December 8, 1843

Nauvoo, Illinois
At a city council meeting, Joseph Smith suggested petitioning Congress to have Nauvoo placed under the protection of the United States government.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 6:105-7
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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