W.W. Blair relates translation details from Morse; Joseph would place the Seer Stone in the crown of a hat to exclude all light.
W.W. Blair (declarant, Jun 15, 1879) --- The Saints' Herald (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Thirdhand+
Reference
W. W. Blair, Letter to the editor, Saints’ Herald 26, no. 12 (June 15, 1879): 191
Date of Account
Jun 15, 1879
Date of Events
1828–1829
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Thirdhand+ — Tagged '2nd Hand Late'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Letter
Audience
Latter-day Saints
Transcription
When Joseph was translating the Book of Mormon, he, (Morse), had occasion more than once to go into his immediate presence, and saw him engaged at his work of translation. The mode of procedure consisted in Joseph’s placing the Seer Stone in the crown of a hat, then putting his face into the hat, so as to entirely cover his face, resting his elbows upon his knees, and then dictating, word after word, while the scribes—Emma, John Whitmer, O. Cowdery, or some other, wrote it down.