unfounded. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 1 | 5 | Story | "Reason Makes us Men" | Missouri and Illinois Mobs | Reproduces the resolutions drafted by the Mob's in Missouri and Illinois. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 1 | 6 | Story | "The Preparation" - Mob's Armament Growing | Editorial | Describes the armament of the Saints and Others in preparation for battle. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 2 | 1 | Story | "A Question" - Who leads the Mob? | Editorial | Describes the character of Mob leaders, and portrays the Saints as peaceful people who do not wish to fight. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "State of Illinois vs. Joseph Smith and Others" | The State of Illinois | Presents the court proceedings against Joseph, and gives the names of all those arrested. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 3 | 1 | Story | "The Mormons" - From the People's (St. Louis) Organ | The St. Lois Organ | Story about the frequent extermination orders and prejudice against the Church. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | The Public Arms Given Up | Editorial | Announces the Nauvoo Legion's Disarmament. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 3 | 2 | Story | Joseph Smith for President | Signed, "Libertas" | Describes the prestige of having a righteous man run for President. |
26-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 9 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Elizabeth Green (1 month), Mary Mikesel (26), Emma Stewart (1), Infant of Urban and Lydia Stewart, Joseph S. Creger (1 month, Measles), Lydia Priddle (39, Typhus Fever). |
30-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Story | "Awful Assassination! The Pledged Faith of the State of Illinois stained…" | Editorial | Describes the offer of protection from Gov. Ford, and the subsequent assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. |
30-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Letter | Announcing the Assassination to Emma Smith | Willard Richards and others | Written by Willard Richards, John Taylor, and Samuel H. Smith, tells the Saints to be prepared for another attack. |
30-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 2 | Story | "Statement of Facts!" - Describing the Events of the Past Week | Editorial | Tells the story leading up to the Martyrdom. |
30-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 2 | Story | Legal Documents concerning Joseph and Hyrum | Various | The papers given by the State of Illinois to the Jailer, and others. |
30-Jun | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 4 | Letter | To the People of the State of Illinois" - Proclamation by Gov. Ford | Gov. Thomas Ford | Describes the martyrdom from his perspective. |
2-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Story | "Awful Assassination! The Pledged Faith of the State of Illinois stained…" | Editorial | Describes the offer of protection from Gov. Ford, and the subsequent assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. |
2-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Letter | Announcing the Assassination to Emma Smith | Willard Richards and others | Written by Willard Richards, John Taylor, and Samuel H. Smith, tells the Saints to be prepared for another attack. |
2-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 2 | Story | "Statement of Facts!" - Describing the Events of the Past Week | Editorial | Tells the story leading up to the Martyrdom. |
2-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 4 | Letter | To the People of the State of Illinois" - Proclamation by Gov. Ford | Gov. Thomas Ford | Describes the martyrdom from his perspective. |
2-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 6 | Letter | "Signs of Peace" - Instructions from Gov. Ford | Gov. Thomas Ford | Letter from Thomas Ford to Colonel Fellowes and Captain Jones describing actions they should take to ensure peace. |
2-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 6 | Letter | "To the City Council of Nauvoo" - Instructions from Gov. Ford | Hart Fellows, A. Jonas | Letter from Fellows and Jonas that presents Gov. Ford's letter and describes the necessary actions to ensure peace. |
2-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 6 | Ordinances | Meeting of the City Council - Resolution for Peace | Geo W. Harris | Resolution that states that the Saints will not rebel or avenge the mob violence, and will remain loyal to the State Government. |
2-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 6 | Announcement | "Public Meeting" - Votes of Thanks | Editorial | The Saints, gathered together for a large meeting, provide votes of thanks for the many who have helped Joseph Smith. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 1 | 4 | Story | "Awful Assassination! The Pledged Faith of the State of Illinois stained…" | Editorial | Describes the offer of protection from Gov. Ford, and the subsequent assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 1 | 5 | Letter | Announcing the Assassination to Emma Smith | Willard Richards and others | Written by Willard Richards, John Taylor, and Samuel H. Smith, tells the Saints to be prepared for another attack. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 1 | 5 | Story | "Statement of Facts!" - Describing the Events of the Past Week | Editorial | Tells the story leading up to the Martyrdom. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 1 | 5 | Story | Legal Documents concerning Joseph and Hyrum | Various | The papers given by the State of Illinois to the Jailer, and others. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 2 | 2 | Letter | To the People of the State of Illinois" - Proclamation by Gov. Ford | Gov. Thomas Ford | Describes the martyrdom from his perspective. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Proclamation" - Instruction to Carthage Residents | M.R. Deming | The Brig. Gen. of the 4th Brigade and 5th division writes to Carthage to provide them with information needed to keep the peace. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 2 | 4 | Letter | Letter from M.R. Deming to Willard Richards | M.R. Deming | Speaks of the recovery of John Taylor. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 2 | 4 | Letter | "Signs of Peace" - Instructions from Gov. Ford | Gov. Thomas Ford | Letter from Thomas Ford to Colonel Fellowes and Captain Jones describing actions they should take to ensure peace. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 2 | 4 | Ordinances | Meeting of the City Council - Resolution for Peace | Geo W. Harris | Resolution that states that the Saints will not rebel or avenge the mob violence, and will remain loyal to the State Government. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | "Public Meeting" - Votes of Thanks | Editorial | The Saints, gathered together for a large meeting, provide votes of thanks for the many who have helped Joseph Smith. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Willful Murder!" - The Death of Joseph and Hyrum | Editorial | Describes the story of the Martyrdom. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Scenes and Signs" - The Need for Peace | Editorial | Describes the peace that the Saints should ensure, despite the violent times. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 3 | 1 | Announcement | Condition of Mr. Taylor | Editorial | Mr. Taylor is expected home this day, and is recovering slowly from his wounds. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 3 | 3 | Story | "Doings of the City Council" - Soliciting Aid | Orson Spencer | It is decided that the Saints will go beg to other cities to provide needed supplies. |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Prime Coleman (42, Nervous Fever), Julia Conditt (23, Consumption), John Madock Jones (2), Lydia miller (3, Measles), Elizabeth Clift (58, Cancer), Mary Carrington (9 months, teething), Axa M. Parcial (23, Typhus |
| | | | | | | | | Fever), James Babcock (1, Diarrhea). |
3-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 10 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | George W. Robinson, Joel S. Miles, George W. Stigall, and John D. Parker - Sherriff of Hancock County. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 1 | 2 | Story | "Congressional - House of Representatives: Mormons" | Editorial | Mr. Wentworth reads a memorial for Joseph Smith into the official record, and describes the interruption by a legislator. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | Condition of Mr. Taylor | Editorial | States that his wounds "do very well," and that he is recovering "as fast as can be expected." |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Goodness Shall be Rewarded" | Editorial | Announces that John Taylor's pocket watch saved him from death. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 2 | 3 | Letter | "Letter from the Governor" | Gov. Thomas Ford | Addressed to the "Warsaw Committee of Safety." |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "Public Opinion" - The Martyrdom | Various Newspapers | Provides the reactions of several newspapers to the martyrdom. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet and His Brother Hyrum Murdered…" | The Illinois State Register | Describes the first news of the martyrdom. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | Governor Ford and the Mormons | The Quincy Herald | States that the murders were "in cold blood." |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormon Difficulties" | The Sangamo Journal | Describes the Martyrdom. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "The Murders at Carthage" | The Missouri Republican | Describes the Martyrdom. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Murder of Joe and Hyrum Smith by a Mob" | The Bloomington Herald | Describes the Martyrdom. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | J.J. Grant married Caroline Vandyke, performed by Elder N.K. Whitney; Elder L.M. Davis married Precia Spiva, performed by Matthias Myers. |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Matilda Young (2, Diarrhea), Daniel Houghton (1, Measles), Sarah C. Wade (1, Diarrhea), Nephi Barker (9 months, Diarrhea), Jane Frodsham (5, Drowned), Mary Kempton (19, Consumption). |
10-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 11 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Addition of A.W. Babbitt for Sherriff of Hancock County. |
17-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 12 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | The Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum | E.R. Snow | Poem describing her feelings after the Martyrdom. Very difficult to read print. |
17-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 12 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Ode to Friendship" and "Recipe for Happiness" | Parley P. Pratt | Both poems likely describe Parley's feelings about Joseph. |
17-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 12 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Stone Coal" - Discovery of Coal | Editorial | Describes a vein of coal found between 60 an d 100 miles from Nauvoo. |
17-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 12 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "The Murder of the Mormon Prophet and his Brother" | The Lee County Democrat | States that if violence isn't arrested, "freedom is butchered." |
17-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 12 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Public Opinion" - The Martyrdom | Various Newspapers | Provides the reactions of several newspapers to the martyrdom. |
17-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 12 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | The Deaths of Joe and Hyrum Smith | The St. Louis Transcript | Describes the Martyrdom. |
17-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 12 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Charles Davis (1, Bloody Flux), Elizabeth A. Flemming (1, Inflammation in the bowels), Lydia Victoria Hadclock (11 months, Teething), Sarah Steed (28, Inflammation), Sylvia K. Cowan (24, Rheumatic Fever), |
| | | | | | | | | William Van Orden (39, Bloody Flux), Fanny Tinkum (47, Bilious Fever), Elizabeth Pierce (4, Dropsy), George Nelson (13 days, Diarrhea), Jane Gribble (17, Bloody Flux), Georgianna A. Crowell (2, Consumption), |
| | | | | | | | | Margret M. Devine (36, Consumption), Eliza Ann Medough (33, Consumption). |
17-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 12 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Additions of William Backenstos - Sherriff of Hancock County; Charles C. Main - County Commissioner. |
24-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 13 | 2 | 3 | Reprinted Story | "Spirit of Mobocracy" | St. Louis Gazette | Describes the threat that mob justice poses to peace and prosperity. |
24-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 13 | 2 | 5 | Story | "What is to Become of Mormonism" | Editorial | States that other societies have had far bloodier and more difficult histories. |
24-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 13 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The Troubles at Nauvoo" | Editorial | Describes the problems facing those in Nauvoo since the extermination order. |
24-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 13 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Two Minues in Jail" - The Martyrdom of the Prophet | Willard Richards | Tells the story of the Martyrdom from inside the Jail. |
24-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 13 | 3 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Disgraceful Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith" | The Randolph Co. Record | Describes the Martyrdom. |
24-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 13 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Candidates for Office Announced | Editorial | Additions of David R. Green - Hancock County Coroner; Edward A. Bedell, and Jacob B. Backenstos - Illinois Legislature |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Lamentation - Joseph and Hyrum Smith" | Anonymous | Poem describing the martyrdom. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 1 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "Bigamy - Infamous Outrage" | The Rochester Democrat | Describes a man who has been married to multiple women, and suggests his quick apprehension. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "The Last Prophet is Dead" | The Mt. Carmel Plough-boy | Suggests that Mormons should be "judged by our laws, and not by our muskets," but seems to think the church committed illegal actions. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 2 | 5 | Letter | "To the People of Warsaw, in Hancock County" - Petition for Peace | Gov. Thomas Ford | States that Gov. Ford has heard more plans for the destruction of the Mormons, and forbids them from attacking again. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "Symptoms in Boston" - State Convention | The Boston Times | Describes a State Convention, and the interruptions that those against the church caused. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 3 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "The Finale" - The Deaths of Joseph and Hyrum Smith | The Baltimore Saturday… | States that there are contradictory accounts as to what may have happened. Originally published in the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 3 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "Massacre of the Mormon Prophet and His Brother; Fate of the Mormons" | The New York Herald | Describes the martyrdom. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 3 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "The Recent Riots and Insurrection - Public Opinion Here and Abroad" | The New York Herald | Speaks of mob violence in Philadelphia and Illinois. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 3 | 3 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormons - Brutal Murder of Joe Smith" | The Wayne County Record | Describes the martyrdom. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | J.C. Braley to Rachel M.L. Taylor, performed by Elder A. Johnson. |
