August 11, 1842
Mississippi River between Nauvoo, Illinois, and Montrose, Iowa
Joseph Smith held a private council after dark with his wife Emma, his brother Hyrum, and a few others at the lower end of an island in the river. His legal position was discussed and lawyers were retained to represent him in Iowa and Illinois.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:89-90
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:106-9
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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