[Hosea Stout Diary] Thurs Dec 30th 1847. Earley this morning I learned by Calkins that last evening while at the police meeting Mr Long had stolen his oldest step daughter & they had eloped to parts unknown. He was very much excited & wanted me to raise the police & pursue, but where to was the "Hard Question"
He however went to see the President on the subject who on learning that she was anxious to go said let her go which ended the matter now[.] We soon learned that they had fled to Fort Kearney.
E. Gardner the police collector & my-self went to day to the Punka camp to settle the taxes there, and came home & fitted T. Rich & A. Ripley out to go to Belvue to see how matters and things were there in relation to us.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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