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Source: Church History Vol. 2 Chapter 20 Page: 428 (~1840)

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428 acres of land, and rising of an hundred acres improved, with a small orchard and nursery, the necessary buildings of farm, etc.; and in consequence of my imprisonment my fences remained down and most of my crops were destroyed and further this deponent saith not.

"TIMOTHY B. CLARK

"Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J. P."

-Millennial Star, vol. 17, p. 581.

"MONTROSE, Lee County. Iowa Territory,

January 7, 1840.

"This is to certify that about the middle of October I was driven, by the threats of the Daviess County armed force, to leave my possessions, consisting of a pre�mption right to a quarter section of land with thirty acres under improvement, and a good house. I went to Di-Ahman and remained until about first of November, when I was driven from there by an armed force under General Wilson. I then went to Far West. While at Ondi-Ahman the armed force took from me one cow and calf, and a yoke of oxen, one horse, and five sheep; they also took from me fifteen hogs. While at Far West they took two cows belonging to me and I saw the soldiers killing the live stock of the inhabitants without leave or remuneration, and burning building timber, fences, etc.

"URBAN V. STEWART.

"Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J. P."

-Millennial Star, vol. 17, pp. 581, 582.

"Lee County, Iowa Territory.

"This day personally appeared before me D. W. Kilbourn, an acting justice of the peace in and for said county, John Smith, and after having been duly sworn, deposeth and saith, 'That in the months of October and November, 1838, I resided in the town of Adam-ondi-ahman, Daviess County, Missouri, and whilst being peaceably engaged in the ordinary vocations of life, that in the early part of November, my house was entered by a body of armed men painted after the manner or customs of the Indians of North America, and proceeded to search my house for firearms,

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