ABBOT, Rufus

Illenois Quincy May 11th 1839--

a bill of Damages a gains the State of Missorie in conciquence of the Goviners Exterminatin order-

I Certify the a bove a count to be Just and true a cording to the Best of m[y] Knowledg-

Rufus Abbot

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

ADAMS, Arza

Illinois Quincy June 1st 1839

A bill of damages and debt a gainst the State of Missouri in Concequence of the Governor refusing protection and his exterminating order

I Certify that the above account is Just and true according to the best of my knowlege

Arza Adams

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 1 Jun 1839.]

ALEXANDER, Randolph

State of Missouri Dr. to damages

The above traspired in the years 1838, &, 1839

I do hereby Certify that the above Account is Just and true to the best of my knowledege

Randolph Alexander

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

ALLEMAN, John

State of Illinois Adam County may the 24th AD 1839

A Bill of damage against the state of missouri by me John Alleman

To moving from the state of Pennsylvania to the state of missouri with the intention of being asettler of said state

John Alleman

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

ALLEN, Albern

In The years of Our Lord 1838 and 1839-

The State of Missouri To Albern Allen Dr-as follows (to wit)

Albern Allen

[Sworn to before W. Laughlin, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

ALLEN, Anna

May the 6 1839

Anna Alle left kirklen Ohio [.] are

I certify that the amount that is on the last acount on the other page $550 is just a cord ing to the best of my knolage

Anna Allen

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

ALLEN, Elihu

Illinois Quincy may 18th 1839

A bill of Damage a gainst the State of Missouri for Being Driven from the S[t]ate unlawfully

I certify the a bove a count to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

Elihu Allen

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

ALLEN, Joseph S.

Illinois May 9th 1839

A Bill of my damages in Missourie in the Spring of 1834 I mouved into Clay Co and in the Summer of 1836 a mob arose and Compld our pople to leve the Co and they thretened my life I moved my famley to Colwell County I having to leve my house and improvements and shop and timber I Charge one hundred and fifty Dollers and in the Summer and fall of 1838 a mob arose and threatened Life and burnt Some houses and I had a house in Davis Co and timber in Colwell Co of for a house my house timber in Colwell Co and I charge thirty five Dollers and my house in Davis and Crop in Colwell I C[h]arge one hundred and twenty Dollers I was taken a prisner and my arms and taken from me and I was kept from my famley and buisness a week for my arms I C[h]arge thirty five Dollers and the order of the Govener was to drive us from the S[t]eate or kill us for imprisment and the loss of property and the expence of moveing being exposed to the inclemence of the wether I Charge two hindred Dollers

Joseph S Allen

I certify the a bove Charges to Be true and Just acording to the Best of my Knowledg

Joseph S Allen

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 9 May 1839.]

ALLEN, Nelson

May the 14 1839

A Bill of losses by Being driven from the State of Missouri

N. B. This account is made For the years 1838 & 1839.

Nelson Allen

[Sworn to before W. Laughlin, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

ALLEN, Rufus

This may Certify that I mooved from the State of New york in the year of 1838 and was driven out of the state of Missourie in 1839 by the governors Exterminatures orders for this I Charge the State of Missourie damages on Land & Crops & stolen property nameley one waggon & one gun to the amount of one hundred and fifty dolars & damages for tine and expence of mooveing out of the State of Missourie a distance of two hundred & seventy miles eighty dollars for the rigt of Citizenship two hundred dollars

Rufus Allen

I Certify that the above account is true according to the best of my Knowledge

Rufus Allen

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

ALLRED, Reuben W.

May 1839

state of Missouri Dr to Reuben W Allred for driveing me from my house and home and destroing my property and my Citizenship and time and expences and sofourth and Whole a mount 600 Dollars

Reuben W Allred

Reuben W Allred I sertify that the Within statement to be true

Reuben W Allred

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

ALRED, Isac

Quincy Ill May 1839

State of Missouri to Isaac Allred Sen Dr.

I certify the a bove acount to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

Isac Alred

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

ANNIS, John C.

A Bill of damages done by A Ruth less Mob of Jackson County liberty and Colwell County in Eighteen hundred and 34,36,39 Damages done by mobs in layfeatte County Damage by driving out of layfeatte and loosing all my Crops and thretning lives three hundred Dollars Dr. And in Clay County 1836 Drove out of that County to Colwell Damages two hunded Dollars and from Colwell to illenois in Eighteen hundred thirty nine the Mobs drove of my Cattle and killed my hogs and forsed property from my family and Jeneral Clark drawd us up and thretned us with immediate death if we did not Sign a way all our property and lands and Evry thing that we had to pay the Expence of the war I had about four hundred acres of land and by the Mob I have had to Sacrifise it with my hous hold property in part and had to Suffer the Cold and hunger and fatigue And thretning of our lives and taking a way Armes and Equipments three Rifles at Twenty dollars Each and three Swords at five dollars Each and Sevn pistols 25 dollars and loss of property to the amount of four thousand Dollars and Caused us Sickness and trouble

John C. Annis

J C Annis

I certify the within a count to Be Just and True a cording to the Best of my Knowldg-

John C Annis

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 3 Jun 1839.]

ARCHER, John

I certify that the above to be a trew coppy acording to the best of my knoledg

John Archer

[Sworn to before C.M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

AVERY, Daniel [2]

Lee County I.T. March the 5 1840

I Daniel Avry Do here by Certify that the following Scenes transpired in the State of Missouri to my personal Knowledg

first in the year 1838 Some time in the fall I was cald on By the martial Law of the State of Missouri to aid and asist to Resque women and children from the hands of a mob from the waters of Grand River whos husbands and Fathers had ben Driven off we found the house invested By the mob Som of which was in the house thretnig the lives of the women and children if they did not Leave theire propperty and Efects ameditly and follow theire Husband, and father, one family Lost a child while in this Situation for the want of care the women being compeld By thes monsters to provide and cook theire food this company of mob was commanded by James welden

I allso Saw a bout Seventy familie Driven from Dewit by a mob command by Seshel Wood I helpt Bury one woman the first Knight whoo had ben confind in child Bed a Knight or two before and could not indure the Suffering. the next Sene I Saw I was peasibly traviling the road aman was By the Name of Patison Obanion was shot Dead at my feete we advaned alittel further when two men were Kild and Several wounded I after Learnd that this Gang of mobers was commanded By Samuel Bogart. in conciquence of Being persued out of the State By this laules mob I was not an Ey witness to the many thousand wicked acts commited By the Goveners Exterminating order malitia

Daniel Avery

[Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J.P., Lee Co., IA, 21 Mar 1840.] [3]

BABCOCK, Dolphus

Illenois Quincy May 14th 1839

a bill of Damages against the State of Mysorie in Conciquence of the Govners Exterminating order--

I certify the above to be Just and true acording to the Best of my Knowledge

Dolphus Babcock

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

BADLAM, Alexander

Quincy ill Nov 2nd 1839

This is to Certify that in Consequence of the late diffeculty between the Church of Latter day Saints and a portion of the Inhabitants of the Upper part of the State of Missouri I have been Compelled to Leave the State of Missouri in a time and under circumstances as it Regarded Myself and family were the most Painful and afflicting Residing as I did in the County of Daviss at the time the Malitia Entered it and being obliged to Move to Caldwell County in a Severe Snow Storm Myself Sick and a part of My family also. driven from my home to Seek a Shelter among those who would not Suffer their fellow beings to perish while they were able to afford Relief I had no team of my own as they had been sacrificed in the time of the Mob and Lost on the Parriries for the want of care which Could not be afforded on account of the Mob I feel that My Loss is very great because it was all I had If I Should Set the damage at the Sum of five hundred dollars I think it would be less than my Real Loss

Alexander Badlam

[Not sworn.]

BAGGS, Cinthia

May the 6 1839

Cinthia Baggs left Washington Illinois April the 12 1836 Movd out May the 6 1839 She has 6 children

I certify that the above is a trew statement acording to the best of my knowlage

Cinhiy X Baggs

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

BAGLEY, Eli

A bill of damages against the State of Missouri.

deprived of Citizenship in Caldwell County Mo. 1837 by a lawless Mob. and lost of all by an exterminating order of the Governor.

I do hereby Certify that the above bill of accompts are Correct according to the best of my knowledge.

Eli Bagley

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

BAKER, Jesse

Illenois Quincy May th11 1839

a bill of Damages Sustained in the State of Missorie

I certify the a bove to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my knowledge—

Jesse Baker

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

BALDWIN, Caleb

May 12, 1839 Caleb Baldwin VS The State of Missouri

In damagees from the time I left the State Ohio, in Mooveing to Missouri With my family into Jackson and thare Labouring and making improvement and suffering Much violence by the Mob with Every A buse that Could be heaped uppon me and my family for which I file A bill of damage Against the State of Missouri for the sum of $2000.00

2nd Being driven from Jackson County in to Clay County After trying to defend Ourselves Against Mobs, and some of Our Bretheren Kild. and others whiped All most to death we succeeded in getting a cross the Missouri river into Clay, where the people used us well for A time After which thay like other Mobs soon rose up to drive us from that place With Much Cruelty. and succeeded for which we suffered much loss and distress, for this I file abill for damages Against the State of Missouri for the amount of 200.00

3rd for being taken prisioner and fals imprisionment for A time of six months or Nearly so and part of the time in Chains, without any Just Charges Being preferd Against me of Any Nature in the mean time my family driven out of the State in the Cold inclement Season to wander on the broad praraias threw the upper Missouri without proper Means and Suffering much fear because of the Lawles Mobers and deprived of their right of Citizenship for which I Clame damages to the

I certify the foregoing to be true According to the best of my understanding-

Caleb Baldwin

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 4 Jun 1839.]

BALDWIN, Nathan B.

