are away it is necessary to have them here that they may be put in possession of keys and power for their mission.
It was then decided that send a messenger to fetch home, who is now in .
said that in consequence of ’s having intimated that he would probably have to go on this mission he had made enquiry relative to the necessary means. told him that mules can be bought in arkansas for $35. has an especial object in going to that country and if mules can be bought there at that rate it would be cheaper than to buy them here.
s motion to appoint a committee of three was put to vote and passed unanimously. [p. [66]]
Spencer, Shumway, and Daniels were appointed to the Western Mission at the previous council meeting. Spencer was away on an assignment, given by the council on 27 February 1845, to accompany Amasa Lyman on his mission to James Emmett’s company. It is unknown where Daniels was at the time of this meeting. (Council of Fifty, “Record,” 1 Mar. and 27 Feb. 1845.)
According to Dimick B. Huntington, Dana had previously traveled through Arkansas on his way to the Rocky Mountains. (High Priests Quorum Record, 2 Feb. 1845.)