FootnoteAccording to Larry E. Morris (2007): “In January 1829 David Adams filed a complaint before a justice of the peace in Lyons for the debt that Lyman and Oliver owed him. After being served a summons, Lyman sent a representative to admit owing money on the note....
FootnoteCabin image: http://www.palmyrainn.com/images/log-cabin.jpg Smith family financial situation: In 1823, work on a frame house at the Smith family farm was halted by the unexpected death of Smith’s eldest son, Alvin. Smith subsequently failed to make payments on...