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1 Allen, James B., BYU Studies, Vol. 35, No. 2, 1995, p. 167,
in a review of George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle: The Journals
of William Clayton, Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1995.
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2 The misspelling of "deceive" may be a typographic
error in Words rather than a misspelling in the original.
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3 Manchester Mormons, Note 225 states in part: ``The (*) and words
`see over' were above the lines and refer to the entry for April
6, on the next page of the diary.''
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4 Written on the side of the page and refers to the entry for
April 24, which was written on the other side of the page, following
the entry for May 9th.
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5 Manchester Mormons, p. 212 n. 240, states: ``This possibly refers
to a record which Clayton knew was being kept of Joseph Smith's
activities- -perhaps Joseph's own history, but no mention is made
of a sermon on this date (which was a Sunday) either in Joseph
Smith's published history, or in the Times and Seasons.''
Words, p. 93, n. 3 states: ``The document `Extracts from William
Clayton's Private Book,' undoubtedly was prepared and given this
title by William Clayton. The original is not known to be in existence;
however, L. John Nuttall and Joseph F. Smith made copies of a
record by this title. The Joseph F. Smith copy is the more inclusive
of the two, but neither contains a discourse on baptism for the
dead nor one dated 9 May 1841. On the other hand, both contain
the 16 May 1841 discourse Clayton copied into his `Record.' Thus,
the `Record' may have been the `Private Book' from which the `Extracts
from William Clayton's Private Book' was prepared. If true, possibly
Clayton did not feel his report of the 9 May 1841 discourse was
significant enough to include in the `Extracts' document.''
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6 Refers to the entry of 8 August which appears on the other side
of the page in the original journal, following the entry of 17
August.
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7 Doctrine and Covenants, Section 124, verses 28-31, concerning
a baptismal font.
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8 The entry for 11 August 1841 actually follows this entry in
the original.
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9 See entries for 11 and 13 December 1841.
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10 See entry for 29 June 1843.
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11 James B. Allen, ``A Letter to England, 1842, William Clayton,''
Brigham Young University Studies, 12 (Autumn 1971), p.120-123.
A letter to William Hardman, Manchester, England, dated March
30, 1842, and originally published in the Millennial Star on August
1, 1842.
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12 The Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 2, p. 395 (under this date)
states:
Held a long conversation with Francis Higby [Higbee]. Francis
found fault with being exposed. but Joseph told him he spoke of
him in self defence. Francis was or appeared humble & promised
to reform. Heard the Recorder Read in the Law of the Lord. paid
taxes Rode out in the city on business with Brigham Young. The
Recorder being about to start east on a Journey committed the
Law of the Lord to Wm Clayton to continue this Journal &c
in his absence. & the Keys &c to the president. &
Clayton
W. Richards/1[p.126]
Footnote 1. states:
1. Willard Richard's handwriting ends at this point in the
MS. and William Clayton's begins.
William Clayton continued to be the scribe for the Law of the
Lord, (except for a few occasions where two other unknown scribes
made some entries,) until December 20, 1842, at which point the
journal ends.
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13 It is not clear whether this information appears in Clayton's
diary. History of the Church, V:52 states:
Saturday, 2.--Rode out in the city with my clerk, Mr. Clayton,
to look at some lots; afterwards rode to Hezekiah Peck's accompanied
by Emma and others.
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14 See note 4 above. History of the Church, V:58 states;
Saturday, 9.--I rode on the prairie with Brothers Clayton and
Gheen to look at some land. Dined on my farm; hoed potatoes, &c.,
and in the afternoon returned to the city and transacted a variety
of business. ...
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15 ``The Book of the Law of the Lord.'' The Personal Writings
of Joseph Smith, p. 691, n. 1 (under date) states: ``Ms. In the
handwriting of William Clayton, `The Book of the Law of the Lord,'
pp. 135, 164-65, 179-81, LDS Church Archives. Published in Smith,
History of the Church 5:106-109, 124-128.''
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16 This entry from the History of the Church has been included
because it was written by William Clayton, but in the "Law
of the Lord." See entry for Sept. 12, 1842 below.
