Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846

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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
6 May 1845 • Tuesday, continued Page 1 10 May 1845 • Saturday Page 4 9 September 1845 • Tuesday Page 13 30 September 1845 • Tuesday Page 33 4 October 1845 • Saturday Page 42 11 January 1846 • Sunday Page 85 13 January 1846 • Tuesday Page 109
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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Joseph L. Heywood
1 Aug. 1815–16 Oct. 1910. Merchant, postmaster, U.S. marshal, hatter, farmer, lawyer. Born in Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of Benjamin Heywood and Hannah R. Leland. Moved to Illinois, spring 1838. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, fall 1839...
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tarry here also
John S. Fullmer
21 July 1807–8 Oct. 1883. Farmer, newsman, postmaster, teacher, merchant. Born at Huntington, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Fullmer and Susannah Zerfass. Moved to Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, spring 1832. Married Mary Ann Price, 24 May 1837...
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Jacob B. Backenstos
8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert...
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and
John M. Bernhisel
23 June 1799–28 Sept. 1881. Physician, politician. Born in Sandy Hill, Tyrone Township, Cumberland Co. (later in Perry Co.), Pennsylvania. Son of Samuel Bernhisel and Susannah Bower. Attended medical lectures at University of Pennsylvania, 1818, in Philadelphia...
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Backenstos was later dropped from this proposed group.

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A. W. Babbit
Oct. 1812–Sept. 1856. Postmaster, editor, attorney. Born at Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1830. Located in Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, July 1831....
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suggested the propriety of leaving one of the printing presses here, After a short conversation on the subject.

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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moved that a press be left in
brother Babbit
Oct. 1812–Sept. 1856. Postmaster, editor, attorney. Born at Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1830. Located in Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, July 1831....
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s charge, and that he edits the paper.
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On 25 February 1846 Babbitt and William E. Matlack, a sympathetic non-Mormon printer, issued a prospectus for a new weekly newspaper edited by Matlack titled the Hancock Eagle. The Eagle began regular publication in April 1846. (Almon Babbitt, Nauvoo, IL, to Brigham Young, “Camp of Israel,” 14 Mar. 1846; William E. Matlack, Nauvoo, IL, to Brigham Young, “Camp of Israel,” 19 Mar. 1846, Brigham Young Office Files, CHL; Prospectus of the Hancock Eagle [Nauvoo, IL: 25 Feb. 1846], copy at CHL; William E. Matlack, “Prospectus of the Hancock Eagle,” Hancock Eagle [Nauvoo, IL], 3 Apr. 1846, [1]–[2].)
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Prospectus of the Hancock Eagle. Nauvoo, IL: 25 Feb. 1846. Copy at CHL.
Hancock Eagle. Nauvoo, IL. 1846.
carried unanimously.

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B. F. Johnson
28 July 1818–18 Nov. 1905. Brickmaker, merchant, tavern keeper, leatherworker, farmer, nurseryman, beekeeper. Born at Pomfret, Chautauque Co., New York. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1833. Baptized into Church...
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suggested the propr[i]ety of having an Agent appointed to take charge of the property in the East part of the
County
Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...
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did not think it necessary to appoint an agency there.

A conversation then ensued relative to collecting the public arms belonging to the Legion, and orders given by the
chairman
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to have them collected forthwith. After which a conversation followed in regard to selling one of our public buildings to [p. [107]]
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Backenstos was later dropped from this proposed group.
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On 25 February 1846 Babbitt and William E. Matlack, a sympathetic non-Mormon printer, issued a prospectus for a new weekly newspaper edited by Matlack titled the Hancock Eagle. The Eagle began regular publication in April 1846. (Almon Babbitt, Nauvoo, IL, to Brigham Young, “Camp of Israel,” 14 Mar. 1846; William E. Matlack, Nauvoo, IL, to Brigham Young, “Camp of Israel,” 19 Mar. 1846, Brigham Young Office Files, CHL; Prospectus of the Hancock Eagle [Nauvoo, IL: 25 Feb. 1846], copy at CHL; William E. Matlack, “Prospectus of the Hancock Eagle,” Hancock Eagle [Nauvoo, IL], 3 Apr. 1846, [1]–[2].)
Brigham Young Office Files, 1832–1878. CHL. CR 1234 1.
Prospectus of the Hancock Eagle. Nauvoo, IL: 25 Feb. 1846. Copy at CHL.
Hancock Eagle. Nauvoo, IL. 1846.