According to Jonathan Hadley, Joseph said that he used a huge pair of spectacles to translate the BOM.
- Type
- News (traditional)
- Hearsay
- 2nd HandReprintJournalism
- Reference
Jonathan A. Hadley, "Golden Bible," Palmyra Freeman (August 11, 1829) in Rochester Advertiser and Daily Telegraph [New York], August 31, 1829
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- Palmyra Freeman, Rochester Advertiser and Daily Telegraph
- Audience
- General Public
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. . . the Bible was found, together with a huge pair of spectacles! . . . By placing the spectacles in a hat, and looking into it, Smith could (he said so, at least,) interpret these characters. . . .
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