Washington County Historical Society version (1965)1
Nov. 18—Several men broke into our store and stole much. I ran through the rain to Schmitt who came over and nailed up the house.
The Arkansas Historical Quarterly version (1947)2
Nov. 18
Today several fellows broke into the side door of the store and carried away much. Through the rain I ran to Smith’s. He has nailed up the building.
- Lemke, W. J. The Hermanns of Old Hermannsburg: Washington County, Arkansas. Fayetteville, AR: Washington County Historical Society, 1965.
- Memoirs, Letters, and Diary Entries of German Settlers in Northwest Arkansas, 1853-1863. Selected and Translated By Clarence Evans, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Vol. VI Fall, 1947 No. 3