BYU Studies Quarterly

Volume 46 Issue 4 Article 10

10-1-2007

1837

BYU Studies

Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq

Recommended Citation Studies, BYU (2007) "1837," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 46 : Iss. 4 , Article 10. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol46/iss4/10

This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in BYU Studies Quarterly by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Studies: 1837

1837

January 2, 1837 Kirtland, Legal Events—Bank of Geauga v. Smith, Whitney, and Rigdon. , Newel K. Whitney, and obtained a loan for $3,000 from the Bank of Geauga and gave the bank a promissory note stating that they would return (“pay jointly and severally”) the money “forty five days after date” at the Bank House in Paines- ville, Ohio. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

January 6, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Jan. 26, 1837 Legal Events—Joseph Smith gave instructions concerning the became Kirtland Safety Society that were later published in the Church the twenty-sixth state in the U.S. periodical . ◆ History of the Church, 2:470–73; Messenger and Advocate 3.4: 441 Feb. 7, 1837 February 16, 1837 Geauga County, Ohio Florence Nightin- gale claimed that Legal Events—Martindale v. Smith. A writ of capias was filed God spoke to her against Joseph Smith and others for damages totaling $7,500. and called her to his service. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

February 19, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Ecclesiastical Duties—Joseph Smith addressed the Saints in the by the power of God. ◆ ­Journal, 1:124–25

February 22, 1837 Geauga County, Ohio Legal Events—Martindale v. Smith. Joseph Smith and others were arrested and released on $10,000 bond each. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

Joseph Smith Chronology 87 Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007 1 BYU Studies Quarterly, Vol. 46, Iss. 4 [2007], Art. 10 88 BYU Studies

March 2, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Legal Events—Bank of Geauga v. Smith, Whitney, and Rigdon. Defen- Mar. 4, 1837 dants owed the bank $4,000 and promised to pay the money on City of Chicago, request. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series Illinois, was ­incorporated. March 21, 1837 Geauga County, Ohio Legal Events—Martindale v. Smith. Joseph Smith appeared before the court to enter special bail. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

March 22, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Legal Events—Bank of Geauga v. Smith, Whitney, and Rigdon. The bank sued for a writ of capias to have Smith, Whitney, and Rig- don brought before the Geauga Court of Common Pleas to pay 1837 damages of $4,000. The court clerk signed the writ, which was Louis Agassiz proposed that the returned to the sheriff. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Earth had been Papers series subject to a past ice age. March 24, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Legal Events—Bank of Geauga v. Smith, Whitney, and Rigdon. ­ and Ira Bond entered into a recognizance of special bail on behalf of Smith, Whitney, and Rigdon, promising $8,000 to the bank. The court ordered that the cause be continued until

Joseph Smith’s home in Kirtland, Ohio. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol46/iss4/10 2 Studies: 1837 Joseph Smith Chronology 89

the next term of the court. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 began About June 1, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio in New York City. Ecclesiastical Duties—Joseph Smith set apart Elder Heber C. Kimball to preside over a mission to England, the first mission of the Church outside continental North America. ◆ History of the Church, 2:489–90

June 5, 1837 Geauga County, Ohio Legal Events—Martindale v. Smith. All parties appeared before the court and settled by mutual agreement. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

1837 June 5, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Charles ­Dickens’s Legal Events—Bank of Geauga v. Smith, Whitney, and Rigdon. The Oliver Twist appeared in parties appeared before the court. The case was settled and dis- ­serialized form. continued. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

June 11, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Ecclesiastical Duties—Joseph Smith gave special instructions to Elders Heber C. Kimball and and to Joseph Fielding concerning their mission to England. ◆ History of the Church, 2:491–92

June 13, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Personal Life—Due to sickness, Joseph Smith was unable to raise his head from his pillow to bid farewell to a group of missionaries. ◆ History of the Church, 2:492

