See “Fresh Fall Goods,” Painesville (OH) Republican, 12 Jan. 1837, [4]; “Pork,” Painesville Republican, 2 Mar. 1837, [3]; and Transcript of Proceedings, ca. 3 Apr. 1838, Chase v. Seymour and Griffith [Geauga Co. C.P. 1837], Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, Common Pleas Record, vol. V, p. 19, microfilm 20,280, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL. These promissory notes may have represented a personal debt owed by JS and Rigdon or had some affiliation with JS and Rigdon’s store in Chester, Ohio, operating under the firm name Rigdon, Smith & Co. (“Notice,” Messenger and Advocate, Feb. 1837, 3:458; Historical Introduction to Letter from Emma Smith, 3 May 1837.)

Painesville Republican. Painesville, OH. 1836–1841.

U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

Capias ad Respondendum, 27 July 1837 [Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS]. Three of the promissory notes were created on 10 February 1837, with a fourth promissory note created on 9 March 1837 for $100. The three-dollar difference between the debt and the damages likely represents interest on the notes.

Capias ad Respondendum, 27 July 1837 [Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS]. See also An Act Concerning Mesne Process in Civil and Criminal Cases [10 Feb. 1831], Statutes of Ohio, vol. 3, p. 1718, sec. 1.)

The Statutes of Ohio and of the Northwestern Territory, Adopted or Enacted from 1788 to 1833 Inclusive: Together with the Ordinance of 1787; the Constitutions of Ohio and of the United States, and Various Public Instruments and Acts of Congress: Illustrated by a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Ohio; Numerous References and Notes, and Copious Indexes. 3 vols. Edited by Salmon P. Chase. Cincinnati: Corey and Fairbank, 1833–1835.

JS History, vol. B-1, 767.

Capias ad Respondendum, 27 July 1837 [Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS]. For more on the litigation from Barker, see Transcript of Proceedings, Barker for the use of Bump v. JS and O. Cowdery, ca. 24 Oct. 1837 [Geauga Co. C.P. 1837], Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, Common Pleas Record, vol. U, p. 237, microfilm 20,270, U.S. and Canada Records Collection, FHL.

U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

JS History, vol. B-1, 767, addenda, 6nS.

Transcript of Proceedings, ca. 24 Oct. 1837 [Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS].

Transcript of Proceedings, ca. 24 Oct. 1837 [Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS]. According to Ohio statute, the defendant shall recover costs against the plaintiff when a case is discontinued. Seymour & Griffith was meant to pay the defendants’ costs of $1.11, but it is not clear from extant records whether the firm did so. (An Act Prescribing Forms of Writs in Civil Causes and Directing the Mode of Proceeding Therein [1 Aug. 1792], Statutes of Ohio, vol. 1, p. 132, sec. 6; Docket Entry, Costs, ca. 24 Oct. 1837 [Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS].)

The Statutes of Ohio and of the Northwestern Territory, Adopted or Enacted from 1788 to 1833 Inclusive: Together with the Ordinance of 1787; the Constitutions of Ohio and of the United States, and Various Public Instruments and Acts of Congress: Illustrated by a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Ohio; Numerous References and Notes, and Copious Indexes. 3 vols. Edited by Salmon P. Chase. Cincinnati: Corey and Fairbank, 1833–1835.