We owe Eight Thousand, dollars, which must be paid by the  first of Sept next. but if we can get 4 or 5 Thousand this  month I can pay our debts here & so much of our debts  in New York that they will wait till Sept for the balance  & I also shall be able to purchase some goods this Spring for to  make my assortment more compleet through the summer—

At any rate we must have 4 thousand dollars this month

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The bearer hereoff Joseph Smith Jr is authorised by us to  borrow from One to Eight thousand dollars &  sign a note for the same in the name of N. K.  Whitney & Co which note we will hold ourselves bound to pay

Kirtland 19 apl 1834

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