[ Full-text transcription of: Affidavit of Orson Hyde, Richmond, Ray County, MO ]
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it one gore of blood, from the Rocky
mountains to the
Mahamet, whose motto, in treating for peace was
the Alcoran, or the sword. So should it be eventually
with uz. Jo Smith or the sword-
These last statements were
made during the last summer. The number of armed
men at Adamondiamon, was between three & four
hundred
Thomas B. Marsh
the day herein written
Henry Jacobs.
The most of the Statements in the foregoing des:
:closures of Thomas B. March, I know to be true-
the remainder I believe to be true.
sworn to and subscribed before
me on the day above written
Henry Jacobs J. P.
The undersigned committee on the part of the
Citizensz of Ray County have no doubt, but that
Thomas B. Marsh & Orson Hide, whose names are
signed to the foregoing certificates have been memberz
of the Mormon church, in full fellowship until very
recently, when they voluntarily abandoned the mormon
church & faith-and that said Marsh was at
the time of his dissenting, the president of the
twelve apostlez, & president of the church at
one of the twelve apostlez, and that they left the
church & abandoned the faith of the mormonz
from a conviction of their immorality & impiety-
Thomas C. Burch
William Hudgins
Geo: Woodward
J. R. Hendley
C. R. Morehead
O. H. Searcey
Henry Jacobs