Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846

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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
6 May 1845 • Tuesday, continued Page 1 10 May 1845 • Saturday Page 4 9 September 1845 • Tuesday Page 13 30 September 1845 • Tuesday Page 33 4 October 1845 • Saturday Page 42 11 January 1846 • Sunday Page 85 13 January 1846 • Tuesday Page 109
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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to keep away. For himself, any thing that belongs to himself he has a right to do what he has a mind to with it, but any thing which belongs to a council he never tells of it.

There have been men admitted here in the room of absent members, and when the members are here themselves, it is expected that those who have been called in, to fill the place of such will not meet with us, and he hopes they will have no feelings.
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On 1 March 1845 Lewis Dana, John Pack, and John D. Lee were appointed to attend the council in place of absent members Amos Fielding, Wilford Woodruff, and Ezra Thayer, respectively. Despite the return of Fielding in April 1845, all three men continued to attend meetings of the council, though Dana’s attendance ended after he left Nauvoo on 24 April on assignment from the council. Since Woodruff and Thayer did not attend any more meetings of the Council of Fifty in the Nauvoo era, Pack and Lee continued to attend in their place. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 1 Mar. 1845; 11 and 22 Apr. 1845.)

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J. Fielding
26 Mar. 1797–19 Dec. 1863. Farmer. Born at Honeydon, Bedfordshire, England. Son of John Fielding and Rachel Ibbotson. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, 21 May 1836, in Black Creek...
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stated concerning some of his neighbors telling him about the brethren who are gone on a mission to the Indians. These cases have come from the brethren who are gone west.

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chairman
1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...
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On 1 March 1845 Lewis Dana, John Pack, and John D. Lee were appointed to attend the council in place of absent members Amos Fielding, Wilford Woodruff, and Ezra Thayer, respectively. Despite the return of Fielding in April 1845, all three men continued to attend meetings of the council, though Dana’s attendance ended after he left Nauvoo on 24 April on assignment from the council. Since Woodruff and Thayer did not attend any more meetings of the Council of Fifty in the Nauvoo era, Pack and Lee continued to attend in their place. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 1 Mar. 1845; 11 and 22 Apr. 1845.)