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Agreement with George W. Robinson and Sidney Rigdon, 26 August 1842

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George W. Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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and
Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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, Agreement, with JS as trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, [
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL], 26 Aug. 1842; handwriting of
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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; signatures of
George W. Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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and
Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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; one page; JS Collection, CHL. Includes docket.
Bifolium measuring 9½ × 7⅞ inches (24 × 20 cm). First leaf ruled with thirty blue horizontal lines (now faded). A faint embossed oval is located on the upper left corner of the recto of the first leaf. Only the first page of the bifolium was inscribed. The document was horizontally folded twice for filing.
The agreement was docketed by
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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, who served as scribe to JS from 1842 to 1844 and as
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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temple recorder from 1842 to 1846.
1

JS, Journal, 29 June 1842; “Clayton, William,” in Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:718; Clayton, History of the Nauvoo Temple, 18, 30–31.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 4 vols. Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901–1936.

Clayton, William. History of the Nauvoo Temple, ca. 1845. CHL. MS 3365.

It was likely filed in JS’s Nauvoo office by Clayton. By 1973 the document had been included in the JS Collection at the Church Historical Department (now CHL).
2

See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection, 1827–1844, in the CHL catalog.


The early docket and later inclusion in the JS Collection suggest continuous institutional custody.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    JS, Journal, 29 June 1842; “Clayton, William,” in Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:718; Clayton, History of the Nauvoo Temple, 18, 30–31.

    Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 4 vols. Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901–1936.

    Clayton, William. History of the Nauvoo Temple, ca. 1845. CHL. MS 3365.

  2. [2]

    See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection, 1827–1844, in the CHL catalog.

Historical Introduction

On 26 August 1842, JS formalized an agreement with
Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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and
George W. Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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, Rigdon’s son-in-law, that documented JS’s payment to Robinson for a promissory note Robinson held against him. The circumstances surrounding the creation of Robinson’s promissory note are unclear. The last extant transaction between JS and Robinson occurred in August 1841, when JS sold him land in
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Illinois.
1

See Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. I, pp. 514–515, 5 Aug. 1841, microfilm 954,598, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL. On the same day, 5 August 1841, Robinson also signed a quitclaim deed providing JS with his right to the land and the ferry access he had purchased from Isaac Galland in April 1839. (See Agreement with George W. Robinson, 30 Apr. 1839; and Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. N, pp. 403–404, 5 Aug. 1841, microfilm 954,600, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)


While JS and Robinson appear to have had no additional transactions after August 1841, the 1842 agreement featured here may have had something to do with a land purchase that first took place three years earlier.
In fall 1839,
Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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had apparently tried to sell a particular section of land to
Carlos Granger

15 June 1790–after 1850. Wainwright. Born in Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Bildad Granger and Hannah Caulkin. Married Sarah Stiles, 31 May 1813. Moved to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1820. Described himself as “friendly” to Latter-day Saints...

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and then, in a separate transaction, to
Horace S. Eldredge

6 Feb. 1816–6 Sept. 1888. Constable, farmer, military officer, merchant, banker, business executive. Born in Brutus, Cayuga Co., New York. Son of Alanson Eldredge and Esther Sunderlin. Joined Baptist church, ca. 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ ...

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. Robinson later claimed that Granger had failed to fulfill the terms of their initial transaction, thus allowing Robinson to sell the land to Eldredge.
2

See “G. W. Robinson,” Times and Seasons, 1 Aug. 1842, 3:878.


When Robinson took the case to the
Nauvoo

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mayor’s court in late 1841, the jury found no cause of action and Mayor
John C. Bennett

3 Aug. 1804–5 Aug. 1867. Physician, minister, poultry breeder. Born at Fairhaven, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Bennett and Abigail Cook. Moved to Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, 1808; to Massachusetts, 1812; and back to Marietta, 1822. Married ...

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ruled that Granger could retain ownership of the land.
3

Although Robinson took the case to court in November, it was not tried until December. (Docket Entry, ca. 16 Dec. 1841, Robinson v. Granger [Nauvoo Mayor’s Ct. 1841], Nauvoo Mayor’s Court Docket Book, 18–23; see also Minutes, [Nauvoo, IL], [16 Dec. 1841], Robinson v. Granger [Nauvoo Mayor’s Ct. 1841], JS Office Papers, CHL.)


Robinson appealed the case, but before the appeal was heard he apparently reached an agreement with JS,
Hyrum Smith

9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; back to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co...

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, and
Calvin A. Warren

3 June 1807–22 Feb. 1881. Lawyer. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex Co., New York. Lived at Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1832. Moved to Batavia, Clermont Co., Ohio, by 1835. Married first Viola A. Morris, 25 May 1835, at Batavia. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1836...

