Untouchable: Joseph Smith’s Use of the Law as Catalyst for Assassination

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Research Article| April 01 2019 Untouchable: Joseph Smith’s Use of the Law as Catalyst for Assassination Alex D. Smith Alex D. Smith Alex D. Smith is a historian with the Joseph Smith Papers in the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has co-edited six volumes in the Journals and Documents series and is currently editing the Nauvoo journals of William Clayton. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in U.S. History. His publications focus on Nauvooera Mormon and mid-19th-century western Illinois history. He has been employed as document editor for the Joseph Smith Papers since 2003. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998-) (2019) 112 (1): 8–42. https://doi.org/10.5406/jillistathistsoc.112.1.0008 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Alex D. Smith; Untouchable: Joseph Smith’s Use of the Law as Catalyst for Assassination. Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998-) 1 January 2019; 112 (1): 8–42. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/jillistathistsoc.112.1.0008 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressJournal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998-) Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright 2019 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois2019 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.