George Pitkin, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason]
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Source Note
, Testimony, [, Hancock Co., IL], 1 July 1843, Extradition of JS for Treason (Nauvoo, IL, Municipal Court 1843). Copied [6 July 1843]; handwriting of ; signature presumably of ; docket by , [, Hancock Co., IL], ca. [6] July 1843; notation by , ca. [6] July 1843; two pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.
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by what authority he acted he was shown a Bowie knife and a brace of pistols— And when he asked what they wanted of him he said they would let him know when he got to . Many of the citizens of were taken in the same manner without any legal process whatever and thrust into prison.
s Testimony July 1, 1843
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Filed July 1st 1843. [p. 2]
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