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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
1 March 1845 • Saturday, continued Page 1 4 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 32 11 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 77 18 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 131 22 March 1845 • Saturday Page 181 25 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 231 5 April 1845 • Saturday Page 266 11 April 1845 • Friday Page 267 15 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 327 22 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 349 29 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 355 6 May 1845 • Tuesday Page 361
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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wherever we went. It seems to him we might play the same game on the gentiles the British played upon the Yankees on lake Champlain and kill them from behind the trees.
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Lake Champlain was the location of battles between British and American forces during both the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
If we had our families secure the whistling school would be as good an institution as we should want. The spirit of conquest has been burning in our veins for years and all that has kept it from boiling over is our women & children. If we pitch upon
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, and that seems to be the place where our feelings centre, we can take care of ourselves. He often heard the prophet speak of that country last spring. He was always opposed to the idea of seeking a location in the interior where we should be cut off from the advantages of communication by the seas.
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Though there are no records of JS speaking specifically about the advantages of locations on the coast or the interior of California, JS’s journal contains a few mentions of California in early 1844. On 20 February 1844 JS instructed that a delegation be sent out to Oregon and California to “find a good Location” and “build a city in a day— and have a governme[n]t of our own—— in a hea[l]thy climate.” By 23 February, according to Wilford Woodruff, twenty-five men had been selected to go on the “California voy[a]ge.” In March 1844, at a Council of Fifty meeting, it was again suggested that California be considered a possible new gathering place for the Saints. (JS, Journal, 20–21 Feb. 1844; Woodruff, Journal, 21 and 23 Feb. 1844; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 21 Feb. 1844; Council of Fifty, “Record,” 11 Mar. 1844; see also JS, Journal, 7 Mar. 1844.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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Lake Champlain was the location of battles between British and American forces during both the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
[286]
Though there are no records of JS speaking specifically about the advantages of locations on the coast or the interior of California, JS’s journal contains a few mentions of California in early 1844. On 20 February 1844 JS instructed that a delegation be sent out to Oregon and California to “find a good Location” and “build a city in a day— and have a governme[n]t of our own—— in a hea[l]thy climate.” By 23 February, according to Wilford Woodruff, twenty-five men had been selected to go on the “California voy[a]ge.” In March 1844, at a Council of Fifty meeting, it was again suggested that California be considered a possible new gathering place for the Saints. (JS, Journal, 20–21 Feb. 1844; Woodruff, Journal, 21 and 23 Feb. 1844; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 21 Feb. 1844; Council of Fifty, “Record,” 11 Mar. 1844; see also JS, Journal, 7 Mar. 1844.)
Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.