Mosiah Hancock, a man well on to seventy years, to accompany the [Benjamin Cluff] expedition [to Central/South America] believing that they might find some new plates as a result of their explorations. Brother Grant could not help but believe that they would be in jeopardy of their lives and belongings while traveling in Mexico.
[Source: First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
HJG's full report included in Jour.Hist. images 46-47 link below:
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