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Power of Attorney to Oliver Granger, 27 September 1837

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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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and JS, Power of Attorney, 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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,
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, 27 Sept. 1837; handwriting of
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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; signatures of
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 JS; one page; JS Collection, CHL. Includes dockets.
One leaf, measuring 10 × 7⅞ inches (25 × 20 cm). The top, bottom, and right edges of the recto have the square cut of manufactured paper. The left edge of the recto is torn and contains remnants of the second leaf of a bifolium; that leaf is not extant. Compression marks from the nib of a steel pen are concentrated in two small areas of the upper right of the recto. The document was folded into a roll fold and docketed twice. The first docket, in unidentified handwriting, reads, “O. Cowdery | comp◊◊d”; the second docket by
Leo Hawkins

19 July 1834–28 May 1859. Clerk, reporter. Born in London. Son of Samuel Harris Hawkins and Charlotte Savage. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Banks, 23 Oct. 1848. Immigrated to U.S. with his family; arrived in New Orleans...

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reads, “Sept 27. 1837”. The document was folded again, creating a second fold pattern. The upper left of the recto is torn. The docket by Hawkins suggests this document was in the Church Historian’s Office collection no later than the mid-1850s.

Historical Introduction

On 27 September 1837 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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signed this power of attorney, designating
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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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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and charging him to settle their business with
New York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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merchant
Jonathan F. Scribner

2 Apr. 1810–by 1880. Farmer, merchant. Born in Andover, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire. Son of Benjamin Scribner and Mary Ann White. Moved to Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, by 1836. Married Mary Sheldon, 28 Jan. 1836, in New York. Moved to Sheldon, Franklin Co...

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.
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According to store invoices, Scribner was an “Importer and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Fancy and Staple Hardware” in Buffalo, New York. By 1837, Scribner appears to have been living in Troy, New York, which was around three hundred miles from Buffalo. (Jonathan F. Scribner to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, Invoice, Buffalo, NY, 16 June 1836, JS Office Papers, CHL; Directory for the City of Buffalo [1836], 133; Directory for the City of Buffalo [1837], 119.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

A Directory for the City of Buffalo; Containing the Names and Residence of the Heads of Families and Householders, in Said City, on the First of May, 1836. Buffalo, NY: L. P. Crary, 1836.

A Directory for the City of Buffalo; Containing the Names and Residence of the Heads of Families, Households, and Other Inhabitants, in Said City, on the 1st of May, 1837. Buffalo, NY: Sarah Crary, 1837.

The business matters probably related to the nearly $1,800 JS and Rigdon owed to Scribner, a debt that originated in purchases made on credit by the firm of Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery from Scribner’s hardware store in
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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, New York, on 16 June 1836, with payment due on 16 October.
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Jonathan F. Scribner to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, Invoice, Buffalo, NY, 16 June 1836, JS Office Papers, CHL. The firm of Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery may also have borrowed money from Scribner. Both invoices indicate a due date of 16 October 1836. Scribner assessed interest in December 1836, and the records of Scribner’s attorneys list 15 December as the date the bill was due. The December due date may have been a renegotiated payment or a second due date after the first note had been defaulted on. (Transcript of Proceedings, 20 Oct. 1840, Scribner v. Rigdon et al. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1840], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book X, pp. 530–532, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH; Jonathan F. Scribner, Statement, ca. Apr. 1838, JS Office Papers, CHL.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Final Record Book X. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

Purchasing agents for the firm, probably
Oliver Cowdery

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

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and
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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, traveled to New York again in October 1836 to purchase additional goods, including lead piping.
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Jonathan F. Scribner, Statement, ca. Apr. 1838, JS Office Papers, CHL. Two reminiscent accounts identify Oliver Cowdery and Hyrum Smith as the men who traveled to New York to purchase merchandise in 1836, but the date of their trip is not specified. (Ames, Autobiography and Journal, [12]; “Banking and Financiering at Kirtland,” 609.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Ames, Ira. Autobiography and Journal, 1858. CHL. MS 6055.

“Banking and Financiering at Kirtland.” Magazine of Western History 11, no. 6 (Apr. 1890): 668–670.

The power of attorney suggests that
Scribner

2 Apr. 1810–by 1880. Farmer, merchant. Born in Andover, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire. Son of Benjamin Scribner and Mary Ann White. Moved to Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, by 1836. Married Mary Sheldon, 28 Jan. 1836, in New York. Moved to Sheldon, Franklin Co...

