<then> expressed his feelings about the destruction of the <“Expositor> press”
Joseph spoke of <his> imprisonment in , <and of the shameful kidnapping of his witnesses and their being thrust into prison to prevent them from giving testimony in my <his> favor.>
spoke of the Constitution
Joseph said we were willing to pay for the press<, as he did not want them <the owners> to suffer any loss by it, neither did he wish such a libelous paper to be published in .>
<As for calling out the > if it were <was> intended to resist the Government of the it would be treason. If people <but as they> believed they were endeavoring to defend themselves <and had no such intention as to resist the government> it was all right.
10¼ A.M. The left, after saying that the prisoners were under his protection, and again pledged <pledging> himself that that they should be protected from violence, and told them <telling them> that if the troops marched the next morning to as he then expected, they should <probably> be taken along, in order to insure their personal safety, with how much sincerity may be seen by the following affidavits -[insert ’s, and J[onathan] C. Wrights affidavits and <’s.> <& [William G.] Sterrett>]-
While Joseph was writing at his <the ’s> desk William Wall stepped up, wanting to deliver a verbal message <to him> from his Uncle . He turned round to speak to Wall, but the guard refused to allow them any communication.