Proposal for New Settlement in Texas

15 February 1844

Committee at Black River Falls, Wisconsin Territory, approved letters to JS and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles written by George Miller and Lyman Wight proposing new settlement in Texas.

Council of Fifty, “Record,” 10 Mar. 1844.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Council of Fifty. “Record of the Council of Fifty or Kingdom of God,” Mar. 1844–Jan. 1846. CHL.

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