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that gave Granger the title for the land. The documentation for the settlement is apparently no longer extant, but an April 1843 letter from Robinson to JS suggests that the terms of the agreement included the three men signing a bond and promising the payment of an unspecified amount to Robinson in exchange for the title to the land.
4

George W. Robinson, La Harpe, IL, to JS, Nauvoo, IL, 26 Apr. 1843, JS Collection, CHL; see also Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court Records, 1829–1897, vol. C, p. 277, 6 May 1842, microfilm 947,496, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.


Given the lack of other transactions between the two men in 1842, the $500 JS paid in the 26 August 1842 agreement featured here may be part of the payment to Robinson agreed to in the settlement.
The 26 August 1842 agreement recorded that JS provided
Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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with personal property—horses, harnesses, and a wagon—valued at $500 in exchange for the promissory note. The agreement further stipulated that if the note were included with the debts JS had listed in his application for bankruptcy, Robinson and
Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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would return the property JS had provided and the note would be returned to them.
5

See Application for Bankruptcy, ca. 14–16 Apr. 1842.


Through this stipulation, Robinson and Rigdon would be paid at the conclusion of the bankruptcy proceedings, as part of the settlement of JS’s debts, and JS would recover the personal property he had given them.
The agreement was drawn up at a time of tense relations between JS,
Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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, and
Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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. In one of a series of letters to the editor of the Sangamo Journal,
John C. Bennett

3 Aug. 1804–5 Aug. 1867. Physician, minister, poultry breeder. Born at Fairhaven, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Bennett and Abigail Cook. Moved to Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, 1808; to Massachusetts, 1812; and back to Marietta, 1822. Married ...

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had alleged that JS had proposed marriage to
Nancy Rigdon

8 Dec. 1822–1 Nov. 1887. Born in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Sidney Rigdon and Phebe Brooks. Moved to Bainbridge, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1826. Moved to Mentor, Geauga Co., 1827. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, likely ca. Nov. 1830, in Ohio...

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, Sidney Rigdon’s daughter.
6

See John C. Bennett, Carthage, IL, 2 July 1842, Letter to the Editor, Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 15 July 1842, [2].


Comprehensive Works Cited

Sangamo Journal. Springfield, IL. 1831–1847.

The accusations and denials regarding such a proposal were deeply upsetting to the Rigdon family.
7

See Letter from Sidney Rigdon, 1 July 1842; and JS, Journal, 13 May and 28 June 1842.


Robinson, and possibly other family members, had sided with Bennett and appeared to believe his accusations against JS. By July, Robinson had withdrawn from the
church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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over the conflict, and in late August he may have been attempting to settle his affairs in
Nauvoo

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so he could relocate elsewhere.
8

See George W. Robinson, “Letter from Nauvoo,” Quincy (IL) Whig, 23 July 1842, [2]; and “G. W. Robinson,” Wasp, between 30 July and 4 Aug. 1842, [2]; see also “G. W. Robinson,” Times and Seasons, 1 Aug. 1842, 3:878.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Quincy Whig. Quincy, IL. 1838–1856.

The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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drafted the agreement on 26 August 1842, and
Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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and
Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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likely signed it the same day, presumably in
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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.
9

Rigdon was in Nauvoo on 21 August and met with Hyrum Smith; no documentation confirms Robinson’s whereabouts. JS and Clayton were both in Nauvoo on 26 August 1842. (See JS, Journal, 21 and 26 Aug. 1842.)


The agreement was then filed in JS’s Nauvoo office. By early September 1842, Robinson had moved to
La Harpe

Located about twenty-five miles east of Nauvoo. Settled 1830. Originally called Franklin. Developed, platted, and renamed La Harpe, by 1836. Immigration and missionary work led to creation of branch of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in area, ...

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, Illinois.
10

George W. Robinson, Nauvoo, IL, to John C. Bennett, 16 Sept. 1842, in Bennett, History of the Saints, 248.


Comprehensive Works Cited

The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

Despite lingering tension, Rigdon appears to have resolved some of his differences with JS by late August, when he publicly expressed his loyalty to JS and the church.
11

During a Sunday worship service on 21 August 1842, Rigdon spoke to a congregation of Latter-day Saints and related how his daughter Elizabeth, who was deathly ill, had advised Rigdon to “be faithful in the cause” and warned other family members against denying their faith. Rigdon also “bore testimony to the truth of the work” to the congregation and denied the allegation that he had called JS a fallen prophet. (JS, Journal, 21 Aug. 1842.)


