May 18, 1838
Far West, Missouri
Joseph Smith and other leaders left Far West to visit the north counties for the purpose of establishing land claims for the gathering of the Saints in Caldwell and Daviess counties.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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