31-Jul | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 14 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Albert N. Rockwood (1, Consumption), Charlotte Holmes (60, Diarrhea), Eliza Spencer (3, Congestive Fever), James Durphy (49, Consumption), George W. Hovey (1 month), Emily Potter (23, Cholic), Elizabeth C. |
| | | | | | | | | Bailey (15, Typhus Fever), Nathaniel Thomas (41, Quick Consumption). |
7-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 15 | 2 | 3 | Letter | Thoughts about the Martyrdom - Cincinatti, Ohio | Anonymous | A letter from someone in Cincinatti to a relative in Nauvoo describing what they had heard about Joseph Smith's Murder. |
7-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 15 | 2 | 3 | Letter | Thoughts about the Martyrdom - Fair Haven, Connecticut | Anonymous | A letter from someone in Connecticut describing what they heard about Joseph Smith's Murder. |
7-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 15 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The Murder" | Editorial | Describes the anger felt by the Saints because of the murder of their leaders. |
7-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 15 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "The End of Mormonism" | The Pompkins Democrat | States that the Church will soon disintigrate without Joseph Smith to lead them. |
7-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 15 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | Condition of Mr. Taylor | Editorial | States that Mr. Taylor can ride around in his carriage, and will soon be back as editor of the paper. |
7-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 15 | 3 | 3 | Reprinted Story | "The Murder of the Smiths - Slaying Under Trust" | The New York True Sun | Describes the conspiracy that lead to the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, and contains resolutions to "further secure the peace, friendship, and happiness of the [Mormons]." |
7-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 15 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Almon L. Williams (4, Diarrhea), Samuel H. Smith (36, Bilious Fever), Horatio Wardle (2, Consumption), David W. McDonald (4, Canker), J.R.T. Cooper (5 months, Whooping Cough), John L. Clinton (4 months, |
| | | | | | | | | Diarrhea and Chill Fever), Hyrum Cummings (19, Drowned), Josh Cummings (17, Drowned), Wealthy H. Hutler (32, Bilious Fever), Emma Jones (1, Inflammation on the Brain). |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Joseph Smith" - Praise to the Man | The Times and Seasons | To be sung to the tune of "Star in the East," what we now know as Praise to the Man. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "To Elder John Taylor" | E.R. Snow | Poem about John Taylor's survival of the martyrdom. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 1 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Popular Outbreaks" | The Baltimore Saturday… | Describes the phenomenon of religious movements attracting converts quickly. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 1 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "Joseph Smith, Mayor of Nauvoo, Murdered" | The Philadelphia Sun | Describes the martyrdom as a vicious crime, and lends support and credibility to the Church. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "Mayor of Nauvoo" - Daniel Spencer | Editorial | States that the acting mayor is an attorney named Daniel Spencer, who was selected by the city council. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 2 | 3 | Story | "The Next President" | Editorial | Says that the Saints will never find someone who shares Joseph Smith's views to support for president. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 2 | 5 | Story | Joseph Smith's Successor | Editorial | Encourages the Saints to be patient while the successor is selected, but for now the church is in the hands of the Twelve. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 3 | 2 | Ordinances | Proceedings of the City Council | Editorial | Long list of actions, including several members relinquishing their pay to help the city, and the appointment of W.W. Phelps as the Mayor's Clerk. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 3 | 2 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Brothels and Disorderly Characters" | Geo W. Harris | Prohibits brothels and describes the fines for operating such establishments. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "…An Ordinance Regulating Fees and Compensation of the…Officials…" | Daniel Spencer | Sets the Mayor's Salary at $100 per year, and the Alderman and Councilors receive $1 per day. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Erastus A. Stevens (1), Seldon Parmenter (21), Charles Parmenter (24), William Parmenter (26), William M. Alden (75, Old Age and Diarrhea), Louisa L. Higginbotham (2 months), Ransom R. Reeves (2, Quick |
| | | | | | | | | Consumption), Mary Ann Smith (20, Child Birth), Parmelia More (37, Diarrhea), Joseph Hardman (3 months, Diarrhea), Jesse Berry (52, Fever), Francis L. Benis (1 month, Fits), Betsy Ann Carrico (1, Diarrhea), |
| | | | | | | | | Margaret Fordsham (11 months, Convulsion), Louisa Ely Woodward (1, Consumption). |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | "Miniature Likenesses" - Daguerreotypes Available | L.R. Foster | Advertisement promoting taking photos with his equipment. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deserting Wife - Addendum to State the Husband Abandoned | Cyrus Boley | Advises the Saints not to trust Martha Boley, who left Cyrus. Then contains an addendum which states that Cyrus abandoned his wife and fled to New Orleans and was Excommunicated. |
14-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 16 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | J.B. Backenstos | Describes the Divorce between Daniel and Mary Conrad. |
21-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 17 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Citizens of Nauvoo!" - Labor and Do Great Things | Editorial | States that Adam replenished the earth with great effort, and encourages the Saints to continue in their works. |
21-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 17 | 2 | 4 | Poetry | "Nauvoo" - Foolery and Knavery | The St. Louis Revile | Poem abut the problems and falsehood they perceive in Nauvoo. |
21-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 17 | 2 | 4 | Poetry | Reply to "Nauvoo" - Foolery and Knavery | Editorial | Speaks highly of Nauvoo and the Saints, in reply to the St. Louis Reveille's unflattering poem titled "Nauvoo." |
21-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 17 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Anabel Howe (42, Bilious Fever), John Parker (7, Dropsy), Oliva Evans (1, Diarrhea), William Arthur Van Orden (3, Bloody Flux), Nahum E. Reed (6 months, Inflammation on the Lungs), Lehi Rogers (7 months, |
| | | | | | | | | Canker), Johu Batley (49, Diarrhea), Sidney W. Gardner (7 months, Inflammation on the Brain), Peter Campel (40, Consumption), Elizabeth Statham (45, Inflammation). |
21-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 17 | 4 | 1 | Story | "One Day and a Half in the Life of a Tobacco Chewer" | Editorial | Humorous description of the problems associated with chewing tobacco. |
28-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 18 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "Wheat and Provisions" - Bring to Nauvoo for the Good of the City | Editorial | Implores the Saints to store their provisions to the city where they can be stored and used. |
28-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 18 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "Extermination" - Mormons and Catholics | The Boston Investigator | Suggests that religious freedom allows for the free practice of all religions. |
28-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 18 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "More Humbuggery and Priestcraft" | The St. Louis Era | Addresses reports that Joseph Smith rose from the dead, and travels on a white horse with a sword drawn. |
28-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 18 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Public Opinion" - The Martyrdom | Various Newspapers | Provides the reactions of several newspapers to the martyrdom. |
28-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 18 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "The Assassination of Joe Smith" | The Highland Messenger | Extracts of a story describing the martyrdom. |
28-Aug | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 18 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Elizabeth Statham (45, Inflammation), Sidney Jones (59, Ague and Fever), Jon Umpated (15, Fever), John Balis (21, Chill Fever), Loley Richardson (66, Chill Fever), Darias Campbell (33), Octavo Campbell (1), |
| | | | | | | | | Richard Madison (45, Ague and Fever), Asa Switser (55, Chill Fever), Adaline Davis (26, Diarrhea), Henry Braffat (7, Canker), Harriet E. Witburn (1, Inflammation in the Head), Lucy Jane Smith (infant), Adaline |
| | | | | | | | | Stephenson (38, Fever), Eunice Armsby (47, Bilious Fever). |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Cry of the Martyrs" | Editorial | Poem abut the Martyrdom. |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "A Sonnet on Light" | W.W. Phelps | Short poem about the light of heaven. |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Hymn" - Comforting the Saints | W.W. Phelps | Hymn about rebuilding Israel, and comforting the Saints. |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Extra Maneuver" - New Major General of the Nauvoo Legion | Editorial | Speaks of a letter written by James Arlington Bennet and published in the New York Sun, which he signs as the "Inspector and Major General" of the Nauvoo Legion. Discusses his history with the group. |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | Lyman Wight's Departure | Editorial | States that Elder Lyman Wight moved 150 Saints to Wisconsin territory. |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 3 | 1 | Story | "To Honest Men" - Description of G.W. Westbrook's Pamphlet | Editorial | Discusses the pamphlet's "middle course" of providing facts and truth, without being a member of the Church. The pamphlet describes the problems that the church have had in Illinois and Missouri. |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Nauvoo Legion General Orders | Charles C. Rich | Rich signs the order as "Brigadier General," and puts the legion on parade duty near the Temple. |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 4 | 2 | Announcement | "To the Saints in Lee County Iowa Territory" | W. Clayton | States that Saints in Lee County Iowa should pay their tithes to L.S. Dalrymple and he will bring them to Nauvoo to further construction on the Temple. |
4-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 19 | 4 | 2 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | C.B. Chase | Tells the Saints that C.B. Chase will not be responsible for his wife, Rebecca Chase's debts. |
11-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 20 | 1 | 6 | Story | "A Warning to Tobacco Chewers" | Editorial | Humorous account of a tobacco chewer falling asleep with it in his mouth, swallowing it, and dying. It states, "When will men give up the use of this licentious and poisonous weed?" |
11-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 20 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Peace" | Editorial | Describes the Saint's goal of peace, made more keen after the murder of their leaders. |
11-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 20 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Trial of Elder Rigdon" | Editorial | Describes Elder Rigdon's trial for unchristian like conduct, by his alleged desire to divide the church with false prophecy. Announces his disfellowshipment, along with others. |
11-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 20 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "A few Serious Thoughts" | The National Intelligencer | Blames Joseph Smith for his death, and states that he set the law aside and caused disorder. |
11-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 20 | 3 | 1 | Story | Reply to "A few Serious Thoughts" | Editorial | Refutes the allegations made in the article "A few Serious Thoughts" |
11-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 20 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Election of Brigadier General | Chas C. Rich | Announces an election to elect the new general of the Nauvoo Legion. |
11-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 20 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Nauvoo Legion Drill Exercises | George Miller | Announces a drill for Legion members to Attend. |
18-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 21 | 2 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit" - Joseph Smith's Political Views | The New York Prophet | Discusses the prophet's supposed views on Oregon, Texas, Van Buren, and others. |
18-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 21 | 2 | 4 | Story | Reply to "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit" - Joseph Smith's…Views | Editorial | Refutes the allegations made in the article "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit." |
18-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 21 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | Extermination Order is a Good Idea | The New York…Republic | States that the extermination of the Church would be "...a work of Philanthropy." |
18-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 21 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormon Tragedy Again" - Refusal to retract the Murder Verdict | The Allen Telegram | Discusses the Warsaw Signal's persistence in asking this paper to retract their statement that the death of Joseph Smith was murder. |
18-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 21 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | "City Proceedings" - O.P. Rockwell's Arrest | Editorial | Describes the arrest of O.P. Rockwell for Assault, as well as another arrest. |
18-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 21 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Clarissa Miller (38, Consumption), John. P. Green (51, Quick Consumption), Oscar F. A. Farber (9 months, Chill Fever), Sarah Wilcox (37, Bilious Fever), James Harmer (3, Whooping Cough), Hanna Strops (70, |
