Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845

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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
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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injury, when at the same time our papers were stopped and could not get into the Legislature.
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Almon Babbitt made similar claims at the 1 March 1845 council meeting. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 1 Mar. 1845.)
He was in favor of publishing the farewell to Rigdonism in our papers and of sending our branches papers to all the branches of the church, and put a club into the hands of the Saints to repel Rigdonism with. He dont think it will do any hurt to publish the history in our papers.

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J. Smith
16 July 1781–23 May 1854. Farmer. Born at Derryfield (later Manchester), Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. Son of Asael Smith and Mary Duty. Member of Congregational church. Appointed overseer of highways at Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., New York, 1810. Married...
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Rigdon
19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...
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has saint [sent] his papers to every governor and Legislature in the
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, and they love to feast on it.
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It is unclear whether Rigdon’s Latter Day Saint’s Messenger and Advocate was sent to every governor and legislature in the United States as John Smith stated. However, Rigdon’s charges of polygamy and other accusations made in the paper were picked up by the national press and published across the country. (See, for example, “Sydney Rigdon,” Daily National Intelligencer [Washington DC], 14 Feb. 1845, [4]; “Mormonism—Shocking Disclosures,” Cleveland Herald, 19 Feb. 1845, [3]; and “Sydney Rigdon,” Greenville [SC] Mountaineer, 7 Mar. 1845, [3].)
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Daily National Intelligencer. Washington DC. 1800–1869.
Cleveland Herald. Cleveland. 1843–1853.
Let them alone and Rigdonism will soon die of itself, and he dont think it necessary to take any notice of the governors nor legislatures to gratify them with any such things.

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J. Taylor
1 Nov. 1808–25 July 1887. Preacher, editor, publisher, politician. Born at Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England. Son of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor, members of Church of England. Around age sixteen, joined Methodist church and was local preacher. Migrated ...
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said he had many applications to publish articles on Rigdonism but he has [p. [206]]
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Almon Babbitt made similar claims at the 1 March 1845 council meeting. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 1 Mar. 1845.)
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It is unclear whether Rigdon’s Latter Day Saint’s Messenger and Advocate was sent to every governor and legislature in the United States as John Smith stated. However, Rigdon’s charges of polygamy and other accusations made in the paper were picked up by the national press and published across the country. (See, for example, “Sydney Rigdon,” Daily National Intelligencer [Washington DC], 14 Feb. 1845, [4]; “Mormonism—Shocking Disclosures,” Cleveland Herald, 19 Feb. 1845, [3]; and “Sydney Rigdon,” Greenville [SC] Mountaineer, 7 Mar. 1845, [3].)
Daily National Intelligencer. Washington DC. 1800–1869.
Cleveland Herald. Cleveland. 1843–1853.