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Minutes, circa 1 May 1832

 
Previous revelations instructed the church to organize businesses to manage its financial and publishing concerns. Minutes of meetings held over a six-day period, from 26 April to 1 May 1832, reflected efforts to establish both the Literary and United firms. This particular text dealt primarily with the United Firm

An organization that supervised the management of church enterprises and properties, 1832–1834. In March and April 1832, revelations directed that the church’s publishing and mercantile endeavors be organized. In accordance with this direction, the United...

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, which eventually supported publishing efforts of the Literary Firm and operated other church enterprises.
Ebenezer Robinson

25 May 1816–11 Mar. 1891. Printer, editor, publisher. Born at Floyd (near Rome), Oneida Co., New York. Son of Nathan Robinson and Mary Brown. Moved to Utica, Oneida Co., ca. 1831, and learned printing trade at Utica Observer. Moved to Ravenna, Portage Co....

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 recorded this text in Minute Book 2 in spring 1838, apparently relying on minutes taken at the time of the conference in May 1832.

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Editorial Title
Minutes, circa 1 May 1832
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7030