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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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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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A reference to the council’s chairman.

Coun. Taylor
1 Nov. 1808–25 July 1887. Preacher, editor, publisher, politician. Born at Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England. Son of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor, members of Church of England. Around age sixteen, joined Methodist church and was local preacher. Migrated ...
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moved that the whole of this subject be left to the
chairman
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to direct as he shall see proper. (Seconded)

The
chairman
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said the reason why he proposed
brother Phineas
16 Feb. 1799–10 Oct. 1879. Printer, saddler, farmer. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Moved to Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont, ca. 1801. Moved to New York. Married first Clarissa Hamilton, 28 Sept...
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to go was, because he is here and has nothing to do,
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Phineas Young had recently moved to Nauvoo from Ohio, arriving with his family on 1 April 1845. (“Life of Phineas Howe Young,” [6].)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Young, Phineas Howe. “Life of Phineas Howe Young,” ca. 1857. Typescript, not after 1963. Phineas Howe Young, Papers, 1846–1898. CHL. MS 14458, fd. 16.
and he would be pleased with the mission, for it is just such a business he would like to go into. Brother
Dunham
14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845. Soldier, police captain. Born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan Dunham. Married Mary Kendall. Moved to Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained...
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and
Dana
1 Jan. 1805–8 June 1885. Farmer. Born in Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan and Nelly Dana. Chief of Oneida Indian tribe, in New York. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by May 1840. Received elder’s license, 13 May 1840, in Nauvoo...
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must go, and the feelings of his heart is for four to go.

Coun.
J. Young
7 Apr. 1797–16 July 1881. Farmer, painter, glazier. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Moved to Auburn, Cayuga Co., New York, before 1830. Joined Methodist church, before Apr. 1832. Baptized into Church...
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said
brother Phineas
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has had it predicted on his head, that he should visit the Lamanites,
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At blessing meetings on 7 and 8 March 1835 for individuals who had worked on or contributed to the construction of the House of the Lord in Kirtland, Ohio, Phineas Young was “ordained a missionary to the Lamanites.” Several other men received similar appointments at that time or shortly thereafter, including Phineas’s brothers Brigham and Lorenzo, his brother-in-law John P. Greene, and Amos Orton. Brigham Young, Greene, and Orton visited a Seneca reservation in May 1835, but there is no record of Phineas Young having yet preached to American Indians. (Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 Mar. 1835; Minutes, 12 Mar. 1835; John P. Greene, Freedom, NY, to Rhoda Young Greene, 24 May 1835, CHL.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Greene, John P. Letter, Freedom, NY, to Rhoda Young Greene, 24 May 1835. CHL. MS 9871.
and it is his feelings that
brother Phineas
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should be admitted into this council. He is a good man & a man of confidence. [p. [283]]
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[411]
A reference to the council’s chairman.
[412]
Phineas Young had recently moved to Nauvoo from Ohio, arriving with his family on 1 April 1845. (“Life of Phineas Howe Young,” [6].)
Young, Phineas Howe. “Life of Phineas Howe Young,” ca. 1857. Typescript, not after 1963. Phineas Howe Young, Papers, 1846–1898. CHL. MS 14458, fd. 16.
[413]
At blessing meetings on 7 and 8 March 1835 for individuals who had worked on or contributed to the construction of the House of the Lord in Kirtland, Ohio, Phineas Young was “ordained a missionary to the Lamanites.” Several other men received similar appointments at that time or shortly thereafter, including Phineas’s brothers Brigham and Lorenzo, his brother-in-law John P. Greene, and Amos Orton. Brigham Young, Greene, and Orton visited a Seneca reservation in May 1835, but there is no record of Phineas Young having yet preached to American Indians. (Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 Mar. 1835; Minutes, 12 Mar. 1835; John P. Greene, Freedom, NY, to Rhoda Young Greene, 24 May 1835, CHL.)
Greene, John P. Letter, Freedom, NY, to Rhoda Young Greene, 24 May 1835. CHL. MS 9871.