The Telegraph reports that Joseph has published Book of Abraham, calls it a "revelation."

Date
Apr 26, 1842
Type
News (traditional)
Source
The Telegraph (Southport, WI)
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Journalism
Reference

The Telegraph (Southport, WI) 2, no. 45 (April 26, 1842): [2]

Scribe/Publisher
The Telegraph (Southport, WI)
People
The Telegraph (Southport, WI), Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

Joe Smith, the prophet of Nauvoo has recently translated into the English language a new revelation of the Mormon faith. This new revelation is called the Book of Abraham, which Joe pretends was found among the catacombs of Egypt.

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