History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]

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History draft; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; 71 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 6 August 1838 to 30 December 1839.
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to carry into effect the former orders. says “The case X (Doc. 76. 77.) . The ringleaders θ (77 Doc) state

<This morning orde[re]d the Militiae to give up their arms. & θ <θ , had <having> made a treaty with the mob. on his own responsibity and to carry out his treatey ma[r]ched this Troops out of the , & the Saint breth[re]n gave up their arms. their own property, which no govt on earth had a right to require.>. The Mob (caled governors troops) then ma[r]ched into town and under prete[n]ce of seachig [searching] for arms tore up floors, upset haystacks, plunderi[n]g the most valueable effects they could lay their ha[n]ds on, and made a great, and wasted a <&> great destroyd a great amou[n]t of property which <compelled the brethrn to sign deeds of trust at the point of the bayonet to pay the exp[e]nces of the mob war.> could <do> themselves no good. <the rema[i]nder and <were> orded the to leave the .> while the chastity of the place was descreratd by them. θ & about 80 men taken prisone[r]s <and the remainder of the citiz[e]ns were forbid to be more than 3 in a place & if they were thus seen th[e]y <the> would mob would shoot at them.>>

2 November 1838 • Friday

<* 2> Friday 2— About this time was found by the Mob <secreted> in the hazle brush some miles from , & brought into camp where they were hale fellows well met, for told them that Danitism was an order of the . and by his lying tried to make the chuch a scape goat for his sins.

We were taken to the town into the X (T. & S. 6.) s were started of were for , Jackson County, X X and encamped at night on , under a strong guard, commmand[e]d by Gens & .

<The follo[w]ing Letter gives the particulars relating to the move[me]nts of the <Gover[nor]s> Mob.> Head Quarters X (Doc 72, 73, 74, 75) comma[n]ding.

3 November 1838 • Saturday

<3> Satuday 3. We continu[e]d our march & arriv[e]d at the which seperated us from we where we were hurri[e]d across the ferry where but few troops had passed. The truth was had sent an expess form to . to have the prisone[r]s sent to him, & thus prvnt [prevent] [illegible] going to , both armeies bieng competitors for the honer of possessing the “Royal Prisoners.” wanted the privilege of putting us to death himself. & while & his troops were desir[o]us of exhibit[in]g us in the st[r]eets of .

4 November 1838 • Sunday

<4> Sunday 4th we were visited by some Lad[i]es & Gntlemn [Gentlemen], One (X Perscutin 89, 90 91) 1838. The troops having cross[e]d the about 10 oclock. we proceded to I on & arrivd at about noon, past noon, in the midst of great rain. & a multitude of spetaters [spectators] who had assmbed [assembled] to see us. & hear the bugles sou[n]d a bla[s]t of triumphal Joy, which thro echoed through [p. 34]

to carry into effect the former orders. says “The case X (Doc. 76. 77.) . The ringleaders θ (77 Doc) state

This morning ordered the Militiae to give up their arms. & θ θ , having made a treaty with the mob. on his own responsibity to carry out his treatey marched this Troops out of the , & the brethren gave up their arms. their own property, which no govt on earth had a right to require.. The Mob (caled governors troops) then marched into town and under pretence of seachig [searching] for arms tore up floors, upset haystacks, plundering the most valueable effects they could lay their hands on, and wasted & destroyd a great amount of property which compelled the brethrn to sign deeds of trust at the point of the bayonet to pay the expences of the mob war. could do themselves no good. the remainder were orded to leave the . while the chastity of the place was descreratd by them. about 80 men taken prisoners and the remainder of the citizens were forbid to be more than 3 in a place & if they were thus seen the mob would shoot at them.

2 November 1838 • Friday

* 2 Friday 2— About this time was found by the Mob secreted in the hazle brush some miles from , & brought into camp where they were hale fellows well met, for told them that Danitism was an order of the . and by his lying tried to make the chuch a scape goat for his sins.

We were taken to the town into the X (T. & S. 6.) s were started of for , Jackson County, X X and encamped at night on , under a strong guard, commmanded by Gens & .

The following Letter gives the particulars relating to the movements of the Governors Mob. Head Quarters X (Doc 72, 73, 74, 75) commanding.

3 November 1838 • Saturday

3 Satuday 3. We continued our march & arrived at the which seperated us from where we were hurried across the ferry where but few troops had passed. The truth was had sent an expess form to . to have the prisoners sent to him, & thus prvnt [prevent] going to , both armeies bieng competitors for the honer of possessing the “Royal Prisoners.” wanted the privilege of putting us to death himself. & & his troops were desirous of exhibiting us in the streets of .

4 November 1838 • Sunday

4 Sunday 4th we were visited by some Ladies & Gntlemn [Gentlemen], One (X Perscutin 89, 90 91) 1838. The troops having crossed the about 10 oclock. we proceded on & arrivd at , past noon, in the midst of great rain. & a multitude of spetaters [spectators] who had assmbed [assembled] to see us. & hear the bugles sound a blast of triumphal Joy, which echoed through [p. 34]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
ID #
8472
Total Pages
74
Handwriting on This Page
- Willard Richards
Footnotes
1. 101
  TEXT: Following “state”, Willard Richards drew a line down to text following the first two paragraphs of the 2 November entry, indicating that that text should be moved here.
2. 102
  TEXT: This θ symbol corresponds to another θ symbol on the third line of the page, indicating that the text following that symbol should be placed here.
3. 103
  See 2 Nov. 1838 entry in JS History, vol. B-1, p. 849.
4. 104
  TEXT: This “X” corresponds to another “X” after the text to be inserted into the 1 November entry, indicating the 2 November entry should continue at the second “X”.
5. 105
  See 3 Nov. 1838 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 853.
6. 106
  See 4 Nov. 1838 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 853–854.

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