March 15, 1839

Liberty, Missouri
While in prison, Joseph Smith predicted his own release in a letter and sent a petition to the judges of the Missouri supreme court.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:277-81
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:285-86
Joseph Smith History C1:895–897 
Petition to George Thompkins, 15 March 1839 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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