James M'Chesney writes that Joseph found a book hidden in the woods and uses an enchanted stone to translate it.
James M’Chesney (declarant, 1839) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
James M'Chesney, Supplement to an Antidote to Mormonism, &c. (Brooklyn, 1839), 2-3
Date of Account
1839
Date of Events
1839
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged 'Direct Unsourced'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Manuscript
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription
This translation was made by Joseph Smith, Jr., it is said, while this book was hid in the woods, part of the time, where he could see as well to translate as if he had it by him—by means of an enchanted stone placed in a hat put over his face, as we have been informed he done formerly in fortune-telling, &c.