& to save the life of Joseph he stoped
they then took Joseph into a carrage
& started for Missouri they got about
10 miles & they were stoped by the inhab-
itants who swore they should nok [not]
carry Joseph Smith any further without
giving him the chance of law & the writ
of Habeas Corpus & they took out a writ
against the Sherriff Reynolds & wilson
of Carthage &c. & they now wanted to
get a company to go to Joseph to see that
He had his rights & Br Hyram called for
volunteers & their was two or three hundred
came out to go the whole city flocked together
they made a choice of such as they
wished, General Laws & Rich went with
a company of Near 100 men on horsback
and about 75 or 100 on Board of the Maid
of Iowa, the horsmen went by Land the
those on the Boat went down the River to
the mouth of the Illinois & up that River
to Peoria the horse company left the city
abot 8 oclok in the evening & the Boat untill
next morning [FIGURE]

June 26, 1843 ~ Monday

26 Their was several Natives of the
Potawatemys through Nauvoo called to
see the Nauvoo House & Temple wanted
to talk had no interpeter that could inte-
rpet much they spoke about their great
father, great spirit &c they manifested
a desire to see the Temple & the city said
they were hungry I took them home & fed
them gave them some trinklets &c

& to save the life of Joseph he stoped they then took Joseph into a carrage & started for Missouri they got about 10 miles & they were stoped by the inhabitants who swore they should not carry Joseph Smith any further without giving him the chance of law & the writ of Habeas Corpus & they took out a writ against the Sherriff Reynolds & wilson of Carthage &c. & they now wanted to get a company to go to Joseph to see that He had his rights & Br Hyram called for volunteers & their was two or three hundred came out to go, the whole city flocked together they made a choice of such as they wished, General Laws & Rich went with a company of Near 100 men on horsback and about 75 or 100 on board of the Maid of Iowa, the horsmen went by Land those on the Boat went down the River to the mouth of the Illinois & up that River to Peoria the horse company left the city abot 8 oclok in the evening & the boat untill next morning [FIGURE]

June 26, 1843 ~ Monday

26 Their was several Natives of the Potawatemys through Nauvoo called to see the Nauvoo House & Temple wanted to talk had no interpeter that could interpet much they spoke about their great father great spirit &c they manifested a desire to see the Temple & the city said they were hungry I took them home & fed them gave them some trinklets &c