[ Full-text transcription of: Affidavit of Jonathan J. Dryden ]
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Jonathan L. Dryden after beinduly sworn deposeth
and sayeth, that on the 21st. day of October 1838, that
he was taken as a prisoner, by the prisoner called Mormon
from his one house, sick with the feever and cared
him about one mile, and released him, pon the account
of his health, and while in custidy he ware told by
them, they had applied to the Governor diverse
of times for pertection, and he had never had sent
them eny assitance, and now they had taken the
law in their own hands, and they intended to have
the thing setled; because they believe the Governor
to be as big a mob man as eny of them, and the
plounder which they ware now taken, was to pay
them back for the property, which they, had last
in
tharre, and this affiant sayeth not.
Jonathan L. Dryden
The above sworn and subscribed before me the
22nd. day of this instance
Adam Black
J.P.
James Stone after bein duly sworn deposeth and
sayeth, that on the 20th. day of October 1838. That the
people called Mormon came to his house, and told
him if he did not leve