November 26, 1842

Nauvoo, Illinois
For six hours, Joseph Smith attended to Brigham Young, who was sick with a severe fever.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:196
Manuscript History of Brigham Young, Elden J. Watson, p. 124
Remembering Joseph: Personal Recollections of Those Who Knew the Prophet Joseph Smith, Mark L. McConkie, p. 171
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