Times and Seasons gives a description of Missourian violence against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1833.
"A History, of the Persecutions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," Times and Seasons, December 1839, accessed December 18, 2023
The 20th of July was
the day set, for the people to come together, and commence their work of
destruction. Accordingly they met to
the number of from 3 to 500.10 A committee of 13 of the mob, requested an
interview with some of the principal
elders of the church: Six were soon
called together, who met the mob committee.11 They demanded of those elders, to have the printing office, and
indeed all other mechanic shops, belonging to our people, together with
[Sidney] Gilbert & [Newel K.] Whitney’s store, closed forthwith; and the society to leave the
county immediately. Those elders
asked for three months, to consider upon their demand, which was refused,
they then asked for ten days, when
they were informed that fifteen minutes were the most that could be granted. Being driven to the necessity of
giving an immediate answer, and being
interogated seperately, they each one
answered that they could not consent
to their demands: upon which one of
the mob observed, as he left the room,
that he was sorry, for, said he, the
work of distruction will commence
immediately. In a short time, hundreds of the mob gathered around the
printing office, (which was a, two story
brick building,) which they soon threw
down. The press was thrown from
the upper story, and the aparatus,
book work, paper, type, &c. &c. scattered through the streets. A family,
residing in the lower story, was also
thrust out in great haste.12 After destroying the printing establishment,
they proceeded to Gilbert & Whitney’s
store for the same purpose, but Gilbert
agreeing to shut it, and box the goods
soon, they concluded to let it alone.—
They then went in search of certain
individuals, for the purpose of taking,
and abusing them. They succeeded in
taking Edward Partridge, and Charles
Allen, both of whom they tarred and
feathered, upon the public square, surrounded by hundreds of the mob.—13
A number more were taken, but they
succeeded in making their escape,
through the over anxiety of their keepers, who wished to have the sport of
seeing those who were being tarred.—14
The scene ended the work of the mob
for that day; and they adjourned to
meet the next Tuesday, the 23d inst.