Gov. J. W. Shafer issued a proclamation, forbidding the assembly of the militia of Utah Territory for any purpose except by his orders. (1)
-- 140 years ago - Sep 15, 1870
Nauvoo, Illinois. On the same day as Joseph Smith Sr.s funeral, Lilburn W. Boggs, governor of Missouri, demanded the extradition of Joseph Smith Jr. as a fugitive from justice. (2)
-- 170 years ago - about Sep 15, 1840
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Doctrine and Covenants is published. (3)
-- 175 years ago - mid-Sept. 1835
1 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
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