December 18, 1843 ~ Monday

18^th A short time since Br Daniel Avery and
his son Philander Avery were both kidnaped
by some Missourians & other mob men from
Illinois & taken to Missouri and put in prision,
one of the kidnapers a schoolmaster was taken
with a warrent & brought to Nauvoo & had his
trial this day before squair Johnson his name
was Elliot he was bound over to county
court under $3000 dollar bonds. He was
then taken with another warrent for threat-
ning President Smith life which charge was
also proven against him, but President
Smith forgive him, & he was finally dischargd
on that case President Smith made an
eloquent speech upon the subject manifested
mercy towards his enemies when they were in
his power, but he lifted up his hands towards
heaven & declaired that if Missouri came
against us any more he would fight them
& defend his rights

December 19, 1843 ~ Tuesday

19^th A warrant was also issued against
Col Williams who was the leader of the
kidnaping scrape but he had gatherd a mob
around him & swore defiance against the
law or comeing to Nauvoo, so the officers
returned to Nauvoo for council assistance &c

December 20, 1843 ~ Wednesday to December 21, 1843 ~ Thursday

20^th, 21 I spent the time to work on my house

December 22, 1843 ~ Friday

22nd I worked exceding hard with the expectation
of finishing the brick work of my house. I had
6 masons 5 tenders & 2 carpenters but we did
not quite finish it I went home & went to bed sick
& I had a dredful sick night

December 18, 1843 ~ Monday

18th A short time since Br Daniel Avery and his son Philander Avery were both kidnaped by some Missourians & other mob men from Illinois & taken to Missouri and put in prision, one of the kidnapers a schoolmaster was taken with a warrent & brought to Nauvoo & had his trial this day before squair Johnson his name was Elliot he was bound over to county court under $3000 dollar bonds. He was then taken with another warrent for threatning President Smith life which charge was also proven against him, but President Smith forgive him, & he was finally discharged on that case. President Smith made an eloquent speech upon the subject manifested mercy towards his enemies when they were in his power, but he lifted up his hands towards heaven & declaired that if Missouri came against us any more he would fight them & defend his rights

December 19, 1843 ~ Tuesday

19th A warrant was also issued against Col Williams who was the leader of the kidnaping scrape but he had gathered a mob around him & swore defiance against the law or comeing to Nauvoo, so the officers returned to Nauvoo for council assistance &c

December 20, 1843 ~ Wednesday to December 21, 1843 ~ Thursday

20th. 21 I spent the time to work on my house

December 22, 1843 ~ Friday

22d I worked exeeding hard with the expectation of finishing the brick work of my house. I had 6 masons 5 tenders & 2 carpenters but we did not quite finish it I went home & went to bed sick & I had a dredful sick night