GARDNER, Morgan L.

Morgan L Gardner vs Against Missouri

I Certify the Above to Be a true Statment of facts and maters acording to the Best of my Knowledge

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

GATES, George

Quincy Illinois May 18th 1839

loss of property in the state of Missouri

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

George Gates

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

GATES, Gipson

The State of Missouri Dr to Gipson Gates

I do hereby Certify that the above accompt is a just & accurate according to the best of my knowledge

Gipson Gates

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

GATES, Gipson [1]

I Gibson Gates do hereby Certify that I was residing in Jackson County Missouri in the fall of the year of 1833 and had Been for the space of about one year I was at a meeting one day for worship when a man By the name of Masters came to us stateing that he was sent By the mob to inform us that if we would forsake our religion they were willing to Be our Brother[s] and to fight for us But if not said he our young men are ready and we can scarce constrain them from falling upon you and cuting you to piaces soon after this there came a large company of armed men to my place and withe much thretning and profane words ordered me to Be gone By the next day or they would kill me and my famlily in consequence of which thretning we quit our house in the month of Nov. leaving most of our effects suffering verry much with cold fatigue and hunger we took on the priarre and went southward twenty miles or more where we staye a few weeks But still Being theatened By the mob we removed to Clay County where we lived in peace until the fall of 1838 whe[n] a mob arose against the people of the church of the Later day saints when I we were again obliged to leave our home seeke safety in an other place for a few weaks when we returned our house had Been Broken open and the lock of trunk Broken and the most valuable contents thereof taken away the most of our Beding and furniture was either stolen or destroyed and then ordered to leave the State

Gipson Gates

[Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J.P., Lee Co., IA, 20 Mar 1840.]

GATES, Jacob

this is to certify that in the year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty four I left the State of Vt and located in the State of Missouri clay county purchased a farm lived two years when we ware compeled by the people of that county to leave it and removed to Coldwell County here I lived until the Spring of 1839 when I was driven from the State of Mo on the peril of my life and the life of my family I was imprison thretned and abused and in short great ware the sufferings of my family caused by the People of Missouri and as I have not been protected in my rites as a free born sitizon of Amarica I ask yes I clame at the hand of these United States an Appropriation equil to the amount of damages sustained which is as folows commensing in Clay Co. Mo. loss of propity and expence in removeing from Clay county $150.00 the loss in Caldwell County Mo. Land and Bildings $1000.00 fals imprisonment $1000.00 defimation $500.00 deprived of Sitison Ship $1000.00 expence of removeing to Illinois a distence of 250 miles five hundred dollars makeing in all four thousands one hundred and fifty dollars

Jacob Gates

I do hereby certify that the above list of accompt are Correct according to the best of my knowledg

Jacob Gates

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

GAYLORD, Liester

in the year 1838 and 1839

Liester Gaylord

I Certify the within a count to Be correct a cording to the best of my knowledg

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

GEE, George W.

State of Missouri to George W. Gee Dr

I certify the above acct. to be true according to the best of my knowledge

George W. Gee

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

GIFFORD, Alpheas

May

I take this oppertunity to relate a scech of my Sufferings in missoui i moved into jackson County march 1833 after labering through the summer was driven from the county into clay to suffer with my sick famly without a hous afte living thare three years and a half and labering under meny disadvantags and suffering much through sickness and other fatigues on the acount of being driven Then we was driven from their in to Caldwell After remaining their one year and a half we was driven from the Staete into the state of elinois whear we now dwell and we are now destitute [o]f bedding Clothing and provision and all moste every comfert of life all this onthe account of being driven

a charge for actual losses by being driven from jackson County to hundred dollers from Clay to hundred and fifty dollers for losses in Caldwell three hundred dollers for the act of driveing from the state I charge ten thousand dollers for being deprived of liberty of living in the state of missouri nothing will satisfy but being and protected

Alpeus gifford

I certify the with in to be just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowldg

A[lp]heas Gifford

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

GILBERT, Mary Ann

May 13th 1839

the State of Missourie to Mary Ann Gilbert Dr. Occasioned by the Mob of Said State in the years 183[8] and 1839

Mary Ann Gilbert

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

GODDARD, Stephen H.

To the highest orthorities of the United States I here present you a bill of damages against the State of Missouri Since the year 1837 Nov 1st

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

GOFF, James

May the 6th 1839

I charge against the state of Missourie for the propperty lost on the account of the Mob in Mo

I certify the with in to be correct according to the best of my knowledge

James Goff

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

GOLDSMITH, Gilbert

quinsy may the 7 1839

I sirtify the ab ove to be atrew acount acording to the best of my knowlag

Gilbert Goldsmith

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

GOLLAHER, William C.

Illenois May th 28 1839

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

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

William C. Gollaher

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

GOLLIHER, James

Quincy Ilenoy May 18th 1839

Damage receivd by the inhabit[ants] of Missourie & expences in Mooveing

$1,000.00

also expo[s]ed to the weather in which sickness followed & the loss of one of my Children othr sickness also occasioned by the same

James Golliher

I certify the a bove to be true according to the best of my knowledge

J Golliher

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

GOULD, William

May 10th 1839

State of Missouri Dr to the under signed for damage Sustained by being driven out of the State, loss in sale of land one hundred and fifty dollars. loss of time fifty dollars Expence of moveing fifty dollars

$250.00

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

GRAHAM, Carter

Illenois Quincy May 16th 1839

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

I [c]ertify the a bove to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

Carter Graham

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

GRANT, Ezra F.

May the 10th 1839

State of Missouri Debt to the undersigned for damages sustained by being driven from the afore said state loss of time fifty dollars one rifle eighteen dollars and expence of moveing thirty dollars whole amount

$98.00

Ezra F. Grant

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

GRAVES, Alvin C.

Nov 1833

State of Missourie Dr to Alvin C. Graves for being Driven from Jackson County to Clay and from Clay to

Alvin C Graves

I certify the above to acount to be correct acording to the best of my Knowledg

Alvin C. Graves

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

GRAYBILL, Michael

Illenois adams county May 11th 1839

the following is my charge for Damage a gainst the State of missauri Viz in 1838 and 1839

Michael Graybill

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

GREENE, Addison [3]

Quincy March 17 1840

I Addison Greene do Certify that in the month of october one thousan Eight hundred & thirty Eight; when I was peacable walking the high rodes in Ray County State of Mosur[a] I was molested & taken a prisnor by ten armed men, who took from me one dobled Barrel fowling pice & a[ . . .]ipags thetning to blowout my Brains & Swore that if they I was a Mormon they would hang me without further cerrimoney-

Thay had previously been too my lodging & taken my horse Saddle & Bridle. all was then taken in to the woods about one Miled too Bogards Camp I was Kept a Prisnor untill the next morning when I was let go but have not obtained any part of my proprty what was worth about one hundred & fifty dollars.

A Greene

[Sworn to before J. H. Holton, N.P., Adams Co., IL, 17 Mar 1840.]

GREENE, John P. [4]

Quincy March 17, 1840

I John P. Greene was in company with Severel of my neighbors wa[l]king the Rode in peace when one of oure company a young man by the name of Obanion was Shot down at my Side! being Shot by a company of mobbers. & Soon after this we ware fireed uppon a gain & two more ware Kiled & Several other woundd this was about the 25 day of oct. one thousan Eight hund[red] & thirty Eight in the State of Mosura. & I do hereby Certify the above to bee true according to the best of my knowledge

John P. Greene

[Sworn to before J. H. Holton, N.P., Adams Co., IL, 17 March 1840.]

GROSBERRY, Zimri

Illinois Quincy May 15, 1839

A Bill of Damages against the State of Missouri

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

Zimri Grosberry

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

GROVER, Thomas

Illenois May the 7 1839

a bill of Damages and Debt a gainst the State of Missourie in conciquence of the Goviner order of Extermination

I Do here by certify that the a bove acount to Be Just and true a cording to the Best of my knowledg

Thomas Grover

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

GROVES, Elisha H.

Columbus Adams County Ill May 6: 1839

This is to cirtify of the Loss that I have met with in the State of Mosouri I removed into the County of Daves in the winter of 1837 have ing bought one hudred and Sixty Acres of Land which Cost me three hundred and Sixty Dollars on which I Done two hundred Dollars worth of Improvement in the mont of october 1838 the mob drove me from My place and Stold my Cattle hogs plows hoes Chanes Destroyed bees I removed into Diammon a town in the County of Daves Commeced by the Morman peopele whare my wife was brot to bed on the 7 of November without a Shelter to Cover from the Storm on the 11 of November I was Drove out of the County of Davis into Calwell Still without a shelter to Cover from the Storm a gain drove out of the State of Mosouri by the threats of the Mob which has destroyed my health and that of my famely

I am know a liveing neare Colubus in Aams Co Ill destitute of a home or menes to obtain the Comforts of Life

tun thousand Dollars would not be a Compsation for the abuse the Loss of health the Suffering and the Loss of Citisonship which I had for Six years in the State of Mosouri I have here given a fare Statement of my Loss and Sufferings in the fall and winter of 1838 & 39

Elisha H Groves

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

Elisha H. Groves

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

GROVES, Elisha H. [5]

I Elisha H Groves of the town of Quincy and state of Illinois depose and saith that I was a resident of Davies County in the state of Missouri and that on the 16th day of November in the year of our Lord 1838 Judge Vinson Smith and others came to my house and ordered myself and famely Levi Taylr David Osborn & othes to Leave our possessions which we had bought of Government and payed our money for the same saying we must within three days leave the County or they would take our lives. for ther was no Law to save us after that time in consequence of ther procedings together with Govorner Boggs exterminating order we were compelld to Leave the state of Missouri Furthermore this deponent saith not. Given under my hand at Quincy the 17 day of March AD 1840

Elisha H. Groves

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

HAMILTON, James B.

