at this time waist deep and the mob burnt the house and every thing they had in it and passing the ruins thereof seemed fired with indignation at their hellish conduct <​&​> said he had hitherto <​thought​> it imprudent to call upon the militia under s <​my​> command in consequence of popular opinion but he now considered it no more than Justice that <​I should​> have command of his <​my​> own Troops “& <​said to me,​> “I therefore command you forthwith, To raise your companies immediately and take such course as you may deem best in order To disperse the mob from this ” <​I then​> called out 60 men and placed them under the command of Capt. , <​& <​I​> also​> took about the same number was ordered to where a party of the mob was <​were​> located, <​& I​> to where another party was located. <​I​> & formed the troops under their <​our​> command and addressed them as follows “Gentlemen I deplore your situation I regret that Transactions of this nature should have transpired in our once happy your condition is certainly not an enviable one surrounded by mobs <​on​> one side and popular opinion <​&​> prejudice [p. 16]