1844 Thursday June 27th. Early in the morning, Joseph requested <​-[see page 40]-​> <​At 5½ a m, arose​> <​5 A. M., and called at the Jail on their way to .​>

<​At 5½ A. M., arose. Joseph requested​> to descend and enquire of the guard the cause of the intrusion in the night. Frank Worrell, the officer of the guard, who is one of the Carthage Greys, in a very bitter spirit said, “we have had too much trouble to bring old Joe here to let him ever escape out alive, and unless you want to die with him you had better leave before sun down; and you are not a damn’d bit better than him for taking his part, and you’ll see that I can prophesy better than old Joe; for neither he nor his brethren <​​>; nor any one who will remain with them will see the sun set to day”. Joseph directed to go to , and inform him what he had been told by the officer of the guard. While was going to ’s quarters, he saw an assemblage of men, and heard one of them who was apparently a leader making a speech saying that “our troops will be discharged <​this morning​> in obedience to orders, and for a sham

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