July 20, 1842
Independence, Missouri
Missouri v. Joseph Smith: Former Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs executed an affidavit stating that he had good reason to believe that Joseph Smith was accessory before the fact in the attempt on Boggs's life.
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Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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