Andrew Jenson provides account of David Whitmer showing him the BOM manuscript and identifying the handwriting of the various scribes.
Andrew Jenson (declarant, May 1887) --- Historical Record (recorder) · 0.0 yrs after events · Direct
Reference
Andrew Jenson, ed., “The Three Witnesses,” Historical Record 6 (May 1887): 210
Date of Account
May 1887
Date of Events
1828–1829
Retrospective Distance
0.0 yrs after events
Hearsay Tier
Direct — Tagged 'Direct'
Point of View
todo
Status
Unreviewed
Source Type
Periodical
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription
David Whitmer brought out the manuscripts of the Book of Mormon. We examined them closely and those who knew the handwriting pronounced the whole of them, excepting comparatively a few pages, to be in the handwriting of Oliver Cowdery. It was thought that these few pages were in the handwriting of Emma Smith and John and Christian Whitmer.