Promissory Note from Daniel Whitney and Others, circa 7 January 1837

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Daniel Whitney, Cyrus Damon, John Hilliard, and James Kellogg, Promissory Note,
Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH, to JS, ca. 7 Jan. 1837; handwriting possibly of
Sylvester Smith
25 Mar. 1806–22 Feb. 1880. Farmer, carpenter, lawyer, realtor. Born at Tyringham, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Chileab Smith and Nancy Marshall. Moved to Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, ca. 1815. Married Elizabeth Frank, 27 Dec. 1827, likely in Chautauque...
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; signatures of Daniel Whitney, Cyrus Damon, John Hilliard, and James Kellogg; one page; Wilford Wood Museum, Bountiful, UT; microfilm in Wilford C. Wood Collection of Church Historical Materials, CHL. Includes docket and archival marking.

Document Transcript

$2000.—

[blank] 1837

Ninety days after date we jointly and Severally promise to pay Joseph Smith jun or order Two Thousand Dollars

Value Received

Daniel Whitney

Cyrus Damon

John Hilliard

James Kellogg scrty [p. [1]]

Whitney & Daymon

Notes $3000 [p. [2]]

Footnotes

Signatures of Daniel Whitney, Cyrus Damon, John Hilliard, and James Kellogg.
Docket in handwriting of Warren Parrish.