| | | | | | | | | Ague and Fever), Rebecca Holden (10 months, Chill Fever), Xura S. Williams (1, Diarrhea and Canker), Elizabeth Palmer (13, Inflammation), Abby Jane Tippets (3 months, Canker), George W. Johnson (3, |
| | | | | | | | | Chill Fever), John Pierce (65,Ague and Fever), Ann B. Paterson (26, Typhus Fever), Elizabeth Cox (14, Bilious Fever), Elizabeth M iller (11 months, Diarrhea), Elizabeth Herring (9 months, Chill Fever), Mary Dennis |
| | | | | | | | | (32, Chill Fever), Alma Barker (8 months, Canker), Samuel bell (5, Whooping Cough), Isaac Crigger (50, Ague and Fever), Ellen Greenhalgh (4, Chill Fever), Mary M. Barney (1, Canker), Sarah Caroline Clayton (13, |
| | | | | | | | | Bilious Fever), Zilpha Ellis (71, Consumption), George W. Clyde (43, Chill Fever), America V. Frank (1, Diarrhea), Lydia Badger (46, Dropsy), Rachel M. Dodge (10 months, Chill Fever), John Sanders (43, Bilious |
| | | | | | | | | Fever), David P. Randall (7, Typhus Fever),Louisa Davis (infant, Canker), Ana Dye (26, Inflammation in the Head), Abraham S. Jeffers (44, Bilious Fever), Burr Tomlinson (63, Chill Fever), Edison Waters (50, |
| | | | | | | | | Fever), Israel Carrington (11 months, Whooping Cough). |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 1 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Joe Smith and the Devil - A Dialog" | The New York Herald | Describes Joseph Smith as a willing participant in helping the Devil deceive others. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 2 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "As Nathan Said…Thou Art the Man! - William Law as he Was" | The Times and Seasons | Letter describing Law's opinion of the unjust persecutions faced by the church. Also includes an affidavit stating that John C. Bennett was lying when he spoke against Joseph Smith. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 2 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "As Nathan Said…Thou Art the Man! - William Law as he Is" | The Upper Mississippian | Letter stating that the Church has fallen, and that Joseph Smith practiced polygamy and fornication. Also includes 2 depositions which state Law's plans to murder Joseph Smith. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | "To our Patrons" - Petition for Donation | Editorial | States that both Nauvoo Newspapers are struggling, and that they are in need of donations. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Public Buildings in Nauvoo" | William Law | Describes the building projects in Nauvoo, and states that their dedication to building public facilities is unrivaled in the entire nation. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Sidney Rigdon Esq." - Rigdon's Public Letter | William Law | Rigdon published an open letter in "The People's Organ" where he disputes the reasons he was cut off from the Church. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 3 | 3 | Story | "Church and Slavery" | Editorial | Describes the Methodist Church's view of Slavery. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 3 | 4 | Letter | Retraction of Rigdonite Beliefs | Jared Carter | Carter states that he has been associated with Sidney Rigdon, and wishes to retract that view and return to fellowship with the Saints. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Ephraim William Childs (infant, Inflammation), Parley Snyder (infant), Mary Jane McArthur (3, Chill Fever), Sarah Ann Shirts (1, Chill Fever), John Liptrot (4, Consumption), Ann Birks (70, Chill Fever), Richard Hull |
| | | | | | | | | (49, Chill Fever), Sarah Elizabeth Woodberry (10 months, Fever), William Mutlo (50, Fever), George Mulford (Infant), William Steed (46, Chill Fever), Penelope Armstrong (46, Typhus Fever). |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | "Administrator Sale" - The Estate of Joseph Smith | Joseph W. Coolidge | Invites all saints to the auction of Joseph's possessions. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 4 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormons and Their Adversaries" | The New York Herald | Describes the illegal actions of the Mob, and decry's the lack of justice, while not approving of the Saint's Decisions. |
25-Sep | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 22 | 4 | 3 | Announcement | Nauvoo Legion General Orders | Charles C. Rich | Gives orders to the Nauvoo Legion, and states that they are acting under command of Leut. General Brigham Young. |
2-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 23 | 1 | 1 | Letter | "Letter of Sidney Rigdon" - The People's Organ | Sidney Rigdon | Reprints the letter, written by Rigdon, describing his questions about being cut off from the church. |
2-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 23 | 1 | 2 | Letter | "Letter From Orson Hyde" - Refuting Sidney Rigdon's Letter | Orson Hyde | Because Hyde's name is mentioned in Rigdon's letter, he writes to clear his name, and state that Rigdon is speaking falsely on many issues. |
2-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 23 | 2 | 4 | Story | Affairs at Nauvoo | Editorial | Describes 2 visiting emissaries from the Governor's office who were warmly received. |
2-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 23 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | "Grand Concert" | Editorial | Announces a vocal and instrumental concert at the Masonic Hall. |
2-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 23 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Civil Matters" - Bringing Charges against Joseph Smith's Murderers | Editorial | Describes a meeting between law enforcement and the Saints in Nauvoo. |
2-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 23 | 2 | 6 | Letter | Statement of Thomas C. Sharp | Thomas Sharp | Letter stating Sharp's account of the tension between his paper and the Saints, and proclaiming his innocence. |
2-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 23 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | "A Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Illinois" | Gov. Thomas Ford | Offers a reward for the capture of Levi Williams, Thomas C. Sharp, and Joseph H. Jackson, for their role in the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. |
2-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 23 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | James Davis (26, Fever), Susan J. Edes (34, Inflammation on the Lungs), Lucinda Braffet (9, Diarrhea), John Johnes (22, Chill Fever), John Jones (52, Ague and Fever), Elizabeth Hardman (72, Typhus Fever), Robert |
| | | | | | | | | P. Wilson (60, Chill Fever), Olive Evans (10 months, Bilious Fever). |
9-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 24 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | God Save Nauvoo | Editorial | Unsigned poem, petitioning the saints to pray for Nauvoo. |
9-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 24 | 2 | 4 | Story | "An Innuendo" - Gossip among the Saints | Editorial | Describes the problems with gossip slander amongst the citizens of Nauvoo. |
9-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 24 | 2 | 5 | Story | "October Conference" | Editorial | Describes the Saints General Conference, including a petition for all Saints to pray for the continued success of the church, despite the martyrdom. |
9-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 24 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | William White married Mary Gratehouse, performed by Elder M.D. Hamblin; William Knots married Silvera D. Wilson, performed by Elder Bracey. |
9-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 24 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Dorothy Folks (57, Typhus Fever), Mary Dixon (3), Julina Benjamin (15, Remittent Fever), James P. Bliss (7, Fever), Lorena Murray (30, Black Canker), George Richy (31, Consumption), Mary Ann Hawkins (26, Winter |
| | | | | | | | | Fever) Mary Buchannon (31, Fever), John J. Terry (7, Hooping Cough), Ann Cottam (24, Chill Fever), Eugene H. Harris (1, Chill Fever), James Sprout (12, Consumption), Charles John Egan (7 months, Inflammation on |
| | | | | | | | | the Brain), Ephraim Cook (4, Chill Fever), Louisa How (8, Typhus Fever). |
16-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 25 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "Nauvoo" | Signed, "Laura, A Visitor" | Describes Nauvoo as the most beautiful city in the world. |
16-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 25 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Labor" - Inviting the Saints to be Industrious | Editorial | Describes the need for work, and encourages the saints not to be idle. |
16-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 25 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The Trades" - Preventing Monopolies | John Taylor | Details the meeting of saints of all trades, meeting to discuss the ways to continue their crafts without creating monopolies. Held in the Masonic Hall. |
16-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 25 | 3 | 1 | Story | "To the Friends of the Temple" - Petition for Donations | William Clayton | Petitions the saints to donate to the Temple, and instructs them how to do so. |
16-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 25 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Evan Eyans (48, Congestive Fever), Olymtha Leach (Bloody Flux), Ruth Harris (4, Ague and Fever), Walter Harris (33, Ague and Fever), Harmon J. Akes (28, Inflammation), Moses Cutler (27, Diarrhea), Ann Manhart |
| | | | | | | | | (10, Inflammation on the Lungs), Elizabeth Suffacod (3). |
23-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 26 | 3 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | "The Nauvoo Library and Institute - Lyceum, &c." | Signed, "An Observer…" | Writer states that he has contributed money to the library, yet it is not operational, and doesn't appear to be moving very quickly. |
23-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 26 | 3 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Spirituous Liquors and Other Purposes" | Daniel Spencer | First ordinance signed by the newly elected Gov. Spencer, describes a rule which holds that in order to purchase more than a gallon of liquor, one must obtain a license from the Mayor. |
30-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 27 | 1 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Climate West of the Rocky Mountains" | Irvings Astoria | Describes the area that the Saints will later settle. |
30-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 27 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The Murders at Carthage" - Recent Developments | Editorial | Describes the newly issued warrants for some of the mobsters, and also tells a story about witnesses refusing bribes in order to tell the truth of what happened. |
30-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 27 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | "Notice" - Address of Col. Richardson | Editorial | Announces an address to be given by Col. Richardson in the Seventies Hall. |
30-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 27 | 2 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | "Nauvoo Music and Concert Hall | Signed, "An Observer…" | Presents a plan to build a music and concert hall in Nauvoo. |
30-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 27 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths` | W.D. Huntington | Henry L. Marsh (19, Chill Fever), William Hathaway (2, Typhus Fever), Sophia Hanard (1, Chill Fever), John B. Gailord (1 month, Diarrhea), Litte Morgan (56, Fever), John P. Smith (41, Chill Fever), Margaret Tippets |
| | | | | | | | | (3 months, Hooping Cough), Edwin Harris (5, Quick Consumption), Sophronia Ball and Infant (31, Childbirth), Charity Stodard (49, Consumption), Persis Amanda Butterfield (3, Bilious Fever), Elen Battersby (25, |
| | | | | | | | | Inflammation on the lungs), Alma Tanner (2, Black Canker), Amania Braffet (43, Consumption), George W. Smith (1 month). |
30-Oct | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 27 | 4 | 4 | Announcement | "Notice" - Printing of the Voice of Warning and Doctrine and Covenants | Editorial | Announces the printing of the Voice of Warning and the Book of Doctrine and Covenants. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 2 | 3 | Reprinted Story | "The Latter Day Saints in the West of Scotland" | The Glasgow Examiner | Speaks of the group of saints who did not immigrate to the United States, and includes a table showing the Saints in each area of the country. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | "Trades Meeting" - Announced | Editorial | Describes another Trades Meeting to be held in the Masonic Hall. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | "Notice to the Editors - Thomas C. Sharp" | Editorial | States that Thomas C. Sharp has been indicted for the murder of Joseph Smith. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | Sidney Rigdon and the Messenger and Advocate | Editorial | Announces that Sidney Rigdon has resurrected the former LDS publication, and that he seeks excommunicated members to join his group. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The Times" - Political Climate of this Age | Editorial | Laments the difficult political circumstances of the day. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 2 | 6 | Story | "The Election" - Whig Party and the Mob | Editorial | Connects the Whig party and the mob violence that has run rampant across the country. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Mormon Affairs" - Refutation of LDS Mob Rumors | The State Register | Refutes the widely held belief that the church was forming a mob to avenge the deaths of their leaders. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 3 | 2 | Letter | "Extract of a Letter from Carthage, Hancock County" | Editorial | Describes the activates in Hancock County since the Martyrdom. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 3 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | Letter to Clear Name from the Warsaw Signal | William Daniels | Daniels states that the things published about him in the Warsaw Signal are fictitious. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | John Bishop married Julia Ann Gillum, performed by Elder Addison Everett; Leonard Schussler married Margaret Hartley, performed by Elder Thompson. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | John Gaylord (66, Chill Fever), Lucinda Winegar (1, Chill Fever), David B. Crosby (33, Lung Fever), Herbert Jones (21, Ague and Fever), Matilda Walker (45, Bilious Fever). |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Temple needs Milk Cows | William Clayton | Describes a need for milk cows, and encourages saints to consider giving a cow to the temple as tithing. |
