July 3, 1837

Geauga County, Ohio
Commercial Bank of Lake Erie v. Cahoon, Smith, and Young: Reynolds Cahoon, Joseph Smith, and Brigham Young signed a promissory note to pay the Commercial Bank of Lake Erie for $1,225 payable in three months.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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