Illinois Quincy May 14 1839

a bill of Damage a gainst the State of Missouri for Deprivation propperty time mooving an other Expences

I certify the a bove a count to be Just and true a cording to the best of my knowledg.

James B. Hamilton

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

HANCOCK, Alvah

I Alvah Hancock do certify that I was driven from Jackson co from house & lands crops & stock by a mob In the year of our lord 1833 one thousand dollars

& being compeld to leave clay co & go to coldwell five hundred dollars

& being drove from colwell from two one forty acres with thre bildings & a good improvement And one fration peace with three bildings and a good stock of hogs & bees & cattle damage three thousand dollars.

full a mount four thousand five hundred dollars

Alvah Hancock

[Sworn to before D. H. Wells, J.P., Hancock, Co., IL, 14 Mar 1840.]

HANCOCK, Joseph

Nauvoo March 14th 1840

I Joseph Hancock of Hancock Co Illenois do certify that I was driven from my possesions in Caldwell and Clay Countys Mo Consisting of two eighty acors of land one in Clay the other in Caldwell Co, also a City lot in farwest together with Cattle horses hogs and grain to the amount of twelve hundread dollars

$1,200.00

Also I testefy that I hered many threats a gainst the mormons, one in perticular Archabold Moss swore he would kill any Mormon he Could see in any place whare he Could find him

my boy was robed of his rifle and I have not seen it since worth $16 dollars

Joseph X Hancock

[Sworn to before D. H. Wells, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 14 Mar 1840.]

HANCOCK, Levi W.

Loss I have endured by the state of Missouri

[Not sworn.]

HANCOCK, Levi W.

Nauvoo Hancock Co Illenois March 14th 1840

I Levi W Hancock do Certify that I was driven from my possessions in Missouri Consisting of forty acors of land three miles from farwest ten acors on the side of town which was to be run into lots also one City lot nere the Contemplated Church was to stand together with much looss property houses shop tools and lumber to work hogs sheep & poltry to the amount of

Levi W Hancock

[Sworn to before D. H. Wells, J.P., Hancock, Co., IL, 14 Mar 1840.]

HANCOCK, Solomon

The State of Missouri to Solomon Hancock Dr. For damages in being driven from Jackson County in Novr. 1833 and loss of property and Time and other privations

$500.00

And again from Caldwell County in the Sprind of 1839 loss of property &c

1,000.00

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

HANCOCK, Thomas

The State of Missouri to Thomas Hancock dr. For being driven from Caldwell County in the Spring of 1839 and loss of property Expense of moving and other privations

$500.00

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

HARRIS, George W.

Quincy Illinois May 8th 1839

The State of Illinois Missouri to Geo W Harris Dr

Geo W Harris

[Not sworn.]

HARRIS, Moses

Missouri Dr. for damages

first for moveing to Missouri $200.00

for standing under arms against a mob 2 weeks and for being driven from my place in Coldwell Co. Mo. and the loss of property and the loss of health $3,000.00

for not having the right as a sitizen of Missouri 3,000.00

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

Moses Harris

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

HARTWELL, Reuben P.

quincy May 6th 1839

A bill of damags sustained by Missouri Mob

I hearby certify the above to be a true account acording to the best of my knowledge

Reuben P. Hartwell

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

HARVEY, John

Quincy Illinois May 11 1839

A Bill of Damages and Dept in the State of Missouri

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

John Harvey

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

HARVEY, Johnathan L.

State of Missouri to Johnathan L. Harvey

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

Johnathan L. Harvey

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

HAWK, William

Montrose Lee co Iowa Jan 7 1840

I hereby certify that Some time in the month of Oct 1838 an armed force collected in the County of Carrol near Dewitt and in open day light drove a man by the name of [H]umphrey out of his house and set fire to it and burned it to ashes and then sent an express ordering all the Mormons to leave the place as Soon as the next day the next day they Sent another express ordering them to leave in six hours or they would be massacred upon the ground they also fired their guns at diffirent persons traveling the road near the town the mormons were at length compelled to leave their possessions and all removed to caldwell consisting of Seventy and perhaps one hundred families many of whome were in want of the Sustinance of life sick & Some died upon the way about two weeks after this another armed force invaded Farwest took my gun and compelled me to Sign away my property both personall and real and leave the State fourth with

Wm. Hawk

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

HAWLEY, Pierce

Pierce Hawley left Sangamon County Illinois to go to the State of Mos[ura] on the 4 of Sept 1837

I certify that the a bove acount to be just acording to the best of my knowlage

Pierce Hawley

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

HAWN, James

A bill of Damiges a gainst State of mysouri for being Driven Loss of propperty I Charge five Hundrd Dollars

Quincy may 18th 1839

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

James Hawn

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

HAYSE, Thomas

Illanois Quincy May the 8th 1839

a bill of Debt and damages against the state of missouri which accrued in consequence of the goviners order of Extermination

I hereby Certify the above to be just and true given under my hand the Day and date above written

Thomas Hayse

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

HEDLOCK, Reuben

May the 7 1839 Quincy Illenois

a bill of Damiges and debt against the State of Missouri for being Driven from place to pl[ace] and at last by the order of the Goviner out of the State

I Do certify that the a bove acount is Just and true a cording to the best of my Knowledg

Reuben Hedlock

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

HENDRICKS, James

May th9 1839 Illenois Quincy

A count against the State of Mo for Debt and Damage Sustaned in conciquence of the Exterminating order

I have also ben made a cripple for life having ben Shot By this Hellish Band

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

James Hendricks

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

HENDRICKSON, Cornelius

Handcock Co and State of Illinois Warsaw illinois January 4 1840

An estimation made of property and time of my Self and famlys loss in State of missouri by being Driven a bout by mob from place to place from The year 33 to year 38 and last of all driven from The State by orders of the governor which amounts To one thousand three hundred dollars

Cornelius Hendrickson

I do also testify that I was in far west Callwell County when the militia troops Came there demanded our arms which we gave up and then placed a Guard around us for many days and distroyed the Property Such as burnig house logs and rails and many other deprodations &c

Cornelius Hendrickson

NB I saw Joseph Smith Jr Sidney Rigdon limon white And fifty or Sixty others taken prisoners and led off &C

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 Jan 1840.]

HERR, John P.

Quincy May the 7th 1839

State of Missouri Dr for damages

John P. Herr

I hereby certify that the above is a true bill according to the best of my knowledge

John P. Herr

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

in the year 1834 in Jackson County Mo.

A Bill of damage done by the Mobbers of Missouri to me

Lemuel Herrick

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

Lemuel Herrick

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

HESS, Jacob

May the 11th 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 true and Just account according to the best of my Knowledge

Jacob Hess

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

HEWITT, William

Illenois May the 7th 1839

I do hereby certify that the a bove a count is Just and true according to the Best of my knowledge

William Hewitt

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

HICKS, S.

This may Certify that in 1836 i moved from the State of michigan to missura and was Stoped on the rode in miss[ura] by a mob and in 1838 drove out of the State missura by the governor orders under the penelty of deth

I Certify that the within is a true Copy of damages acording to the best of my Ability

May the 6 1839 S. Hicks

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

HIGBEE, Isaac

Quincy May the 6th 1839

I do hereby certify the above to be true

Isaac Higbee

[Not sworn.]

HIGBEE, John S.

A Bill of Damages Against the state of missouri

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

John S. Higbee

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

HIGBEE, Sophia

Quincy May the 6th 1839

for being deprived of my citicenship in consequence of the govenors exterminating order in 1838 and being exposed in the my 73d year of my age and the loss of my husband since I came here no earthly consideration can compensate me

Sophia Higbee

I do hereby certify the above to be true according to the best of my knowledge

Sophia Higbee

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

HILL, Elisha

Handcock C State of Illenois

A Bill of Damages Sustaind by a mob in the state of Missouri during the years 1838 and 9 by being driven from the state

Elisha Hill

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

HILLMAN, Sarah

Loss of property in Mo. by the mob

Sarah Hillman

[Not sworn.]

HOLBROOK, Chandler

Losses sustaind by moving into the State of missouri

Chandler Holbrook

I do hereby certif that the above bill of accounts are correct according to the best of my knowledge

Chandler Holbrook

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

HOLLINSHEAD, Thomas

This is a true Statement of the loss and damages which I have Sustained in the State of Missouri in the County of Carroll, being driven off from my purchased possessions in the Town of dewitt, for which I payed $400 Dollars and hold a lawful Deed on record in Carrolton in the above named County the above Circumstances took place in the month of October in year 1838 by a mob of the Citizens of Carroll and other adjacent Counties and after I had Complied So far as to leave my House, was afterward taken prisener by two of the mob, and plundered of my watch worth $20 Dollar and then lodged in the County Goal where I was detained 7 days; I was then let out with [s]trict orders to leave the County in 24 hours; this was done by the Clerk of that County and others: and afterwords ordered to leave the State with the others professing the Same religion as my Self

My Clame of property, and expenses disappointment and so forth I consider to be worth Eight hundred Dollars $800

I here by Certify the within to be a true satement

Thos. Hollinshead

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

HOLMAN, David

Quincy Illinois May 18th 1839

A Bill against the State of Missouri

I Certify the above account to be Just and true acording to the best of my Knowlage

David Holman

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

HOLMAN, James S.

