This is to Certify to the wrongs and injuries that I received in Missourie, I arrived in Far West on the 2nd of October 1838, where I intended to beCome a peasfull inhabitant of that Co; Some of the last days of Oct I was going after ahead of Corn in Company with Wm. Cary; we had a wagon and a Span of horses; we was met by three men that was armed with rifles, they had one prisoner with them; they told us we ware their prisoners Mr Carey asked them by what Arthorety they Should make us, prisoners while we ware peasfully attending to our own Concerns; they gave us Some threats - I told them we ware peacefull and we wished the[w] to use us as prisoners; a man by the name of Dunihue told me that I nead not feer you wil make a damd good wagoner for us; but for that damd Sone of a bich directing his words to Mr Carey - all that he is fit for is for Sausage Stuffing; and the quicker he is used for it the bettor; they placed several guns in our wagon we then drove to their Camp a bout thre miles; af ter we came in to their Camp they toock up their guns and fired them of except one which missed fire - they layed it down and left the gun Cocked; this Mr Dunehue came a long and got in to the wagon to hand out the guns he picked up the gun that was Cocked and Said, hear you damd son of a bich; you have Cocked your gun to Shoot us; Cary replied I did not cock it; Said Dunihue, dont you Contradict me you damd Sone of a bich; by the time the words ware out of his mouth he Struck Mr Carey a full blow with the brich of his gun upon his head, I was Sitting by the Side of Mr Cary upon the Same Seat when he received the fatal blow.
    Mr Cary pitched for ward and would have falen out of the wagon; but I caught hold of him and raised him in to the wagon; his head was Split open-the Sergon washed his wound and Sowed it up; he was in griat miserey but could not Speak a word; he lived a bout forty four houres and expired-the mob Stole my horse from me the malitia troops that Mr Dunihue belonged to; was under General Lucus; I was compelled to Sine a dead of trust and leave the State
    John Smith
    [Sworn to before J. Orr. J.P., Adams Co.. IL, 8 Jan 1840.]
    [Clark V. Johnson, ed., Mormon Redress Petitions: Documents of the 1833-1838 Missouri Conflict (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1992), 540.]