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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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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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During the 1838 “Mormon War” in Missouri, similar arguments were made to justify wartime thefts or appropriations. One participant in these activities later stated that JS renounced this practice at the April 1840 conference of the church. JS made public denunciations of theft on other occasions as well. Nevertheless, accusations that some Latter-day Saints continued to steal from non-Mormons contributed to the hostility against the church during the Nauvoo era, particularly in the surrounding counties. In contrast to Miller’s assertion in the council, when hostilities erupted in September 1845 Brigham Young instructed the Mormon militia to only “take enough property to sustain life.” In January 1846 Young warned that thieves would not be tolerated in the emigrating companies. (Phelps, Reminiscences, 6–7; Revelation, 9 Feb. 1831 [D&C 42:39]; Lee, Mormonism Unveiled, 111; JS, Journal, 6 Apr. 1843; JS, “Pres’t J. Smith’s Affidavit,” Wasp, 29 Mar. 1843, [3]; “Brethren in Trouble!,” Warsaw [IL] Signal, 19 Feb. 1845, [2]; Hosea Stout, Reminiscences and Journal, 19 Sept. 1845; Council of Fifty, “Record,” 13 Jan. 1846; see also LeSueur, 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, chap. 7; Baugh, “Call to Arms,” chap. 7; and Hallwas and Launius, Cultures in Conflict, 70–77.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Phelps, Morris. Reminiscences, no date. CHL. MS 271.
Lee, John D. Mormonism Unveiled. St. Louis, MO: Sun Publishing Company, 1882.
The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.
Warsaw Signal. Warsaw, IL. 1841–1853.
Stout, Hosea. Reminiscences and Journals, 1845–1869. Microfilm. CHL. Originals at Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City. Also available as On the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844–1861, edited by Juanita Brooks, 2 vols. (1964. Reprint, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press; Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1982).
LeSueur, Stephen C. The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1987.
Baugh, Alexander L. “A Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri.” PhD diss., Brigham Young University, 1996. Also available as A Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri, Dissertations in Latter-day Saint History (Provo, UT: Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History; BYU Studies, 2000).
Hallwas, John E., and Roger D. Launius. Cultures in Conflict: A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1995.
He is in favor of immediate action, and dont want to see the ship rot on the stocks, let us la[u]nch her and to go to work in earnest. Let the
chairman
1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...
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give the necessary instructions to these missionaries, and he is in favor of setting this matter aside.

The
chairman
1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...
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said we came to a conclusion a few weeks ago on the subject of the western mission, and he considers it is not necessary to bring it up again. He proposes to this committee to go to work and raise the necessary means and prepare themselves so that they will be ready to go immediately after conference. He loves to hear the brethren talk on these subjects, but there is other business crowding and he dont want us to spend any more time than is necessary. He is pleased with
brother Miller
25 Nov. 1794–after July 1856. Carpenter, mill operator, lumber dealer, steamboat owner. Born near Stanardsville, Orange Co., Virginia. Son of John Miller and Margaret Pfeiffer. Moved to Augusta Co., Virginia, 1798; to Madison Co., Kentucky, 1806; to Boone...
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During the 1838 “Mormon War” in Missouri, similar arguments were made to justify wartime thefts or appropriations. One participant in these activities later stated that JS renounced this practice at the April 1840 conference of the church. JS made public denunciations of theft on other occasions as well. Nevertheless, accusations that some Latter-day Saints continued to steal from non-Mormons contributed to the hostility against the church during the Nauvoo era, particularly in the surrounding counties. In contrast to Miller’s assertion in the council, when hostilities erupted in September 1845 Brigham Young instructed the Mormon militia to only “take enough property to sustain life.” In January 1846 Young warned that thieves would not be tolerated in the emigrating companies. (Phelps, Reminiscences, 6–7; Revelation, 9 Feb. 1831 [D&C 42:39]; Lee, Mormonism Unveiled, 111; JS, Journal, 6 Apr. 1843; JS, “Pres’t J. Smith’s Affidavit,” Wasp, 29 Mar. 1843, [3]; “Brethren in Trouble!,” Warsaw [IL] Signal, 19 Feb. 1845, [2]; Hosea Stout, Reminiscences and Journal, 19 Sept. 1845; Council of Fifty, “Record,” 13 Jan. 1846; see also LeSueur, 1838 Mormon War in Missouri, chap. 7; Baugh, “Call to Arms,” chap. 7; and Hallwas and Launius, Cultures in Conflict, 70–77.)
Phelps, Morris. Reminiscences, no date. CHL. MS 271.
Lee, John D. Mormonism Unveiled. St. Louis, MO: Sun Publishing Company, 1882.
The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.
Warsaw Signal. Warsaw, IL. 1841–1853.
Stout, Hosea. Reminiscences and Journals, 1845–1869. Microfilm. CHL. Originals at Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City. Also available as On the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844–1861, edited by Juanita Brooks, 2 vols. (1964. Reprint, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press; Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1982).
LeSueur, Stephen C. The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1987.
Baugh, Alexander L. “A Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri.” PhD diss., Brigham Young University, 1996. Also available as A Call to Arms: The 1838 Mormon Defense of Northern Missouri, Dissertations in Latter-day Saint History (Provo, UT: Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History; BYU Studies, 2000).
Hallwas, John E., and Roger D. Launius. Cultures in Conflict: A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1995.