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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9. Resolved, That in order to manifest our sympathies with the unoffending poor, the widow and orphans of
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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Young had tied his proposals regarding land transactions to the financial burden required to “help the widow, the fatherless and destitute to remove with us.” (Whereas a council of the authorities [Nauvoo, IL: 24 Sept. 1845], copy at BYU.)
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Whereas a council of the authorities. Nauvoo, IL: 24 Sept. 1845. Copy at BYU.
a committee of twenty, with a treasurer, be appointed by 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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, whose duty it shall be to receive subscriptions from all those desirous of collecting pecuniary aid for such persons; and that the amount collected be paid over to such persons as they shall appoint to receive it upon their being ready to start upon their journey of removal.
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There is no record in the minutes of this meeting of any action being taken on this resolution, nor was it adopted by the multicounty convention at Carthage on 1–2 October. On 8 October 1845 Young discussed this proposal at the church’s general conference and suggested that anyone wishing to make a contribution could make it to the church’s trustees-in-trust. Nevertheless, he expressed suspicion about the proposal, warning: “We don’t know but they will yet do as they did in Missouri—take our own property, and sell or bestow it upon us again at an extortionate price, and call it a deed of charity. I will tell you what it will be—a stink offering.” (Conference Minutes, Times and Seasons, 1 Nov. 1845, 6:1016, italics in original; see also “The Troubles in Hancock,” Quincy [IL] Whig, 1 Oct. 1845, [2]; and “Carthage Convention,” Quincy Whig, 15 Oct. 1845, [1].)
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Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
Quincy Whig. Quincy, IL. 1838–1856.

10. Resolved, That we expect, as an indispensable condition to the pacification of the county, that the old citizens of
Hancock 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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be permitted to return to their homes, unmolested by the present
Sheriff
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 the Mormons for the offences alleged against them; and that any attempt on [p. [58]]
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Young had tied his proposals regarding land transactions to the financial burden required to “help the widow, the fatherless and destitute to remove with us.” (Whereas a council of the authorities [Nauvoo, IL: 24 Sept. 1845], copy at BYU.)
Whereas a council of the authorities. Nauvoo, IL: 24 Sept. 1845. Copy at BYU.
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There is no record in the minutes of this meeting of any action being taken on this resolution, nor was it adopted by the multicounty convention at Carthage on 1–2 October. On 8 October 1845 Young discussed this proposal at the church’s general conference and suggested that anyone wishing to make a contribution could make it to the church’s trustees-in-trust. Nevertheless, he expressed suspicion about the proposal, warning: “We don’t know but they will yet do as they did in Missouri—take our own property, and sell or bestow it upon us again at an extortionate price, and call it a deed of charity. I will tell you what it will be—a stink offering.” (Conference Minutes, Times and Seasons, 1 Nov. 1845, 6:1016, italics in original; see also “The Troubles in Hancock,” Quincy [IL] Whig, 1 Oct. 1845, [2]; and “Carthage Convention,” Quincy Whig, 15 Oct. 1845, [1].)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
Quincy Whig. Quincy, IL. 1838–1856.