June 14, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Personal Life—After Joseph Smith had been extremely sick and weak for a few days, Dr. Levi Richards attended to him, and June 20, 1837 regained his strength immediately. ◆ History of the Queen Victoria, Church, 2:493 monarch of the United Kingdom, ascended to the July 23, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio throne. Visions and Revelations—Joseph Smith received Doctrine and Covenants 112, a revelation to Thomas B. Marsh about his duties as the President of the Apostles. ◆ History of the Church, 2:499–501; D&C 112

Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007 3 BYU Studies Quarterly, Vol. 46, Iss. 4 [2007], Art. 10 90 BYU Studies

July 27, 1837 Painesville, Ohio Legal Events—On their journey to visit the Saints in Canada, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Thomas B. Marsh were detained all day in Painesville, Ohio, because of malicious lawsuits. ◆ History of the Church, 2:502

July 29, 1837 Ashtabula, Ohio Travels—On his journey to Canada, Joseph Smith walked on the beach and bathed in the beautiful, clear water of Lake Erie at Ashtabula before boarding the steamer for Buffalo, New York, in the afternoon. ◆ History of the Church, 2:502–3

1837 August 8, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio American John Legal Events—Allen v. Granger (originally Allen v. Smith, Cowdery, Deere developed Knight, Orton, Cahoon). Justice of the Peace Frederick G. Williams and manufactured the first commer- rendered judgment against Joseph Smith, , Vinson cially successful Knight, Roger Orton, and Reynolds Cahoon (being the Kirtland cast-steel plow. Steam Company) for $23 plus court costs. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

August 1837 Canada Travels—Joseph Smith spent most of August in Canada, where he preached, baptized, blessed the Saints, and strengthened the branches. ◆ History of the Church, 2:502–8

August 24, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Legal Events—Moses Usher v. Joseph Smith. A judgment was issued against Joseph Smith when he did not appear before the justice of the peace. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

1837 Thomas Davenport September 3, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio patented the first Ecclesiastical Duties—Joseph Smith held a conference for electric motor, which he used the whole Church to reorganize its leadership. ◆ History of the to drive a rotary Church, 2:509–10 ­printing press. September 4, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Writings—Joseph Smith dictated a letter to John Corrill and the Church in . ◆ Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, 391–92

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol46/iss4/10 4 Studies: 1837 Joseph Smith Chronology 91

September 10, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Ecclesiastical Duties—Joseph Smith attended an assembly of Saints in the Kirtland Temple, where the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was administered. ◆ History of the Church, 2:512

September 17, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Ecclesiastical Duties—Joseph Smith presided at a conference of elders in the Kirtland Temple to discuss the gathering of the Saints. 1837 ◆ History of the Church, 2:513–14; Elders’ Journal, November 1837, 17 Louis Daguerre developed the September 27, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio daguerreotype. Legal Events— became the agent of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon and held power of attorney on their behalf to settle their business affairs in Kirtland after their departure. ◆ LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

September 27, 1837 En route to Missouri Travels—Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon left Kirtland to travel to Missouri. ◆ History of the Church, 2:518

October 13, 1837 En route to Missouri Personal Life—While Joseph Smith was traveling to Far West, Missouri, his brother Hyrum’s wife, Jerusha Barden Smith, died in Kirtland. ◆ History of the Church, 2:519

November 7, 1837 Far West, Missouri Ecclesiastical Duties—Joseph Smith held a conference to reorga- nize Church leadership, and his brother Hyrum was sustained as the Second Counselor in the First Presidency, replacing Frederick G. Williams who was rejected by a vote of the members. ◆ History of the Church, 2:522–25

About November 10, 1837 En route to Kirtland, Ohio Travels—Joseph Smith left Far West to return to Kirtland, Ohio. ◆ History of the Church, 2:525

About December 10, 1837 Kirtland, Ohio Dec. 15, 1837 George B. Post, Ecclesiastical Duties—Joseph Smith returned to Kirtland from architect who Missouri and found that , John F. Boynton, Luke S. designed the first building to Johnson, Joseph Coe, and others had apostatized and were trying use elevators and to overthrow the Church. ◆ History of the Church, 2:528 made substantial contributions to building skyscrap- ers, was born.

Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007 5