State of Illinois Morgan County SS

This day Personally appeared before Me Horatio G. Rew an acting Justice of the Peace Within and for the Cunty of Morgan aforesaid Nathan B. Baldwin and on Oath Says he Belongs to the Denomination or Order of Men Called Mormons Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints that was a resident of Davis County in the State of Missourie dureing the Late Dificulties between Missourians And Mormons latter Day Saints during the Summer and autumn of 1838 That dureing the dificulties aforesaid he Was arrestedby a body of armed Men Citizens of Missourie dureing a Serious Illness in consequence of Which he Was unable to protect or defend his person or Property from Which arrest he Was Soon released the Persons So arresting him violently Seizing upon and carraing away his arms of defence consisting of Two Rifle Gunns one of Which Said Deponant Says Was Worth Twenty Dollars and the other Ten Dollars and that the Same or Either of them have not been returned to him Said Deponant. he Said Deponant further Sais that in the Early part of the month of November AD 1838 he together with all other Mormons latter Day Saint in Said County of Davis in the State of Missourie aforesaid Were Orderd by Brigadir Genl Willson by and With the consent and Sanction of the Executive of the State of Missourie to Leave the County of Davis Within the Limit of ten days there after in Which order they Were permitted to pass the then approching Winter in the County of Caldwell or to pass immediately out of the State of Missouri & further this deponant says that in consequence of the Preemptory orders aforesaid he was Compelled to depart from Said County of Davis Leaving a two Heorse Waggon Worth fifty Dollars and that he has not been permitted to return for or in anyway to come into possession of Said Waggon Since he further Says that he Sustained a Loss of One Hundred and Thirty Eight Days at a Value of Two Dollars pr day including Currant Expences for the time being and a further Loss of fifty dollars by Way of Expences and unavoidable Sacrefices on property on leaving the County of Davis and State of Missourie in obediance to the premptory orders aforesaid all of Which Losses So by him Sustained this deponant Says amount to the Sum of Four hundred and Six Dollars And further Said Deponant Says that the Authorities of the State of Missourie Neglect and refuse to Make reparation for Losses and Damages So Sustained as afore Said. Wherefore the Said Deponant Prays the Interposition of Congress to aid and assist him in obtaning redress of his Losses and Injuries Sustained as aforesaid all of Which is by Said Deponant Respectfully Submitted

Nathan B. Baldwin

[Sworn to before H. G. Rew, J.P., Morgan Co., IL, 14 Jan 1840.]

BALLARD, Philip

Quincy May the 5th 1839

The state of Missouri Dr To Philip Ballard

A Bill of damages viz

I do hereby Certify that the above bill of damage is just and true according to the best of my knowledge

Philip Ballard

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

BATES, Archibald

Illenois May the 7 1839

A bill of Damagees and loss against The State of missorie in consequence of the govorners orders

By being Driven from clay county and Also Deprived of live ing the platte Country one thousand dollars

And also Driven from Davis county Out of the State with the loss of an Improve ment worth two hundred Dollars

one horse and two cows one thousand Dollars

I do here By certify that the a bove a count is true and Just a cording to the Best of my knowledge

Archibald Bates

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

BATSON, William

A bill of danages tha I hold against Missouri for moveing to Missouri, for being driven from Jackson Co. Mo. in the year 1833 for the loss of propety for the loss of Lands for the loss of health, for being driven from Clay Co. Mo. from my land for being drivin from Coldwell Co. Mo. from my Land and the loss of property and health and Sitizen Ship $10000.00

I certify this to be a true copy of damages to the best of my knowledge

William Batson

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

BEEBE, Calvin

I do hearby Certify that in the year eighteen hundrd thirty one and in the Month of Septtember I removed to Jackson, County Misouri with my family I expended four hundred dollars in purchaseing wild lands for a residence in that County I built a dwelling house on what is calld the big Blue River I builded a Double house anhalf a Mile from indipendance the County ceat of said County Made a handsome improvement in the yeare eighteen hundred and thirty three I was driven from said County by Mob force leaving between thirty and forty hogs Much of My house hold furniture for want of opertunity to get it a way also two hundred Bushels of Irish & Sweet potatoes togeather with turnip and other garden sauce with Much Difficulty I Disposed of eight acres of Corn at less than half price I removed a cross the Misouri River to Clay County I was admited in to a stable or rather a hovel it being verry small and in the fall seasen and coald I took aviolent Coald and feover ensued which confined me till the hext March and thus the sufferings of my self and family with sickness Coald and hunger was more than I can Describe with my penn not being pemited to return to that County I disposed of my lands their at perhaps one tenth of the real value the buildings being Destroyd by fire and the fen cing removed from the land and all the timber of value Caried away and I Certify that two thousand dollars at least would be my loss in that County by an un humane Mob with out envy Shadow of reason or Cause in the Spring followin from my sickess I hired a small piece of ground which I ocupied three seasons the latter part of this time I builded a house for a dwelling on Congress land being Destitute of means to purchase Said land at this time their was threatnings against the latter day Saints to which I belonged Many abusively beat and their property Destroyd as the example had been in Jackson County I still improved the place which I builded my house on untill I was Compeld by force to leave that County my loss I sustaned in that County I Certify at least to be five hundred dollars by Mobs who held many Special offices from, that place I retreated to Caldwell County with the rest of my friends except my Father who had Suffered the loss of one thousand dollars I think payd out for lands principally in Jacson Co he came to my house in Clay Co Sick and died destitute of Comfertable Clothes I buried him in the wilderness in a day of deep Trouble and sorrogh his faith in his relgeon was his Comfort to his end after moving to Caldwell I had prosperity I remoed from that County to Clinton Co agoining But their seemed to be Consideable warmth against our people Settling in that County I therefore went to Davis County and purchased a verry handsome improvement on the bank of grand River it Contained twolog Buildings and ten acres in Cutivation the land not yet in market I hired a good log house built on it which Cost me one hundred and fifty dollars the house was finished for a store hous and filed with goods or Merchantdise for which I received rent and in the fall of eighteen hundred and thirty eight the store house was taken away by the Mob party and the improvement ocupied by the same Caricters By force and this all Justified by the athority of the and thus I lost my place which I certify was five hundred dollars loss to me My place in Clinton County or farm Contained one hundred and Seventy four acres of land with a small improvement which Cost me eight hundred dollars I increased the improvement to forty acres and for the Second time I put out many frute trees and black lo[ores] in the Month of oct eighteen hundred thirty eight their came an army under the command ColonelNed Gillom they took up quarters on my farm they ware all mounted Riflemen with their faces painted black and red they would be a hegeous sight in a Civil Country I was made a prisner of war in my own house the Colonel Said to me I must go and help burn far west and Drive the shepticks from the Country or suffr the tared part of two days one knight and Consumed three acres of My Corn one stack of hay one fat Beef two hundred pounds of Cheese-Robed my bee house and chickens and he stated his orders was from Govener L Bogs and thus from my house to far west they proceded their March the next March following I was Notified to leave the State by Companes Detached for that purpose after a hard Strugle I Sold My place for two hundred dollars less than the first Cost I then left the State I now resid in the town of Montrose Le County Iowa Teritory and my loss by the last procedings of the mob of Misouri is two thousand dollars Making in all five thousand dollars and now not with standing all the Charges profered against the people caled the Mormans I can say for one that no Court of record will produce a stain a gainst my Carecter Oct 28 1839

Calvin Beebe

Territory of Iowa Lee County SS

Personally appeared before me D. W. Kilbourn a justice of the peace in For the County aforesaid Calvin Beebe who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith, that the statements within set forth are correct & true.

Calvin Beebe

[Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J.P., Lee Co., IA, 28 Oct 1839.]

BEHUNIN, Isaac

Damiges which Isaac Behunin Receivd in lossing of property By the unlawful Acts of the Citizens of the State of Missourie total loss Seven hundred and Seventy five dollars $775.00

Quincy Illenois May the 31 1839

I here by certify that the above is a tru account according to the Best of my Reccollection

saac Behunin

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 31 May 1839.]

BEHYMER, Jonethan

Illenois Quincy May the 20 1839

a bill of Damage a gainst the State of Missouri for Being Driven from the State

I Do crtify the abov to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my knowldg

Jonethan Behymer

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 20 May 1839.]

BENNER, Christiana

Illenois Quincy May 30th 1839

A bill of Damages a gainst the state of Missourie for Being unlawfully Driven

My Husband was kiled at Hauns mill By a mob who Robed me of my Goods and land and have left me Destitute of a companion or means of Support

I certify the a bove to Be true and Just acording to the Best of my knowledg

Christiana Benner

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 31 May 1839.]

BENNER, Henry

State of Illinois adams County may the 24 AD 1839

A Bill of damage against the state of missouri by Henry Benner

Henry Benner

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

BENNET, David

The State of Missourie Dr. to David Bennet

I do hereby Certify that the above accompt is a just and an accurate accompt according to the best of my knowledge May 17th 1839 Adams County Illenois

David Bennet

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

BERNELL, Jacinth

Quincy Illinois January 10th AD 1840

I Jacinth Brunell do hereby Certify that I was a resident of Caldwell County Missouri, and that I owned lands there, had made a comfortable dwelling, and was well fixed to live, But by the Exterminating Order of Governor Boggs was Driven from my lands without Cause, and with out Compensation to my great loss, of property as wel as my Citizenship, Loss of goods house hold furniture 300 Dollars and in lands &C 339 Dollars making in all 639 Dollars all of which I have not recieved any Compensation for, and now appeal to the honerable Boddy of the United States for redress of my wrongs as it cannot be had in that state, and I certify the above to be a true statement of facts to the best of my Judgment

Jacinth X Bernell

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 10 Jan 1840.]

BETT, Henry H.

May the 6 1839

Henery H Bett Moved from Daler County Indiany Sept the 5 1837

i Certify that the above acount to be trew acording to the best of my knolage

Henry H Bett

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

BIDWELL, Robert W.

May 21st 1839

An account that I Robert W. Bidwell have a gainst the State of Missouri in consequence of Mobocracy

as it Respects my Sufferings they are Somewhat Similar to the Rest of those who had to Suffer in the State of Missouri therefore you are at Liberty to allow me what your honorable Body shall Deem to Be my Due

Robt. W Bidwell

I Do Certify that the above is Just and true according to the Best of My Knowlege

Robt W Bidwell

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 21 May 1839.]

