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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

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of the designs of last summer and fall I am not aware. I have seen the Warsaw signal which again preaches expulsion but beyond this I have seen nothing and know nothing of their designs. I have on Saturday last dispatched a bold and trusty man to demand the arms and Cannon at and . These events may for ought I know point to a new war against you. If they do you cannot be organized as a part of the militia too soon. I am aware that under such an organization there must be many persons exempt from military duty. But in case of danger no doubt they will voluntarily enrol themselves. There is no law to forbid their service. Their exemption is not a disqualification to serve but a privilege [p. [340]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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385
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  1. [485]

    Shortly after the threats were made against Backenstos, Governor Ford received word “that some villainous anti-Mormon forged an order . . . for a piece of artillery in Mc Donough county, and that the same has been conveyed, on the authority of this forgery, to the ‘Carthage Greys.’” Faced with this additional threat, Ford sent an agent to Carthage to recover the cannon and collect the state arms in possession of the Carthage Greys, as had been earlier proposed by the Illinois State Register. According to the Nauvoo Neighbor, the Greys refused to obey the order for over a week before finally complying on 19 April. (“Latest from Hancock,” Illinois State Register [Springfield], 11 Apr. 1845, [2]; Editorial, Illinois State Register, 4 Apr. 1845, [4]; “State Arms,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 23 Apr. 1845, [2].)

    Illinois State Register. Springfield, IL. 1839–1861.

    Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.

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