August 6, 1843

Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith preached to the Saints about politics and the current elections.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:525-26
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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