William Owen reports that ten witnesses handled the plates.
W. O. [William Owen], “Mormon Bible,” Letter to Editor, in Free Enquirer, September 3, 1831: 364
Ten persons say they have sene them and hefted them, three declare that an angel of God appeared to them and showed htem to them, and told them that God had given Smith power to be able to read them, understand them, and translate them. The names of these persons are signed to the certificates in the book.