October 11, 1836
Eaton v. Smith: Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery signed a promissory note to Winthrop Eaton for $1,150. The note was to be satisfied in Kirtland Safety Society notes in six months.
Legal Events
October 11, 1836
Martindale v. Smith, Whitney, Cahoon, and Johnson: Joseph Smith, Newel K. Whitney, Reynolds Cahoon, and Luke Johnson executed a promissory note for $5,000 to pay Timothy Martindale, payable on January 1, 1837.
October 12, 1836
Bailey, Keeler, and Remsen v. Smith and Cowdery: Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery signed a promissory note to pay to Bailey, Keeler, & Remsen for items purchased, in the amount of $1,804.94. The note was due in July 1837.
October 19, 1836
Scribner v. Smith: Action to collect $796.65 from Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, and Oliver Cowdery.
About November 2, 1836
Joseph Smith and other brethren drew up the articles of agreement for the Kirtland Safety Society Bank, a financial institution of the Church.
November 16, 1836
Holmes v. Dayton, Slitor, and Smith: Hiram Dayton, Truman Slitor, and Joseph Smith issued a promissory note for $208.30 to pay Ezra Holmes, payable January 1, 1837.
December 2, 1836
Cahoon, Carter and Co. v. Avery: Avery signed a promissory note for $24.50.
December 14, 1836
Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter, Smith, Rigdon, Cowdery, and Smith: Reynolds Cahoon, Jared Carter, and Hyrum Smith (operating as the firm of Cahoon, Carter & Co.) and Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and Joseph Smith (operating as the firm of Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery) executed a promissory note to pay Gardner & Patterson $596.46, payable at the Bank of Geauga on January 14, 1837.
January 2, 1837
Bank of Geauga v. Smith, Whitney, and Rigdon. Joseph Smith, Newel K. Whitney, and Sidney Rigdon obtained a loan for $3,000 from the Bank of Geauga and gave the bank a promissory note stating that they would return ("pay jointly and severally") the money "forty five days after date" at the Bank House in Painesville, Ohio.
January 6, 1837
Joseph Smith gave instructions concerning the Kirtland Safety Society that were later published in the Church periodical Messenger and Advocate.
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