BILLINGS, Titus

A Brief a count of the suffering and loss of propperty of myself and Family by the people of upper Missouri-

In the Spring of 1832 I started with my Family together with many others for the purpose of finding a permenent home together with other Settlers of that State-

we moved from Kirtland Ohio we started from that place March th 24 & arived in Jackson Co Mo in May & settled on 34 Acres of Land within a half a mile of Independence I built a house & Barn which cost 200 Dollars & got my liveing mostly by teaming for the People of the County and always had a good understanding amongs them but in the Summer and fall of 1832 & knowing that many of my Bretheren was a comeing to this County & not haveing a chance for raiseing a crop that season I thought best to cut a quantity of [—-] hay which ammounted to 24 tons Weight which was hauled 6 miles & was worth 5 Dollars per ton this hay was put into a large stack very long & put upon a farm belonging to Gov Boogs rented by Bishop Partrige and the Inhabitants of that place supposed the hay to belong to Bishop Partridge him this was set on fire and burnt to ashes between sundown & dark this was in Oct it was a year afterwards before I found out the Person that set it on fire there was a man by the name of James Allen asked me if I suspected who set it on fire I told him not he said he knew he was presant when it was done a man by the name of Franklin told him he was a going to commence driveing the Mormons that Evening & would commence by burning Partriges Haystack & wanted him to go & assist him this he said he would be gratified too when called upon and when called upon failed to appear and the act was thrown upon me which was 30 Dollars the next was driveing me from Jackson Co and burning my house and Barn & destoying my improvements with four Acres of Wheet we was driven from that Co in Nov. 1833-we went into Clay Co & there being so many of our People that we [had] to settle in places that was sickly my Family was all taken sick & were not able to help ourselves and lost one year. after liveing 3 seasons in Clay Co we were then compelled to leave that Co in the Spring of 1837-we then moved to Caldwell Co, there I entered 120-Acres of land fenced & broke 15 Acres built me a house which cost me one hundred Dollars besides another piece of land I bought containing 20 Acres of timber land which cost one hundred Dollars I also bought a village Lot which cost forty Dollars all which I have ben driven from together with my farming tools household furniture Provisions &c, &c,-and now driven from the State of Missouri with my Family amidts the blasts of a cold and chilling winter and that too by an unmer[ci]full mob after liveing in Missouri 7 years and never have had a writ served upon me not broken the law in one instance and now I say that these things have come upon me us on acount of the religion which we profess takeing all these things into consideration the loss of my Property cannot be less than two thousand Dollar

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 24 May 1839.]

BINGHAM, James R.

The State of Missouri Dr

to James R Bingham for loss of property Sustained by him in Davies County Mo in the year 1838 & 1839

The State of Missouri Dr.

James R. Bingham for loss Sustained by the Mob in Jackson County Mo in 1833

P.S we were Citizens in Said State twenty six years previous to Govenor Boggs order to leave the State

[Sworn to before W. Oglesby, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

BIRD, Benjamin F.

The S[t]ate of Mosura Dr to Benjm F Bird

Benjm F Bird

I certify the a bove acount to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowldg

Benjm F. Bird

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

BIRD, Phineas R.

Clayton May 11 AD 1839

[Sworn to before J. Douglas, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

BIRDENO, Zebiah

Illenois adams county may 11th 1839

my bill of Damage against State of missouri in 1838

Zebiah Birden[o]

[Sworn to before W. Oglesby, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

BLACKMAN, Stephen

State of Missouri Dr. to Stephen Blackman

For damage and loss of property by burning and being driven from the State $150.00

For damage by loss of Sun there is no earthly consideration can compensate

Stephen Blackman

I certefy the within to be correct

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

BLOOD, Roswell

Illenois Quincy May 14th 1839

A bill against State of Mo for being Driven Loss of propperty &c-

I certify the a bove a count to Be Just and true acording to the Best of my Knowledg

Roswell Blood

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 15 May 1839.]

BOSLEY, Edmund

Illenois May 7th 1839

a bill of Damages and Debt a guinst the State of Missouri Sustained in Conciquence of Goveners Exterminating order

I Do Hereby crtify that the a bove a count is Just and true a cording to the Best of my knowledg

Edmund Bosley

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

BRACE, Truman

April the 20 1839

to the assemBly of states know ye by these presents that i Truman Brace have boare long & suferd much by the mobbers of mesoura for the which i think i am intitled to damage pertickulars first driven from Jackson county after being thretned with deth & weiglaid & shot at being under the necessaty of a lookout by knight & by day by the which my famaly which consisted of wife & six children suferd much by my absence through feer & for want of my assistance we ware not alloued to cross the river into clay the ferry being garded on the other sid nu[m]bers of us ware ableged to flee to the south & leve our crops for the mob

whire we suferd cold & fategue in fine i wisht for dett but itt f[l]ed from me on my flight into the wilderness i found some eight o ten children belonging to our people wandring on the frozen porary with bair feet much bluddy tired out this is the begining of our suferings 5 houses [—-] bilded & [—-] ableged to [—-] i have ben driven from clay County to colwell from colwell or from mesoura to ilenoy i have made [—-] 5 houses on the account of the mob two of them ware burnd by the mob i have made four fields from whil i have ben driven & am r[e]dust to the necessaty of working out by days for my support in my old age

i have lost by the mobbers of missoura two horses one steer one yo sheap two guns four pistoles much household furnature tgether with eigt years time for the which i have nothing to show & have not much but mi hands to help myself my children are gone & scatred from me by reson of the mobers of misoughry which otherwais mite have ben a consolation & of gret worth to me in my declining life. i have seen one bef meet devided into twelve parts that all mite have a shair i have seen eightteen mak a meel on two perary chickens with the ac[—-] in of a small pone of bred together with a few frozen potatoes i could relate many potickelars which are of seris consideration but am about to leve the subJect lest it shold be in vain becaus of the hardness of the harte of this generation i will relate one pertickular that trancepired in Jackson county as i was crosing a small perary with a teem to hall some wood with an ax on my shoulder and a gad in my hand i was surrouned by forty eight men on hors back all well armed with rifles & pistels & knives forst from me the ox gad with the which gave me some forty or fifty blows then forst the ax from me & steping two three paces backword threw the ax aming at my head regardliss of [—-] one felloue missing his ame indaingerd theis one lives assist at which in[r]aged the furry of the mobbers on the wich one on horsback riding behind me gave me a blow with his rifle on my head ara whide wap then prezented & they gave me 39 bloes as they say the like i would not unde[r]go for twice th some of one hundred thousand dollars for loss of reputation & damage Myself & famaly i demand one hundred thousad dollars of the state of masoura & am determd never to relinqish the clame nor give it up til paid or satisfaction given made otherwais

Truman Brace

In the revalutionary war my father Was ingaged fiting for liberty which is all that i clame according to the constitucion & that i am determid hace i am redust so that my tax is small but i am shure to havet to pay & little or much it goes to support you Judgee & law givers you miletary forces from which i demand protection so i remane a well wisher to my country my name is above riten

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 13 (no month given) 1839.]

BROWN, Alanson

Illenois Quincy May 16th 1839

a bill of Damage a gainst the State Of Missouri for Being Driven from the State By a mob

I certify the above acount to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowleg-

Alanson Brown

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 May 1839.]

BRUNSON, Seymour

Seymour Brunsons Account against the State of Missouri

Seymour Brunson

I certify the above account to be just and true according to the best of my Knowledge

Seymour Brunson

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 8 May 1839.]

BRUNSON, Seymour

Account against the state of Missouri for actual survace rendered by my Self and Company being Called uppon by judge King the Circuit judge. to gow and rescue and bring the three following named families from the mob whoo had without cause or provication driven there husbands from home and threatned there lives if they returned

Asael A. Lathrops

Phineas Youngs

and A. W. Jacksons

upon this expedition I was gon 12 days inconcequence of the moovements of the mob which rendered it

impracticalele to return Sooner for the Safety of anomber of family depended uppon our Staying a few days at a little place Called Adam Ondi aman number of privats 35 all mounted men wages one dollar and fifty cents perday and fifty cents perday for expences

$240.00

three baggage waggons to moove the families with with thre drivers and teems three dollars per day 108.00

and allso for the arms and aquipments of my Company whoo ware Called uppon to Stand as minute men for the term of 3 year to defend the State in unison with others from Savage barbarity Called out by the order of Lilburn W Boggs and dis armed by his exterminating order without acquasition or notification number of Rifles guns 50 worth 20 dollars a piece

1,000.00

and one hundred pistils worth twelve dollars a pair

1,200.00

sixty two swords worth Six dollars a piece

372.00

General Lucus was the Executive officer of the Exterminating order of the Governer and Succeeded by General Clark

total amount

$3,020.00

Seymour Brunson

Captain of the 2nd Company

59 Reg 2nd Brig 3rd division

Missoure Malittia

I certify the above account to just and true according to the best of my Knowledge

Seymour Brunson

Captain

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 8 May 1839.]

BURGES, William

Damages Sustained on Account of Being Driven from the State of Mosouria Deprivation of Citazenship in the State &c

William Burges

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 23 May 1839.]

BURGESS, Harrison

The State of Missouri indebted to me for a loss of Property & damage sustained under the exterminating order of Governor Boggs of Missouri as follows-

One Village Lot worth one hundred dollars One house on said lot worth one hundred dollars also a Location of Land which cost me sixty dollars expense and damage of moving from Davies to Caldwell Co with my wife who was then at the point of death three hundred dollars

Expense and damage of being forcd to flee from Caldwell Co. Mo. to the State of Illinois and also of seeking a home among strangers two hundred dollars

N B The above grievances & afflictions I would not have suffered for the sum of two thousand dollars

Harrison Burgess

[Sworn to before D. B. Bush, J.P., Pike Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

BURK, John M. [4]

I here by Certify that General John Clark and his aid at their arrival at far West in Caldwell Co Misorie came to my Tavern stand and without my Liave Pitched their Markees in my yard and did take my wood and hay to furnish the same and did bring their horses in also and without my Leave take hay for them and did take Posession of my house and use it for a council house and did place a strong around it so as to hinder any person from going in or out and I myself was not premited to go in and for all this have received no remuneration and was not even permited to pass out of town to water Travelers horses with out a permit the above took place in the first part of Nov 1838 I also Certify that Caleb Baldwin, Lyman Wight, Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith Jun., and Mr. Mcray in Clay Co. Mo did apply for a writ of Habeus corpus and Did not get it

John M. Burk

[Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J.P., Lee Co., IA, 6 Jan 1840.]

BURKET, George

The State of Mosura Dr to 1839 George Bergat

May 9th to damage for driving me from Jackson co and Not having the privelage of possesing his house But was drivin out by the force of arms therefore

George Burket

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

BUTLER, Charity

A bill of damages Sustained by the Misourians in beeing driven from sd. state in the year 1838 & 9

this 14th May 1839

State of Mo dr to Charity Butler

I certify the above to be true

Charity Butler

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

BUTLER, J. L.

State of Mo Dr To J. L. Butler fo[rm] Damages & losses By being driven from sd state

I certify the above to be true This the 6th May 1839

J L Butler

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

BUTLER, Ormond

By this it may be under Stood that I the under Singer was driven from Jackson County five years ago last November, with my famaly with out Shelter my house burnt my corn and other crops Destroyed and my Cows taken by the mob and never got them I have had no abiding place cince and now from Colwell County from my land from my house and home by a lawles mob, our travels our sufferings them may tell that has tried it five years and upward I therefoer State my damage at two thousan Dollar

I certify the with in to Be true and Just acording to th Best of my knowledg

Ormond Butler

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 17 May 1839.]

BUTTERFIELD, Josiah

State of Mo. Dr. to Josiah Butterfield

I hereby certify that the above account is true and just according to the best of my knowledge

In addition to the above I was taken prisner from my dwelling without any cause & shamefuly treated by the malitia in Daviss Co. Mo.

