William Owen reports that ten witnesses handled the plates.

Date
Sep 3, 1831
Type
Letter
Source
William Owen
Critic
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Reprint
Unsourced
Journalism
Reference

W. O. [William Owen], “Mormon Bible,” Letter to Editor, in Free Enquirer, September 3, 1831: 364

Scribe/Publisher
William Owen
People
Eight Witnesses, William Owen, Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

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.

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