October 9, 1838

De Witt, Missouri
An armed mob held the Saints in De Witt under siege for a period of days, during which time Joseph Smith saw several brethren die from starvation.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:157-60
Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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