An unnamed correspondent said that Joseph read the reformed Egyptian by putting a stone in a hat or box.
- Type
- News (traditional)
- Source
- Correspondent from New York Commercial Advertiser
- Hearsay
- DirectUnsourcedJournalism
- Reference
"History of Mormonism," New York Commercial Advertiser, circa August 1836, in The Ohio Repository [Canton, Ohio], September 1, 1836: 1
- Scribe/Publisher
- The Ohio Repository
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
The translation was commenced by the prophet himself, who was enabled to read the “reformed Egyptian” by the aid of the “peepstone.” This was done by putting the stone in a hat or box, and then by applying his face, the prophet was enabled to read one word at a time, which he pronounced aloud to an amanuensis.
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