Footnotes

1. [1]

   Joseph B. Noble married Mary Beman on 11 September 1834. (Noble and Noble, Reminiscences, [10]–[12], [14].)  

   Noble, Joseph B., and Mary Adeline Beman Noble. Reminiscences, ca. 1836. CHL. MS 1031, fd. 1.

2. [2]

   JS and Rigdon held many of the church’s debts in their own names. (See, for example, Statement of Account from John Howden, 29 Mar. 1838; and Statement of Account from Perkins & Osborn, ca. 29 Oct. 1838; for information on Partridge’s role in handling financial affairs, see Historical Introduction to Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 Feb. 1838.)  

3. [3]

   Helen Mar Kimball Whitney, “Closing Paragraph of Life Incidents,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 June 1881, 9.  

   Woman’s Exponent. Salt Lake City. 1872–1914.

4. [4]

   Geauga Co., OH, Deed Record, 1795–1921, vol. 25, pp. 663–664, 26 Apr. 1838, microfilm 20,241, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL. For information on the use of donations to the church, see Historical Introduction to Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 Feb. 1838.  

   U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

5. [5]

   It is unknown whether Marks issued a single order or multiple orders that totaled $1,700, as the order(s) have apparently not survived. However, the 9 January 1839 receipt created when Beman received payment from Partridge confirms that Marks issued the corresponding order(s) on 26 April 1838. The fact that the three extant receipts total only $583.81 suggests that Beman did not redeem the entire $1,700 or that additional receipts are not extant. (Sarah Burt Beman, Receipt, Far West, MO, for JS and Sidney Rigdon, 22 Aug. 1838; Sarah Burt Beman, Receipt, Far West, MO, for JS and Sidney Rigdon, 9 Jan. 1839, JS Collection, CHL.)