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History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
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History draft; handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw, , , James Ure, and Robert L. Campbell; 76 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1844 to 21 June 1844.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
not travelled 5 miles before they suddenly came upon double of their number of the mob, who had <2 red flags flying,> paraded their company and taken a position in a Wood that commanded the road— the Company from opened file about 10 feet apart and marched past them within rifle shot, <while the mob fired several guns at them the balls whissing past their heads > they came here at day break this morning, and I directed the Quarter Master to furnish those who needed with shoes
<to come in below> At 8— p. m. came and read to me the affidavits of — , John Edmiston, , , Allan <T.> Waite [Wait], James Guyman, , , Hiram B. Mount & John Cuningham— with the Brethren <Affiants>; and afterwards they <affidavits> were all sworn to before <Esqre.> a Justice of the Peace.
Esq, 10 p. m, John Pike and Henry Gates went to the Quarters of the & informed him they had seen a number of men driving about 300 head of cattle in the direction of the mob camp, they <drovers> reported themselves as having come from and were about 9 miles from
I wrote the following letter:— “, June 20th. 1844. Brothers (see file) Smith.”
I here insert the affidavit of and :— “State of (see file) .”
<also the affidavit of (see file)>
wrote the following:— “Mayor’s Office (see file) .”
I wrote for <to those of> the <who are absent on missions> to come home immediately
< of (Copy 1 Joseph Smith) -[copy directions]- I sent them by Express by to the an account of <*> <* the stoppage of mails>>
I gave directions to to commence the manufacture of cannons <Artillery>; he asked me if he should not rent a building, and set some men to repairing the small arms which were out of order; I told him in Confidence that there would not be a gun fired on our part during this fuss.
I extract the following from a letter from , dated June 20th. 1844 to John Proctor Senr. :— “We have a hundred barrels of flour here for the folks <mob> <folks>, and has no means to live only from the country, and that is cut off sure, there are thousands <of armed men> ready now, and thousands more coming from , and the country around here (see file & copy <(2nd. page)> to the end) [p. 69]
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Insertion in graphite in handwriting of Thomas Bullock. Along with this notation in the margin, Bullock drew lines indicating that this and the following paragraph should be moved after the paragraph about direction to the Twelve Apostles to come home.
Cancelation and insertion in graphite in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Cancelation and insertion in graphite in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Insertion and cancelation in graphite in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Cancelation and insertion in graphite in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Robert L. Campbell handwriting ends; Jonathan Grimshaw begins.
Insertion in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
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TEXT: This asterisk is keyed to another asterisk in the left margin, indicating that the text following the second asterisk should be inserted here.
Insertion in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Cancelation and insertion in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
Insertion in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.