Testimony against , , Hancock Co., IL, 25 May 1844; handwriting of ; docket in handwriting of ; nine pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.
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in consideration <addition> with <to> the above affidavits &certificate, we refer the reader to the depositions of , & and published in the neighbor of the 15th may inst. and ask what honest man is safe while such, hot headed, Law breaking, peace disturbing, angry threatning, heaven daring God povoking, beings, are stalking abroad at <in> our midst; And what virtuous female will ever venture again to be within the reach of such a creature.— And when complaints have been made to the grand jury of , against such abominable wretches as are palming themselves upon us— to g[r]atify their hellish lusts what have the jury done?
of Testimony
We have abundance now in store—
And every morrow <moment> brings us more.
and all who are not <now> satisfied, of the true character <of> and his Clique,— we thing <think> them hard to satisfy,——but they need not despair but more anon if they will not stop their cease their threatnings and abominations [p. 9]