Quincy Illinois May 18 1839

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

James S. Holman

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

HOLMAN, Joshua S.

for being deprived of Citersnship by being driven by A cruel mob. Make it your own case

Joshua S. Holman

I do hereby Certify that the a bove bill of damages and Losses were Sustained by me and are correct according to the best of my judgement and abilities

Joshua S Holman

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

HORR, Alvin

A bill of property Lost by reason of the mob of Missouri

I certify the above to be a true bill of my loss as pertains april 14–1839

Alvin Hor

I certify the Within a count to Be just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowledg

Alvin Horr

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

HULET, Charles

Illenois Quincy May th14 1839

a bill of Damages against the State of Missouri for Bein Driven from the State

I certify the a bove acount to be Just and true a cording to the best of my Knowledg

Charles Hulet

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

HULET, Francis

This may Certify that I Francis Hewlet was Driven from my Land from my house and home and famaly exposed to Storm in the month of November and my Self whipt by a lawles mob, the disavantages I have Labourd under with loss of time and property for five years and upwards, and after Setling in peace in Colwell County am again driven from my land house and home in the month of march I therefoer State my Damage at two thousan Dollars.

I certify the within to Be a true acount acording to the Best of my knowledg

Francis Hulet

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

HULET, Sylvester

Illenois Quincy May 14th 1839

a bill of Damage a gainst the State of Missouri for being Driven from the State and loss of propperty

I certify the above acount to be true and Just a cording to the best of my knowledg

Sylvester Hulet

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

HUMPHREY, Smith

Illinois Adams co March 16th 1840

I Smith Humphrey Certify that I was a Citizen of Mysouri in Eighteen Hundred and thirty Eight and Sometime in the Month of oct of the Same year I was fallen uppon by A mob Commanded By Hyrum Standly the[y] took my Goods out of my House and Said Stanley Set fire to my house and Burnt it Before my Eyse and orderd me to leave the place forth with I Removed from Dewitt to Caldwell County where I was a gain a Saild By Govener Bogs Exterminating malitia the[y] took me prisiner and Robd my waggon of foure Hundred Dollars in cash and one thousand Dollars worth of Goods and Drove me out of the State

Smith Humphrey

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

HUNT, Jefferson

Illeenois quincy May the 11 1839

I do hear By Certify that the aBove is a Just and tru Bill according to the Best of my knowdge

Jefferson Hunt

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

HUNTINGTON, Dimick B.

Quincy Illenois may the 8th 1839

A Bill of Domage against the State of Missouri in Consequenc of the Governors Exterminateing Order

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

Dimick B Huntington

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

HUNTINGTON, William

State of Missouri Dr. to Wm. Huntington

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

Wm. Huntington

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

HUNTSMAN, Jacob

Illenois Quincy May th 11 1839

a bill of Damage a gainst the State Missorie for Loss of time and propperty

I Certify the a bov to Be a Just a count a cording to the Best of m[y] Knowledg

Jacob huntsman

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

HUNTSMAN, James

Illenois Quincy May th 11 1839

a bill of Damagees a gainst the State of missouri for Being Driven from it-

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

James Huntsman

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

HUNTSMAN, James W.

May the 9th 1839 Illinois Quinsey

An account against the State of Missouri for debt & 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

James W. Huntsman

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

HUNTSMAN, John

Quincy Ill May 11th 1839

A bill of damages a gainst the State of Missouri

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

John Huntsman

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

HUNTSMAN, Lydia

Illenois Quincy may 11th 1839

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

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

Lydia Huntsman

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

HUNTSMAN, Peter

Quincy Ill May 11th A.D. 1839

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

Peter Huntsman

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

HURLBUTT, Simeon

May the 10th, 1839

Damages against State of Missouri

Simeon Hurlbutt

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

Simeon Hurlbutt

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

HUSTON, James

Adams County Illinois

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

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

JACKMAN, Levi

State of Missouri Dr to Levi Jackman

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

JACKSON, Henry

A short account of my labours suffering & losses for the last seven years on the 26th of June 1832 myself and family started with my team for Missoury Jackson Co. Mo. Where we arrived Sept the 2d after the an expense of one hundred & fifty dollars I settled on 20 acres of Land builded an house cleared and fenced 6 acres all of which labor was worth one hundred dollars.

In the spring of 1833 I cultivated the above named six acres of ground a promising prospect presented itself to crown the labours of my hands, but much to my sorrow my fence was throne down almost every day; cattle & hogs turned in; untill my crop was destroyed; the loss of which is not less than 40 Dollars. Having labored with my hands for the support of my family & had obtained a hansome stock of Hogs amounting to 20 in all 7 of them would have weyed one hundred & fifty each; in all worth 30 d also a debt of 10 dollars 75 cts for labor which I lost-Then driven from the Co of Jackson by the force of arms, with my brethren the Latter Day Saints, I went with my family into Clay Co Mo here I had resort only to the labor of my hands, for our support, During the summer of 1834 I went to fort Levens Worth, where I labored at 13 dollors per month, until I collected means sufficient to buy 20 acres of land, situated on the state rode, 4 miles west of Liberty, where I built a house 18 by 30 with a petition wall: and cleared fenced and put into cultivation five acres of ground I remained here untill the fall of 1837 when I was forced to leave this place at the loss of 2 hundred dollars I sustained here leaveing me again only to the labor of my hands for the support of my family untill the spring of 1838 after living in the Co of Caldwell one year I removed to Randolph Co. Mo. where I rented a small farm and cultivated the same here my crop was again destroyed myself & family driven not only from home & [—] without any means of subsistance but from the state of Missouri having payed my taxes and worked the roads

Loosing again my crop worth 50 dollors together with Suffering by being driven amidst the stormy blasts of snow & rain in the month of March which So effected my Sight that I am not able to work which damage I Co-estimate at the loss no less than a maintainance for life after sustaining a loss of property to the amount of 590 dollars.

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

JACKSON, John

To Damage Sustaind by me John Jackson by being Driven from Jackson County and also from Caldwell County in the State of Missouri by Mob

three thousand Dollars

John Jackson

[Sworn to before S. G. Jackson, J.P., Van Buren Co., IA, 6 Mar 1840.]

JACOBS, Henry

State of Missourie to Henry Jacobs Debtor to wit the following

I certify that the above Bill of damages to be according to the best of my Judgment

Quincy Illinois May the 8th 1839 Henry Jacobs

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

JOHNSON, Aaron

State of Missouri Dr to Aaron Johnson for Sundry damages and for the loss of property by mob and Malitia and for expences in moveing to and being driven from the State LoSes

Being compelld to leave my home in mo and in consiquence of the loss of my property in mssouri not haveing means to be entertained like travellers but being exposed to the inclemency of the season without any Shelter save a covered waggon and a thin cotton tent from the Six of March untill the 20 of April the loss of health in consiquence thereof [—] is verry great in [—————] Being deprived of citizen ship in Mo the loss of time in Mo in consiquence of mob

Quincy Ill April 20 1839

I do hereby certify that the above is a true Statement

Aaron Johnson

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

JOHNSON, Benjamin

Illenois Quincy May 18th 1839

a bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri for being Driven from the State By a mob first for

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

Benjamin Johnson

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

JOHNSON, Edw.

State of Mis[o]uria To Edw. Johnson Dr

To Travling or Moving with my famely goods And Chattals from upper Canada on the intention of Being a setler & Cittizen in the Western part of of Misouria Wharein I was prevented By the Mob in Sharaton County Novr. 1838 & my famely sick

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

JOHNSON, Huntington

Huntington Johnson Bill of property los in Missuri in concequence of the mob & govener Bogs exterminating order

the abov is a true a count as far as I can recolect

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

JOHNSON, Jacob

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 to be a Just & true according to the best of my Knowledge

Jacob Johnson

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

JOHNSON, Jacob H.

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 tru account according to the best of my Knowledge

Jacob H X Johnson

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

JOHNSTON, Jesse W. [6]

Quincy Illinois March the 16 1840

I Jesse W Johnson Certify that the following Circumstances took place in the State of Missouri while I was a Resident of that State Viz. I was takeen prisner By Goviner Bogs Exterminateing malitia I Saw one man kild Belonging to the mormon Church and was forsed By them to take Corn out of the fields of the mormon Church with out Care[.] this was in the fall of 1838

Jesse W. Johnston

[Sworn to before W. Tainter, who signed for C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 15 Mar 1840.]

JONES, Benjamin

Quincy May Illinois May the 7 1839

This may Certify that this is a true Statement of facts according to the Best of my Knowledge

Benjamin Jones

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

JONES, David

A bill of debt and damage against the State of missouri

I certify the above to bee a true a count a cording to the best of my knowledge

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

JONES, Stephen

Quincy Ill May 8th 1839

A Charge of damages sustaind by Stephen Jones in Consequence of being driven at different times by mobs in the State of Missouri the whole amount sumed together two hundred and fifteen Dollars

$215.00

I certify the above acount to Be Just and true acording to the Best of my Knowle[dge]

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

JUDD, Arza, Jr.

