The called upon to report concerning his mission to s company.
then related the particulars of his journey. He said expressed his fears that the time allowed for us to build the had gone bye, and if we finished it he did not believe it would be accepted of God. The company also said they were afraid if they were to come back to they would all be sick. They seem determined to sell their boats, and get wagons, Oxen, tents &c. and make their way through to the head of the . They would have attempted to gone through this season if they had not received council from the authorities of the church [p. [356]]
In his 21 April 1845 letter to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Otis Hobart, clerk of the branch led by Wight, stated that their company had “made up our minds to dispose of our Boats and purchase teams and waggons.” (Otis Hobart, Iowa Territory, to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Nauvoo, IL, 21 Apr. 1845, Historian’s Office, Minutes and Reports, 1840–1886, CHL.)
Historian’s Office. Minutes and Reports, 1840–1886. CHL.