May 22, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith wrote a letter to the Quincy Whig denying any involvement in the Boggs affair. He wrote, among other things, "My hands are clean, and my heart pure, from the blood of all men."
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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