Handcock County Illenois

A bill of damages of property lost in the State of Missouri in consequence of a mob that arose in 1838

Arza Judd Jun

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

JUDD, Philo

I Philo Judd do solmly swear that having moved to the State of Missouri in the Year of our Lord 1832 and Settled in Jackson County in 1833 the Church of latter day Saints Being assailed by a mob I with some others ware fired upon by said mob with out Cause or provocation Killed one man that was with me and wounded several others I was compelled By said mob to leave said county to my Damage in loss of time and property five Hundred Dollars the Names of some of Said mob Ware Hugh L Brazeal James Campell James Mcgee and others to Numerous to mention

In the Year of our Lord 1838 & 9-in Clay and Caldwell Counties A mob Raised against said Church that Compelled me to leave said State to my Damage in loss of property Fifteen Hundred Dollars

Philo X Judd

[Sworn to before W. Stanley, J.P., Van Buren Co., IA, 12 Mar 1840.]

KEIRNS, Elisabeth

Elisabeth keirns mooved from larance County Ohio May 3 1838

Elizabeth keirns

I certify that the above acount to be just according to the best of my knolage

Elizabeth keirns

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 6 May 1840.]

KELLER, Alva

I Alva Keller of Hancock County State of Illenois do Somomly Swear that the following is a correct accunt of the Losses and damages that I sustained in being driven by the Authorty of the State of Missourie to this place, to wit, Loss of one hundred and forty five acres of Land valued at Sixteen hundred Dollar

Damages in mooveing and Loss of my farming tools household furniture &c, together with the loss of twenty acres of wheat to the amount of Six hundred Dollars

[Sworn to before D. Prentis, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 9 May 1839.]

KELLEY, Charles

The State of Mo Dr to C Kelley

I do herby Certy the above to Be a true and Just account acording to the Best of my Knowledeg

Charles Kelley

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

KETCHAM, Joseph

Quincy May the 6 1839

i am at this time driven intirely out of the state by the governers order without house or home

Joseph Ketcham

i surtify the above account to be correct according to the best of my knowledg

Joseph Ketcham

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

KEYS, Perry

Damage Sustaned By A removal from the State Misourie in the Mormmon War

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

KILLIEN, John

Illenois Quincy May 8th 1839-

a bill of Debt and Damage a gainst the State of Missouri which occurd in Conciquince of the Govners order of Extermination-

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

John Killien

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

KING, Eleazer, Jr.

Illenois Quincy May th 15 1839

Abill of Damage for being Driven from the State in Conciquence of the mob

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

Eleazer King Jr.

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

KING, Elezer

Illenois Quincy May the 15 1839

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

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

Elezer King

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

KING, John M.

Damages Sustained on Account of Being driven from the State of Mosouria

John M King

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

KNIGHT, Joseph, Jr.

Quincy May 6th 1839

I hereby Certify that the above bill of accounts are correct acording to the best of my knowledg

Joseph Knight Jr

I CErtify the within to be true

Joseph Knight

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

KNIGHT, Nathan K. [7]

Quinsey April 13th 1839

Mmount of property taken from Nahan K Knight by the Missorie Mob, together with Damages Claimed by him and also a statment of the conduct of the mob

In October betwen the twentieth and twentysixth on Ray Co near Whitneys Mills I was stoped with several others whilst on my way to Far West and detained a bout a week and driven back, when we made our escape and by a circuitous rout arived at Hauns Mills in Calwell Co. Mo. on the thirtieth of October, the Mob fellupon us by surprise and commensed to massacre men women and children, until about twothirds of our men had fallen during which time we raised a standard of peace, and pled for quarters But could obtain none! But kill and destroy the whole; was their cry; altho their number was ten times greater than ours, Beein no prospect of quarters, those that Could made their escape, as I was the last mormon that remained on the ground except three boys hid in a blacksmith shop I Nathan K. Knight saw a Missourian cut down a mormon, with a corncutter and also saw them stripping the dying and heard the boys crying for mercy. I Bro Knight made my escape acrost the Mill dam after receiving my his wounds through my his longues and finger. After the Massacre was over I he was led to a house by a woman and whilst lying under my his wounds I he heard Mr Moppins say that he blew one of the boys brains out. After I recovered of my wounds so as to be able to walk out I was way laid and had two ball holes shot through my blanket after which I was carried to Far west and one day whilst walking the streets of Far West I was met by three Missurians who thretened to butcher me him and one of them by the name of Roggers drew a butch knife and said that he had not got his corncutter with him that he cut down McBride with but by J. I have got some thing that will do as well, but by chance I made my escape

Nathan K. X Knight

Noah Packard [8]

[Not sworn.]

KNIGHT, Newel

Illenois Quincy May th 15 1839

a bill of Damages against the State of Mo for Being Driven from it

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

Newel Knight

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

KNIGHT, Vinson

State of Missouri Dr. To Vinson Knight

The above bille is losses which came in consequenc of being exterminated from the state of Missouri in the fall of 1838 Aand I certify that it is a tru bill as near as I can come at it

[Not sworn.]

LAKE, Jabez

May the 10th 1839

the State of Missouri To Jabez Lake Drt.

Occasioned by the Mob in Said State in the year 1838 and 1839

Jabez Lake

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

LAKE, Samuel

May the 10th 1839

the State of Missouri to Samuel Lake Drt.

Occasiond by the Mob in Said State in the 1838 and 1839

Samuel Lake

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

LANE, Johnston F.

I here present you with a bill of damages against the State of Missouri.

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

LANE, William W.

Handcock Illinois January 6th 1840

A Bill of Damage a ganst the s[t]ate of Missoria by William W lane in conciquence of the order of the govner of the stat of Masuria to Ex pell from the s[t]at[e] forth with all of the people called mormons for the loss of property against the s[t]at[e] affor said tha did forcible took my gun and detaind him worth $20 and Lost on stock and grain 30 dollars and moveing forom the state in the Month of febuary Exspencis and sufferidgese Loss of time time one hundred and fifty dollars

I allso wasse presant when tha quartered on fair west the masarianss and took all of us mormons prisners

William W Lane

[Sworn to before T. Crawford, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 6 Jan 1840.]

LATHROP, Asahel A.

A Bill of damages. loss of my family together with all of my Property loss of time and abuse of my own person by the inhabitants of the State of Missourie which I declare was without any cause or provication

firstly I was located in the territory North of Livingston County State aforesaid and was living in peace with all men a[s] I supposed verry unexpectedly to me I was warned to leave my place immediately or suffer Death my family at this time were sick one at least I was compelled to leave them with no one to administer to them but my Companion and she in a condition that she had ought to recieve the kindest of treatment but it was to the reverse of this for after I was compeled to leave my home my house was thronged with a company of armed men consisting of fourteen in number and they abusing my family [many] in allmost every form that Creturs in the shape of human Beeings could invent whilst in this situation one of my children Departed this Life and was buired by the Mob, my companion not being able to attend to the funeral rites on acount of fatigue and trouble which she had to experience by these monst ers and all this in my absense I was absent fifteen days before I could returne and when I did returne I found them in a soriful situation not one of the remaining ones able to wait uppon the other I was compelled to move them about sixty miles and after ariving there my Wife lived onely three days and in a short time the remainder of my family two in number followed which I have no reason to doubt was wholly occasioned by trouble and the want of care which they were deprived of by a Ruthless Mob

I will now give the names of some of the mob that took possession of my house and abused my family after forceing me to leave them under the [—] thretnings of immediate death if I did not comply they allso compelled my wife to [—] cook for them until by being fatigue and worne out she was confined to her bead when I returned to their assistance. the name of the Captain of the mob that was at my house was

James Weldon

Howard Weldon-a Black of his

Calvin Hatfield

Standly Hatfield

Andy Hatfield

Samuel Low

Doct. William P Thompson one of the Justices of the Peace

A mister Scott a constable-a connextion of the said Thompson

William Cochran allso a constable and many others that I do not recolect the people in the North part of Livingston county and the Territory adjoining met at the House of the affore said Thompson it being the public place of holding Courts and there adopted measures in regard to drivings the Mormons from the affore said county and territory and from that band I had orders to leave the place

Asahel A Lathrop

I certify the above instrument to be a Just estimate of damiges as far as I am able to give it. for to come to the full amount language would fail me to doe it

Asahel A. Lathrop

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

LATHROP, Asahel A. [9]

This is to certify that I Asahel A. Lathrop was a citisan of the State of Missourie at the time the difficulty originated betwene the People Called Mormans and the inhabitants of the affore said state and herein give a statement of the transactions that came under my observation according to the best of my recolextion. I setled in Missourie in the summer of 1838 in Caldwell County where I purchesed land and erected buildings the said land I now have a deed of and in the fall of 1838 I purchesed a claim on what is called the East fork of Grand River together with a large stock of cattle and horses sheep and hogs it being some sixty miles from the affore said County where I first located and moved on to the Latter place supposing that I was at peace with all men but I found by sad experience that I was surrounded by enimies for in the fall of 1838 whilst at home with my family I was notified by a man by the name of James Welden that the people of Livingston County had meet at the house of one Doct. William P. Thompson then living in the atached part of said County for the purpos of entering into measures respecting the people Called Mormons and the said Weldon was a member of the same and allso the afore said W. P. Thompson was a Justice of the Peace and they all Jointly agreeed to Drive every Mormon from the state and notified me that I must leave immediately or I would be in danger of loosing my life, at this time my family some of them were sick but after listning to the entreties of my Companion to flee for safty I committed them in to the hands of God and left them it being on Monday morning and in a short time after I left there came some time on fifteen men to my house and took possession of the same and Compelled my wife to Cook for the same and allso made free to take such things as they saw fit and whilst in this situation my child Died. which I have no reason to doubt was for the want of care which owing to the abuse she recieved and being deprived of rendering that care that she would had she been otherwise situated my boy was burried by the Mob my wife not being all[owed] to pay the last respects to her child. I went from my home into Davis county and applied to Austin A King and General Atchison for advise as they were acting officers in the State of Missourie and there was men called out to goe and liberate my family which I had been absent from some ten or fifteen days and on my return I found the remainder of my family confined to there beads not being able the one to assist the other and my house guarded by an armed force. I was compelled to remove my family in this situation on a head to a place of safty this together with all the trouble and for the want of of care was the cause of the Death of the residue of my family as I have no doubt which consisted of a wife and two more children as they Died in a few days after the arival to my friends such was my situation that I was obliged to assist in making my own coffins.