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had been paid using
Kirtland Safety Society

A financial institution formed to raise money and provide credit in Kirtland, Ohio. On 2 November 1836, JS, Sidney Rigdon, and others officially organized the Kirtland Safety Society as a community bank by ratifying its constitution. Sidney Rigdon served ...

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notes by one of the
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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area mercantile firms, either Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery or Cahoon, Carter & Co.
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The Kirtland mercantile firm of Cahoon, Carter & Co. was also in debt to Scribner in 1837 and may have been the firm that paid him in notes of the Kirtland Safety Society. In this case, JS and Rigdon were likely settling business matters as former officers of the society responsible for redeeming the notes they signed for the society. (Jonathan F. Scribner to Cahoon, Carter & Co., Invoice, Buffalo, NY, 16 June 1836, JS Office Papers, CHL.)


This payment would have probably happened in spring 1837 when JS sent
Brigham Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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and
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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on a “special Business Mission” to the East. Their mission seems to have consisted of contacting
New York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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merchants about Kirtland debts and possibly raising money from
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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members in the state.
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JS History, vol. B-1, 762; Richards, Journal, Apr. and 12 June 1837. Richards recorded the names and addresses of several New York merchants to whom Kirtland mercantile firms—including Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery and Cahoon, Carter & Co.—owed money for goods bought on credit. It is unclear if the information regarding the various mercantile firms was written before, during, or after the trip to New York.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.

In April 1837, Richards and Young met with Scribner in Troy, New York, and may have renegotiated the debts or paid Scribner using notes of the Kirtland Safety Society.
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The first trip to Troy in Richards’s journal was recorded on 19 April 1837 and includes Scribner’s name next to the date. The second trip, on 26 April, involved both Richards and Young. Richards’s journal notes that they “Saw Mr. Scribner” in Troy. The following day Young left to return to Kirtland and Richards returned to his family’s home in Richmond, Massachusetts. (Richards, Journal, Mar.–July 1837, [13], [14].)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.

If Scribner was paid with Safety Society notes, they would have been worth significantly less after discounting than their face value and would not have been adequate to cover the money he was owed.
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Transcript of Proceedings, 20 Oct. 1840, Scribner v. Rigdon et al. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1840], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book X, pp. 530–532, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Final Record Book X. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

In fact, Scribner may not have been able to redeem the society’s notes with any New York banks, given the financial panic and specie suspension that began in May 1837.
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See Introduction to Part 5: 5 Oct. 1836–10 Apr. 1837.


If this was the case, Scribner’s inability to redeem the notes at their face value likely led to the situation that
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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was empowered to handle.
On 1 September 1837, with the assistance of
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, lawyer
William Perkins

22 Jan. 1799–1 Dec. 1882. Teacher, attorney, insurance agent, politician. Born in Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut. Son of William Perkins and Mary Lee. Moved to Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, to study law, ca. 1822. Admitted to Connecticut bar, May...

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, members of the firms Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery and Cahoon, Carter & Co. renegotiated promissory notes with four
New York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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mercantile firms, including Holbrook & Ferme and Halsted, Haines & Co.
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JS, Sidney Rigdon, and Oliver Cowdery to Holbrook and Firme [Ferme], Promissory Note, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837, Joseph Smith Papers, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH; JS, Sidney Rigdon, and Oliver Cowdery to Holbrook & Firme [Ferme], Promissory Note, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837, BYU; Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter to Halsted, Haines & Co., Promissory Note, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837, private possession, copy at CHL; Hyrum Smith et al. to Halsted, Haines & Co., Promissory Note, 1 Sept. 1837, Brigham Young Office Files, CHL; Hyrum Smith et al. to Mead & Betts, Promissory Note, 1 Sept. 1837, Mead & Betts v. Estate of JS, Illinois State Historical Society, Circuit Court Case Files, CHL; see also Perkins & Osborn, Account Statement, ca. 29 Oct. 1838, JS Office Papers, CHL.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Smith, Joseph. Papers. Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.

Smith, Joseph, et al. Promissory Note to Holbrook & Firme, 1 Sept. 1837. BYU.

Smith, Joseph, et al. Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines & Co., 1 Sept. 1837. Private possession. Copy in editors’ possession.

