Under Compromise of 1850, Congress created the Utah Territory; Brigham Young appointed as Governor.
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Atwood, Dan
4 Nov 1787 - 17 Dec 1863
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Branch, William Henry
1820-1889
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September 29, 1850 ~ Sunday 29th [FIGURE] We left Fort Bridger this morning I went forward with my Division to day and the first Division or some of the[m] complained or murmured much about it & their was sin committed by so doing I called them together at night & gave them a sharp rebuke & reproof for I was constrai[ned] by the spirit of God so to do.
~ Wilford Woodruff
September 29, 1850 ~ Sunday 29th [FIGURE] We left Fort Bridger this morning I went forward with my Division to day and the first Division or some of the[m] complained or murmured much about it & their was sin committed by so doing I called them together at night & gave them a sharp rebuke & reproof for I was constrai[ned] by the spirit of God so to do.
~ Wilford Woodruff
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Woodruffs arrive in Salt Lake Valley and live in cabins Wilford built in 1847.
Wilford appointed to the Council (Legislature) of the State of Deseret (serves a total of 21 terms).