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Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
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Historian’s Office, martyrdom account; handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw, , and ; 76 pages plus several inserted pages; CHL.
For more information on the History Drafts, see Introduction to History Drafts, 1844–1856.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft.
June 26. The first words spoken in the morning were by Joseph enquiring who had the dream; one was told <by >, which was listened to by all “Pourtrayed before my mind, was and his troops, on their way across the prairie to . The prisoners had plead <intreated> in vain to return with him, although <he had> promised by him to <that they should> go. With a letter of importance, I saw myself driven from , galloping through the masses of medley soldiers, half Indians and semibarbarians. I hurried across the Prairie— had gone down on a boat from towards ; but while landed at , awoke in the midst of Powder, smoke, death and carnage” Joseph replied “that is ominous of future events. I do not believe that the will ever take me to alive.”
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7. A.M. Joseph and <& the rest of the brethren> eat <took breakfast> with , and <and were then removed to the room up stairs> <Elders> , , , , and eat <in the debtor’s <lower> room>
before 7. went to see the .
At 7½ , and <, and> went, and between <were severally sent <by Joseph> with messages to> [p. 27]
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Jonathan Grimshaw handwriting ends; Leo Hawkins begins.
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TEXT: Pages 27–60 were removed from the martyrdom account draft and placed into this more final copy of the martyrdom account. The pages were renumbered to conform to the pagination of this copy. Jonathan Grimshaw likely canceled this first paragraph at the time the page was moved to conform with the flow of the text from the previous page.
Cancellation and insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
Insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
Cancellation and insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
Insertion written vertically over the preceding paragraph in the center of the page, apparently indicating that this information came from Dan Jones; handwriting of Leo Hawkins.
Cancellation and insertion in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Insertion in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
Cancellation and insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
Cancellation and insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
Cancellations and insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.