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Dec 8, 1843

Journal Entry

December 08, 1843 ~ Friday

8th The City Counsel was called & passed an
ordinance the purport of which was that any
person henceforth that should come with a writ
to take Joseph Smith on the old Missouri difficu
lty should be imprisioned in the city Joal for life
unless pardoned by the Governor with the consent
of the mayor. We published it on an extra sheet
of the Neighbor & sent that abroad also
Sister Cornelia Divine commenced labour with us
this day

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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Ford, Thomas
5 Dec 1800 - 3 Nov 1850

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Business/Financial - Pay Order for Wilford Woodruff and John Taylor, 11 November 1843
Received on the within from tax Seventy five Dollars & 6 cts John S. Higbee col [upside-down text] Taylor & Woodruff Jan 18, 1845 over—$2.94 [end of upside-down text]

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Publication of "The History of Joseph Smith" in the Times and Seasons covering period up to January 7, 1832.

Dec 8, 1843