6-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 28 | 4 | 3 | Announcement | "Select School" - Announced | J.M. Monroe | Monroe announces another school in Nauvoo, and puts forward his costs for tuition. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "Delay" - Late Newspapers | Editorial | States that the paper could not be printed on time, for lack of paper. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Trades Meeting" - Synopsis | Editorial | Describes the meeting, and states that another meeting will be held next week. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 2 | 4 | Letter | Engraved Likeness of Thomas C. Sharp | The Illinois State Register | Includes an engraved image of Thomas C. Sharp to aid in his capture. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | "Another Mormon Book" - Written by Charles Thompson | Editorial | Describes a book with evidences to the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | Description of Illinois Landscape" | The Springfield Republican | Describes the landscape and areas of Illinois, including Nauvoo and Carthage. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 3 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | General Thoughts about the Church | Signed, "Philadelphia" | States that Emma Smith should be taken care of by the church. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | Proceedings of the City Council - Two Ordinances Posted | Daniel Spencer | Presents the 2 new ordinances passed by the city council. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Spirituous Liquors and Other Purposes" | Daniel Spencer | Describes a rule which holds that in order to purchase more than a gallon of liquor, one must obtain a license from the Mayor. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning a Slaughterhouse in Nauvoo." | Daniel Spencer | Describes the creation of a Slaughterhouse by Newel K. Whitney, George Miller, and P.P. Pratt. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Lecture Announced - A.W. Babbitt | Editorial | Announces a constitutional lecture to be given in the Masonic Hall. |
13-Nov | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 29 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Meeting of the Library and Institute Announced | Amasa Lyman | Announcing the meeting of the Library and Institute, and petitions for the return of all rented books. |
27-Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "To Elder W. Woodruff" | The New York Prophet | Reprinted poem from the New York Prophet. |
27-Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "When Must I Look for Death" | W.W. Phelps | Reprinted poem from the Times and Seasons. |
27-Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 1 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | Letter Supporting the Twelve over Sidney Rigdon | Signed, "Cincinnatus" | Reprinted letter to the editor from The New York Prophet, describes the writer's reasoning for following the Twelve instead of Sidney Rigdon. |
27-Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 1 | 4 | Letter | Correspondence between Gov. Ford and the Mob - Threatening | Geo T.M. Davis & Gov. Ford | Davis implies that Gov. Ford will be prosecuted with the mob if he brings charges against them. Includes Gov. Ford's reply. |
27-Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "Apology" - No Paper to Print Last Week | Editorial | States that, due to lack of paper supplies, last week's paper was not printed. |
27-Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 2 | 3 | Story | "The Election" - Presidential Results | Editorial | Provides the unofficial results of the Presidential Election. |
27 Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Literary" - The Preface to The Mormon Reader | P.P. Pratt | Publishes the preface to Pratt's book. |
27 Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Trades Meeting" - Description of the Meeting | John Taylor | Describes what happened in the latest trades meeting. |
27 Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | "The Nauvoo Legion and the Arsenal" | Signed, "An Observer…" | Suggests the creation of a Nauvoo Arsenal for the Nauvoo Legion. |
27 Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | "Caution" - Shady Land Dealings | Orson Hyde | Describes trickery amongst Ephraim S. Green and Horace Murgess against brothers Miner and Durfee. |
27 Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Geo Moore married Mary E. Guinand, performed by Elder Orson Hyde. |
27 Nov* | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 30 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Emma Hendrixson (4, Quinzy), William Warner (69, Diarrhea), Infant of Benjamin Hawkins, Richard Hull (18, Consumption and Canker), Sarah Leticia Farley (1, Whooping Cough). |
4-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 31 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | To the Infant Son of Mrs. Emma Smith | E.R. Snow | Poem about the young child who will grow up without a father. |
4-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 31 | 1 | 4 | Letter | "Sidney Rigdon" - Orson Hyde's Letter | Orson Hyde | Originally published in the New York Prophet. |
4-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 31 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "Mormonism" - A Blow to Christianity | The Baptist Register | States that the Baptists wish to inform people about perceived problems in Mormonism to keep it from spreading. |
4-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 31 | 2 | 5 | Story | Reply to "Mormonism" - A Blow to Christianity | Editorial | Refutes the points made by the Baptists. |
4-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 31 | 2 | 6 | Story | "A Voice from the Temple" - Tithing | N.K. Whitney & George Miller | Discussing the tithing donated by the Saints for use in the Temple, and the progress on the Temple. |
4-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 31 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Reflections of a Mission to Tennessee | A. Young | Describes the interesting happenings that Elder Young Experienced in Tennessee. |
4-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 31 | 3 | 4 | Letter to the Editor | "Nauvoo Manufactories and Trades Meetings" | Signed, "An Observer…" | Discusses the frequent Trades Meetings held in Nauvoo. |
11-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 32 | 3 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "Meeting of the Mormons Last Thursday" | The New York Herald | Describes a speech given by Elder Winchester, a Rigdonite, to a small number of Nauvoo Saints. |
18-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 33 | 1 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | "Reflections on Sidney Rigdon's Paper" | Orson Hyde | Refutes Rigdon's position, and attempts to remind him of his previous statements and feelings. |
18-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 33 | 3 | 2 | Story | "Trades Meeting" - Description of the Meeting | Phineas Richards | Describes the recently held Trade's Meeting. |
18-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 33 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | "Reminder" - Pay Your Taxes | Orson Hyde | Reminds the Saints of their duty to pay their State and County Taxes. |
18-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 33 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | James Casam (30, Ague and Fever), Elizabeth Carter (23, Black Canker). |
18-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 33 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | George Beebee | Describes the abandonment of his wife, Martha Beebee. |
25-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 34 | 2 | 1 | Letter | Correspondence between William Smith and W.W. Phelps" | William Smith & W.W. Phelps | Smith asks Phelps for the current conditions in Nauvoo without Joseph, and Phelps replies. |
25-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 34 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "Proceedings of the City Council" | Daniel Spencer | Describes the actions taken by the City Council in their most recent session. |
25-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 34 | 3 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Incorporating the Seventies Library and Institute…" | Daniel Spencer | Gives the Seventies an organizational power that includes the power to sue, and sets guidelines for their incorporation. |
25-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 34 | 3 | 4 | Ordinances | "…Amend an Ordinance to Erect a Dam in the Mississippi River…" | Daniel Spencer | Gives the new government power to continue construction of the dam laid out in the earlier ordinance. |
25-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 34 | 3 | 4 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to Locate an Alley on Block Sixty-Nine and Other…" | Daniel Spencer | Sets aside land for alleys in the city. |
25-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 34 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Naw-wen Tena (55, Lung Fever), Dilizabeth Sprague (1, Canker), Maria Murnham (1, Fever). |
25-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 34 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | Joseph Code | Announces the abandonment of Lydia Code. |
25-Dec | 1844 | Vol. 2 | No. 34 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | James Gilmour | Announces the abandonment of Bridget Gilmour. |
1-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 35 | 1 | 1 | Letter | "From the Governor, in Relation to the Disturbances in Hancock County" | Gov. Thomas Ford | Letter from the Gov. to the Senate and House of Representatives. Includes insertions by the editor, and speaks about the Danites, Joseph being crowned King, and the practice of polygamy. |
1-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 35 | 3 | 1 | Ordinances | Announcement of Civil Service Appointments | Editorial | Elias Smith was appointed Post Master, upon the resignation of Geo W. Robinson; Howard Egan was appointed Conservator of Joel Bullard. |
1-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 35 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Trades Meeting" - Synopsis | Editorial | Describes the most recent trades meeting, and includes a resolution passed by the body. |
9-Jan* | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 36 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Stealing" - John Brannon's Robbery | Editorial | Describes the crime, and imprisonment of John Brannon, who posed as a member of the Church to steal from the Saints. |
9-Jan* | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 36 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Another Mormon Expose" - The St. Louis Republican | The St. Louis Republican | Presents a negative view of the Saints, originally printed in the St. Louis Republican. |
9-Jan* | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 36 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Trades Meeting" - Satisfactory Report | John Taylor | Describes the progress on their plan to place a dam in the Mississippi River. |
9-Jan* | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 36 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Mormonism in London" | Editorial | Provides a sketch of life in London for the Saints. |
9-Jan* | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 36 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Seventies Library Meeting" | C.A. Smith | Presents the byelaws and the information about the Seventies Library and Institute Association. |
9-Jan* | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 36 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Trades Meeting" - Synopsis | D.M. Ripsher | Describes the Trades Meeting. |
9-Jan* | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 36 | 3 | 1 | Announcement | "Notice to the Nauvoo Legion" - Rearmament | B. Young | Instructs the Legion to begin rearmament. |
9-Jan* | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 36 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Jonathan Hampton (33, Inflammation), Eliza Brown (11, Black Canker), Harriet N. Nurse (17). |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | "Public Meeting" - False Accusations Against Nauvoo | Editorial | States that the notes from the City Council Meeting will follow. |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Trades Meeting" | John Taylor | Provides a synopsis of the most recent trades meeting. |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The Voice of Nauvoo - Proceedings of the City Council" | D. Spencer | Includes a resolution in opposition to the false rumors about Nauvoo and the Church. Includes notes from a "Meeting of the Citizens." |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 3 | 2 | Story | "Doings of the City Council" - General Notes | Willard Richards | Describes personnel changes and ordinances passed by the City Council. |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance in Relation to a Ferry Across the Mississippi River" | Daniel Spencer | Brigham young is given authorization to run the ferry in place of Joseph Smith. |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning the Burying Ground on Durphey Street" | Daniel Spencer | States that the roads now must go around the cemetery instead of going through it. |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance for the Fencing of the Old Burying Ground" | Daniel Spencer | A fence is appropriated to surround the cemetery. |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance to Amend the Ordinance…For a Specific Purpose" | Daniel Spencer | Discusses the sale of city lots, and assessments. |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance for the…Enlargement of the Number of Policemen" | Daniel Spencer | Appropriates the funds for up to five hundred policemen. |
15-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 37 | 3 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Ordinance Concerning Fines" | Daniel Spencer | Discusses the way that funds received from the payment of fines are to be used. |
18-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Story | "The Voice of Nauvoo - Proceedings of the City Council" | D. Spencer | Includes a resolution in opposition to the false rumors about Nauvoo and the Church. Includes notes from a "Meeting of the Citizens." |
18-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. SE | 1 | 4 | Letter | "To The Public - Sherriff Kelting's Letter" | Joseph A. Kelting | Kelting, the deputy Sherriff of Hancock County, writes the Saints about some stolen property. |
22-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 38 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "Mormons - Charter Repealed" | The Cincinatti Gazette | Describes a vote by the Illinois House to repeal the Mormon Charters. Very anti-LDS sentiment. Includes a rebuttal by the editor of the Neighbor. |
22-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 38 | 3 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "Regulations for the Publishing Department of the LDS in the East" | Parley P. Pratt | Pratt asks, in an article originally published in the New York Prophet, if the Church is aware of the many LDS authors writing on behalf of the Church. He suggests the approval of the Twelve before writing. |
22-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 38 | 3 | 2 | Letter | "To The Public - Sherriff Kelting's Letter" | Joseph A. Kelting | Kelting, the deputy Sherriff of Hancock County, writes the Saints about some stolen property. |
22-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 38 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Elias Hutchings (60,Cholera Morbus), Frederick Ott (26, Fit of Apoplex), Elizabeth Thompson (1, Canker), Eunice Wormmoth (81, Quick Consumption), Hanna Elzina Benjamin (14, Consumption and Canker), |