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17 Note the difference in wording between the Temple History,
i.e. ``revelations to be transcribed'' and the other sources,
i.e. ``revelations to write.'' Allen cites as sources Manchester
Mormons p. 214 [should have been page 218], and Journal History,
23 October 1842. No mention is made by Allen of the variation
in the Temple History.
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18 Why Clayton used this date in the Affidavit is not clear. According
to the History of the Church 5:168, on 7 October 1842 Joseph left
Nauvoo to go into hiding at Father James Taylor's.
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19 The Law of the Lord is scheduled to be included in The Papers
of Joseph Smith, by Dean Jesse.
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20 To put a temporary floor in the temple.
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21 Allen 2, p. 144, n. 5 mistakenly cites the date as November
28, 1841 instead of 1842.
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22 For a discussion of the confusion in dating this event, see
Allen 2, p.133-34.
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23 Compare the entry for 11 August 1843.
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24 Nauvoo 1 states 84 while Words states 85.
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25 Note that the other accounts do not include the words ``of
Spirit.''
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26 Note that in the two Allen references, the word ``to'' does
not appear before the word ``tarry.'' Compare Doctrine and Covenants
130:23.
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27 This entry in Nauvoo 1 is dated 7 April 1843. Words, p. 276,
n. 26 states: ``While this entry from the diary of William Clayton
is dated 7 April 1843, the Prophet did not speak on the book of
Revelation until 8 April 1843.''
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28 This line may not, in fact, be crossed out in the original.
See BYU Studies, Vol. 21, No. 4, Fall 1981, p. 531.
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29 ``spiritualized'' in BYU Studies, Vol. 21, No. 4, Fall 1981,
p. 531.
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30 Notice the difference in ``carefully'' and ``cheerfully'' in
the two Allen versions.
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31 Joseph F. Smith, ``Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural
Marriage; A Discussion,'' Deseret News Press, Salt Lake City,
Utah, n.d., (1972 reprint, p. 55).
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32 The "(me)" may have been inserted by either Ehat
or Allen. It does not appear in the History of Church, 5:391,
where the entire entry seems to be referring to Clayton:
Before retiring, I gave Brother and Sister Johnson some instructions
on the priesthood; and putting my hand on the knee of William
Clayton, I said:
Remarks of the Prophet at Ramus-Lives that are Hid with God in
Christ
-Importance of the Eternity of the Marriage Covenant.
Your life is hid with Christ in God, and so are many others. Nothing
but the unpardonable sin can prevent you from inheriting eternal
life for you are sealed by the power of the Priesthood unto eternal
life, having taken the step necessary for that purpose.
Except a man and his wife enter into an everlasting covenant and
be married for eternity, while in this probation, by the power
and authority of the Holy Priesthood, they will cease to increase
when they die; that is, they will not have any children after
the ressurection. But those who are married by the power and authority
of the priesthood in this life, and continue without committing
the sin against the Holy Ghost, will continue to increase and
have children in the celestial glory. The unpardonable sin is
to shed innocent blood, or be accessory thereto. All other sins
will be visited with judgment in the flesh, and the spirit being
delivered to the buffetings of Satan until the day of the Lord
Jesus.
The way I know in whom to confide-God tells me in whom I may place
confidence.
In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; and
in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order
of the priesthood, [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of
marriage;] and if he does not, he cannot obtain it. He may enter
into the other, but that is the end of his kingdom; he cannot
have an increase."*
*The last paragraph is found in the Doctrine and Covenants, section
131:1-4.
I have a marginal note in my HC that states: see Historical
Record, p. 222.
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33 Allen's Note 27 on p. 108 states;
There is an interesting difference in the sources as to the reason
Joseph gave for not preaching. In his official history Joseph
says, "I kept myself quiet all day, telling my friends that
if I started for home I might be kidnapped into Missouri, and
thought it best to tarry at Inlet and see the result." Clayton
reports, however, that Joseph thought it best not to be seen but
to put out the idea that he had received a message from Springfield
and had important business to attend to there.
[Allen incorrectly references Clayton's journal as 11 June instead
of 21 June].
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34 Brigham Young University Studies, Vol. 35, No. 2. Book review
of An Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton., by
James B. Allen.
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35 For a related entry, see 8 June 1843.
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36 See entry for 7 April 1843.
