Wilford helps draft constitution for State of Deseret; Brigham Young elected first governor.
18 I was unwell but I spent the day in the office also the Evening
President Young received a letter from H. H. Bancroft & Co
Booksellers and Stationers San Francisco Calafornia requesting
him to send him a map of Utah, with all the counties maped,
county seats and counties named, also the Name and location of
all the location post offices and settlements" A tracing upon the
map of all the mail and Emigrant routes which travers the
Territory. "Give a list of Federal officrs there position residence
and salary, A List of Territorial Elective officers The names of
Federal Judges with the boundaries of their Judicial districts there
residence salary and length & Expiration of term and the
time and place of there holding there session," "The name of your
delegate in Congress & when his term Expires. The name style
and organization of your legislationure, together with a list
of the officers and members corressponding with that of Oregon
on page 145 of the Hand Book Almanac. A list of all the
counties, with Estimated population & assessable property and
County Seat. A description of the topography of Each county
with a mention of its principle features in agricultural or min-
eral information A List of the county officers with there resi-
dence, salary and Experation of term. A List of post offices
with population of place and name of postmaster.
Fourth Religions. Tables showing the organization officers
and numerical membership of your sChurch. The Temple its
size structure, cost, nearness to completion and a general
description of it" The foregoing is an Extract of Presid[en]t Young
Letter from Mr Bancroft. This letter was dated Feb 4th 1862
Received Feb 18. Sent to the Historians Office March 18. I called
upon President Young and asked him if he wished us to get up
a work in answer to that Letter He said yes I thought you would
had it done before this. But He did not know that it had been
in the Hands of Brother Carrington one month & in our hands
but 3 Hours. I spent the Evening in the office upon this work
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