Joseph addresses the charge of his being a "money digger" in the Elders Journal (1838); writes it was not very profitable.

Date: Jul 1838
Type: Periodical
Source: Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay: Direct
Reference: Joseph Smith in Elders' Journal 1, no.3 (July 1838): 43, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed September 6, 2021
Scribe/Publisher: Elders' Journal
People: Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience: Latter-day Saints
Transcription: Question 10th. Was not Jo Smith a money digger?
Answer. Yes, but it was never a very profitable job to him, as he only got fourteen dollars a month for it.
Source Link: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/elders-journal-july-1838/11
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