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 |3 Feb 1855 - [[Dona Ana County, New Mexico|Dona Ana County]] gained all the land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.<ref>N.M. Terr. Laws 1854, 4th assy. /p. 57</ref> Its boundary was stretched across present day Arizona to the Baja California border. Look for records in [http://www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/ Dona Ana County].
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-|29 August 1856 - An unofficial conference held in Tucson issued a petition to the U.S. Congress, signed by 256 people, requesting the creation of an Arizona Territory from the southern half of New Mexico and authorized 4 proposed counties: Castle Dome, Ewell, Mesilla, and Dona Ana.<ref>Thomas Edwin Farish, ''History of Arizona'' (Phoenix, Ariz., 1915), 1:324. [{{babhat}}].</ref> Sylvester Mowry was sent to Congress to petition for this new Arizona Territory. He drew up a map of this territory, showing the 4 proposed counties. Congress, however, failed to recognize the new territory. As a result, the proposed new territory with the 4 proposed counties, was never officially created. No records created.
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-|5 Apr 1860 - An unofficial convention held in Tucson established a provisional government,   declared the creation of the Territory of Arizona from the southern half of New Mexico Territory below 33 degrees 40 minutes north latitude.<ref>Sacks, 36, 151; Swindler, 1:244-248</ref>
+|5 Apr 1860 - An unofficial convention held in Tucson established a provisional government,   declared the creation of the Territory of Arizona from the southern half of New Mexico Territory below 34 degrees north latitude and authorized 4 proposed counties: Castle Dome, Ewell, Mesilla, and Dona Ana.<ref>Thomas Edwin Farish, ''History of Arizona'' (Phoenix, Ariz., 1915), 1:324. [{{babhat}}].</ref>.<ref>Sacks, 36, 151; Swindler, 1:244-248</ref> The US Congress rejected the idea, so the proposed new territory was never officially created. However for a time it did operate as the de facto government for the intended Arizona Territory. Some records may have been created, but where found is unknown.
-Congress, however, failed to recognize the new territory. As a result, the proposed new territory with the 4 proposed counties, was never officially created. Congress, however, failed to recognize the new territory. As a result, the proposed new territory with the 4 proposed counties, was never officially created. No records created.
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