January 4, 1843

Springfield, Illinois
Joseph Smith appeared in a packed federal court and afterward had dinner and visited with U.S. Marshall William Prentice before retiring to Judge James Adams's.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:220–23
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