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 & children will atone for it. your houses are as
it were on Kegs of Powder & the Matches are all ready ^lit^ to set it of[f]. When
the Governor came down of[f] the house I met him at the Mansion dore I told
him how the[y] used me in Carthage after he started, to which he replied that
is nothing to what you have done here. I replied you are a Damed Lier
he turned in to the West dore of the Mansion & Left me.

the Next morning G. D. Grant came to my house at daylight & told me
that Joseph & Hyrum were Killed in Jail. Bro Grant said he was coming into
Nauvoo & was within 2 Miles of the City when the Governor met him. he told
the Gov what transpired at Carthage. he was then Taken into Custady & marched
2 Miles East of Carthage. the Gov said if he would Let him go to the
City Markham would Call out the Legion & destroy Carthage & Warsaw
before Morning. & then get fresh Horses & follow us and Kill us off

Respectfuly

Stephen Markham

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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 [illegible] & 10 others handed in their Names to the Governor acompanied with afidavids that they 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 & children will atone for it. your houses are as it were on Kegs of Powder & the Matches are all ready lit to set it off. When the Governor came down off the house I met him at the Mansion dore I told him how they used me in Carthage after he started, to which he replied that is nothing to what you have done here. I replied you are a Damed Lier he turned in to the West dore of the Mansion & Left me.

the Next morning G. D. Grant came to my house at daylight & told me that Joseph & Hyrum were Killed in Jail. Bro Grant said he was coming into Nauvoo & was within 2 Miles of the City when the Governor met him. he told the Gov what transpired at Carthage. he was then Taken into Custady & marched 2 Miles East of Carthage. the Gov said if he would Let him go to the City Markham would Call out the Legion & destroy Carthage & Warsaw before Morning. & then get fresh Horses & follow us and Kill us of

Respectfuly

Stephen Markham

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