1st petition for statehood as the State of Deseret
State of Deseret is formed. The petition was rejected by Congress in 1850. The state boundaries were too large and most of that large area was unoccupied at that time. ("A Constitution for Utah", Stanley S. Ivins, Utah Historical Quarterly Volume 25 1957 p. 95. See also Quinn Origins p 747 )
[source: Tungate, Mel, Mormon Polygamy, http://www.tungate.com/polygamy.htm]
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