“, Ill. 16th. March 1840 This is to Certify that I , am and was a Citizen of [HC 4:62] Carroll County Missouri at the time the persecution (known by the name of the Mormon War) commenced and terminated between the Citizens of said State of and the Mormons, that in the fall of 1838 in the month of September a Mob (under no regular authority headed by Wm. W. Austin Senr. consisting of from one hundred to one hundred and fifty men came into and ordered the Mormons to leave that place within ten days from that time, that if they did not leave they would be driven from there by force, the Mormons did not leave, the appointed time came, and the mob came armed and equipped for war, the Mormon Citizens petitioned to the of the State, but no relief came, they sent to the General of that Brigade, who ordered the Militia to repair to to disperse the Mob, on the arrival of the Militia Brigadier told me the Mormons had better leave their property and go off as his men were prejudiced against them, and he could do them no good, nor relieve them, with that, the Mormons left— .” Sworn to, before C. M. Woods, Clerk of Circuit Court, , Illinois.

“, Illinois, March 16th. 1840 I Joseph Clark Certify that I was a Citizen of the State of in 1838 and when peaceably travelling the Highway I was shot at twice by ’s Exterminating Militia, commanded by — Joseph Clark”— Sworn to before C. M. Woods Clk Circuit Court Illinois.

“, Illinois, March 16. 1840 This is to certify that I Thomas D. Casper was a resident of the State of in the year 1838 I was not a member of the Church of Mormons or Latter Day Saints. But witnessed the following acts of distress— as I was on business I enquired for Terry Moppin and learned that he with Samuel Snowden Esqre., had gone after Mr. Wilson a Mormon and had threatened and sworn to take his life if he did not tell them his name, and they swore they had the tools to take his life if he had not told them his name, further they agreed that the Mormons should leave the Country of except they would deny the faith or their religion And I [HC 4:63] heard Anthony Mc Custion say that he would head a mob in any case, to prevent the Lawyers from attending to any case of their (the Mormons) grievances, and he was a Postmaster. and I saw two men that said that they had been at , at the Murder, and one by the name of White, and the other Moppin stated that he had slain three Mormons, and I Thomas D. Casper witnessed other things too tedious to mention and solemnly swear before God and men that what is here written is a true statement of facts relative to the suffering of the Mormons in the state of — Thomas D. Casper [p. 1029]