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Letter of Introduction from John Howden, 27 October 1838

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John Howden

Ca. 1812–11 Sept. 1853. Farmer, merchant, county clerk, American consul. Born in Vermont. Son of John Howden and Mary Smith. Moved to Geauga Co., Ohio, by Oct. 1836, and opened a dry goods store. Served as Geauga Co. clerk, 1840–1846. Married Elizabeth M....

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, Letter of Introduction,
Painesville

Located on Grand River twelve miles northeast of Kirtland. Created and settled, 1800. Originally named Champion. Flourished economically from harbor on Lake Erie and as major route of overland travel for western emigration. Included Painesville village; laid...

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, Geauga Co., OH, for
Oliver Granger

7 Feb. 1794–23/25 Aug. 1841. Sheriff, church agent. Born at Phelps, Ontario Co., New York. Son of Pierce Granger and Clarissa Trumble. Married Lydia Dibble, 8 Sept. 1813, at Phelps. Member of Methodist church and licensed exhorter. Sheriff of Ontario Co. ...

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, agent of JS 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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, 27 Oct. 1838. Featured version copied [between 29 May and 30 Oct. 1839] in JS Letterbook 2, p. 41; handwriting of
James Mulholland

1804–3 Nov. 1839. Born in Ireland. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Married Sarah Scott, 8 Feb. 1838/1839, at Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri. Engaged in clerical work for JS, 1838, at Far West. Ordained a seventy, 28 Dec. 1838....

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; JS Collection, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for JS Letterbook 2.

Historical Introduction

On 27 October 1838,
John Howden

Ca. 1812–11 Sept. 1853. Farmer, merchant, county clerk, American consul. Born in Vermont. Son of John Howden and Mary Smith. Moved to Geauga Co., Ohio, by Oct. 1836, and opened a dry goods store. Served as Geauga Co. clerk, 1840–1846. Married Elizabeth M....

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wrote a letter of introduction attesting to JS’s 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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’s honorable character and to
Oliver Granger

7 Feb. 1794–23/25 Aug. 1841. Sheriff, church agent. Born at Phelps, Ontario Co., New York. Son of Pierce Granger and Clarissa Trumble. Married Lydia Dibble, 8 Sept. 1813, at Phelps. Member of Methodist church and licensed exhorter. Sheriff of Ontario Co. ...

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’s satisfactory settlement of debts JS and Rigdon owed to Howden. While living in
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, JS, Rigdon, and other church members had purchased goods on credit from Howden, a merchant in
Painesville

Located on Grand River twelve miles northeast of Kirtland. Created and settled, 1800. Originally named Champion. Flourished economically from harbor on Lake Erie and as major route of overland travel for western emigration. Included Painesville village; laid...

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, Ohio, and the debts were left unpaid as the
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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moved to
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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throughout 1838.
1

See Statement of Account from John Howden, 29 Mar. 1838. Howden operated a dry goods store on Main Street in Painesville in 1836 and 1837. It is not clear whether the store was still functioning in 1838. (See Advertisement, Painesville [OH] Telegraph, 4 Nov. 1836, [3]; Advertisement, Painesville [OH] Republican, 1 Dec. 1836, [4]; and Advertisement, Painesville Republican, 2 Feb. 1837, [4].)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Painesville Telegraph. Painesville, OH. 1822–1986.

Painesville Republican. Painesville, OH. 1836–1841.

Because JS and Rigdon abruptly departed
Ohio

French explored and claimed area, 1669. British took possession following French and Indian War, 1763. Ceded to U.S., 1783. First permanent white settlement established, 1788. Northeastern portion maintained as part of Connecticut, 1786, and called Connecticut...

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in January 1838, some people evidently thought the two men were attempting to defraud Howden and other creditors.
2

Painesville merchants Thomas Griffith and John Seymour later stated that Granger’s actions confirmed “there was no intention on their [JS and Rigdon’s] part of defrauding their Creditors,” suggesting that some people previously suspected JS and Rigdon of fraud. (Thomas Griffith and John Seymour, Letter of Introduction, Painesville, OH, for Oliver Granger, 19 Oct. 1838, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 40.)


