11 A. M. left the jail for home and with a verbal charge to assist in gathering and forwarding witnesses for the expected <promised> trial. < Esq <Joseph’s lawyer principal lawyer> left for >
11.20 returned with the following pass for ;
“Permit , the private secretary of Joseph Smith, to be with him if he desires it, and to pass and repass the guard.
June 27th 1844.”
,
Commander in Chief.”
and <> said he could not get one for himself.
met in the Street, and informed him that Joseph wanted to see him
11.30 arrived <at the Jail,> <and> read a letter from .
Joseph, , and tried to get past the guard, but they all failed. <the guard <they> <persisted in> refusing to admit him.>
12½ noon. <Joseph> Wrote for of to come up on Saturday as my <his> attorney as follows: “Lawyer (copy letter) J. S.” [p. 57]