February 18, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
In a city council meeting, Joseph Smith expressed his confidence in the privileges afforded by the Nauvoo charter.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 4:516
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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