[Nauvoo Temple] The joiners or carpenters finished their work, and they swept and cleaned the interior. The painters were still working.
The Daily Missouri Republican reported that a wealthy individual was on his way to Nauvoo concerning the sale of properties, including the Temple, but reported that negotiation thus far had not been entirely successful. Although agreement had been reached concerning most of the properties (some 100 lots including the Masonic Hall and arsenl), the Trustees were unwilling to sell the Temple, but were willing to lease it. This the individual found unsatisfactory.
[source: Brown, Lisle (compiler), Chronology of the Construction, Destruction and Reconstruction of the Nauvoo Temple]
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