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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
next morning, against sunrise, that they would
take his head with thare sword, and drew their
sword and waived it at him, and said they would
take his hearts blud if he did not
and then this affiant took them at their word
and left his house about 10. o,clock in the night
he and 2, other men, and went back next morning
and his house ware rabed, and this affiant sayeth
on the 21st. day inst. that he with several other
men, saw the said people called Mormon herden
a number of catel, the amount not known he
supposed to be about 10, akers of ground covered
and they looke at them, until they started
them to ward
sayeth not
James Stone
The above sworn to & subscribed before me
22nd. day of this instance
Adam Black J.P.