Unknown witness notes Joseph did not laugh at a joke about Black people.

Date
Nov 12, 1838
Type
Meeting Minutes / Notes
Source
State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Summary
Reference

Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed April 26, 2021

Scribe/Publisher
Unknown
People
State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason, Unknown
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

I understood him to say the people had not taken away all their property Smith the Prophet here asked him if they had taken the negroes he said yes some one then Laughingly observed Smith You have lost your negro to which I think he made no reply

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