180 years ago today - Aug 4, 1845

[William Clayton]

P.M. met at Dr Richards but the brethren did not come till late & I left. Emmett was at the council. He says his company are settled among the Sioux Indians about 200 miles beyond Council Bluffs. He says the old chief told him the United States government had promised to send white men amongst his tribe to learn them to raise grain &c but had fail-'s and he was determined now he had the opportunity to have the white people settle amongst them to avail himself of the privilege. It seems this is a favorable prospect for our having a home amongst that tribe if the United States should drive us. Emmett was baptized this evening but whether he will prove faithful is yet to be told.

[The Nauvoo Diaries of William Clayton, 1842-1846, Abridged, Digital Edition, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015]