Delegates to the 1856 Utah Constitutional Convention debate whether Utah will apply as a slave or free state. Orson Pratt delivers an anti-slavery speech, March 22, 1856.

Item

Identifier
6.2.a,b,c
Creator
Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881; Utah Constitutional Convention; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Smith, George A., 1817-1875
Contributor
Carruth, LaJean Purcell; Rich, Christopher B., Jr.; Sylvia Ghosh
Title
Delegates to the 1856 Utah Constitutional Convention debate whether Utah will apply as a slave or free state. Orson Pratt delivers an anti-slavery speech, March 22, 1856.
Date
1856-03-22
Description
Delegates to the 1856 Utah Constitutional Convention debate whether Utah will apply as a slave or free state
Source
Orson Pratt, March 22, 1856, before the 1856 Utah Constitutional Convention, Church History Department Pitman Shorthand transcriptions, 2013-2021, Addresses and sermons, 1851-1874, Utah Constitutional Convention, 1856 March, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah; Facsimile transcript, CR 100 912, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah; Minutes of Utah Constitutional Convention, Council House, March 21-27, 1856, MS 2988, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah; Historian's Office General Minutes, 1839-1877, March 23, 1856, CR 100 318, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Pratt's Speech
Minutes of Utah Constitutional Convention
Historian's Office General Minutes
Table Of Contents
Document: 6.2; Sub-documents: a,b,c