The Eight Witnesses's manuscript testimony.

Date
Aug 1829 - Jan 1830
Type
Manuscript
Source
Eight Witnesses
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon, circa August 1829–circa January 1830, Testimony of Eight Witnesses, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed August 11, 2021

Scribe/Publisher
Oliver Cowdery
People
Hyrum Smith, Hiriam Page, Samuel Harrison Smith, Joseph Smith, Sr., Eight Witnesses, Jacob Whitmer, Christian Whitmer, John Whitmer, Peter Whitmer, Jr.
Audience
N/A
Transcription

And also the testimony of eight witnesses

Be it known unto all Nations kindreds tongues & people unto whom this work shall come that Joseph Smith jun. the author & proprietor of this work has shewn unto us the plates of which hath been spoken which have the appearance of gold & as many of the leave <​leaves​> as the said Smith has translated wit <​we​> did handle with our hands & we also saw the engravings thereon all of which has the appearance of ancient work & of curious workmanship & this we <​we​> bear record with words of soberness that the said Smith has shewn unto us for we have seen & hefted & know of a surety that the said Smith has got the plates of which we have spoken & we give our names unto the world to witness unto the world that which we have seen & we lie not God bearing witness of it

Christian Whitmer)

Jacob Whitmer)

Peter Whitmer Jun—)

John Whitmer)

Hiram Page)

Joseph Smith sen—)

Hyrum Smith)

Samuel H Smith)

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