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 10 May 1839.]

CAHOON, Reynolds

Quincy May 6th 1839

I Reynalds Cahoon do Certify to the following Losses Vis 1stly the loss of 12 acres of Corn distroyed by the throwing down of my enclosures & turned in Cattle and hogs into it and destroyed the Same & threatened the life of any man that Should attempt to come near to Save it Also being deprived of a block Building made for the yuse & Benefit of My family

On or about the 8th of November 1838 I was Called upon by GEneral Parks of Richmond Ray Co to Call the people together Comonly called Mormons or Latter day Saints to come together with their guns Also Recd orders from Brigadir General Wilson I complied with his request We were paraded in Military order then General Wilson told us we were prisioners of War and must give up our guns and leave the County in ten days, Also leave the State in the Course of the Winter General Wilson took from us 143 guns besides Several Swords & pistols and after they got our guns there was a Company under the Command of Gillham Commenced plundering and took takeing horses also taking Store goods as neer as I relect 200$ worth & 50 horses Not withstanding many was fastened with Staples & Locks to trees by the help of pries and &c they Loosed them

Reynolds Cahoon

[Not sworn.]

CAHOON, William F. [5]

I hereby Certify That in the year of 1838 I was Residing in Davis County Missouri and while from home I was taken Prisoner in Far West by the Millitia and kept under gard for Six or Eight days in which time I was fourst to Sign a deed of trust after which time I was permitted to return home to my Family in Davis County and finding my Family Surounded by an Armed fource with the rest of My Nabours who was much frightened and the orders from the Millitia was to leave the County within ten days in which time my house was broken open & maney goods taken out by the Millitia-And we was not permitted to go from place to place without a pass from the ginerael an on leaving the County I received a pass as follows-I permit Wm. F Cahoone To pass from Davice to Colwell County & there remaine During the winter and thence to pass out of the State of Missouri Sign Nov 10th 1838 Reeves or Brig Ginrael in which time both me and my family Suffred much on account of Could & hunger because we was not permitted to go out Side of the Guard to obtain wood and provision and according to orders of the millitia in the Spring following I took my family & left the State with the loss of much propperty and trouble

Wm. F Cahoon

[Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J.P., Lee Co., IA, 3 Jan 1840.]

CALKINS, Lemira

A Bill of damages that I have Sustained by the inhabitants of the State of Missoura by being driven from my home and my property destroyed by a mob I was residing in the territory North of Clinton. uppon a place which I had bought the preemtion a Rite of a quarter Section of land there being on the Same a good log house a Stable Corn Crib and about Seven Acres under improvement I had a good Crop of Corn and potatoes and other vegetables of which I never received but litle benifit when I left home I went to bury a little Grand Child a bout forty miles not knowing there was any trouble the Same day we buryed the Child the Mob Got my waggon and I Could not return home this was on the 23 of October and was never able to go back till the middle of December and then found my house Robbed and plundered of every thing

Some of my Neighbors Gave up what few articles they had taken but the most part I never Could find which I Shall Charge the moderate Sum of forty dollars I was threatened to be mobed out of the place while trying to find my lost Goods by William Martin one Green and Clayton Robinson. for my Corn potatoes garden Sauce hemp one hundred dollars

for being driven from my home [6] and what I have had to Suffer by the Same In Cold in Storms with frozen feet and all the privation I have had to undergo and Still do and will have to for the want of a home one thosand dollars is but a Small Compensation but that is the least I Can Charge for personal abuse Received from William Martin and his wife the Said Green Clayton Robinson and Jeremiah Prior and his wife one thousand dollars and if I Could be placed back again with the Same prospect as before I Could not be hired for the Sum of ten thousand dollars [to] under go the Same Change

Lemira Calkins

A widow

I Certify the above Bill to be a Just estimate of damages as far as I am able to give it acording to the Best of my Judgement and abilites

Lemira Calkins

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 8 May 1839.]

CALKINS, Lucy

May 7th 1839

A bill of damag & losses

drove from jackson County in 1833 insulted & abused & having to flee into the wilderness by the threats of unresoneble men

also having to leave Clay County under the same prinsipals

$500.00

and last of all dispeld from the state and deprived of all privileges leaveing house & home & having to infer the inconveinences of moveing in the inclemmon season of the year

I certify that the a bov acount is Just and true acording to the best of my Knowledg

Lucy Calkins

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

CARN, Daniel

Adams County Illinois May 4th 1839

A bill of Damages against the State of Missouri in the year 1837. I with my famley Moved to that State and Expended $75 Dollars and paid for Land $540 Dollars and then paid $58 Dollars for improving it besides my own Labour and allso paid $540 Dollars for for houses and Lots $1015 Dollars in Cash and Received on the hole $130 Dollars and also Lost on house furnature $300 Dollars and then hade to Leave all my Liveing and Came away all most with out aney thing I also was falseley imprecent for the Space of 24 Days and treated verry Mean for which I Shall Charge $500 Dollars

for which the hole amount of my bill is $2810 Dollars

I Certify the above to be Just and true

Daniel Carn

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

CARROLL, James

May 13th 1839

An account that I James Carroll have against the state of Missouri in Consequence of Mobocracy

As to the Sufferings of myself and family through The Means of Mobocracy it is out of My power to Relate and therefore I Cannot tell what amount I had ought to have but will Leave your honorable Body to Judge when I Relate that we were forced from our homes to Remain in an open frame in the Cold weather when the Snow fell in torrents and would Blow upon us in the Night and we with our Little ones would have to Crawl out of our Beds while the were Coverd frequently with Snow that would blow in to the prarrie from the north and we had to endure it while the Cruel hearted Mob at Beholding our situation would Laugh and Desired in there hearts to put an end to our Existance therefore I Leave it with yow to Decide what I should have or whether I should have any thing or not

James Carrolle

The State of Illinois Hancock County

Personally appeared before the subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County the within named James Carroll and deposeth and saith that the withon account is Just and true.

James Carroll

[Sworn to before A. Smith, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

CARSON, George

Illenois Quincy may the 20 183[9]

a bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri for Being Driven from the State By a mob—

I certify the a bove a count to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

George Carson

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

CARTER, Simeon [7]

I Simeon Carter Certify that I have been a resident of the State of Mesouri for Six years & upwards & that I have Suferd many things bye a Lawles mob both me & my family having been Driven from place to place & Sufferd the loss of much propity & finally our expultion out of the State, I further Certify that I belong to the Church of the Latter day Saints Commonly Cauled Mormons. & I Certify that in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty Eight both me & my People Sufferd much bye the People of the State of Mesouri. & I further Certify that in this Same year in the month of October November between the first & Six ware Sorounded bye a Soalgery of the State of Mesouri in the city of Farwest in Caldweel Co. M.S. both me & manny of my Mormon Brethren & ware Compeled bye this Solgerry which ware armed with all the implements of war to Shed blood bye a publick Declaration of an entire extermination to Sign a way our all our propity personal & real Estate & to leave the State of Mo. immediately I Certify I had at that time one hundred & Sixty two acres of Land, the Same which I held the Certificates for. I further Certify that I was oblged to give up my Duplicates to help me to a Small Some to Carry me out of the State I further Certify not

Simeon Carter

[Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J.P., Lee Co., IA, 2 Jan 1840.]

CARY, Nancy

Quncy May 6 1839 Illenois

a List of Damages and propperty Lost By being Driven from the State of Missorie

in mooving from Kirtland Ohio to the Missorie to Far West three months Journing Spent fifty Dollars in foure weeks from the time we arived at far west my Husband was taken prisinor by the army cald out for the purpos of puting in to Exicution the Goviners exterminating order I think there were twenty five Hundred of this Hellish cruel Band when a man By the Name of—-Donihue Struck him with the britch of his gun and broke his Skull he lived two Days which time he was Deprived of ade or comfort from me or any other person

the loss of my companion Deprivation of CitizenShip there is no Earthly Concderaton will Satisfy me

Nancy Cary

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

CASE, Francis C.

Quincy Illinois May the 16th 1839

damages due to Francis Case in concequence of of the exterminateing order of the State of Missouri Govener Boggs which is twelve hundred and fifty dollars

I here by certify that the above is a true account according to the best of my recollection

Francis C. Case

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 May 1839.]

CASPER, Thomas D. [8]

Quincy Illinois March 16, 1840

This is to certify that I Thomas D. Casper was a resident of the State of Missouri the year 1838, I was not a member of the Church of Morrmons or Latter day Saints But witnessed the following acts of distress as I was on business I enquired for Perry Moppin and learned that he with Samuel Snowden Esqr. had gone after Mr Wilson a Mormon and had threatened and sworn to take his life if he did not tell his name and they swore they had the tools to take his life if he had not told them his name further they agreed that the Mormons should leave the Country of Missouri except they would deny the faith or their religion And I heard Anthony Mc Custion say that he would head a mob in any caase to prevent the Lawyers from attending to any case of their the Mormons aggreivences and he was a Postmaster and I saw saw two men that said they had been at Houns Mill at the Murder and one by the name of Wilhite and the other Moppin stated that he had slain three Mormons and I-Thomas D. Casper witnessed other things too tedious to mention and Solomly Swear before God and men that what is here written is a true statement of facts relative to the suffering of the mormons in the State of Missouri

Thomas D Casper

[Sworn to before W. Tainter, who signed for C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 Mar 1840.]

CATHCART, Daniel

State of Missouri Dr To Daniel Cathcart

Daniel Cathcart

I certify the within to be correct

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

CHAMBERLIN, Solomon

State of Missouri Dr to Solomon Chamberlin

the loss of my Some of my blood that [—-] was shed by the mob I have not reckened

Solomon Chamberlin

[Not sworn.]

CHAMPLIN, William L.

May the 9th 1839 Illenois Quinsey

An account against the State of Missouri for debt and damage Sustained in Consequence of the Exterminating Order

I Certify the above account to be Just and true according to the best of my Knowledge

Wm L Champlin

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 9 May 1839.]

CHAPMAN, Isaac B.

May the 9 1839

I Isaac B Chapman Make acharge against the state of the missouri

Isaac B. Chapman

I hearby sertify the above acount to be correct acording to the best of my Knoledg

Isaac B. Chapman

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 10 May 1839.]

CHASE, Darwin

The State of Missouri To Darwin Chase Dr

I hereby certify the above to be a true coppy of my Dameges & losses Sustaind in the State of Mo.

