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Source: Church History Vol. 2 Chapter 20 Page: 433 (~1840)

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433 member of the Church of Mormons or Latter Day Saints, but witnessed the following acts of distress: As I was on business, I inquired for Perry Moppin, and learned that he, with Samuel Snowden, Esq., had gone after Mr. Wilson, a Mormon, and had threatened and sworn to take his life if he did not tell his name; and they swore they had the tools to take his life if he had not told them his name.

"Further they agreed that the Mormons should leave the country of Missouri except they would deny the faith, or their religion. And I heard Anthony McCussian say that he would head a mob in any case to prevent the lawyers from attending to any case of their (the Mormons') grievances; and he was a postmaster. And I saw two men that said they had been at Haun's mill at the murder; and one by the name of White and the other Moppin stated that he had slain three Mormons. And I, Thomas D. Casper, witnessed other things too tedious to mention; and solemnly swear before God and men that what is here written is a true statement of facts relative to the suffering of the Mormons in the State of Missouri.

"THOMAS D. CASPER

-Millennial Star, vol. 17, p. 630.

"QUINCY, Illinois, March 16, 1840.

"I, Jesse W. Johnston, certify that the following circumstances took place in the State of Missouri while I was a resident of that State; viz: I was taken prisoner by Governor Boggs' exterminating militia. I saw one man killed belonging to the Mormon Church, and was forced by them to take corn out of the fields of the Mormon Church without leave. This was in the fall of 1838.

"JESSE W. JOHNSTON.

"Sworn to before C. M. Woods, Clerk of Circuit Court, Adams County, Illinois."

-Millennial Star, vol. 17, pp. 630, 631.

"QUINCY, Illinois, March 17, 1840.

"This is to certify that I. Oven Cole, was a resident of Caldwell County, State of Missouri, and while residing at my dwelling house the militia under Governor Boggs,

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