[ Full-text transcription of: Letter from Austin A. King, Richmond MO to Governor Boggs, Jefferson City, MO ]
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Judge King
Cerbius Contract
June 8
Govr Lilburn W. Boggs
June 7th 1839
Dear Sir
I received your -- of
29th sent in reference to the
escape of the Mormon prisoners
Smith, Wight &c. You probably
was not advised at the time
it did not occur to you that
they were indicted in Daviess
county, and out of my circuit
Those indicted in this circuit
have obtained a change of
venue and are confined in
the Boone county jail, to which
place this venue has been chang
=ed. In the case of Smith, Wight
&c. they had obtained also a change
of venue to Boone. before they
escape, and I presume the clerk
of Daviess has before this, transm
=itted a copy of this whole record
in the cause to the Boone circuit
court – Judge Burch now resides
at Keytsville, to whom, it occurs
to me, it belongs to give this info
=rmation- sought by you,
I will however remark that
Rigdon who was out on bail,
was indicted for treason in
the
not make his appearance,
nor do I presume he ever
intends it – But I donot under
=stand you – as refering to him
yet if you think it necessary I
will have transmitted to the
Executive Department the
necessary record and informati
=on to enable you to make a
demand of him
Very respectfully
your obed Servant
Austin A. King