| Aug 1829 - Jan 1830 | Three Witnesses Testimony statement in the Book of Mormon Printer's Manuscript. | Three Witnesses | Scribed Verbatim |
| Aug 1829 - Jan 1830 | Moroni prophecies of the Three Witnesses in the Book of Ether. | Moroni | Direct Translation |
| Aug 1829 - Jan 1830 | The Eight Witnesses's manuscript testimony. | Eight Witnesses | Scribed Verbatim |
| Aug 11, 1829 | Martin Harris is described as being an "honest" and "industrous" farmer. | Jonathan Hadley | Direct |
| Nov 9, 1829 | Oliver Cowdery, in a letter to C. C. Blatchley, reports that the plates were "laid before" the witnesses by an angel. | Oliver Cowdery | Direct Reprint |
| 1830 | Published version of Three Witnesses testimony in 1830 edition of BOM. | Three Witnesses | Direct |
| 1830 | Printed Eight Witnesses statement in 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon. | Eight Witnesses | Direct |
| 1830 - 1831 | Ashbel Kitchell records conversation with Oliver Cowdery, who claimed to have seen an angel. | Ashbel Kitchell | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand |
| 1830 | Eight Witnesses testimony in published 1830 edition of the BOM. | Eight Witnesses | Direct |
| Jan 16, 1830 | Joseph enters agreement to let Martin Harris sell copies of the BOM. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Feb 20, 1830 | C.C. Blatchley claims that Joseph and the 3 Witnesses informed him that the world must take their word for the existence of the plates. | C. C. Blatchley | 2nd Hand Journalism |
| Mar 26, 1830 | 8 Witnesses published statement in 1830 claiming that Joseph showed them the plates. | Eight Witnesses | Direct Reprint |
| Nov 16, 1830 | Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph reports that Oliver Cowdery claims he has seen angels. | Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph | 2nd Hand Journalism |
| Nov 18, 1830 | Observer and Telegraph reporter mentions the Three Witnesses and reports on LDS missionary activity in Ohio. | Observer and Telegraph | Direct Journalism |
| 1831 | David Marks reports meeting the BOM witnesses in 1830, who affirmed they had seen an angel and the plates. | David Marks | Direct Scribed Summary |
| 1831 | Alexander Campbell accuses the Book of Mormon witnesses of being dishonest. | Alexander Campbell | Direct |
| Jan 15, 1831 | William W. Phelps relates to E. D. Howe that Martin Harris was bearing testimony of the BOM. | W. W. Phelps | Direct Reprint |
| Mar 8, 1831 | Joseph Smith translation/revelation of Moses 1; Moses says he beheld God with his "spiritual" eyes. | Moses | Direct Translation |
| Mar 15, 1831 | E. D. Howe reports that Martin Harris was said to have handled the plates "by the power of God." | E. D. Howe | Unsourced Journalism |
| Mar 19, 1831 | Obadiah Dogberry reports that David Whitmer physically held and examined the plates. | Abner Cole | 3rd Hand Journalism |
| Jul 18, 1831 | William McLellin records in journal hearing David Whitmer bear testimony that he saw an angel. | William McLellin | Holograph Direct |
| Aug 19, 1831 - Sep 1, 1831 | William McLellin reports hearing Hyrum Smith bear testimony of the Book of Mormon. | William McLellin | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Sep 3, 1831 | William Owen reports that ten witnesses handled the plates. | William Owen | Reprint Unsourced Journalism |
| Oct 24, 1831 | Ezra Booth says he heard the Three Witnesses preach their testimony in public; says they saw the plates by "faith or imagination." | Ezra Booth | Direct Reprint |
| Dec 11, 1831 | William McLellin records preaching with Samuel Harrison Smith; mentions that Samuel bore testimony of the BoM. | William McLellin | Holograph Direct |
| Dec 13, 1831 | Peter Whitmer, Jr. records that Joseph Smith received a revelation and that Peter preached from the Book of Mormon. | Peter Whitmer, Jr. | Holograph Direct |
| Jun 1832 - Aug 1832 | Joseph describes plates as "plates of gold." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 1832 - Aug 1832 | Joseph says he was tempted by the monetary value of the plates. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Nov 7, 1832 | Josiah Stowell reports having caught a glimpse of the plates. | Josiah Stowell | Scribed Summary |
| Nov 6, 1833 | Unnamed LDS in Missouri writes letter to Oliver Cowdery, reports that Hiram Page was attacked by a mob. | Unknown | Direct Reprint |
| Dec 1833 | John Corrill reports that Christian Whitmer was persecuted by a mob in Missouri. | John Corrill | Direct |
| 1834 | E. D. Howe reports that Martin Harris had a reputation for honesty among his neighbors. | E. D. Howe | Direct Unsourced |
| 1834 | Isaac Hale recounts meeting Martin Harris in Harmony, PA, and of Martin wanting a "greater witness" of the plates. | Isaac Hale | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Nov 1834 | Revelation from Joseph identifying Martin Harris, David Whitmer, and Oliver Cowdery as the Three Witnesses. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| 1835 - 1838 | Whitmer affirms truth of the testimony of the 3 and 8 witnesses. | John Whitmer | Holograph Direct |
