Sir For the last three months I have been corresponding with Doct , relative to one certain Jo Smith Mormon prophet &c of your . In several of s letters to me, he informes me that my name is known to you, taking this for granted, authorises me without hesitation to write you fully upon the <​a​> subject that the people of this part of the <​our​> feel themselves vitally interested.

At the last term of the Circuit Court of an indightment <​indictment​> was found by the grand jury of said against Joseph Smith for treason against this , the necessary papers are now on their way to , who on the receipt thereof I have no doubt will make a requisition upon you for the apprehensin and delivery of said Smith to the bearer Mr who you as a special agent to attend to this business and I am in hopes that so soon as the propper papers come to hand you will take that course that will secure this imposter and have him delivered over to further states writes <​me​> that he has made an arangement with of ( seat of Justice) in whose hands in <​he wishes​> the writ that shall be issued by you to be put from the tenor of his letters I am induced to believe that he [p. [1]]