[Joseph Smith Diary] Monday, July 17th Mostly at home. Called at the office once and in the evening was at the theatre in the store chamber, by Chapman and others. 4 days last past in <privacy[?]> says <William Clayton>. (1)
-- Jul 17, 1843, Monday
[William Clayton Writings] Monday 17. A.M. at the Temple & at Prest. J's, conversed with J. & Hyrum on the priesthood ... (2)
-- 1843: 18 July
[Patriarchal Blessings] Frances Crosby. (Given by Hyrum Smith.)
"Sister Frances, I lay my hands upon your head in the name of Jesus of Nazareth and bless you. Behold thou shalt be blest in this life with light afflictions hereafter and in the world to come thou shalt have Eternal life and shall enter into your everlasting inheritance with your fathers and shall inherit the presence of your Father Mother Brothers and Sisters and again you shall be blest with an habitation an house over which you shall preside according to the Capacity of your calling and your Station in the midst of your own, with comfort, with a blessing of consolation with prosperity in your incomings and outgoings & with a field & with flocks & herds as also the Communion and fellowship in the Kingdom of God as also the the Communion of the Spirit & the fellowship of the Saints & I seal you with the seal of the new and Everlasting Covenant as touching the power to seal on Earth & seal in Heaven, although it is the days of your youth, yet you shall live & there is a rew
ard in Heaven laid up for you & the Key is your Mother therefore you shall be blest & your mind shall be attentive & the memory of the past shall not be forgotten and again you shall also be blest with the knowledge of the mysteries of God as it shall be developed in its fulness & the desires of your heart shall be realised and your name shall be perpetuated with the blessings of the Priesthood upon your Posterity from generation to generation the same is a blessing by promise unto the latest generation and again you are blessed in the lineage of the Covenant being a daughter of Abraham & an heir of promise & as to your days and years they shall be given unto you according to your faith & the desires of your Heart These blessings I seal upon your head even so Amen." (From typescript; Lorenzo Brown Journals, 1823-1901, BYU Archives.) [Age, 25; Scribe, James Sloan.] (3)
-- Jul 18, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 18th We left the valley of Peidmont or Mormon-town as the Elder Called it & we took a skiff in company with Br Pemberton & rode down the licking river & crossed to the city of Cincinnati. Called upon Br Maryweather who has the Charge of the Sale of Brandworths Pills on 3d st Between Walnut & Main. She offerd us $1 each. I told her to give it to Elder Smith & she did so. 10 m. (4)
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith spent the day preparing hay on his farm. (5)
[Joseph Smith] "I was making hay on my farm." (History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (7 volumes) 5:511.) (6)
[Joseph Smith Diary] July 18th, Tuesday Making hay on the prairie. (1)
-- Jul 19, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 19 I took canal packet in company with Elder B Young. Rode to Lockland. Fare 50 cts each $1.00. Stoped & spent the night (upon a pinch) with Mr David Martin. He had been baptized into the Church but was fearful & unbelieveing. We had the privilege however of spending the night with him & lying upon a patent Bedstead upon which it is said that neither a Bedbug or flea will stay on it. But the reason why yet remains a secret. He did not ask us our names untill we left next morning. Distance 10 m. (4)
The Nauvoo Neighbor publishes a recent article from the Illinois State Register titled "Was the Arrest of the Prophet a Political Trick?" This article claims that Joseph's arrest may have been a Whig conspiracy to make the Democratic Governor Ford look bad by having to extradite Joseph Smith at election time. This would hopefully cause the massive Mormon vote to go for the Whigs. The Saints apparently give some credence to this accusation against the Whigs, because in the election they vote Democratic in spite of Joseph's promise to give his vote to the Whig candidate, Cyrus Walker. (6)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Wednesday, July 19th A gentle shower of rain in the P.M. (1)
-- Jul 20, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 20th We walked 2 miles to Br Jackson who was Cradling wheat. We went with him to his house. He gave us a sovreign to assist us on our Journey. We then walked back to the city of Cincinnati & we were weary with our Journey making 15 miles we had walked. 14 mi. (4)
Footnotes:
1 - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1843-44
2 - Fillerup, Robert C., compiler; William Clayton Nauvoo Diaries and Personal Writings, A chronological compilation of the personal writings of William Clayton while he was a resident of Nauvoo, Illinois. http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/clayton-diaries
3 - Selected LDS Patriarchal Blessings, New Mormon Studies CD ROM, Signature Book, 2009
4 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993
5 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
6 - Conklin, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology
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