Chester Southworth - and the Mormon Redress Petitions

My 3rd-Great-Grandfather, Chester Southworth, filed two claims against the government seeking restitution for losses suffered at the hands of mobs in the State of Missouri.  At the direction of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Saints were asked to document and seek legal recourse for the abuse, atrocities, damage and loss by lawless men.  Nearly 700 men and women accepted the Prophet's charge and wrote almost 800 documents detailing the sufferings they endured.

You can read more about the Scroll Petition at the URL below (which both Chester and Mary Southworth signed) :

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/mormon-redress-petitions-documents-1833-1838-missouri-conflict/part-iv-appeal-en-masse-0

You can read more about the Mormon Redress Petitions at the URL below:

https://rsc.byu.edu/out-print/mormon-redress-petitions-documents-1833-1838-missouri-conflict