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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.

Page [362]

Council opened with prayer by E[lde]r
C. P. Lott

27 Sept. 1798–6 July 1850. Farmer. Born in New York City. Son of Peter Lott and Mary Jane Smiley. Married Permelia Darrow, 27 Apr. 1823, in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Lived in Bridgewater Township, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus...

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. Er.
O. Spencer

14 Mar./13 May 1802–15 Oct. 1855. Teacher, minister, university professor and chancellor. Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Daniel Spencer and Chloe Wilson. Moved to Lenox, Berkshire Co., 1817; to Schenectady, Schenectady Co.,...

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apologized for his absence at the last council. His apology was accepted.
Er
G. Miller

25 Nov. 1794–after July 1856. Carpenter, mill operator, lumber dealer, steamboat owner. Born near Stanardsville, Orange Co., Virginia. Son of John Miller and Margaret Pfeiffer. Moved to Augusta Co., Virginia, 1798; to Madison Co., Kentucky, 1806; to Boone...

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, wished to say, that as the
Nauvoo House

Located in lower portion of Nauvoo (the flats) along bank of Mississippi River. JS revelation, dated 19 Jan. 1841, instructed Saints to build boardinghouse for travelers and immigrants. Construction of planned three-story building to be funded by fifty-dollar...

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has just recommeced operations,
530

On 25 April 1845 Miller arranged for 350,000 bricks to be manufactured for the Nauvoo House. By 8 May the manufacture of these bricks had begun. (George Miller et al. to Francis Pullen and Philander Colton, Agreement, 25 Apr. 1845, Nauvoo House Association, Records, CHL; Brigham Young, Nauvoo, IL, to Wilford Woodruff, 8 May 1845, Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, CHL.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Nauvoo House Association. Records, 1841–1846. CHL. MS 2375.

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

John S. Fullmer

21 July 1807–8 Oct. 1883. Farmer, newsman, postmaster, teacher, merchant. Born at Huntington, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Fullmer and Susannah Zerfass. Moved to Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, spring 1832. Married Mary Ann Price, 24 May 1837...

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has presented a Deed for a Lot, in the for which he wants Stock.
531

On two earlier occasions Fullmer exchanged lots for twenty-one stock certificates. As no record exists of any additional stock belonging to Fullmer, it is unclear whether Miller was referring to these previous transactions or a proposed transaction that may not have taken place. (Nauvoo House Association, Stock Book, [77]–[80].)


He thinks it will be best to have all deeds for property for Stock in the
Nauvoo House

Located in lower portion of Nauvoo (the flats) along bank of Mississippi River. JS revelation, dated 19 Jan. 1841, instructed Saints to build boardinghouse for travelers and immigrants. Construction of planned three-story building to be funded by fifty-dollar...

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, to run to the Trustees in Trust for the Church &c.
The other Trustees of the
Nauvoo House

Located in lower portion of Nauvoo (the flats) along bank of Mississippi River. JS revelation, dated 19 Jan. 1841, instructed Saints to build boardinghouse for travelers and immigrants. Construction of planned three-story building to be funded by fifty-dollar...

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agreed with
Er Miller

25 Nov. 1794–after July 1856. Carpenter, mill operator, lumber dealer, steamboat owner. Born near Stanardsville, Orange Co., Virginia. Son of John Miller and Margaret Pfeiffer. Moved to Augusta Co., Virginia, 1798; to Madison Co., Kentucky, 1806; to Boone...

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s proposition.
A vote was taken and it was decided unanimously that all Deeds for property belonging to the
Nauvoo House

Located in lower portion of Nauvoo (the flats) along bank of Mississippi River. JS revelation, dated 19 Jan. 1841, instructed Saints to build boardinghouse for travelers and immigrants. Construction of planned three-story building to be funded by fifty-dollar...

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Association shall be made to the Trustees in Trust. Er
H. C. Kimball

14 June 1801–22 June 1868. Blacksmith, potter. Born at Sheldon, Franklin Co., Vermont. Son of Solomon Farnham Kimball and Anna Spaulding. Married Vilate Murray, 22 Nov. 1822, at Mendon, Monroe Co., New York. Member of Baptist church at Mendon, 1831. Baptized...

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moved that reading the minutes of the last meeting be dispensed with. The motion was seconded & carried. [p. [362]]
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Footnotes

  1. [530]

    On 25 April 1845 Miller arranged for 350,000 bricks to be manufactured for the Nauvoo House. By 8 May the manufacture of these bricks had begun. (George Miller et al. to Francis Pullen and Philander Colton, Agreement, 25 Apr. 1845, Nauvoo House Association, Records, CHL; Brigham Young, Nauvoo, IL, to Wilford Woodruff, 8 May 1845, Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, CHL.)

    Nauvoo House Association. Records, 1841–1846. CHL. MS 2375.

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

  2. [531]

    On two earlier occasions Fullmer exchanged lots for twenty-one stock certificates. As no record exists of any additional stock belonging to Fullmer, it is unclear whether Miller was referring to these previous transactions or a proposed transaction that may not have taken place. (Nauvoo House Association, Stock Book, [77]–[80].)

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