William Smith reports that although Joseph did not have a common education, he had a high regard for truth.

Date: Dec 31, 1883
Type: Book
Source: William Smith
Disaffected
Hearsay: Direct
Reference: William Smith, William Smith on Mormonism (Lamoni, Iowa: Herald Steam Book and Job Office, 1883), 6
Scribe/Publisher: William Smith, Herald Steam Book and Job Office
People: William Smith
Audience: General Public; PDF
Transcription: Knowing that he was very young, that he had not enjoyed the advantages of a common education; and knowing too, his whole character and disposition , they were convinced that he was totally incapable of arising before his aged parents, his brothers and sisters, and so solemnly giving utterance to anything but the truth.
Source Link: https://archive.org/details/williamsmithonmo00smit/page/6/mode/2up
Citations in Mormonr Qnas: Joseph Smith's Pre-1830 Education