Fort Supply June 20th 1856 Bro W. Woodruff Sir according to your request I Proceed to give you an account of the conversation I had with Pres Joseph Smith previous to his Massacre. the first conversation I had with the Prophet On the following subjects was the Night; the Guard come in to Take him with a Rit we walked togather towards the River & sat down. I asked him How this thing was going to come out. he replied if the Brethern would Let him Manage the Business; there should be no ...

to us with the 8 Oclock Boat, then go home & sleep till 10 Oclock & go & get all the Men you can to delver themselves up with you at 10 Oclock & stand your Triel [and] it may do some good. I tell you in the name of Israels god the[y] shall not have power to hurt you: he repeated these Last words 3 Times, we walked down to the River & he & Hyrum W. Richards W. Clayton W. Law General [Dunam] ...

the[y] were brought before the Justice that Isued the Writ & he without Trying them Made out a Commitamus & sent them to Jail without a Triel the[y] were Lodged in the Lower Room for the Night. while there I seen several men with their fire arms Peeking through the windows, we got Joseph & H. in one corner of the room where the[y] could not be seen & Guarded them all Night in the Morning Doctor southwick ^& I went in to the Town^ (a Man from

I had no more conversation with Joseph till about One Oclock. we were Sitting togather on the Bed. I said, I wish you would tell me how this fuss is going to come out as you have at other Times before hand. he replied Bro Markham the Lord placed me to govern his Kingdom on the Earth but the people has Taken away from me the rains [reigns] of Government by the Commit^t^ee Making the statements they did concerning me Leaving the flock I gave way to them, & the whisperings of the spirit Left me & ...

fire arms discharge in Carthage. On ariving at Nauvoo I found the Governor on Porter Rockwells frame Making quite an Inflamitory speach to the people about that Time 2 of the [Marrs] & 10 others handed in their Names to the Governor acompanied with afidavids that the[y] were afraid of their Lives. the Gov Turned to the people & said Gentlemen you do not Know the danger you are in if there is any of these men Missing onder any Circumstance whatever, your Lives & the Lives of your Wives ...

June 1844 S. Markham's statement about Jos. Smith