to go and give the word to the brethren to be on the alert and watch their movements.
The report of the committee appointed at the last meeting to enquire into the necessary outfit for the company was then called for.
Coun. the chairman of said committee stated that he was taken sick immediately after his appointment and consequently was not able to make any report, not being in possession of any facts in relation to the matter.
of the committee reported that they had had one meeting, but had not been together sufficient to make of full report. On behalf of the committee he begged for further time.
Coun. said he had not met with the committee on account of a multiplicity of other business, but he had [p. [35]]
Spencer recorded in his journal that he was “taken sick with the ague & feavor” on 3 September and that the sickness persisted throughout the month. Brigham Young met with the “committee of emigration” at Spencer’s house on 13 September. (Spencer, Diary, 3 Sept. 1845; Young, Journal, 13 Sept. 1845.)