Account and Pay Order from Parley P. Pratt and Amos Fielding, 16 September 1842
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and , Account and Pay Order, , England, to JS, , Hancock Co., IL, 16 Sept. 1842; handwriting of Thomas Ward; signatures of and ; witnessed by Thomas Ward and ; two pages; JS Collection, CHL.
, Sep. 16th. 1842.
To President Joseph Smith.
Account of Cash Expenditures for Goods, delivered by to President Joseph Smith, in the City of , May. 1842.
| $ | |
| First Cost—— | 1000.0 |
| Packing Cases and Cartage— | 10.0 |
| Duty and Policy at | 270.62½ |
| Freight from to | 3.12½ |
| 1283.75 | |
| 25 per cent on the above | 320.93¾ |
| 1604.68¾ |
The above Sum is the actual amount of Gold which we have expended for the Goods, with the addition of 25 per cent for profit, trouble, use of the money and risks, which we think will be a sufficient compensation to us, and will not be unjust towards you.
Dear Brother Joseph Smith you will please pay the following sums to , to be accedited as stock to the for us.
Namely, Six hundred and Twenty-five dollars, for , and Six hundred and Twenty-five dollars for
The remaining Sum, Three hundred and fifty-four dollars, sixty eight cents, and [p. [1]]
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