[ Full-text transcription of: Letter from D. W. Kilbourn, Iowa to Governor Reynolds, Jefferson City, Mo. ]
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that it was to good to be true; but
he hoped to G-d it was So.
Almost every Mormon here rejoicing
over it & I have heard many of them
Say that he ought to have been Killed
long ago; and one leading Mormon
remarked that he had no doubt but
a Mormon had done it.
It is now three years Since
they Settled in this County and they
have gained any thing but a character
for good order obviously.
Their City Nauvoo is directly
opposite this. We look upon them as
a Banditti; called together by their
leaders for the purpose of forming a more
perfect organization, to carryout their
Swindling & treasonable plans.
I have heard the leaders publickly
Encourage their people to Steal from Missou-
-rians. The citizens
here and in
are much excited against their growing mobs
of their infamous conduct; and every-
body here wishes that (if Joe is a fu-
gitive from justice from your state) a
requisition may soon be made by your
Excellency for his arrest.
You will pardon the liberty
I have taken in addressing you on this subj-
ect. My only object is to make
you acquainted with the
Manour in which these Mormons
receive the news of Gov Bogg’s death,
and if the perpetrator has not been discov-
erd and his name Known, it may be well
to direct publick attention in this di-
rection & towards a man too who has
even prophesized that he would come
to an awful End.
Very Respectfully
Your Obde Servt
D. W. Kilbourne P. M.
Montrose
Lee Co.
D. W. Kilburn
P. M. in
about Mormons
Montrose
May 19th } D. W. Kilbourn
P. M.
To his Excellency
Governor Reynolds
Mo
May 1842