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May 1, 1844
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Francis Higbee sued Joseph Smith in Carthage for being slandered on January 5...
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Nauvoo, Illinois
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Francis Higbee sued Joseph Smith in Carthage for being slandered on January 5, 1844, as a thief, fornicator, whoremaster, murderer, adulterer, and perjurer, with a "rotten stinking [venereal] disease" that kept Joseph from coming near him; he also claimed that Joseph urged other young people in Nauvoo to stay away from him.
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LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters,
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Monday, May 1, 1944 - 00:00