| 1835 - 1838 | John Whitmer briefly mentions Three Witnesses in his ca. 1835–38 history. | John Whitmer | Holograph |
| Jun 1835 | Cowdery reports Whitmer's testimony of handling the plates. | Oliver Cowdery | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand |
| Nov 9, 1835 - Nov 11, 1835 | Joseph calls plates "plates of gold." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Mar 31, 1836 | Whitmer testifies of having handled the plates. | John Whitmer | Direct |
| Dec 31, 1836 | Cowdery reports that Christian Whitmer and Peter Whitmer Jr. maintained their testimonies of the BOM. | Oliver Cowdery | 2nd Hand |
| Jan 1, 1838 | John Smith reports to George A. Smith that Martin Harris was "cut off" from the Church in December 1837 in Kirtland. | John Smith | Holograph Direct |
| 1838 - 1839 | Joseph Smith 1838 History describing the experience of the Three Witnesses. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Mar 10, 1838 | Missouri High Council excommunicates John Whitmer. | Missouri High Council | Direct Scribed Summary |
| Mar 13, 1838 | Warren Parrish says Martin Harris told him he saw the plates "in vision" and not with "natural eyes." | Warren Parrish | 2nd Hand |
| Mar 29, 1838 | George A. Smith reports that Martin Harris bore testimony of the Book of Mormon to a group of Kirtland dissidents. | George A. Smith | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Apr 12, 1838 | High Council in Zion (Missouri) excommunicates Oliver Cowdery. | Missouri High Council | Direct Scribed Summary |
| Apr 13, 1838 | David Whitmer is excommunicated by the Missouri High Council. | Missouri High Council | Direct Scribed Summary |
| Apr 15, 1838 | Burnett's letter claims witnesses confessed to not seeing the plates. | Stephen Burnett | Scribed Verbatim 3rd Hand |
| Jun 1838 | Joseph's 1838 history account of plates and stone box. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Aug 11, 1838 | Parrish claims Harris says he only saw plates in vision. | Warren Parrish | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Aug 26, 1838 | Sally Bradford Parker recounts Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith bearing testimony of handling the plates. | Sally Bradford Parker | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| 1839 | John P. Greene relates incident where David Whitmer was threatened by a mob if he didn't deny the Book of Mormon; says Whitmer refused to deny his testimony. | John Portineus Greene | 2nd Hand |
| 1839 | Alleged statement from Oliver Cowdery expressing skepticism at the inspiration of the BOM. | Oliver Cowdery | Direct Forgery |
| 1839 - 1841 | Joseph reports that the cost of printing the BOM was $3000. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| 1839 | John Corrill briefly mentions Three Witnesses seeing an angel and the plates. | John Corrill | 2nd Hand |
| Apr 5, 1839 | Turley recounts Whitmer saying he handled plates with "supernatural power." | Theodore Turley | Scribed Verbatim 3rd Hand |
| Apr 5, 1839 | John Whitmer informs Theodore Turley that the plates was shown to him "by a supernatural power" and that he handled the plates and "there was fine engravings on both sides." | John Whitmer | Scribed Verbatim 3rd Hand |
| Apr 5, 1839 | John Whitmer informs Theodore Turley that the plates was shown to him "by a supernatural power" and that he handled the plates and "there was fine engravings on both sides." | John Whitmer | Scribed Verbatim 3rd Hand |
| Jun 1839 - Jul 1839 | Joseph explains why plates were returned to angel: mobs tried to steal them. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 1839 | Joseph describes plates as "gold plates." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jun 1839 - Oct 1839 | Joseph's 1838/39 history describing the experience of the Three Witnesses. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Dec 1839 | Smith reaffirms his testimony after enduring persecution. | Hyrum Smith | Direct |
| 1840 | John A. Clark alleges Martin Harris once claimed he saw Jesus as a deer. | John A. Clark | Scribed Summary Reprint 3rd Hand |
| 1840 | Richard De Charms uses the language of "spiritual eyes" to describe the visionary experiences of various biblical figures. | Richard De Charms | Direct |
| Aug 31, 1840 | John A. Clark reports how a "gentleman in Palmyra" was informed by Martin Harris that he saw the plates "with the eye of faith." | John A. Clark | Scribed Summary Reprint 3rd Hand |
| Oct 1840 | Funeral elegy for Joseph Smith Sr. identifies him as still faithful at time of death. | Times and Seasons | Direct |
| Jul 15, 1841 | Joel H. Johnson poetically says Oliver Cowdery "denied" the Book of Mormon. | Joel H. Johnson | Direct |
| Aug 31, 1841 | Fielding says sister Mary Fielding says her husband Hyrum handled the plates. | Joseph Fielding | 3rd Hand |
| 1842 | Benjamin Fiske Barrett uses language of "spiritual eyes" to describe the apostles seeing Jesus's resurrected body. | Benjamin Fiske Barrett | Direct |
