[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] Was appointed a committee with J[ohn] Taylor P[arley] P. Pratt & B[righam] Young to raise $1,500 to Buy paper to print the Book of Covenants.
[Source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
HC 6: 66 states " to raise $500 ..."
ReplyDeleteThe Minutes of the Quorum of Twelve report $500 too:
ReplyDeleteTuesday evening Nov. 7th 1843//The Twelve Prest B. Young, P P Pratt, O Pratt, W Woodruff J. Taylor, and W W richracds assembled in xxxxxxx Mayors office and voted to saive [raise?] $500 to get paper etc. to print the Doctrin and Covenants Voted that a comettee of the P P Pratt W Woodruff John Taylor be committee to borrow or get the money and that Prest Young go along with them.
W. Richards Clerk