January 6, 1843
Springfield, Illinois
Joseph Smith went to see Judge Nathaniel Pope in the morning and blessed his son. The judge's son wished him well and hoped he would no longer be persecuted. Joseph then visited Illinois Governor Thomas Ford, who signed an executive order rescinding Governor Carlin's earlier order for Joseph's arrest.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:232-33
LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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