State of Illinois)

City of )

On the 22nd. day of June 1844 came before me Clerk of the mayors court in said . Dr and <​who​> after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that while at on the 18th. and 19th. inst. <​I​> heard several persons who had assembled together for warlike purposes (having their arms and one Cannon with them,) say that they were gathering together for the purpose of destroying the property of General Joseph Smith, or as they said Joe Smith and his followers, and the city council, with the exception of one, and finally said they <​they​> would destroy the and exterminate the Latter day Saints. and he saith no further

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 22nd. day of June 1844.

Clerk M C [p. [1]]