September 1, 1837

Geauga County, Ohio
Boynton and Hyde v. Smith: Joseph Smith became further indebted to Ray Boynton and Harry Hyde, who received John W. Howden's $825 note by assignment, for $1,200 total debt owed.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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