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

CHASE, Eli

A Bill Ill. Feb 27th 1839

of loss & dameges which I sustained[.] after locating my self in Jackson Co. Mo. April 6th 1832 with many others of my friends after wearing out an unwholsom life of about Twenty months[.] after receiveing many abuses threatnings & persecutions by the citizens of said Co. on account of our Religion. In 1833 I was under the necessity of leaving the Co. not knowing where to go you may depend we had to scatter in haste[.] a distresed time indeed I in Co with several others (as it was the shortest cut out of the Co) made our way to South Grand Riv. in Vanburen Co. immediately after building Cabins we Received orders to leave that Co. forth with we went to Clay Co. I lived there about two years from thence was driven to the waters of Grand Riv. North. after living there two years I had to leave the State. as equal Rights cannot be had in Mo. as there is no Law for us in Mo.

I appeal to the General Government for redress sum it all up together agrievences with loss & damages I sustained in being driven unlawfully by the people of Mo. from place to place for the seven last years agreeable to my calculation would amount to no less than twenty thousand dollars

I therefore Claim the same to be my right And petition for the same at the feet of the President

Yours with Res.

Eli Chase

[Not sworn.]

CHASE, Eli

The State of Mo. to Eli Chase Dr

I hereby certify the above to be a true copy to the best of my Knowledge

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 May 1839.]

CHASE, Stephen

My loss and Damages which I Consider I Sustained in Consequence of my Religion. being Persicuted and Driven by a Ruthless mob in Jackson Co. Mo. and in Clay Co. likewise also in Coldwell Co. &c. &c. is at the least calculation Twenty five thousand Dollars Given under my hand in

[Not sworn.]

CHASE, Stephen

May 5the 1839

A Bill of Damage in part of what I Received in the State of Missouri for my Religion by a Class of unreasonable unlawful ungodly men-Viz. In Jackson Co. in Sd State & in Consequence of being Drove from my Land and home. had to leave much of my Personal Property. th and lying out of the use of it these Eight years I think the Damage at the least Calculation $500.00

Do. In Clay Co Damages for being Drove from there and the loss in a Contract in land and lying out of business I think to be 200.00 800.00

Do. In Caldwell Co. being Drove from my house and Lands with the loss of my Crops my Cattle Sheep Hay and the most part of my household Furniture Farming tools &c. 200.00

Total of Damiges Receved one Thousand five hundred Dollars

Stephen Chase

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 17 May 1839.]

CHIDESTER, John M.

The State of Missourie To John M Chidester Dr

I hereby certify the above to be a true Copy of my of my Damages & losses sus tained in the State of Mo.

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 17 May 1839.]

CHILD, Alfred B.

Account of Damages done myself and Family by being Driven from the State of Missorie by order of Governor Boggs

The above is justly estimated according to the best of my knowledge

Alfred B. Child

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

CHILES, Nathaniel

Quincy Ill May the 15th 1839

Damages sestane in being driven from the State of Missouri

I Certify the above to be true according the best of my knowledge

Nathaniel Chiles

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 15 May 1839.]

CLAPPER, Christian

Illenois adams County May 24th 1839

An Account which I hold Christian Clapper hold against the State of Missouri in Consaquance of the goveners Exterminag orders

Christian Clapper

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

CLAPPER, Jacob

may 24 1839 State of Illinois adams County

A Bill of Damage against the State of missouri by me Jacob Clapper

Jacob Clapper

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

CLAPPER, Mary

Illinois Adams County May 24 1839

An acount which I Mary Clapper hold a gainst the State of Missouri in Conceqence of the govner Extermating order

Mary X Clapper

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

CLARK, Hiram

FELSAW, William

Quinca May 6 1839

We certify this to be a true acount acording to The bes of our knoledge

Hiram Clark

Wm. Felsaw

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 Apr 1839.]

CLARK, Isaac

Illenois Columbus March the 13 1840

This Certifies that I Isac Clark was Driven from the State of Missouri By a mob to my Loss of propperty as follows

This Driveing was by mob and the Goviners Exterminateing malitia in winter of 1839-

Isaac Clark

[Sworn to before W. Oglesby, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 13 Mar 1840.]

CLARK, John W.

Quinsey April 31 1839

A bill of lost property sustaind in consequence of mobery and order of Governer Boggs in the State of Missorie

I hereby certafy the above to be a true bill of my loss according to the best of my reckolection

John W Clark

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

CLARK, Joseph [9]

Quincy Illinois March 16th 1840

I Joseph Clark Certify that I was a citizen of the State of Missouri in 1838 and when peasibly travling the Highway I was Shot at Twice by Goviner Boges Exterminating order malitia Commanded By majer Generel John Clark

Joseph Clark

[Sworn to before W. Tainter, who signed for C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 Mar 1840.]

CLARK, Lorenzo

Illenois Quincy June 1st 1839

A bill of damages and debt Against the State of Missouri in Concequence of the Governor refusing Protection and His Exterminating order

I Certify that the above acount is Just and true acording to the Best of my knowledge

Lorenzo Clark

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 1 Jun 1839.]

CLARK, Rodmon, Jr.

Illenois Quncy M[a]y the 11 1839

A bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missorie

I certify the a bove a count to Be Just and True a cording to the best of my Knowledg

Rodmon Clark Jr

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

CLARK, Timothy B.

Illenois Quncy May 18th 1839

a bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri acuird in conciquence of the Goviners Exterminating order

I Certify the a bove to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

Timothy B Clark

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 17 May 1839.]

CLARK, Timothy B. [10]

Montrose Lee Co Iowa Ter Jany 7th 1840

This is to Certify that I was at work on my Farm on the last of October 1838 when an armed Company under Genl Lucas came and took myself and my three Sons prisoners, and threw down my fences and opened my gates and left them open and left my Crops to be destroyed and while I was a prisoner they declared that they had made clean work in destroying the Crops as they passed through the Country and they took from me two yoke of Oxen and three Horses and two Wagons and compelled me and my Sons to drive them loaded with produce of my own farm, to supply their Army,

I had in possession at the time Four hundred and Eighty Acres of Land and rising of an hundred Acres Improved with a small Orchard and Nursery the necessary buildings of a farm &c And in consequence of my Imprisonment my fences remained down and most of my crops were destroyed. And further this deponent saith not

Timothy B Clark

[Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J.P., Lee Co., IA, 7 Jan 1840.]

CLEAVELAND, Isaac

Illenois Quncy may the 7 1839

A Bill of Damage and Debt against the State of Missorie in [—-] Conciquence of the Goviners orders

I certfy the a bove a count to Be true and correct a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

Isaac Cleaveland

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 20 May 1839.]

COLBY, Alanson

Quincy Illinois May the 18th 1839

Danages Received in being driven from the state of Missouri

I Certify the above to be accordind to the best of my Knowledge

Alanson Colby

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

COLE, Owen[11]

Quincy Illinois March 17th 1840.

This is to Certify that I Owen-Cole was a resident of Colwell County State of Missouri and whil residing at my dwelling house the Malitia under Governor Bogs and by his orders they plundered my house and shot me through my thigh my damage sustained by the Malitia by being driven from the State, besides my wound, was five hundred Dollars. These Militia men were Quartered on the lands of the People caled Mormons contrary to the Laws and Constitution of the State

I hereby Certify this to be a true statement

Owen Cole

[Sworn to before W. Tainter, who signed for C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 17 Mar 1840.]

CORY, Uzal

Quincey the 16 of May 1839

this may Sertefy this is a trew State ments of fackes a cording to the best of my noleage

Uzal Cory

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 May 1839.]

COX, Frederick W.

May 12th 1839 Adams County Ill.

An account of loss and damage Recd. on account of the the orders of the Governor of Missouri

I Certify the above to be true according to the best of my knowledge

Frederick W Cox

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

CRANDAL, John W.

John W. Crandall being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he moved to Jackson County Missouri August July 1832 and that after living there about 15 months he was driven by the mob from the County and comppelld to abandon all his porperty consisting of a house and his crop of grain hay &c he then settled in Caldwell County that when the authorities of the State commenced the war of extirmination against the Mormons he was taken prisoner and detained 3 days and nights and at that time was furnished with a pass by General Lucas and directed to leave the State which he did on the 12th day of December 1838 to his damage $5000

John W Crandal

[Sworn to before R. Humphrys, N.P., Van Buren Co., IA, 9 Mar 1840.]

CRANDALL, Patrick

I Patrick Crandall do solemly Swear that the Damage Sustained by me Patrie Crandall in the Year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and thirty three in the County of Jackson and State of Missouri By A mob that Rose against the Church of Latter day Saints in Loss of Crops and other property to my Damage five hundred Dollars from that time untill the Year 1839

Loss of property By me sustained fifteen Hundred Dollars in Clay and Davis Counties.

In the Fall of 1838 I and others ware Compelled by Jan. Parks and Wilson to [————] leave the State

Patrick X Crandall

[Sworn to before W. Stanley, J.P., Van Buren Co., IA, 13 Mar 1840.]

CRANDEL, Simeon

this is to Cirtify that I moveed from Ohio to missouri in the year Eighteen hundred thirty two with the itention to Settle for life accordingly I Settle on a peace of land and Commenced improveing the Same my Expencis Coming in to the Country was one hundred Dollars my improvements of eight acres houses of Corn and house and one Cow be Sides Some furniture for whitch I Charge two hundred and fifty dollars from thence I moved to vanburen and built one house for whitch I Charge fifty Dollars from thence I moved to Clay and built one house for whitch I Cha[r]ge twelve dollars from thence I moved to Davis County leaveing Eleven acres of wheat on the ground for which I Cha[r]ge Sixty dollars in davis County I built two houses and I improved twenty acres of land for whitch I Cha[r]ge three hundred dollars besides ten acres of Corn and ten acres of wheat on the ground for whitch I Cha[r]ge two hundred and twenty five dollars be Sides I lost Sixty hogs and Sixteen head of Cattle and Six Sheeps be Sides farmings utentials for whitch I Cha[r]ge three hundred Dollars be Sides twelve ton of hay for whitch I Cha[r]ge forty Eight dollars from thence I moved to Caldwell County there I built one house for which I Cha[r]ge fifty dollars

from thence I moved to quincy illinoi for whitch I Cha[r]ge fifty dollars from my lost of time from the year Eighteen hundred thirty two to the present time together with my family Consisting of Eight Children wandering about from place to place I Shall leave to the Consideration of the goverment of this our united States

Simeon Crandle

I certify the above to be Just and true acording to the best of my Knowledge

Simeo Crandel

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

CRANDELL, Benjamin

Aloss of Property in Jackson Ct. Mo. in 1833

Benjamin Crandal

I certy th above to Be true and Just a cording to the Best of my aknowledg

Benjamin Crandell

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

CRANDELL, Thomas

the los of property in Jack Son County in the State of missouri

the los of property in Colwell County in the State of missouri

Thomas Crandell

I certify the a bove a count to Be true and Just acording to the Best of my Knowledg

Thomas Crandell

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

CRANDLE, Daniel

the loss of property and tim and expenses and Sufferege in Jack Son County and davis County in the State of missouri

I certify the a bove to Be True and Correct acording to the Best of my knowledge

Daniel Crandle

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

CRANDLE, Jacob

the loss of property in Jack Son County in the State of missouri all So the loss of property in Colwell County in the Same S[t]ate the loss of time expenSes and Sufferages to the amount of $300

I certify the a bove to Be true and Just acording to the Best of my Knowledge

Jacob Crandle

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

CRIHFIELD, Absalom

Aprile the 13th 1839

Abill or damages A gainst the State of Mis souri for driveing from Jackson county and Destroiing Crops Corn potatoes wheat Burning Buildings and So forth Seven hun dred Dollars for Driveing from Cald well County Destroying and taken property and Driveing from the State Seven hun dred Dollars

laid in By Absalom Crihfield

I certify the above acount to Be true and Just acording to the Best of my Knowledg

Absalom Crihfield

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 10 May 1839.]

