June 27, 1843 ~ Tuesday

27^th I drew home about 11 Bushels of lime
for my house

June 28, 1843 ~ Wednesday

28^th I spent the day walking about town,
herd rumours about a writ for P. P. Pratt
L Wight & others to take them too Mo
I found them armed & guarded against any
kidnaping

June 29, 1843 ~ Thursday

29^th A vary warm day I went into a Brick
kiln & flung out about 7 thousand Brick
for my house which was drawn to it I
nearly melted myself & was exceding weary
at night Mr Foster had arived home &
said that President Joseph Smith would be
in Nauvoo next day with Reynolds & Wilson who
had taken him

June 30, 1843 ~ Friday

[FIGURE] June 30^th 1843 Early in the morning I went
to the court room assisted Dr Richards to
arange the seats to prepare the room for
the arival of Gen Smith & the company at
about 1 oclock PM the citizens of Nauvoo
went out on foot, horsback & in many carriages
to meet the Prophet viz Gen Smith & when they
did meet their was a seen of Great Joy & with a
band of music & a great multitude they followed
him to his own house, & Reynolds of Missouri
& Wilson of Carthage who had illegally taken
Joseph Smith at the force of arms looked
as though they had had the ague they had
treated Joseph Smith shamfully deprived
him of the wright of Hebeas Corpus & of speaking
to any friend & intended to run him into Missouri
as soon as possible But the Lord raised him

June 27, 1843 ~ Tuesday

27th I drew home about 11 bushels of lime for my house

June 28, 1843 ~ Wednesday

28th I spent the day walking about town, herd rumours about a writ for P. P. Pratt L Wight & others to take them too Mo I found them armed & guarded against any kidnaping

June 29, 1843 ~ Thursday

29th A vary warm day I went into a brick kiln & flung out about 7 thousand brick for my house which was drawn to it I nearly melted myself & was exeeding weary at night Mr Foster had arived home & said that President Joseph Smith would be in Nauvoo next day with Reynolds & Wilson who had taken him

June 30, 1843 ~ Friday

[FIGURE] June 30th 1843 Early in the morning I went to the court room assisted Dr Richards to arange the seats to prepare the room for the arival of Gen Smith & the company at about 1 oclock PM the citizens of Nauvoo went out on foot horsback & in many carriages to meet the Prophet viz Gen Smith & when they did meet their was a seen of Great Joy & with a band of music & a great multitude they followed him to his own house, & Reynolds of Missouri & Wilson of Carthage who had illegally taken Joseph Smith at the force of arms looked as though they had had the ague they had treated Joseph Smith shamfully deprived him of the wright of Hebeas Corpus & of speaking to any friend & intended to run him in to Missouri as soon as possible. But the Lord raised him