[ Full-text transcription of: Letter from General David R. Atchison, 3rd Division of the Missouri Militia in Boonville, MO to Governor Boggs, Jefferson City, MO ]
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Genl Atchison
to
Govr
R.
copied
Excy:
Bonville October 9th. 1838.
To the Commander in Chief,
Sir, enclosed you will receive a communi =
=cation from Genl Parks, which I deem my duty to
forward to Your Excellency; I have required
Genl Doniphen with the troops from Clay,
and the
also instructed Parks to prevent armed Mormons
from marching to De wit, and also to send back
or take into custody all the Mormons from –
of Citizens from other counties found in Carroll
I have also suggested to Parks, to
urge it upon the Mormons in
sell out and remove elsewhere, and also to
urge the citizens to make the proposition to buy;
I have no doubt but your Excellency if you
should deem it your duty to proceed to Carroll
County, could restore peace; I would have fowar=
=ded this communication by express, but was
informed that you were at
sent by mail. If you deem it necessary to
proceed to
suggest, that it should be done as quick
as possible. I have the honor to be &c.
D. R. Atchison
P.S. If your Excellency should deem it necessary
to proceed
to
in your rout, where it would give me great
pleasure to see your Excellency, at which
time I will be prepared to give all information
as to the difficulties between the Mormons
and citizens, as far as it could be obtained.
D. R. Atchison