Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason]
Source Note
Indictment, [Honey Creek Township], Daviess Co., MO, ca. 10 Apr. 1839, State of MO v. Gates et al. for Treason (Daviess Co., MO, Circuit Court 1839); handwriting of ; docket and notations by with probable signature of Robert P. Peniston Sr., [Honey Creek Township, Daviess Co., MO], [ca. 10 Apr. 1839]; eleven pages; partial manuscript in Historical Department, Nineteenth-Century Legal Documents Collection, CHL. Complete photocopy in Max H. Parkin, Collected Missouri Court Documents, CHL.
be induced, and moved, to convene and meet in said Convention and meeting—
And further to fulfill perfect and bring to effect their most evil and wicked treason and treasonable Compassings, and imaginations aforesaid and in order the more readily and iffectually to assemble such Convention and meeting as aforesaid for the traitorous purposes aforesaid, and thereby to accomplish the same purposes. the said defendants, as such false traitors as aforesaid together with divers other false traitors, whose names are to the said Jurors unknown on the said [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty eight and on divers other days and times as well before as after with force and arms. at the County of of aforesaid maliciously and traitorously did Consent and Cooperate, among themselves and together with divers other false traitors whose names are to the said Jurors unknown for and towards the Calling, and assembling such Convention and meeting as aforesaid. for the traitorous purposes aforesaid— And further to fullfill, perfect, bring to effect their most evil effect and wicked treason, and treasonable practices Compassings, and imaginations aforesaid. the said defendants as such false traitors as aforesaid together with divers other false traitors whose names are to the said Jurors unknown, on the said [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty nine eight, with force and arms at the County of aforesaid maliciously and traitorously did Cause and procure to be made, and provided and did then and there maliciously and traitorously consent and agree to the making and providing of divers arms and offensive weapons, to wit, guns, muskets, pikes, and [p. 4]