June 4, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith met with Hyrum, John Taylor and others. Concluded to go to Quincy and "give up my Bonds of guardianship, etc." so that Taylor as new Guardian on behalf of Maria Lawrence and Joseph Smith in his own right could pursue Perjury and Slander actions against the Laws and Foster.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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