December 26, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
Missouri v. Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith voluntarily surrendered to Wilson Law, general of the Nauvoo Legion, on charges relating to the Boggs assault.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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