| Sep 1, 1842 | Joseph records David Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery, and then later, Martin Harris, seeing the plates and the angel Moroni. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Jun 15, 1843 | Newhall reports hearing Hyrum publicly testify of the Book of Mormon. | J. B. Newhall | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Dec 19, 1843 | Campbell mentions that Stowell handled the plates in letter to Joseph. | Martha Campbell | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Aug 1, 1844 | Taylor writes Smith remained a BOM witness until his death. | John Taylor | 2nd Hand |
| 1845 | Lucy Mack Smith recounts Joseph running with the plates. | Lucy Mack Smith | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand |
| 1845 | Lucy Mack Smith recalls incident where Joseph Smith, Sr., her husband, refused to denounce the BoM when pressured. | Lucy Mack Smith | 2nd Hand |
| 1845 | Lucy Mack Smith recalls handling the Urim and Thummim under a silk handkerchief. | Lucy Mack Smith | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Sep 3, 1845 | Jeremiah Cooper reports hearing Martin Harris bear testimony of the BOM. | Jeremiah Cooper | 2nd Hand |
| 1845 | Lucy retells experience of the 3 Witnesses. | Lucy Mack Smith | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand |
| 1845 | Lucy recounts experience of the 8 Witnesses. | Lucy Mack Smith | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Secondary |
| May 30, 1847 | Page reaffirms his testimony; defends BOM. | Hiriam Page | Direct Reprint |
| 1848 - 1882 | Harrison Burgess records his vision of an angel showing him the BOM plates. | Harrison Burgess | Holograph Direct |
| May 4, 1848 | Strangite witnesses to the discovery of the Voree Plates describe their discovery. | Four Witnesses | Direct |
| Oct 21, 1848 | Cowdery reaffirms his testimony at council meeting; saw and handled the plates. | Oliver Cowdery | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Oct 21, 1848 | Cowdery reaffirms his testimony at council meeting; saw and handled the plates. | Oliver Cowdery | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Nov 5, 1848 | Pottawattamie High Council minutes mentions Oliver Cowdery's rebaptism. | Pottawattamie High Council | Direct |
| Aug 1850 | 19th century magazine discusses the nature of spirits and having "spiritual eyes." | Spiritual Philosopher | Direct |
| Nov 23, 1850 | James W. Bay records meeting with Martin Harris; says Harris bore testimony of the BOM. | James W. Bay | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| 1851 | Orsamus Turner depicts Martin Harris as sincere and honest but superstitious. | Orsamus Turner | Direct |
| 1851 | James J. Strang's 1851 edition of the Book of the Law of the Lord identifying the witnesses to the Brass Plates. | James J. Strang | Direct |
| 1854 | Ford claims 8 witnesses were self-deluded; never saw any plates. | Thomas Ford | Direct Unsourced Late |
| 1855 | Manuscript History of the Church reports that Hyrum Smith bore testimony of the BOM before the martyrdom. | Manuscript History of the Church | Direct Unsourced |
| Apr 6, 1855 | Brigham Young relates that Oliver Cowdery did not deny his testimony even after apostatizing. | Brigham Young | Direct Unsourced |
| 1856 | Orson Pratt discusses the nature of "spiritual eyes" and "spiritual sight." | Orson Pratt | Direct |
| 1856 | Brigham Young says spirits are seen with "spiritual eyes." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Feb 3, 1858 | Young reports that Samuel Smith affirms he is one of the BOM witnesses; calls it a revelation and translation. | Phineas Young | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Feb 3, 1858 | Phineas Young recalls conversion; recounts Samuel Harrison Smith bearing testimony of the BoM. | Phineas Young | Direct |
| Mar 24, 1858 | Thomas Marsh recounts asking hearing David Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery reaffirm their testimonies in the Book of Mormonr. | Thomas Marsh | 2nd Hand Late |
| Aug 1859 | Harris tells Tiffany that plates must have been lead or gold. | Martin Harris | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| Aug 1859 | Harris says Beaman heard the plates klink. | Martin Harris | 2nd Hand Journalism |
| Aug 1859 | Harris says Beaman heard the plates klink. | Martin Harris | 2nd Hand |
| Aug 20, 1859 | Harris affirms his testimony that he handled the plates. | Martin Harris | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| 1860 | Brigham recalls hearing Oliver Cowdery testify of the Book of Mormon. | Brigham Young | 2nd Hand |
| 1860 | Brigham refers to a member of the original Q12 who had a vision of the BOM plates and later apostatized. | Brigham Young | 2nd Hand |
| 1861 | George Ripley and Charles A. Dana write that the witnesses denied their testimony after leaving the Church. | George Ripley | Direct Secondary |
| Mar 18, 1861 | Jacob Gates records in personal journal conversation with John Whitmer, who affirmed his testimony of the BOM. | Jacob Gates | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Dec 31, 1864 | Luke Johnson recalls hearing the Eleven Witnesses bear testimony of the Book of Mormon. | Luke Johnson | Direct Late |