I will give the names of some of the men that drove me from my home and abused my family they were as follows-those that I found at my house on my return Samuel Low, Calvin Hatfield Standly Hatfield Andy Hatfield and those that were leading men was James Weldon Doct. William P. Thompson a Justice of the peace and William Cochran and many others the names I do not recolect. and I have also seen men abused in varyus ways and that whilst they were considered Prisioners such as the mob cocking ther guns and swering that they would shoot with there guns to there face and the officers of the milita so called standing by without uttering a word and in there councils they have said if a Missourian should Kill a mormon he should draw a pention the same as a soldier of the Revolution I was also compelled to give up my gun and the terms was I must leave the affore said State of Missourie or be exterminated my property is yet remaining in said State whilst I am deprived of the controle of the same

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

LEANY, Isaac

State of Missouri Dr to Isaac Leany

By the time this is considered the question will arise when and whear did this hapen and why not taken in fo concideration in the State; to this I will answer that on the 25th or 26th of October 1838 I was informed that a mob of about twenty men had invaded our neighbourhood came a pon the customers at Hawns mills and demanded their guns and offered many insults and hard threats such as murder and went so far as to snap their pieces at one man five times but could not make fire and he made his escape and gave the alarm and the neighbours was called to gather for to hold a council to k[n]ow what was to be done for the best and after much deliberation David Evans was appointed captain of our company and David Evans Anthony Blackburne and Jacob Myers appointed a committee to make atreaty of peace of piece with them and about this time thare came a mesenger to us from another company gathered at the house of Isaac McCrosky this Mesenger we recieved kindly he informed us that their company had gathered for self defence haveing heard the lies that the company of Nehemiah Cumstock had circulated after they retarned from their invasion at the mill but want to make peace withus and requested us to send three men to the house of Oliver Walker to make a treaty of peace with three men that they would send to the same place these men were to meet unarmed acording to agreement but fear made them send ten with rifles instead of three unarmed though they received our three with respect and civility Samuel Todd was their spokesman and said Evans ours a treaty was soon effected to the satisfaction of both parties they also agreed to send to Cumstock and request them to make a treaty withus as also but they were angry not only withus but with them for making a treaty with us but David Evauns sent them word that he would not fight them untill he offered them terms of peace and when they came on he remembered his promise for on the 30th of October in the they came on Captain gave orders to not fire and he advanced in front of our company and for quarter called for quarters till I suppose they fired between fifty and a hundred shots without making any answer when he returned we could do no better than fire a few rounds and Let our women and children made their escape seeing six or seven of our men at that time shot down and wellering in their blood some of us fired once some twice and some ran off with their guns loaded when such as was not wounded too bad made their escape by flight fifteen being slain on the ground such as was not dead when they took the ground was shot a seccond time all save one old man about 65 years old which was cut in pieces with an old sythe blade after surrendering him self prisoner of war I my self made my escape being shot as before descrbed I am aware that this is a hard story to credit but I have the scars to prove the fact which can be seen at any time

the names of the dead

Thomas McBride

John York

Benjamin Lewis

Josiah Fuller

Austin Hammer

Elias Benner

Waren Smith

Sardis Smith aged 12 years

Levi Merick

Wm Napier

Simon Cox

George Richards

John Lee

John Byers

Mr Campbell

wounded

Jacob Fouts

Jacob Hawn

Jacob Potts

Jacob Myres

George Myres

Wm Yocum

Tarlton Lewis

Nathan Night

Isaac Leany

Charles Jimison

Alma Smith aged about 9 years old

John Walker

Miss Mary Steadwell

mortally wounded

Hiram Abbot

Charles Merick a little boy

After the slaughter was over the mob robed the houses carrying of all that they could amounting to bedclothing wearing clothes two waggons about fifteen horses and returned to their camps in one or two days they returned camped at the mills whare they taried a bout three weeks robed the mills of a bout a hundred bushels of wheat and a bout as much corn and plundered the whole neighbourhood shot anumber of fat hogs stole what honey they could eat and send to their homes and in this time but about four or five men only was left in the neieighbourhood they all sick wounded or taken prisoners while the women was exposed to all manner of hardships having to do the milling and geting wood in the cold weather it is impossible to describe this scene of affliction I will only say that our suffering must have been beyond conception

Now to make the story as short as possible I will finish with giveing the names of some of those thieves murders and robers one of which was Wm Man Esq Nehemiah Cumstock Esq and Captain of one company of mob Jesse Maupin James Reynolds Stephen Reynolds who boasts of shooting Waren Smith the second time Mr Glase with a hair lip Hiram Cumstock Howard Maupin

I Do hereby certify that the within is a true statement

Isaac Leany

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

LEBARON, Alonzo

Quincy Illinois May 18th 1839

Damages Received by the mob of Missouri

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

Alonzo LeBaron

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

LEE, Francis

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 & true account according to the best of my Knowledge

Francis Lee

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

LEE, Permert

Illenois Quincy May 18th 1839

A bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri for Being Driven from the State By a mob and loss of propperty in the State and mooveing from the State I charge five Hundrd Dollars

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

Permert Lee

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

LEMMON, James

James Lemmon Loss by the mob in Dav[iess] In the year 1838 & 1839

James Lemmon

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

James Lemmon

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

LEMMON, John

A List of the Loss of John Lemmon Property, by the Mob in the countyes of, Jackson, Clay, and Davisse, In the years from 1833 up to this present date May 1839

and my wife at the same time not abel to git about and was thought & said by menney she would not live to git thair neather has she ever injoyd. good helth since

Davisse County in 1838 and 1839

I Shall be Satisfyd. to git my Real Losses With Out Damages which would bee conciderable for my self and Famelly have Suffered Much and Continues to Do so for want of means to help Our selves too and in concequence of our healths being much impaird by exposure

John Lemmon

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

John Lemmon

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

LEONARD, Abigail

on the night of 20 Feb 1834 [11]

I Abagail Leonard depose and say that in the year eighteen hundred and thirtyfour in the Month of febuary or first of March in the County of Jackson and State of Missouri a company of men armed with whips and guns about fifty or sixty came to the house of my husband among them was John Youngs, Mr Yocom, Mr Cantrell, Mr Patterson, Mr Knowland, five of the number entered the house among them was John Youngs they ordered my husband to leave the house threatning to shoot him if he did not, he not complying with thier desires, one of the five took a chair, and struck him upon the head, knocking him down, and then draging him out of the house. I in the mean time beging of them to spare his life, when one of the number called to the others telling them to take me into the house for I would “overpower every Devil of them,” three of the company then approached me and presenting their guns declared with an oath if I did not go in they would blow me through, while this was transpiring Mr Patterson jumped upon my husband with his heels, my husband then got up they striping his clothes all from him excepting his pantaloons, then five or six attacked him with whips & gun sticks, and whipped him untill he could not stand but fell to the ground. I then went to them and took thier whips from them. I then called to Mrs Brace who resided in the same house with us to come out and help me carry my husband into the house, when carried in he was very much lacerated and bruised, and unable to lie upon a bed and was also unable to work for a number of months also at the same time and place Mr Josiah Sumner was taken from the house and came in very bloody and bruised from whipping; but I did not see him whiped, and further your deponent saith not

Abigail Leonard

[Sworn to before H. Kimball, J.P. Hancock Co., IL, 11 Mar 1840.]

