JS’s Renegotiation of Debts

1 September 1837

JS and others renegotiated debts with four New York mercantile firms through Painesville, Ohio, attorney William Perkins.

JS, Sidney Rigdon, and Oliver Cowdery to Holbrook & Firm, Promissory Note, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837, Joseph Smith Papers, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH; Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter to Halsted, Haines & Co., Promissory Note, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837, private possession, copy at CHL; Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter to Mead & Betts, Promissory Note, 1 Sept. 1837, Mead & Betts v. Estate of JS, Illinois State Historical Society, Circuit Court Case Files, CHL; see also Account Statement from Perkins & Osborn, ca. 29 Oct. 1838, JS Collection and JS Office Papers, CHL.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Smith, Joseph. Papers. Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.

Smith, Hyrum, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter. Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines and Co., Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837. Private possession. Copy at CHL.

Illinois State Historical Society. Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900. Microfilm. CHL. MS 16278.

Smith, Joseph. Collection, 1827–1846. CHL; JS Office Papers / Joseph Smith Office Papers, ca. 1835–1845. CHL. MS 21600.

JS’s Renegotiation of Debts

1 September 1837

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