Charles Coulson Rich: Returned to Nauvoo 28 July 1844. (1)
-- Jul 28, 1844 (Sunday)
Apostle Geo. A. Smith and a party of brethren arrived at Nauvoo. (2)
-- Jul 29, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 29th We had a plesent time in gliding smoothly over the bosom of the lakes. (3)
[Nauvoo Temple] The sisters in LaHarpe and Macedonia collected funds, the wife of Raymond Clark coordinating the effort, to erect a third crane to help speed the work along. By this date they had raised $194, which was more than enough for the crane. (4)
-- Jul 30, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 30th We arived at the Macinnau. Stoped awile & got some fish took some indians in tow and went along. Their is a spirit manifesting itself through the boat of prejudice against us because we do not mingle with them in their nonsens and folly. Our spirits are not congeniel and they wish to speak evil of us while we walk uprightly. This spirit is manifest more or less throughout the gentile world. (3)
Samuel H. Smith dies from what is reported as "bilious fever," but which his daughter and brother later described as poisoning by Hosea Stout, ordered by Willard Richards. Stout had given "white powder" medicine to Samuel daily until his death. Later Council of Fifty member and physician John M. Bernhisel tells William Smith that anti-Mormons had somehow poisoned his brother. On news of his death, bishop George Miller and Alexander Badlam try to persuade Willard Richards, John Taylor, and George A. Smith to allow the Council of Fifty to organize a First Presidency. Before his death Joseph Smith had named his brother Samuel as his successor in case Joseph and Hyrum were suddenly taken. Apostle William Smith is now the only survivor of Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith's five sons. (5)
Samuel Smith passes away of "bilious fever" just over a month after the martyrdom of his brothers Hyrum and Joseph. (6)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Samuel Harrison Smith dies at Nauvoo of complications brought on by exertion on the day of his brothers deaths. (7)
Samuel Harrison Smith: Died 30 July 1844 at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. (1)
-- Jul 30, 1844 (Tuesday)
Samuel H. Smith, brother of the Prophet, died at Nauvoo, as a martyr to persecution. (2)
-- Jul 30, 1844, Tuesday
[William Clayton Writings] Soon after this period the Saints were again made to sorrow on account of the death of Brother Samuel H. Smith, which took place on Tuesday evening, the 30th of July, after a very short illness; this being the third death in the family within five weeks.
There is now only one brother left of the family, viz: William. He was in the East during the progress of these afflicting events. (8)
[William Clayton Writings] Tuesday 30th Emma sent for me early concerning the Lawrence business. She concluded that she & I had better go to Quincy to settle the business. I went home & got ready & we started on the ``Osprey.'' ... We arrived at Quincy about 6½ P.M. Went to the City Hotel. After supper I went to see Mr Lawrence concerning a tax title which he holds on some property in Lima belonging to bro Marks. He wants $100 for it. I had much conversation with him Emma stayed at Burr Riggs' & I went to the City Hotel (8)
-- Jul 31, 1844
Amasa Mason Lyman: Returned to Nauvoo 31 July 1844, after Prophets death. (1)
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 31st The opposing spirit is still previlent through the boat. It is not plesant to be in the midst of it. We are travelling through the Michigan lake vary smoothly under different feelings from what I passed in 1841 with my family wreked on the Chesepek. (3)
Footnotes:
1 - Cook, Lyndon W., The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985, http://amzn.to/RevelationsofJosephSmith
2 - Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology
3 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
4 - Brown, Lisle (compiler), Chronology of the Construction, Destruction and Reconstruction of the Nauvoo Temple
5 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
6 - The Woodland Institute 'On This Day Historical Database,' http://www.woodlandinstitute.com
7 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books, http://bit.ly/lucys-book
8 - 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
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