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Stephen Elder bill for Joseph Smith, Jr.

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 435
Scope and Contents

Handwritten bill from Stephen Elder to Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church, for goods sold to Smith in March-July 1840, apparently for sale in Joseph Smith's store. The manuscript includes three entries for tobacco. The item was filed against Smith's estate on 27 May 1846, with a total of $2.89 interest added to the bill.

Dates: 1840-1846

Carl J. Blum ledger books

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1909
Scope and Contents

Leger books. The materials deal with purchases and other financial transactions in an unnamed store in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Dates: 1869-1945

Wilson Law note

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1263
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten note in which Law promises to pay $214 on or before 1 May 1884 at 6% interest.

Dates: 1842

W. P. Lyon receipt

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 635
Scope and Contents

Handwritten receipt signed in Nauvoo, Illinois for payment of a note against Aaron Holder. Also includes photographs of present day restored Lyon drugstore in Nauvoo.

Dates: 1842

Samuel and Eunice S. Moore mortgage

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 644
Scope and Contents

Mss. A mortgage to Leonard Soby by Samuel and Eunice Moore for $80. Includes notarization of the Moores' signatures.

Dates: 1844

Passenger waybills, Nauvoo to Jacksonville, and Nauvoo to Quincy, Ill.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 2865
Scope and Contents

Passenger waybills for the transport of Monrow Davis from Quincy, Illinois, to Nauvoo, Illinois. The item was originally purchased at Quincy, Illinois. Also included are William Houck, listed as "Houcks Boy," and E. R. Rumsey from Warsaw to Nauvoo, Illinois, paid to R. S. Robertson.



Dates: 1842