Nauvoo City Records, 1843–1844

• Documents (3939)

  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 (1812)

  Court papers

• Financial Records (389)

  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

• Mayor’s Order to Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December 1843
• Requisition from Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December 1843
• Requisition from Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December 1843, Thomas Bullock Copy
• Ordinance, 8 December 1843–B, Copy
• Ordinance, 12 December 1843–B, Copy
• Military Order to Wilson Law, 18 December 1843–B
• Minutes, 12 February 1844, Copy
• Revised Minutes, circa 17 June 1844, Partial Draft
• Proclamation, 11 June 1844, John McEwan Copy
• Military Order to Hugh McFall, 16 June 1844
• Mayor’s Order to John P. Greene, 17 June 1844
• Mayor’s Order to John P. Greene, 17 June 1844, Willard Richards First Copy
• Mayor’s Order to John P. Greene, 17 June 1844, Willard Richards Second Copy
• Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 17 June 1844–A, Willard Richards Copy
• Military Order to Jonathan Dunham, 17 June 1844–B, Willard Richards Copy
• Military Appointment of Edward Bonney, 18 June 1844