Promissory Note from Wilson Law, 24 January 1842–C
Source Note
, Promissory Note, , Hancock Co., IL, to JS, 24 Jan. 1842; handwriting of ; signature of ; docket by , [, Hancock Co., IL, 24 Jan. 1842]; two pages; private possession.
The custodial history of this document is largely unknown. In 2019, the Joseph Smith Papers Project acquired a digital image of the document when it was in the custody of Moon’s Rare Books, a book and manuscript store operated by Reid Moon in Provo, Utah. As of 2022, the document is presumably in private possession.
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$200.
On or before the Twenty fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty five, For value, received; I promise to pay Joseph Smith or bearor Two hundred dollars with Interest at six per cent per annum.—