| 1866 | Noble's reminiscence of mob trying to steal the plates. | Mary Adeline Noble | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| 1866 | Leo H. Grindon discusses "spiritual eyes" and uses that phrase to describe various biblical visionaries. | Leo H. Grindon | Direct |
| 1867 | Pomeroy Tucker reports that Martin Harris had used the phraseology "seeing with the spiritual eyes." | Pomeroy Tucker | Unsourced Late |
| 1867 | Pomeroy Tucker reports that Martin Harris had used the phraseology "seeing with the spiritual eyes." | Pomeroy Tucker | Unsourced Late |
| 1867 | Jonathan Bayley writes that angels can only be seen with "spiritual eyes" in the context of describing biblical visions. | Jonathan Bayley | Direct |
| 1867 | Heber C. Kimball says he saw spirits with "spiritual eyes" which he said are "natural." | Heber C. Kimball | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 1870 | Fayette Lapham recalls interview with Joseph Smith, Sr. in 1830; says JS Sr. described the plates to him. | Fayette Lapham | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Late |
| Aug 28, 1870 | Newspaper report of a public discourse by Martin Harris, who is reported to have publicly reaffirmed his testimony in the Book of Mormon. | Iowa State Register | Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Sep 4, 1870 | Martin Harris gives account of his experience as a BoM witness and affirms his wife hefted the plates. | Martin Harris | Scribed Verbatim |
| Sep 17, 1870 | Wilford Woodruff records Martin Harris's rebaptism. | Wilford Woodruff | Holograph Direct |
| Oct 9, 1870 | Brigham Young says Oliver Cowdery never denied his testimony even after apostatizing. | Brigham Young | Direct Unsourced Late |
| Oct 10, 1870 | Deseret Evening News reports that Martin Harris bore his testimony of the BOM at General Conference. | Deseret Evening News | Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Nov 23, 1870 | Martin Harris reaffirms his testimony as a BoM witness; says an angel showed him the plates. | Martin Harris | Direct Reprint |
| Jan 4, 1871 | William McLellin recalls Oliver Cowdery reaffirming testimony in the Book of Mormon while threatened by mob violence. | William McLellin | 2nd Hand Late |
| Mar 7, 1872 | Henry Moon recounts his interview with David Whitmer, who reaffirmed his testimony to Moon and John Lefler. | Henry Moon | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| 1873 | Henry Browning uses "spiritual eyes" to describe the experience of Elisha's servant seeing heavenly beings. | Henry B. Browning | Direct |
| Jul 10, 1874 | Robert Aveson reports that Martin Harris testified to Edward Stevenson in 1874 of seeing "the plates and the inscriptions thereon." | Robert Aveson | 3rd Hand Late Journalism |
| Feb 18, 1875 | Brand reports that Whitmer reaffirmed published testimony. | John Whitmer | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Apr 12, 1875 | Whitmer reaffirms his testimony to Davis. | John Whitmer | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Journalism |
| Jul 1875 | Martin Harris is reported to have told Ole A. Jensen that he saw the plates and the angel; voice of God told him that the translation was true. | Ole A. Jensen | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| Jul 1875 | Ole A. Jensen interviews Martin Harris who reaffirms his experience as a BoM witness. | Martin Harris | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| Jul 17, 1875 | Obituary for Martin Harris mentions that he maintained his testimony to his dying day and was buried with a copy of the Book of Mormon. | Deseret Evening News | Journalism |
| Jul 18, 1875 | Orson Pratt gives lengthy retelling of the experience of the Three Witnesses. | Orson Pratt | Direct Late |
| Oct 15, 1875 | Martin Harris reaffirms his testimony of the BoM; says an angel showed him the plates. | Martin Harris | Direct Reprint |
| Dec 8, 1875 | David Whitmer tells James Seymour in a letter that he reaffirms his printed testimony. | David Whitmer | Direct Reprint |
| 1875 | Smith records Whitmer reaffirming his testimony and those of the other witnesses. | William Smith | Holograph Direct |
| Mar 5, 1876 | Whitmer says he never heard any other witnesses recant their testimonies. | John Whitmer | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Apr 1, 1876 | Charles Derry recalls hearing Martin Harris say he "put his name" to the witness statement in the BOM. | Charles Derry | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Dec 11, 1876 | Whitmer reaffirms his printed testimony. | John Whitmer | Direct Reprint |
| 1877 | John D. Lee recounts conversation with Luke Johnson, claims Johnsons was a "witness" of the BOM and signed a statement saying he say an angel and the plates. | John D. Lee | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Late |
| Apr 12, 1877 | Non-LDS account of handling plates in a pillowcase. | Chenango Union | Reprint 3rd Hand Late Journalism |
| Apr 12, 1877 | The Chenango Union publishes an account by his granddaughter Mehitable Smith Many Doolittle of Joseph McKune Sr. handling the plates. | Mehitable Smith Many Doolittle | 3rd Hand Late |
