HISTORY

OF THE

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF

LATTER-DAY SAINTS.

PERIOD I.

History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet,

BY HIMSELF.

VOLUME IV.

AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES

BY

B. H. ROBERTS.

PUBLISHED BY THE CHURCH.

DESERET NEWS,
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,

1908.

Copyrighted by

JOSEPH F. SMITH

FOR

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF

LATTER-DAY SAINTS.

1908.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

VOLUME IV.

CHAPTER I.

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MANIFESTATION OF

THE DEPARTURE OF THE TWELVE FOR ENGLAND
GOD'S POWER IN HEALING THE SICK AT COMMERCE.

THE PROPHET'S JOURNEY TO WASHINGTON—THE PETITION OF THE SAINTS

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR REDRESS OF THE
WRONGS INFLICTED UPON THEM IN MISSOURI.

CHAPTER III.

THE PROPHET'S EFFORTS AT WASHINGTON TO OBTAIN REDRESS OF GRIEV
ANCES FOR THE SAINTS-AFFIDAVITS ON MISSOURI AFFAIRS.

PAGE

44

43

47

The Prophet's Letter to Hyrum
Smith-Reporting State of
Affairs at Washington........ 39
Letter of the Prophet and Elias
Higbee to the High Council
at Nauvoo Preliminary
Hearing of Grievances......
Brigham Young in New York.
Letter of Hyrum Smith to Par-
ley P. Pratt-On Printing
the Book of Mormon in New
York........
The Prophet in New Jersey....
Affidavit of Simeon Carter on
his Sufferings in Missouri...
Letter of Hyrum Smith to the
Prophet and Judge Higbee.
Affidavit of William F. Cahoon
--Missouri Wrongs.........
Letter of C.Adams tothe Proph-
et - Cause of the Saints
before the Illinois Legisla-
ture...........

49

49

50

Ditto.........

Affidavit of John Smith
Ditto........

Affidavit of Smith Humphrey
-Ditto ......

52

Affidavit of Henry Root-Ditto 62
Affidavit of Joseph Clark-
Ditto..........

63

53
54

Affidavit of Ezekiel Maginn-
Ditto.......

Affidavit of Addison Green-
Ditto.......

54 Affidavit of John P. Greene-
Ditto.......

Affidavit of Asahel A. La-
throp-Ditto.........
Affidavit of Burr Riggs.........

55 Affidavit of Simon P. Curtis...
Affidavit of Elisha H. Groves..

56

56 Affidavit of Jacob Foutz,.......
Affidavit of Frederick G. Wil-
liams.......

69

69

70

Affidavit of John M. Burke-
Missouri Outrages....
Affidavit of John Lowry-
Ditto.......

CHAPTER IV.

DEPARTURE OF THE PROPHET FROM WASHINGTON-LABORS OF ELIAS
HIGBEE BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REPORT

AFFAIRS OF THE SAINTS BEFORE UNITED STATES SENATE-GENERAL CON-
FERENCE OF THE CHURCH AT NAUVOO-ACTION OF THE CHURCH
WITH REFERENCE TO SENATE COMMITTEE'S REPORT—