Unknown author described Joseph finding two stones and plates connected with rings in the shape of 'D' in the same place.
Unknown (declarant, Sep 16, 1831) --- Christian Intelligencer and Easter Chronicle, Illinois Patriot (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Secondhand
Reference
"The Mormonites," Illinois Patriot (September 16, 1831) in Christian Intelligencer and Easter Chronicle 5, no. 46 (November 18, 1831): 184
Date of Account
Sep 16, 1831
Date of Events
Sep 16, 1831
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Secondhand — Tagged 'Direct Reprint'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
News (traditional)
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription
At the place appointed he found in the earth a box which contained a set of thin plates resembling gold, with Arabic characters inscribed on them. The plates were minutely described as being connected with rings in the shape of the letter D, which facilitated the opening and shutting of the book. The preacher said he found in the same place two stones, with which he was enabled by placing them over his eyes and putting his head in a dark corner, to decypher the hieroglyphics on the plates!