Campbell mentions that Stowell handled the plates in letter to Joseph.

Date
Dec 19, 1843
Type
Letter
Source
Martha Campbell
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
2nd Hand
Reference

Martha Campbell, Letter, 19 December 1843, p. [1], The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed August 11, 2021

Scribe/Publisher
Martha Campbell
People
Martha Campbell, Josiah Stowell, Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Transcription

. . . if I under stood him wright he [Josiah Stowell] was the firs person that took the Plates out of your hands the mor<n>ing you brough[t] them in & he observed blessed is he that seeth & believeeth & more blessed is he that believeeth without seeing & says he has seen & believeed he seems anxious to get there to renew his covenant with the Lord . . .

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