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37 As quoted in Robert Bruce Flanders, Naovoo: Kingdom on the
Mississippi, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1965, p. 124.
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38 Date determined from History of the Church, Vol. 5, p. 143.
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39 See Clayton's reflections on 1 January 1845 for further information
about this date.
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40 A note in the typescript of Nauvoo 2 states: /These are short
entries and may have been written a day or two later. Hence the
error on the date of Hyrum's talk which he recorded.
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41 A note in the typescript of Nauvoo 2 states: ``Allen says the
date is 27 April 1844 not 18 April though his text shows the date
as ``mid-April'' '
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42 Allen mistakenly cited the date as 7 April 1844 in footnote
69, page 150.
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43 There are two versions for this date in the typescript of Nauvoo
3. The version which was printed in Words does not contain the
phrase ``& provisions to defend us from the mob''.
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44 Derived from a compiler's note found after the entry for 3
July 1844.
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45 Allen 2, footnote 73 on page 150.
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46 Comment appears in the typescript; probably written by Andrew
Ehat, or possibly James Allen.
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47 The information between the / / is apparently a note inserted
by Andrew Ehat or James B. Allen in the typescript of Nauvoo 2.
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48 The bulk of the material in Allen 2, p. 162 for this date is
simply Allen's restatement of the entry in his own words. However,
he does qoute this passage as ``became warm.'' The only other
direct quote in Allen is listed.
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49 This editorial comment was made by the transcriber. It fails
to make sense in light of the entry for 19 August 1844.
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50 The comments between the slashes / ... / are found in the typescript.
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51 The typescript of Nauvoo 1 states ``heavens.''
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52 A marginal note in the original, apparently in the handwriting
of Clayton, inserts the following at this point: "She was
born in the town of Charleston Orleans County, State of Vermont
on the twelvth of October 1828 making her 16 years old last October."
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53 The remainder of this sentence was not quoted in Allen.
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54 Dean C. Jesse, ``The John Taylor Nauvoo Journal, January 1845-September
1845, Brigham Young University Studies, Summer 1983, Vol. 23,
No. 3, p. 35, n. 134.
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55 The Allen version has ``the'' instead of ``this.'
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56 The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, by D. Michael Quinn,
Signature Books, Salt Lake City, Utah 1994.
[Click here to go back] The footnote 182 to this entry, found
on p.320 states: "William Clayton 1839-45 journal, 6 Apr
1845, LDS archives. This is different from Clayton's daily diary.
This portion does not appear in the version of the 1839-1845 journal
published in Smith, An Intimate Chronicle."
I am not certain of the document to which Quinn refers. It may be the same as the Nauvoo Temple History. If so, there may be entries in the original manuscript that are not included in the published versions. I have a typescript of the original which is supposed to be complete, and it does not contain this entry. Quinn equates the source he calls " Clayton's 1839-45 Journal " with "An Interesting Journal" in the last paragraph on p. 375 and in Note 232 on p. 435.
[As a sidelight, for those trying to follow the footnotes in
Quinn's book, the following may be of interest. Note 198 on p.
374 does not have a corresponding entry in the body of the text
on p. 141. That is because footnote number 110 was skipped on
p. 125. From that point to p. 141, all of the reference numbers
in the body of the text are ahead by one number, i.e., if the
text refers to footnote 111, you have to look at footnote 110,
and so forth. Consequently, the reference to footnote 198 on p.
141 actually refers to footnote 197. As a result, footnote 198
on p. 375 has no text to which it is a note. The footnotes resume
correct numbering with the next chapter.]
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57 Dallin H. Oaks and Marvin S. Hill, Carthage Conspiracy, The
Trial of the Accused Assasins of Joseph Smith, University of Illinois
Press, Urbana, 1975.
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58 Allen incorrectly lists the date in his footnotes as May 22,
1845.
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59 Allen 2, p. 156, enlarges the quote from the Temple History
to state: ``... to God and his saints to take ...''
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60 It is possible that Allen misdated this quote. Compare the
entry from the Temple History. It is also possible that when Clayton
wrote in his journal on May 31, he did not yet know that there
had been an acquittal, but later included that fact in the Temple
History.
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61 Allen's spelling is ``hotest.''
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62 Allen's spelling is ``dillegent.''