Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
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Source Note
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.
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Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft.

10 min to 9. and others arrived at the Jail, and investigated the merits of the case, and concluded to take a change of venue before . of Augusta, Hancock Co— and to send for Dr Jas. H Lyon, Col , , Dr , Thos A. Lyne, , Dr , , , , Dr , , , , Capn , , , & Samuel Searles as witnesses.
9. 27 A.M. The , in company with Col. Geddes ) arrived at the Jail when Joseph stated to them the origin of the difficulty, the facts relating to the “Expositor Press”, the course pursued by the City Council; the legality, as they thought, of their legislation;— the pledges that he had made by letter and sent by express to his , that he was willing to satisfy all legal claims in case it should be shown that the City Council had transcended their legal bounds &c. .— and that the had been called out for the protection of the , while it was threatened with immediate hostilities by an infuriated mob, ; until his could afford relief and not for the purpose of invasion . The seemed to be
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