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History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
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History draft; handwriting of , John L. Smith, Jonathan Grimshaw, Robert L. Campbell, , , and ; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
<Monday 26> I started as a Prisoner in the hands of — with the Lawyers, Sheriff <of ,> & Posse, staid at [3 words illegible] from thence <> <went> to <a Farm house> Geneseeo a distance of <we travelled> <about> 50 <40> miles travel where we <and> staid for the night <at a Farm House.>
rode to Genesseeo with my letter, <&> staid all night
<Although he had arrived there penniless himself>
<Tuesday June 27 <1843>> My <& Children arrived in> returned to this evening, <having> burned off one wheel <arm> of the Carriage coming home.
Many strangers reported in the , the watch doubled in the night.
I started <with the Co> & took dinner at Genesseo about 2 p m we resumed our journey <*>
started before <at> day break & went about 20 miles passing thro andover at 8 a m & about 9 met Captn. <Captn.> & a Co of 10 men to whom he delivered my Message; held a council & forwarded it on to by . < turned back and accompanied <with> the company.>
<* while crossing Fox River I requested to give me the privilege of riding on horseback, which he refused; but by the intercession of Sheriff [James] Campbell & Mr — took my seat in the Stage Coach & I his, in the buggy with <Son in Law, & Law student of > in about two miles we met Peter W. Conover & & shook hands (see * 2 3 4 9) the night>
<my wife (see above)> [5 lines blank]
<Wednesday 28> <see <pages> 4 8 7> some anxiety about so many strangers & suspicious characters being in the
The Neighbor of this day has the following “By the Counsel (see Neighbor 34 <copy>) are provided” [9 blank lines]
<Thursday 29> <see <pages> 4, 5. 6> <) 8 days ago> To the of the City of We, your petitioners Aldermen of said City request you to notify the to call a special meeting of the City Council at the Mayor’s office Court Room this afternoon at 2 o’clock — — Aldermen
they also passed An Ordinance concerning confining or keeping animals in the City of ; also An Ordinance concerning Bathing & swimming.
<29> <on Friday see page 6 7> -[In consultation <consulted> with my Lawyers, <when I <and> told them> who decided that was the nearest place where writs of could be heard & determined, <they examined the subject, & decided I was correct,> when we turned our steps towards , which gladdened my heart at the prospect of soon being in the midst of my friends again; I sent a Messenger to inform the Citizens <of > of the]- glad change— <(see page 5)>
arrived in carrying information that <I> was expected <to be> in this evening or tomorrow [p. 49]
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- [259]
See 26 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1586–1587.
Leo Hawkins handwriting ends; Thomas Bullock begins.
Insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
Insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
Insertion in the handwriting of Leo Hawkins.
- [260]
See 27 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1587–1588.
- [261]
TEXT: A line with an insertion caret before this paragraph indicates that the rest of the 27 June 1843 entry should be moved two lines above, before “My Wife”.
- [262]
TEXT: This asterisk corresponds to another asterisk four lines below, indicating that the text following the second asterisk should be inserted here.
Insertion in the handwriting of Jonathan Grimshaw.
- [263]
TEXT: This asterisk corresponds with another asterisk at the end of the line four lines above, indicating that the following text should be inserted after the first asterisk.
- [264]
- [265]
TEXT: This notation indicates that the two paragraphs starting “My Wife” should follow the previous insertion.
- [266]
See 28 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1588–1590.
- [267]
- [268]
See 29 June 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1590–1592.
- [269]
- [270]
TEXT: This notation indicates that the bracketed text should be inserted on page 5 of the nine-page insertion of Peter Conover’s statement, where there is a notation reading “(page 49)”.