September 8, 1842

Nauvoo, Illinois
In a letter to James Arlington Bennet, Joseph Smith bore his testimony and described his persecutions.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:156–59
Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith, pp. 574–79
"James Arlington Bennet and the Mormons," Lyndon W. Cook, BYU Studies 19:2
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