Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845

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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
1 March 1845 • Saturday, continued Page 1 4 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 32 11 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 77 18 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 131 22 March 1845 • Saturday Page 181 25 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 231 5 April 1845 • Saturday Page 266 11 April 1845 • Friday Page 267 15 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 327 22 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 349 29 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 355 6 May 1845 • Tuesday Page 361
Source Note
See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
Historical Introduction
See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
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or shall a part go beyond, and a part to the council. He thinks there has been so much said that the directions will have to come from the head as the constitution did and he feels to leave it to our head.
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After a lengthy attempt by a committee of the council to draft a constitution, JS presented a brief revelation that he said “would tell us the whole matter about the constitution.” (See Council of Fifty, “Record,” 25 Apr. 1844.)
He thinks a speedy process ought to be put in operation to have the thing accomplished.

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has now heard for the first time that there is a place within eleven days journey where we can be safe in case of difficulty.
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This apparently refers to Jonathan Dunham’s statement earlier in this council meeting that the Latter-day Saints could travel to a “secure” location within nine days, likely a reference to the Potawatomi Indian settlements near Council Bluffs.
His notion is that we never give any ground to the enemy, but that we keep what we get and get all we can. The only difficulty is to secure our women and children so that we should not be under the necessity of defending any one particular point, we would then be [p. [194]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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After a lengthy attempt by a committee of the council to draft a constitution, JS presented a brief revelation that he said “would tell us the whole matter about the constitution.” (See Council of Fifty, “Record,” 25 Apr. 1844.)
[284]
This apparently refers to Jonathan Dunham’s statement earlier in this council meeting that the Latter-day Saints could travel to a “secure” location within nine days, likely a reference to the Potawatomi Indian settlements near Council Bluffs.