| | | | | | | | | Isaiah Barkdoll (19, Fever). |
29-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 39 | 1 | 1 | Story | "Illinois Legislature - Repeal of the Nauvoo Charter" | Editorial | Discusses the recent repeal of the Nauvoo Charter by the Illinois Legislature. |
29-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 39 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Trades Meeting" | Editorial | States that the meeting last week was not published, but all is well in the Trades Meetings. |
29-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 39 | 2 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | Gov. Ford and the Illinois Legislature | W. Trow Ridge | Discusses Governor Ford's role in the repeal of the Nauvoo Charter. |
29-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 39 | 3 | 2 | Poetry | "The Seer" - Dedicated to Brigham Young | John Taylor | Poem written to be read at the dedication of the Seventy's Hall, and dedicated to "President Brigham Young." |
29-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 39 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Trip to St. Louis - Meeting with the Saints There | Orson Hyde | Describes his trip to St. Louis and his meeting with the Saints there. |
29-Jan | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 39 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Sylvester Dazette (17), Chloe Spencer (20, Inflammation of the Lungs), Anna Fifield (41, Numb Palsy), Julia Ann Sessions (29, Consumption). |
5-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 40 | 2 | 3 | Reprinted Story | "The Priesthood" - Old Testament Questions | Noah's Messenger | Questions about the qualifications of Priests in the Old Testament, and their answers. |
5-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 40 | 2 | 4 | Story | Nauvoo May Scede from the Union | Editorial | Discussion about how to keep the Saints happy has resulted in some talk of the Saints creating their own Country, with laws and other systems designed by the Saints. |
5-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 40 | 2 | 5 | Letter | Brigham Young to John Taylor - Where are my Newspapers? | Brigham Young | Brigham asks John Taylor to make good on his promise to forward the Nauvoo Neighbor to him while he is preaching the Gospel. |
12-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 40 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Nathaniel Johnson married Mary Cole, performed by Elder William Kay. |
12-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 41 | 1 | 1 | Poetry | "The Chariot of Israel" | W.W. Phelps | Poem, written in the format of a song, written about The Saints. |
12-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 41 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "Mormon Meeting" - Denial of Crimes | The Quincy Herald | Speaks of a meeting where members of the Church created a resolution stating their innocence from the crimes that rumors state they committed. |
12-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 41 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | Letter Concerning a Dam in the Mississippi | A. Ripley | Gives Joseph Smith the credit for the idea, and states that a dam in the Mississippi could power sawmills or machinery. |
12-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 41 | 1 | 6 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Hyrum S. Griffith (infant, Canker), Alonzo W.N. Whittney (20, Lung Fever), Mary Holden (1 month). |
19-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 42 | 1 | 1 | Announcement | Hymn - Dedicated to President Brigham Young | C.W. Wand II | Poem written to the tune of "Thou, thou 'dwell'st in this bosom." |
19-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 42 | 1 | 1 | Story | "Remarks…House of Representatives…to Repeal the Nauvoo Charter" | Editorial | Describes the remarks of Lewis W. Ross, in favor of repealing the Nauvoo Charter. |
19-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 42 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Arrest of Elliott" - An Assassin of Joseph and Hyrum | Editorial | Describes the arrest of a deputy sheriff in connection to the murders of Joseph and Hyrum. |
19-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 42 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Encouraging" - Saints growing in St. Louis | Editorial | Includes a petition from Elder Reed, the Church's agent in St. Louis, for 50 copies of the Nauvoo Neighbor to be sent to St. Louis for the members there. |
19-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 42 | 2 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | "Examination of John C. Elliott" - Suspicious Visitor | Signed, "L.O.L." | Provides a transcript of court proceedings and questionings of a strange visitor to Nauvoo, who admits to being party to Joseph's assassination. Probably written by L.O. Littlefield |
19-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 42 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | "Notice" - Living Constitution Trades Meeting | Editorial | Describes the weeklong meeting schedule for Trades Meetings. |
26-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 43 | 1 | 1 | Letter | "Great Western Move" - William P. Richards to Bishop George Miller | William P. Richards | Suggests that the Saints should buy and move onto a large tract of land in the west to avoid persecution. More correspondence posted on Page 1, Column 4. |
26-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 43 | 1 | 3 | Ordinances | "An Act for the Relief of the People Called Mormons…" | The United States Congress | Act granting the saints 24 square miles in Wisconsin, and petitioning the saints to move there. |
26-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 43 | 1 | 4 | Announcement | "Nauvoo Going Ahead" - Nauvoo Manufacturing Association | Editorial | Describes the formation and goals of the Nauvoo Manufacturing Association, and presents one of their business cards. |
26-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 43 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | David E. Head | Describes the Divorce of John Greenhow from Sarah Greenhow. |
26-Feb | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 43 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Bill for Divorce | David E. Head | Describes the Divorce of Cyrus Boley from Martha Boley. |
5-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 44 | 1 | 1 | Story | Remarks of Almon W. Babbitt in The US House of Representatives | Editorial | Notes and outline of the speech given by Almon Babbitt to secure the Nauvoo Charter. |
5-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 44 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Commencement" - Beginning the Dam in the Mississippi | Editorial | Describes the beginning construction of the proposed dam in the Mississippi River. |
5-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 44 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "Another Mormon Witness" - Ancient Relics found in Pennsylvania | The St. Louis Republican | Describes the finding of a mortar, pestle, and an axe, in a 400 year old tree. Includes a commentary from the Editor, accepting these artifacts as proof of the validity of the Book of Mormon. |
5-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 44 | 2 | 6 | Letter | "Correspondence" - Anti-Mormon Ridicule | Louisa Pratt | Letter from D.H., S., and B. Stevens, asking Louisa Pratt not to associate with them unless she renounces her Mormon faith. Includes a rebuttal from Louisa Pratt defending her beliefs. |
5-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 44 | 3 | 2 | Story | "Attention The Whole Kingdom of Saints" - Nauvoo Water Power Co. | John E. Page | Announces the creation of the Nauvoo Water Power Company, and petitions for the purchase of stock. |
12-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 45 | 1 | 1 | Story | "Remarks" of Col. Backenstos in the House of Representatives | Editorial | Synopsis and outline of Backenstos remarks concerning the repeal of the Nauvoo Charter. |
12-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 45 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | Copyright of the Book of Mormon Secured | Editorial | Discusses the approval of the copyright of the Book of Mormon. |
12-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 45 | 3 | 6 | Letter to the Editor | Nauvoo Concert Series | Signed, "L.O.L." | Describes the recent concert in the music hall, and states how great it was. |
19-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 46 | 1 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Nauvoo Rebuilds | R.A. Mechanic | Letter describing the resiliency of the Saints, and the way that Nauvoo continues to flourish in spite of opposition. |
19-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 46 | 2 | 4 | Story | Word from the Society Islands | Editorial | States that the missionary work, begun by Elder Pratt, continues to flourish. |
19-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 46 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The Islands of the Pacific" | Editorial | Describes the missionary work of the Saints on the Isles of the Sea. |
19-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 46 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Death and Obituary | Signed, "A.C.B." | Asa Works (83, Lingering Sickness). |
26-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 47 | 3 | 1 | Story | "War! War!!" - Orson Hyde Exhorts Saints to pay Taxes | Orson Hyde | The Saints are advised to pay their property taxes, or risk having their property sold. |
26-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 47 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Elder Charles S. Peterson married Mary Ann Patten, performed by Elder B. Chapman. |
26-Mar | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 47 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | James Webb (67, Fever), Mr. Horn (killed in the stone quarry), Mary Amanda Free (11, Inflammation of the Brain). |
2-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 48 | 1 | 1 | Announcement | "List of Lands" - Lands with Due Taxes Part 1 | Editorial | Provides the name, description, acreage, value, and taxes owed on many properties in Nauvoo. |
2-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 48 | 2 | 6 | Story | "The Gathering" - Immigrants Arrive in Nauvoo | Editorial | Describes new groups of immigrants to arrive in Nauvoo, and speaks of the need for a free country in which to practice religion. |
2-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 48 | 3 | 1 | Story | Calamities in Jackson County | Editorial | Describes recent natural disasters in Jackson County as the vengeance of the Lord. |
2-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 48 | 3 | 1 | Story | Thomas C. Sharp's Avoidance of Jail | Editorial | States that Sharp is protected by his mob, and has not been arrested, though he has been indicted. |
2-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 48 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | The Signal and Whig Print Lies - Written by a non-member | Signed, "A Gentile" | A non-member of the church describes the hypocrisy and crimes of Thomas C. Sharp and others. |
7-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 49 | 1 | 1 | Announcement | "List of Lands" - Lands with Due Taxes Part 2 | Editorial | Provides the name, description, acreage, value, and taxes owed on many properties in Nauvoo. |
7-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 49 | 2 | 3 | Story | Opening of Conference | Editorial | Describes the opening of conference, and the continuing supply of immigrants who have arrived in Nauvoo. |
7-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 49 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Elder Kimball's Remarks at the Music Hall…" - Music and the Gospel | L.O. Littlefield | Describes Elder Kimball's view of music, and how it is tied to religion. |
7-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 49 | 3 | 2 | Story | "Remarks of Elder Orson Spencer" - Music and the Gospel | L.O. Littlefield | Describes Elder Spencer's view of music, and how it is tied to religion. |
16-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 50 | 2 | 1 | Announcement | "List of Lands" - Lands with Due Taxes Part 2 | Editorial | Provides the name, description, acreage, value, and taxes owed on many properties in Nauvoo. |
16-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 50 | 2 | 5 | Story | "The Conference" - General Conference Synopsis | Editorial | Describes the recently held General Conference. |
16-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 50 | 3 | 1 | Letter to the Editor | Thomas C. Sharp and the Persecution of the Saints (3 Letters) | Signed, "Americus" | Describes the large anti-Mormon sentiment, and the dishonesty that allows it to perpetuate. Also speaks about Sidney Rigdon. |
16-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 50 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | "Notice to the Churches Abroad" - Disfellowshipment Announced | Brigham Young | Describes the disfellowshipment of George J. Adams and Samuel Brannan. |
16-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 50 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Notice - Relief Society to Collect Subscriptions | Mary Smith | Asks the Sisters to collect the peany subscription to provide funds for the Relief Society. |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 2 | 2 | Story | "Our Rights" | Editorial | Provides natural law justifications for the Saints to create their own charter. |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "The Late Writs" - Legal Action Against the Saints | Editorial | Describes subpoenas for 12 or 14 Saints for taxes owed to the government. Includes a rebuttal by the editor. |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 2 | 4 | Story | "The Carthage Grays" - Vigilante Justice | Editorial | Alleges that the Greys threatened Mr. Backenstos with death if he did not leave the country. |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Latest from Hancock" | Editorial | Describes anti-Mormon vigilante justice in Hancock County. |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 2 | 6 | Letter to the Editor | The Law can be a Virtuous Career | A.W. Babbitt | Refutes recent jokes in the paper about the dishonesty of lawyers. |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 3 | 1 | Letter | Letter to John Taylor about the Whistling and Whittling Brigade | Signed, "A.H." | Describes some recent actions taken by the whistling and whittling brigade. |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 3 | 3 | Story | Rigdon Forms New Church Leadership | Signed, "Pelagaram" | Announces Sidney Rigdon's appointment of a new quorum of Twelve and Seventy. |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Ada Paine (8 months, Croup), Elizabeth Edwards (36, Inflammation in the Head), Jonah R. Ball (41, Consumption), Henry J. Lewis (10 months, Inflammation on the Lungs), John P. Smith (24, Consumption), |
| | | | | | | | | Elizabeth Royale (24, Inflammation on the Brain), Caroline E. Kesler (2, Drowned by Falling in a Well), Silas Tupper (77, Old Age), Joseph Calvin Adellmon Rockwell (5 months, Dropsy on the Brain), Sarah |