| Dec 22, 1877 - Dec 23, 1877 | Edward Stevenson records meeting with David Whitmer, who reaffirmed his testimony of the Book of Mormon. | David Whitmer | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Feb 15, 1878 | Whitmer affirms testimony of BOM plates in public. | I. C. Funn | Scribed Summary Reprint Journalism |
| Feb 15, 1878 | Saints' Herald reports that John Whitmer was reaffirming his testimony in early 1878. | The Saints' Herald | Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Aug 2, 1878 | Myron H. Bond recollects that John Whitmer "saw and handled" the plates. | Myron H. Bond | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Aug 14, 1878 | Poulson reports John Whitmer's final testimony of the BoM. | Peter Wilhelm Poulson | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Sep 7, 1878 | Orson Pratt and Joseph F. Smith interview David Whitmer about his experience as a Book of Mormon witness. | David Whitmer | Scribed Verbatim Reprint Late |
| Sep 17, 1878 | David Whitmer recalls each of the witnesses signing their name to the original statement, then Oliver Cowdery copying it. | Joseph F. Smith | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Mar 16, 1879 | John Gilbert reports that Martin Harris told him he saw the plates with "spiritual eyes." | John Hulbert Gilbert | 2nd Hand Late |
| Oct 1, 1879 | Interview with Emma; says she felt the plates. | Emma Hale Smith | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| 1880 | W. W. Blair recounts hearing Martin Harris reaffirm his testimony in the BOM. | W.W. Blair | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Sep 14, 1880 | William McLellin writes to James T. Cobb, says he recalls David Whitmer's testimony in the BoM, which he (McLellin) still believes. | William McLellin | Direct Reprint Late |
| Dec 29, 1880 | Simon Smith recalls hearing Martin Harris bear testimony of the BOM on his deathbed. | Simon Smith | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Jun 5, 1881 | Kansas City Journal interviews David Whitmer, who reaffirms his testimony of the Book of Mormon. | David Whitmer | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| 1882 | Philo Dibble recounts hearing Oliver Cowdery preach that he saw an angel. | Philo Dibble | 2nd Hand Late |
| Jan 19, 1882 | Diedrich Willers recalls his relationship with the Whitmer family; says JS tricked them with a fake angel prop. | Diedrich Willers | 2nd Hand Late |
| Feb 1882 | Stephen S. Harding recalls meeting Martin Harris and Joseph Smith, portrays Harris as superstitious and prone to imagining things. | Stephen S. Harding | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Mar 1, 1882 | William H. Kelley and G. A. Blakeslee interview David Whitmer, who reaffirms his testimony of the Book of Mormon. | David Whitmer | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 16, 1882 | Heman C. Smith retells conversion of his grandfather Lyman Wight based on his journals; Wight says Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer used BOM in their preaching. | Heman C. Smith | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| 1883 | The Encyclopædia Britannica claims the witnesses denied their testimony later in life. | The Encyclopædia Britannica | Direct |
| 1883 | Daniel Tyler recalls hearing Samuel Harrison Smith bear his testimony of the BoM. | Daniel Tyler | Direct Late |
| 1883 | William Smith reports handling the gold plates as they were wrapped in a pillow-case. | William Smith | Direct Late |
| Aug 23, 1883 | James H. Hart reproduces interview with David Whitmer, who reaffirms his testimony in the Book of Mormon. | David Whitmer | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| 1883 | Tyler recalls Samuel H Smith bearing testimony as a BOM witness. | Daniel Tyler | Direct Late |
| 1884 | Sarah M. Kimball says Moroni appeared to her father and bore testimony of the BoM. | Sarah M. Kimball | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| 1884 | Harrison Burgess recounts seeing and angel that showed him the BOM plates. | Harrison Burgess | Direct Late |
| Feb 27, 1884 | George Q. Cannon describes meeting with David Whitmer, who described his experience as a BOM witness. | George Q. Cannon | Direct Reprint |
| Apr 17, 1884 | St. Joseph Weekly Herald reports anonymous source that says they heard Martin Harris bear testimony of the BOM on his deathbed. | St. Joseph Weekly Herald | Unsourced Journalism |
| Apr 30, 1884 | Simon Smith recounts conversation with Martin Harris in 1875; says Harris reaffirmed testimony in the BoM. | Simon Smith | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| Jun 8, 1884 | Smith says the plates were heavier than wood and stone. | William Smith | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| Jun 28, 1884 | Heman C. Smith reports meeting he had with David Whitmer; relays Whitmer's account of facing down a mob. | Heman C. Smith | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Jul 1884 | Joseph Smith III recounts David Whitmer affirming he saw with his own eyes the plates. | Joseph Smith III | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Jan 14, 1885 | Zenas H. Gurley Interviews David Whitmer and asks about his experience as a BoM witness. | Zenas H. Gurley | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 28, 1885 | James H. Moyle records his meeting with David Whitmer in his journal. | James H. Moyle | Holograph Direct |
