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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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Coun. Dunham

14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845. Soldier, police captain. Born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan Dunham. Married Mary Kendall. Moved to Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained...

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well recollected in the first start, when he went on a mission to the Indians, and stated to them concerning Joseph and the work, the first thing they said when we met in council, was, that my his Captain) “Joseph” was an Englishman, and he had difficulty to make them understand and believe that he was not an Englishman, but when they understood that he was an American and a prophet, they determined to come and see him, and see if he was a prophet.
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According to a hostile account provided by an interpreter who was present at JS’s April 1843 interview with three Potawatomi chiefs, the chiefs claimed to have received intelligence identifying JS as a British agent. “The Chiefs had full confidence that Joe Smith was in reality a British Officer, saying also that though they had been repeatedly informed this by the whites, and in proof of their assertion presented a large British medal made of silver, representing a half moon with the image of a Kings crown on one side.” (Henry King, Keokuk, Iowa Territory, to John Chambers, Burlington, Iowa Territory, 14 July 1843, in Territorial Papers of the United States, the Territory of Iowa, reel 56.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Territorial Papers of the United States, the Territory of Iowa, 1838–1846. National Archives Microfilm Publications, microcopy M325. 102 reels. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, 1979.

Some of them came to see brother Joseph, and to keep up their old customs, they asked for presents,
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Although records of meetings between JS and American Indian delegations during the 1840s do not mention such requests, they were likely routine. When several Potawatomis arrived in Nauvoo in June 1843 when JS was away, they “manifested a desire to see the Temple & the city” and “said they were hungry.” Wilford Woodruff “took them home & fed them gave them some trinklets &c.” (Woodruff, Journal, 26 June 1843.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

but they were severely reproved for this, by the head chiefs on their return, saying the Mormons had been driven just as they had been, and had no place to go to, and if Joseph [p. [306]]
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  1. [435]

    According to a hostile account provided by an interpreter who was present at JS’s April 1843 interview with three Potawatomi chiefs, the chiefs claimed to have received intelligence identifying JS as a British agent. “The Chiefs had full confidence that Joe Smith was in reality a British Officer, saying also that though they had been repeatedly informed this by the whites, and in proof of their assertion presented a large British medal made of silver, representing a half moon with the image of a Kings crown on one side.” (Henry King, Keokuk, Iowa Territory, to John Chambers, Burlington, Iowa Territory, 14 July 1843, in Territorial Papers of the United States, the Territory of Iowa, reel 56.)

    Territorial Papers of the United States, the Territory of Iowa, 1838–1846. National Archives Microfilm Publications, microcopy M325. 102 reels. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, 1979.

  2. [436]

    Although records of meetings between JS and American Indian delegations during the 1840s do not mention such requests, they were likely routine. When several Potawatomis arrived in Nauvoo in June 1843 when JS was away, they “manifested a desire to see the Temple & the city” and “said they were hungry.” Wilford Woodruff “took them home & fed them gave them some trinklets &c.” (Woodruff, Journal, 26 June 1843.)

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

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