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January 12, 1849 ~ Friday

12^th I recieved the NY weekly Herald containing the doings
of congress on Calafornia & Mexico but nothing of importance to record

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inaugurated as twelfth President of 30 United States.

Constitutional convention held to form the State of Deseret. (to encompass present day , , , and parts of , , , , , and .