Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account

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Historian’s Office, martyrdom account; handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw,
Leo Hawkins
19 July 1834–28 May 1859. Clerk, reporter. Born in London. Son of Samuel Harris Hawkins and Charlotte Savage. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Banks, 23 Oct. 1848. Immigrated to U.S. with his family; arrived in New Orleans...
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Thomas Bullock
23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...
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; 76 pages plus several inserted pages; CHL.

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this letter was given to Wm & John Barnes two Mobocrats who were afraid to go to fearing that the Mormons would kill them & lay every thing waste about , they therefore carried it to who was sick with the ague and fever about 2½ miles North of they awoke about 10 oclock at night, he was afraid to go on the Main road, <&> after two hours persuasion Mr Benjamin Leyland consented to pilot by “a blind road” & about midnight they started & arrived in a little after Sunrise; they found the News had arrived before them for about a dozen men were chatting about it at the not knowing what to believe until handed in the <above> official letter.—

this letter was given to Wm & John Barnes two Mobocrats who were afraid to go to fearing that the Mormons would kill them & lay every thing waste about , they therefore carried it to who was sick with the ague and fever about 2½ miles North of , he was afraid to go on the Main road, & after two hours persuasion Mr Benjamin Leyland consented to pilot by “a blind road” & about midnight they started & arrived in a little after Sunrise; they found the News had arrived before them for about a dozen men were chatting about it at the not knowing what to believe until handed in the above official letter.—

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Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
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8640
Total Pages
90
Handwriting on This Page
- Thomas Bullock
Footnotes
1. Jonathan Grimshaw handwriting ends; Thomas Bullock begins. The text on this attached slip should be inserted on page 67.

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