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.

with his company escorted Joseph and from their lodgings together with , , , , , , , and to the jail.
had a very large hickory cane which he called “the rascal beater.” had a smaller walking stick, and they walked on either side of Joseph and , Keeping off the drunken rabble, who several times broke through the ranks.
They were received by the Jailer, Mr. , and put into the criminal ’s cell; but he afterwards gave them the debtor’s apartment, where the prisoners and their friends had amusing conversations on various interesting subjects which engaged them till late. Prayer by , which made prison into the gate of heaven for a while. They laid promiscuously on the floor where they all slept from 1/2 past 11 until 6 A.M. of the 26th, [p. 25]
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