July 4, 1841

Nauvoo, Illinois
Nauvoo High Council: Heard an appeal from a bishop's court regarding a business dispute and unchristian conduct, and Shermon Gilbert was told to acknowledge that he had acted wrongly and unwisely.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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