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Aug 7, 1846

Journal Entry

August 07, 1846 ~ Friday

7th We held A public Meeting in the camp
of Israel
And chose A council of Twelve
men As A High & city council to transact

all business Appertaining to the settlement
during the winter. we had a council
with Col Cane some important things
were said A resolution formed to address
scertain resolutions to the Hon president Polk
with expressions of gratitude for his kindness
to the Latter day Saints in arming 500 of
them & planting them in Calafornia And
paying them as soldiers & offering other
privileges. spoke against Gov Boggs being
Governor of California & Oregon As his
friends were trying to make him. President
Young informed Col Cane that our intention
was to settle in the great Bason or Bear valley
A territorial Goverment will be petitioned for
as soon as we get settelled there And some other
business Attended to we rode out in the even-
ing And pitched upon a location in A valley
the east side of the timber we met in
council in the evening

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Polk, James Knox
2 Nov 1795 - 15 Jun 1849
22 mentions
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Boggs, Lilburn Williams
14 Dec 1796 - 14 Mar 1860
50 mentions
Kane, Thomas Leiper
27 Jan 1822 - 26 Dec 1883
94 mentions

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
We held a public meeting in the Camp of Israel on this day and chose twelve men as a High and City G Council to transact all business appertaining to the settlement during the winter We also held a consultation with Col. Kane and some important things were said and a resolution formed to address certain resolutions to President Polk expressive of our gratitude for his kindness to the Latter-day Saints in his design of arming and planting 500 of Volunteers from us to take possession of

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Aug 7, 1846