CURTIS, Enos

State of Missouri Dr

I Do Certify the a bove a count to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

Enos Curtis

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 8 May 1839.]

CURTIS, Jeremiah

May 13th 1839

An account That I Jeremiah Curtiss have against the State of Missouri in consequence of Mobocracy

Was I to under take to Charge for my sufferings I would not know how to commence for the fact is being Drove from my home and for Suffering as I have Done with my fellow Sufferers is inexpressible therefore I will Leave it with your honorable Body to Decide and allow me accordingly

State of Illinois Hancock County

Personally appeared before the subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County. Jeremiah Curtiss and made oath that the above account is Just and true

Jeremiah Curtis

[Sworn to before A. Smith, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

CURTIS, Jeremiah

Handcock Co State of Illinois This may Certify that I Jeremah Curtis moved to Missouri in the year 1835 in June 1837 the people met in mass Judge Bird Sat as Chairman they pasd a Resolution that all of the Mormons Should leave the County of Clay the Spring following I left Clay and Settled in Calwell Coun[ty] Bought Land of Government built a house Commenced farming lived thereon untill the autum of 1838 when hostilities Commenced between the Inhabitants and the Mormons I moved my family to Farwest five miles-the Soon appeard in great numbers they Succeded in Setting a Guard around the town they finally Capitulated by giving up Six of our leaders and Sign away our property both real and personal which we did at the point of the bayonet being Surrounded by a Strong guard-We was nextly orderd to give up our arms this we did being Surrounded by a Strong guard our arms was thrown into an open waggon in the rain taken to Richmond after four or five month[s] we had the priveledge of getting our arms by paying fifty Cents apiece and Swearing we must leave the State nextly we had orders to leave the State immediately but General Clark who had the Command Said of Clenency we might have untill the following Spring to leave the State in-accordingly I Sold my property at half price and in the winter moved to Illinois through Snow and frost to the great Injury of the health of myself and family while the troop was quartered in Farwest the destruction of property was immense they burnt up house logs and Rails they killed Cattle hogs and Sheep and destroyd a great quantity of Corn and after the troops left there on the Camp ground there was a great quantity of meat and Corn Wasted

Jeremiah Curtis

[Sworn to before A. Monroe, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 6 Jan 1840.]

CURTIS, Joseph

Handcock Co and State of Illenois

This may Certify that I Joseph Curtis was at the Surrender of the mormons at Far west Surrendered my armes I afterwards was taken prisioner Marched to Richmond thirty miles Surrounded by a Strong guard after two days I was discharged without finding anny accusation against me-I was discharched with out any means for Sustanance untill I got home

The commander of the Guard was Lieutanant Lakey

Joseph Curtis

[Sworn to before A. Monroe, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 6 Jan 1840.]

CURTIS, Moses

May 13th 1839

An account That I Moses Curtiss have against the State of Missouri in consequence of Mobocracy

I would wish to inform you that I was taken prisoner and had to suffer with my fellow creatures therefore when your honorable body says how much others ough to have for suffering Remember me and allow me accordingly

Your &c

Moses Curtiss

State of Illinois Handcock County

Personally appeared before the subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County Mosess Curtiss and made oath to the above account as being Just and true-

Moses Curtis

[Sworn to before A. Smith, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

CURTIS, Moses

Handcock Co State of Illinois

This may Certify that I Moses Curtis was at the Surrender at Farwest in the County of Calwell State of Missouri and under a Strong guard I was compell to give up my arms I was afterwards taken prisioner by Leutenant Lakey who mearched us to Richmond thirty miles after two days I was discharged without any charge being found against me and no means of Sustanance being found for my Support

Moses Curtis

[Sworn to before A. Monroe, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 6 Jan 1840.]

CURTIS, Simons P. [12]

I Simons P Curtis a resident of Quincy Adams Co Ill certify that in the year 1838 I was a citizen of Coldwell Co Mo residing in the city of Far West also that I went in search of a lost steer and in passing by Capt Bogart’s Camp while he was guarding the city I saw the hide and feet of said steer which I knew to be mine the flesh of which I suppose they applied to their own use I also certify that Wiley E Williams one of the Governors aids who was gunkeeper caused me to pay 37 1/2 cents to him I also paid 25 cents to a Justice of the Peace to qualify me to testify that the gun was mine

The said Wiley E Williams is said to be the one that carried the story to Gov Boggs which story was the cause of the exterminating order being issued as stated by the Gov in said order

Simons P Curtis

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 19 Jan 1840.]

CURTISS, Jacob

May the 13th 1839

An account of my that I Jacob curtis have agains[t] the State of Missouri in consequence of Mobocracy

I with the Rest have Suffered but will have to Leave it with your honorable body to Decide according to your Judgment what I had ought to have as I have no Doubt you will give me in proportion with the rest of my fellow Creatures who where Driven out of Missouri by a Lawless Crew Liveing in Defyance to Law or gospel

Jacob Curtiss

[Sworn to before A. Smith, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

CURTISS, Lyman

May 13th 1839

An account That I Lyman Curtis have against the State of Missouri in consquence of Mobocracy

As to the Sufferings of Myself & family I cannot put any price upon it but will Leave it with your honorable Body to Decide as I was a fellow Sufferer with the Rest of my Brethren in consequence of an out Lawed Rebellious Set of Mobbers in the State of Missouri

Lyman Curtiss

[Sworn to before A. Smith, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

CURTISS, Nahum

May 13th 1839

An account that I Nahum Curtiss have against the State of Missouri in Consequence of Mobocracy

I Shall not put any price upon my sufferings as your honorable body will Consider that I was a fellow Sufferer with the Rest and when you Judge what others others ought to have you will consider that I had ought to have an equal proportion with the Rest

Nahum Curtiss

[Sworn to before A. Monroe, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

CUTLER, Alpheus

A Bill of Damage Sustained By Alpheus Cutler in Consequence of the Unlawful Conduct of the Inhabitants thereof & the Unconstituional Decrees of the Governor

I Do hereby Certify the within Statements to be true according to the Best of my knowledge

Alpheus Cutler

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

CUTLER, Thaddeus

May the 4, 1839

A bill of damages Sustained by the unlawful Procedings Of the mob in Missouri and the Unlawful and the Unconstitutional Decrees of the Governors orders in the same

Thaddeus Cutler

I do here by certify the within statements to be True which I shall testify to.

Thaddeus Cutler

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

DAILY, Moses

The State of Missourie to John Dai Moses Daily Dr

To bill of damamages and loss of property in consequence of having Been unconstitutionally driven from the state

Moses Daily

I certify the above to be a Just and true account According to the best of my knowledge

Moses Daily

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 May 1839.]

DALEY, John

the State of Missouri Dr. to John Daley for dammgees done in 1838 & in 1839-in-Causing me to Sell & leave my farm & land in Missouri Colwell Co. Far west at thieer own price eight hundred & eighty acors of land with a hous and rising of a hundred acors of improvement and a good meddow of a 11 acors of timothy grass & a Young orchard planted out & 12 acors of good wheat on the Same Said land & farm was conciddard last August to be worth five thousand dollars-all for which I had to take $1475.00 or leave it & take nothing besides their taking $100.00 of my property for nothing the property was hogs corn & oats also my expence from Ohio to Missouri & from Missouri to Illinoise $450.00 four thousand dollars dammagees at least would not would not make me whole

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

DANIELS, Sheffield

I sheffield Daniels Removed my family from Ohio to the state of misouri in 1837[.] And purchest Land and settled my family and Went to work as a free sitison of the united states and lived in peas for twelv months And more When a mob arose Drove me and my Family From my Peasable Posesions

And the Loss of property three new bilding burnt and loss off crops and other property

$3,000.00

I heard mc gee say the mormons had better sell their land or if tha did not thay would destroy all theirr rails and fences and propety and you must beoff amedately or you will [be] kiled he was at my house with 16 armed men i removed to vanburen County and built ahouse and was driven from thence to Clay receiving no Compensation for which i charge

500.00

for beaing driven from Clay to Colwell County damage

2,000.00

for being forced to sine a deed of trust and giveing up my armes and imprisenment and beeing forsed to leave the state and sufering of my self and famely and being deprived of sitessonship

5,000.00

I Certify the within a count to Be True a cording to the Best of knowldg

Sheffield Daniels

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

DANIELS, Solomon

Illenois Quincy May 9th 1839

a cont of Debt and Damage a gainst the State of Missori which took place in conciqence of the Goviner Exterminating order first for mooveing to State

$300.00

Driven from Jackson County in 1833 my Barn and wheat Burned and allso my House my fences De Stroyed and was Driven from the county Loss of property Damage

1,000.00

I certify the a bove to Be a true acount a cording to the Best of my knowleedg

Solomon Daniels

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 9 May 1839.]

DAVIS, Arce

Illinois Quincy May 11 1839

a bill of damages Sustained in the State of Missouri

I certify the above to be just and true according to the best of my knowledge

Arce Davis

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

DAVIS, William

The State of Missourie Dr to William Davis

I do hereby Certify that the above accompt is a just and an acurate accompt according to the Best of my Knowledge

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

DAYTON, Hiram

Qunsey May 9th 1839

Amount of damages which I sustained by the mobs and Authorities of the state of Missorie in the year 1838 & 9

Hiram Dayton

I certify the above to be true to the best of my knowledg an recollection

Hiram Dayton

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 10 May 1839.]

