August 16, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
In a letter to his wife Emma, Joseph Smith considered the possibility of escaping with her and "20 or 30 of the best men we can find" to the Wisconsin pine country. Joseph discouraged Emma from visiting Governor Carlin, whom he considered to be "a fool." Joseph also dictated some personal reflections, which his clerk William Clayton recorded in Joseph's journal.
Sources:
Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith, pp. 553-56, 559-65
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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