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I wrote a long letter to my parents & sister in Connecticut I wrote a short poem in it upon
the death of Br Asahel [FIGURE]
Behold the signs of the times a mob man by the name of rocky mountain
(or he is called such) commenced pulling down a long barn in Montrose at the garrisson. the people or Mr Boothe
issued a warrent against him & he armed himself drew his pistol upon the officer & would not be taken
the sheriff summons a number of men to assist him in taking the man but they refused to serve. he next
summonds myself & Bishop Riply I immediately mounted a horse & followed the criminal into the woods
we overtook him in a thicket of bushes & compelled him to surrender he was taken to court & fined
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