December 2, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Joseph Smith dispatched a delegation to visit Springfield to sound out new Illinois Governor Thomas Ford on the possibility of dismissing the outstanding warrant for Joseph's arrest.
Sources:
LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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