The thirteenth volume in the Documents series of The Joseph Smith Papers features ninety-eight Joseph Smith documents produced from August through December 1843 and includes letters, discourses, financial records, city ordinances, military orders, and a memorial to Congress. These documents provide insight into the growth and prosperity of Nauvoo. Illinois, the development of Latter-day Saint theology and practice, and the expansion of opposition to Joseph Smith and the Church in Illinois and abroad.