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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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Historical Introduction

5 April 1845 • Saturday
Editorial Note
The council briefly convened on the morning of 5 April 1845 at the before immediately adjourning until the following week. noted in his journal, “On account of a multitude of business waiting the council adjourned without doing business to next friday.” The “multitude of business” included the church conference that occurred over the next three days and a meeting of the stockholders of the Association.
Saturday April 5th. 1845 Council met pursuant to adjournmet and organized at 9½ A.M.
President in the chair.
Present , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , & .
Coun. said that inasmuch as their there is no especial business before the house he moved that the council adjourn untill next friday @ 8 o clock & 45 minutes.
The motion was carried and the council adjourned accordingly. [p. [266]]
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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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Footnotes

  1. While the council minutes note that the meeting began at 9:30 a.m., several men recorded in their journals that the council convened at 9:00 a.m. (Clayton, Journal, 5 Apr. 1845; Spencer, Diary, 5 Apr. 1845; Kimball, Journal, 5 Apr. 1845; Richards, Journal, 5 Apr. 1845.)

    Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.

    Spencer, Daniel. Diaries, 1845–1857. CHL.

    Kimball, Heber C. Journal, Sept. 1842; May 1844–May 1845. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box. 3, fd. 4.

    Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.

  2. Clayton, Journal, 5 Apr. 1845.

    Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.

  3. Historian’s Office, General Church Minutes, 6–8 Apr. 1845; Minutes, 5 Apr. 1845, Nauvoo House Association, Records, CHL.

    Historian’s Office. General Church Minutes, 1839–1877. CHL

    Nauvoo House Association. Minutes, 5 and 7 Apr. 1845. Nauvoo House Association, Records, 1841–1846. CHL. MS 2375, box 5, fd. 16.

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