William Clayton journal entry describing Joseph translating Kinderhook Plates.

Date
May 1, 1843
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
William Clayton
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Paraphrase
Reference

William Clayton Journal, May 1, 1843.

Scribe/Publisher
William Clayton
People
William Clayton, Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
N/A
Transcription

[May 1, 1843. Monday.] . . . P.m. at President Josephs…I have seen 6 brass plates which were found in Adams County…Prest. J[oseph] has translated a portion and says they contain the history of the person with whom they were found & he was a descendant of Ham through the loins of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and that he received his kingdom from the ruler of heaven & earth.

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