On 7 November 1839, JS wrote a pay order to requesting that he pay fifty dollars. JS was in , Illinois, en route to with a delegation seeking redress for atrocities and deprivations committed against members during the “Mormon War” in . JS wrote to Sherwood in , Illinois, presumably because Sherwood had been selling lots on the plat to newly arriving Latter-day Saints and likely had available funds to pay Hicks. The previous month, the Nauvoo had appointed Sherwood to appraise, show, and sell town lots. Hicks, a member of the church, had apparently lent money to assist with JS’s trip expenses, though it is unclear whether Hicks—who was living in Nauvoo by the following year—gave the money before JS departed from Commerce or sometime during the delegation’s journey. See also Introduction to Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS.