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• The Book of the Law of the Lord
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• Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
• Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
• Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846

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RELATED ITEMS

• Administrative Records, Volume 1 Introduction: The Council of Fifty in Nauvoo, Illinois
• Administrative Records, Volume 1, Part 1 Introduction: March–June 1844
• Administrative Records, Volume 1, Part 2 Introduction: February–May 1845
• Administrative Records, Volume 1, Part 3 Introduction: September–October 1845
• Administrative Records, Volume 1, Part 4 Introduction: January 1846
• Essay on Sources Cited in Administrative Records, Volume 1