[ Full-text transcription of: Letter from L. B. Fleak, Iowa to Governor Reynolds, Jefferson City, Mo. ]
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Free L B Fleak P M
at Keokuk
Jo Smith
L B
On Steamer Margarette
His Excellency Gov Reynolds
Mo
1842
His Excellency Gov Reynolds
Sir
Enclosed you will find a
letter from the Post Mast at Montrose 12
miles above this place & opposite the Mormon
City, it contains all the information that
can be had up to that time
Smith is now skulking around
in this Territory and will probably stay
here until a requisition on our Gov drives
him somewhere else. He was in our Town
at 12 oClock last night consulting one of
our Attorneys The cause of his being
given up to the Marshal of the City of
Nauvoo, was this, they have an ordinance
in their City which prohibits any persons
being taken away from there without a
hearing & the Sheriff who arrested him having
no counsel was obliged to go to
procure it. In his absence Smith procured
an examination before a Mormon Mayor
& of course was liberated
The Mormons say that Smith shall
not be taken to
fight & all this. We had a sample of
that in your State, I will write as
often as I can obtain any information
Very Respectfully
Your Obdt servt
L W Fleak