Settled with the rest we felt to rejoice we had neither Spyes nor guards out nor was aprehending danger, when about three hundred mounted men came in atack and fell upon us without Showing us any mercy what ever we never saw them until they was as near as one hundred & fifty yards of us we then amediately ran into ablacksmith Shop, they began fyering on us without asking us to Surrender without giving us the chance to Surrender when we called up on them to Spare our lives when men ran out & held up there handkerchiefs & hats for peace they Shot them down when they attempted to run they was Shot down & when they Stood Still they Shot them down threw the cracks in the Shop there was also a window in the end & another in the Side of the Shop, the Shop was neither chinked nor daubed So they had all chances to make a Speedy Slaughter of us, we Saw that they would Show us no murcy we then begun fyering at them but in this time our number was but few and the enemy mostly behind trees & logs So that there was but few of them killed or wounded, I think that I could venture to Say that neither ancient or modern times have ever witnessed Sutch a cenery of things as was thare witnessed, there was a few men women & children in consequence of threts & the abuse that they had received had guethered themselves toguether in defence of there own lives & there property when they was fell upon by a lawless band, without being Shown the least murcy without Spareing men women or children there was one woman Shot threw the hand othe[rs] had holes Shot threw there clothes, they continued there bloody works until 17 was killed and 15 wounded I must here remark that this woman that was wounded was not in the Shop but was in a tent & when they commenced fyering at hur She run & hid hurself behind a long & it is Said that there was 12 or 14 bullets Shot in the log that She was behind, the other women that was Shot threw there clothes ran out of the houses that was near the shop knowing that there husbands was in the Shop & Screamed for murcy but instead of haveing murcy Shown to there husbands & friend they had to make a quick retreat to Save there own lives, there was one Small boys branes was Shot out, there was too other little boys during the fray consealed themselves under the Bellas & those cruel harted retches after killing both of there fathers came & Stuck there guns threw a crack of the Shop & Shot them both One dy ed & the other recovered, they then came in to the Shop among those that was dyining & struggleing in there blood & them all that they could perceive life in they blown there branes out curseing them as loud as Screams could yell, there was too men that laid among the Slain that passed for dead men that escaped being Shot again one of them was wounded & the other was not, and after these cruel retches had found out that these men had escaped there notice I heard them Sware that if they ever got in another engagement that they would enspect more closer by Sticking there k[n]ife in there toes, this barberous work commenced on TueSday evening about an hour by Sun, they kep on Shootin as long as they could find any to Shoot untill Sun down, it would be miraculous to tell how them escaped that did escape & also to tell how Some was Shot that did recover, how painful it is, when I think upon it my heart is filled & my eyes is ready to drip with tears to See my friend & near neighbors a falling around me, groaning & dying Struggleing in there blood, & to See the widows tears & to hear the orphants cry, to See the helpless babes a weeping Standing by, there was Thomas Mc bride a verry old man & justice of the [—] after he had gave up his gun & Surrendered himself a prisner he was Shot dow & after laying a little while he attempted to rise he was hewn down with an oald peace of a Sythe blade after a while he attempted to rise again he then was hacked down and hacked into peaces this was done by Jacob Roggers I had one brother killed & an other wounded I escaped myself but had Several holes Shot threw my clothes, the dead was thrown into a well about 8 or ten feet deep, because there was no one left that was able to burry them, this was too days before the Surrender at Far West, and the Second day after the masacre took place a large company of them came back and fyered there guns & blowed there bugle & frightened the neighbourhood, but did not kill any more, I had forgot to mention there Stealing & robing the houses on the day after the masacre, there was Several that was on there way to Far West from the east that in consequence of the way being guarded by the mob Stoped at the mill five of them was killed & after they was done Shooting the wounded over they then went into the houses & tents & robed the widows of there beds & clothing & left them to perish with the cold they als[o] took off those movers waggons & teams in order to hall off the goods that they had taken they took Several valuable horses they robed the women of there mantles & the men of there clothes, they Striped the boots off of the dead & Sold them, Steaven Runels boasted of Shooting the too little boys, Some of them thou[ght] it was not right others said a littl Sprout would be a big tree afte the mob had left the ground & it began to get dark I crep from my hideing place & went down near the mill & found my brother which was ga[s]peing & groaning in his blood I brought him to my house which was in a few hundred yards of the Shop he lived a few hours & dyed & while he was dying his wife loaned a young man his noble gildon to go to Far West to get assistance to burry the dead, the young man Started in haste & got in too or three miles of Far West & thare he met a company of men they ast him where he was from & where he was going he told them they then ast him where the militia was, he told them he did not know of any. they then told him to turnabout & go with them & they would Show him where they was, for they Said that there was 5 or 6 thosand out here a little piece, they then took him to ray county to Samuel McCristens & Stay all night. they thare robed him of a fine fur cap & threatened to take his over coat telling him that it was too fine for a mormon they thereatened to Shoot him & disputed among themselves who Should have the horse, in the morning Sashel Woods the Same that took his cap & threttened to take his coat & Shoot him Saddled up his horse & rode him round the lot & then Stoped & couneled with his company & then put his Saddle on an other horse and Samuel McCriStin Saddled up the horse & rode him off the young man told them that the horse belonged to a woman that hur husband was dying, this company then took the young man to Richmon & kep him a prisner this companys, names was as follows Sashel Woods Joseph Ewen Jacob Snordan Wiley Brewer John Hille and four more there names not recollected,

I Shall next proceede to give an account of the treatment that we had to endure after our friends was Slain, capt. Nehemiah Cumstock with 40, or 50 men came to the mills & located themselves for too or three weeks & took possession of the mille, dureing this time they lived on the best that the neighbourhood could afford, the industry of the mormons had procured to them Selves a plenty of that which was palatable & good, the capt & his company went from house to hous & plundered & Stold & burnt Some books they robed Some houses of every thing that belonged thare to, they, killed our hogs robe[d] beegams they ground the wheat that was in the mill & mad[e] use of it ther was ten widows in the neighbourhood, whoos husband they had killed & many helpless orphants whoo was dependent on gooing to these wicked retches for there meal & flower there was many exposed to the cold that was left destitute of meanes to Subsist on, there was many laying wounded & no one Scarcely to attend to there wants & there lives was day threattened, it was dreadfull to tell the awfullness of our Situation, & this abuse we received from men of our own coular & of our own nation & we now not but our four fathers have fought Side and Side for our liberty, they told all manner of lyes & falsehoods against us in order to justify the evil conduct that they done, if we had done any crime we never refused to have the law put in force against us but they new that we had not violated the law & new that takeing us to the law would not accomplish the object that they had in view, for they had not forgot the Spoil that they had gained by driveing the mormons from jackson county, it was our farmes & our Stock & our property that they wanted, I Stand in defyance of the State of Misourie to proove one acusation against us that they So cruely treated that was worthy of the notice of the law for there was many of us in consequence of Sickness had bin confined dureing all of the difficultys & there was five that was killed that had jus came to the country too days before they was killed. Now those wicked retches went from house to house on Search of gunes & other other things that they wanted I was at the house of Jacob Foutz who was laying wounded when capt comstock with a company came in with there faces painted black with a half moon painted under each eye they begun to question Mr. Foutz if he knew where Sutch & Sutch of his neighbours was he told them that he did not I then got up & Started out I was ammediately followed out by Some of his company they told me to not go away until the capt Seen me they then went in and Saw the capt & he came out & told me that I must begaune or on the act of Starting by Tuesday evening this was on Sunday evening or denounce mormonism or go to richmond & Stand a trial I ast him what it was I must deny, he Said I must deny Jo Smyths being a prophet, I told him as for going to richman & Standing a triel I did not regard Standing a trial according to law for any thing that I had done, but to be tried by a mob law I did not like it for they heaped the mormons all in a lump & what they had against one they had against all, & as for moveing I thought it quite a Short notice for aman to have to move in when the weather was So cold & had neither waggon or team I told him that my wife was Sick & I did not know how I Should go So Soon I told him that the road was Said to be guarded that none was allowed to pass must I be drove off by one company and another to kill me as I went I told him that I thought the conditions of the treaty was that we might Stay untill Spring, he said that, that was the first conclusion but that he just had received new orders from the General & that was that all mormons Should be driven out forthwith, I then ast him if the way was not guarded So I could not go Safely he Said that he would give me a ticket that would take me Safely I then went my way & we parted, on the next day I hapened at the mill where the capt & his company was he the[n] rote a pass & gave it to me which reads as follows, November the 13th 1838 this is to certify that David Lewis a mormon is permitted to leave and pass through the State of Misourie in an Eastward direction unmolested during good behaviour Nehemiah Comstock, Capt Militia

on the next day after I got my pass Hiram comstock the capts brother came with too or three others men to my house & brought with them a prisoner, they told me that they had a prisner they ast me if I new him I told them that I had Saw him but did not know his name, they after asking Several questions, told me to go with them to there c[a]mp, I went down with them they told me that the prisner Said that he was well acquainted with me they then told me that I might considder my Self a prisner they then gave me plenty to eat & drink but kep me until next day & Set me at liberty

David Lewis

I was born Aprile the 10th 1814 in the State of Kentucky Simpson County & remained in the Same Stat & County untill Aprile the 22th 1837 I then went to the State of Missouri I there witnessed thos horred Senes of which I have Spoken, & my real losses, besides my difficulty troubles & vexations is not les than, 400 dollars all accasioned by those difficultys & those difficultys was accasioned by mobs

[Not sworn.]

LEWIS, Nathan

Quiny May 28th 1839

This May Certify that I Nathan Lewis beeing a Mechanic And have bin drove out of the State of missouri by the hands of a mob And by the orders of the governer of that State now feeling the Loss of business and Property for this Cause I Present my Case to the Publick hopeing that I may get some redress for the losses that I hav sustain which losses is as near as I Can asertain is about the Sum of $552

Nathath Lewis

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 28 May 1839.]

LITTLEFIELD, Rhoda

May the 6 1839

Rody littlefield lef Massachusetts County of middlesex April the 22 1838

i certify that the above to be a trew statement acording to [t]he best of my knowlage

Rhoda Littlefield

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

LOVELESS, John

A Bill of Damage Sustained by John Lovless against the State of Missouri in Consequence of the unlawful Conduct of the Inhabitants in Jackson County in A.D. 1833 & again in the year A. D. 1838 in Caldwell & the Unconstitutional Decrees of this Governor

In the year A. D. 1833 the mob Came to my house in Jackson County & told me to Leave my house forth with or they would shut me & my family in the house & burn all togather we accordingly left the house taking only what we Could Carry on our Backs also Shooting at me & the Ball grazing my face so as to Draw Blood & otherwise abuseing me

for four Days & my life was threatened Seventimes During this time by a Mr Donahu who in my Presence Killed a Mr. Cary by Striking him with the Britch ofgun over the head & also abuseing the rest of the Prisners I also Saw Several Cattle & Hogs Shot Down By the Mob while I was a Prisner by them

I also Saw the Mob go into the Brethrens sitisens Houses which the Brethren Sitisens had left & Plundering of their Property &c &c

John Loveless I Do herby certify that the above is atrustement are tru according to the best of my knowledge

John Loveless

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

LOWRY, John [13]

I Certify that I saw General John Clark and his aid at thir arrival of Far Wist Caldwell Co. Mo in the yard John M. Burk and gave orders [—] to their waters to pitch their Markees in his yard and to take of his wood for fire I also saw Capt. Samuel Bogart come with his men come near my dwelling and Did pitch their Camp and took my house Logs with out my Leave and did burn them I also saw him with the horse of Joseph Smith Jun. in his possession

John Lowry

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

LYMAN, George

Damages Sustained on Account of Being driven from the State of Mosouria

George Lyman

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

LYON, Aaron C.

