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City of Nauvoo
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City of Nauvoo
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Nauvoo's city charter
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- Question: What was unique about the city of Nauvoo's charter and why did it anger some non-Mormons?
- Question: What is a writ of Habeas corpus?
- Question: Was the Mormons' use of the Nauvoo city charter to invalidate writs from other jurisdictions improper?
The Nauvoo Expositor
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- Question: Was the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor legal?
- Question: What caused William Law to apostatize from the Church and turn against Joseph Smith?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith or his associates attempt to reconcile with William Law before he published the Nauvoo Expositor?
- Question: How was the decision reached to destroy the Nauvoo Expositor?
- Question: Why did the Nauvoo City Council feel it was necessary to destroy the Nauvoo Expositor?
- Question: What was John C. Bennett's role in the events leading up to the death of Joseph Smith?
- Question: Was Joseph Smith responsible for an assassination attempt on former Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs?
- Question: What is the timeline of events that led to Joseph Smith's death in Carthage?
Nauvoo Expositor full text
Summary: The Nauvoo Expositor had a single issue published. The events surrounding its publication lead to the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. The full text is provided below for study.