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Jan 4, 1858

Journal Entry

January 04, 1858 ~ Monday

4th I learned this morning that the Calafornia Mail had
come in & that O Pratt E. T. Benson & others was in
Sanbernadeno & would soon be in this City. I attended
the Legislative assembly both Houses sat together the News-
papers was called for & capt Van Vliet report was read
also the City of Baltimore was placed under Martial Law
7000 troop called out &c. I met with the Joints Committee
in the afternoon, & spent the evening in the office

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Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
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Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
On the I attended the Legislative Assembly Both houses sat together. The newspapers were called for and Captain Van Vleit's report was read. Next day we also met in joint sessions and it was one of the most important days of the Assembly. A strong Memorial was presented to the Assembly and adopted and copies prepared for the signatures of the members. Also the correspondence of Governor Brigham Young was presented and read namely his correspondance with the United States armey and was ordered to be printed. The following day we were also in joint sessions Governor Young called in and heard our Memorial to Congress read It was a strong document calling upon the Congress of the United States for our Constitutional rights signed by all the officers

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Jan 4, 1858