Chapter III

The Prophet's Efforts at Washington to Obtain Redress of Grievances for the Saints--Affidavits on Missouri Affairs.

The Prophet's Letter to Hyrum Smith--Reporting State of Affairs at Washington.

Letter of the Prophet and Elias Higbee to the High Council at Nauvoo--Preliminary Hearing of Grievances.

Brigham Young in New York.

Letter of Hyrum Smith to Parley P. Pratt--On Printing the Book of Mormon in New York.

The Prophet in New Jersey.

Affidavit of Simon Carter on his Sufferings in Missouri.

Letter of Hyrum Smith to the Prophet and Judge Higbee.

Affidavit of William F. Cahoon--Missouri Wrongs.

Letter of C. Adams to the Prophet--Cause of the Saints before the Illinois Legislature.

Law Suits to be Abandoned.

Extract from Elder Orson Pratt's Letter to his wife--Reporting Movements of the Brethren in the Eastern States.

Letter from John B. Weber to the Prophet--On Supplementing the Latter's Effort to Obtain Redress from Congress.

Affidavit of John M. Burke--Missouri Outrages.

Affidavit of John Lowry--Ditto.

Affidavit of Jedediah Owen--Ditto.

Affidavit of T. Alvord--Ditto.

Affidavit of William Hawk--Missouri Affairs.

Affidavit of Timothy B. Clark--Ditto.

Affidavit of Urban V. Stewart--Ditto.

Affidavit of John Smith--Ditto.

Affidavit of Samuel Smith--Ditto.

Affidavit of Daniel Avery--Ditto.

Affidavit of James Powell--Ditto.

Affidavit of John Smith--Ditto.

Affidavit of Smith Humphrey--Ditto.

Affidavit of Henry Root--Ditto.

Affidavit of Joseph Clark--Ditto.

Affidavit of Thomas D. Casper--Ditto.

Affidavit of Jesse W. Johnston--Ditto.

Affidavit of Owen Cole--Ditto.

Affidavit of Ezekiel Maginn--Ditto.

Affidavit of Addison Green--Ditto.

Affidavit of John P. Greene--Ditto.

Affidavit of Asahel A. Lathrop--Ditto.

Affidavit of Burr Riggs.

Affidavit of Simon P. Curtis.

Affidavit of Elisha H. Groves.

Affidavit of Jacob Foutz.

Affidavit of Frederick G. Williams.

Statement of James Sloan.

Affidavit of David Shumaker.

Affidavit of Levi Richards.

Affidavit of Gibson Gates.

Affidavit of David Pettigrew. {V}

CHAPTER IV.

Departure of the Prophet from Washington--Labors of Elias Higbee Before the Senate Judiciary Committee--Report of the Committee.

Ministry of Brigham Young and George A. Smith at Richmond, New York.

Appointments in the British Mission.

Matthew S. Davis' Description of the Prophet, and a Report of his Washington Discourse.

The Prophet's Interview with Van Buren and Calhoun.

Elias Higbee's Letter to the Prophet, Reporting Progress in the Cause of the Saints before the Senate Committee.

Second Letter of Elias Higbee to the Prophet--Cause of the Saints before the Senate Committee.

Third Letter of Elias Higbee to the Prophet--Cause of the Saints before the Senate Committee.

The Fourth Letter of Elias Higbee to the Prophet--Announces that the Senate Committee's Report will be Adverse to the Saints.

The Prophet En Route for Nauvoo.

Death of James Mulholland.

Report of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Case of the Saints vs. Missouri.