[ Full-text transcription of: Letter from the Citizens of Ray County, Richmond, MO to Governor Boggs, Jefferson City, MO ]
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The Governor of the State of
Sir,
The alarming State of Daviesz County, and the
panic produced by the late movements of the Mormons
in that County has produced a degree of excitements
and alarm here that has not been heretofore witnessed,
the latest accounts from
reached us, Say that all the inhabitants of Daviesz
County have left. And
Sought refuge in
or this, County, the Stone house of Jacob Stallings in
by the Mormons, the Post Office kept there, was
also destroyed and we believe that the housez
of 5 or 6 of the inhabitants of Daviesz have been
destroyed by fire, the property taken away, and the
women and children obliged to flee; the armz of all
the Citizens in Daviesz they could find have been
taken by them forcibly; they have also carried
away the Cannon from
it now in their possession.
The mormons have robbed George Worthington
P. M. at
amount of nearly $2,000. In short the newsz
from them reach us hourly that they are destroying the
property of the Citizens, they cannot carry away, and all
that they can carry away they take; blood & plunder
appears to be their Object, all those who do not join
with them in their incindiary conduct are banished
from Caldwell, and all those of other counties who
are Opposed to them are threatened: It is the desire
of the citizens that his Excellency would visit thiz
Section of Country, and call out a Sufficient number
of troopz to put a Stop to the further ravages of these
fanatics, If some such measures are not taken
Shortly, the whole Country will be over-run, but we
now firmly believe they are aggressorz, and Say they
will indeimnify themselves for losses in
and Carroll; we are not alarm=ists, and have had
no fears Until lately these fanaticz would have
dared to behave as they have lately; there Seems to be
but one Opinion here on the Subject, and that is,
unlesz a Military force is brought to act against
them and that Shortly, they will destroy as far as they,
are able. We think it our duty to advise you of
these thingz Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.s
R. T. Mitchell ( T. L. D. W. Shaw
John N. Hughs ( G. Lenhart
Thomas McKinney ( Jno. C. Richardson
Jesse Comer ( M. T. Long
James L. Beell ( George Woodward
J. R. Doolittle ( Lewis S. Jacobs
B. I. Brown, Sheriff (
of
We are deficient in arms. If there are any
to spare, we wish them brought up here.
William Hudgins
Citizens of Ray
to
Governor
Oct 23. 1838
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