Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
Source Note
Source Note
See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
The minutes of the last council was read and accepted.
A letter of introduction from , and one from per Messers & [Michael J.] Noyes, also a response from to the propositions of the Twelve, and a copy of a messuage from the were then read by the , a copy of each is recorded as follows.
Camp Carthage
Oct 3rd. 1845
President .
This letter of introduction will be handed you by two gentlemen Mr. M. J. Noyes & of Pike County.
I am well acquainted with them & commend them to you as gentlemen. They desire to see the & will oblige them & myself by permitting [p. [43]]
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Footnotes
Footnotes
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Noyes, a newspaper publisher, and Scott were prominent citizens from Pike County, Illinois, who served as two of their county’s delegates to the anti-Mormon convention held at Carthage on 1 and 2 October 1845. (History of Pike County, Illinois, 221, 669, 782, 889–890; “Carthage Convention,” Quincy [IL] Whig, 15 Oct. 1845, [1].)
History of Pike County, Illinois; Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages, and Townships. . . . Chicago: Charles C. Chapman, 1880.
Quincy Whig. Quincy, IL. 1838–1856.
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The original copy of this letter is housed in Brigham Young Office Files, CHL.
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