Smith, Hyrum, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter. Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines and Co., Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837. Private possession. Copy at CHL.

Illinois State Historical Society. Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900. Microfilm. CHL. MS 16278.

On 26 September, the day before this power of attorney was signed, JS 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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also revised their debts with the firm of Bailey, Keeler & Remsen and signed three new promissory notes.
10

JS et al. to Bailey, Keeler, & Remsen, Promissory Notes, 26 Sept. 1837, Lord Sterling Papers, Lake County Historical Society, Painesville, OH.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Lord Sterling. Papers, 1835–1850. Lake County Historical Society, Painesville, OH.

JS and Rigdon may have made
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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their agent to renegotiate their debt with
Scribner

2 Apr. 1810–by 1880. Farmer, merchant. Born in Andover, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire. Son of Benjamin Scribner and Mary Ann White. Moved to Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, by 1836. Married Mary Sheldon, 28 Jan. 1836, in New York. Moved to Sheldon, Franklin Co...

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in a similar manner. On 26 October 1837, however, Scribner had a writ of summons issued against JS, Rigdon, and
Cowdery

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

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in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas to reclaim his money, indicating that Granger had not been successful in making satisfactory arrangements with the hardware store owner. Writs were also issued against
Reynolds Cahoon

30 Apr. 1790–29 Apr. 1861. Farmer, tanner, builder. Born at Cambridge, Washington Co., New York. Son of William Cahoon Jr. and Mehitable Hodges. Married Thirza Stiles, 11 Dec. 1810. Moved to northeastern Ohio, 1811. Located at Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co.,...

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,
Jared Carter

14 June 1801–6 July 1849. Born at Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Son of Gideon Carter and Johanna Sims. Moved to Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, by 1810. Married Lydia Ames, 20 Sept. 1823, at Benson. Moved to Chenango, Broome Co., New York, by Jan...

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, and
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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as Scribner pursued litigation in a separate case against the
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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mercantile firm of Cahoon, Carter & Co. for defaulted promissory notes.
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Transcript of Proceedings, 20 Oct. 1840, Scribner v. Rigdon et al. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1840], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book X, pp. 530–532, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH; Transcript of Proceedings, 3 Apr. 1838, Scribner v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1838], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book U, pp. 584–585, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Final Record Book X. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book U. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

Both sets of charges were ruled nonsuits, meaning the cases were terminated, in 1840. In the case of Scribner v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, the termination resulted from Scribner or his representative failing to appear in court on three occasions, suggesting he abandoned his efforts to collect the debt or lacked the evidence necessary to pursue the case. In the case of Scribner v. Cahoon, Carter & Co., both parties failed to appear in court and the judge required Cahoon and Hyrum Smith to pay $957 to Scribner.
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Transcript of Proceedings, 20 Oct. 1840, Scribner v. Rigdon et al. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1840], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book X, pp. 530–532; Transcript of Proceedings, 3 Apr. 1838, Scribner v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1838], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book U, pp. 584–585, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Final Record Book X. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book U. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    According to store invoices, Scribner was an “Importer and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Fancy and Staple Hardware” in Buffalo, New York. By 1837, Scribner appears to have been living in Troy, New York, which was around three hundred miles from Buffalo. (Jonathan F. Scribner to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, Invoice, Buffalo, NY, 16 June 1836, JS Office Papers, CHL; Directory for the City of Buffalo [1836], 133; Directory for the City of Buffalo [1837], 119.)

    A Directory for the City of Buffalo; Containing the Names and Residence of the Heads of Families and Householders, in Said City, on the First of May, 1836. Buffalo, NY: L. P. Crary, 1836.

    A Directory for the City of Buffalo; Containing the Names and Residence of the Heads of Families, Households, and Other Inhabitants, in Said City, on the 1st of May, 1837. Buffalo, NY: Sarah Crary, 1837.

  2. [2]

    Jonathan F. Scribner to Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, Invoice, Buffalo, NY, 16 June 1836, JS Office Papers, CHL. The firm of Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery may also have borrowed money from Scribner. Both invoices indicate a due date of 16 October 1836. Scribner assessed interest in December 1836, and the records of Scribner’s attorneys list 15 December as the date the bill was due. The December due date may have been a renegotiated payment or a second due date after the first note had been defaulted on. (Transcript of Proceedings, 20 Oct. 1840, Scribner v. Rigdon et al. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1840], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book X, pp. 530–532, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH; Jonathan F. Scribner, Statement, ca. Apr. 1838, JS Office Papers, CHL.)

    Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Final Record Book X. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

  3. [3]

    Jonathan F. Scribner, Statement, ca. Apr. 1838, JS Office Papers, CHL. Two reminiscent accounts identify Oliver Cowdery and Hyrum Smith as the men who traveled to New York to purchase merchandise in 1836, but the date of their trip is not specified. (Ames, Autobiography and Journal, [12]; “Banking and Financiering at Kirtland,” 609.)

    Ames, Ira. Autobiography and Journal, 1858. CHL. MS 6055.

    “Banking and Financiering at Kirtland.” Magazine of Western History 11, no. 6 (Apr. 1890): 668–670.

  4. [4]

    The Kirtland mercantile firm of Cahoon, Carter & Co. was also in debt to Scribner in 1837 and may have been the firm that paid him in notes of the Kirtland Safety Society. In this case, JS and Rigdon were likely settling business matters as former officers of the society responsible for redeeming the notes they signed for the society. (Jonathan F. Scribner to Cahoon, Carter & Co., Invoice, Buffalo, NY, 16 June 1836, JS Office Papers, CHL.)

  5. [5]

    JS History, vol. B-1, 762; Richards, Journal, Apr. and 12 June 1837. Richards recorded the names and addresses of several New York merchants to whom Kirtland mercantile firms—including Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery and Cahoon, Carter & Co.—owed money for goods bought on credit. It is unclear if the information regarding the various mercantile firms was written before, during, or after the trip to New York.

    Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.

  6. [6]

    The first trip to Troy in Richards’s journal was recorded on 19 April 1837 and includes Scribner’s name next to the date. The second trip, on 26 April, involved both Richards and Young. Richards’s journal notes that they “Saw Mr. Scribner” in Troy. The following day Young left to return to Kirtland and Richards returned to his family’s home in Richmond, Massachusetts. (Richards, Journal, Mar.–July 1837, [13], [14].)

    Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.

  7. [7]

    Transcript of Proceedings, 20 Oct. 1840, Scribner v. Rigdon et al. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1840], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book X, pp. 530–532, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

    Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Final Record Book X. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

  8. [8]

    See Introduction to Part 5: 5 Oct. 1836–10 Apr. 1837.

  9. [9]

    JS, Sidney Rigdon, and Oliver Cowdery to Holbrook and Firme [Ferme], Promissory Note, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837, Joseph Smith Papers, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH; JS, Sidney Rigdon, and Oliver Cowdery to Holbrook & Firme [Ferme], Promissory Note, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837, BYU; Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter to Halsted, Haines & Co., Promissory Note, Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837, private possession, copy at CHL; Hyrum Smith et al. to Halsted, Haines & Co., Promissory Note, 1 Sept. 1837, Brigham Young Office Files, CHL; Hyrum Smith et al. to Mead & Betts, Promissory Note, 1 Sept. 1837, Mead & Betts v. Estate of JS, Illinois State Historical Society, Circuit Court Case Files, CHL; see also Perkins & Osborn, Account Statement, ca. 29 Oct. 1838, JS Office Papers, CHL.

    Smith, Joseph. Papers. Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.

    Smith, Joseph, et al. Promissory Note to Holbrook & Firme, 1 Sept. 1837. BYU.

    Smith, Joseph, et al. Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines & Co., 1 Sept. 1837. Private possession. Copy in editors’ possession.

    Smith, Hyrum, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter. Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines and Co., Kirtland, OH, 1 Sept. 1837. Private possession. Copy at CHL.

    Illinois State Historical Society. Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900. Microfilm. CHL. MS 16278.

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    JS et al. to Bailey, Keeler, & Remsen, Promissory Notes, 26 Sept. 1837, Lord Sterling Papers, Lake County Historical Society, Painesville, OH.

    Lord Sterling. Papers, 1835–1850. Lake County Historical Society, Painesville, OH.

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    Transcript of Proceedings, 20 Oct. 1840, Scribner v. Rigdon et al. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1840], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book X, pp. 530–532, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH; Transcript of Proceedings, 3 Apr. 1838, Scribner v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. [Geauga Co. C.P. 1838], Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Record Book U, pp. 584–585, Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

    Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas, Final Record Book X. Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

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