Editing Jefferson Territory (section)

==Dissolution==
On February 26, 1861, Congress passed a bill organizing the [[Territory of Colorado]]. The bill was signed into law by [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[James Buchanan]] two days later on February 28, 1861.<ref name=ColoradoTerritory>{{cite web|url=http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/territory.pdf|title=An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Colorado|author=Thirty-sixth United States Congress|author-link=Thirty-sixth United States Congress|date=1861-02-28|publisher=[[State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel and Administration, Colorado State Archives|access-date=2007-11-29}}</ref> On May 29, 1861, [[William Gilpin (governor)|William Gilpin]], newly appointed [[List of Governors of Colorado#Governors of the Territory of Colorado|Governor of the Territory of Colorado]], arrived in Denver City. Most citizens of the region welcomed their new government. On June 6, 1861, Governor Steele issued a proclamation declaring the Territory of Jefferson disbanded and urging all employees and residents to abide by the laws governing the United States.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bardwell, Jr. |first1=Rodney J. |title=The Territory of Jefferson |journal=Dicta |date=1931 |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=3–12 |url=https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6683&context=dlr |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>