Smith, after erecting his bulwarks, (the night after General Lucas arrived) asked me if I did not think him pretty much of a general; and I answered in the affirmative. We were advised, all the time, to fight valiantly, and that the angels of the Lord would appear in our defence and fight our battles.
Deposition of Sampson Avard [founder of the Danites] in criminal court of inquiry on the trial of Joseph Smith, jr., and others, for high treason and other crimes against the State, November 1838.
Document containing the Correspondence, Orders, etc. in relation to the disturbances with the Mormons; and the evidence given before the Honorable Austin A King, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri. General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 1841.