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Minutes, 25 April 1844

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Council of Fifty, Minutes, [
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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, Hancock Co., IL, 25 Apr. 1844]. Version copied [between ca. Aug. 1844 and ca. Feb. 1845] in Council of Fifty, “Record,” pp. [207]–[216]; handwriting of
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Council of Fifty, “Record.”

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See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 25 Apr. 1844.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes, 25 April 1844 Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845

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we must suspend our meetings for the time being and keep silence on the subject, lest by our continual coming together we raise an excitement. We can call the council together again when necessary.
Let us have delegates in all the electoral districts and hold a national convention at
Baltimore

City located on north side of Patapsco River about forty miles northeast of Washington DC. Laid out as town, 1729. Received city charter, 1797. Population in 1830 about 80,600. Population in 1840 about 102,300. David S. Hollister wrote to JS from Baltimore...

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. He also suggested that the easiest and the best way to accomplish the object in view is to make an effort to secure the election
1

TEXT: Possibly “electors election”.


at this contest.
Er
S[amuel] Bent

19 July 1778–16 Aug. 1846. Born in Barre, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joel Bent and Mary Mason. Married first Mary Kilburn, 3 Mar. 1805, in Wendell, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. Colonel in Massachusetts militia. Lived in Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts...

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said the remarks made by the chairman suited his mind exactly. He should use his utmost endeavors to do whatsoever was required of him and he believes [p. [212]]
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    TEXT: Possibly “electors election”.

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