Their was 95 came to our house surrounded it. Demanded my husband. I told them I had not saw him but once in nearly two months (he had been at home a little while the day before and called a few moments that morning) They then gave me thirty minutes to take out what I wanted in the house. I went to carrying out things that I needed worse. Some of the men helped me and Mary as I was a little excited and not very well. They went to the barn which was a very large fine one and filled with oats, corn, hay, set it on fire. Then came and Set fire to the rest of my outhouses, even my new hen house as it was a very fine one. Then next the house. Ordered me to take my Children out of the house. I then beged them to spare my house for the Sake of my little Children as it was cold and I thought they had destroyed enough to be satisfied but all to no purpose. They went to the upper rooms. Set fire to ever corner, then set fire above and below on the portico and on the porch. I lost a great many things in the house, my beadsteads, one Bureau, some two or three carpets on the floors, my press with what dishes I had been using. I had all of my finest dishes burried. I never went to the Sellar(144) to get anything out. They feared I would try to put out the fire and let the well buckets in the well, set the well house on fire. They left me with the little Children a setting by the few things left me. They took all my bead clothing and everthing else they could carry off and They then went to one of our neighbors and set fire to their house. They left their to go to Sams(145), got sight of Sam coming down to see about me. Sent men after him, caught him and went on to his house. About the time they got to his house my husband came up through the field, he had got word about them coming out. Got home to see the last brick of his house tumble in. he did not seem to mind it mutch as he had lost it doing his duty. He had some 40 or 50 men with him. he divided his little company in two or three parts, sent them about to head them as they run. He then started throug our field, got their as they were going into the house, he ordered his men not to fire as he Saw Sam with them. The men being so mad at they Sight they had just witnessed, they commenced fireing on them. One ball Struck Sam as he was standing in his door with and officer on each side of him. It went in his left cheek and loged beneath the Collar Bone. He fell back in his house, his wife and children was all in the house, he is going about now.
The Jayhawkers got away as Soon as their hourses loosing eight of their men. None of ours was injured. Two of the boys folowed them to Kansas, came back with a number of caps. They got two of my quilts and one or two blankets that they had Stolen from me. Got several nice horses, some guns and revolvers.