Legal Records, 1841–1844

• Documents (3906)

  Letters, revelations, reports of discourses, minutes, etc.

• Journals (32)

  Journals and diaries

• Administrative Records (1693)

  Minutes and other official records

• Revelations and Translations (60)

  Early manuscript and printed versions of scriptural works

• Histories (52)

  Early histories and draft material for the later History of the Church

• Legal Records (1658)

  Court papers

• Financial Records (386)

  Deeds, promissory notes, invoices, agreements, daybooks, ledgers, etc.

Related Resources

• Other Contemporary Papers

  Selected papers of Joseph Smith's contemporaries

• Calendar of Documents

  Chronological list of all known Joseph Smith documents, including multiple versions of documents

• Comprehensive Works Cited

  List of all sources cited on the Joseph Smith Papers website

Images and Transcripts

• Letterbooks (2)
• Minute Books (2)
• Ecclesiastical Records (2)
• Records of Organizations (3)
• Municipal Records (1296)
• Miscellaneous (1)
• Office Papers (377)

Related Materials

• Joseph Smith’s Administrative Records
• Editorial Method

• Correspondence, 1841–1844 (41)
• Financial Records, 1835–1838 (107)
• Financial Records, 1839–1843 (23)
• Land Records, 1839–1841 (83)
• Legal Records, 1841–1844 (19)
• Memorials and Affidavits, 1842–1844 (66)
• Nauvoo City Records, 1843–1844 (16)
• Miscellaneous Records, 1842–1844 (22)

Related Materials

• Introduction to Joseph Smith’s Office Papers

• Account of Hearing, circa 16 December 1841 [Robinson v. C. Granger]
• Lilburn W. Boggs, Affidavit, 20 July 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Affidavit, 20 July 1842 [Extradition of Rockwell for Assault]
• Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Warrant, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Affidavit, 2 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Justin Butterfield Copy [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
• Minutes, 30 June 1843–1 July 1843, James Sloan and William W. Phelps Draft [Extradition of JS for Treason]
• Affidavit from Shepherd Patrick and Others, 2 July 1843
• Affidavit from Shepherd Patrick and Others, 2 July 1843, George Walker Copy
• Affidavit from Caleb Baldwin and Others, 7 July 1843
• Trial Report Draft, 12 May 1844 [F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus]
• Warrant for Arrest of Robert D. Foster, 9 May 1844
• Testimony against Chauncey L. Higbee, 25 May 1844
• Trial Report, between circa 12 and 20 June 1844, Partial Draft [State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus]
• Warrant, Robert F. Smith for Joseph W. Coolidge, 24 June 1844
• Warrant, 24 June 1844–B [State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason]
• Mittimus, 26 June 1844 [State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason]
• List of Witnesses, 26 June 1844 [State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason]