Utah | The final proposed constitution for the State of Deseret

Utah

Constitution of the State of Deseret, with Accompanying Memorial to Congress. Adopted March 2, 1872. Salt Lake City: Printed at the Deseret News Book and Job Establishment, [1872]

8vo (233 x 144 mm). A little offsetting to first page, some toning. Original pale green printed wrappers, front wrapper printed in several types and ruled in decorative border; a few marginal chips to wrapper, some soiling. In quarter blue morocco slipcase, with folding chemise.

The final effort for the State of Deseret. The State of Deseret was originally conceived as a Mormonist state, proposed by Mormon settlers in what is now Utah. After the creation of the Utah territory, seeking to establish a government recognized by the United States government, the settlers proposed a constitution for the State of Deseret in 1856, 1862, and 1872. The text in the present pamphlet contains the final attempt at a state constitution. The provisional state was never recognized by the federal government, and formal attempts to create a Mormon state mostly disappeared once other settlers arrived in the region.