Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
Source Note
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.
Historical Introduction
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See Historical Introduction to Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft.
man, and in the midst of a shower of balls, yet he stood unscathed, with the exception of a ball which took away the tip end of the lower part of his left ear; which fulfilled literally a prophecy which Joseph made about four months <over a year> previously, that the time would come that the balls would fly around him like hail, and he should see his friends fall on the right and on the left, but that there should not be a hole in his robe <garment> if he would continue to wear them
The following is copied from the Times and Seasons: “Two minutes (T. & S. 598) ”.
While and were in the cell, a company of the mob again rushed up stairs, but finding only the dead body of , they were again descending the stairs, when a loud cry was heard “the Mormons are coming!” which caused the whole band of murderers to flee precipitately to the woods.
The following communication was written and sent to :
“ Jail, 8 o’clock 5 Min P. M.
June 27th, 1844
Joseph and are dead. wounded, not very badly. I am well. Our guard was forced, as we believe [p. 66]
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Footnotes
Footnotes
Cancellation and insertion in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
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