<​January 7.​> the months of October and November 1838 I resided in the Town of— Daviess County Missouri, and whilst being peaceably engaged in the ordinary vocations of life, that in the early part of November my house was entered by a body of armed men painted after the manner or custom of the Indians of North America, and proceeded to search my house for fire arms, stating that they understood the Mormons knew how to hide their guns, and in their search of a bed on which lay an aged sick female who they threw to and fro in a very rough manner without regard to humanity or decency, finding no arms they went off without further violence— Shortly after this above described outrage, there was a number of armed men, say about twenty— rode into my yard and enquired for horses which they said they had lost, and stated under confirmation of an oath that they would have the heads of twenty Mormons, if they did not find their horses, these last were painted in like manner as the first. These transactions took place when the Citizens and its vicinity were engaged in a peaceable manner in the ordinary pursuits of life. this deponent further saith. That the Mob took possession of a Store of Dry Goods belonging to the Church of Latter Day Saints over which they placed a guard. I went into the Store to get some articles to distribute to the suffering poor and the officer who had the charge of the Store, ordered me out peremptorily, stating it was too cold to wait on me, that I must come the next morning— and returning the next morning I found the Store almost entirely stripped of its Contents— [HC 4:59] Thereupon we as a Church were ordered to depart the and , under the pains and penalty of death, or a total extermination of our Society. Having no alternative, (having my waggon stolen)— I was compelled to abandon my property except— a few— moveables, which I got off with, in the best way that I could, and on receiving a permit or pass which is hereto appended— I then proceeded to depart the . “I permit to remove from to , there remain during the winter or remove out of the unmolested— Novr. 9. 1838. Brig. Gen. By F. G. Cocknu” I accordingly left the in the month of February following in a destitute condition— ” Sworn to, before J.P.