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.
come and burn the town, whereupon the citizens of fled in all directions, and the and his posse fled towards , and did not consider themselves safe until they had reached Augusta, 18 miles distant from .
At day break eat breakfast.
Capt. Singleton, of Brown County, arrived from with his troops.
Nailed boards together to carry the bodies in
About 8 A. M., started for with the bodies of Joseph and on two wagons, accompanied by their brother , , and a guard of 8 soldiers who had been detached for that purpose by . The bodies were covered with bushes to keep them from the hot sun. They were met by a great assemblage of the citizens of on Mullholland Street [4 lines blank] [p. 71]
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