[Minutes, Quorum of Twelve] Dec[embe]r. 18. 1847-4 P.M. Meeting of the Council of the Twelve in the Drs. Office. Present[: Brigham] Young, [Willard] Richards, [Amasa] Lyman, [George A.] Smith, [Orson] Pratt, W[illiam]. Clayton, Lorenzo Young /Snow./ Cha[rle]s. R. Dana.
Letter from Levi W. Hancock-Pueblo de los Angelos-[was] read ' Lorenzo Snow-[M]y object in coming up is to see what advantages would be rec[eive]d. in removing from Pisgah-[I]n regard to bro Dana s Mission I have the principal items on paper-I hoped that we co[ul]d. depend on the Pioneer Co[mpany]., to 200. bush[els] of Grain-but I now see we cant depend but have to take 300 lbs of bread stuff.
B. Y.[:] I will venture to say that I have taken 4 to 1 in regard to the whole Ch[urch]. & dont depend on what the Pioneers have done-[W]hat I understand is bro Taylor s Co[mpany]s. Cattle trailed down the road & destroyed all the crops-
L. Snow. I understand El[der] Hyde has cost some little censure on our sending the mission-
[W]e had the example of Garden Grove-I consider we had no right to call on any Saints, but the Gentiles, & to get means to remove from Pisgah-
Dana-[W]e did not say we were sent to the branches-if they lent us money, we refunded it, Snow-[T]hey went to Washington & have produced the best of influences-& now any one can assist without any disgrace-[B]ro Dana brot $250 in Cash, a wagon, span of Horses, [and] some Domestics-altogether near [$]300. [H]e has left three boxes of 2nd hand clothing worth near [$]300. [I]f the 12 are willing I want to turn that property into Wagons or some tangible Corn & raise a Pioneer Co[mpany]. for the general good-or we will turn the property into your hands-(the 12)-
Dana[: W]here a dollar was given to my own individual use I noted it-
Snow-I never went on a mission but it has been about 16 or 18 [dollars], out of my pocket-I dont know what they did in Garden Grove-[B]ro Fulmer sent up an Express to say the mob sent a delegate to say the Mormons must leave G[arden]. Grove. [H]e did not deliver out the property-[He] bro[ugh]t [and] Pratt tho[ugh]t. they had better means to assist themselves there, than we had. I thot. when we had got thro a year from next Spring I tho[ugh]t. it better to donate the property to the 12.
Read his questions-What shall be done with [the] property[?]: (about [$]300.)
G. A. S.[: U]se it to help off the Pisgah folks-"I move that they use it according to bro Pratts intentions /& statements["]-/ O Pratt sec[onde]d. Carried.
W. Richards[:] I propose that bro Snow be a little merciful to bro Dana-
B. Young[:] If you take bro Holman s family, remember I shall not give them one pound of provisions-We shall not start until there is a good life of grass-I shall make out a 50 & the 12 will nearly make a 50-[T]hey must go in Co[mpany]s. of 100s. I shall start on the 1 [of] May if [the]
L[o]rd. will-Sit down & make your calculations [of] how many can go next Spring-[and how many] teams return to Pisgah next fall to winter-We dont want to give up Pisgah & Garden Grove-but brethren continue to come & fill up vacancies-
Dana made a statement of Mr. Medill, Indian Agent-[H]e explained-[and] said go & say to the authorities-make out your propositions in writing-& then we will aid them by permission-
[W]hat they co[ul]d. not in open say-he is willing, & so is Pres[iden]t. Polk willing to assist.
Young-We shall vacate the Indian lands next Spring-& be on [the] land belonging to the U.S.-[T]he Indians are put up to killing our Cattle by agents & missionaries-[T]he U.S. boundary claim Oregon & where their people make claims, there they make territory-[T]hey claim no less that 421/4 South-& West-bound by Rocky Mountains Spur-We are beyond what they claim about 150 miles West & 100 South-[T]hey have appointed Jesse D. Hunter Indian agent-
G. A. S.[:] Mr. Mason is Military Governor of California-
B. Y.[:] If they co[ul]d. get us to keep the Omaha lands until the Omahas are killed of[f] by the Siouxs-& then they wo[ul]d. sa[y] to the missionaries kill them off-there is something worth fighting for-[J]ust as quick as we leave, the Siouxs will clean up this place [and] they will not leave a foot hold for any one else-
Letter from John Miller & answer to him read-
G. A. Smith[: I]t may be necessary to organize a Co[mpany]. about Pisgah-so as to give a good stiff lot of Representatives-
Adjourn until 10 tomorrow morn[ing]:
[source: Minutes, Quorum of Twelve]
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