1856-1960 – Three Congressional documents related to polygamy, the Mormon War, and Utah statehood
Washington, DC: 1856-1860. Disbound. The three documents were all removed from a larger volume. They are complete and in nice shape.
The pamphlets in this lot are:
Utah Territory. Memorial of a Convention of the People of the Territory of Utah. 36th Congress, 2d Session House of Representatives, Mis. Doc. No. 10. Washington D. C., 1856.
Cessation of Difficulties in Utah. Message from the President of the United States Relative to the Probable Termination of Mormon Troubles in the Utah Territory, 35th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 138. Washington D. C., 1858.
The Polygamy Question. Speech of Hon. Eli Thayer, of Massachusetts. Washington, D. C.: Buell & Blanchard. 1860.
. Very good. Item #010764Utah had one of the longest territorial periods in U.S. history and did not officially became the 45th state until January 4, 1896.
The federal government repeatedly rejected its statehood applications due to the dominant influence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in state governance and the sanctioned practice of polygamy.
The Mormon pioneers, who first arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in 1847, initially attempted to create a massive, independent state called "Deseret." The U.S. government rejected this proposal and instead established the much smaller Utah Territory in 1850.
Over the next four decades, Utah's petitions for statehood were continually denied. Tensions flared due to theocracy allegations, economic isolation, and federal laws strictly banning polygamy, which was practiced by members of the LDS Church.
Statehood was finally granted after an anti-polygamy clause was included in the proposed state constitution, and President Grover Cleveland signed the final proclamation admitting Utah into the Union on January 4, 1896.
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