Losses sustained by Mr Aaron C Lyon in the late affray in the state Missouri in property as followes

I Windsor P Lyon do swear that the above losses were sustained by Aaron C Lyon in the County of Caldwell State of Missourie during the year A.D. 1838

Windsor P. Lyon

[Sworn to before M. M. McGregor, J.P., Hancock Co., IL, 11 May 1839.]

LYTLE, Andrew

Quncy Ill May 11th A.D. 1839

the bill of damages against the State of Missouri

I certify the above to be just and trou to the best of my knowledg

Andrew Lytle

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

MABAY, John

Illinois Quincy May 31 1839

A bill of Damages against the State of Missouri for Being unlawfully Driven from it first for

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

John Mabay

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

McBRIDE, Amos

Illenois Quincy May 29th 1839

a bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri for being driven from the State unlawfully

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

Amos McBride

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

McBRIDE, Catharine

Quincy Illinois may 18th 1839

this band also murdered my husband faling upon him in ahelpless Condition and Cuting him to peases with a sythe blaid I Certify the above to be true according to the best of my Knowledge

Catharine McBride

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

MACKLEY, Jermiah

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 account to be Just and true according to the best of My Knowledge

Jermiah Mackley

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

McMILLEN, James

Quincy Illinois may the 18th 1839

Damages Received by the mob of missouri and Caused to be

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

James McMillen

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

McRAE, Alexander

Quincy May 13th 1839.

A bill of debt and damage against the state of missouri in concequence of the governers exterminating order first for mooving into the state expinces from 25 to 30 Dollars for time in moving and use of Horse and waggon seven weeks at two Dollars and fifty cents per Day 122.50 after I moved to the state I bought a house and lot in the town of Far West for which I have not been able to get any thing at all. I concidder it worth at least 150 Dollars. how much it has cost me to come away I do not know I have been in Prison near six month without law or justice or unlawfully and my family was driven out while I was in prison all this I shall leave to the generosity of the authorities of the united states

Alexander McRae

I Cirtify that the above is just and true according to the best of my judgment

Alexander McRae

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

McVAY, John

May the 11th 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 McVay

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

MAGINN, Ezekiel [14]

Quincy Illinois March 17th 1840

I Ezekiel Maginn Certify that I was a Citizen of the State of Missouri in the year of 1838 and was an Ey witness to the following facts I first Saw the malitia cald for By Govener Bogs Exterminateing order Enter the House of Lyman Wight and took from it Bed and Beding pillows and Dishes personly known to me to Be his propperty.

Ezekiel Maginn

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

MANSFIELD, Matthew

Illinois Adams County May 10th 1839

This may Certify that I Matthew Mansfield removed to the State of Missouri in the month of August went as far as Chariton County ware I purchased Corn potatoes and cut hay for my cattle about the last of October I had Orders from Thomas Watson Col to leave that County in six days or we should have our house burned down over our head in three days ther came to the house at night eight or ten of the mob and demanded the guns the took one from me and one from an nother man then went of after saying the would give us a bufalo receit for then several of them known to some in the house Names Jams Parkes Bdiott Gentrey Young Watson I went in four days leaving the whole of my corn potatoes and hay with loss of time five hundred dolars when we ware on the road we met a nother company who stoped us and said the would take care of us the let us pas after serching our wagons and taken some books and papers and several articals from us and given us a pass for a Buse and Suffering self and family five hundred dollars is but little Compensation

Matthew Mansfield

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

MARTIN, William

May 13th 1839

the State of Missouri to william Martin Drt. Occasiond By the Mob of Said State in the year of 1838 and 1839

William Martin

[Sworn to before W. Oglesby, J.P., Adams Co., IL, 13 May 1839.]

MAYNARD, Silas

State of Missori Dr To Silas Maynard

I do hereby Certify the Above to be a just and true accompt according to my Judgement

Silas Maynard

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

MELIN, William R.

Illenois Quincy May th 13 1839

A bill of Damagees against the State of Missourie for being Driven from the State in consequence of the Govinors Exterminating order

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

William R. Melin

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

MERRILL, Thomas

March 1840 Quinsey Adams County Illinois

A bill of Loss Sustained by Leaving the State of Missouri in the Year of 1838 and 1839—in Consequence of the Exterminating Order

The above is a Correct Statement according to the best of my Knowledge

Thomas Merrill

[Sworn to before J. H. Holton, N.P., Adams Co., IL, 17 Mar 1840.]

MIDDAGH, George

Handcock Co and state of Illenois

A bill of damages a gainst the state of missauri in concequence of being driven from the state in 1838

George Middagh

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

MIKESELL, G. W.

Illenois Quincy May 14th 1839

I Certify the a bove acount to be Just and true a cording to the best of my Knowledg

G. W. Mikesell

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

MIKESELL, Hiram W.

Illenois Quincy May the 14 1839

a bill of Damage against the State of Missoriri for Beining Driven out of the State

for comining to the State Loss of propperty and having to leave the State &c for which I Charge

$400.00

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

Hiram W. Mikesell

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

MIKESELL, J. A.

Illenois Quincy May the 14th 1839

a bill a gainst the State of Missouri in Conciquen of the Govinors order of Extermination and Being Driven from the State

J. A. Mikesll

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

MIKESELL, John H.

Illenois Quincy may the 14th 1839

A bill of Damiges against the State of Missouri in conciquence of the Goviners order

I Certify the a bove to be true and Just a cording to the best of my Knowledg

John H. Mikesel[l]

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

MILAM, William

Quincy Illenois may the 16the 1839

damages [——] due to William Milam in concequence of the extermination order of Bogs from from misourie Two thousand dollars

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

William Milam

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

MILES, Joel S.

Illinois Quincy may the 11 1839

a bill of Damage a gainst the State of Missorie sustained by a mob

I c[er]tiffy the above to Be true and Just a cording to the Best of my knowledg

Joel S. Miles

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

MILLER, John

Illenois Quincy May the 18 1839

A bill of Damages a gainst the State of Missouri for Being unlawfully Driven from the State first for mooving to the State

I Certify the above a count to Be true and Just a cording to the best of my Knowledg

John Miller

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

MILLER, William

Acount Against the State of missouri

one ox killed buy the mllitia worth thirty five dollars and for trave[l]ing from the State of Ohio to the mo. with a team and from there back to the State of Illenaise and time lost in the State of missouri buy reason of the mob and for improvements on land which amounts to five hundred dollars

and also being deprived of CitizenShip

William Miller

I Certify the a bove to Be true and Just acording to the Best of my Knowowledg

William Miller

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

MILLS, Elvira P.

A Bill of Loss and damages sustained in and by the state of Missouri.

Elvira P Mills

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

Elvira P Mills

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

MITCHELL, Isaac

qincy illionayes march the 16th 1840

i issac mitchell doo [c]ertify that i had one mare Stolen wo[r]th one hundred dolares by gin parikes or hi[s] compny in the Stae of mosury davis county

isaac mitchell

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

MORLEY, Isaac

Illenois Quincy May 28 1839

A bill of Damage against the state of Missouri in Conciquence of the Goviners Exterminating order

I was allso imprisened in Jackson County falsly twelve Hours and Shot at By a mob in 1833

imprisened in Richmond Ray County 20 Days and have never had an acusition found against me in the State this was in 1838

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

Isaac Morley

[Sworn to before C. M. Woods, C.C.C., Adams Co., IL, 28 May 1839.]