DEAM, Henry

Illenois Quincy May th 15 1839

a bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri for Being Driven from the State

I certify the above to Be true and Just according to the Best of my knowledg

Henry Deam

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 15 May 1839.]

DEMILL, Freeborn

A bill of damages against the state of Missouri

I hereby Certify that the above bill of accomps are Correct according to the best of my knowledge-

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

DIBBLE, Philo

this is to Cirtify that I moved from Ohio to missouri Jackson County in the year Eighteen hundred thirty two with the intention of Settleing Down for life accordingly I purchased land and improved twenty acres and built one house for Coming into the Country my Expences was three hundred Dollars for my house and improvement I Cha[r]ge three hundred Dollars be Sides Sixty Dollars of furniture that was stole out taken out of my house and twenty hogs for whitch I Cha[r]ge and two one hundred and twenty Dollars be Sides five acres of Corn for whitch I Charge fifty Dollars from thence I was Compeled to move to Clay County there I Entered forty acres of land I improved fifteen acres and built two houses for whitch I Cha[r]ge five hundred Dollars from thence I was Compeled to leave then I moved to Caldell County there I entered nine Eightees of land and built two houses and improved ten acres of the Same for whitch I Charge two thousand Dollars be Sides Sevn Cows and four hogs and three acres of Corn and five ton of hay and two houses for which I charge three hundred Dollars From thence I for whitch I Chrge one hundred and forty one Dollars be Sides one gun and a Sword and one Clock that was Smashed Down I in my house for whitch I Charge fifty Dollars from thence I was Compeled to leave the State forthwith on peril of my life then I moved to quincy illinois for whitch it Cost me Sixty Dollars from the time I first moveed into missouri to the presant tim having to leave my houses from time to time in the Dead hours of the nights and flee in to the woods with my litle family Consisting of five litle Children for Safty be Sides I was Shot in the bowels with a ball and two buck Shots I was Examined by Doctors they pronounceed me mortally wouded Disstroying my bodly health I and having to wandering a bout from palce to palce being Exposed to the inclemincy of the wether Causeing Sickness to prey upon ours bodies and Disstroying our reputation and our freedom whitch is near and Dear to us for whitch our forefathers bled now I ask the goverment of this our united States to pay me for the losses I have Susstained by not protecting me in my wrights the now I Shall leave it to your Consideration

Philo Dibble of Illinois

I certify the a bove to be Just and true acording to the best of my knowledg

Philo Dibble

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

DIMICK, Jefferson

Illinois Quincy May 18th 1839

a bill of damages against the State of Missouri for being driven from the State unlawfully

I Certify the above account to be just and true according to the best of my Knowledge

Jefferson Dimick

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

DOPP, Peter

Illenois Quincy May 28th 1839

a bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri for Being unlawfully Driven from it

I certify the a bove acount to Be Just and true acording to the Best of my Knowledg

Peter Dopp

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 29 May 1839.]

DOWNEY, Calvin C.

Illenois May 31st 1839

A bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri for Being unlawfully Driven from it-

I certify the a bove to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my knowledg

Calvin C. Downey

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 31 May 1839.]

DOWNEY, Harvey

Illenois Quincy May the 31st 1839

a bill of Damages against the State of Missouri for Being Driven from the State unlawfully-

I certify the a bove acount to Be Just and true acording to the Best of my knowledg

Harvey Downey

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 31 May 1839.]

DRAPER, Ruth

Quincy May 5th

I Do hearby Certify the above bill of Accaunty to be Correct According to my Best Reccollection

Ruth Draper

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

DRAPER, Thomas

this to sertify that i have lost my goods by water that i sent to richmond landding and being stoped on the road and being my Self and teams and drove back the loos of property and time and damage is two thousand Dollars

Thomas Draper

[Sworn to before E. Petty, J.P., Pike Co., IL, 18 May 1839.]

DRAPER, William, Jr.

Shoal Crick Colwell Co Nov 1st 1838

State of Missouri To William Draper Jr Dr

State of Illinois County of Pike

I William Draper do solemnly swear that to the best of my Knowleaged and belief the above account as it is set forth is true and correct. So help me God.

Wm Draper Jun

[Sworn to before J. Clark, C.C.C., Pike Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

DRURY, Joel

Quincy Illinoys May the [29th] 6th 1839

Debtor from the State of Missouri to Joel Drury for losses injury and abuse I was driven in Davis County [——] with my wife and three children when the from my peaceable home when they were sick with the chill fever and ague and myself both blind and lame from place to place in the cold weather of last November and from thence we had to flee for our lives 25 miles to Cauldwell County and from thence about 2 hundred miles to the State of Illinois where we are now encampet on a praerrie with a scanty alowence of bed clothes to shelter us from the storm and rain one hundred and 50 dollars for double damage and expence

Joel Drury

I do Here By certify the within to Be a true Bill acording to the Best of my knowledge

Joel Drury

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

DUDLEY, Joseph

Quincy Illinois May 11th 1939

A Bill of Damages and Debt against the State of Missouri

I Certify the above account to be Just and true according to the best of my knoledge

Joseph Dudley

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

DUDLEY, Moses

Debts and Damages against the State of Missourie

This may Certify that the above is a tru Statement of facts acording to the Best of my knowledge

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 22 May 1839.]

DUDLEY, William

Illenois Quincy May 11th 1839

a bill of Damages against the Stad of Missori

I certify the above acount to Be true and Just a cording to the best of my Knodlg

Wm Dudley

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

DUDLY, James

Illenois Quinsy May the 11 1839

a bill of Damage a gainst the State of Mo-

I certify the abov acount to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my knowledg

James Dudly

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

DUNCAN, Homer

May the 6th 1839

A charge against the state of Missouri for the loss of propperty occasioned by the Missouri mob

I certify the within account to be correct according to the best of my knowledge

Homer Duncan

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

DUNCAN, John

Losses of John Duncan by traveling to the State of Missouri and being Driven away by the people of that State

the foregoing I Certify to be Just and true

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

DURFEE, Jabis

Ilanois May the 6 1839

State of Masoerie Dr for damages for being driving out of the state Exspences for mooveing from Ohio to the state two hundred dollars for 160 acres of land and im provements and crops lost in Jackson County Eight hundred dollars lost in Clay County Crops fifty dollars being driving from davis county for im provements and crop hogs and hens turkeys and mill and for loss of tim and tools one thousand dollars exspencis for mooveing out of the state by the govener order two hundred and fifty dollars to for three Rifles three swords and two pistols Sixty dollars the whole aCount

$2,310.00

Jabis Durfee

I sirtify the above acount tobe a trew acount acroding to the best of my knollag

Jabis Durfee

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

DURFEY, James

May th 7 1839 Illenois

a bill of Debt and Damage a ganst the State of Missouri Sustained by the Goviners Exterminating order first

I Do Certify that the above a count is True and Just acording to the best of my Knowledg

James Durfey

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

DUSTIN, Peter

A bill of damages against the state of Missouri.

deprived of citizenship in Jackson County Mo. 1833 by lawless mob, also in Clay County Mo. 1836 by the same mob, and last of all by an exterminating order of the governor.

I do hereby certify that the above bill of accompts are Correct according to the best of my knowledge.

Peter Dustin

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

DUZETT, Edward P.

Quincy Ill May 11th A.D. 1839

A bill of damages against the State of Missouri

I certify the above to be just and true to the best of my knowledge

Edward P. Duzett

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

DWELINGER, Rachael

Illenois quincy May th 7 1839

a bill of Damages and Debt a gainst the State of Missorie in Conciquence of the Goviners Exterminating order

I Do Here by Certify that the above acount is Just and true acording to the Bes of my Knowledg

Rachael Dwelinger

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

EAMES, Ruggles

Damage Sustained by me Ruggles Eames by being driven from Jackson County State of Missouri AD 1833 by a mob that Rose against the church of the latter day Saints and in AD 1839 Compelled to leave the State two thousand Dollars in Land cattle hogs and Other property

Ruggles Eames

[Sworn to before S. G. Jackson, J.P., Van Buren Co., IA, 12 Mar 1840.]

EGBERT, John

May the 9th 1839 Illinois Quinsey

An account against the State of Missouri for debt and damage Sustained in consequence of the Exterminating Order-

I certify the above to be a Just and true account according to the best of my Knowledge

John Egbert

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 9 May 1839.]

EKIEW, Moses

A bill of damages against the State of Missouri

deprived of Citizenship in Jackson County Mo. 1833. by a lawless mob. also in Clay County Mo. 1836. by the Same Mob. and last of all by an exterminateing order of the Governor.

I do hereby certify that the above bill of accompts are Correct according to best of my knowledge

Moses E[kiew]

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

EMETT, Phebee

A list of damages sustained from the sta[te] of Mo in being driven from sd. s[t]ate in the year 1838 & 9

I certify the above to be true

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

ENGLISH, Lydia B.

May 10 1839

Loss & damage against the state of Missouri

Lydia B English

I certify the within a count to Be Just and true acording to the Best of my Knowledge

Lydia B English

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

ETTLEMAN, Henry

Illinois Adams County May 24, 1839

an accounty w[hit]ch I Henry Ettleman hold a gainst the State of Missouri in Consuquence of the govner Extarminateing orters

Henry Ettleman

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

ETTLEMAN, Jacob

Illinois Adams County May 24 1839

An acount which I Jacob Ettleman hold Against the State of Missouri in Concequence of the govern Extermting order

Jacob Ettleman

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

ETTLEMAN, Philip

AD 1839 24th Day of may A Dams County State of Illinois A Bill of Damage against the State of Missouri by me Phillip Ettleman to moving from the State of Ohio to the State of missouri with the intention of Being a Settler of that State when I went to the land office in Said State and entered land and paid for the same and had to leave Said State on the Exterminating Orders of the governer of Said State

the Loss in all amounting to $200.00

Philip Ettleman

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

EVANS, David

May the 9th 1839 Illinois Quinsey

An account against the State of Missouri for Debt and dammage Sustained in Consequence of the Exterminating Order

I was driven from Calewell County Mo in the Month of November 1838 from all I possessed

I Certify the above account to be Just and true according to the best of my Knowledge

David Evans

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 9 May 1839.]

EWELL, Pleasant

A Bill of Damage Sustained by Pleasant Ewell against the State of Missouri in Consequence of the Unlawfull Conduct of the Inhabitants thereof & the Unconstitutional Decrees of the Governors Orders

P. Ewell

I do hereby Certify that the within is true to the best of my knowledge

P. Ewell

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

FISHER, Edmund

Charges against Missouri.

1st for preventing my going into and Settleing in Jackson Co without jeopardiseing my life after Comeing one thousand miles for that express purpose, Mo. Dr. for the above

$500.00

2d for preventing my going into Clay Co. and Settleing therein after moveing my Family one thousand miles for that express purpose being stopped by an armed force of about one hundred men Mo. Dr for the above.