JS and Rigdon repaid several creditors and avoided litigation on outstanding debts by appointing Granger,
William Marks

15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...

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, and others to settle these matters.
3

See Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 Feb. 1838.


Granger began acting as an
agent

A specific church office and, more generally, someone “entrusted with the business of another.” Agents in the church assisted other ecclesiastical officers, especially the bishop in his oversight of the church’s temporal affairs. A May 1831 revelation instructed...

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for JS and Rigdon in Ohio in 1837.
4

See Historical Introduction to Notice, ca. Late Aug. 1837.


He traveled to Missouri in 1838 and was in
Far West

Originally called Shoal Creek. Located fifty-five miles northeast of Independence. Surveyed 1823; first settled by whites, 1831. Site purchased, 8 Aug. 1836, before Caldwell Co. was organized for Latter-day Saints in Missouri. William W. Phelps and John Whitmer...

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on 8 July when JS dictated a revelation concerning the church’s finances in Ohio. This revelation directed Marks and
Newel K. Whitney

3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...

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to move to Missouri; when they did so, the responsibility for settling Ohio debts shifted solely to Granger.
5

See Revelation, 8 July 1838–E [D&C 117].


In his role as an agent,
Granger

7 Feb. 1794–23/25 Aug. 1841. Sheriff, church agent. Born at Phelps, Ontario Co., New York. Son of Pierce Granger and Clarissa Trumble. Married Lydia Dibble, 8 Sept. 1813, at Phelps. Member of Methodist church and licensed exhorter. Sheriff of Ontario Co. ...

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settled debts owed to
Howden

Ca. 1812–11 Sept. 1853. Farmer, merchant, county clerk, American consul. Born in Vermont. Son of John Howden and Mary Smith. Moved to Geauga Co., Ohio, by Oct. 1836, and opened a dry goods store. Served as Geauga Co. clerk, 1840–1846. Married Elizabeth M....

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and other creditors.
6

See Statement of Account from John Howden, 29 Mar. 1838.


On 19 October,
Painesville

Located on Grand River twelve miles northeast of Kirtland. Created and settled, 1800. Originally named Champion. Flourished economically from harbor on Lake Erie and as major route of overland travel for western emigration. Included Painesville village; laid...

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merchants
Thomas Griffith

ca. 1802–20 July 1841. Merchant. Born in Ireland. Married Sarah. Moved to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1830. Episcopalian. Partner with John S. Seymour in dry goods store of Seymour & Griffith, by 1837, in Painesville. Plaintiff in case of Seymour & ...

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and
John Seymour

15 May 1803–13 Feb. 1891. Merchant, manufacturer, land developer, traveling salesman. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Moses Seymour and Mabel Strong. Moved to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio, by Nov. 1836. Plaintiff in case of Seymour...

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gave Granger a letter of introduction stating that his efforts “in settling the claims, accounts &c against the former Citizens of
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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” had “done much credit to himself, and all others that committed to him the cares of adjusting their business with this community.”
7

Thomas Griffith and John Seymour, Letter of Introduction, Painesville, OH, for Oliver Granger, 19 Oct. 1838, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 40. Griffith and Seymour operated a dry goods store in Painesville in 1836 and 1837. In October 1837, JS and Rigdon were brought to court for not paying four promissory notes (totaling $147) they had given to Griffith and Seymour. (Advertisement, Painesville [OH] Republican, 12 Jan. 1837, [4]; Transcript of Proceedings, 24 Oct. 1837, Seymour and Griffith v. JS and Rigdon [Geauga Co. C.P. 1837], Final Record Book U, p. 383, microfilm 20,279, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Painesville Republican. Painesville, OH. 1836–1841.

On 26 October,
Horace Kingsbury

Ca. 1798–12 Mar. 1853. Jeweler, silversmith. Born in New Hampshire. Married first Dianthe Stiles, 20 July 1826. Moved to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1827. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder by John P. Greene, 9...