MORRIS, Jacob

May 18th 1839

An Account I Jacob Morris have against the State of Missouri in Consequence of Mobocracy

I have Lost many things that I have not Charged for that are Too Tedious to Mention and as it Respects my Sufferings it is out of My power to Describe or put on any Amount as a compensation but I and my family have had to suffer in Consequence of Mobocracy therefore your honorable Body are Left to Decide what amount I had ought to have Respectfully yours &C.,

Jacob Morris

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

MORRISON, Arthur

Arthur Morrison emigrated to Jackson County in the State of Missouri in the fall Winter of Eighteen hundred and thirty two Shortly after which time the persecution of the Saints began and still increased and grew untill I with the Body of the Church was compelled to leave My house and home property and evry thing I possessed to a ruthless banditty of Ruffians Who swore if I did not leave the County immediately with out dely the[y] would not spare life I also complied with there unreasonable requests and left in the dead of Winter not Knowing where to go to find a place to lay my head or a Shelter for my family yet notwithstanding the unhollowed persecution in that Section of Country I found a Situatio[n] in Clay County the most Heathenish Creature of the West could not forbear to give us a place after the expulsion from Jackson County after Seeing how we was and had been treated by the inhuman wretches therefore we found a place in Clay County for a little season untill we could right up and gete in tolerable circumstances once more but after residing there untill Some 3 year or about the year Eighteen hundred and thirty five the persecution in the aboved named County began to rear its head and still kep increasing untill it became irresistable and I like With the ballance of the Church of Latter day Saints Was compelled to leave house and home & property and was located my self in the County of Caldwell there I for the third time Suffered a loss with the rest of Said church Which is unparelled in the history of ancients or Moderns. There I commenced Merchandising and after I had been there Som 2 year or about the year Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight and Nine the persecu[tion] again began to Show its self in the above named County Mobs arose Stolle Robed Plundered and Murdered around in the outor parts of our County I being a Commissioned officer in that County and Subject to the command of the Colonel of Said County I was ordered out to defend his wrights and likewise did youse my bst expersions So to doo Shortly after which time the Elections for came and I being duly elected and Commissioned by Lilburn W. Boggs a County Judge from that time persecution began to prevail pretty universly and the State of Missouri and the Governor issued an order for anumbered thousand of Troops to be raised and immediately take up the line of March for Far West and he also issued another order which Was for the [e]xtermination of the Whole body or church of Latter day Saints they arrived and captured the place and give us our choice Either to leave or Be massacred and we of corse chose to leave the State. and there I left My all when Neatly stimated will amount to ten thousand I was also deprived of Citisen Ship which Gentleman I hope and trust you will realize is so near and dear to all therefore I most humbly trust you will restore at the riske of all yea it is only that which you are bound to define.

A Morrison

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

MORSE, Moses

Bill of articles lost and Damages occasioned by the Mob of Missouri in Davies & Caldwell County

as for damages i care not all i crave your honerable body is a just recompence for my true loses yours with respect

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

MOSIER, Frerick

Illenois Quincy may 20th 1839

a bill of Damage a gainst the State of Missouri for propperty Lost &c

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

Frerick Mosier

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

MYERS, George

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

George Myers

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

MYERS, Jacob

May the 11th 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

Jacob Myers

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

NAPER, Ruth

May the 6 1839

I certify that the above to be a trew acount acording to the best of my knowlage

Ruth Naper

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

NEWBERY, Jams

Illinois May the 7 1839

a bill of Damages a gainst the state of Missouri which has occurd in Conciquence of the goviners order of extermination

I Do here By Certify that the a bove acount is Just and true a cording to the Best of my Knowldg

Jams Newbery

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

NISWANGER, William

May the 11 1839

State of Missouri Dr to Wm [Niswanger] Loss

State of Missouri Dr to William Niswanger

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

OAKS, Almera

Almera Oaks

I Certify that the within is a true coppy of Damiges acording to the Best of m[y] Knowledg

Almera Oaks

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

O’BANIAN, Evins

Illinois Quincy May th 11 1839

a bill of Damages against the State of Missori

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

Evins Obanian

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

OLNEY, Oliver

Illenois Quincy May 11th 1839

A bill of Damages against the State of Missouri for being driven out of the State by the orders of Governor Bogs

I do Hereby Certify that the a bove account is Just according to the best of My knowledge

Oliver Olney

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

OMSTED, Harvey

May 13th 1839

I Shall not attempt to put any amount on my sufferings as it is out of my power to Describe my feelings and I am inadaquate to the task but will Just Relate that I was one with my family that was Drove from Jackson County inthe time that the Mob Broke out against the people of god there and myself wife & Children were driven out in the Cold winter from our homes & possessions into Clay County where we had to hunt a Covering to keep us from the blasts of winter again we were Driven with our Children from Davis County out of the State of Missouri and in consequence of So long an exposure to the inclement weather it proved Almost to intolerable a burthen to be borne but after a long and serious fit of sickness in the State of Illinois She through the Mercy of god I hope will Recover but our Sufferings we cannot Relate in full therefore I shall leave it with your honorable Body to Determene what I Should have or whether I Should have any thing or not

Hervy Omsted

State of Illinois Hancock County

Personally appeared before the subscriber and acting justice of the peace in and for said county Harvey Omsted and deposeth and saith that the within account is just and true.

Harvey X Omsted

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

ORMSBY, Gideon

June the 1st 1836

I here present you a bill of damagees against the State of Missouri that I have sustained since June 1836 to the present time

For being driven from Clay County and turned into the open Prairies to seek shelter and the exposier of health &c five hundred dollars

$500.00

Sept 1st 1838

For the loss of time in defending myself against a ruthless mobb The the loss of Seven acres of Corn handsomely cut and stooked up and twenty loads of pumpkins taken by the Militia and other property The sacrifice of Houses and lands being deprived of liberty and driven out of the State

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

OSBORN, David et al.

To the Honl The Senate and the Honls The House of Representatives in Congress assembled at the city of Washington in the district of Columbia on the first monday of December A.D. 1839-

A petition of certain individuals residing in the cty of Pike Illinois We would represent to your honorable body that a few years ago we emigrated to the state of Missouri and located confiding in the protection of said State and the general government, but contrary to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and the just expectations of your petitioners, were during the winter and spring past, forst to leave our hou[s]es and homes by the exterminating order of Governor Boggs of Missouri and under these precarious circumstances had to flee to our present places of abode for refuge-and our names with the amount of damages each person has sustained we have written below and we believe that said injuries were inflicted upon us virtually because we dared to worship God according to the dictates of our own consciences

Therefore your humble petitioners ask your honorable body to grant us a quantity of land either in this State or in the loway Territory equal to our losses as hereafter named-or take such other measures to remedy said injuries received by your petitioners as you in your wisdom shall deem expedient and as in duty bound you will ever pray-

[Sworn to before W. H. Boling, C.C.C.C., Pike Co., IL, 22 May 1839.]

OSGOOD, Levi

Quincy Illinoys May the 6th 1839

The State of Missouri Debtor for loss of debt one hundred 36 Dolars and fifty cents [—] three chests of goods worth 55 dollars being driven from Davis Co to caldwell Co and from thence to Illinoy Destitude of a home and nearly blind for trouble damage and expense one hundred and 50 dollars

Leevi Osgood Wife and [——] three Children

I certify the a bove a count to Be corred and true a cording to the Best of my Knowlledg

Levi Osgood

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

OUTHOUSE, John

An account of losses damages &C-occasioned by the mob or the orthorities of the State of Missouri, since 1836

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

John Outhouse

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

OUTHOUSE, Turner

Quincy Ilenoy May 18th 1839

Turner Outhouse

I certefy the a bove to be true according to the best of my knowledge

T Outhouse

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

OVERTON, Mahala an

A Charge of damages sustaind by Mary Ann overton in Consequence of being driven by Mobs in the state of Missouri being sumed Amounts to ten thousand Dollars

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

Mahala an Overton

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

OWEN, Ephraim

June 1838 the State of Missouri Dr

For being fired at by three Ruffians at once whilst while riding peaceably along the publick highway. For Authorities refusing to grant redress. For Imprisonment on a false charge Suffering abuse from a Lawles mob deprivation of citizenship &c are items for which a freeman can make no bill no money cannot purchase the Sacred privileges and immunities of a freeborn Son of America no verily as the Lord God Liveth, the Love of Liberty is So entwined about his heart that he would rather, yea much rather Shed the Last drop of his blood, and Lay down his life at the feet of a forreign or domestic foe; than to Surrender those Sacred rights.

I certify the foregoing to be Substantially true As I expect to answer before god at the great day. Given under my hand at Quincy May the 10th 1839

Ephraim Owen

[Not sworn.]

OWEN, Jedidiah [15]

to whom it may concern

This is to certify that on the day following on which the troops arrived at far west that two men of Said troops came to my house Broke open my trunk and took therefrom both mony and clothing and also a number of papers among which were deeds and notes ect and also a number of cooking utesils and in consequence of the cruel and unhuman treatment which I and others have received from those men troops we are reduced to a State of almost absolute Starvation and Daniel Avery and myself are appointed as a committee to go out and beg corn and meal or any thing we may obtain that can render them assistance or relieve them in their Suffering condition

Jedidiah Owen

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

OWEN, Saly

Sally Owen i left Green County Indany may 1836 i mooved to Cay County Mo

i certify that the a buve a count to be a just a count acording to the best of my knolage

Saly X Owen

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

Notes

[1] Also found in HC 4:71 and in JH 20 Mar 1840.

[2] It is unclear whether the “ger” is part of a name (Clevenger) or an abbreviated from of “Junior.” The editor assumes “Junior” because it is followed by “and seamier” (senior).

[3] Also found in HC 4:65 and in JH 17 Mar 1840.

[4] Also found in HC 4:65 and in JH 17 Mar 1840.

[5] Also found in HC 4:68 and in JH 17 Mar 1840.

[6] Also found in HC 4:64 and in JH 16 Mar 1840.

[7] Also Found in JH 13 Apr 1839.

[8] This petition was possibly written for Nathan K. Knight by Noah Packard because the petition appears to be written in the same hand as Packard’s signature. However, it is also possible that Packard was signing as a witness to Knight’s petition.

[9] Also found in HC4:65–67 and in JH 17 March 1840.

[10] Most of the numeric figures in this position are illegible because the page is torn

[11] This date is not written in the same hand as the rest of the petition and may have been added later.

[12] The original, handwritten version of this petition is not found in the same LDS Historical Department collection which contains the other Missouri petitions, but instead is found in the Historical department’s Joseph Smith Collection.

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

[14] Also found in HC 4:64–65 and in JH 17 Mar 1840.

[15] Also found in HC 4:56–57 and in JH 6 Jan 1840.