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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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A number of men were then proposed by various ones of the brethren, after which
The
chairman

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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nominated
Samuel 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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as the first man and president of that mission The vote passed in favor unanimously.
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Bent, a member of the council, had previously volunteered for the proposed 1844 expedition to find a new home for the Saints in Oregon or California. (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 23 Feb. 1844.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.

He then nominated
Jonathon 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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as the next man— carried unanimously.
Cyrus Daniels

12 Sept. 1803–before May 1847. Farmer, policeman. Born in Nelson, Chenango Co., New York. Son of Adam Daniels and Phoebe. Moved to Mentor, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1826. Married Simira Colson, 21 Jan. 1828, in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Baptized into Church of Jesus...

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next— carried— "
48

Daniels accompanied George Miller to the Wisconsin River during their negotiations with Chief Oshkosh in early 1844, and evidently he had some additional experience with American Indians. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 10 Mar. 1844.)


Daniel Spencer

20 July 1794–8 Dec. 1868. Rancher, merchant. Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Daniel Spencer and Chloe Wilson. Moved to Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, ca. 1816. Operated a mercantile business in Savannah. Returned to West Stockbridge...

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next— carried— "
49

Spencer departed Nauvoo on 28 February on his previously assigned mission with Amasa Lyman to reclaim the members of the church who had left the area the previous summer with James Emmett. However, the pair encountered difficulties trying to cross the Mississippi River and returned to Nauvoo on the afternoon of 1 March to await a 2 March river crossing. On the evening of 1 March, Spencer saw his brother, Orson, who “informed me that I had ben appoin[te]d a mission to explore the contry in company with 8 others,” which was to take place after Daniel Spencer returned from his earlier assignment. (Spencer, Diary, 28 Feb.–1 Mar. 1845; see also Council of Fifty, Minutes, 27 Feb. 1845.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Spencer, Daniel. Diaries, 1845–1857. CHL.

John S. Fullmer

21 July 1807–8 Oct. 1883. Farmer, newsman, postmaster, teacher, merchant. Born at Huntington, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Fullmer and Susannah Zerfass. Moved to Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, spring 1832. Married Mary Ann Price, 24 May 1837...

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next— carried— "
50

Fullmer, an officer in the Nauvoo Legion, had volunteered for the proposed 1844 expedition to Oregon and California. (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 23 Feb. 1844.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.

Charles Shumway

2 Aug. 1806–21 May 1898. Policeman, carpenter, politician, farmer, miller. Born in Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of Parley Shumway and Polly Johnson. Moved to Brimfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, by 1820. Moved to Southbridge, Worcester Co.,...

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next— carried— "
51

Shumway had volunteered for the proposed 1844 expedition to Oregon and California. (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 23 Feb. 1844.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.

The
chairman

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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said it was only designed to send six men with
brother Dana

1 Jan. 1805–8 June 1885. Farmer. Born in Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan and Nelly Dana. Chief of Oneida Indian tribe, in New York. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by May 1840. Received elder’s license, 13 May 1840, in Nauvoo...

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On 14 February 1845, when several members of the council met with a few other church and civic leaders to discuss the situation in Nauvoo and the surrounding branches of the church, they also had “some conversation on the subject of sending six brethren with brother Lewis Dana to the West, and especially to Texas.” (Clayton, Journal, 14 Feb. 1845.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.

but he was in favor of appointing two more and nominated
Albert Carrington

8 Jan. 1813–19 Sept. 1889. Teacher, engineer, newspaper editor, lawyer, bookkeeper. Born in Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Daniel V. Carrington and Isabella Bowman. Graduated from Dartmouth College, in Hanover, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1833. Taught...

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53

Carrington, a graduate of Dartmouth College, had moved to Nauvoo from Wisconsin Territory the previous summer. (Albert Carrington, “Record of Family Kept by A. Carrington,” in Albert Carrington, Notebook, CHL.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Carrington, Albert. Notebook, 1844–1850. Photocopy. CHL. Original in private possession.

and
John W. Farnham

5/15 Dec. 1794–16 Aug. 1846. Born in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Peter Farnham and Chloe Wilson. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 14 July 1844. Admitted to Council of Fifty...

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—
54

Little is known about Farnham’s background prior to his arrival in Nauvoo by summer 1844.


The vote was unanimous
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Heber C. Kimball wrote in his journal that nine men had been “chosen to go in serch of a Land fore the saints.” (Kimball, Journal, 1 Mar. 1845.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Kimball, Heber C. Journal, Sept. 1842; May 1844–May 1845. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box. 3, fd. 4.

Councillor
G. Miller

25 Nov. 1794–after July 1856. Carpenter, mill operator, lumber dealer, steamboat owner. Born near Stanardsville, Orange Co., Virginia. Son of John Miller and Margaret Pfeiffer. Moved to Augusta Co., Virginia, 1798; to Madison Co., Kentucky, 1806; to Boone...

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recommended that those who are sent on this mission and do not belong to this council shall be put under the same [p. [30]]
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Footnotes

  1. [47]

    Bent, a member of the council, had previously volunteered for the proposed 1844 expedition to find a new home for the Saints in Oregon or California. (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 23 Feb. 1844.)

    Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.

  2. [48]

    Daniels accompanied George Miller to the Wisconsin River during their negotiations with Chief Oshkosh in early 1844, and evidently he had some additional experience with American Indians. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 10 Mar. 1844.)

  3. [49]

    Spencer departed Nauvoo on 28 February on his previously assigned mission with Amasa Lyman to reclaim the members of the church who had left the area the previous summer with James Emmett. However, the pair encountered difficulties trying to cross the Mississippi River and returned to Nauvoo on the afternoon of 1 March to await a 2 March river crossing. On the evening of 1 March, Spencer saw his brother, Orson, who “informed me that I had ben appoin[te]d a mission to explore the contry in company with 8 others,” which was to take place after Daniel Spencer returned from his earlier assignment. (Spencer, Diary, 28 Feb.–1 Mar. 1845; see also Council of Fifty, Minutes, 27 Feb. 1845.)

    Spencer, Daniel. Diaries, 1845–1857. CHL.

  4. [50]

    Fullmer, an officer in the Nauvoo Legion, had volunteered for the proposed 1844 expedition to Oregon and California. (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 23 Feb. 1844.)

    Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.

  5. [51]

    Shumway had volunteered for the proposed 1844 expedition to Oregon and California. (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Minutes, 23 Feb. 1844.)

    Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Minutes, 1840–1844. CHL.

  6. [52]

    On 14 February 1845, when several members of the council met with a few other church and civic leaders to discuss the situation in Nauvoo and the surrounding branches of the church, they also had “some conversation on the subject of sending six brethren with brother Lewis Dana to the West, and especially to Texas.” (Clayton, Journal, 14 Feb. 1845.)

    Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.

  7. [53]

    Carrington, a graduate of Dartmouth College, had moved to Nauvoo from Wisconsin Territory the previous summer. (Albert Carrington, “Record of Family Kept by A. Carrington,” in Albert Carrington, Notebook, CHL.)

    Carrington, Albert. Notebook, 1844–1850. Photocopy. CHL. Original in private possession.

  8. [54]

    Little is known about Farnham’s background prior to his arrival in Nauvoo by summer 1844.

  9. [55]

    Heber C. Kimball wrote in his journal that nine men had been “chosen to go in serch of a Land fore the saints.” (Kimball, Journal, 1 Mar. 1845.)

    Kimball, Heber C. Journal, Sept. 1842; May 1844–May 1845. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box. 3, fd. 4.

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