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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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start as soon afterwards as possible. These brethren who go north will instruct the Indians concerning the object we wish to accomplish, and the relationship we sustain to them. Those who go South to the cherokees and camanches, will go to find out their feelings towards us, and whether they will admit us among them.
402

Dunham had earlier indicated that the council hoped that the Cherokee or Comanche would grant the Latter-day Saints “a place to stay one, two or three years in peace,” presumably before they moved on to a more permanent location. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 11 Mar. 1845.)


When the brethren all meet together again, if they can find a suitable location, on this side the
rocky mountains

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, where we can be safe & have a suitable place to locate our families, and find that we shall be received by the Indians, and be permitted to settle among them where we can instruct them, that is all we ask at present.
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1 Jan. 1805–8 June 1885. Farmer. Born in Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan and Nelly Dana. Chief of Oneida Indian tribe, in New York. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by May 1840. Received elder’s license, 13 May 1840, in Nauvoo...

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wants to go over the mountains to see his uncle
403

Brigham Young had earlier stated that Dana desired to visit “an uncle among the flathead Indians” for “some important reasons.” (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 18 Mar. 1845.)


and if they think proper let one or two go with him, and let them go to [p. [274]]
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  1. [402]

    Dunham had earlier indicated that the council hoped that the Cherokee or Comanche would grant the Latter-day Saints “a place to stay one, two or three years in peace,” presumably before they moved on to a more permanent location. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 11 Mar. 1845.)

  2. [403]

    Brigham Young had earlier stated that Dana desired to visit “an uncle among the flathead Indians” for “some important reasons.” (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 18 Mar. 1845.)

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