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—a Painesville resident and disaffected member of the church
8

Kingsbury apparently became disaffected from the church in 1837. It is unclear what business Granger settled with Kingsbury by October 1838, but it may have related to land transactions or Kingsbury’s involvement with the Kirtland Safety Society. (JS History, vol. B-1, 767; Vilate Murray Kimball, Kirtland, OH, to Heber C. Kimball, Preston, England, ca. 10–12 Sept. 1837, Heber C. Kimball, Collection, CHL; Historical Introduction to Kirtland Safety Society Notes, 4 Jan.–9 Mar. 1837.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Kimball, Heber C. Collection, 1837–1898. CHL. MS 12476.

—wrote a letter commending Granger’s “management in the arrangement of the unfinished business” of church members. Kingsbury also stated that Granger’s work in “redeeming their [church members’] pledges and thereby sustaining their integrity” had “entitled him to my highest esteem, and ever grateful recollection.”
9

Horace Kingsbury, Letter of Introduction, Painesville, OH, for Oliver Granger, 26 Oct. 1838, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 40.


Howden’s letter of introduction written on 27 October contained similar praise for Granger and by extension for JS and the church. The letter from Howden is representative of the letters from Kingsbury and from Griffith and Seymour. All three letters were written in mid- or late October and were probably solicited by Granger, perhaps in response to direction from JS, to verify the credibility of JS,
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 Granger.
10

JS’s history characterized the letters of recommendation for Granger as evidence that JS was not attempting to defraud creditors. (JS History, vol. B-1, 837.)


On 27 October, the same day
Howden

Ca. 1812–11 Sept. 1853. Farmer, merchant, county clerk, American consul. Born in Vermont. Son of John Howden and Mary Smith. Moved to Geauga Co., Ohio, by Oct. 1836, and opened a dry goods store. Served as Geauga Co. clerk, 1840–1846. Married Elizabeth M....

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produced the letter of introduction,
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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governor
Lilburn W. Boggs

14 Dec. 1796–14 Mar. 1860. Bookkeeper, bank cashier, merchant, Indian agent and trader, lawyer, doctor, postmaster, politician. Born at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of John M. Boggs and Martha Oliver. Served in War of 1812. Moved to St. Louis, ca...

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ordered the state militia to expel the Saints from the state. Within a matter of days, JS was arrested in
Far West

Originally called Shoal Creek. Located fifty-five miles northeast of Independence. Surveyed 1823; first settled by whites, 1831. Site purchased, 8 Aug. 1836, before Caldwell Co. was organized for Latter-day Saints in Missouri. William W. Phelps and John Whitmer...

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, Missouri.
11

See Lilburn W. Boggs, Jefferson City, MO, to John B. Clark, Fayette, MO, 27 Oct. 1838, copy, Mormon War Papers, MSA; and Introduction to Part 3: 4 Nov. 1838–16 Apr. 1839.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Mormon War Papers, 1838–1841. MSA.

It is unlikely that JS received this and the other letters of introduction during his nearly six-month incarceration.
Granger

7 Feb. 1794–23/25 Aug. 1841. Sheriff, church agent. Born at Phelps, Ontario Co., New York. Son of Pierce Granger and Clarissa Trumble. Married Lydia Dibble, 8 Sept. 1813, at Phelps. Member of Methodist church and licensed exhorter. Sheriff of Ontario Co. ...

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probably kept the letters and gave them to JS at a later point, possibly when both men were in
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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in spring 1839.
12

See Minutes, 4–5 May 1839.


The original letter Howden wrote is severely damaged, with sections on the left side and at the top of the document missing.
13

See John Howden, Letter of Introduction, Painesville, OH, for Oliver Granger et al., 27 Oct. 1838, JS Office Papers, CHL.


JS’s scribe,
James Mulholland

1804–3 Nov. 1839. Born in Ireland. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Married Sarah Scott, 8 Feb. 1838/1839, at Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri. Engaged in clerical work for JS, 1838, at Far West. Ordained a seventy, 28 Dec. 1838....

