| 421 him from the Mormons on the 5th of the preceding November.
Respectfully
"Daniel Dunklin, Commander in Chief."
-Times and Seasons, vol. 6, pp. 1073, 1074.
On May 7 the brethren again wrote the Governor as follows:-
"LIBERTY, Clay County, May 7, 1834.
"Dear Sir:-Your favor of the 20th ult. came to hand the 1st inst., which gives us a gleam of hope that the time will come when we may experience a partial mitigation of our sufferings. The salutary advice at the conclusion of your letter is received with great deference.
"Since our last of the 24th ult., the mob of Jackson County have burned our dwellings. As near as we can ascertain, between one hundred and one hundred and fifty were consumed by fire in about one week; our arms were also taken from the depository (the jail) about ten days since and distributed among the mob. Great efforts are now making by said mob to stir up the citizens of this county and Lafayette to similar outrages against us, but we think they will fail of accomplishing their wicked designs in this county. We here annex a copy of the petition to the President, signed by about one hundred and twenty.
"With great respect, etc.,
(Signed) "A. S. GILBERT.
"W. W. PHELPS.
"Daniel Dunklin, Governor of Missouri."
-Times and Seasons, vol. 6, p. 1074.
On May 15 they wrote Colonel Lucas, inclosing [enclosing] the order of the commander in chief for the arms. The following is a copy of their letter:-
"LIBERTY, Clay County, May 15, 1834.
"Col. S. D. Lucas; Sir:-We have this day received a communication from the Governor of this State, covering the order herewith, and we hasten to forward the said order to you, by the bearer, Mr. Richardson, who is instructed to receive your reply. We would further remark that, under existing circumstances, we hope to receive our arms on this side the river, and we would name a place near one of the ferries for your convenience. As the arms are few in number
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