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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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See Historical Introduction to Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft.
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<No. 1.> . Joseph was shot <the ball> on the left or right breast <also> under the heart, in the lower part of his bowels on the right side, and on the big wrinkle on the back part of the right hip. One ball came <had> come out at the right shoulder blade.
< was shot (page 56)>
<No. 2> When ’s posse came in sight Joseph said to his friends “Don’t be scared brethren, they can’t do more to you than they did; <the Ancients> <They Killed their> To the Ancients prophets “and saints.” they did to the Ancients; for they Killed their prophets.”
No.3. On Joseph’s arriving at , the Carthage Greys fell into <[illegible] in> the rear, and he made some remarks to the following effect “God damn you old Joe, we’ve got you Know” and at the same time <the rear platoon> throwing <threw> their guns <repeatedly> over their heads <repeatedly> behind them in a curve so that their bayonets should strike the ground with the breech upwards, when they would run back and pick them up, at the same time whooping, yelling, hooting, and vociferating, and cursing like a pack of savages, as if they were frantic with joy.
No4. On seeing Joseph’s body she screamed and fell on the floor into a fainting fit; when she recovered she kissed the corpse and called him by endearing names and the scene was almost past endurance.
No5 The bodies were buried <remained> in the cellar of the where they laid <where they were buried> until the fall when they were removed by <, , & Gilbert Goldsmith> at ’s request to the Bee House at <near> the , and they now lay by the side of the <buried side by side and> <The> Bee House in a place which had been previously prepared to receive them. <then Moved and placed over their graves.> The <deceased> children of Joseph & were afterward removed and interred in the same place. It was found at this time that two of ’s teeth had fallen out into the inside of his mouth, supposed to have been done by a ball during the martyrdom, but which was not discovered at the time he was lain out in consequence of his jaws being tied up
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This inserted page is in the handwriting of Leo Hawkins. This page was apparently part of an earlier draft where Hawkins noted specific incidents in the history. It was included in this draft because on page 75, Jonathan Grimshaw indicated that the section labeled “No 1” should be inserted in that place on page 75. There is also a note at the bottom of the last page of the bifolium paginated 75 to include “No. 5” of this manuscript there. The other sections on this inserted page are not directly related to this manuscript, though some of the information was incorporated into it.
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TEXT: The text of this section was intended to be inserted on page 75.
Insertion in the handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
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TEXT: The text of this section was intended to be included on the last page of the bifolium numbered 75.