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, copied the letter into JS Letterbook 2 sometime between 29 May and 30 October 1839.
14

Mulholland copied his own 29 May 1839 letter to Edward Partridge on page 15 of JS Letterbook 2, making that the earliest likely copying date for documents he subsequently copied but that had dates preceding 29 May. The latest that Mulholland could have copied the letter was 3 November 1839, the day he died, though the latest likely copying date is 30 October, after which illness presumably precluded scribal duties. (Emma Smith, Nauvoo, IL, to JS, Washington DC, 6 Dec. 1839, Charles Aldrich Autograph Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; Obituary for James Mulholland, Times and Seasons, Dec. 1839, 1:32.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

Because that copy is complete, it is featured here.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    See Statement of Account from John Howden, 29 Mar. 1838. Howden operated a dry goods store on Main Street in Painesville in 1836 and 1837. It is not clear whether the store was still functioning in 1838. (See Advertisement, Painesville [OH] Telegraph, 4 Nov. 1836, [3]; Advertisement, Painesville [OH] Republican, 1 Dec. 1836, [4]; and Advertisement, Painesville Republican, 2 Feb. 1837, [4].)

    Painesville Telegraph. Painesville, OH. 1822–1986.

    Painesville Republican. Painesville, OH. 1836–1841.

  2. [2]

    Painesville merchants Thomas Griffith and John Seymour later stated that Granger’s actions confirmed “there was no intention on their [JS and Rigdon’s] part of defrauding their Creditors,” suggesting that some people previously suspected JS and Rigdon of fraud. (Thomas Griffith and John Seymour, Letter of Introduction, Painesville, OH, for Oliver Granger, 19 Oct. 1838, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 40.)

  3. [3]

    See Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 Feb. 1838.

  4. [4]

    See Historical Introduction to Notice, ca. Late Aug. 1837.

  5. [5]

    See Revelation, 8 July 1838–E [D&C 117].

  6. [6]

    See Statement of Account from John Howden, 29 Mar. 1838.

  7. [7]

    Thomas Griffith and John Seymour, Letter of Introduction, Painesville, OH, for Oliver Granger, 19 Oct. 1838, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 40. Griffith and Seymour operated a dry goods store in Painesville in 1836 and 1837. In October 1837, JS and Rigdon were brought to court for not paying four promissory notes (totaling $147) they had given to Griffith and Seymour. (Advertisement, Painesville [OH] Republican, 12 Jan. 1837, [4]; Transcript of Proceedings, 24 Oct. 1837, Seymour and Griffith v. JS and Rigdon [Geauga Co. C.P. 1837], Final Record Book U, p. 383, microfilm 20,279, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)

    Painesville Republican. Painesville, OH. 1836–1841.

  8. [8]

    Kingsbury apparently became disaffected from the church in 1837. It is unclear what business Granger settled with Kingsbury by October 1838, but it may have related to land transactions or Kingsbury’s involvement with the Kirtland Safety Society. (JS History, vol. B-1, 767; Vilate Murray Kimball, Kirtland, OH, to Heber C. Kimball, Preston, England, ca. 10–12 Sept. 1837, Heber C. Kimball, Collection, CHL; Historical Introduction to Kirtland Safety Society Notes, 4 Jan.–9 Mar. 1837.)

    Kimball, Heber C. Collection, 1837–1898. CHL. MS 12476.

  9. [9]

    Horace Kingsbury, Letter of Introduction, Painesville, OH, for Oliver Granger, 26 Oct. 1838, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 40.

  10. [10]

    JS’s history characterized the letters of recommendation for Granger as evidence that JS was not attempting to defraud creditors. (JS History, vol. B-1, 837.)

  11. [11]

    See Lilburn W. Boggs, Jefferson City, MO, to John B. Clark, Fayette, MO, 27 Oct. 1838, copy, Mormon War Papers, MSA; and Introduction to Part 3: 4 Nov. 1838–16 Apr. 1839.

    Mormon War Papers, 1838–1841. MSA.

  12. [12]

    See Minutes, 4–5 May 1839.

  13. [13]

    See John Howden, Letter of Introduction, Painesville, OH, for Oliver Granger et al., 27 Oct. 1838, JS Office Papers, CHL.

