me from him, & I had an opportunity to have
killed him but I had no temptation to do it to
him nor any other man, my worst enemy not
even Boggs in fact he would have more hell
to live in the reflection of his past life than to
die. My freedom commenced from the time
the old man came to me & would talk to me
we came direct from Papa grove to Nauvoo
we got our writ directed to the nearest
court having authority to try try the case &
we came to Nauvoo. It did my soul good to
see your feelings & love manifest towards me
I thank God that I have the honor to lead so
virtuous & honest a people to be your leader &
lawyier as Moses to the children of Israel
Hosannah Hosannah Hosannah Hosannah
to the name of the Most High God I commend
you to his grace & may the Blessings of heaven
rest upon you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

Furthermore if Missouri continues her warfare
& continues to Issue her writs against me & this peopl
unlawfully & unjustly as they have done & our
rights are trampled upon & they under take to take
away my wrights I swaire with uplifted hands to
Heaven I will spill my Blood in its defence they
shall not take away our rights, & if they dont
stop leading me by the nose I will lead them by
the nose & if they dont let me alone I will turn
up the world I will make war, when we shake
our own bushes we want to ketch our own fruit
The Lawyiers themselves acknowledge that we
have all power granted us in our charters that we
could ask for, that we had more power than
any other court in the state for all other courts were restricted

me from him, & I had an opportunity to have killed him but I had no temptation to do it to him nor any other man, my worst enemy not even Boggs in fact he would have more hell to live in the reflection of his past life than to die. My freedom commenced from the time the old man came to me & would talk to me we came direct from Papa grove to Nauvoo we got our writ directed to the nearest court having authority to try try the case & we came to Nauvoo. It did my soul good to see your feelings & love manifest towards me I thank God that I have the honor to lead so virtuous & honest a people to be your leader & lawyier as Moses to the children of Israel Hosannah Hosannah Hosannah Hosannah to the name of the Most High God I commend you to his grace & may the Blessings of heaven rest upon you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

Furthermore if Missouri continues her warfare & continues to issue her writs against me & this peopl unlawfully & unjustly as they have done & our rights are trampled upon & they take away myrights I sware with uplifted hands to Heaven I will spill my blood in its defence they shall not take away our rights & if they dont stop leading me by the nose I will lead them by the nose & if they dont let me alone I will turn up the world I will make war, when we shake our own bushes we want to ketch our own fruit The Lawyiers themselves acknowledge that we have all power granted us in our Charters that we could ask for, that we had more power than any other court in the state for all other Courts were restricted