3rd March 1862 It snowed all day I returned to great Salt Lake ^45 miles^
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City with Brother Musser we went to the court House
to cast our vote there was such a votecroud we could not get in &
so we went home and waited untill the croud dispe^r^sed. this is
a vary important day to this Territory, to Israel to the Church
and kingdom of God this day all American citizens go to
the polls and vote for the Constitution of the State of Deseret
also for Governor, Lieutenant Goverenor, & members of the Legislature
this is laying a foundation for a state Governm[en]t. I went
up to the office & spent the afternoon in writing
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