to ottawa 32. miles . thut [thrust] out all but . — sent. Mr [James] Campbell— to my rescue— & came & slept by me.
Morning certain men w[a]nted to see Mr Smith. they would not let me an old man come to talk. Missourian, interupted. stand off you puke. Mr Smith we have a committe[e] in .— a cou[r]t from whence there is no appeal.—
my libert[i]es began fr[o]m that hour they lost their pistols.—— came came d[i]rect to .—
when th[e]y began to susp[e]ct we wer comi[n]g th[e]y remonstratd Bro Grover came. [p. [285]]