December 25, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois
Orrin Porter Rockwell appeared at Joseph Smith's Christmas party, having just been released from jail for nine months in Missouri. He warned Joseph Smith of a traitor close to both him and to his enemies in Missouri.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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