Promissory Note from Lorenzo Young, 9 April 1838
Promissory Note from Lorenzo Young, 9 April 1838
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Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
Footnotes
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Decker was not alone in providing financial assistance.
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Orson F. Whitney, “Pioneer Women of Utah,” Contributor, July 1890, 323.
Contributor. Salt Lake City. 1879–1896.
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Historian’s Office, Brigham Young History Drafts, 15–16.
Historian’s Office. Brigham Young History Drafts, 1856–1858. CHL. CR 100 475, box 1, fd. 5.
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Little, “Biography of Lorenzo Dow Young,” 38; “History of Brigham Young,” Deseret News, 3 Feb. 1858, 378; Orson F. Whitney, “Pioneer Women of Utah,” Contributor, July 1890, 323.
Little, James Amasa. “Biography of Lorenzo Dow Young.” Utah Historical Quarterly 14 (1946): 25-132.
Deseret News. Salt Lake City. 1850–.
Contributor. Salt Lake City. 1879–1896.
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Footnotes
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In this context, “use” apparently means usury, or interest. (“Usury,” in American Dictionary.)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.

Signature of Lorenzo Young.