| | | | | | | | | Griffith (57, Inflammation of the Lungs). |
23-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 51 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Sale of Some of Joseph Smith's Estate | Emma Smith | Emma signs as "Guardian," and offers some of Joseph's Land for sale. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 2 | 2 | Story | Portraits of the Twelve | Editorial | States that great artists in Nauvoo will soon paint portraits of the Twelve, but it has not happened yet. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 2 | 4 | Story | "The Murder at Carthage" - Pamphlet Issued | Editorial | Describes a pamphlet, written by William M. Daniels, that tells the true account of the murders at Carthage. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | Arrival of Elder Richard Bender | Editorial | States that Elder Richard Bender of Philadelphia has just arrived in Nauvoo. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | "Nauvoo Canes" | Editorial | Describes the new fashion trend of having a cane made in Nauvoo. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Anti-Mormonism the Natural Way" | Editorial | Describes a story from the St. Louis Report in which a man claims to have been swindled out of money by someone in Nauvoo posing as a member of the Church. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 3 | 1 | Letter | "Copy of a Letter to **** of this City" | Signed, "F.B.J." | Letter written from a New Orleans Missionary describing his journey. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 3 | 1 | Letter | Letter from Pittsburg about Sidney Rigdon | Signed, "S. S." | Letter written by a non-Mormon in Pennsylvania, which describes the fires and calamities that have taken place in the state ever since Sidney Rigdon showed up claiming to be the true prophet. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 3 | 2 | Letter | Letter from Pittsburg about Sidney Rigdon (2) | Signed, "Fred. Von Holstein" | Describes the calamities in Pennsylvania, and Rigdon's supposed leadership of the Church. |
30-Apr | 1845 | Vol. 2 | No. 52 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | James Holden (22, Winter Fever), Silas Knapp (47, Quick Consumption), Catherine McRae (4 months, Crysipelas), Martha Randall (53, Consumption), Elijah Hale (infant), James M. Henderson (35, Consumption). |
7-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 1 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Giants" - Visiting Nauvoo | Editorial | Describes the visit of a Giant and a Giantess to Nauvoo, both of which stood over 7 feet tall. |
7-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 1 | 2 | 5 | Story | Anti-Mormon Tax Policies | Editorial | Describes people in the Treasury of the State of Illinois who dislike the Church and do not govern the people fairly. |
7-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 1 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | Transcript of Elder Hyde's Speech about Sidney Rigdon Available | Editorial | Announces the availability of a transcript of a speech made by Orson Hyde about Sidney Rigdon's apostasy. Encourages missionaries to bring copies with them on their missions. |
7-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 1 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Nauvoo Wishes to Follow the Laws | Signed, "Americus" | Describes the rumors of lawlessness and succession in Nauvoo as untrue. |
7-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 1 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Letter from Pittsburg about Rigdon's Re-Baptisms | Signed, "S. S." | Describes Sidney Rigdon's method of re-baptizing members of the LDS church before allowing them to participate in his Church. |
7-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 1 | 3 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | Letter from Pittsburg about Sidney Rigdon | Signed, "W. Vant" | Describes the fear of Pennsylvanians about Sidney Rigdon's presence in Pennsylvania. |
7-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 1 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | Editorial | William N. Haws (55, Dropsy in the Chest). |
7-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 1 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | "A Voice From Nauvoo" | W. Richards | Presents a resolution drafted by "A General Council of the Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Nauvoo," distancing the church from the rumors that they seek revenge on Carthage. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | "Fasting and Prayer" - Announcement of Fast Day | Editorial | Announces a day of fasting for prosperity and abundance. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 2 | 5 | Story | Nauvoo Vigilance Committee | Editorial | Describes and encourages actions by vigilant citizens of Nauvoo. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | Deposition of I.C. Howd - Attacked by Anti-Mormons | I.C. Howd | Howd, who is not a member of the Church but did business with members, describes being attatcked by Anti-Mormons. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 2 | 6 | Story | "Spiritual Wife System in the Right Quarter" - Millerism | Editorial | Describes several published allegations about the kissing practices of Millerism. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 2 | 6 | Letter | William Smith's Letter to the Nauvoo Church" | William Smith | Denies the "Spiritual Wife System," and seeks to find favor with the Nauvoo Saints. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Response to Being Called a Prophet | Orson Hyde | Elder Hyde states that he is not a Prophet, and possesses more of the qualities of a "jack-ass" than a Prophet. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 3 | 3 | Letter to the Editor | Why Mob Violence is Tolerated, Yet the Saints Cannot Hint at Such | Signed, "Americus" | States that a dark spot is easiest to see on a pure white garment, and that the Saints should keep themselves unspotted because it is much easier for the world to notice the spots within the Church. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 3 | 3 | Letter | Letter Describing Problems with the Rigdonites | Signed, "R__s E___y" | Letter which describes how superior the Nauvoo Church and people are when compared to the Rigdonites. |
14-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 2 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths and Obituary | W.D. Huntington | Jepthah V. Holden (9 months, Lung Fever), Silas Tupper (77). |
21-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 3 | 2 | 4 | Story | "The Iowa Murder" - LDS Suspects | Editorial | Describes the recent murders, and that the suspects have fled to Nauvoo. The Editor responds by saying that the suspects are not members of the Church. |
21-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 3 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Rigdonites and Tithing | Signed, "Americus" | States that the large majority of the members who followed Rigdon were not full tithe payers in Nauvoo. Includes some commentary on the issue from the Editor. |
21-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 3 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deserting Husband | Sacra Granger | Sacra states that she will not be responsible for any of John's debts. |
21-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 3 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | John Gribble | John states that he will not be responsible for any of Sabra's debts. |
28-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 4 | 2 | 2 | Announcement | "The Capstone of the Temple" | Editorial | States that the Capstone of the Temple was recently laid, and describes the ceremony. |
28-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 4 | 2 | 2 | Announcement | "Carthage" - Court Proceedings for Mr. Daniels | Editorial | Describes Daniels' trial for the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. |
28-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 4 | 2 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | Nauvoo's Needs in Government | Orson Hyde | Asks what type of protection Nauvoo has without their charter and their militia. |
28-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 4 | 2 | 5 | Letter to the Editor | Rigdonite Problems | Signed, "Telemachus" | Blames Rigdonites for vandalism and destruction in the city of Nauvoo. |
28-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 4 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | "Notice to the Eastern Churches" - Disfellowshipment Announced | Brigham Young | Describes the disfellowshipment of Elder Brannan. |
28-May | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 4 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | Deaths and Obituary | Editorial | Caroline Smith, wife of William Smith (30). |
4-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 5 | 1 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormon Troubles" | The New York Tribune | Describes conflict between the Mormons and the Anti-Mormons. |
4-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 5 | 2 | 3 | Story | "The Carthage Assassins" - Acquitted | Editorial | Announces the acquittal of the suspects in the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. |
4-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 5 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormons" - Kentucky Legislature | The Frankfort Common… | Describes a special session of the Kentucky Legislature designed to set aside land for the Mormons to reside in. |
4-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 5 | 3 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "A New Species of Lynching" - The Whistling and Whittling Brigade | Phi. Dollar Newspaper | Announces the Mormon's new way to rid their town of undesirables. |
4-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 5 | 3 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "Fanaticism - How to Treat it Successfully" | Phi. Dollar Newspaper | Describes the conflict between the Mormons and the Anti-Mormons. |
4-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 5 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Ruba Sophrona Frank (25), Rachel Thomas (infant), Mary Ann Thomas (33, Childbirth), Abel Wyborn (4, Fits), William James Bird (8, Drowned), John Mosier (46, Quinzy). |
11-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 6 | 3 | 1 | Story | "The Office of Patriarch" | Editorial | Announces William Smith as the new Patriarch of the Church. |
11-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 6 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Joel L. Moier (50, Lung Fever), William Henry Smith (7 months, Croup), Hannah Casson (1, Diarrhea), Joseph Gates (7, Fall of a Sand Bank), Rialto Alphonzo Wait (4, Fall of a Sand Bank). |
11-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 6 | 3 | 6 | Announcement | "Notice to Emigrants" - Smith Land for Sale | William Smith | William Smith encourages emigrants to consult with him at Emma Smith's house for the purchase of land. |
18-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 7 | 2 | 3 | Story | Finishing the Temple | Editorial | Describes visitors to the Temple lot, and the great craftsmanship present in the Temple. |
18-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 7 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | Joseph Smith's Writings for Sale | Editorial | Announces the sale of "The Voice of Truth," which contains writings, portraits, and the last sermon of Joseph Smith. |
18-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 7 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | Letter from Pittsburg - Rigdonite Missionary Work | Signed, "S. S." | Describes the Rigdonites missionary technique of posing as members of the main body of the Church. |
18-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 7 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Lorina Harrison (1, Inflammation of the Bowels), Hannah Casson (1, Diarrhea), Jacob Joseph Bradley (1, Fits), Hannah Irean Bradley (40, Palsy), Andrew Lythe (1, Diarrhea). |
25-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 8 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Be One Mechanical" - Trades Unions in Nauvoo | Editorial | Describes the new trends in Nauvoo of having a trade union, and describes the Saints response to the call for unity and industry. |
25-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 8 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Shocking Murder" - Someone Passing Through Nauvoo | Editorial | Describes the murder of Irvine Hodges, who was spending the night in Nauvoo. His murderers are not suspected to be members of the Church. |
25-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 8 | 2 | 6 | Story | "For Sale" - Satire Lauding Slavery | Editorial | Series of advertisements meant to show the evil of slavery. |
25-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 8 | 3 | 1 | Announcement | "Special Court" - Hyrum Smith's Murderer | Editorial | Announces the beginning of the court session, but provides no information about the results. |
25-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 8 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Patriarchal" - Frequently Asked Questions | Editorial | Describes William Smith's new position as Patriarch, and provides some answers to common questions. |
25-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 8 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | M.R. Bennett married Abigail Jones, performed by Elder J.L. Heywood. |
25-Jun | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 8 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | Daniel Smith | Daniel Smith states that he will not be responsible for Mary Smith's debts. |
2-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 9 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Elder William Smith married Mary Jane Rollins, performed by Elder Brigham Young. |
2-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 9 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Irvine Hodges (27, Murdered), Isabella Hill (1, Diarrhea), William Johnson (3, Fever), Joseph H. Pluket (11 months, Inflammation of the Brain), Jerome B. Elliott (infant), George W. Johnson (3 months, |
| | | | | | | | | Inflammation of the Lungs), Reuben Middleton (65, Quick Consumption), Elizabeth Sawyer (19, Fever), Mercy Fields (43, Erysipelas). |
9-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 10 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Robert S. Butler married Elizabeth Chase, performed by Elder W.W. Perkins. |
9-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 10 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | "Alas" - Indictment Dismissed | Editorial | Announces the dismissal of the indictment against the murder of Hyrum Smith. |
9-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 10 | 2 | 6 | Reprinted Story | "Fatal Array at Carthage" | The Illinois State Register | Describes the gunfight between M.R. Deming (Sheriff of Hancock County) and Dr. Marshal (of Warsaw), who was killed in the fight. |
