[Auntie Dem]

The Extermination Order, which called for the extermination of all Mormons in Missouri, issued by Governor Boggs, who was the Governor of Missouri, and who was killed in this massacre, was repealed only about 10 years ago.

I don't think Boggs was in the Fancher party--he died in San Francisco many years later. I would have preferred he got his "justice" via bullets, but he did not.

[Dan(9698)]

I don't think Boggs was in the Fancher party...

I had heard he was, but if not, he is dead anyway.

[LexBaird]

I don't think Boggs was in the Fancher party--he died in San Francisco many years later. I would have preferred he got his "justice" via bullets, but he did not.

There is a probably apocryphal tale about Porter Rockwell ( Joseph Smith's bodyguard and crack shot, among other things). When there was an assassination attempt on Boggs, Rockwell was accused. When asked if it was he who shot at Boggs, Rockwell replied, "He's still alive, ain't he?"