1,000.00

3d for time lost by guarding against Mobs and otherwise occasioned by the Militia, about Seven months Mo. Dr. for the above

140.00

4th for one Rifle Mo. Dr.

15.00

5th for one Cow Mo. Dr for the above.

25.00

6th Mo. Dr. for one hog

3.00

7th for moveing from the state under Gov. Boggs exterminateing orders, Mo. Dr for the above

1,000.00

8th for injury done to the sale of property Mo. Dr for the above

250.00

9th for Slander and false imprisonment to great for me to say I therefore leave it for the Court to which this may Come

Missouri Dr to Edmund Fisher for all the above named Damages

$2933.00

besides Slander and false imprisonment and several other abuses

Edmund Fisher

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

FISHER, Thomas J.

May the 7 1839 Illenois State Adams County

A bill of Debt & Damage against the state of Missourie Sustained by the Governors order first for moveing into the state 4 in family moving

I Do Certify that above account is true & Just according to the best of my knowledge

Thomas J X Fisher

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 7 May 1839.]

FOLLETT, Louisa

State of Missouri Dr. to Louisa Follett

I certify the a bove account to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of m[y] knowledg

Louisa Follett

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

FOOT, Reuben

May the 5–1839-

A Bill of Losses By the exterminating order of the Governer of Missouri

this is not all but being deprived of my wrights as a Citisan which my Forefathers Bled for I leave to the honor of those to whome this Bill may be presented to value as they see proper N.B. The above account is made For the years 1838 & 1839-

Reuben Foot

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 14 May 1839.]

FOOT, Stephen

A Bill of Expence and damage Against the State of Missori For being driven by the Governors Order

BeSides my Right of Citzenship and home

I certify the above a count to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

Stephen Foot

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 15 May 1839.]

FOOT, Timothy B.

The following is an estimate of damageges Sustained by me in consequence of being exiled from the State of Missourie by the unlawful procedings of govornor Boggs-

Timothy B. Foot

State of Illenois Adams County

personally Came Timothy B. foot Befoure me the undersigned a Lawfull acting Justis of the peas in and for the County of adams and State of Illenois and after Being duely Swoorn Sayeth that the within Estimate of damages Sustained By him By threw the unlawfull proceding of the governer of the State of Misorie Last winter agains the peopel Cald Latter Day Saints is a Just Estimate of Land damages to the Best of his knowledge and Belief

Timothy B. Foot

[Sworn to before P. W. Martin, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 9 May 1839.]

FOOT, Timothy B. [13]

This may certify that I Timothy B Foot formerly of Newyork arrived in Caldwell County State of Missourie in May 1837 I then and there Entered at the Lexington land Office Eighty acres in Section 32 Township 56 Range 28 and about one hundred and eleven acres in Section 5 Township 55 Range 28 on which I resided un[ti]ll about the first of Nov. 1838 when I with many of my neighbors werr arrested and made prisoners by a large body of armed men said they done it by order of Gov. Boggs was a prisoner some 2 or 3 days then received orders from Commanding Officer to leave the State immediately then by permission of the officer of the guard I went to my family which I removed as soon as possible into Ray Co. believeing that the Legislator (which was about to assemble) would take measures to restore piace and the citizens to their rights the winter passed away the Legislator adjourned without doing any thing then in consequence of repeated abuses that my family received and my life being threatened I concluded that it would be prudent to leave the State-Being without means to pay my debts and convey my family out of State I was obliged to Sell my land on the conditions proposed by the purchaser the sum recevd being less than half of the value I had to give a warrantee deed and deliver the Duplicates that I recievd at the Land office-Arrived April 5th 1839 in Adams Co. Illinois where I now reside

[Sworn to before W. Laughlin, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 18 Jan 1840.]

FOOTE, David

Quincy Illinois May 16th 1839

A bill of damages against the state of Missouri for being driven from that state by orders of the Governor

I hereby certify that the above accounts are true and just according to the best of my knowledge

David Foote

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 May 1839.]

FOOTE, Warren

Quincy Illinois May 16th 1839

A bill of damages against the state of Missouri for being driven from that state by orders of the gvernor

I hereby certify that the above accounts are true and just according to the best of my knowledge

Warren Foote

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 May 1839.]

FORBUSH, Rufus

Adams County Columbus May the 22 1839

this may cirty fy the true a count of the lose of property and time and exspences and sufferings that me and my famely did under go on the account of the mob in the missouri

Rufus Forbush

I certify the within account to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledge

Rufus Forbush

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 22 May 1839.]

FORD, William

This may Certify that in Eighteen hundred and thirty sevn I mooved from ohio to Missourie in Caldwell County & in 1839 was driven out of the state of Missourie under the perril of my life and family and in Concequence of this I Charge the state of Missourie for damages on Loss of land and other property and time and Expence of mooveing out of the state of Missourie to the state of illenois the distance of two hundred and fifty miles three hundred dollars for damages I hav susstaned & five hundred dollars for being deprivd. of the right of Citizenship Makeing Eight hundred dollars

I Certify that the within is a true Copy of damagees according to the best of my Knowledge

Wm. Ford

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

FORESTER, Oliver

This is To Certify That I, have Traveled from the State of new York St. Laurence Countey, To the State of Missouria for The express purpose of Locating my Self being a young man Arived in Davis Countey State of Missouria made a location Acording to the Custom of that Country with the intention of Improving, it Soon as immidiately, I, Lost my labour after I, arrived thair witch was five months & my Expences in Going to the State of Missouria, & in Returning a gain To the State of Illinois. My Damages, I mean to include all in one charge

Oliver Forester

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 17 May 1839.]

FORNEY, Fredrick

Illinois Adams County May 24 1839

A Bill of Damage Lost by the Exterminating order of the governor of the State of Missouri viz

Fredrick X Forney

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 25 May 1839.]

FORNEY, John

Illenois Quincy May the 11 1839

a bill of Damag a gainst the State of missori for Being Driven from the State

I certify the above to Be true and Correct acording to the Best of my Knowledg

John Forney

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

FOSSETT, William M.

Quncy May 6th 1839

A bill of Damiges against the State of missori

Deprived of the wright of citizen Ship my life threatend and now with out house or home

I Here by Certify that the a bove acount of Debt and Damage is correct acording to the best of my knowledg

Wm. M Fossett

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

FOUTZ, Jacob [14]

Quincy Illinois March the 17th AD 1840

This is to cirtify that I was a citisen, resident of Caldwell County Missouri at the time of Governor Boggs Exterminating Order was issued and that, I was quartered on by the Mob Militia, without my leave or consent, at different times, and at one time by William Mann, Hiram Cumstock, and Brother, who professed to be the captains, also Robert White, And that I was at the murder at hauns Mill, and was wounded

And that I was driven from the state, to my inconvenience, and deprived of my freedom, As well as to my loss of at least four hundred Dollars

Jacob Foutz

[Sworn to before W. Tainter, who signed for C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 16 Mar 1840.]

FRAMPTON, David

Missouri Mob Dr.

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 30 Mar 1839.]

FRAMPTON, David

Facts

At the time the people Called Mormons was driven out of Jackson County Missouri I went to Colonel Thomas pitcher & L. Bogg then lieutenant govornor to see if I & others Could have protection 2 weeks teling them I was affraid of some men the Govornor told me You had beter go T, Pitcher swore by God the mormons Should go Except 2 families that had denied the faith; & again when we was taken Prisonors by Governor Boggs Exterminating order I seen A horse taken by A part of Bogards men among Whom was Isaac & John Allen of fishingriver & would not give him up the Owner was Johanathan Hubble & one of the same Company his Sir name I do not know more than Odle raised his gun & Swore he had A damd notion to Shoot me Down I turn & walkd off, John Mar of Clay County told us that any of us that would Deny the faith & Jo Smith we might Stay the rest Must all go; General Clark Said all must go as soon as possible & not think of making another Crop or if You do Ill bring my army & Drive you away; Colonol Price Ordered his men if we Spake to any body out of the Court house where wee lay that they should Shoot us down after Keeping me & others about 4 weeks unlawfuly, discharged us finding no accusation against us I Came home & to my astonishment my 2 sons David & Samuel was taken away & my life threatned if I attempted to get them or Come in Clay County

David Frampton

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 17 Mar 1840.]

FRY, David

David Fry mooved from the State of indeanea to Mourie 2 of October 1837

my famaly consists of 9

I certify that [t]he above a count to be trew [acor]ding to the best of knowalage

David Fry

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1839.]

FRY, William A.

Quincy may the 11 1839

this may Certify that I William A Fry Lived in the State of missurie for the term of three years and Lived in Peace with all mankind till a mob a rose to drive out all the mormans then I sufferd the fate of the rest of the the mormans so Cauld a mob Came to my house ten in number they demanded the guns got two then offering to kill us after they got our guns they thretend to burn our houses to the ground and all the familey in it we was ordered to Leave the County in six days or they would drive us to hell Los of Porperty Catle hogs Corn hay oats Potatoes house hold furnature Los of time Expence of moving out total Los of Porperty one thousand dollars after we had Left the County we was all taken Prisners and serchd on the high way mutch a buse was offerd to us all Small fire arms was held to my Brest while they Plunderd my wagon I went to general Allen and he ordered some of his offior[s] to give me a Pass found nothing a gainst me

William A. Fry

I certify the above acount to Be Just and true a cording to the best of my Knowledg

William A Fry

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

Notes

[1] The petitioner probably meant to write $5,000.00 here. On the back of the petition he wrote a second chart and listed $5,000.00, not $500.00, as the charge for this item.

[2] Also found in HC 4:60–61 and in the JH 5 Mar 1840.

[3] The Official and date are partially obscured by a tom page in the original, and so this information is conjectural.

[4] Also found in HC 4:56 and in JH 6 Jan 1840.

[5] Also found in HC 4:52–53 and in JH 8 Jan 1840.

[6] Written in the margin of this petition is the following: “I Lived on Grand River at the three forks LC”

[7] Also found in HC 4:49–50 and in JH 2 Jan 1840.

[8] Also found in HC 4:63–64 and in JH 16 Mar 1840.

[9] Also found in HC 4:63 and in JH 16 Mar 1840.

[10] Also found in HC 4:58 and in JH 7 Jan 1840.

[11] Aldo found in HC 4:64 and in JH 17 Mar 1840.

[12] Also found in JH 17 Mar 1840.

[13] Also found in JH 14 Jan 1840.

[14] Also found in HC 4:68–69 and in JH 17 Mar 1840.