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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

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take ten men and whip out the but if the time has not yet come let us use policy and wisdom to sustain ourselves for the time being. All that he is waiting for is the time and the place. If this is the time and the place, then let us go to work and rise up and destroy without fear.
The said he wished to take an expression of the minds of this council as to whether they were satisfied that and Mr Babbit had done all they could to sustain our Charters. He has not heard a man say but that he believed you had done all you could. He put the matter to vote whether the council were satisfied &c and the vote was unanimous in the affirmative.
The said we are perfectly satisfied. He (the ) said if you had had the power [p. [109]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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Total Pages
385
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  1. “Mr Babbit” may refer to Jacob B. Backenstos. Young and others had earlier expressed support for Babbitt’s efforts. A 29 January 1845 draft of an unsent letter from church leaders assured Babbitt “that we are perfectly satisfied with your defence of our rights in the house.” In a letter that was published in the Times and Seasons, Eliza R. Snow assured Babbitt that “there seems to be not a single doubt entertained by your friends here concerning your diligence, ability, and faithfulness.” (Letter, Nauvoo, IL, to Almon Babbitt, [Springfield, IL], 29 Jan. 1845, draft, Brigham Young Office Files, CHL; “Copy of a Letter, to A. W. Babbitt Esq. at Springfield,” Times and Seasons, 1 Mar. 1845, 6:822.)

    Brigham Young Office Files, 1832–1878. CHL. CR 1234 1.

    Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

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