June 21, 1833

Kirtland, Ohio
Joseph Smith attended a council to hear the appeal of Doctor Philastus Hurlbut, who was excommunicated two days later.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:354-55
Joseph Smith History A1:302–303 
Minutes, 21 June 1833 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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