[ Full-text transcription of: The sworn statement of Adam Black, of Daviess County, Missouri ]
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State
of
Before me William Dryden, one of the Justices
of the peace of said County, personally came
Adam Black, who, being duly sworn according
to law, deposeth and saith, that on or about
the 8th day of August, 1838, in the County of
Daviess, there came an armed force of men, said
to be 154, to the best of my information, and
surrounded his house & family, & threatened
him with instant death, if he did not sign
a certain instrument of writing, binding
his self, as a Justice of the peace for said
Mormons, and threatened the lives of myself
& other individuals, and did say they intended
to make every citizen of said County sign such
obligation, and further saith they intended to have
satisfaction for abuse they received on monday
previous, & they would not submit to the laws,
& further saith that from the best information
& his own personal knowledge that Andrew
Ripley, George Smith, Ephraim Owens,
Umstead, Hiram Nelson, A. Brown, John L. [
Cornelius Lott, John Woods, H. Redfield, Riley [Stewart]
James Whitacre, [Andw] [Thon], [Amos] Tubbs, Dr. [Gourge],
Abram Nelson was guilty of aiding & abeting in commit:
:ting in perpeturating in the above offence. Sworn to & subscribed
this 28th of August 1838 – Adam Black
W. Dryden, Justice of
the peace
for the
Deposition of
A. Black
Aug 28, 1838
[copied]
Copy these lst in order
then turn to Gov’s order
marked “orders from com
in chief No. [10] & copy
lst order to Genl Atchison