August 27, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith read a letter from former Illinois Governor Thomas Carlin written to Sidney Rigdon attempting to clear Rigdon of rumors that he had used his influence "to have Joseph Smith arrested and delivered to the Missourians." Joseph Smith called Carlin's letter "evasive" and "a design to hide the truth," but wondered who could have been "concerned in a conspiracy" to deliver him to Missouri.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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