of the offenders who were sent to Quincy for
a trial were let out on bail, the mob then
issued writs against Picket, Clifford & Furnice
the two latter went Picket would not A mob
was then raised as a possee to execute the
writs they said. they staid several weeks to
increas there numbers they had at first
about 300. ^And increased to 1000^ the 100 men we had lay in
ambush for the mob, they canonaded through
the day but done no harm. Next day they
tried the same again we repelled them. On
Saturday at one oclok they advanced upon the
city with 1000 or 12000 men we met them
in the name of God and gained the victory
the action lasted one hour & 20 minutes they
fired 42 cannon Ball & we 32 Ball though
the mob were 10 to our one they were defeated &
retreated from the Battle field we had three
killed and none wounded. the mob would
not acknowledge any killed but we walked
ove[r] the battle ground & found a plenty of
mob blood. One man not a member of
the Church said He saw them put 15 bodies
in one waggon that were handled like dead
& other waggons were loaded in the same
way. one of the Saints lying in a suller saw
8 wounded brought to the building each one
telling whare he was shot, they dug at there
intrenchment after the battle it was supposed
they buried there dead there. the next day
was sunday they did not shute any we flung
some ball & burst one cannon on Monday
the mob sent us a cannon ball to let us know
they had some left & we sent it back agan
during the fight the boys would watch the
cannon Ball strike & run & get it & bring it
to us & we would send it back. On
Tuesday a committee was sent to us

of the offenders who were sent to Quincy for a trial were let out on bail, the mob then issued writs against Picket, Clifford & Furnice the two latter went Picket would not a mob was then raised as a possee to execute the writs they said. they staid several weeks to increas there numbers they had at first about 300. and increased to 1000 the 100 men we had lay in ambush for the mob they canonaded through the day but done no harm. Next day they tried the same again we repelled them. On Saturday at one oclok they advanced upon the city with 1000 or 12000 men we met them in the name of God and gained the victory the action lasted one hour & 20 minutes they fired 42 cannon ball & we 32 ball though the mob were 10 to our one they were defeated & retreated from the battle field we had three killed and none wounded. the mob would not acknowledge any killed but we walked over the battle ground & found a plenty of mob blood. One man not a member of the Church said he saw them put 15 bodies in one waggon that were handled like dead & other waggons were loaded in the same way. one of the Saints lying in a suller saw 8 wounded brought to the building each one telling whare he was shot, they dug at there intrenchment after the battle it was supposed they buried there dead there. the next day was sunday they did not shute any we flung some ball & burst one cannon on Monday the mob sent us a cannon ball to let us know they had some left & we sent it back agan during the fight the boys would watch the cannon ball strike & run & get it & bring it to us & we would send it back. On Tuesday a committee was sent to us