Promissory Note, 26 May 1836 [Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al.]

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Promissory Note, 26 May 1836 [Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al.]
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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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, JS, 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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, Promissory Note, Talmadge, Portage Co., OH, to
George Boosinger
1784–28 Feb. 1862. Farmer. Born in Pennsylvania. Son of Conrad Boosinger and Catharine Barbara Yancer. Journeyed to Trumbull Co., Northwest Territory (later Ohio), ca. 1801. Married first Nancy Simcox, ca. 1807. Enlisted in War of 1812. Lived at Tallmadge...
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, 26 May 1836; handwriting of
Oliver Cowdery
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; signatures of
Oliver Cowdery
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, JS, and
Hyrum Smith
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; notations by unidentified scribe, [26 May 1836]; two pages; Letters Related to George Boosinger, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.

This document was in
George Boosinger
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’s possession and presumably was retained by his descendants for an unknown time upon his death. In 1953, it was one of several miscellaneous Boosinger papers in the possession of M. S. MacCarthy of Glendale, California.
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“List of Boosinger Papers relating to Early Periods in the History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” 14 Dec. 1953, Fife Mormon Collection, 1940–1972, Folk Collection 4, no. 1, series II, vol. 16, no. 650, Special Collections and Archives, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan.
Comprehensive Works Cited
“List of Boosinger Papers relating to Early Periods in the History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” 14 Dec. 1953. Fife Mormon Collection, 1940–1972, Folk Collection 4, no. 1, series II, vol. 16, no. 650, Special Collections and Archives, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan.
Sometime between 1953 and 1958, the Boosinger papers were transferred from M. S. MacCarthy to Mrs. H. W. Deegan. In 1958, Deegan sold the Boosinger papers to the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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Email correspondence, Katrina Denman to Sharalyn Howcroft, 20 Jan. 2011.
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[1]
“List of Boosinger Papers relating to Early Periods in the History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” 14 Dec. 1953, Fife Mormon Collection, 1940–1972, Folk Collection 4, no. 1, series II, vol. 16, no. 650, Special Collections and Archives, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan.
“List of Boosinger Papers relating to Early Periods in the History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” 14 Dec. 1953. Fife Mormon Collection, 1940–1972, Folk Collection 4, no. 1, series II, vol. 16, no. 650, Special Collections and Archives, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan.
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Email correspondence, Katrina Denman to Sharalyn Howcroft, 20 Jan. 2011.
Historical Introduction
See Introduction to Boosinger v. JS et al. and Boosinger v. Cowdery et al.
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Promissory Note, 26 May 1836 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
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Tallmage, Ohio, May 26, 1836.

For value received we promise to pay
George Boosinger
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or bearer two hundred dollars, two yea[rs]
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from date, with interest at six percent, after six months.

Signatures of Oliver Cowdery, JS, and Hyrum Smith.
Oliver Cowdery
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Joseph Smith Jr

Hyrum Smith
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Notations in unidentified handwriting.
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Promissory Note, 26 May 1836 [Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al.]
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Hyrum Smith
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TEXT: Page torn.
Signatures of Oliver Cowdery, JS, and Hyrum Smith.
Notations in unidentified handwriting.

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