| Feb 9, 1886 | Edward Stevenson records meeting with David Whitmer who recounts his experience as a BoM witness. | Edward Stevenson | Holograph |
| May 13, 1886 | Nathan A. Tanner, Jr. reports that David Whitmer told him that he saw the angel place the plates on a table; saw the plates "with his natural eyes." | Nathan A. Tanner, Jr. | Holograph Direct |
| Jun 7, 1886 | Edward Stevenson recounts Martin Harris informing him in 1870 that he told several acquaintances once that his knowledge of the angel and plates "is swallowed up in knowledge." | Edward Stevenson | 2nd Hand Late |
| Jul 5, 1886 | Edward Stevenson relates that he had heard Oliver Cowdery bear testimony of the Book of Mormon. | Edward Stevenson | 2nd Hand |
| 1887 | David Whitmer refutes public claims that he recanted his published testimony of the Book of Mormon. | David Whitmer | Direct Reprint |
| 1887 | Stevenson recounts visiting David Whitmer, who bore his testimony of the BOM. | Edward Stevenson | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Mar 1887 | Anthony Metcalf reprints letter from David Whitmer describing his experience as a BOM witness. | David Whitmer | Direct Reprint |
| Mar 8, 1887 | Elizabeth Ann Whitmer Cowdery affirms that her husband, Oliver Cowdery, always matained his testimony in the BOM. | Elizabeth Ann Whitmer Cowdery | Direct Reprint Late |
| Apr 1887 | David Whitmer affirms his testimony of the angels and plates in a letter to Anthony Metcalf. | David Whitmer | Direct Reprint |
| Jun 24, 1887 | Affidavit from Sarah Fowler Anderick reports she saw the plates covered in a cloth. | Sarah Fowler Anderick | Direct Late |
| 1888 | Anthony Metcalf recounts conversation with Martin Harris, who spoke of being in a trance or vision when he saw the plates. | Anthony Metcalf | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| Jan 7, 1888 | Angus Cannon records conversation with David Whitmer, who reaffirmed his testimony of the BOM. | Angus M. Cannon | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| Jan 7, 1888 | Angus Cannon records conversation with David Whitmer, who reaffirmed his testimony of the BOM. | Angus M. Cannon | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| Jan 26, 1888 | Angus Cannon recalls hearing Hyrum and Joseph Smith bear testimony of the BOM when we was a child. | Angus M. Cannon | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Late |
| Feb 2, 1888 | Obituary for David Whitmer mentions that he bore his testimony of the BOM on his deathbed. | Richmond Democrat | Journalism |
| Feb 12, 1888 | Newspaper report of speech by Angus Cannon, who reported hearing David Whitmer and Hyrum Smith both bear testimony of the Book of Mormon. | Angus M. Cannon | Scribed Paraphrase Journalism |
| Sep 26, 1888 | John C. Whitmer relates that Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer reaffirmed their testimony of the BOM plates. | John C. Whitmer | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Sep 26, 1888 | John C. Whitmer relates that various Eight Witnesses reaffirmed their testimonies in the BOM. | John C. Whitmer | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Oct 1888 | Jenson says Whitmer says his father Jacob testified of BOM on deathbed. | Andrew Jenson | Scribed Summary 3rd Hand Late |
| Oct 1888 | Jenson says Whitmer says his father Jacob testified of BOM on deathbed. | Andrew Jenson | Scribed Summary 3rd Hand Late |
| Oct 1888 | Philander Page reports that he heard his father and other witnesses affirm their faith in the BOM. | Philander Page | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Nov 10, 1888 | L. E. Odinga interviews William Hyde, who recalls experiences with Martin Harris and the Smith family in Palmyra. | L.E. Odinga | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late Journalism |
| Dec 26, 1888 | George Mantle summarized that Martin Harris testified that Joseph translated by the power of God. | George Mantle | 2nd Hand Late |
| Jan 1, 1889 | Edward Stevenson, quoting Whitmer family members, recounts the experience of Mary Whitmer viewing the plates. | Edward Stevenson | 3rd Hand Late |
| Sep 8, 1892 | John H. Gilbert writes that Martin Harris informed him in March 1830 that he saw the plates "with a spiritual eye." | John Hulbert Gilbert | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1893 | Edward Stevenson recalls hearing the Three Witnesses bear testimony of the BOM. | Edward Stevenson | 2nd Hand Late |
| Jan 13, 1894 | Smith remembers hefting the plates and judged them to be about 60 pounds. | William Smith | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| Dec 1898 | Samuel Richards reprints Oliver Cowdery's testimony from 1849, written shortly before his death. | Samuel W. Richards | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Apr 6, 1899 | George W. Schweich relates to I. Woodbridge Riley that he attempted to get David Whitmer to confess to fraud, who refused. | George W. Schweich | Direct Reprint |
| Oct 2, 1899 | Salt Lake Herald-Republican claims Jane Manning James handled the gold plates. | Salt Lake Herald-Republican | Direct |
| 1901 | Andrew Jenson, quoting relatives present at the event, describes Oliver Cowdery's dying testimony. | Andrew Jenson | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Late |
| 1901 | Biographical entry for Hiram Page in Andrew Jenson's biographical encyclopedia mentions his disaffection in 1838. | Andrew Jenson | Direct Secondary |
| 1901 | John C. Whitmer recalls experience of his grandmother, Mary Musselman Whitmer, seeing the plates. | John C. Whitmer | 2nd Hand Late |
| Mar 19, 1901 | Joseph F. Smith recalls David Whitmer saying the witnesses signed their name to the printed testimony. | Joseph F. Smith | 2nd Hand Late |
| May 10, 1907 | George Edward Anderson records Philander Page's remarks about Three Witnesses. | George Edward Anderson | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| 1907 | George Edward Anderson reports that John Whitmer was firm in his testimony before his death. | George Edward Anderson | Reprint 3rd Hand |
| Mar 22, 1908 | James Henry Moyle reports that David Whitmer consistently described the spot in the woods where he saw the angel and plates, and that he handled the plates. | James H. Moyle | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Mar 22, 1908 | James H. Moyle retells his experience interviewing David Whitmer in 1885. | James H. Moyle | 2nd Hand Late |
| Feb 17, 1909 | Nathan A. Tanner, Jr. recounts his experience meeting David Whitmer. | Nathan A. Tanner, Jr. | Direct |
| Feb 21, 1910 | C. M. Nielsen relates hearing a non-Mormon farmer hear Oliver Cowdery bear testimony of the BoM. | C. M. Nielsen | 3rd Hand Late |
| Mar 1912 | Jacob F. Gates retells his father's experience meeting Oliver Cowdery in 1849, who reportedly bore testimony of the Book of Mormon. | Jacob F. Gates | 3rd Hand Late |
| Apr 20, 1918 | William Waddoups recalls Martin Harris bearing his testimony of the BOM. | William Waddoups | 2nd Hand Late |
| Oct 29, 1921 | George Godfrey, in an affidavit from 1921, reports Martin Harris repeatedly testified of the Book of Mormon and handling the plates. | George Godfrey | 2nd Hand Late |
| Oct 29, 1921 | George Godfrey, in an affidavit from 1921, reports Martin Harris repeatedly testified of the Book of Mormon and handling the plates. | George Godfrey | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1922 | David H. Cannon recalls conversations with Martin Harris and David Whitmer in early 1860s where they both testified of the Book of Mormon. | David H. Cannon | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| 1922 | John Thompson recounts hearing Martin Harris affirm his testimony in the BOM. | John Thompson | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Late |
| Mar 1926 | William Harrison Homer recounts his experience meeting Martin Harris who testified to him of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. | William Harrison Homer | Direct Late |
| Apr 16, 1927 | Robert Aveson recounts hearing Martin Harris bear testimony of the Book of Mormon. | Robert Aveson | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Late |
| 1930 | James H. Moyle recalls his experience interviewing David Whitmer in 1885. | James H. Moyle | Direct Late |
| Apr 8, 1930 | James H. Moyle recalls David Whitmer's description of seeing the angel and the plates. | James H. Moyle | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| Jun 2, 1933 | John E. Godfrey affidavit affirming he heard Martin Harris bear testimony of the BOM. | John E. Godfrey | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Jul 2, 1933 | John Buttars affidavit says he heard Martin Harris bear testimony of the BOM. | John Buttars | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Jul 2, 1933 | Thomas Godfrey affidavit saying he heard Martin Harris reaffirm his testimony of the BOM. | Thomas Godfrey | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Jul 2, 1933 | John Buttars swears affidavit saying he heard Martin Harris say he "knew" the BOM to be true. | John Buttars | 2nd Hand Late |
| May 19, 1934 | William Pilkington swears affidavit saying he heard Martin Harris bear his testimony of the Book of Mormon and recount seeing the angel. | William Pilkington | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1935 | William Pilkington writes letter explaining how he heard Martin Harris bear testimony of the BOM. | William Pilkington | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| Jun 1, 1936 | Alma L. Jensen recounts meeting with Martin Harris; Harris affirmed that he knew the Book of Mormon to be true and saw with his eyes the angel. | Alma L. Jensen | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Jun 1, 1936 | Alma Jensen swears affidavit saying he heard Martin Harris bear testimony of the BOM, saying he "knew" it was true. | Alma L. Jensen | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| Sep 13, 1938 | James Henry Moyle, in an interview, recalls David Whitmer telling him that he had a clear vision and knowledge of the plates and the angel. | James H. Moyle | 2nd Hand Late |
