The following quotes are references to Salmon Gee in the recent volume of the Joseph Smith papers.
Wednesday 9th at home, the wind is strong and chilly, from the South, and their is a prospect of a storm Elder [Noah] Packard came in this morning and made me a present, of 12, dollars which he held in a note against me, may God bless him for his liberality, also James Aldrich, sent me my note by the hand of Jesse Hitchcock, on which [p. 58] there was 12, dollars, due, and may God bless him, for his kindness to me1
also the brethren whose names are written below opened the hearts in great liberality and payed (me) at the committee Store the sums set oposite their respective names
| John Corrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5.00 |
| Levi Jackman . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3.25 |
| Elijah Fordham. . . . . . . . . . . . | 5.25 |
| James Em[m]ett. . . . . . . . . . . | 5.00 |
| Newel Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2.00 |
| Truman Angell . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3.00 |
| WM- Felshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3.00 |
| Emer Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1.00 |
| Truman Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . | 1.00 |
| Samuel Rolph [Rolfe] . . . . . . . | 1.25 |
| Elias Higbee . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1.00 |
| Albert Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3.00 |
| Wm F. Cahoon . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1.00 |
| Harlow Crosier . . . . . . . . . . . . | .50 |
| Salmon Gee . . . . . . . . . . . . . | .75 |
| Harvey Stanley. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1.00 |
| Zemira Draper . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1.00 |
| George Morey . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1.00 |
| John Rudd [Jr.] . . . . . . . . . . . | .50 |
| Alexander Badlam [Sr.] . . . . . . | 1.00 |
$40.50
with the adition of the 2, notes above 24.00
My heart swells with gratitude inexpressible when I realize the great con-descention of my heavenly Fathers, in opening the hearts of these, my beloved brethren [p. 59] to administer so liberally, to my wants and I ask God in the name of Jesus Christ, to multiply, blessings, without number upon their heads, and bless me with much wisdom and understanding, and dispose of me, to the best advantage, for my brethren, and the advancement, of thy cause and Kingdom, and whether my days are many or few whether in life or in death I say in my heart, O Lord let me enjoy the society of such brethren
The Joseph Smith Papers Journals Volume 1 Page 117-118
JOURNAL, MARCH-SEPTEMBER 1838 243
Conferance assembled at 2 o clock P M. Op[e]ned by reading singing & prayer, The Pres.- then arose & said he would call upon the church to know if they were sattisfied with their High Council and should proceed to name them individualy John Johnson Joseph Coe Joseph Kingsbury & Martin^} Harris wire [were] objected to, also John P Green[e] but this case put over
1 In the largely barter economy, debts were often recorded on handwritten scraps of paper. These notes became a sort of scrip and circulated until retired by cash, labor, or barter. As in this case, the debt could be settled by the creditor's presenting his copy of the note as a gift to the debtor. (See McCabc, "Early Ledgers and Account Books," 5-12.)
untill he should be present, Noah Packard Jared Carter Samuel H Smith, These were voted to retain their office Oliver Granger Henry G. Sherwood W
m Marks Mahue [Mayhew] Hillman Harlow Readfield [Redfield] Asa[h]el Smith Phinehas [Phineas] Richards & David Dort were chosen to fill the place of those objected to. The Pres. then called upon the congregation to know if the recent appointed presidents of the seventies should stand in their calling Voted that John Gaylord James Foster Salmon Gee Daniel S Miles Joseph Youngs [Young] Josiah Butterfield [p. 2,1] & Levi Handcock [Hancock] should retain his (their) office as Presy of the Seventies John Gould was objected. The Pres then arose and made some remarks concerning the formers Pres- of the Seventies, the callings and authorities of their Priesthood &c. &c. Voted that the old Presidents of the seventies be refered to the quorum of High Priests, And also that if any of the members of the quorum of the seventies should be dissattisfied & would not submit to the Present order, and receive these last Presidents that they Should have power to demand their Lisence & they should no longer be concidered members of the church.The Joseph Smith Papers Journals Volume 1 Page 243
Gee, Salmon (16 Oct. 1792-13 Sept. 1845); born at Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. Son of Zopher Gee and Esther Beckwith. Married Sarah Watson Crane, 1814. Baptized, July 1832, Geauga Co., Ohio. Appointed a president of the Seventy,
6 Apr. 1837. Member of Kirtland high council under Almon W. Babbitt, 1841-1844. Died at Ambrosia, Lee Co., Iowa Territory. Buried at Nauvoo.The Joseph Smith Papers Journals Volume 1 Page 409