June 1, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Truman Gillette would later swear (on June 18, 1844) that on this date he heard that William Law and a Missouri band were plotting to kidnap Joseph Smith.
Sources:
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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