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Autographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Resources consisting of or containing autographs (names of persons written in their own hand) or reproductions of autographs.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Testimony of eight witnesses

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324979]
Identifier: MSS SC 2560
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a handwritten statement which is published at the beginning of the Book of Mormon. The item was signed by the "Eight Witnesses" who confirmed that they saw the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was taken. The manuscript states that Joseph Smith was the "author" of the book. This word appeared in the first edition of the Book of Mormon. In later editions, the term was changed to "translator."

Dates: 1830
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Testimony of eight witnesses

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