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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able and efficient manner in which they discharged the duty confided to them.

Resolved, That the chairman of this meeting be and he is hereby vested with full power and authority to call an adjourned meeting at any time he may deem the public exigence requires it.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the City papers and copies thereof transmitted to the
Governor
5 Dec. 1800–3 Nov. 1850. Schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, politician, judge, author. Born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Logue Forquer. Moved to St. Louis, 1804; to New Design (later American Bottom), Randolph...
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of the
State
Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...
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, and to the Church Authorities of
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, by the Chairman and Secretary
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Archibald Williams, a prominent lawyer and local politician in Quincy, served as the chair of this meeting. The secretary may have been William H. Benison, who served as the secretary for the public meeting that preceded this one and for which Williams served as chairman. (“The Troubles in Hancock,” Quincy [IL] Whig, 1 Oct. 1845, [2]; Livingston, Portraits of Eminent Americans Now Living, 679–680; “Disturbances in Hancock,” Quincy Whig, 24 Sept. 1845, [2].)
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Quincy Whig. Quincy, IL. 1838–1856.
Livingston, John. Portraits of Eminent Americans Now Living: With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions. Vol. 2. New York: Cornish, Lamport, 1853.
of this meeting.

During the reading of the foregoing papers the members of the council indulged themselves with quite a season of rejoicing and pleasure.

The
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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then suggested to the editors of our papers that they publish [p. [61]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
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[98]
Archibald Williams, a prominent lawyer and local politician in Quincy, served as the chair of this meeting. The secretary may have been William H. Benison, who served as the secretary for the public meeting that preceded this one and for which Williams served as chairman. (“The Troubles in Hancock,” Quincy [IL] Whig, 1 Oct. 1845, [2]; Livingston, Portraits of Eminent Americans Now Living, 679–680; “Disturbances in Hancock,” Quincy Whig, 24 Sept. 1845, [2].)
Quincy Whig. Quincy, IL. 1838–1856.
Livingston, John. Portraits of Eminent Americans Now Living: With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions. Vol. 2. New York: Cornish, Lamport, 1853.