John S. Fullmer at Carthage, Illinois June 26-27 1844

 June 26, 1844, 9:15 p.m.—Elder John Taylor prayed. Willard Richards, John Taylor, John S. Fullmer, Stephen Markham and Dan Jones stayed with Joseph and Hyrum in the front room.

During the evening the Patriarch Hyrum Smith read and commented upon extracts from the Book of Mormon, on the imprisonment and deliverance of the servants of God for the Gospel's sake. Joseph bore a powerful testimony to the guards of the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon, the restoration of the Gospel, the administration of angels, and that the kingdom of God was again established upon the earth, for the sake of which he was then incarcerated in that prison, and not because he had violated any law of God or man.

They retired to rest late. Joseph and Hyrum occupied the only bedstead in the room, while their friends lay side by side on the mattresses on the floor. Dr. Richards sat up writing until his last candle left him in the dark. The report of a gun fired close by caused Joseph to rise, leave the bed, and lay himself on the floor, having Dan Jones on his left, and John S. Fullmer on his right. Joseph laid out his right arm, and said to John S. Fullmer, "Lay your head on my arm for a pillow, Brother John;" and when all were quiet they conversed in a low tone about the prospects of their deliverance. Joseph gave expression to several presentiments that he had to die, and said, "I would like to see my family again," and "I would to God that I could preach to the Saints in Nauvoo once more." Fullmer tried to rally his spirits, saying he thought he would often have that privilege, when Joseph thanked him for the remark and good feelings expressed to him.   (June 26, 1844—midnight.) DHC 6:600-601.

 -- Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section Six 1843–44, p.384

 THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 27, 1844.—I do not remember the names of all who were with us that night and the next morning in jail, for several went and came; among those that we considered stationary were Stephen Markham, John S. Fullmer, Captain Dan Jones, Dr. Willard Richards, and myself. Dr. Bernhisel says that he was there from Wednesday in the afternoon until eleven o'clock next day.

 ---John Taylor, The Gospel Kingdom, p.358

 “At 7 a.m. Jospeh, Hyrum, Dr. Richards, Stephen Markham and John S Fullmer ate breakfast together. “  “ John S. Fullmer  went to the Governor to get a pass…”   

 At “8:30 a.m. John S. Fullmer returned to the jail.”    

At  “11: a.m. John S. Fullmer left the jail for Navuoo, with a verbal charge to assist Cyrus Wheelock in gathering and forwarding witnesses for the promised trial.” 

--History of the Church 6:604-12

“Brother Jones, Fullmer and Markham, who had all been sent out on errands, were refused admittance when they returned to the jail.”

 --Joseph Feilding Smith, Church History and Modern Revelation, Vol. 4, p 196

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