On 19 December 1842, wrote a letter from , Connecticut, to JS in , Illinois, stating his intention to visit the following spring to renegotiate the terms of their financial agreement and asking JS to send more frequent reports on affairs at Nauvoo. As one of JS’s major creditors, Hotchkiss was alarmed in spring 1842 when JS announced that he had filed for bankruptcy, and Hotchkiss’s concern had since increased because he believed that JS was ignoring his letters. On 26 November 1842, JS wrote to Hotchkiss explaining that he had not received his letters for a few months, claiming that they may have been stolen by the Nauvoo . JS also discussed his latest understanding of how his bankruptcy petition would affect his debt with Hotchkiss, though he emphasized his intentions to pay for the purchased land. In a postscript, JS suggested they renew their agreement, presumably with an altered schedule of payments. Hotchkiss responded to JS on 19 December with this brief letter stating his intentions to visit Nauvoo in the spring to meet JS and “make some arrangement relative to the property.” Hotchkiss also acknowledged the difficult circumstances JS was in but nevertheless admonished him to keep him more frequently informed of conditions in Nauvoo. Hotchkiss mailed his letter to JS on 20 December 1842, and it likely arrived in Nauvoo on 25 January 1843. JS apparently did not respond to this letter.