In a letter to James T. Cobb, William S. Sayre claims that Joseph Smith, Sr. was educated.
- Type
- Letter
- Source
- William S. Sayre
- Hearsay
- 2nd HandReprintLate
- Reference
William S. Sayre to James T. Cobb, 31 August 1878, Theodore A. Schroeder Papers, Archives, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin in Dan Vogel, Early Mormon Documents, v. 4:145
- Scribe/Publisher
- William S. Sayre
- Audience
- General Public
- Transcription
"This gentleman said he did not believe that Jos[eph] was capable of composing any thing, but that Jo’s father was a man of some education & cunning shr[ewd], & he thought he was at the bottom of the matter."
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