James DeShazo

 

State of Arkansas
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County of Carroll

 

Be it remembered that on this 23rd day of October, 1860, personally came and appeared before me, John Bunch, an acting Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned and qualified as such within and for said county, James Deshazo, who being duly sworn according to law, to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth in relation to the amount, quality, and value of certain property which Allen P. Deshazo started with to California, in the month of April 1857, upon his oath deposed as follows;

 

I was well acquainted with the said Allen P. Deshazo, who left this county in the month of April 1857, bound for California. He left in company of John T. Baker and I have no doubt but what he was murdered in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He left here with the following described personal property. He had seventeen head of stock cattle. The most of the lot were likely heifers and were worth in cash over two hundred dollars the morning he left here. I do not think he had but one steer in the lot, and they were a likely well selected lot of cattle. This together with his wearing apparel worth over fifty dollars, and a violin worth ten dollars was all the property that I now remember that the said Allen P. had when he left. I believe that his cattle, clothing and all he started with the morning he left here for California was worth in cash in this market the sum of Three hundred dollars. The said Allen P. Deshazo was my son, and I have a correct knowledge of his outfit, and further this deponent saith not, so help me God.

 

James Deshazo

 

Swornto and subscribed to before me this 23rd day of October A.D. 1860

John Bunch, J.P.

 

State of Arkansas
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County of Carroll

 

I, John Bunch, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified as such within, and for said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing depositions of James Deshazo, H. A. Torrance, and Lorenzo D. Rush, were all separately taken, reduced to writing in their presence and read over to them respectively, and by them sworn and subscribed to before me this 23rd day of October 1860, and I do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with said several witnesses, and that they are all respectable persons, and entitled to full credit. Given under my hand as such Justice the day and year where written.

 

John Bunch, J.P.

 

State of Arkansas
SS
County of Carroll

 

I, Sam W. Peel, as the clerk of circuit court and exoficio clerk of the County Court of said county of Carroll and State of said, do hereby certify, that John Bunch whose genuine official signature appears to the annexed on foregoing certificate, was at the time of taking depositions and the making of said certificate, and acting Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and qualified as such, within and for said county, and that his said certificate is in due form of law and by the proper officer. That his signature thereto affixed is genuine and in his own proper hand writing, and full faith, and credit are all his official acts as such Justice of the Peace. In testimony witness whereof, I, Sam W Peel, a clerk of said court as aforesaid herein to, set my hand and private seal (the public seal of said court having been destroyed by fire), This 25th day of October A.D. 1860.

 

S W Peel