Invoice, William Tell Jones & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 3 September 1836

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Invoice, William Tell Jones & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 3 September 1836
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William Tell Jones & Co., Invoice,
Buffalo
Located in western New York on eastern shore of Lake Erie at head of Niagara River and mouth of Buffalo Creek. County seat. Settled by 1801. Land for town allocated, 1810. Incorporated as village, 1813, but mostly destroyed later that year during War of 1812...
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, Erie Co., NY, to
Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery
A mercantile partnership composed of Sidney Rigdon, JS, and Oliver Cowdery, likely formed in June 1836. The partnership purchased wholesale goods on credit, using promissory notes, from merchants in Buffalo, New York, in June 1836. In September 1836, the ...
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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, 3 Sept. 1836; handwriting of E. Donnelly; docket in unidentified handwriting; one page; JS Collection, CHL. Includes address and postal markings.

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Postage in red ink in unidentified handwriting.

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Buffalo
Located in western New York on eastern shore of Lake Erie at head of Niagara River and mouth of Buffalo Creek. County seat. Settled by 1801. Land for town allocated, 1810. Incorporated as village, 1813, but mostly destroyed later that year during War of 1812...
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SEPT 6 N. Y.>
Postmark stamped in blue ink.

Messrs
Smith Rigdon & Co
A mercantile company composed of Sidney Rigdon, JS, and possibly Oliver Cowdery. In September 1836, the firm began operating a store in Chester, Ohio. It is unclear if the “Co.” in the firm’s name represented an abbreviation for “Cowdery” or the more common...
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Kirtland
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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Ohio

Docket in unidentified handwriting.
Wm. Jones

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Invoice, William Tell Jones & Co. to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 3 September 1836
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E. Donnelly
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Postage in red ink in unidentified handwriting.
Postmark stamped in blue ink.
Docket in unidentified handwriting.