  14. [14]

    Mulholland copied his own 29 May 1839 letter to Edward Partridge on page 15 of JS Letterbook 2, making that the earliest likely copying date for documents he subsequently copied but that had dates preceding 29 May. The latest that Mulholland could have copied the letter was 3 November 1839, the day he died, though the latest likely copying date is 30 October, after which illness presumably precluded scribal duties. (Emma Smith, Nauvoo, IL, to JS, Washington DC, 6 Dec. 1839, Charles Aldrich Autograph Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; Obituary for James Mulholland, Times and Seasons, Dec. 1839, 1:32.)

    Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Letter of Introduction from John Howden, 27 October 1838, in Handwriting of John Howden
*Letter of Introduction from John Howden, 27 October 1838
Letterbook 2

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To all whom it may Concern.
This may certify that during the year of Eighteen hundred and thirtyseven I had dealings with Messrs Joseph Smith Jr 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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together with other members of the society,
1

That is, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.


to the amount of about three thousand dollars, And during the spring of Eighteen Hundred and thirty eight, I have received my pay in full of Col
Oliver Granger

7 Feb. 1794–23/25 Aug. 1841. Sheriff, church agent. Born at Phelps, Ontario Co., New York. Son of Pierce Granger and Clarissa Trumble. Married Lydia Dibble, 8 Sept. 1813, at Phelps. Member of Methodist church and licensed exhorter. Sheriff of Ontario Co. ...

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to my satisfaction.
2

Granger was previously a colonel in the New York militia. (JS History, vol. C-1 Addenda, 11; Historian’s Office, Obituary Notices of Distinguished Persons, 10.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Historian’s Office. Obituary Notices of Distinguished Persons, 1854–1872. CHL. MS 3449.

And I would here remark that it is due Messrs Smith &
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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& the society generally, to say that they have ever dealt honorable and fair with me, And I have received as good treatment from them as I have received from Any other society in this vicinity: And so far as I have been correctly informed, And made known of their them business transactions generally they have so far as I can judge been honorable and honest, And have made every exertion to arrange & settle their affairs; & I would further state that the closing up of my business with said society has been with their
agent

A specific church office and, more generally, someone “entrusted with the business of another.” Agents in the church assisted other ecclesiastical officers, especially the bishop in his oversight of the church’s temporal affairs. A May 1831 revelation instructed...

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Col Granger

7 Feb. 1794–23/25 Aug. 1841. Sheriff, church agent. Born at Phelps, Ontario Co., New York. Son of Pierce Granger and Clarissa Trumble. Married Lydia Dibble, 8 Sept. 1813, at Phelps. Member of Methodist church and licensed exhorter. Sheriff of Ontario Co. ...

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appointed by them for that purpose; And I consider it highly due,
Col Granger

7 Feb. 1794–23/25 Aug. 1841. Sheriff, church agent. Born at Phelps, Ontario Co., New York. Son of Pierce Granger and Clarissa Trumble. Married Lydia Dibble, 8 Sept. 1813, at Phelps. Member of Methodist church and licensed exhorter. Sheriff of Ontario Co. ...

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from me here to state that he has acted truly And honestly with me in all his business transactions with me, and has accomplished more than I could have reasonably expected. And I have also been made acquainted with his business in this section, And wherever he has been called upon to act, he has done so, And with good management he has accomplished And effected a close of a very large amount [of] business for said society, And as I believe to the entire satisfaction of all concerned.
John W Howden

Ca. 1812–11 Sept. 1853. Farmer, merchant, county clerk, American consul. Born in Vermont. Son of John Howden and Mary Smith. Moved to Geauga Co., Ohio, by Oct. 1836, and opened a dry goods store. Served as Geauga Co. clerk, 1840–1846. Married Elizabeth M....

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Pain[e]sville

Located on Grand River twelve miles northeast of Kirtland. Created and settled, 1800. Originally named Champion. Flourished economically from harbor on Lake Erie and as major route of overland travel for western emigration. Included Painesville village; laid...

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Footnotes

  1. [1]

    That is, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

  2. [2]

    Granger was previously a colonel in the New York militia. (JS History, vol. C-1 Addenda, 11; Historian’s Office, Obituary Notices of Distinguished Persons, 10.)

    Historian’s Office. Obituary Notices of Distinguished Persons, 1854–1872. CHL. MS 3449.

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