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
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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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property, without paying for it. He has received a letter from Mr [Hilary] Tucker of
Quincey
Located on high limestone bluffs east of Mississippi River, about forty-five miles south of Nauvoo. Settled 1821. Adams Co. seat, 1825. Incorporated as town, 1834. Received city charter, 1840. Population in 1835 about 800; in 1840 about 2,300; and in 1845...
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on the subject but it is so worthless he dont intend to answer it.
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On 7 January church leaders received a letter from Father Hilary Tucker stating that the Catholics would not be “able to purchase our property but would be glad to lease the Temple but would not be responsible for its safety against fire, mobs riots &c.” Clayton recorded in response, “So that we may now conclude that our only help is from God and each other all human influence and means being shut out from us.” As Young stated in the meeting, no response was sent. (Clayton, Journal, 7 Jan. 1846; Kimball, Journal, 7 Jan. 1846; see also Bennett, “Has the Lord Turned Bankrupt?,” 237–250.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.
Kimball, Heber C. Journal, Nov. 1845–Jan. 1846. CHL.
Bennett, Richard. “‘Has the Lord Turned Bankrupt?’ The Attempted Sale of the Nauvoo Temple, 1846–1850.” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 95 (Winter 2002/2003): 235–263.
He has thought that if we can leave some trusty men as agents in charge of our property we shall defeat the enemy and probably they will be able before long to dispose of it so as to help the poor away. When we leave here his mind is to go just beyond the
Rocky mountains
Mountain chain consisting of at least one hundred separate ranges, commencing in present-day New Mexico and continuing about 3,000 miles northwest to northern Canada. Determine flow of North American rivers and streams toward Atlantic or Pacific oceans. First...
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, somewhere on the Mexican claim and the
United States
North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...
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will have no business to come there and if they do we will treat them as enemies. We can make a stand somewhere on the vallies of the Bear River, near to the beer springs.
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Beer Springs, or Soda Springs, was located on the Bear River along the immigrant road to Oregon in what is now southeastern Idaho. The springs were considered one of the most remarkable features along the trail and were described at great length by John C. Frémont and other western explorers. (Frémont, Report of the Exploring Expedition, 135–140; Farnham, Travels in the Great Western Prairies, 2:78–80.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Frémont, John C. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843–’44. Washington DC: Gales and Seaton, 1845.
Farnham, Thomas J. Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1843.
Their are parks in that region which abound with Buffallo, and in fact it is the greatest place for Buffallo on the Continent, and would be near where we [p. [88]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
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On 7 January church leaders received a letter from Father Hilary Tucker stating that the Catholics would not be “able to purchase our property but would be glad to lease the Temple but would not be responsible for its safety against fire, mobs riots &c.” Clayton recorded in response, “So that we may now conclude that our only help is from God and each other all human influence and means being shut out from us.” As Young stated in the meeting, no response was sent. (Clayton, Journal, 7 Jan. 1846; Kimball, Journal, 7 Jan. 1846; see also Bennett, “Has the Lord Turned Bankrupt?,” 237–250.)
Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.
Kimball, Heber C. Journal, Nov. 1845–Jan. 1846. CHL.
Bennett, Richard. “‘Has the Lord Turned Bankrupt?’ The Attempted Sale of the Nauvoo Temple, 1846–1850.” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 95 (Winter 2002/2003): 235–263.
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Beer Springs, or Soda Springs, was located on the Bear River along the immigrant road to Oregon in what is now southeastern Idaho. The springs were considered one of the most remarkable features along the trail and were described at great length by John C. Frémont and other western explorers. (Frémont, Report of the Exploring Expedition, 135–140; Farnham, Travels in the Great Western Prairies, 2:78–80.)
Frémont, John C. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843–’44. Washington DC: Gales and Seaton, 1845.
Farnham, Thomas J. Travels in the Great Western Prairies, the Anahuac and Rocky Mountains, and in the Oregon Territory. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1843.