9-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 10 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Ezra T. Clark married Mary Stevenson,; Henry C. Markham married Hannah Remmington; Job Baily married Elizabeth Stevenson; all marriages performed by Elder William O. Clark. |
9-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 10 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Seventies Meeting | D.M. Repsher | Announces a meeting for the Seventeenth Quorum of the Seventy. |
9-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 10 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | "Grand Zoological Exhibition" - Coming to Nauvoo | Editorial | Announces the arrival of a traveling zoo to Nauvoo. |
16-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 11 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Dinner to the Smith Family" | Editorial | Bishops Whitney and Miller gave the Smith Family a public dinner. Article includes a guest list of all the Smiths in attendance. |
16-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 11 | 2 | 4 | Story | "The Mormons" - Stockpiling Arms | Editorial | Describes an article in a Springfield Newspaper which accuse the Saints of preparing for a large war. |
16-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 11 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | John Richie married Mary Fawkes, performed by D.H. Wills, William Walterman Phelps married Lydia Caroline Brekwater. |
16-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 11 | 3 | 2 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | William Halm (63, Dropsy), John Blueberry (48, Typhus Fever), Thadeus Page Melymichael (21, Black Canker), Rebecca Richey (16, Lung Fever), Ephraim Ridge (4 months (Inflammation of Brain), Catharine A |
| | | | | | | | | Oaks (9 months, Black Canker), Bradford Blinbery (13, Fever), Ruth Green (1, Diarrhea), Abel Owen (5, White Swelling), William Joseph Young (6 months, Cholera Infantum), Sarab Klingensmith (1, Teething), |
| | | | | | | | | David Fox (2 months, Canker), Mary Lauchlen (21, Fever), Emely M. Wardsworth (1, Diarrhea), William Parley Loveridge (1, Diarrhea), Jeanette Richards, Francis Henricks (6 months). |
16-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 11 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | "Constitution of the Phonographical Society of the City of Joseph" | George D. Watt | Creates the institution, and provides their bylaws. |
23-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 12 | 2 | 2 | Story | "Rest and Reflect" - Independence Day Message | Editorial | Gives a religious view of the government, and memorializes the slain prophet in an independence day message. |
23-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 12 | 2 | 2 | Announcement | "Removal of the Hodges" - Citizen's Vote | Editorial | States that the remains of the Hodge Family will be moved out of the Nauvoo Cemetery because of a vote that authorized the city to do so. |
23-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 12 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "Fourth of July in Nauvoo" | St. Louis New Era | Account from a non-member that the Saints worked on the Temple, and that is against the ideals of Independence Day. |
23-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 12 | 3 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Another More" - Competing Nauvoo Prophet | St. Louis Revile | States that a 19 year old has stood and announced himself as a prophet, prophesied the destruction of Nauvoo, and encouraged the Saints to follow him to California. Includes a rebuttal from the Editor. |
23-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 12 | 3 | 2 | Letter to the Editor | To the Nauvoo Public - Reports of Crime are Exaggerated | M.B. Hobart | Describes the recent crimes committed in Nauvoo as isolated acts from people posing as members of the church to take advantage of their trusting and prosperous society. |
23-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 12 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | "Wanted by the Nauvoo House Association" | George Miller | Petitions the Saints to donate to the Nauvoo House Association. |
23-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 12 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deserting Wife | John Waterman | John states that he will not be responsible for any of Emmaline's debts from this time forward. |
23-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 12 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Formation of the Botanie Association | Jos. Younger | Announces the formation of a botanical society to study and grow herbs and plants for the good of the Saints. |
30-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 13 | 2 | 3 | Story | "The Steeple of the Temple" - Announcing the Progress | Editorial | Describes the raising of the steeple, and provides measurements for the nearly completed Temple. |
30-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 13 | 2 | 5 | Announcement | Philosophy of the Mind Lecture | Ross and Henry | Announces a lecture to be given in "Mormon Town…if they will be civil…" about religious counterfeits. |
30-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 13 | 2 | 6 | Letter | Correspondence from Pittsburg - Elder John E. Page and Mr. Foster | A.J. Foster & J.E. Page | Foster, not a member, describes the scene of the Rigdonites in Pennsylvania. |
30-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 13 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | John F. Weld married Frances E. White, performed by Daniel H. Wells; John L. Smith married Augusta B. Cleveland, performed by Elder John Smith. |
30-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 13 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Almira S. Johnson (8 months, Inflammation), Mary Ann Sabin (37), Rozille Tupper (35, Bilious Fever), William A. Green (45, Unknown), Mathoniah Freeman (10 months, Diarrhea), Edwin R. Spratly (5, Lung |
| | | | | | | | | Fever), Jennett Richards (27), Edmond Mendenhall (3, Whooping Cough), Robert Oare (1, Measles), Ann Pye (13, Bilious Fever), Margaret Mour (2, Measles), Theodore F. Tracy (2, Inflammation of the Brain), |
| | | | | | | | | Catharine M. Canfield (3 months, Inflammation on the lungs), Alonzo Toppes (7 months, Canker), Emily Amela Page (2, Diarrhea), Rebecca Jane Griffin (1, Canker), Harriet Fuller (30), Martha Ann Arwaid |
| | | | | | | | | (8 months, canker), Hyrum Barlow (1, Diarrhea). |
30-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 13 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Seventies Conference Announcement | Jos. Young | Announces a monthly meeting for all Seventies. John D. Lee signs as the clerk. |
30-Jul | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 13 | 3 | 5 | Announcement | "Will Be Exhibited" - Painting of the Martyrdom | Philo Dibble | Announces the unveiling of a painting of the Martyrdom. Admission is 24 cents. |
6-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 14 | 1 | 5 | Story | "Nauvoo in the Pacific Ocean" | Editorial | Describes a Pacific Island called Nauvoo, the Pearl of the Pacific. |
6-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 14 | 2 | 4 | Story | "See, Hear, Weep" - Prophecies of Destruction | Editorial | Describes the turbulent times in which the Saints live, and provides an explanation that includes prophesies by Joseph Smith. |
6-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 14 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Gullibility" | Editorial | Laments the public's gullibility, in that they believe every lie told about the Church. |
6-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 14 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | William Ford Jr. married Delana Dulley, performed by Elder William D. Huntington. |
6-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 14 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Sarah Dickins (57, Flux), John H. Lamb (8 months, Consumption), Sarah Thomas (61, Diarrhea), Levi Hawks (29, Drowned), Christenia F. Taylor (26, Child Bed Lever), Sidney R. Sanders (6, Diarrhea), Elizabeth Ann |
| | | | | | | | | Whitney. |
6-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 14 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | "For Sale - By the Trustees of the Church of Jesus Christ…" | Editorial | Announces the sale of two horse carriages owned by the church. |
6-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 14 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | "The Truth" - Rebuttal of Deserting Wife | Emeline Waterman | Mrs. Waterman posts the reasons she left her husband, in an attempt to clear her name. |
13-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 15 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "The Last Shingle" - The Temple Roof is Completed | Editorial | Announces the complete enclosure from the elements of the Temple. The Neighbor was delayed in order to bring this news. |
13-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 15 | 2 | 3 | Story | "See, Hear, Weep" - Prophecies of Destruction (Part 2) | Editorial | Continues in describing the calamities of the world, and how the restoration relates to them. |
13-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 15 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | "Chant" - Nauvoo Band Playing in the Steeple | Editorial | Describes the Band ascending to the steeple of the temple to play their music, and states that it sounded as if their music came from heaven. |
13-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 15 | 2 | 6 | Letter | Letter to Brigham Young from Pittsburgh | Amos Fielding | Tells Brigham what is going on in Rigdon's settlement, and how his church is run. |
13-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 15 | 3 | 1 | Announcement | Excommunication of Elder Salah Lane | Calvin C. Pendleton | Describes Elder Lane being cut off from the church for unchristian-like conduct. |
13-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 15 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Elias Smith married Lucy Brown, performed by Pres. Brigham Young |
20-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 16 | 3 | 1 | Letter | Correspondence between J. Grant and William Smith | J. Grant & Wm. Smith | Both express sadness at the death of Joseph and Hyrum, and both speak of Nauvoo. |
20-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 16 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | "General Conference" - Announcement | Willard Richards | Announces the General Conference of the Church on October 6th, and it will be held in the Temple. Saints are encouraged to bring provisions for themselves, and poor Saints who will be in attendance. |
20-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 16 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Ester Mecom (4, Measles), Loia Walker (55, Bilious Fever), James Monroe (31, Canker), Mary Elizabeth Oars (3, Canker), Mary Cortis (34, Inflammation on the lungs), Harriet F. Fuller (9 months, Lung Fever), John |
| | | | | | | | | Bailey (7, Bilious Fever), Christina Tailor (1, Unknown), William Winterbottom (50), Solomon Selvester Sly (22, Bilious Fever), Parhinia A. McKaozie (9 months, Inflammation on the brain), John Wooton (34, |
| | | | | | | | | Inflamation on the Brain), John Wootion (34, Inflammation), William N. Bickmore (7, Typhus Fever), William A. Colfbesh (22, Consumption), Isaac Royle (29, Typhus Fever), Wallis Fisher (1), Roxena Pier (10 |
| | | | | | | | | months, Whooping Cough), William Like (21, Diarrhea), Loiza Mary Ludington (1, Whooping Cough), William Thare (6 months, Measles), Nancy Hun Halding (1, Diarrhea). |
27-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 17 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Printers Ride" - Description of a Wedding | Editorial | Describes the second day of a wedding, the guests, the parties, and etc. States that John Taylor was drinking wine. |
27-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 17 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Living Virtue Unappeasable" | The Boston Post | The Post states that general Jackson did not make a good confession before his death. Includes a rebuttal from the Neighbor about the Atonement. |
27-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 17 | 3 | 3 | Story | "Roof of the Temple" - Materials | Editorial | Describes the different materials used to create the roof of the Temple, and estimates its value to be two million dollars. |
27-Aug | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 17 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths and Obituary | Editorial | Announces the deaths of William Lisk and Seraph Celestin. |
2-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 18 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Never Satisfied" - Petition to Live Simply | Editorial | Encourages the Saints to live simply, and avoid the fashions of the time. |
2-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 18 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Oliver B. Huntington married Mary M. Neal, performed by Elder George Fowler. |
2-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 18 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Margaret Crandall (51, Unknown), Hiel Bradford (39, Fever), Nancy Ann Harding (1, Diarrhea), Joseph Ralphs (35, Struck with Lightning), Clarissa McNeal (18, Chill Fever), Alden Burdick (42, Fever), Elvira Matson |
| | | | | | | | | (25, Consumption), John Crawford (23, Bilious Fever), Trichina Redfield (66, Typus Fever), Henry White (60, Unknown), Joseph Isaac Cook (1, Consumption), Iowa L. Loomis (1, Diarrhea), Isaac Morley Carter (3 |
| | | | | | | | | months, Canker), George Black (28, Bilious Fever), David Foot (76, Chill Fever), Freeman B. Stow (10, Bilious Fever), Olive M. Stow (5 months, Diarrhea), Ellen Smith (2, Black Canker), James H. Stocking (3, |
| | | | | | | | | Consumption), Sarah Butterfield (3 months (Canker), Samuel Walton (49, Typhus Fever), Davis Olaey (16, Fever), Mary L. Bradley (7, Diarrhea), Charles W. Griggs (25, Consumption), Sarah Could (10 months, |
| | | | | | | | | Canker). |
2-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 18 | 4 | 1 | Poetry | "The Capstone" | W.W. Phelps | Poem describing the plight of the Saints, and the building of the Temple. Mentions Sidney Rigdon. |
2-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 18 | 4 | 1 | Poetry | "Panegyric to W.W. Phelps | Robert Campbell | Describes W.W. Phelps, and tells of his great efforts in the Gospel. |
10-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 19 | 2 | 3 | Story | "Mobbing Again in Hancock!" | Editorial | Mobbing in Green Plains announced, and a list of the eleven buildings destroyed is presented. Includes an announcement from the Warsaw Signal Newspaper, inciting the violence. |
10-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 19 | 2 | 3 | Story | "The Latest from the Burning Mob!" | Editorial | Provides later analysis which describes 44 houses destroyed in Green Plains and Lima. |
10-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 19 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | Proclamation to the Citizens of Hancock County, Illinois" | J.B. Backenstos | A resolution for punishment of those involved in the mobbing, and encourages citizens to suppress the actions of the mob. Also states that citizens of Nauvoo should not leave the city. |
