March 31, 1834

Chardon, Ohio
Joseph Smith went to Chardon, Ohio, to attend court as a witness for the prosecution in the case of Ohio v. Doctor Philastus Hurlbut.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:46
Joseph Smith History A1:448–449 
Joseph Smith, Journal, 31 March 1834 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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