April 11, 1839
Gallatin, Missouri
During the night, Joseph Smith saw in a vision a means of escape from his own unjust imprisonment and that Brother Stephen Markham, a witness for the defense, must flee for his life.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:316
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