10-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 19 | 2 | 5 | Story | "One Hundred Years Hence - 1945" | Editorial | Describes what life, and the Church, may be like in 1945. |
10-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 19 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Big Field Dinner" | Editorial | Describes a dinner, provided by Bishop Evans, where over four hundred people ate together. |
10-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 19 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Nauvoo Doings" - Construction Projects | Editorial | Describes progress on the Temple and the Nauvoo house. |
10-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 19 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Joseph Dustin married Sarah J. Littlefield, performed by Elder L.O. Littlefield. |
10-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 19 | 3 | 4 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Bridget Harrett (86, Diarrhea), Thomas King (74), Laura Elizabeth Element (16), Stephen Vanrelaor (43, Bilious Fever), Emma Ellen Presley (3, Inflammation), Joseph Clemonson (5 months, Consumption), |
| | | | | | | | | Triphelta Reed (43, Chill Fever), Almira Babbit (35, Inflammation on the Lungs), Philemon S. Castle (1, Diarrhea), Mary C. Taylor (2 months, Unknown), Andrew T. Morton (1 month, Inflammation on the Brain), |
| | | | | | | | | Levi Eldridge (35, Mercurial Diarrhea), William H. Presley Jr. (5 months), General Minor R. Deming (Congestive Fever). |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 1 | 1 | Story | "Capt. Fremont's Expedition" - Description of Western Valleys | John C. Fremont | Describes Fremont's expedition in the Western US, and possibly provided the Saints with a desire to settle there. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 2 | 3 | Story | Depositions of the Mobbing Victims | Various | Includes several depositions from victims of the mob, all recorded by Daniel H. Wells. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Further Particulars of the Mob" | Editorial | Provides more information about the actions of the Mob. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Law and Order" | Editorial | Laments the mob violence that is omnipresent, and states that it is a sign of the second coming. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 2 | 5 | Story | Saints to Record Actions of Mob | Editorial | Encourages the Saints to keep a legal record (including depositions) of any violence they receive from the mob. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 2 | 5 | Story | "Future to the Mountains &c." | Editorial | Describes the benefits of moving the Saints into the Rocky Mountains. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 2 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Again attempts to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 3 | 1 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 3 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Another attempt to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. Includes a resolution for their punishment. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | "Help Wanted!" - Needy LDS Families | Editorial | Describes some living in Nauvoo who are experiencing hard times, and asks for aid from the citizens. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | "Notice for the New York Messenger Subscribers" | L.O. Littlefield | Littlefield describes his position as an employee of the New York Messenger, and his ability to take payment for subscriptions. |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Married | Editorial | Charles U. Griggs married Mary Allen, performed by E.I. Benson |
17-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 20 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Charles C. Griggs (25, Consumption), Orson W. Corey (3, Whooping Cough), Elder Salmon Gee. (52, Chill Fever), William H. Presley Jr. (5 months, Diarrhea), Maria E. Barlon (33, Fever), William Williams (20, |
| | | | | | | | | Bilious Fever), William J. Thompson (38, Affliction of the Liver), Lydia Losee (infant), Barah E. Griffith (1 month, Croup), Leaters Newell (39, Inflammation in the Head), Thomas Bedford (10, Bilious Fever), |
| | | | | | | | | Lydia Turner (76, Bilious Fever), Emma W. Kidbreath (1), Henry King (11, Diarrhea & Canker), James Sanderson (41, Bilious Fever), William Mosly (35, Black Canker), Samuel Clark (42, Nervous Fever), Martha Lord |
| | | | | | | | | (57, Fever), Sally Fisher (68). |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Announcement | Leaving Nauvoo Next Spring | Brigham Young | Announces the departure of the Saints from Nauvoo, beginning the next Spring. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 1 | 1 | Story | "Captain Freemont's Second Exploring Expedition" | John C. Fremont | Further describes area in the West where Capt. Freemont explored, and provides the Saints with more information about where they may settle. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 2 | 1 | Announcement | Proclamation to the Citizens of Hancock County, Illinois" | J.B. Backenstos | A resolution for punishment of those involved in the mobbing, and encourages citizens to suppress the actions of the mob. Also states that citizens of Nauvoo should not leave the city. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 2 | 1 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 2 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Again attempts to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 2 | 2 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 3 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Another attempt to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. Includes a resolution for their punishment. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 2 | 3 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 4 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Another attempt to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. Provides more allegations of bad behavior by the mob. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 3 | 1 | Announcement | "The Sheriff of Hancock" - Recognizing Sherriff Backenstos | Editorial | Describes the bravery and intelligence of Sheriff Backenstos. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Christ and Satan" - Scriptural Guidance | Editorial | Describes the Saints need to forgive their attackers, and let vengeance be given by the Lord. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Cost of Mobbing" - Financial Problems Created by Mob | Editorial | Provides rough cost estimates of the recent mob destruction. Provides a guess that 150 homes were destroyed. |
24-Sep | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 21 | 3 | 2 | Letter | Letter about the Mob Violence in Hancock County | E.A. Bedell | Provides a firsthand account of the mobbing in Hancock. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 1 | 1 | Announcement | Proclamation to the Citizens of Hancock County, Illinois" | J.B. Backenstos | A resolution for punishment of those involved in the mobbing, and encourages citizens to suppress the actions of the mob. Also states that citizens of Nauvoo should not leave the city. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 1 | 1 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 2 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Again attempts to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 1 | 3 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 3 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Another attempt to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. Includes a resolution for their punishment. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 1 | 4 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 4 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Another attempt to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. Provides more allegations of bad behavior by the mob. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 2 | 1 | Announcement | "Proclamation No. 5 to the Citizens of Hancock County Ill…" | J.B. Backenstos | Another attempt to stop the mob from performing their violent acts. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 2 | 3 | Story | "To the Public" - Tales of a Prisoner | Antony Barkman | Describes being treated well by Sheriff Backenstos and the people of Nauvoo, and tells the story of his crimes. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 2 | 4 | Story | "Law and Order Triumphant" | Editorial | States that the government has nearly put an end to the mobbing, and that progress is being made. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 2 | 4 | Announcement | "Treason" - Arrest of Nauvoo Citizens | Editorial | Announces the arrest of Daniel Spencer, W.W. Phelps, John Taylor, Orson Spencer, Charles C. Rich, William Clayton, Willard Richards, and others for treason. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 2 | 6 | Letter | "The Mob Chastened" | Alex Sympson | States that the mob are the real felons, not the Mormon people. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 2 | 6 | Announcement | "A Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Illinois" - Mob Violence | Gov. Thomas Ford | Provides a warning to the mob that they will be prosecuted if they continue their violent acts. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 2 | 6 | Letter | Correspondence between B. Young and Illinois Officials | Various | Provides correspondence from the representatives of Illinois asking for a proclamation of the Saints plans to leave, and Brigham Young's response. |
1-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 22 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | W.D. Huntington | Nathaniel Lackore (65, Chill Fever), Sarah Lackore (80, Chill Fever), George Davis (76, Lethargy), Mary Tiffany (8 months, Diarrhea), Emma Marble (1, Whooping Cough), Heary Wond (17, Chill Fever), Tracy Squires |
| | | | | | | | | (39, Chill Fever), Nancy Davis (65, Fever), Isaac C. Phippin (17, Shot by Accident), Mary Ann Morris (4 months, Diarrhea), Sarah Ann J. Sperry (6), John Quamby (45, Flux), Mary Pincock (56, Fever), Eliza Allen (22, |
| | | | | | | | | Diarrhea), Mr. Marble, Richard R. Garr (20, Consumption), Sophia Parshal (24, Fever), Robert Hamilton (32, Bilious Fever), Thomas Crooket (42, Pleurisy), Clariana Irene Furguson (1 month), Parmelia Brim (37, |
| | | | | | | | | Billious Fever), John T. Crawford (1, Consumption), Oliver Bruson (43, Typhus Fever), Doratha French (53, Chill Fever), James Kilborn (23, Chill Fever), Mary Leighton (25, Typhus Fever), L___ Ko___ 1, Unknown), |
| | | | | | | | | John Morris (53, Diarrhea), John Davis (45, Chill Fever), Adam Thompson (36, Affection of the Liver), Joseph Stodard (2, Rickets), Henry Humphrey (38, Chill Fever), William A. Beebe Jr. (4, Measles), George |
| | | | | | | | | Taylor (35, Ague and Fever). |
8-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. SE | 1 | 1 | Announcement | "Circular: To the Whole Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" | Brigham Young | Describes the first meeting of the Saints in the Temple, provides extracts from the minutes of the General Conference, and then lists the Committees, and the Captains of Companies for the Migration. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 1 | 1 | Letter | Letter to Brigham Young from Illinois Politicians | John J. Hardin and Others | States that the State of Illinois will assign marshals to ensure that the Saints are actually planning to leave in the Spring like they have announced. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 1 | 1 | Letter | Part of a Dispatch from the Governor | Gov. Thomas Ford | States that there is no legal provision which would force the expulsion of the Saints, and he will not resort to such measures, but admits that the public opinion desires the Church to leave. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 1 | 2 | Letter | "To the Anti-Mormon Citizens of Hancock and the Surrounding…" | John J. Hardin and Others | Publishes their belief that the Saints will not leave unless completely forced to do so. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Public Opinion" - Mobbing of the Saints | Editorial | Prints views from different newspapers about what is being done to the Saints. Includes articles from the N.Y. Herald and the N.Y. Mirror. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 1 | Reprinted Story | "Evils of Fanaticism" - Why the Church is being Mobbed | The People's Organ | Describes the problems associated with strong feelings, both those of the mob and those of church members. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "The Governor and the Mormons" | The Ottowa Constitutionalist | Provides a defence for allowing the Church to remain in Illinois. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 2 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormon War" | The Missouri Reporter | States the view that punishment can be given to the Church for the crimes it is alleged to have committed, but that bloodshed and mobbing is not the answer. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "Mormon Difficulties" | The St. Louis Reveille | States that the Church has a right to settle where they would like, and mobbing and terror are not proper punishments for law breaking. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 4 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormon Removal" | The St. Louis Reveille | States that the Church is willing to sacrifice everything for peace. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 5 | Reprinted Story | "The Mormon Question" | The St. Louis Reveille | States that even if all the accusations against the Church are true, they have still suffered more than the penalties would have been. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 5 | Story | "To Our Patrons" - Discontinuance of the Paper | Editorial | Announces the discontinuance of the newspaper, in order to make preparations to leave. States that the Times and Seasons will continue to be published. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 6 | Story | "The Prospect &c. in Hancock" - Peace Restored | Editorial | States that several of those who burned Mormon homes are found in the police ranks "searching" for those who need to be prosecuted. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 2 | 6 | Story | "General Conference" - Review | Editorial | States that a full accounting is given in the Times and Seasons. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Bill of Particulars for the Emmigrants Leaving this Government…" | Editorial | Provides a list of needed supplies for the Saints who are leaving Illinois. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 3 | 1 | Story | "Captains of Companies" & "List of Committees | Editorial | Provides a list of the captains of the companies, and list of committees for the migration. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 3 | 3 | Story | "Addendum! In Hancock Circuit Court" | Editorial | Describes the legal battles currently taking place in Hancock County, in response to the mobbings. |
29-Oct | 1845 | Vol. 3 | No. 23 | 3 | 3 | Announcement | Deaths | Editorial | Elder William Barkwater (63), Orpha Maria (6 months), Patty Gates (69), David L. Rising (30, Inflammation of the Bowels). |