| Apr 23, 1939 | William Pilkington relates his experiences with Martin Harris; says Harris bore testimony of the BOM. | William Pilkington | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| 1940 | James H. Moyle recalls his meeting with David Whitmer in ca. 1940 memoir and personal history. | James H. Moyle | Direct Late |
| May 30, 1943 | Martin Harris is recounted as teaching that he did see the plates in the same way his audience could see his hands by William Glen. | William Glen | 2nd Hand Late Journalism |
| Sep 2, 1943 | Comfort Elizabeth Godfrey Flinders recounts how Martin Harris informed a group of boys in her father's home that he saw the plates just as plainly "as you see that chopping block." | Comfort Elizabeth Godfrey Flinders | 3rd Hand Late |
| Sep 2, 1943 | Comfort Elizabeth Godfrey Flinders recalls hearing Martin Harris say he "plainly" saw the plates and angels to a group of inquisitive boys. | Comfort Elizabeth Godfrey Flinders | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Late |
| Oct 2, 1943 | William Glen recalls hearing Martin Harris bear testimony of the BOM. | William Glen | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Late Journalism |
| Jun 30, 1945 | Herbert Salisbury recalls his grandmother Catherine Smith telling him she hefted the plates. | Herbert S. Salisbury | 2nd Hand Late |
| Sep 1945 | James H. Moyle give lengthy account of his meeting with David Whitmer. | James H. Moyle | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Late |
| 1954 | Herbert Salisbury recalls his grandmother Catherine telling him she handled the plates. | Herbert S. Salisbury | 2nd Hand Late |
| Jan 11, 1954 | Hancock recalls how Joseph's sisters hid the plates. | Mary Salisbury Hancock | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1967 | The Tanners conclude the Cowdery "Defence" document is probably a forgery. | Jerald Tanner | Direct |
| 1971 | Fawn Brodie says Joseph may have had a "makeshift deception" (forged plates) to show the Eight Witnesses. | Fawn Brodie | Direct Secondary |
| 1973 | Thompson family history reports that Mary Penelope Thompson saw Martin Harris bear testimony on his deathbed. | William Howard Thompson | Unsourced Late |
| Apr 1987 | Richard L. Anderson addresses questions about Oliver Cowdery and whether he denied his testimony. | Richard L. Anderson | Direct Secondary |
| 1992 | Turley reviews the Cowdery "Defence"; concludes its a forgery. | Richard E. Turley, Jr. | Direct Secondary |
| 2004 | Dan Vogel acknowledges in the intro to his biography of Joseph that Joseph had plates which he let others handle. | Dan Vogel | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter describe Martin Harris's role in financing the publication of the Book of Mormon. | Susan Easton Black | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Robin Scott Jensen reviews Martin Harris's Strangite mission in England. | Robin Scott Jensen | Direct Secondary |
| 2012 | Gale Anderson summarizes the sources pertaining to eleven official witnesses seeing and handling the plates. | Gale Yancy Anderson | Direct Secondary |
| 2014 | Ann Taves publishes theory on the "materialization" of the gold plates. | Ann Taves | Direct Secondary |
| 2015 | Amy Easton-Flake and Rachel Cope discuss some of the women who handled or saw the BOM plates or assisted in the coming forth of the BOM. | Amy Easton-Flake | Direct Secondary |
| 2018 | Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter discuss Martin Harris's association with Strangite Mormonism in the 1840s. | Susan Easton Black | Direct Secondary |
| 2019 | Larry E. Morris summarizes evidence for people seeing and handling the golden plates. | Larry E. Morris | Direct Secondary |
| 2019 | Larry E. Morris summarizes the sources pertaining to the experiences of the Three and Eight Witnesses. | Larry E. Morris | Direct Secondary |
| Jun 2019 | Beckstead et al. hypothesize that Joseph and other early LDS produced visions through entheogens. | Robert Beckstead et al. | Direct Secondary |
| Aug 2019 | Daniel C. Peterson suggests historical bias is what prevented any women from being official BOM witnesses. | Daniel C. Peterson | Scribed Verbatim Direct Secondary |
| 2020 | Brian C. Hales reviews and critiques the entheogen theory for the source of Joseph's visions. | Brian C. Hales | Direct Secondary |
| 2021 | Church History Topics essay discusses gold plates. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Secondary |
| 2021 | Sonia Hazard argues Joseph and others had material objects—printing plates—that they took be ancient plates. | Sonia Hazard | Direct Secondary |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Peterson describes actor running with replica of the plates. | Daniel C. Peterson | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| 2022 | Joseph Smith Papers indicates Oliver Cowdery may have been the author of the Three Witnesses statement. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Direct Secondary |