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Minutes, 26 March 1844

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Council of Fifty, Minutes,
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL, 26 Mar. 1844; in Council of Fifty, “Record,” pp. [51]–[73]; handwriting of
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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; CHL.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes, 26 March 1844 Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845

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Mch 26— 2 o clock P.M. Council met pursuant to adjournment
Uriah Brown

9 May 1784–22 Mar. 1853. Laborer, inventor. Born in Connecticut. Married Mary Perry, 3 Dec. 1805, in Nantucket, Nantucket Co., Massachusetts. Publicly demonstrated his invention of ironclad warships that propelled liquid fire, 1814, in Baltimore. Petitioned...

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in the chair.
On motion the minutes of this mornings council were read and on motion of
Er [Sidney] Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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amended by adding a Resolution relative to laying a report of the committee on the table to be taken up after adjournment.
On motion the “Memorial” which was laid on the table this A.M. was taken up for reconsideration and read a second time.
Er Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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offered a Resolution to amend said memorial by striking out the word “ordained” and adding the word “enacted” instead thereof which was seconded. [p. [67]]
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