Mormon History, July 1843

-- During July 1843
Charles Coulson Rich: Mission to DeKalb and LaSalle counties, Illinois, July 1843 to "disabuse the public mind" with respect to Prophets Dixon arrest. (1)

Hyrum Smith: Publicly designated by Joseph Smith Jr. 16 July 1843 as prophet, while Joseph Smith Jr. remained president q(1)

George Albert Smith: Left on mission to solicit donations for Nauvoo House and Temple July 1843. (1)

-- During July, 1843
[Joseph Smith] Sealed polygynously to Desmodema Fullmer. (3)

-- During Summer 1843
[Polygamy] Joseph Smith marriage to Mary Ann Frost (Pratt) age ?. (4)

-- During summer of 1843
Amasa Mason Lyman: Directed to settle with family in Shockoquon, Henderson County, Illinois, late 1842; remained until summer of 1843. (1)

William B Smith: Mission to East in summer of 1843. (1)

William Law: Opposed revelation on plural marriage in summer of 1843. (1)

-- Aug 1, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] Aug 1st We crossed the Allagany River into the town of Allegany & spent the day at C Seechrist & returned in the evening. Their is three Bridges & one canal crosses the Allegany River from Pittsburgh within a short distance of each other. We attended meeting in the evening & Elder Young preached. Was followed By Elders Page & Kimball. We spent the night with Elder Charles Beck. (5)

[Joseph Smith] Joseph is sick again in the morning. Candidates Hoge and Walker each give long speeches for the upcoming election. Joseph has an argument with Walter Bagby, a tax collector. Bagby throws a stone at Joseph, "which so enraged me that I followed him a few steps, and struck him two or three times." After the fight is broken up, Joseph gladly pays the assault fine. Bagby hereafter becomes a relentless enemy of Joseph, inspiring Carthage meetings and stirring up other old enemies against him. (History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (7 volumes) 5:523-24.) (6)

[Joseph Smith Diary] Tuesday, August 1 st 1843 Joseph sick. Esqu[ire] Walker gave a stump speech at the stand. [Joseph] Hoge [Walker's opponent in the congressional election] and Hyrum [Smith] called at the office. Hoge acknowledged the power of the Mormon Habeus Corpus.

News arrived from the Gov[ernor] that the writ was returned and killed. (Phelps translating)

The news above referred to was a private communication from Mr. Broman to Joseph by Mr. Backenstos and not [from] the Gov[ernor]. (7)

Joseph Smith physically assaults the county tax assessor, for which he pleads guilty and pays a fine. (8)

-- Aug 1, 1843, Tuesday
[William Clayton Writings] On August 1, 1843, Joseph rode in his buggy up to the temple where he began to discuss with Clayton and other the fact that some of his property was being sold for taxes. Suddenly Walter Bagby, the county assessor and collector, appeared and when Joseph confronted him with the issue, he denied all knowledge of it. As the discussion heated up, Joseph told Bagby that he was always abusing the citizens in the area, and Bagby angrily called Joseph a liar. Obviously irritated, the church leader stepped down from his buggy, whereupon Bagby picked up a stone to throw at him. Enraged, Joseph went after him and struck him two or three times, and it took Daniel H. Wells to separate the two. (9)

-- Aug 1, 1843. Tuesday.
[William Clayton Journal] Â…Bagby said he had done more for Joseph than for any other man in the country. Joseph reiterated that Bagby was continually abusing the citizens here. Bagby called the prophet a liarÂ…pick up a stone to throw at him which so enraged him that President Joseph followed him a few steps and struck him two or three times. Esquire Daniel H. Wells stepped between them and succeeded in separating them. President Joseph told the Esquire to assess the fine for the assault and he was willing to pay it. President Joseph rode down to Alderman Whitney stated the circumstances and he imposed a fine which the prophet paid and then returned to a political meeting. Bagby stayed awhile muttering that Joseph was a coward. (10)


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
2 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47
3 - Scott H. Faulring, An American Prophet's Record, 'A Joseph Smith Chronology'
4 - Wikipedia, List of the Wives of Joseph Smith, Jr., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_wives_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.
5 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993
6 - Conklin, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology
7 - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1843-44
8 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47"
9 - 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
10 - George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995


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