Territory of Utah,

Great Salt Lake City,

Great Salt Lake County

Office of the Probate Judge

In and for Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory,

June 16th , A.D. 1856

Personally appeared before me Elias Smith, Probate Judge in and for Great Salt Lake County,

Utah Territory, on this the 16th day of June A.D. 1856, Edwin D. Woolley who being duly sworn

deposeth and saith, the aggrieved negro named Dan, lately in the service of Williams Camp, that

according to the best of his knowledge and belief the said Williams Camp and his associates,

whose names are unknown, did, on the day and date aforesaid, in the county and territory

aforesaid, kidnap the said negro Dan, with the view, according to the best of the deponent’s

belief, to transport the said Dan against his will beyond the boundaries of the Territory aforesaid,

contrary to the statutes of said Territory in such cases made and provided, and deponent asketh

that a writ be forthwith issued for the arrest of the said Williams Camp and his associates, and

that the said Williams Camp and his associates be retained until lawful action can be had in the

matter.

Edwin D. Woolley

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 16th day of June 1856

E Smith

Probate Judge