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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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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proposed that each man that is making up a company, set each family to work to parch some corn. He intends to try the scheme with wheat. He intends to dry a bushel and then grind and sift and put it into sacks. Those brethren who live on the other side the
River
Principal U.S. river running southward from Itasca Lake, Minnesota, to Gulf of Mexico. Covered 3,160-mile course, 1839 (now about 2,350 miles). Drains about 1,100,000 square miles. Steamboat travel on Mississippi very important in 1830s and 1840s for shipping...
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let them take their grain to
Farmington

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James F. Death owned and operated a steam mill at Farmington, Iowa Territory. (History of Van Buren County, Iowa, 481.)
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The History of Van Buren County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, Ec., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the Late Rebellions, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men. . . . Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.
and grind & Barrel it up and store it there till we call for it, for there is the place where we want to cross the
river

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Farmington was located on the Des Moines River and would have been the first settlement on the river where the Saints could have crossed without entering into the hostile state of Missouri.
During this winter we shall make deposits from here to the outside the settlements for our use on the way, and in the spring we shall ship several Boat Loads of provisions up the
Missouri River
One of longest rivers in North America, in excess of 3,000 miles. From headwaters in Montana to confluence with Mississippi River near St. Louis, Missouri River drains 580,000 square miles (about one-sixth of continental U.S.). Explored by Lewis and Clark...
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about 500 miles where we shall cross for our supply and this will lighten our loads till we get there. [p. [80]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
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James F. Death owned and operated a steam mill at Farmington, Iowa Territory. (History of Van Buren County, Iowa, 481.)
The History of Van Buren County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, Ec., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the Late Rebellions, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men. . . . Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.
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Farmington was located on the Des Moines River and would have been the first settlement on the river where the Saints could have crossed without entering into the hostile state of Missouri.