Letter to Richard S. Blennerhassett, 17 March 1843
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[JS], Letter, , Hancock Co., IL, to , , St. Louis Co., MO, 17 Mar. 1843; handwriting of ; dockets in handwriting of ; one page; CHL.

March 17th 1843.—
Sir—
your letter of the 7 inst, in relation to is received this day, and in reply, I would state that his friends have been advised of his situation, and will make all due prepeation [preparation] for his defence. has acted wisely in imploying council, and it is important he should have some one near the scene of action who will cause the trial to be deferred till Prepertions are made. X # in the multitude of councillors there is safety & his friends will retain, . the for the District of , or of , as council in his behalf— & you must not suffer the trial to go forward till one or the other is present.— His friends have a flood of testimony— some of which he is not aware of, which must be gathered by affidavit. & some of the most important is in the state of and it will take some time to to collect the whole # X #
X X # The whole farce is a trick of s [Bennett’s]— to be revenged on the mormons for exposing his rascality and whoredoms to the world & turning him out of decent society.— and if in the end it should appear that was the instigator of the plot against the life of no one need be frightened.
If all knew all of s, threats against the peace & happiness of their they would not keep him quite so close to their hearts as they now do.— but more on, its proper place, will appear. Read this to
advise us, at the earliest date, of any new move, concerning the matter, & when there will be a probability of the day of trial.—
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