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Letter from the Utah National Bank to Wilford Woodruff (January 27, 1895) Concerning the authenticity of a $20 Kirtland Safety Society Note

  

THE UTAH NATIONAL BANK

 

CAPITAL & PROFITS OF $2300,000

Jany 27th, 1895.

SALT LAKE CITY.

 

Rev. Wilford Woodruff,

 

President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,

Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

Reverend Sir;-

 

We beg to inform you that we have received from an Eastern bank, a Twenty dollar $20.00) note of the Kirktland <Ohio> Safety Society Bank" dated Feby 20th, 1837, payable to O. P. Good or bearer, and Signed by "S. Rigedon, President" and "-.-. Smith Jr., Cashier" This note is pronounced genuine by one Mr. W. E. Skinner of Boston, and the party sending it to us expresses a desire to dispose of it, and thinking that perhaps you or some of the officers of the Church might be interested in seeing the note we have taken the liberty of writing you on the subject, rather than to call upon you not knowing if you would be interested in it and not desiring to take up your time with a matter which may not interest you.

 

If you should desire to see the note we will be pleased to send it to you for examination or to have you call at the bank if you should prefer and any expression of your pleasure in regard to the note will receive our respectful attention.

 

Very truly yours,

A. B. Jones

Cashier. (A. B. Jones, Letter to Wilford Woodruff, January 27, 1985, CR 1 171, Church History Library)