Footnotes

  1. [1]

    See Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. I, pp. 514–515, 5 Aug. 1841, microfilm 954,598, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL. On the same day, 5 August 1841, Robinson also signed a quitclaim deed providing JS with his right to the land and the ferry access he had purchased from Isaac Galland in April 1839. (See Agreement with George W. Robinson, 30 Apr. 1839; and Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. N, pp. 403–404, 5 Aug. 1841, microfilm 954,600, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)

  2. [2]

    See “G. W. Robinson,” Times and Seasons, 1 Aug. 1842, 3:878.

  3. [3]

    Although Robinson took the case to court in November, it was not tried until December. (Docket Entry, ca. 16 Dec. 1841, Robinson v. Granger [Nauvoo Mayor’s Ct. 1841], Nauvoo Mayor’s Court Docket Book, 18–23; see also Minutes, [Nauvoo, IL], [16 Dec. 1841], Robinson v. Granger [Nauvoo Mayor’s Ct. 1841], JS Office Papers, CHL.)

  4. [4]

    George W. Robinson, La Harpe, IL, to JS, Nauvoo, IL, 26 Apr. 1843, JS Collection, CHL; see also Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court Records, 1829–1897, vol. C, p. 277, 6 May 1842, microfilm 947,496, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.

  5. [5]

    See Application for Bankruptcy, ca. 14–16 Apr. 1842.

  6. [6]

    See John C. Bennett, Carthage, IL, 2 July 1842, Letter to the Editor, Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 15 July 1842, [2].

    Sangamo Journal. Springfield, IL. 1831–1847.

  7. [7]

    See Letter from Sidney Rigdon, 1 July 1842; and JS, Journal, 13 May and 28 June 1842.

  8. [8]

    See George W. Robinson, “Letter from Nauvoo,” Quincy (IL) Whig, 23 July 1842, [2]; and “G. W. Robinson,” Wasp, between 30 July and 4 Aug. 1842, [2]; see also “G. W. Robinson,” Times and Seasons, 1 Aug. 1842, 3:878.

    Quincy Whig. Quincy, IL. 1838–1856.

    The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

  9. [9]

    Rigdon was in Nauvoo on 21 August and met with Hyrum Smith; no documentation confirms Robinson’s whereabouts. JS and Clayton were both in Nauvoo on 26 August 1842. (See JS, Journal, 21 and 26 Aug. 1842.)

  10. [10]

    George W. Robinson, Nauvoo, IL, to John C. Bennett, 16 Sept. 1842, in Bennett, History of the Saints, 248.

    The Wasp. Nauvoo, IL. Apr. 1842–Apr. 1843.

  11. [11]

    During a Sunday worship service on 21 August 1842, Rigdon spoke to a congregation of Latter-day Saints and related how his daughter Elizabeth, who was deathly ill, had advised Rigdon to “be faithful in the cause” and warned other family members against denying their faith. Rigdon also “bore testimony to the truth of the work” to the congregation and denied the allegation that he had called JS a fallen prophet. (JS, Journal, 21 Aug. 1842.)

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This article of agreement made and entered into this Twenty sixth day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two between
George W. Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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and
Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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both of the County of
Hancock

Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...

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and State of
Illinois

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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of the first part and Joseph Smith Sole Trustee in Trust for the
church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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of the second part Witnesseth, that the said party of the second part hath this day paid over to said
George W. Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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the following personal property To Wit one span of Horses, Harness and Large Waggon value $350. and 1 Horse value $150— on payment for of a note which said
Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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holds against said Joseph Smith and which is given up to said Smith for and in consideration of the above property Provided, however, that if it shall be ascertained that said Note is invoiced in the schedule of property in hands of the assi[g]nee for Bankrupt Cases
1

Joel Catlin had been appointed the assignee for Hancock County bankruptcy proceedings. In this position, he would have been given control of the assets for those individuals whose bankruptcy petitions were approved. He would then sell these assets to raise the funds to pay the bankrupt individual’s creditors. (See Letter from Calvin A. Warren, ca. 23 June 1842.)


then and in that case said parties <​of the first part​> hereby bind themselves to give up the aforesaid personal property to said party of the second part and they in return shall receive back said note and for the performance of this obligation We hereby bind ourselves our heirs and assigns in the sum of one thousand dollars. Given under our hands this 26th day of August A.D. 1842

Signatures of George W. Robinson and Sidney Rigdon.


Geo W. Robinson

14 May 1814–10 Feb. 1878. Clerk, postmaster, merchant, clothier, banker. Born at Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Clerk and recorder for Kirtland high...

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Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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Agreement with George W. Robinson and Sidney Rigdon, 26 August 1842
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    Joel Catlin had been appointed the assignee for Hancock County bankruptcy proceedings. In this position, he would have been given control of the assets for those individuals whose bankruptcy petitions were approved. He would then sell these assets to raise the funds to pay the bankrupt individual’s creditors. (See Letter from Calvin A. Warren, ca. 23 June 1842.)

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