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and dropping the $100, for the claim, he divided the
which was $ 143⁰⁵  making a dividened  of $ 71 52 ⁹ to each-
deciding that the property then should be jointly theirs in
equeal porportions  and that Bro. Cooley give to Bro. Gould
immediate possessions of one half of said property= The case
of Ira T. Dibbble was spoken of as he had been disfellowshiped was
spoken wad laid over two weeks- On motion the Council
adjourned for 2 weeks to meet at this place 10 oclock A.M.
     E. M. Greene clerk                     James Allred Prest.

                            Kanesville August 3rd  1850
     The fore part of the day was taken up in listening
to A.M. Babbitt and replying to his enflamatory Political speeches.
    Counsellor Geo. Coulson said his character had been assailed
by A. W,  Babbitt made some very spirited remarks, and
exhorted the Saints to guard against division either religion
or polities=The case of Gould ( vs.) Cooley was then called up
     Bro. Cooley said he had called on the clerk for a transcript of the
former trial, & the clerk refered him to the Council- said he
should take an appeal to the Presidency in the Valley- The Council
decided that he was ^not entitled to an appeal as he had not complied
and that no appeal should be granted until Cooley did complied

with their decession- that were equeal partners in  that property-
and that no appeal should be granted untill Cooley did comply
with that decession as Gould had been unlawfully dispossessed
by Cooley= Remarks from several of the Counsellors on different
subjects= The council adjourned 2 weeks 10 oclock A. M.-
J.G. Bigler clerk  Protem-- James Allred  Prest-

                            Kanesville Aougust 17^th A,D 1850
    High Council met persuant to adjournment
Counsellors all present ( To Wit) James Allred, W. W. Lane
Jonattan Browning, G. W. Bigler, N. S. Bulkley,
Ira Oviatt, Jacob Bigler, Lyman Stoddard, C.C. Pendleton J. M. Benson
     Prayer by J. M. Benson- Prest Allred called for the
Council to be by themselves, Bro. John Gooch came in
and read some documents intended for the Frontier
Guardian, a letter from the Presidency in the Valley to