[ Full-text transcription of: Letter from L. B. Fleak, Iowa to Governor Reynolds, Jefferson City, Mo. ]
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L. B. Fleet about
the Mormons
[Reversed on the page]:
Keokuk IT} Free L. B. Fleak P.M.
March 21, ) [“at Keokuk I.T.” crossed out]
His Excellency Thos Reynolds
Missouri
Keokuk
His Excellency Thos Reynolds
Dear Sir
I have just read with pleasure
of the arrest of that notorious Rockwell, and
I will say to you that it has created no small
excitement amongs the Mormons. I am now
more than ever satisfied of the guilt of Joe
& I know he fears that Rockwell will turn
traitor. If the right method is pursued I am
satisfied that he will do so for we all know
that a midnight assassin will stop at nothing
in a general way. Those villians at Nauvoo
have ascertained by some means that I
was watching them closely and they
deceived me egregiously in regard to
the location of Rockwell What I wrote
you a short time ago respecting his
being in the Pinery in
me in a very careless manner by one
of the ladies & I supposed it to be true,
but I am now convinced that it was
done purposely to deceive me. I fear some
difficulties with them but my house [a] pretty fair ar=
senal and if they interfere with me I shall
give them the best show possible. I intend
leaving the infernal Mormon region in one
month more Respectfully
Your obdt servt
L. B. Fleak
[written up the left hand side of the page]:
P.S. You will pardon me for writing you with so many unasked for notes. Whether welcome or not I am determined to keep you constantly advised of every movement
that I am amongst them.