books first and ascertain the situation of the available and unavoidable [unavailable?] means. And it is [his?] feelings that we make preparations to begin the work immediately.
The moved that we consider the case of the .
Coun. said he believed the subject had previously been before the council, and it was concluded to wait a season, but there are some things he thinks ought to be attended to immediately It is necessary that the books should be regulated and that they find out the situations of the business that they might make a report.
Coun. said he had been directed to have a notice published in the Neighbor to call a meeting of the stockholders [p. [173]]
The council had discussed completing the Nauvoo House at its previous meeting. Brigham Young “proposed that arrangments be made forthwith to put the works in operation,” but it is not clear from the minutes what action the council took on his proposal. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 11 Mar. 1845.)
On 14 April 1845 Lucian R. Foster, the newly appointed clerk, opened a new set of books because of problems with previous daybooks, which had hardly been used since late 1843. He likewise created a new ledger based on his own review of the old daybooks rather than relying on the one that had already been prepared by the previous clerks. (See Daybook A, Apr.–Aug. 1845; Daybook A, 1842–1845; Ledger A, 1841–1845; and Ledger B, 1842–1843, Nauvoo House Association, Records, CHL.)
Nauvoo House Association. Daybook A, Apr.–Aug. 1845. Nauvoo House Association, Records, 1841–1846. CHL.
Nauvoo House Association. Daybook A, 1842–1845. Nauvoo House Association, Records, 1841–1846. CHL.
Nauvoo House Association. Ledger A, 1841–1845. Nauvoo House Association, Records, 1841–1846. CHL.
Nauvoo House Association. Ledger B, 1842–1843. Nauvoo House Association, Records, 1841–1846. CHL.