June 17, 1843

Springfield, Illinois
Illinois Governor Thomas Ford issued an arrest warrant for Joseph Smith in connection with the Missouri treason charge of June 10.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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