Washington, District of Columbia

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Created as district for seat of U.S. federal government by act of Congress, 1790, and named Washington DC, 1791.

An Act for Establishing the Temporary and Permanent Seat of the Government of the United States [16 July 1790], Public Statutes at Large, 1 Cong., 2 Sess., chap. 28, p. 130; Webb and Wooldridge, Centennial History of the City of Washington, D.C., 101.

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The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, from the Organization of the Government in 1789, to March 3, 1845. . . . Edited by Richard Peters. 8 vols. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1846–1867.

Webb, William B., and J. Wooldridge. Centennial History of the City of Washington, D.C.: With Full Outline of the Natural Advantages, Accounts of the Indian Tribes, Selection of the Site, Founding of the City, Pioneer Life, Municipal, Military, Mercantile, Manufacturing, and Transportation Interests. . . . Dayton, OH: For H. W. Crew by the United Brethren Publishing House, 1892.

Named in honor of George Washington.

Webb and Wooldridge, Centennial History of the City of Washington, D.C., 101.

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Headquarters of executive, legislative, and judicial branches of U.S. government relocated to Washington DC, 1800.

Haskel and Smith, Gazetteer of the United States of America, 702.

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Haskel, Daniel, and J. Calvin Smith. A Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the United States of America. . . . New York: Sherman and Smith, 1843.

Population in 1840 about 23,000.

Haskel and Smith, Gazetteer of the United States of America, 700.

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Haskel, Daniel, and J. Calvin Smith. A Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the United States of America. . . . New York: Sherman and Smith, 1843.

JS visited Washington DC, Nov. 1839–Feb. 1840, seeking redress for property losses and suffering by Saints during expulsion from Missouri.

JS History, vol. C-1, 975–987.

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JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.

President Martin Van Buren and other government leaders refused assistance.

Letter to Hyrum Smith, 5 December 1839; JS History, vol. C-1, 1015–1016.

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Washington, District of Columbia

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