17 It was Announced this morning that Porter
Rockwell had arived in camp And brought
the Mail from Nauvoo I recieved one Paper
showing that the Editor Dr Matlock was dead
the same Paper informed us that the mob
spirit was still alive in Hancock Co that they
were still mobing, whiping, And killing each other
in that county the Saints were leaving
as fast as possible And the new citizens
had taken the matter in hand And the war
was now between them And the mob. I was
in council with the Twelve & High Council
Porter Rockwell was with us. He was kept in
jail as long as they could & when brought to court
no man appeared against him so he was discharged
& came to the camp. Mrs Woodruff was
quite ill through the night
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